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Two good things about this failed smear
It was exposed quickly, and now any future similar attempts will be looked at skeptically by most people. The second aspect is the more important one, I think.
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Two good things about this failed smear (Original Post)
DavidDvorkin
Apr 2019
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Exactly right, David. We are way smarter than the idiots peddling this crap. n/t
CaliforniaPeggy
Apr 2019
#3
Pete's Kindness IQ Is As High As His Actual IQ--Makes Him Immune to This Crap
DoctorJoJo
Apr 2019
#4
Chipper Chat
(10,037 posts)1. I dare. I just dare any Puke to bring this up on TV talk shows.
The retribution should be relentless.
DavidDvorkin
(19,898 posts)2. Yes, indeed.
CaliforniaPeggy
(152,141 posts)3. Exactly right, David. We are way smarter than the idiots peddling this crap. n/t
DoctorJoJo
(1,134 posts)4. Pete's Kindness IQ Is As High As His Actual IQ--Makes Him Immune to This Crap
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)5. Pete knew before anyone else it was a set up and who did it.
He is way too smart to take bait, rely on polling data or answer stupid questions from media pundits
True Dough
(20,362 posts)6. Even though the damage was limited,
I'd like to see the perpetrator of this hoax charged and prosecuted.
DavidDvorkin
(19,898 posts)7. Oh, yes.
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)8. Me too
The same nutjob did this to Mueller so it is unlikely he will be prosecuted for this. I have heard he is under investigation for something else to do with fraud but I don't know if it is true.