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onecaliberal

(32,769 posts)
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:41 PM Jan 2017

This morning ABC with George Stephanopolus

Used the word lie repeatedly. The entire round table of 5 including republicans used the word. If only they had done this months ago...
I sat there astonished that someone finally had the intestinal fortitude to actually say it.

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Eliot Rosewater

(31,106 posts)
1. This is so crucial.
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:49 PM
Jan 2017

WE know Trump always lies, always.

He really cant help himself, he has a severe form of personality disorder that prevents him from telling or knowing the truth.

But it is crucial that our media AND our politicians call him a liar, all day every day.

His fans wont care, at all. But it has to be done.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
2. His fans will care eventually IF M$M keeps calling Trumputin's and his surrogates' lies, LIES.
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:53 PM
Jan 2017

You can only be recalcitrant for so long. Although they might never admit it publicly, you can bet they'll feel uncomfortable about it privately and will act accordingly.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
3. Clearly, M$M propagandists (talking heads) have gotten their orders to chip at Trumputin, piece by
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 02:55 PM
Jan 2017

piece, in order to set up the impeachment proceedings they've most likely planned for him in order to install Pence (the guy who'll do their bidding and no embarrass the GOP).

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
7. I don't trust the M$M to do their constitutional duty. I trust them to benefit the GOP, as has
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 03:35 PM
Jan 2017

been the case for as long as I can remember (at least since 1980's). And it would benefit the GOP to get rid of the Orange-embarrassment in order to install their man, woman/gay/PoC-hater, Pence.

tblue37

(65,212 posts)
5. Chuck Todd danced on the edge, saying "falsehood," but not quite managing to get the blunt,
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 03:17 PM
Jan 2017

more effective and honest word "lie" to pass his lips when arguing with Kellyanne about Baghdad Spice's obvious lies.

onecaliberal

(32,769 posts)
6. I really was astonished. They were all adamant that if this continued they'd all have to assume
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 03:23 PM
Jan 2017

The White House was lying and that every last thing would need to be meticulously fact checked.

tblue37

(65,212 posts)
8. Yeah, but think about what you just had to say. You are actually *astonished* that the press
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 05:42 PM
Jan 2017

finally think they might have to start fact checking one of the RW politicians they report on, as though they didn't feel they had that responsibility before!

We are all astonished to think they might live up to a small part of their responsibility. But I suspect they will do so only because the darned fool keeps going after them.

onecaliberal

(32,769 posts)
10. Agree, they should have done it long ago. They clearly own a large piece of how that maggot
Sun Jan 22, 2017, 05:55 PM
Jan 2017

Got here.

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