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In reply to the discussion: Bloomberg campaign tweeting fake quotes [View all]melman
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Would they do that if it was all just "lol parody"?
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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