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HopeAgain

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19. Maybe I'm an old curmudgeon but I believe

Reply to womanofthehills (Reply #17)

Sun Apr 23, 2017, 08:19 AM

Apr 2017

Credibility is everything. I worry the fake news epidemic will make it all the more difficult for democracy to work.

I also believe in the First Amendment so educating people on discerning reliability is more important. I'm not black and white, people can decide for themselves. I'm just a no on Palmer.

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Has anything Palmer Report reported borne [View all] pnwest Apr 2017 OP

I don't read it... Blanks Apr 2017 #1

I think they got it right on the reason why lapucelle Apr 2017 #2

Good to know. sarsour was full of sourgrapes. Cha Apr 2017 #4

I wonder what her fellow organizers thought lapucelle Apr 2017 #5

That's funny.. I remember telling my co-worker friends Cha Apr 2017 #8

It's a mixed bag Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #3

LOL, ok, one large pink grain o salt it is! pnwest Apr 2017 #6

I think it's a fun read too. lapucelle Apr 2017 #7

I'm simply not comfortable with speculation presented as truth. HopeAgain Apr 2017 #9

Is that what he's contending? That his suppositions are factual? Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #10

I choose not to read it at all... HopeAgain Apr 2017 #11

I consider it entertainment with news mixed in HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #12

I also enjoy @DPRK_News HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #13

Haaa...I wondered about @DPRK_News...good find!! LeftInTX Apr 2017 #14

I don't know why there has to be such black and white thinking about the Palmer Report womanofthehills Apr 2017 #17

Maybe I'm an old curmudgeon but I believe HopeAgain Apr 2017 #19

you may be interested in this dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #15

My mother reported a "fact" to me yesterday ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #16

If her "fact" came from the Palmer Report, there would be a link to where Palmer got the info womanofthehills Apr 2017 #18

His sources alwaysinflux Apr 2017 #20