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Mariana

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13. A fair number of them know such stories are bullshit

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 11:27 PM

Jul 2013

but pass them around anyway, pretending to believe them. I have teabagger relatives who do this - they spread stories and e-mails that they know are false to all their teabagger acquaintances.

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My teabag sister said today...... [View all] grasswire Jul 2013 OP

It must be true. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2013 #1

Jones, Beck, Hannity, Fundie Mega-Madrasas. Dawson Leery Jul 2013 #2

Some dropout on the radio pulled it out of his big, fat ass Warpy Jul 2013 #3

well, google answered my question grasswire Jul 2013 #4

. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 #11

Straight out of the ass of those mentioned in post # 2 nt jaysunb Jul 2013 #5

I'm all for this Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #6

easy response: where has this happened? salin Jul 2013 #7

What gets me is that they are too stupid/bigoted to even question that kind of crud? Hoyt Jul 2013 #8

A fair number of them know such stories are bullshit Mariana Jul 2013 #13

They may have editorialized/wrote about it, but here's where they got it from SameOleDrivel Jul 2013 #9

So enforcing fair housing rules so that people can choose where they want to live Lex Jul 2013 #10

Well, to be fair Lex, Marie Marie Jul 2013 #12

Thanks for the links GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #16

Not a problem, glad I could help SameOleDrivel Jul 2013 #17

Interesting. Thanks. (no text) Quantess Jul 2013 #19

Sorry to say this about your sister but rl6214 Jul 2013 #14

Several people here actually think DevonRex Jul 2013 #15

Where do they get this stuff?? Flashmann Jul 2013 #18