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03-03-2017 , 02:26 PM

#15601

m_reed05

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Zimmer4141

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...22869106880517

https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/837725408405618688

Holy **** are they flailing. They are really going with the 'look over there' defense. Sorry drumpf I think you're in a little too deep for that now.

03-03-2017 , 02:27 PM

#15602

sportsjefe

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OmgGlutten!

Was being pro-Russia popular in the alt right pre Trump?

The alt-right? Somewhat.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/03/w...utin.html?_r=0

03-03-2017 , 02:29 PM

#15603

einbert

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Quote:

Originally Posted by m_reed05

Holy **** are they flailing. They are really going with the 'look over there' defense. Sorry drumpf I think you're in a little too deep for that now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

Quote:

Whataboutism is a term describing a propaganda technique used by the Soviet Union in its dealings with the Western world during the Cold War. When criticisms were levelled at the Soviet Union, the response would be "What about..." followed by the naming of an event in the Western world.[1][2] It represents a case of tu quoque (appeal to hypocrisy),[3] a logical fallacy which attempts to discredit the opponent's position by asserting the opponent's failure to act consistently in accordance with that position, without directly refuting or disproving the opponent's initial argument.

The term describing the technique was popularized in 2008 by Edward Lucas in an article for The Economist. Lucas said that this tactic is observed in the politics of modern Russia, along with this being evidence of a resurgence of Cold War and Soviet-era mentality within Russia's leadership.[1]

03-03-2017 , 03:12 PM

#15604

Dominic

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Schumer just destroyed Trump in his response...I'm in the car or I'd post it for you guys....

03-03-2017 , 03:18 PM

#15605

DeuceKicker

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,359

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuserounder

By the way, can we start calling Kislyak a bad человек? That's Russian for hombre.

Pronunciation: chee-lah-VYEHK.

Pronunciation key needs pronunciatin key

Quote:

Originally Posted by yeSpiff

Ryan Zinke rode a horse to work on his first day as Secretary of the Interior

He put his horse in whiteface?Sad!

Quote:

Originally Posted by einbert

https://twitter.com/funder/status/831542032506171393

Can they please give the hilighter to someone not actively having a grand mal seizure?

03-03-2017 , 03:20 PM

#15606

Zimmer4141

Wet

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 33,706

https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/statu...30437564936192

03-03-2017 , 03:20 PM

#15607

True North

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominic

Schumer just destroyed Trump in his response...I'm in the car or I'd post it for you guys....

Last edited by True North; 03-03-2017 at 03:21 PM. Reason: Pony filled up on Krispy Kremes beforehand

03-03-2017 , 03:23 PM

#15608

Namath12

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You can tell by the way Schumer is holding that donut that there's a piss tape on him somewhere. He looks way too nervous.

03-03-2017 , 03:26 PM

#15609

einbert

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Namath12

You can tell by the way Schumer is holding that donut that there's a piss tape on him somewhere. He looks way too nervous.

One of these guys looks guilty as sin. One of them also lied under oath. LOCK HIM UP!

03-03-2017 , 03:28 PM

#15610

wheatrich

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Trump's cabinet is almost done, it's minus two, one of which is only due to a recent pullout, the other hasn't had hearings start yet, so the senate has no nominations to do atm. The rest of the positions unfilled after that are because he hasn't appointed anyone, there's nothing to blame dems here for atm. This is one thing about the administration that is normal (not having the cabinet done yet), and ofc trump's complaining about it and blaming the dems.

Unlikely anything happens with lying to congress since it rarely does.

03-03-2017 , 03:45 PM

#15611

einbert

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https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/sta...30528874868737

03-03-2017 , 04:15 PM

#15612

DisGunBGud

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Schumer with easy ownage there

03-03-2017 , 04:23 PM

#15613

ScreaminAsian

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Quote:

Originally Posted by einbert

https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/sta...30528874868737

i was wondering why she sounded so reasonable

03-03-2017 , 04:23 PM

#15614

cuserounder

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Quote:

Originally Posted by einbert

https://twitter.com/yashar/status/837453969119195137

Every time Trump says, "honestly," I'm pretty sure he's lying. There have been examples of this before. It's his verbal tell.

Also, this is massive. This is Trump lying about having direct involvement in creating a pro-Russia GOP platform plank, while all sorts of people around him have met with Russia and lied about the meetings.

This is now the first direct benefit for Russia in exchange for helping him get the GOP nomination, and it can now be tied through Gordon's quotes straight to Trump, with the cherry on top - he lied about it.