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Tommy_Carcetti

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9. No. It's just another "No puppet! No puppet! You're the puppet!" moment from Trump.

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Wed Jan 11, 2017, 02:11 PM

Jan 2017

I.e., A simple reflexive knee-jerk act of projection.

Easily debunkable fake news websites helps to build up sentiment against Hillary and in favor of Trump during the campaign, and mainly after the fact, people begin to call out such dubious means as shady and underhanded.

But the "fake news" term becomes part of the everyday lexicon, and Donald Trump decides to co-opt the term to attack any sort of news about him that he doesn't like as "fake news."

But it doesn't take a whole lot of effort on his part.

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Was It All Just A Setup [View all] erpowers Jan 2017 OP

Trump is not that smart. n/t jaysunb Jan 2017 #1

I don't think he is either. nt leftyladyfrommo Jan 2017 #2

He is not that smart, we all know that madokie Jan 2017 #12

You are absolutely correct. n/t jaysunb Jan 2017 #20

Nope but this exactly the campaign Putin wanted him to run- to upset and confuse voters and get th bettyellen Jan 2017 #27

They know who the British Intel guy is...he has a good reputation...but I thought about the TrekLuver Jan 2017 #3

Also this information about tRump and his Russian connections began.... Raster Jan 2017 #7

Remember that Trump has considered running since the 80's Caliman73 Jan 2017 #24

Oh yes... I have been following "potential candidate tRump" for a number of years... Raster Jan 2017 #26

If he did or not, the media let it & is letting it happen. Basically, he is getting away with Alekzander Jan 2017 #4

There are reports that IT IS MORE THAN ONE SOURCE, IT IS MORE THAN ONE DOSSIER... Raster Jan 2017 #5

If you were going to plant a story on yourself, would you use pee as a basis for it?? Vinca Jan 2017 #6

In this case he is wanting to make it look so unbelievable as to be laughable madokie Jan 2017 #22

We need to get our story straight ... HeartachesNhangovers Jan 2017 #8

He has a certain kind of intelligence BainsBane Jan 2017 #11

I agree wholeheartedly. He is not stupid, and is a master manipulator.... Raster Jan 2017 #28

It's somewhere in between...but closer to the dummy side than mastermind. TrekLuver Jan 2017 #17

No. It's just another "No puppet! No puppet! You're the puppet!" moment from Trump. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2017 #9

The co-opting others info is an old well known mud slinging technique- bettyellen Jan 2017 #30

No, he's a vindictive tyrant BainsBane Jan 2017 #10

+1 2naSalit Jan 2017 #13

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2017 #25

4-Chan is totally swamped w Russian trolls and bots ... bettyellen Jan 2017 #31

Slight of hand to take the focus away from his Ryssizn financial ties ? CentralMass Jan 2017 #14

Don't forget that it was HIS cabinet pick and son Doreen Jan 2017 #15

Very Savvy move by someone savvy in DT camp Alice11111 Jan 2017 #16

Trump Is Many Things, But He's No Dummy ConnorMarc Jan 2017 #18

is there any objective evidence pointing specifically towards a plant? LanternWaste Jan 2017 #19

Read my links on the other thread Generator Jan 2017 #21

This is the modus operandi for right wingers. Appropriate terms used against them. joshcryer Jan 2017 #23

It was never proven Karl Rove setup Dan Rather Doug.Goodall Jan 2017 #29