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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBusted! National Review Crops and “Dirties” Photo From Austin Walmart, Claims It Shows “Venezuela”
So Michelle Malkin in National Review did a piece on Bernie Sanders a few days ago, still whining about the underarm deodorant issueBuzz Clik
(38,437 posts)Warpy
(111,169 posts)who has never been particularly known for telling the truth about anything or anyone.
Unfortunately, her fans are stupid and she knows it. They'll let this slide because "hey, it could be in Venezuela!"
Yeah, they're that stupid.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)that purportedly showed Middle Easterners "celebrating" the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9-11, when in actuality it was a file video of people celebrating a local festival.
On the Road
(20,783 posts)especially since the underlying point on the Venezuelan economy is perfectly valid, and it shouldn't be too difficult to demonstrate. Just because illustrative photos are hard to find doesn't mean you use a fake one.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)pa28
(6,145 posts)Good lesson on being extremely skeptical of any representation of Venezuela you see in the media. Lots of anti-government propaganda out there and unfortunately it's been very effective in terms of influencing public opinion in the US.
randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]I'm always right. When I'm wrong I admit it.
So then I'm right about being wrong.[/center][/font][hr]
House of Roberts
(5,165 posts).
deutsey
(20,166 posts)but it used to be a right-wing site.
I've never followed it before or after the change, so I don't know for sure.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Now spends most of the time exposing the dangerous craziness of the rightwing.
House of Roberts
(5,165 posts)those of us on the left referred to the site as 'Little Freep Greenballs'.