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111. Well said. I refuse to be gaslighted and told "none of this ever happened"

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WaPo: Russia paid for Facebook ads encouraging Bernie supporters not to vote last November [View all] Pugster Sep 2017 OP

And There You Have It Me. Sep 2017 #1

Have what? That the sun rises in the morning and sets at night? Tom Rinaldo Sep 2017 #75

Nice Try Me. Sep 2017 #80

I agree. Was going to say more, but. nt Blue_true Sep 2017 #132

Yep, I would say more but I dont DARE Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #105

Exactly Me. Sep 2017 #109

So hard to guard against false flag trolls. Vibes to all the admins and moderators applegrove Sep 2017 #2

I'm in Wisconsin and voted for Sanders in the Primary (Clinton in the General) Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2017 #3

I saw a lot of it on the timelines of two friends- they're both prone to conspiracy theories, bettyellen Sep 2017 #5

Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #17

I don't know you, but I did see the ads you're pretending didn't exist. bettyellen Sep 2017 #21

+1 okieinpain Sep 2017 #32

+2 byronius Sep 2017 #35

+3 Hekate Sep 2017 #42

The russian-republican BETRAY AMERICA ads were poison Achilleaze Sep 2017 #56

+4 musicblind Sep 2017 #58

+5 yallerdawg Sep 2017 #73

+5 Tarheel_Dem Sep 2017 #97

Well said. I refuse to be gaslighted and told "none of this ever happened" emulatorloo Sep 2017 #111

have you heard of the term Propaganda? JCinNYC Sep 2017 #45

Well, since you didnt see it Eko Sep 2017 #6

Nowhere did I claim that Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2017 #64

She absolutely should have gone more often, that was a big tactical mistake. Agschmid Sep 2017 #7

Hindsight is 20/20 Ninsianna Sep 2017 #46

Yes, it is. NanceGreggs Sep 2017 #51

Had WI been hand counted, same result :-) Ninsianna Sep 2017 #52

This! mcar Sep 2017 #60

It was so close. Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2017 #66

I is hard for people to accept they were delisen Sep 2017 #74

I've yet to see one person who posted or retweeted RT or Guccifer admit regret. bettyellen Sep 2017 #83

She campaigned a lot here in FL mcar Sep 2017 #77

Yes, that would totally have overcome this ehrnst Sep 2017 #90

Trump won" by less than 30,000 votes mcar Sep 2017 #130

Considering what was going on in WI Ninsianna Sep 2017 #143

They can't get rid of Scott Walker in Wisconsin, and Russ Feingold lost, too. LisaM Sep 2017 #151

It's amazing how many people mindlessly repeat that Republican talking point Ninsianna Sep 2017 #122

There are many people lapucelle Sep 2017 #152

Sure, but its not 100% hindsight. Agschmid Sep 2017 #54

Yeah, actually it is 100% hindisight. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #124

It's not hindsight when people were telling you DURING the campaign Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2017 #65

Know what people were also telling you during the campaign? Ninsianna Sep 2017 #123

OMG you mean that a visit from HRC would have saved Feingold, too! ehrnst Sep 2017 #144

It certainly couldn't have hurt Clinton Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2017 #145

Find another sale on strawmen? ehrnst Sep 2017 #146

Stop trying to point out fallacies--you might hurt yourself. Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2017 #147

See, that's still pushing a misconception frazzled Sep 2017 #88

Like I have said and will say till I am blue in the face. Blue_true Sep 2017 #133

Let's count the number of fallacies in your post Pugster Sep 2017 #8

Those would be fallacies if I made that claim. Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2017 #68

Your Internet browser history may have been missing key cookies, or greyl Sep 2017 #10

My FB friends will be happy to hear that Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2017 #84

I don't think there's any need to get defensive here, Cuthbert. Tobin S. Sep 2017 #11

And to get to the bottom of it so it doesn't happen again. Head-in-the-sand denial is foolish. brush Sep 2017 #34

I want that, too; I really do. Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2017 #110

We know that this kind of thing happened rather you standingtall Sep 2017 #12

I remember seeing so many reposts about writing in on ballots and there were only something bettyellen Sep 2017 #30

I volunteered in MI during the recount, and there were enough to be pissing off Ninsianna Sep 2017 #47

Thanks for the eyewitness report, really appreciate it. emulatorloo Sep 2017 #115

To be fair, I only witenessed the couple of precincts my table counted. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #129

So how many times Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #14

Twice that I know of. nt Autumn Sep 2017 #63

Hmm. Love to hear the text of those speeches. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #71

You can probably find them. Russ Feingold joined Bernie at the one in Madison.nt Autumn Sep 2017 #72

I'll keep looking. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #101

I don't know where the transcripts are but here are links to a couple that Bernie did for her Autumn Sep 2017 #104

Thanks for those. But ouch. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #107

Fox is always full of shit because Fox news pulls those numbers out of their ass. Autumn Sep 2017 #108

The numbers are from a poll conducted by Marquette Law School. lapucelle Sep 2017 #154

He has a difficult time saying just her name. I think the propaganda worked on him too.... bettyellen Sep 2017 #85

That's not true at all RandomAccess Sep 2017 #94

You voted for Hillary. Good on you. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #100

All of which has nothing to do with Bernie RandomAccess Sep 2017 #116

Well, you can't read people's minds. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #119

Yeah, like I said RandomAccess Sep 2017 #120

Oh. So you are one of those. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #148

Facts DON'T matter when they're non sequitur and off-topic RandomAccess Sep 2017 #149

Could be funny. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #153

LOL -- And then whadja dream? RandomAccess Sep 2017 #155

Conversation eludes you. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #156

