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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone else feel this all started with Sarah Palin? [View all]kacekwl
(7,022 posts)42. No , It started when the fucking MSM covered and
treated the tea party like they were some patriotic group of citizens who had something to offer. Possibly the idea had some merit but was soon taken over by the racist , second amendment crowd. Palin and others saw a group she could exploit and game on. Like trump the media pumped them up constantly with daily coverage . Sad !
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Exactly! He was stupid enough to promote the Religious Right in the first place
RainCaster
Nov 2017
#32
As far as putting a completely unqualified candidate on the ballot - to some extent.
LisaM
Nov 2017
#26
No, it was way before that. More like nixon, who begot raygun and so on and so forth.
kydo
Nov 2017
#27
Reagan. He lied like a mo' fo' and the press (even some Democrats) covered for his
Guy Whitey Corngood
Nov 2017
#33
It started in earnest on March 30, 1981, at a few moments after 3 pm EST . . .
Journeyman
Nov 2017
#38
NO. Started with Birchers & fluoridation & Nixon & tanks & Gingrich & Fox & W & Palin. In other
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2017
#48
Your post says it the best for me. The greedy and deceitful have always
The Wielding Truth
Nov 2017
#59
YES. The end of the Fairness Doctrine opened the door to bad journalism.
The Wielding Truth
Nov 2017
#62
It is really hard to fathom the out and out crap that people are now being and have ....
Botany
Nov 2017
#68
There are a lot of interesting answers on this thread. Here is another: Oliver North
StevieM
Nov 2017
#60