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Evergreen Emerald

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5. What? Trump is hyperbole.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 10:51 AM

Jun 2016

Seriously: the guy has a low bar. He completes a sentence without offending a new minority group and it is a success. It gives the media a chance to pretend that he actually wrote, said, believes those words. It is all a hyperbolic joke.

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So you watched the speech. You made comments on what an asshole he is, but . . . . [View all] Stinky The Clown Jun 2016 OP

He succeeded in distracting the 'news cycle' from the "Trump Campaign Is Broke" narrative. MADem Jun 2016 #1

In that the media is acting like those were his words and ideas, yes. annabanana Jun 2016 #2

I didn't watch Cheeto Jesus. LWolf Jun 2016 #3

All I heard was he is going to safeinOhio Jun 2016 #4

What? Trump is hyperbole. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2016 #5

I think that's a good summation. He spoke to his base but I cali Jun 2016 #6

I think it is too late for him to help himself with the GOP leftofcool Jun 2016 #7

This is why it is good to keep Hillary on message of what she will do. peace13 Jun 2016 #8

He was simply preaching to his choir. Bad thing is, his choir is flat broke. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #9

depends on how the media presents the lies. Literally. This is a test for the fourth estate. nt wiggs Jun 2016 #10

His appeal to Sanders' voters did not win him any new voters. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #11