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NullTuples

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15. For historical clarify: He originally asked for spicy brown mustard. Dijon was a fallback.

Reply to UpInArms (Reply #6)

Fri Aug 12, 2022, 10:28 AM

Aug 2022

Right wing news outlets that ran with the story made it all about Dijon to avoid saying he wanted something "spicy brown" and to focus on the "foreign" aspect instead. The attempt to slander a popular Black President over hot dog condiment choice had layers of pettiness in the underlying racism.

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What's worse than a politician selling national top secrets? [View all] Ilsa Aug 2022 OP

A political party and it's leaders covering it up for him. nt Autumn Aug 2022 #1

Yep. n/t Whiskeytide Aug 2022 #7

Yep. nt Ilsa Aug 2022 #20

Yes! Haggard Celine Aug 2022 #2

Exactly. We have veterans dying for lack of Ilsa Aug 2022 #19

The only thing worse is not stopping it. nt intrepidity Aug 2022 #3

A president getting a blow job from an intern. milestogo Aug 2022 #4

An unsecured risotto recipe. Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #5

A laptop computer purportedly owned by the president's son . . . hatrack Aug 2022 #8

Owned by the president's son AND secured by RUDY! What could be Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #9

A computer left in the shop of the blind computer repairman . . . hatrack Aug 2022 #10

And, you know, RIGHT NOW they are ON THE VERGE of getting the Scrivener7 Aug 2022 #11

The Clenis! How could America forget?!!! 😁 nt Ilsa Aug 2022 #21

A tan suit and Dijon mustard? UpInArms Aug 2022 #6

For historical clarify: He originally asked for spicy brown mustard. Dijon was a fallback. NullTuples Aug 2022 #15

A politician selling national top secrets and getting away with it JHB Aug 2022 #12

Could there be evidence Farmer-Rick Aug 2022 #13

A nation unwilling to punish him for his traitorous action. BlueIdaho Aug 2022 #14

THIS! liberalla Aug 2022 #27

I do believe he was going to sell that info to Russia. BradBo Aug 2022 #16

How will we know if some already have? Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #17

Lock him up Analog Peter Aug 2022 #18

If he is charged with treason YoshidaYui Aug 2022 #22

I'm hoping they DO see that after 3 pm today! NH Ethylene Aug 2022 #23

I appreciate wearing my tinfoil hat as much as anyone - but until NoMoreRepugs Aug 2022 #24

I have given up on assigning any intelligence to anyone that supports trump SouthernDem4ever Aug 2022 #25

He didn't sell them he traded them for a golf course. flying_wahini Aug 2022 #26

What's actually worse than that is an entire political party... dchill Aug 2022 #28