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Warren DeMontague

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18. Taken with salt, exactly.

Sat May 20, 2017, 07:49 PM

May 2017

If all of a sudden we're on a universal tear against evidence-free assertions, lets start with the giant invisible man in the sky who is interested in the sex lives of human beings.

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Check-in for members of the "I'm indifferent about Louise Mensch" Club... [View all] JHB May 2017 OP

Count me in. Shrike47 May 2017 #1

Thanks. That's a pretty cool rant. mhw May 2017 #2

KnR! Madam45for2923 May 2017 #3

It just seems like a lot of wishful thinking to me Stargleamer May 2017 #4

I'm finding too much wishful thinking in her posts Warpy May 2017 #5

I really have no idea who she is sarisataka May 2017 #6

I think Mensch is an intelligence agency asset PufPuf23 May 2017 #7

My thinking is along those lines too... JHB May 2017 #14

One thought is that Mensch is preparing the stage for a Trump resignation PufPuf23 May 2017 #17

A lot of this in reaction to what she said last week about indictments Jacquette May 2017 #28

Here. Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #8

I take her w a boulder of salt. But I don't get the OTT obsession to discredit her emulatorloo May 2017 #9

I don't get that either sarah FAILIN May 2017 #30

Yeah, reminds me a little too much like the Fitzmas debacle of yore. progressoid May 2017 #10

yup. salin May 2017 #34

I pretty much ignore the threads that use her as a source. Kaleva May 2017 #11

It is as foolish to blindly accept as it is to refuse to consider any given source of information MedusaX May 2017 #12

Finally, a sensible approach RandomAccess May 2017 #15

Your Post & The One You Responded To Both Make Sense, As Does The OP... JimGinPA May 2017 #19

Have Manafort and Flynn actually been indicted? PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #26

You could ask a lawyer but sarah FAILIN May 2017 #31

Thank you for that explanation. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #38

"Every piece of information-- regardless of its source" melman May 2017 #21

of course, but it is frequently of interest what they choose to bullshit about. Voltaire2 May 2017 #42

exactly. And build your own internal credibility score. Voltaire2 May 2017 #41

Count me in. lostnfound May 2017 #13

One of the things I've grown increasingly paranoid about is planted news justiceischeap May 2017 #16

If you read Mensch's tweets you will see she despises Trump and Putin. womanofthehills May 2017 #47

Taken with salt, exactly. Warren DeMontague May 2017 #18

Fitzmas was a set up to make democrats look uninformed. Don't want applegrove May 2017 #20

I'm definitely in this camp DefenseLawyer May 2017 #22

I don't know anything about Mensch and somehow I don't care. betsuni May 2017 #23

I can't get past the last name. Scurrilous May 2017 #24

I am skeptical dalton99a May 2017 #25

The only reason I've even heard of Louise Mensch is because I'm here on DU. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #27

I follow her on Twitter JNelson6563 May 2017 #29

If you're truly indifferent lillypaddle May 2017 #32

I'm not posting about her. I'm posting about the reactions about her... JHB May 2017 #37

same here. i think blind trust in any ONE person/source is bad.... samnsara May 2017 #33

Que Sera, Sera HAB911 May 2017 #35

It's tough to consider her reporting as sensational and overboard Mr. Ected May 2017 #36

Shes a conduit... Ellipsis May 2017 #39

Count me in. smirkymonkey May 2017 #40

I'm in. Totally indifferent. n/t Different Drummer May 2017 #43

I'm here. I think she's getting "insider knowledge", it's just 2nd hand. Barack_America May 2017 #44

That's a good theory and very well said. emulatorloo May 2017 #45

I think so too - could be an ex intel lover for all we know womanofthehills May 2017 #49

I ignore all posts about her. Starry Messenger May 2017 #46

When her more vocal supporters try to win me over with how "patriotic" she is... SMC22307 May 2017 #48

I will wait and see. n/t murielm99 May 2017 #50

Louise who? GoneOffShore May 2017 #51

She is nutty, but I don't really care. wildeyed May 2017 #52

Who? liberalmuse May 2017 #53

I'm in TNLib May 2017 #54

Until it becomes mainstream with verification, then I pay little attention. pbmus May 2017 #55

Me indifferent. tibbiit May 2017 #56

I'm indefferent. Have been. NCTraveler May 2017 #57

I never heard of her before she showed up in posts here. Shandris May 2017 #58

She and Taylor have nice Twitter pictures Tiggeroshii May 2017 #59

Does take it with a grain of salt gldstwmn May 2017 #60

Pretty much. The baseline is a lack of inclination to ... JHB May 2017 #61

Count me in.... Dem_4_Life May 2017 #62