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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:13 PM

DHelix (89 posts)

Trump's birther PR stunt a reminder of the danger of gossip

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Seriously. For 24 hours there was speculation about drugs, divorce and tons more just because this asshole known for birther lies said he had some huge announcement that would change the election. I was as guilty of it as anybody for being worried but it's shocking how many people were pulled in by this, worried by this, and trying to figure out what it might be in order to prepare for it.

Once again, our own insecurity seems to have done the President a disservice, just like after the first debate. Now, let's get back to promoting his IDEAS and his CHARACTER and put this sad chapter behind us. The Right Wingers are united in tearing him down. We need to be united in raising him, his ideas and Democratic principles up as much as possible wherever possible.

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23 replies	Author	Time	Post
Trump's birther PR stunt a reminder of the danger of gossip (Original post)	DHelix	Oct 2012	OP
I wasn't worried. I mean, it's Trump.	Jennicut	Oct 2012	#1
Do you have a facebook page	JustAnotherGen	Oct 2012	#2
?	SLCLiberal	Oct 2012	#3
ALL of your posts are about rightwing shit.	writes3000	Oct 2012	#4
I think we should change the rules about how many posts it takes to start an OP.	LisaL	Oct 2012	#11
Not true or fair.	DHelix	Oct 2012	#12
But you still managed to repeat this false gossip, even in this OP.	LisaL	Oct 2012	#14
Only to remind of how stupid it got now that we know what he really had (nothing)	DHelix	Oct 2012	#17
Yikes!	whttevrr	Oct 2012	#20
Trump	oswaldactedalone	Oct 2012	#5
EVERYTHING Trump does is $ELF $erving. Remember that, always. Always.	themaguffin	Oct 2012	#6
Considering you were one of the people spreading this false gossip around here...	LisaL	Oct 2012	#7
IT is ridiculous.	writes3000	Oct 2012	#9
Sure is.	LisaL	Oct 2012	#13
Who better to speak of the dangers of anything than somebody who made the mistake themself?	DHelix	Oct 2012	#18
+101	Hutzpa	Oct 2012	#16
YUP! Been saying this for months- we should only focus on positives.	graham4anything	Oct 2012	#8
I never thought it was anything serious.	moobu2	Oct 2012	#10
I'm guilty as charged,	GallopingGhost	Oct 2012	#15
This stunt is so bad, it's actually good for our side.	reformist2	Oct 2012	#19
I think it's even worse for them than that. The birther lies aren't shared by centrists	DHelix	Oct 2012	#21
After the birth certificate stunt, Trump's	GallopingGhost	Oct 2012	#22
Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team)	Dubster	Oct 2012	#23

Response to DHelix (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:15 PM

Jennicut (25,347 posts)

1. I wasn't worried. I mean, it's Trump.

Biggest blowhard around. No one took it seriously, even many conservatives.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:15 PM

JustAnotherGen (5,596 posts)

2. Do you have a facebook page

Twitter account?

Make up for it by posting this - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/the-donald-fired-from-trump-tower-no-longer-manger-new-york-high-rise_n_2006368.html

D.T. is humiliated right now - so I'd love to see that story firing around on google when people type in the words Donald Trump.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:15 PM

SLCLiberal (100 posts)

3. ?

Did trump ever "announce" anything?

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:16 PM

writes3000 (3,504 posts)

4. ALL of your posts are about rightwing shit.

And you just got here.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:23 PM

LisaL (22,819 posts)

11. I think we should change the rules about how many posts it takes to start an OP.

Sure as hell should be more than 20.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:24 PM

DHelix (89 posts)

12. Not true or fair.

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1534039

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021552173

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251155288

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251166763

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=132747

I have already apologized for being nervous/insecure about situations where Obama is in trouble. I do tend to lose my cool when it seems like some BS smear may work but that's only because I'm concerned. Perhaps I shouldn't worry as much and put up the wall that some of you seem to be able to. I'm working on it.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:27 PM

LisaL (22,819 posts)

14. But you still managed to repeat this false gossip, even in this OP.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:31 PM

DHelix (89 posts)

17. Only to remind of how stupid it got now that we know what he really had (nothing)

I also wanted to make it clear that I'm embarrassed for being taken in and worried by it all. I"m sure I wasn't alone. It's obvious from posts on here that others were refreshing nervously hoping nothing damaging would come up.

There's a big difference between that and hoping for failure which is what it seems like you're implying I was doing and I take offense to that.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:50 PM

whttevrr (296 posts)

20. Yikes!

Relax... What's up with the judgement? That's not very Liberal. Is there a written list of posts that are unacceptable here? Or are you just making them up as you go?

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:16 PM

oswaldactedalone (1,214 posts)

5. Trump

has officially jumped the shark. Wow just wow!!!

We now need one of our own to offer 10 mil for Robme's tax returns.

Three words, un bee lievable!!!

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:17 PM

themaguffin (1,167 posts)

6. EVERYTHING Trump does is $ELF $erving. Remember that, always. Always.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:17 PM

LisaL (22,819 posts)

7. Considering you were one of the people spreading this false gossip around here...

I am glad you finally realized the danger of spreading gossip.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:18 PM

writes3000 (3,504 posts)

9. IT is ridiculous.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:26 PM

LisaL (22,819 posts)

13. Sure is.

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Somebody joins, starts posting OPs about gossip and rumors, and then freaking lectures us on dangers of gossip. I think free republic is missing its member.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:39 PM

DHelix (89 posts)

18. Who better to speak of the dangers of anything than somebody who made the mistake themself?

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There has been a lot of talk and jokes about what Trump might have had. I thought I had info to share that we could all discuss. I don't see how it's any different than what others were doing and the point of this thread is to admit that I feel bad for believing he might have had something bad in the first place. You can look at those posts and it's pretty clear that I ALWAYS saw it from the perspective of "What would this mean" and how could we "minimize any damage" for the President if the rumors are true.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:28 PM

Hutzpa (10,475 posts)

16. +101

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Hence why people like the Donald are multi millionaires because they understand a very simple concept which is; --There are SUCKERS born every second of the the day-- it used to be every other day or every few hours, but now it seems like every second.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:18 PM

graham4anything (9,255 posts)

8. YUP! Been saying this for months- we should only focus on positives.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:20 PM

moobu2 (3,675 posts)

10. I never thought it was anything serious.

maybe a fake document or something.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:27 PM

GallopingGhost (854 posts)

15. I'm guilty as charged,

because the Republicans are the masters of dirty tricks.

Then again, it being "The Donald," I should have known.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:41 PM

reformist2 (4,083 posts)

19. This stunt is so bad, it's actually good for our side.

1.) Most people don't like the idea of rich people trying to bribe others to do things.

2.) Most people aren't proud of their college transcripts - that is, if they even went to college!

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:54 PM

DHelix (89 posts)

21. I think it's even worse for them than that. The birther lies aren't shared by centrists

The birther lies only took off in RW circles because of Barack's name and skin color. Had he been a guy with a name like Mitt Romney that looked like Mitt Romney nobody would be questioning his heritage ever.

When Trump turns to this birther BS it HAS to remind undecideds and centrists who they're running with if they vote for the other side. Do they really want to be associated with such nonsense? That's where I think this will backfire.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:14 PM

GallopingGhost (854 posts)

22. After the birth certificate stunt, Trump's

popularity took a nosedive. That will happen again after this latest nonsense.

And at the beginning of the video, he still takes credit for the release of the long-form. Unbelieveable ego. It amazes that any serious politician wants to associate with him.

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:29 PM

Dubster (427 posts)

23. Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team)

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