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KY_EnviroGuy

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39. Shame on publications such as The Hill for headlining obvious lies.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2019, 05:04 AM

Jul 2019

There was no valid reason for including the claims about water and air quality without proper verification. Do The Hill's executives even care that these headlines are broadcast around the globe and often taken as fact, or that such statements affect U.S. public opinion regarding our need for strong environmental control laws and regulations?

What ever happened to basic ethics in journalism?..... ........

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Trump rejects need for climate action at G-20: US has 'cleanest' water and air 'we've ever had' [View all] left-of-center2012 Jun 2019 OP

I.Hate.Him. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2019 #1

So.Do.I. BigmanPigman Jun 2019 #15

I.As.Well. walkingman Jun 2019 #21

Translation: Yes, I am bought and paid for, and a moron. I don't know enough to lie properly, nor mahina Jun 2019 #2

+1 FailureToCommunicate Jun 2019 #8

Correction seleff Jun 2019 #9

He Failed Me. Jun 2019 #3

Worthless scum bluestarone Jun 2019 #4

What a lying sack of crap Kaiserguy Jun 2019 #5

For the love of all that is holy Rural_Progressive Jun 2019 #6

He should ask Flint, MI about this... wcmagumba Jun 2019 #7

Better yet, ask him to drink the water. Haggis for Breakfast Jun 2019 #34

So Donny, does this mean... maddogesq Jun 2019 #10

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The people of Flint Michigan might want to have a word with him over that whopper. cstanleytech Jun 2019 #12

Does he look at anything but his gulf course in Forida? Tech Jun 2019 #13

If the air and water are the cleanest we've ever had... SeattleVet Jun 2019 #14

Didn't you hear, the air and water completely cleaned itself up the day he was elected. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2019 #19

His stupidity is frightening. gademocrat7 Jun 2019 #16

No. The US has the STUPIDEST president we've ever had. PA Democrat Jun 2019 #17

I enjoy stepping in dog shit rather than listening to the crap he spews packman Jun 2019 #18

I am completely FED UP MBS Jun 2019 #20

I've been a member of the same club since 08 November 2016. sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 #26

Same here. MBS Jun 2019 #29

How. I attribute how to enough 'church' communities and other entities sprinkleeninow Jun 2019 #32

LIAR They_Live Jun 2019 #22

Goddamn piece of shit - utterly worthless, lower than amoeba. dalton99a Jun 2019 #23

Those coal plants are really cleaning up the air. JohnnyRingo Jun 2019 #24

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Yep. And I'll point out, ONCE AGAIN... Grokenstein Jun 2019 #28

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Did you read my podt??? Traildogbob Jun 2019 #37

In these times the sarcasm thingy under smiles is you friend. GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #38

Will do😉 Traildogbob Jul 2019 #41

Give him a glass of Flint water and watch him drink it Xipe Totec Jun 2019 #30

Idiot trump rickyhall Jun 2019 #33

die you ignorant fucked up piece of shit JI7 Jun 2019 #35

Shame on publications such as The Hill for headlining obvious lies. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2019 #39

If the water is so clean he should try drinking water from Onondaga Lake dustyscamp Jul 2019 #40