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2016 Postmortem

Hortensis

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5. The light of honest journalism is inimical to

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 17, 2016, 06:17 PM

Sep 2016

the kind of manipulations that have been transferring America's wealth and power from The People to the super-rich for the past 35 years and more.

It seems likely that at very least a natural corruption and degradation of purpose by venality in an era taken over by venality was helped along. At very least.

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Is the real reason that the Trump camp is spinning the [View all] ronatchig Sep 2016 OP

Perhaps, but Donald Trump may have finally gone too far PJMcK Sep 2016 #1

No doubt a yoooge reason. The birther coverage doesn't Hortensis Sep 2016 #2

Who are the real players behind the sceens at these Media outlets and Wellstone ruled Sep 2016 #4

The light of honest journalism is inimical to Hortensis Sep 2016 #5

Well said. Wellstone ruled Sep 2016 #6

This is well said because it lists examples. Hortensis Sep 2016 #7

Will never forget the CBS Wellstone ruled Sep 2016 #8

To this day that fake "service" and how it dishonored Hortensis Sep 2016 #9

Having a Brother that battles PTSD yet today Wellstone ruled Sep 2016 #10

Whether we believe in equality is part of Hortensis Sep 2016 #15

So true,and we just Wellstone ruled Sep 2016 #16

We're definitely seeing the problems of bad environmental Hortensis Sep 2016 #17

The Guy is a Assembly-Person in the Dairy State. Wellstone ruled Sep 2016 #18

Irony... Well, at least true libertarians are fairly Hortensis Sep 2016 #19

His Pappy was a Wellstone ruled Sep 2016 #20

Oh, sorry, that kind. Sounds like the Kochs senior and junior. Hortensis Sep 2016 #21

Your post has the makings of a good ad. anamandujano Sep 2016 #11

Thank you,hope to heck they at least proof read it, Wellstone ruled Sep 2016 #12

I proofread several times and still typos and wrong tenses skip through unnoticed. anamandujano Sep 2016 #13

Thanks you for your support!! Wellstone ruled Sep 2016 #14

Between the people at his campaign, family, and dipshit duncang Sep 2016 #3