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mahatmakanejeeves

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53. Trump in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...: "I do think there is blame yes, I think there is blame on both sides."
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 11:15 AM
Nov 2017
Full text: Trump’s comments on white supremacists, ‘alt-left’ in Charlottesville

By POLITICO STAFF 08/15/2017 04:48 PM EDT Updated 08/15/2017 06:16 PM EDT

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TRUMP: I am not putting anybody on a moral plane, what I’m saying is this: you had a group on one side and a group on the other, and they came at each other with clubs and it was vicious and horrible and it was a horrible thing to watch, but there is another side. There was a group on this side, you can call them the left. You’ve just called them the left, that came violently attacking the other group. So you can say what you want, but that's the way it is.

REPORTER: You said there was hatred and violence on both sides?

TRUMP: I do think there is blame – yes, I think there is blame on both sides. You look at, you look at both sides. I think there’s blame on both sides, and I have no doubt about it, and you don't have any doubt about it either. And, and, and, and if you reported it accurately, you would say.

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Charles Manson Dead At 83 [View all] SoCalMusicLover Nov 2017 OP
may he burn in hell... chillfactor Nov 2017 #1
When someone you respect dies, the flag is flown at half-staff jmowreader Nov 2017 #2
Glad We No Longer Have To Pay For His Care SoCalMusicLover Nov 2017 #3
He was the poster child for the death penalty customerserviceguy Nov 2017 #10
I read that he wanted to be executed since he hated prison so much BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #12
that was my first thought. he sucked off the taxpayers' teats long enough. niyad Nov 2017 #66
Some people grace us by their presence. roamer65 Nov 2017 #4
Lots more Devils to go...may they all expire soon. n/t CousinIT Nov 2017 #5
I know Hell doesn't exist, but... LudwigPastorius Nov 2017 #6
LOVE this BlueMTexpat Nov 2017 #29
If this isn't a reason to celebrate, then I do not BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #7
Helter Skelter was the scariest DeminPennswoods Nov 2017 #36
I feel badly that Mr. Bugliosi who prosecuted him BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #37
FFS calm down canetoad Nov 2017 #39
Are you sure you posted to the right person? leftynyc Nov 2017 #45
+1 treestar Nov 2017 #65
I coud never even start it... I knew it woud never "leave" me hlthe2b Nov 2017 #38
Today, it's no worse than some of the horror genre DeminPennswoods Nov 2017 #49
I had the same experience with ChazII Nov 2017 #50
I had a dream this morning psychopomp Nov 2017 #57
My hair stood on end reading that book treestar Nov 2017 #64
Dotard Donnie goes to #1 aeromanKC Nov 2017 #8
Who was it who said ... jb5150 Nov 2017 #9
"...great satisfaction" More_Cowbell Nov 2017 #14
May the victims get some peace. applegrove Nov 2017 #11
I'm not sure that is how it works Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2017 #23
I would imagine Manson making the news and doing interviews applegrove Nov 2017 #25
I think it will be a relief to the family members to not have to keep going Raine Nov 2017 #35
Secrets buried within. Remember who he killed? laserhaas Nov 2017 #13
She was Roman Polanski's wife. n/t pamela Nov 2017 #17
And very pregnant. alphafemale Nov 2017 #24
Finally. Solly Mack Nov 2017 #15
Well, not so much in the dark...he was a pop celebrity for some borderline personality-types psychopomp Nov 2017 #58
True, but I consider that kind of dark. Solly Mack Nov 2017 #59
No doubt about that! psychopomp Nov 2017 #61
I'd have been avoiding her. Solly Mack Nov 2017 #62
What a freak. If only he could take the rest of the AllyCat Nov 2017 #16
He Wasn't A Freak RobinA Nov 2017 #46
Lots of people come out of $hitty environments AllyCat Nov 2017 #47
Wow. I'll never forget that news bulletin as long as I live, Greybnk48 Nov 2017 #18
may be disappointing but if he found jesus he is now in heaven right? nt msongs Nov 2017 #19
There is so such person or place. nt alphafemale Nov 2017 #67
He finally got to the bottom of the slide. C Moon Nov 2017 #20
Another one bites the dust...... LeftInTX Nov 2017 #21
Charles Manson Dead At 83. LenaBaby61 Nov 2017 #22
Officially the Greatest Day of the Year rpannier Nov 2017 #26
... catbyte Nov 2017 #27
President Trump sends his best regards dalton99a Nov 2017 #28
I wonder if he'll order flags at half-staff? LeftInTX Nov 2017 #30
"I call on Americans to join me in starting a race war to honor Charlie's memory" dalton99a Nov 2017 #33
Does anyone have Charlies approval ratings? How do they compare to Donalds? Not Ruth Nov 2017 #31
So many parody accounts uppityperson Nov 2017 #32
There is no hell. Fortunately, human justice prevailed, and Manson stopbush Nov 2017 #34
Good night, monster Miles Archer Nov 2017 #40
End of an era BumRushDaShow Nov 2017 #41
So no thoughts and prayers to the Manson family? boblgumm Nov 2017 #42
Probably one person who won't have anyone at the funeral treestar Nov 2017 #63
Well, there goes Jeff Sessions' replacement. Sorry, Don. Vinca Nov 2017 #43
Manson was evil, but he wasn't as bad as that other Californian thug Nixon Julian Englis Nov 2017 #44
Manson was probably trump's next Supreme Court nominee. Paladin Nov 2017 #48
"Charlie had tremendous experience with the judicial system" dalton99a Nov 2017 #51
Good MFM008 Nov 2017 #52
Trump in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...: "I do think there is blame yes, I think there is blame on both sides." mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2017 #53
My former boss interviewed him once CanonRay Nov 2017 #54
I remember the whole Manson episode. California was in a huge panic at the time. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2017 #55
the sad thing is DonCoquixote Nov 2017 #56
So Chuckles has moved to a warmer climate. 47of74 Nov 2017 #60
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