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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 02:19 PM Oct 2018

Report: Ex-Senate Secretary Spread George Soros Conspiracy Theory About Migrant Caravan

Source: The Daily Beast



Former Secretary of the U.S. Senate Kelly Johnston on Monday spread a conspiracy theory alleging that philanthropist George Soros’ company Open Society “planned” the caravan of migrants heading to the border—including “where they defecate”—according to a tweet from New York Times reporter Kenneth Vogel. On Monday night, Johnston, who now works as the vice president of government affairs for Campbell Soup, reportedly tweeted a photo of the caravan alongside the caption: “See those vans on the right? What you don’t see are the troop carriers and the rail cars taking them north. @OpenSociety planned and is executing this, including where they defecate. And they have an army of American immigration lawyers waiting at the border.” There is no evidence to support any of Johnston’s claims. Campbell Soup denied responsibility for Johnston’s comments, telling Vogel that “The opinions Mr. Johnston expresses on Twitter are his individual views & do not represent the position of @CampbellSoupCo.” Johnston has since deleted his Twitter account.




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Report: Ex-Senate Secretary Spread George Soros Conspiracy Theory About Migrant Caravan (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2018 OP
Fuck the GOP. They can't win honestly or Chickensoup Oct 2018 #1
So true saidsimplesimon Oct 2018 #2
So well said. n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2018 #5
Typical GOP Idiot. Racerdog1 Oct 2018 #3
K&R Scurrilous Oct 2018 #4
From Sec. of the Senate (under Bob Dole) to V.P. of Government Affairs for Campbell's Soup? Judi Lynn Oct 2018 #6
So, there really is a soup "nazi"! justhanginon Oct 2018 #7
republican lies are dangerous for America Achilleaze Oct 2018 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author hedda_foil Oct 2018 #9
Sue the bastard..defamation of character... Maxheader Oct 2018 #10
If there was any conspiracy or coordination of effort made not_the_one Oct 2018 #11
Just emailed Campbell's Soup. I hope many others do the same. AJT Oct 2018 #12
+1000 Vinnie From Indy Oct 2018 #14
This same stuff went on in Hitlers Germany by Joesph Gobbles . Yes I am comparing Trump's tactics geretogo Oct 2018 #13
Soros supports groups that will make him pay higher taxes out of fairness onit2day Oct 2018 #15
This makes no kind of sense - I mean whose base is motivated to vote by fear - specifically fear of Kashkakat v.2.0 Oct 2018 #16

Judi Lynn

(160,524 posts)
6. From Sec. of the Senate (under Bob Dole) to V.P. of Government Affairs for Campbell's Soup?
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 02:50 PM
Oct 2018

Why would a soup company have a department of Government Affairs? WTF?

Here's this vicious political propagandist's sour little face:



Kelly Johnston: If he had to stick to the truth, he'd have so little to say.

justhanginon

(3,290 posts)
7. So, there really is a soup "nazi"!
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 02:53 PM
Oct 2018

Don't think I would want to buy soup from a company that has someone that stupid as Vice President of Government Affairs.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
8. republican lies are dangerous for America
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 02:54 PM
Oct 2018

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

 

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)
11. If there was any conspiracy or coordination of effort made
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 05:10 PM
Oct 2018

it was by republicans, who would have spread info about a "caravan" about to form, and that as many as possible should take advantage of it, along with places, times, etc.

The caravan is the absolute best optic turdface could have to air, right before the midterm election.

Anytime they accuse us of doing something, it is to muddy the waters so THEY won't be seen doing what they have accused us of doing.

They have done this over and over again.

Vinnie From Indy

(10,820 posts)
14. +1000
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 09:58 PM
Oct 2018

Freedom is not free and neither is being a racist douchebag.

Campbell Soup is nuts to keep this POS on their stff.

geretogo

(1,281 posts)
13. This same stuff went on in Hitlers Germany by Joesph Gobbles . Yes I am comparing Trump's tactics
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 09:53 PM
Oct 2018

to Hitler and Joesph Gobbles.

 

onit2day

(1,201 posts)
15. Soros supports groups that will make him pay higher taxes out of fairness
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 11:05 PM
Oct 2018

Kocks never do that. He donates to those who care about the good of the country unlike those who donate to enrich themselves out of greed

Kashkakat v.2.0

(1,752 posts)
16. This makes no kind of sense - I mean whose base is motivated to vote by fear - specifically fear of
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 11:53 PM
Oct 2018

hordes of brown people heading this way to storm the border and lnvade. And notice how Drumpfenfhurer threw in the bit about how theres also "mid easterners in the crowd - in case central americans werent scary enough!!

If its an orchestrated drama it sure as heck isnt our side doing it. The timing is rather suspect, imho..... I dunno. There was a time when arms for hostages would have seemed like a far fetched idea.

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