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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Bloomberg campaign tweeting fake quotes [View all]Moderateguy
(945 posts)100. Welcome to what the GE is going to look like
Better get used to it. These tweets make it clear that Bernie never said any of these things. I promise you Trump's tweets will not.
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But, for some, I'm sure this is fine... I mean, it's only BERNIE who's the target, right?!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2020
#10
But it really reads like The Onion or Borowitz, imo. Those use quotation marks too...
thesquanderer
Feb 2020
#86
Those aren't quotes and he's not presenting them as quotes. You missed this in the first one:
George II
Feb 2020
#4
Do you think these guys really believed that there was a gingerbread man dancing around trump's
Squinch
Feb 2020
#28
Um, Bloomberg said it in the #BernieOnDespots hashtag on each fake quote? LOL
bluewater
Feb 2020
#23
"#BernieOnDespots" is Bernie Sanders? Anyone reading those tweets KNOWS he never said them.
George II
Feb 2020
#32
If they're tech savvy enough to navigate on twitter, they know #whatever is a catchphrase, not real.
George II
Feb 2020
#121
I totally disagree. People share and reshare things that are titillating or shocking without fact
ramen
Feb 2020
#64
Only Bernie folk would either not get this, or intentionally misrepresent this.
wyldwolf
Feb 2020
#83
This is so lame and ham-fisted, I can only assume Bloomberg is trying to help Sanders win.
bluewater
Feb 2020
#5
It doesn't help Sanders...it uses exagerration to make the point that Sanders has had an
Demsrule86
Feb 2020
#111
I went there, was going to edit the question out. Now I will leave it to avoid
rzemanfl
Feb 2020
#11
Hard to believe Democratic politics has come to this... Mike, we hardly knew ya!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2020
#17
Yes, and they SHOULD be afraid... VERY afraid... quivering in their wine caves!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2020
#24
It makes PERFECT sense... while I prefer Bernie in the top spot for now...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2020
#68
SWEEEEEET!! For joinin the Bernie Bandwagon, you'll be receivin a very special welcoming gift...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2020
#60
Dude, coupled with the hashtag, it's obvious they're parodies of Bernie's actual Castro remarks...
SidDithers
Feb 2020
#29
Everyone here that's okay with this would not be okay with it if Biden was the target.
Garrett78
Feb 2020
#33
I don't know about anyone else, but this guy is the clown car driver and all the fucking clowns
ChubbyStar
Feb 2020
#41
This is hilarious, unless you don't have a sense of humor. Thankfully I do.
Happyhippychick
Feb 2020
#44
QUICK!!!! ARREST LARRY DAVID, HE'S IMPERSONATING BEEEERRRRRRRRNNNNNNIIIIIEEEEE!!!!!!!
Happyhippychick
Feb 2020
#55
This is like Trumpass complaining that Adam Schiff made up stuff about him.
boston bean
Feb 2020
#75
This is disgusting. Making up false quotes to spread all over twitter. Knowing Twitter it will be
Nanjeanne
Feb 2020
#88
larry david/SNL make fake bernie vids and put words in bernie's mouth as well. but that is
msongs
Feb 2020
#91