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lapucelle

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14. Wait...what? Isn't that the fallacy of negative proof?

Reply to White Fox (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 27, 2021, 03:25 PM

Feb 2021

A person close to Tanden said that she made those remarks about Social Security when President Barack Obama was doing much of the same and is now in close alignment with Biden, who has advocated for expanding the program.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/30/bernie-supporters-seethes-neera-tanden-441603

When all roads lead back to the dubious Walter Bragman (who slurs Joe Biden in the same hit piece you link to), and the only thing the hapless Walter has in his bag tricks of consists of decontextualized information from 2012, I don't think the problem is with Neera Tandan.

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Tanden. Help please, on issues. [View all] LizBeth Feb 2021 OP

The very people who are carrying on True Blue American Feb 2021 #1

I believe there is more along the lines White Fox Feb 2021 #2

+1 leftstreet Feb 2021 #3

The Medicare cuts are very similar to those that Medicare for all would envision dsc Feb 2021 #4

Have you heard anything she has said of late with the issue? Wasn't this in line with Obama LizBeth Feb 2021 #6

yes-- she's a mainstream Dem. The Bernie left hates her though and distorts what she says LymphocyteLover Feb 2021 #9

It took me a day to digest and process the absolute assault on twitter then realized this was LizBeth Feb 2021 #10

yep-- same dynamic. So sad this still goes on. LymphocyteLover Feb 2021 #11

+1 LizBeth Feb 2021 #12

Wasn't this along the line of Obama and that was back in 2012. The conversation is different today. LizBeth Feb 2021 #5

This morning, I have been unable to find White Fox Feb 2021 #7

You would think if this is a deal, there would have been conversation about it. Instead all we hear LizBeth Feb 2021 #8

Wait...what? Isn't that the fallacy of negative proof? lapucelle Feb 2021 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author lapucelle Feb 2021 #13