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Dukkha

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13. Of course it will be endless "FAKE NEWS!!!" tweets

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Sep 4, 2020, 02:57 PM

Sep 2020

And his cult of dimwits will accept that excuse. Because they will never admit they were bamboozled.

“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”
― Carl Sagan

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Trump's critics say he's in "full panic mode" following the publication of the bombshell report. [View all] riversedge Sep 2020 OP

Perhaps Devin Nunes will take an Uber over to the White House RiverbendsJoe Sep 2020 #1

How about a fake cow? SheltieLover Sep 2020 #8

His critics can say anything they want. grumpyduck Sep 2020 #2

So the Orange A-Hole is doing a Presser during Wellstone ruled Sep 2020 #3

This may be the final straw for many Republicans. honest.abe Sep 2020 #4

I think they'll just refuse to believe it. Mariana Sep 2020 #5

Like we haven't already heard THAT eleventy billion times, they would ignore it, like after McCain Baclava Sep 2020 #6

I think this ceased being about trump a long time ago. Goodheart Sep 2020 #9

Indeed! One of repuke talking points is saying how much "[rats] hate the military!" Nothing could SheltieLover Sep 2020 #10

Nah. Codeine Sep 2020 #12

Will their media outlets ignore that? Generic Brad Sep 2020 #16

And for many others it will make them support him even more. NYC Liberal Sep 2020 #17

I've not yet heard that any Republican elected official has said a word. BadgerMom Sep 2020 #22

And yet, his cult is saying this is fake news. sakabatou Sep 2020 #26

The story is totally believable... MerryBlooms Sep 2020 #7

Hoping he'll blow a gasket & go berzerk over it onetexan Sep 2020 #11

or maybe nykym Sep 2020 #14

Of course it will be endless "FAKE NEWS!!!" tweets Dukkha Sep 2020 #13

"Fake News" is a lazy evolution of "I'm rubber, you're glue" schoolyard taunts flibbitygiblets Sep 2020 #27

If you're military and you stick with Trump after this Mr. Ected Sep 2020 #15

See what happens when he tells the truth? People get all over his ass when rurallib Sep 2020 #18

The people who now stick with this un-american illegitimate president duforsure Sep 2020 #19

Bombshell report? Disagree. Grins Sep 2020 #20

There are a lot of relatives in f those killed that will jump ship for sure. world wide wally Sep 2020 #21

Agree! Military and military families on twitter and other sites are up in arms! Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #25

The most telling incident was DT standing at a Marine graveyard & asking "What was in it for them?" Hekate Sep 2020 #23

I saw Anderson Cooper as a guest on one of LuvNewcastle Sep 2020 #31

Time to review...Eisenhower and Cronkite at Normandy 1960 Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #24

Wow! +100 reACTIONary Sep 2020 #29

Good VA_Jill Sep 2020 #28

I just pray that if there's a rolling on the floor, kicking, screaming temper tantrum tanyev Sep 2020 #30

😂🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 live love laugh Sep 2020 #32