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28. Influential right wing fundraisers still think they research their claims

Tue Aug 22, 2017, 02:01 PM

Aug 2017

Richard Viguerie saw on Breitbart that "Hillary only carried 57 counties in the 2016 election." That sounded ridiculously low to me. How did 63 million voters get crammed into 57 counties? I checked. Sure enough, it was a fantasy number made up by Breitbart. Richard just wanted to believe it, so he repeated it. He stopped when I pointed out to him that it was bogus, but even someone with as much political experience as Richard swallowed it without checking.

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Breitbart has gone full anti Trump all the time [View all] Johnny2X2X Aug 2017 OP

Bannon's only error is thinking trump has ANY of his own ideas or is dedicated to anything. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #1

+1 dalton99a Aug 2017 #2

Trump will change in mind depending on the last person he talked to. nycbos Aug 2017 #10

I think Bannon even zentrum Aug 2017 #32

Before he latched onto tRump Scarsdale Aug 2017 #36

You're right. He zentrum Aug 2017 #52

Now we'll see how much power Breitbart really has. nolabear Aug 2017 #3

Brietbart is a zero w/o donor money. JDC Aug 2017 #17

Unfortunately, Mercer also funds Brietbart womanofthehills Aug 2017 #23

I don't think Bannon or Breitfart have near the star power they claim. Ligyron Aug 2017 #25

The problem during the campagin was their phony news bites LisaM Aug 2017 #29

Yeah but the rubes believe it b/c they want to believe it - "Lock her up!" Bromwell Aug 2017 #42

If they continue to attack Donnie I guess we'll see what their actual numbers Ligyron Aug 2017 #47

During the election Motownman78 Aug 2017 #50

wow. Ligyron Aug 2017 #58

The only power he has is to HURT donnie leftynyc Aug 2017 #27

Count on the MSM to fill the void and start defending tRump against the alt right onslaught. stopbush Aug 2017 #4

Blitzer and Cillizza are GallopingGhost Aug 2017 #11

Worse yet, it's not actually sounding presidential, it's just advocating... vi5 Aug 2017 #51

I know. GallopingGhost Aug 2017 #60

Great point JDC Aug 2017 #18

What? DownriverDem Aug 2017 #22

I don't consider openly partisan news shows/hosts to be part of the MSM stopbush Aug 2017 #40

Totally agree. luvtheGWN Aug 2017 #30

hee hee hee Leith Aug 2017 #5

Someone enlighten me KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #6

These sites were/are gathering grounds for the Tea Party types. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #9

Curious KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #57

They are one and the same. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #59

It's hard to judge, especially in the russian bot farm era, but better Aug 2017 #15

Wow - Thanks KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #53

Influential right wing fundraisers still think they research their claims DFW Aug 2017 #28

How did you do that? KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #55

I've known Richard for over 15 years. All I had to do was tell him DFW Aug 2017 #61

Very Interesting & Thanks! KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #63

Oh, his values are old-fashioned, alright DFW Aug 2017 #64

Richard's WEB KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #65

Don't get me wrong. Richard thinks I'm a nut case leftist and I think he's a nut case right-winger DFW Aug 2017 #66

Relative morals KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #67

Hell hath no fury like the pockmarked Bannon scorned. procon Aug 2017 #7

oh hell yeah! IronLionZion Aug 2017 #8

They're opposing both because they actually want them alcibiades_mystery Aug 2017 #12

History lessons here packman Aug 2017 #13

It's interesting: the only way to crack that 30% support base is to attack him FROM THE RIGHT yodermon Aug 2017 #14

Breitbart was key into him getting elected Johnny2X2X Aug 2017 #16

Seriously! LittleGirl Aug 2017 #19

What about Fred Trump, his KKK dad? dchill Aug 2017 #33

Along with attacking Black Lives Matter and denying global warming oberliner Aug 2017 #20

I don't think Breitbart is actually out to get Trump (YET). ToxMarz Aug 2017 #21

Technicality Johnny2X2X Aug 2017 #26

Holy sh*tballs! I know RW'ers who parrot that site and depend on it. ffr Aug 2017 #24

Agree that this helps lead to Impeachment Johnny2X2X Aug 2017 #34

Oddly I think that this is a positive for Trump CentralMass Aug 2017 #31

Good let him and Brietbart tear Trump & the Republican party apart. Fla Dem Aug 2017 #35

We have always been at war with East Asia. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2017 #37

Bully vs Bully... Marie Marie Aug 2017 #38

i'm waiting for idiot 45 to come charging on twitter against dufus Bannon onetexan Aug 2017 #41

Then again this could be a sham attack mean to lull people into thinking they can be trusted cstanleytech Aug 2017 #39

we'll find out barbtries Aug 2017 #43

I guess Buffoon-45 will have to start calling pretty much any "news" fake news Bromwell Aug 2017 #44

No, he's gone full anti-advisor. His main targets are McMaster, Jared & Ivanka. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #45

Trump can't serve two masters. rainin Aug 2017 #46

Trump still has the National Enquirer CanonRay Aug 2017 #48

It's worth a lot LeftInTX Aug 2017 #56

wait until trump pardons arpaio AlexSFCA Aug 2017 #49

Other than fox everyone is on our side now. ileus Aug 2017 #54

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2017 #62

Wow. Will trump respond? Or is Bannon another untouchable? Nt ecstatic Aug 2017 #68

When a vengeful man makes friends with another vengeful man and things go awry milestogo Aug 2017 #69