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Siwsan

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4. I watched it happen to my mother, and she was born in 1928

Reply to bearsfootball516 (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 01:07 PM

Feb 2020

Between Limbaugh, Lucianne Goldberg and Fox "news", it became nearly impossible to discuss anything but some (definitely not all) family issues and, maybe, the weather.

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With the recent Limbaugh news, has anyone seen "The Brainwashing of my Dad"? [View all] bearsfootball516 Feb 2020 OP

I did and was horrified. aquamarina Feb 2020 #1

I remember that Rorey Feb 2020 #2

My take on the film was that maxsolomon Feb 2020 #5

I still thought he could summon up some logic at the time Rorey Feb 2020 #14

Wow, that's tragic. maxsolomon Feb 2020 #15

It is for me! Rorey Feb 2020 #18

I hear of these brainedwashed people and I wonder to myself, OMG, you know that this ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #3

I watched it happen to my mother, and she was born in 1928 Siwsan Feb 2020 #4

Yes PatSeg Feb 2020 #6

I lived it with my mother. CrispyQ Feb 2020 #7

I don't think it is dropping the ball genxlib Feb 2020 #9

Maybe they need better writers. CrispyQ Feb 2020 #11

Perhaps genxlib Feb 2020 #19

++++++++ most important party enhancement we need is neuromessaging/marketing. JudyM Feb 2020 #12

I need to watch it, as my dad was all intomthe whatever that is RW radio The Genealogist Feb 2020 #8

Mine too. Limbaugh twisted conservatism into abject hatred of Dems. Demonization and derision. JudyM Feb 2020 #13

Yes. That's the reason I don't agree with posters Crunchy Frog Feb 2020 #10

Especially when 2naSalit Feb 2020 #16

I was telling my sister in law who is married to a member of the cult that she needs to see it kimbutgar Feb 2020 #17