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maxsolomon

(33,252 posts)
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 06:18 PM Mar 2017

Where to Republicans go to learn how to lie?

Their remorselessness is impressive.

Is there some sort of institute where they memorize talking points, deflection, and where to draw the line between lies of omission or lies of obfuscation, and flat-out falsehoods?

Does the Heritage Foundation run seminars or something? Their churches?

Or is it just innate to the mindset?

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Where to Republicans go to learn how to lie? (Original Post) maxsolomon Mar 2017 OP
tRump University Cattledog Mar 2017 #1
CPAC has classes. louis-t Mar 2017 #2
ah, yes. I seem to remember hearing about that maxsolomon Mar 2017 #9
They're born with it. COLGATE4 Mar 2017 #3
Luntz. C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #4
RW Xian church. NCjack Mar 2017 #5
Their mother's womb? WhiteTara Mar 2017 #6
Satan teaches and satan reaches out for his spawn so they can transmit the Culture. Ask Steve King delisen Mar 2017 #7
What I really Jamaal510 Mar 2017 #8
Could be paid, could be getting from GOPRadio sharedvalues Mar 2017 #14
Church. It's been pushing lies for centuries. NightWatcher Mar 2017 #10
There's some really important shit that Jesus said maxsolomon Mar 2017 #11
HA! furtheradu Mar 2017 #12
GOP orgs in DC teach them - see this Post article sharedvalues Mar 2017 #13
Ugh - thanks maxsolomon Mar 2017 #15
It's a genetic defect. roamer65 Mar 2017 #16

maxsolomon

(33,252 posts)
9. ah, yes. I seem to remember hearing about that
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 06:59 PM
Mar 2017

others I wonder? Heritage Foundation? Discovery Institute?

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
8. What I really
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 06:49 PM
Mar 2017

want to know is who provides their online trolls with their marching orders. There's always some random RWer who appears on every LW site, and spout a set of hit-and-run talking point posts.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
14. Could be paid, could be getting from GOPRadio
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 08:03 PM
Mar 2017

We know Russia paid internet trolls to pose as pro-Trump voters

http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-internet-trolls-and-donald-trump-2016-7

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/russia-trolls-cyberattacks-propaganda-influence-election/story?id=44610568


But if the trolls are real, I too want to know where the real people get their talking points​. Conservative propaganda sites like GOP/Limbaugh radio, Federalist, Newsmax, Daily Caller, Infowars?

maxsolomon

(33,252 posts)
11. There's some really important shit that Jesus said
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 07:12 PM
Mar 2017

that just gets ignored by RW Xtians. I am a post-Catholic Atheist, but I remember it.

I'm thinking of setting up a booth on the Seattle waterfront just to ask people "what's your favorite Jesus quote?", to see if they actually know any. Or just the judgy shit surrounding his words.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
13. GOP orgs in DC teach them - see this Post article
Mon Mar 13, 2017, 07:39 PM
Mar 2017
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/31/AR2010013102860.html

2010 article on Washington Post front page.

Conservative Action Project
State Policy Network
Secretive Council for National Policy
Heritage

They all coordinate through breakfasts and meetings in DC.
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