I'm assuming they had algorithims based on a persons association LiberalFighter Sep 2017 #33

I had seen quite a few and then started clicking on "see less" like this. I just didn't want to bettyellen Sep 2017 #38

I've done that too. LiberalFighter Sep 2017 #44

I explained to friends that those RT and Guccifer things were repackaged RW crap.... bettyellen Sep 2017 #81

I will say the same thing. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #43

you just weren't looking, then obamanut2012 Sep 2017 #82

I wish my FB Life were that cloistered last year... JHan Sep 2017 #93

Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #4

Instead of trolling, why not say something constructive? elias7 Sep 2017 #9

I belive my sense of humor was on point. nycbos Sep 2017 #15

yeah, you're not biased. nt m-lekktor Sep 2017 #18

Pot, meet Kettle. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #48

what would you like us to respond to? m-lekktor Sep 2017 #19

If you have apps that block all facebook ads, then you should disqualify yourself from this convo. eggplant Sep 2017 #36

You just disqualified yourself from the conversation. MrsCoffee Sep 2017 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo Sep 2017 #114

I still don't understand why you seem get so defensive in threads about Busters? emulatorloo Sep 2017 #117

While only one is from the midwest I can count 5 family members and 4 friends who voted for Bernie CentralMass Sep 2017 #13

Irrelevant Pugster Sep 2017 #16

Actually, it is explicable. Tobin S. Sep 2017 #22

Same in my family lovemydogs Sep 2017 #25

And three of my friends who voted for Bernie in the primaries opted not to vote for Hillary. musicblind Sep 2017 #61

The Russians were trying to destroy Clinton 4now Sep 2017 #20

The Russians are trying to destroy America...right now. Tobin S. Sep 2017 #26

Well, don't count on the GOP for help KPN Sep 2017 #39

"Casting blame seems idiotic and self defeating in that light. Get with the program folks." Tobin S. Sep 2017 #41

They found fertile ground among the disenchanted. PubliusEnigma Sep 2017 #23

I supported Bernie but, I never read Facebook ads nor lovemydogs Sep 2017 #24

There is no need to feel defensive. Tobin S. Sep 2017 #28

There were plenty of people fallout87 Sep 2017 #27

Yep, but I'm sure the Facebook ads didn't help matters any. Tobin S. Sep 2017 #29

FB was only one platform that was pushing that. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #49

Well, well, well... dlk Sep 2017 #31

I don't know a single Bernie voter -- Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2017 #37

I've run into several who proudly announced they were staying home. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #50

I know a few who didnt, but I know some ardent Sanders supporters. Agschmid Sep 2017 #55

As Hillary said in her interview with Chris Hayes, Propaganda works. She is not blaming... Hekate Sep 2017 #40

Wonder what Komrade Kyle (Secular Talk) etc have to say about this Ezior Sep 2017 #53

we saw that line here in DU daily in the lead up to the election beachbum bob Sep 2017 #57

I hope people have learned something from this debacle mcar Sep 2017 #59

Sadly, I don't think they have. FSogol Sep 2017 #62

Same here. They have learned NOTHING and will learn NOTHING. Blue_true Sep 2017 #136

You think? Blue_true Sep 2017 #135

I said I hoped mcar Sep 2017 #141

On JPR there is a ton of pro Russian material Gothmog Sep 2017 #67

It was just reported on CNN that the Russians placed thousands of ads on Facebook.... George II Sep 2017 #86

I remember seeing something where that site was flagged as a "Fake News" outlet AND/OR... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #87

Yes, I remember that too. I won't even go to that site. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #96

You need Silkwood shower and a course of antibiotics afterwards. (nT) ehrnst Sep 2017 #98

Well if the posts there from RT, Cenk Uygur and the Intercept are any indication ehrnst Sep 2017 #89

Yep Gothmog Sep 2017 #95

America is under attack from Putin's troll army workinclasszero Sep 2017 #69

This is the part where I give a glance in the direction Blue_Tires Sep 2017 #76

Yup n/t emulatorloo Sep 2017 #118

They also wanted to control the narrative to explain crazy election results ecstatic Sep 2017 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #79

Are you in the right thread? ehrnst Sep 2017 #91

?????? JHan Sep 2017 #92

No one said that. He had to have benefitted from it to some extent, and it hurt him as well bettyellen Sep 2017 #99

Take your fist out of the air. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #102

How many were long time democrats & how many were new to the political process? CrispyQ Sep 2017 #103

Most people under 30 who I have talked to who lean left were adamantly against Hillary Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #106

Do you think they'd support him as a candidate in 2020? n/t leftstreet Sep 2017 #112

Will be interesting to see. Blue_true Sep 2017 #137

Well Nina Turner was an echo chamber of those arthritisR_US Sep 2017 #113

+1. I detest Nina as much as Susan Sarandon. n/t Tarheel_Dem Sep 2017 #121

They both bring bile to my mouth at the mere mention arthritisR_US Sep 2017 #126

The only reason Nina gets invited on these shows is that she and Donald Trump have several.... Tarheel_Dem Sep 2017 #127

Nailed it! arthritisR_US Sep 2017 #128

I can't stand to look at her. nt Blue_true Sep 2017 #139

She was always so bombastic and confrontational but arthritisR_US Sep 2017 #140

That makes two of us. nt Blue_true Sep 2017 #138

Apparently it wasn't effective Bad Thoughts Sep 2017 #125

I still place the main blame on Clinton voters Nevernose Sep 2017 #131

I still voted for Hillary Clinton JonLP24 Sep 2017 #134

Didn't Assange and Greenwald suggest protest voting as well? n/t Tarheel_Dem Sep 2017 #142

Shocking. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #150