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WTF? The official WH account just posted that it is snowing, it's 55 degrees in DC. (Original Post) dewsgirl Jan 2020 OP
Probably another effort to deny the reality of climate change. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #1
On CNN right now "All The President's Lies" BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #2
And Trump Isn't Impeached! OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2020 #3
It means tRump is snorting blow again Blue Owl Jan 2020 #4
! htuttle Jan 2020 #9
I don't for one minute believe this is accidental. chowder66 Jan 2020 #5
I have said since the W Bush Administration that these blatant lies are tests. Midnight Writer Jan 2020 #7
Well, if you consider cocaine to be "snow" I suppose they might be right. smirkymonkey Jan 2020 #6
It hit 70 two consecutive days: spooky3 Jan 2020 #8
Usually it's a distraction from bad news coming More_Cowbell Jan 2020 #10
Have they tweeted anything about the chocolate rations yet? I am awaiting news lunasun Jan 2020 #11
LoL😂....😳 dewsgirl Jan 2020 #14
Where? DFW Jan 2020 #12
Republicans believe they have the right to create their own reality..... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #13
Fake snow for the fake president & administration. nt WePurrsevere Jan 2020 #15

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,734 posts)
1. Probably another effort to deny the reality of climate change.
Sun Jan 12, 2020, 11:38 PM
Jan 2020

55 in DC in January is unusual so they're making up their own snow to pretend it's not 55. The "snowflakes" were added by His Lardship himself with his white Sharpie pen.

BigmanPigman

(51,609 posts)
2. On CNN right now "All The President's Lies"
Sun Jan 12, 2020, 11:43 PM
Jan 2020

with Jake Tapper. I guess "Snow in DC" will be in the follow up episode since the lies will continue.

chowder66

(9,073 posts)
5. I don't for one minute believe this is accidental.
Sun Jan 12, 2020, 11:47 PM
Jan 2020

They are up to something. Probably watching the responses and gaming out argumentative strategies.

Midnight Writer

(21,768 posts)
7. I have said since the W Bush Administration that these blatant lies are tests.
Sun Jan 12, 2020, 11:58 PM
Jan 2020

They want to see how far they can go, what works and what doesn't work, what are the impacts on people, how can they use them to their advantage.

Case in point. The picture above. Optics, visuals, trump any narrative. Karl Rove actually bragged about this, crowing about how a good picture can overpower bad press.

They are pushing our buttons, the ones beneath the surface, searching for our automatic responses. Responses so deep in our subconscious that we don't even recognize them. "Gut" responses that bypass our logic and morals.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
6. Well, if you consider cocaine to be "snow" I suppose they might be right.
Sun Jan 12, 2020, 11:54 PM
Jan 2020

I suspect it is probably snowing most nights in the White House.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
11. Have they tweeted anything about the chocolate rations yet? I am awaiting news
Mon Jan 13, 2020, 01:11 AM
Jan 2020

The new ration did not start till tomorrow and [Winston] had only four cigarettes left. For the moment he had shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen. It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grammes a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be REDUCED to twenty grammes a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours?… Was he, then, ALONE in the possession of a memory?

Hey just a little re-education on what you think the weather is dewsgirl

Resist

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
13. Republicans believe they have the right to create their own reality.....
Mon Jan 13, 2020, 01:31 AM
Jan 2020

no matter the subject at hand. They're just doing this one to stay in practice.

So now, we may have as high as 30% of the American public that believe it's snowing in D.C......

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