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pat_k

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82. Don't think of an elephant

Tue Oct 29, 2024, 01:33 PM

Oct 2024

2016 Lakoff on Trump

https://press.uchicago.edu/books/excerpt/2016/lakoff_trump.html

The analysis holds up today, as to the recommendation for successful framing that reaches past party affiliation.

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TSF on CNN: "I am not a Nazi." [View all] AmBlue Oct 2024 OP

But is he a crook? arlyellowdog Oct 2024 #1

Snap ananda Oct 2024 #46

Cue Richard Nixon Deep State Witch Oct 2024 #47

Considering Bill Clinton got impeached for lying... jmowreader Oct 2024 #67

Makes Nixon look like a Boy Scout. Permanut Oct 2024 #85

+1 peppertree Oct 2024 #91

Pardon me while I stop laughing!! TSExile Oct 2024 #2

Reminiscent of "I am not a witch". chowder66 Oct 2024 #3

Recommended. H2O Man Oct 2024 #19

Also, the (probably aprocŕaphul(sp) line from Johnson abou his opponent being a pig-fucker? Volaris Oct 2024 #29

"I am not a Stupid Fuck" Seinan Sensei Oct 2024 #50

That was an instant classic. mobeau69 Oct 2024 #30

Monty Python? Evolve Dammit Oct 2024 #69

Christine O'Donnell chowder66 Oct 2024 #94

Well if it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck....welll it's a duck...or a nazi duck...nt mitch96 Oct 2024 #4

and when it steps like a goose... Fozzledick Oct 2024 #8

A goose-stepping duck nt GoYouPackersGo Oct 2024 #49

.... and if the goose wears jackboots and has a Nazi swastika armband,... magicarpet Oct 2024 #65

Trump lies about everything. What else is new? Fozzledick Oct 2024 #5

"I am not a crook." Sogo Oct 2024 #6

"The people have a right to know if their president is a crook." mobeau69 Oct 2024 #32

"The people have a right to know if their president is a Nazi." Ocelot II Oct 2024 #79

What was that Lyndon Johnson quote? You say it just to hear them deny it? Prairie Gates Oct 2024 #7

Quick dweller Oct 2024 #10

You don't get to act like a Nazi, talk like a Nazi, Quiet Em Oct 2024 #9

It's sunk this low. Klarkashton Oct 2024 #11

Sure looked like it to me, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. IMO republianmushroom Oct 2024 #12

Well, Richard Nixon said "I'm not a crook"... GainesT1958 Oct 2024 #13

likewise the magats know he's lying southmost Oct 2024 #90

Mussolini wasn't a Nazi sarisataka Oct 2024 #14

Neither was Franco. maxsolomon Oct 2024 #25

too many syllables for him and his cult n/t AdamGG Oct 2024 #70

Yeah, he'd stumble and slur and 'weave' into some other offensive comment. Conjuay Oct 2024 #93

"No, I just think, talk and act like a NAZI." Kid Berwyn Oct 2024 #15

Brilliant closing message for his campaign. /s LeftinOH Oct 2024 #16

Yes you are........................ Lovie777 Oct 2024 #17

... this is fatal for drumpf.. thomski64 Oct 2024 #81

If you feel like you have to deny being a Nazi you're probably a Nazi. Ocelot II Oct 2024 #18

And he reassured us earlier that he's also not weird Zambero Oct 2024 #20

He's devoted years to spewing Hitler's greatest hits... agingdem Oct 2024 #21

From the "Life imitates the Seinfeld show" files: usonian Oct 2024 #22

When you have to deny something like this, that is bad. everyonematters Oct 2024 #23

It is stunning... AmBlue Oct 2024 #24

No, Donnie, you're just a two-bit fascist. sinkingfeeling Oct 2024 #26

But nobody at CNN moniss Oct 2024 #27

who is tsf? samnsara Oct 2024 #28

TSF is Trump AmBlue Oct 2024 #31

The Slob Father..n/t SheilaAnn Oct 2024 #33

The Sick Fucker IronLionZion Oct 2024 #80

The ignorant fucker probably grumpyduck Oct 2024 #34

The man kept a copy of Mein Kampf next to his bed.... Teacher of the Year Oct 2024 #57

Did he read it? grumpyduck Oct 2024 #68

Ivanna said so. Then she "fell" down the stairs. Clouds Passing Oct 2024 #89

Yeah, but are you a witch? Iggo Oct 2024 #35

He's Not Deep State Witch Oct 2024 #45

That drew a chuckle. TomSlick Oct 2024 #58

Yes, but you're from the deep state, so I'm not sure we can trust you. CrispyQ Oct 2024 #59

I don't care that he is a candidate moniss Oct 2024 #36

Snicker Solly Mack Oct 2024 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Oct 2024 #38

"I am not a Nazi." J_William_Ryan Oct 2024 #39

Like LBJ always said: Captain Zero Oct 2024 #40

It was a lovefest... kentuck Oct 2024 #41

The accusation was that he is a fascist, not that he is a Nazi. eShirl Oct 2024 #42

Too little attention paid to his "father's" instruction krkaufman Oct 2024 #43

Dana is a stealth MAGAt? Quanto Magnus Oct 2024 #44

I knew she was MAGA 6 years ago ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #92

Walks like duck, quacks like duck. Duck. twodogsbarking Oct 2024 #48

he really said that? LymphocyteLover Oct 2024 #51

This Djt campaign banner is stamped as approved by Djt Jrose Oct 2024 #52

One thing one should never have to deny. I doubt this kind of denial: I'm not a thief, I never lie, I'm not a Nazi. marble falls Oct 2024 #53

All he will ever feel is his crowd's adulation Warpy Oct 2024 #54

Good enough for me. He's got my vote lame54 Oct 2024 #55

His jealousy of Kamala and her rallies birdographer Oct 2024 #56

Was just reminded in a Democracy Now clip dweller Oct 2024 #60

sounds as effective as 'i'm not a crook' samsingh Oct 2024 #61

if it looks like a duck, quaks like a duck samsingh Oct 2024 #62

Throwback: I am not a witch n/t hibbing Oct 2024 #63

"I just happen to love Hitler and Nazism" dalton99a Oct 2024 #64

That should be good enough for CNN ramedy Oct 2024 #66

Aw shucks. Mr. Trump meant a love fest for hate Tweedy Oct 2024 #71

If you're publicly denying you're a Nazi, you're losing... Wiz Imp Oct 2024 #72

If you have to say 'I'm not a Nazi' NH Ethylene Oct 2024 #73

Nazi adjacent then. Walks the walk and talks the talk rurallib Oct 2024 #74

Like father like son... MT in SF Oct 2024 #75

No One Called Him A Nazi. GB_RN Oct 2024 #76

Sounds like something a Nazi would say IronLionZion Oct 2024 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author GB_RN Oct 2024 #78

Don't think of an elephant pat_k Oct 2024 #82

Yeah... Atreus Oct 2024 #83

a nazi rally IS a Trump "love-fest" Skittles Oct 2024 #84

Well, area51 Oct 2024 #86

If you have to say it ... VMA131Marine Oct 2024 #87

Actions speak louder than words DSandra Oct 2024 #88

It's only Naziism if it's from 20th century Germany... BluRay76 Oct 2024 #95

Can we get a fact check on that? n/t whopis01 Oct 2024 #96