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Trillo

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3. Yes. President Obama is the first president that I remember

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 08:41 AM

Mar 2015

being so routinely mocked in the media with outright lies. Haggard claims it's an old political game, but it's not one I remember having occurred with any prior U.S. President.

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Merle Haggard - It's Almost 'Criminal' What They Do To President Obama [View all] eridani Mar 2015 OP

I love me some Merle Haggard madokie Mar 2015 #1

It is outrageous, and the media is a willing co-conspirator still_one Mar 2015 #2

Indeed. The media is silent...worse than that they are part of the smearing...why? Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #5

Except that the Haggard story comes from the media, Rolling Stone is the media. Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #9

Very well put. Unfortunately the knee-jerk reaction of some when they read anything... George II Mar 2015 #10

ActuallyRolling Stone would not be considered the MSM, though much of their reporting is excellent still_one Mar 2015 #14

Yes. President Obama is the first president that I remember Trillo Mar 2015 #3

Most Presidents in my lifetime have been "mocked", but it was more like good-natured ribbing, not... George II Mar 2015 #11

Thanks to Merle Haggard sheshe2 Mar 2015 #4

+1 freshwest Mar 2015 #7

k&r... spanone Mar 2015 #6

Well...there is this: CanSocDem Mar 2015 #8

There's also this Tanuki Mar 2015 #12

We should all be grateful that he wasn't from Winnemucca, NV n/t eridani Mar 2015 #15

Merle is almost right. He should have left out almost. Thor_MN Mar 2015 #13

K&R! Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #16

What's criminal is I turned 21 in prison doin life without parole! grahamhgreen Mar 2015 #17