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Playingmantis

(584 posts)
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 06:55 PM Wednesday

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Drum

(10,609 posts)
1. You want to spread around something that you won't watch? On this website?
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 06:57 PM
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Playingmantis

(584 posts)
3. I wanted everyone to see the hateful and racist attack on Obama in this video..Got problem with that?
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:10 PM
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Drum

(10,609 posts)
4. Yup I do.
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:12 PM
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I don’t want hateful and false attacks spread around…and certainly not on DU.

That’s my stance. Got a problem with that?

Playingmantis

(584 posts)
7. I called them out for their hateful attack on Obama..I stand by that
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:38 PM
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Everyone should fully understand what these people are preaching

jls4561

(2,989 posts)
5. It's important to know your enemy's maneuvers. Also important to call out their lies. Obama did not request that
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:18 PM
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Georgetown remove their religious symbols. He merely asked for a backdrop of flags and drapes. Because the drapes were short, Georgetown covered their school insignia with plywood. Of course, being a Jesuit university, there was a religious symbol on the school sign. So Faux Nooz had a hissy fit.

https://www.factcheck.org/2009/04/obama-at-georgetown/

Now the Trump minions are repeating the lie (Surprise, surprise, surprise).

Perhaps Ms. McMahon should check her facts before she foists slurs about Democrats on schoolchildren. She probably thought she did, but her A1 check was wrong.

Playingmantis

(584 posts)
9. Thanks!! Glad someone understands why I posted this video..
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:45 PM
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It has to be seen to be believed

jls4561

(2,989 posts)
11. In all fairness, I read the Times article, but I didn't have the stomach to watch the video.
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:51 PM
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Response to Playingmantis (Original post)

sop

(18,108 posts)
6. The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is Trump's own policy think tank.
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:23 PM
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The America First Policy Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit conservative think tank founded in 2021 by former officials from the Trump administration, to promote policies associated with Trump.

https://ballotpedia.org/America_First_Policy_Institute

Why is this being posted here?

Playingmantis

(584 posts)
8. Do you not understand?
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:43 PM
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I posted that to show what a hateful video they created. They talk about Making America Great yet continually attack Democrats and Obama as unpatriotic and enemies..and I wanted everyone to see it and see for themselves what this group is spreading....What is so difficult to understand?

sop

(18,108 posts)
10. Of course I understand.
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:51 PM
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You've posted and are urging others to watch a video produced by former Trump administration political propagandists. Some might even call it a rightwing talking point.

Playingmantis

(584 posts)
12. It is an expose of how hateful and dangerous they are
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:52 PM
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Playingmantis

(584 posts)
13. I can see that some dont get why I posted this..
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:56 PM
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So to avoid controvery I am removing it...I still say this hateful video should be seen..but rather than cause controversy I am deleting it..SORRY IF SOME DIDNT THINK IT WORTHWHILE

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