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1. Gulf of Tonkin?

Reply to ProfessorPlum (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2017, 09:08 AM

Feb 2017

Its not new lying.

Its been practiced for decades.

Attacking HRC suceeded with people parroting that she was not popular over and over.

And I call out msnbc for that as much as anyone.

Psych Ops.

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It still astounds me how dangerous propaganda is just allowed to run rampant in this country [View all] ProfessorPlum Feb 2017 OP

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