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brooklynite

(94,552 posts)
Mon Feb 29, 2016, 05:32 PM Feb 2016

This is why I like David Brock's American Bridge PAC.....

How Trump Acknowledged David Duke On CNN In 1991: "I Hate Seeing What It Represents"

In a 1991 CNN interview, Donald Trump remarked that he hated seeing support for David Duke because it shows there's a lot of "anger" and "hostility in this country" and said President George H.W. Bush "had to come out against him."

Duke recently urged his white nationalist supporters to vote for Trump. During a February 28 CNN interview, Trump repeatedly refused to denounce Duke's support and claimed, "I don't know anything about David Duke, OK?" Trump later blamed a "lousy earpiece" for his refusal to denounce the former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard, an explanation that is not standing up to scrutiny.

Some of Trump's media supporters have dismissed the Duke issue as "gotcha politics" and bizarrely called Duke a "hardcore leftist." Trump ally and conservative author Roger Stone suggested on Alex Jones' program that Trump "doesn't know who David Duke is." Stone continued that "he doesn't know this guy ran for governor and did well. He doesn't know that he's a hater and a bigot. You know, this is an attempt to smear Trump."

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/02/29/how-trump-acknowledged-david-duke-on-cnn-in-199/208892


I've been to their War Room. They're oppo files are deep and are continually being updated.
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This is why I like David Brock's American Bridge PAC..... (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2016 OP
Brock has a lot of research at his leftynyc Feb 2016 #1
Can't stand him Seen him several times lying about Bernie just as Hillary does. bkkyosemite Feb 2016 #2
He used to lie about Hillary too. revbones Feb 2016 #3
Because once a Republican, always a Republican..... brooklynite Feb 2016 #4
Elizabeth Warren Kall Feb 2016 #6
No, but once an admitted lying hatchet-man... revbones Feb 2016 #9
Caught in the act of fucking a goose, hifiguy Feb 2016 #5
Winnah! n/t ebayfool Feb 2016 #10
David Brock and Media Matters have done outstanding work! Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #7
I guess Brock is worse than Trump for some here hfojvt Feb 2016 #8
 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
1. Brock has a lot of research at his
Mon Feb 29, 2016, 05:35 PM
Feb 2016

fingertips. He's a valuable asset and will continue to be so during the general election. Glad he saw the light.

Kall

(615 posts)
6. Elizabeth Warren
Mon Feb 29, 2016, 06:23 PM
Feb 2016

never wrote a book of deliberate lies bent on assassinating someone's character, but nice try.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
5. Caught in the act of fucking a goose,
Mon Feb 29, 2016, 06:22 PM
Feb 2016

David Brock would claim, with a straight face, that he was just fluffing the duvet.

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)
8. I guess Brock is worse than Trump for some here
Mon Feb 29, 2016, 06:31 PM
Feb 2016

I tend to give Trump a pass on this.

He's a lightweight. When DDuke was a story and the story was all about bashing DDuke, then Trump jumped on that. But that was 25 years ago. Trump might remember something from two months ago, or be able to say something about a current event, but that doesn't mean he remembers 25 years ago.

Of course, he doesn't want to admit to a bad memory either, so let's blame the earpiece.

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