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pampango

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7. Excellent. It is tough to counter lies with the truth when putting a liberal spin on the lie

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 10:02 AM

Nov 2015

and ameliorating the lie's damage seem to be more 'realistic and moderate' way to appeal to voters. In practice, countering the lie (even at the risk of 'ignoring the polls') is a better way in the long run to keep conservatives from winning.

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"The Bigger the LIE, the MORE people Believe It." - Joseph Goebbels [View all] kentuck Nov 2015 OP

Fox news will soon have 20 years of "entertainment" experience. Turbineguy Nov 2015 #1

They cannot even call a "lie" a "lie"... kentuck Nov 2015 #2

Yes, outstanding point and outstanding post..k and r Stuart G Nov 2015 #3

Arm yourself with truth C_U_L8R Nov 2015 #4

The media refuses to tell the truth about Donald Trump... kentuck Nov 2015 #6

Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction. Octafish Nov 2015 #5

Excellent. It is tough to counter lies with the truth when putting a liberal spin on the lie pampango Nov 2015 #7

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