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JHB

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18. All part of the 24/7 two-minute hate

Tue Sep 2, 2014, 09:42 AM

Sep 2014

What does FOX News gain by putting "D" in front of the names of Republicans caught in a crime or scandal?

What did conservatives gain when they circulated emails against Al Gore featuring Ollie North's testimony but switching the name "Abu Nidal" to "Osama bin Laden" -- and then grafting the name of a WW2 hero onto the email, alleging that he was outraged by Gore's hypocrisy, when the actual guy had nothing to do with it at all.

What did they gain when they did something similar to Hillary, grafting the name of the same WW2 hero to it.

They gained the outrage of the like-minded, and reinforced the conservative fantasy-view of Democrats and liberals: that we're corrupt, stupid, ready to fall for anything, hypocritical, etc.

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Works via google image search too, FYI Scootaloo Sep 2014 #1

How does it work? What browser does that? TIA. freshwest Sep 2014 #2

No browser in particular Scootaloo Sep 2014 #10

If you use Chrome... cojoel Sep 2014 #17

Thanks. Right now, I can't download Chrome. It's incompatible with my OS. freshwest Sep 2014 #19

Thank You - I Am Fighting This Battle On Another Board cantbeserious Sep 2014 #3

Oh come on, do tell? davidpdx Sep 2014 #36

Spreading rapidly - Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #4

Here's the original blog entry that the Czech story was taken from. (from Oct. 2006) JHB Sep 2014 #5

I posted a few FB comments... Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #6

Of course they are.. and the stupids will suck it up. That's no fucking Darren Wilson.. I Cha Sep 2014 #7

Post Darren Wilson's picture when you find the wrong one. They're nothing alike: freshwest Sep 2014 #8

besides the fact that indivisibleman Sep 2014 #9

unless that teenager was afraid of being arrested for the TorchTheWitch Sep 2014 #16

The "robbery" has already been debunked. IdaBriggs Sep 2014 #20

Please link to a source for the second sentence. Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #25

Happy to oblige; smearing the victim is pretty standard lately. IdaBriggs Sep 2014 #29

I read that differently than you do - Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #30

From the article: "The store owners did not claim he stole from them." IdaBriggs Sep 2014 #38

That comment was the author's summary of events, Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #44

We are both relying on our interpretation of events relayed by other people IdaBriggs Sep 2014 #46

Peace Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #47

I don't believe Johnson admitted to taking the cigars. indivisibleman Sep 2014 #41

Johnson, through his attorney, admitted the theft. Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #43

I agree with you on every point you make. indivisibleman Sep 2014 #48

Wow Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2014 #21

Excellent points. Stealing and robbery are not capital crimes. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #27

where did I say it was a reason to shoot him? TorchTheWitch Sep 2014 #34

Robbery has been debunked. See my previous posts in this thread. IdaBriggs Sep 2014 #39

Aw Jee zuz just stop already! Solomon Sep 2014 #22

and you have no idea if he did or not TorchTheWitch Sep 2014 #35

This post does not seem as objective as you'd like others to be Quayblue Sep 2014 #23

stop drinking the koolaid noiretextatique Sep 2014 #28

You wanted to know why Wilson attacked Brown: indivisibleman Sep 2014 #40

Yeah, because white kids have been subject to decades Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #42

This picture does support the Josie(s) narrative and the account......... wandy Sep 2014 #11

Geez what do they think they gain with these falsehoods? treestar Sep 2014 #12

All part of the 24/7 two-minute hate JHB Sep 2014 #18

Precisely gratuitous Sep 2014 #33

+1 treestar Sep 2014 #37

doesn't look anything like him TorchTheWitch Sep 2014 #13

I think you misread the OP Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #14

I was commenting on what the OP said to facebook TorchTheWitch Sep 2014 #15

"65% of U.S. Social Media Users Get News on Just One Social Network" Anansi1171 Sep 2014 #26

Journeymans work. Well done. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2014 #24

I heard on the national news Wilson had a fracture eye socket as if it was fact !! lunasun Sep 2014 #31

Doesn't even look like Officer Darren Dean Wilson! n/t JimDandy Sep 2014 #32

It has apparently been taken down - Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #45