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FreshHoo

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I don't necessarily disagree with anything you've written. But it is


our politicians we need to look at for all the "fake" news bruhaha; and this goes way back further than Trump who I agree is a promotor and knows how to stroke the crowd. However, Obama lied, blatantly, to get Obamacare through a Democratic Congress; Bush overstated and lied about the Patriot Act and the govt accessing emails, texts, calls, etc of citizens; throw in Congress and pols on both sides adding "poison pills" into otherwise agreeable legislation for no other purpose than to use a no vote as campaign fodder to suggest their opponents don't support veterans, the poor, or whatever and it is clear pols, on both sides, aren't telling lies but are knowingly not telling the whole truth. When the MSM mentions this but doesn't beat the pols about the head with it, it is frustrating to those of us who realize that every issue is not black or white and that those on the other side aren't heathens that need to be marginalized. Trump is bombastic in delivery but isn't doing anything other pols don't also do, IMHO. Remember, Obama would shun interviews with the major reporters with the MSM in favor of local reporters from local papers wherever he visited AND gave very few press presentations because, reportedly, he felt he didn't need the MSM, or their questions, to get his message out because of social media.

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Posted: 07/04/2018 at 12:46PM



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Double bonus of lies from DT on the 4th -- Hfbyrd 07/04/2018 08:29AM
  That comb over definition was brilliant ** -- WahooMatt05 07/04/2018 12:49PM
  I have to ask; do you actually support a free press? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 07/04/2018 1:48PM
  Certainly do. ** -- FreshHoo 07/04/2018 11:09PM
  Define MSM. And is Fox included in this critique? -- hooyorkcity 07/04/2018 10:45AM
  A good summary. -- Chuck Taylor 07/04/2018 12:37PM
  Great post! ** -- SchmHoo 07/04/2018 12:34PM
  Bravo! +∞** -- Hoo TV 07/04/2018 11:44AM
  Our hero! ** -- wahoo138 07/04/2018 09:09AM

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