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Jarqui

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12. This is how they took Hillary down (Benghazi, emails)

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Fri Aug 11, 2023, 08:39 PM

Aug 2023

This is how they took John Kerry down. Remember the Swift Boat ad?

They tried to take out Obama with Birth Certificate/Kenyan, He's a Muslim and Rev Wright.

Apparently the scandal against Gary Hart was manufactured.

Iran Contra / Hostages to take down Jimmy Carter

Nixon messing up the Vietnam Peace talks to help his campaign and followed with Watergate

I posted this yesterday about them smearing Joe
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=18170095

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Former Pres Obama offered to help Pres Biden pay the bills when son Beau was dying [View all] Peacetrain Aug 2023 OP

Hunter is responsible for whatever misdeeds he might have committed, but Ocelot II Aug 2023 #1

You have a point that hubby and I have talked about more than once Peacetrain Aug 2023 #2

Maybe that is what the Republicans are trying to do to Hunter. raging moderate Aug 2023 #14

Do you think that DOJ might drop another shoe and there's a Trump family investigation? LakeArenal Aug 2023 #3

I don't know... that road goes both ways.. Peacetrain Aug 2023 #6

I think they want to wrap up the Big McDaddy first! 70sEraVet Aug 2023 #11

Joe should move some Federal offices out of puke districts in pwb Aug 2023 #4

Thank you for posting this LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 #5

Hunter Biden's daughter wrote a wonderful homage to her dad that got reprinted here... Hekate Aug 2023 #7

We on DU know you are correct, but as they said in The American President Boomerproud Aug 2023 #8

It's pretty revolting enigmania Aug 2023 #9

Could not agree more nt Peacetrain Aug 2023 #10

This is how they took Hillary down (Benghazi, emails) Jarqui Aug 2023 #12

Same old bag of dirty tricks. They can never run on their accomplishments. erronis Aug 2023 #15

+ 1000 /nt thenelm1 Aug 2023 #16

In my lifetime, they never have ...nt Jarqui Aug 2023 #17

American media totally cooperated on every one of those takedowns FakeNoose Aug 2023 #21

Looking at you, NY Times ExWhoDoesntCare Aug 2023 #26

To me, the media is worse this time Jarqui Aug 2023 #27

They are so easy to loathe with their win by smear BOSSHOG Aug 2023 #22

That is what has always bothered me about Republicans for decades Jarqui Aug 2023 #28

Joe Biden has been in the public eye for most of his adult life, 36 years in the Senate, 8 years as VP Rhiannon12866 Aug 2023 #13

My fear as well all this pressure on Hunter could drive him down dark road and relapse FloridaBlues Aug 2023 #18

They are not out to drag down Snackshack Aug 2023 #19

Remember BOSSHOG Aug 2023 #23

Thank you kimbutgar Aug 2023 #20

Remember Billy Beer.Since Carter Rs have engaged in vast right wing conspiracy. Pepsidog Aug 2023 #24

"When they go low, we go high." "Children are off limits." "Respect the office." AZLD4Candidate Aug 2023 #25