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jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts) Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:05 PM Nov 2018

Obama's birth certificate was the Foundational Lie of Trumpism...

Lawrence said something profound on Ari just now. The Birther Lie was Trump's first political lie and the media did not call him on it. He saw he could get away with lying. It was the foundational lie of Trumpism....the first big whopper and the media played along....fuckers...

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Obama's birth certificate was the Foundational Lie of Trumpism... (Original Post) jodymarie aimee Nov 2018 OP

Lawrence was excellent malaise Nov 2018 #1

Best post on DU for a Long time. brettdale Nov 2018 #2

Racism has been the foundation of the GOP since 1968. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #4

nah much further back than that fescuerescue Nov 2018 #5

Trumpism refers to his political career jodymarie aimee Nov 2018 #6

fair difference of opinion I suppose fescuerescue Nov 2018 #7

Of course, he was a liar his whole life. Flaleftist Nov 2018 #9

I remember screaming at the tv blue cat Nov 2018 #8

malaise

(268,930 posts)

1. Lawrence was excellent

Reply to jodymarie aimee (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:07 PM

Nov 2018

As always

brettdale

(12,377 posts)

2. Best post on DU for a Long time.

Reply to jodymarie aimee (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:08 PM

Nov 2018

Agree 100%.

The Birther Lie, started it all.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

3. Racism has been the foundation of the GOP since 1968.

Reply to jodymarie aimee (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:12 PM

Nov 2018

Recommended.

The media outlets are accessories after the fact.

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fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)

5. nah much further back than that

Reply to jodymarie aimee (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:15 PM

Nov 2018

Trump has been lying for a long long long time.

Not even his first political lie. Trump was lying about politics way back in the 1980's

To put it in time perspective, Obama was starting law school when Trump started his political lies.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/01/the-decade-when-donald-trump-became-a-celebrity/422838/

jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts)

6. Trumpism refers to his political career

Reply to fescuerescue (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:18 PM

Nov 2018

Lawrence is correct....

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)

7. fair difference of opinion I suppose

Reply to jodymarie aimee (Reply #6)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:24 PM

Nov 2018

The Atlantic isn't exactly conservative and their take seems pretty fact based. https://www.allsides.com/news-source/atlantic

Either way, the result is the same. We are stuck with him.

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)

9. Of course, he was a liar his whole life.

Reply to fescuerescue (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:28 PM

Nov 2018

But the Birther Conspiracy he championed and the media's failing to adequately call him out, was the catalyst for his rise.

blue cat

(2,415 posts)

8. I remember screaming at the tv

Reply to jodymarie aimee (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:24 PM

Nov 2018

Because the interviewer never ever challenged him about birth certificate but just wanted to views.

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