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Drum
(10,609 posts)Playingmantis
(584 posts)Drum
(10,609 posts)I dont want hateful and false attacks spread around
and certainly not on DU.
Thats my stance. Got a problem with that?
Playingmantis
(584 posts)Everyone should fully understand what these people are preaching
jls4561
(2,989 posts)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)It has to be seen to be believed
jls4561
(2,989 posts)Response to Playingmantis (Original post)
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sop
(18,108 posts)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)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)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)Playingmantis
(584 posts)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