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Nevilledog

(51,096 posts) Mon Sep 28, 2020, 10:41 AM Sep 2020

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Brent Terhune: TRUMPS tax returns??? FAKE NEWS (((Satire)))

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Brent Terhune: TRUMPS tax returns??? FAKE NEWS (((Satire))) (Original Post) Nevilledog Sep 2020 OP

I love how they all end with him Covid coughing! malaise Sep 2020 #1

It's his signature! Nevilledog Sep 2020 #2

He's so close to the real thing... 2naSalit Sep 2020 #3

Colbert did the same to them malaise Sep 2020 #4

He did, I saw that. 2naSalit Sep 2020 #5

At least 3 people got mad at me when I first sent them Terhune videos 🤣🤣🤣🤣 lunasun Sep 2020 #9

Ok, that got a chuckle... Wounded Bear Sep 2020 #6

I'm sure you didn't mean to use it this way, but the triple parenthesis is.. aidbo Sep 2020 #7

It's to call attention to it being SATIRE because it's hard to tell these days Nevilledog Sep 2020 #8

malaise

(268,980 posts)

1. I love how they all end with him Covid coughing!

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 10:44 AM

Sep 2020

Nevilledog

(51,096 posts)

2. It's his signature!

Reply to malaise (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 10:47 AM

Sep 2020

2naSalit

(86,593 posts)

3. He's so close to the real thing...

Reply to malaise (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:16 AM

Sep 2020

That it fools a lot of people. He's good at this.

malaise

(268,980 posts)

4. Colbert did the same to them

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:17 AM

Sep 2020

until he did the Correspondents Dinner with Helen Thomas

2naSalit

(86,593 posts)

5. He did, I saw that.

Reply to malaise (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:19 AM

Sep 2020

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

9. At least 3 people got mad at me when I first sent them Terhune videos 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:41 AM

Sep 2020

He lives in Indiana and spent time under gov Pence so he probably has archetypes in abundance near to where he is and he can mimic thier behavior quite well and with a hilarious send up

Wounded Bear

(58,649 posts)

6. Ok, that got a chuckle...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:19 AM

Sep 2020

aidbo

(2,328 posts)

7. I'm sure you didn't mean to use it this way, but the triple parenthesis is..

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:24 AM

Sep 2020

..an anti-Semitic trope.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_parentheses
Just FYI

Nevilledog

(51,096 posts)

8. It's to call attention to it being SATIRE because it's hard to tell these days

Reply to aidbo (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:29 AM

Sep 2020

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