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lefty2000

(177 posts) Mon Mar 20, 2017, 10:03 AM Mar 2017

Wiretap Claim: An Interesting Theory

This morning my wife offered a likely explanation of Donald Trump's repeated falsehood about being wire tapped by Obama.

He keeps repeating it because he believes it.

He believes it because ....(drum roll)......that's what he would have done.

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Wiretap Claim: An Interesting Theory (Original Post) lefty2000 Mar 2017 OP

Actually truth to that... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #1

but not hypothetically. there's some real wiretapping going on. unblock Mar 2017 #2

Wounded Bear

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1. Actually truth to that...

Reply to lefty2000 (Original post)

Mon Mar 20, 2017, 10:07 AM

Mar 2017

his defining characteristic is projection.

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2. but not hypothetically. there's some real wiretapping going on.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 20, 2017, 10:39 AM

Mar 2017

not by obama, i agree that the projection/misdirection.

but i don't think donnie is big on idle speculation, imaging himself on obama's shoes just for the hell of it.

no, i think donnie is well aware of some real wiretapping having nothing to do with obama, whether he's the beneficiary or the target or both.

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