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Tactical Peek

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18. Calculated political smears don't spread themselves, despite appearances.

Reply to BeckyDem (Original post)

Sat Jun 8, 2019, 11:17 AM

Jun 2019

In many cases they neither create nor spread themselves. For that, there are the Lie Factories.

The Lie Factory

How politics became a business.

By Jill Lepore

September 17, 2012

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/09/24/the-lie-factory

Lepore details the rise of the political consultant/political PR business. I found the article quite revelatory.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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The Curious Case of Elizabeth Warren and the "Charter School Lobbyist" Who Wasn't [View all] BeckyDem Jun 2019 OP

way more general than just warrren. mopinko Jun 2019 #1

Scares me too. Convenient how "truth" gets spread around through mainstream sources. BeckyDem Jun 2019 #5

Yes. Several "journalism" tactics succinctly boiled down to their essence. JDC Jun 2019 #12

I'm changing my DU preference back to Warren. yardwork Jun 2019 #2

+1 BeckyDem Jun 2019 #4

RW'ers hate and fear powerful women. lark Jun 2019 #3

True. BeckyDem Jun 2019 #6

Very interesting Farmer-Rick Jun 2019 #7

Yea, it seems to take seconds to form a smear and that smear could last a long time. BeckyDem Jun 2019 #8

Yeah, and most lies are more interesting than the truth Farmer-Rick Jun 2019 #9

A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on dalton99a Jun 2019 #10

The Swift Boating of John Kerry certainly showed us the effect of despicable lies groundloop Jun 2019 #11

I read the Washington Post every day, and some of their writers love slanting the news. Lonestarblue Jun 2019 #13

+10 Excellent post. BeckyDem Jun 2019 #16

Very Thoughtful Article Roy Rolling Jun 2019 #14

Yep. She speaks through her policies and that is where her commitment to the American dream BeckyDem Jun 2019 #15

K & R SunSeeker Jun 2019 #17

Calculated political smears don't spread themselves, despite appearances. Tactical Peek Jun 2019 #18

Here's the same "education blogger," Steven Singer, writing about Clinton in 2016: deurbano Jun 2019 #19