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Denzil_DC

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13. The campaign missed a trick.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Sep 13, 2016, 09:29 AM

Sep 2016

She should have adopted the tactic of UK MP Dennis Skinner in Parliament a few years ago:

Skinner: "Half the Tory Members opposite are crooks"

Speaker: "The honourable member MUST withdraw that remark"

Skinner: "OK, half the Tories are NOT crooks"

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ANyone else notice that media are now playing the Deplorables clip from the beginning [View all] malaise Sep 2016 OP

I'm sure the media is surprised by all the editorials written in support of what Clinton said. sarae Sep 2016 #1

What I don't get is ReTHUGs have publicly stated that they are not endorsing him malaise Sep 2016 #2

Yep... sarae Sep 2016 #3

The print media have been the only ones stepping up to the plate BumRushDaShow Sep 2016 #4

They need to be playing the next 2 or 3 paragraphs that came after. sinkingfeeling Sep 2016 #5

60% of Trump supporters think President Obama is "A MUSLIN!" napkinz Sep 2016 #6

And 20% of Trump supporters thought Lincoln was wrong to free the slaves. muntrv Sep 2016 #9

Trump surrogates are being allowed to lie on TV and say she insulted half of the tblue37 Sep 2016 #7

But but but malaise Sep 2016 #8

Let's see, think it's fair to classify "supporter" as his primary voters and endorsers bigbrother05 Sep 2016 #16

It's probably not a good idea to insult swaths of the country regardless of how big they are. MadDAsHell Sep 2016 #17

we must remember Cryptoad Sep 2016 #10

From the day she said it I asked why did media deliberately omit the beginning malaise Sep 2016 #11

I have to admit, it is pretty funny watching Trump's feigned outrage. world wide wally Sep 2016 #12

So funny... cilla4progress Sep 2016 #15

The campaign missed a trick. Denzil_DC Sep 2016 #13

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Sep 2016 #14

She was being generous AwakeAtLast Sep 2016 #18