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In reply to the discussion: UN-F**King Believable. [View all]certainot
(9,090 posts)39. russia too. also involved in hyping it was mueller subject jerome corsi - writing nearly
every day in oct about it in right wing rag WND
who was pushing the social media in congo 2019 to get locals to attack ebola clinics? but they got that under control
Ian Reifowitz posted a diary Feb 29 Weaponizing an epidemic for political purposes is exactly what Limbaugh did to Obama detailing how Limbaugh and the Republicans used ebola to help them regain the house and senate in 2014. Democrats lost 13 House seats and nine Senate seats. They used fear of ebola in October to win in November and then forgot about ebola after their election successes. It was a manufactured crisis, it worked, and why wouldnt they use it again?
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Keep this and every time you hear an "outrage" from your friends...print this.
OAITW r.2.0
Nov 2020
#6
in 2014 limbaugh started a full month of national fearmongering on ebola and it got them 9 senate se
certainot
Nov 2020
#30
russia too. also involved in hyping it was mueller subject jerome corsi - writing nearly
certainot
Nov 2020
#39
maybe limbaugh and putin told him to use it like GOP did ebola in oct 2014 - to win the election
certainot
Nov 2020
#40
not just bidden. after months of covid denial and screaming against shutdowns they're going
certainot
Nov 2020
#41
Even that description of the Benghazi "investigation" isn't as strong as it could be.
BobTheSubgenius
Nov 2020
#24
So let him and his cult refute and explain. No reason for us to do their work.
Hermit-The-Prog
Nov 2020
#54
Yeah. Quarter million dead, crimes comitted and will walk out and continue sedition unless checked.
Evolve Dammit
Nov 2020
#44