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LiberalLovinLug

(14,173 posts)
38. This is for the red meat
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 03:46 PM
Apr 2020

If any of us gets into an argument with a MAGA-T, this is yet another easy answer to throw back if they get painted into a corner "But but Trump inherited "broken tests" from Obama!" It goes in the vault of "alternative facts" they can use.

Which brings up another thing. So sick of Democrats getting pwned. They should have been harping for weeks, months, already, every chance they get, to inform the public how Trump dismantled the pandemic response team he had set up to deal with just this type of situation. Republicans, especially Trump, will just repeat repeat repeat this lie until its a fact with half the country. Its amazing that this rag tag incompetent R party is so damn effective at not only rewriting history, but the present too.

They now don't even just deflect criticism, now they actually turn it around and accuse the silent Democrats of it until it sticks. So even if Democrats, and competent MSM news, spends all their time debunking Trumps lies about incompetence and inaction by Obama, what is lost is that Obama had actually set up this team in the first place. That he was proactive. It all gets reduced down to he said, he said. False equivalency. And the best outcome will be a conclusion by the MSM that BOTH SIDES are equally incompetent on dealing with pandemics.

Every time, LIKE THIS TIME, Trump tries to invent reality and blame Obama, a Democrat should demand to be heard by the MSM to react immediately and set the record straight.

Thank-you journalist Acosta still_one Apr 2020 #1
Acosta is a great journalist and brave human being samsingh Apr 2020 #20
+++ still_one Apr 2020 #23
Does it bother anyone else... maddiemom Apr 2020 #27
Helen Thomas would've left Pres. Turd whimpering on the floor. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #28
yes samsingh Apr 2020 #30
Helen Thomas would have revised her statement samsingh Apr 2020 #32
he's brave because trump attacks him mercilessly, as do trump's demented followers. samsingh Apr 2020 #29
Well done, Acosta SouthernCal_Dem Apr 2020 #2
Major props and kudos to Acosta. MFGsunny Apr 2020 #3
Jim and other journalists have been doing a better job... Caliman73 Apr 2020 #4
+1,000 /nt spudspud Apr 2020 #25
Reasoning inside the rabbit hole. Baitball Blogger Apr 2020 #5
Yes but Acosta should have followed up with PCIntern Apr 2020 #6
I'm gonna nominate him for the Noble prize for that question. gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #7
I'm glad you spelled that correctly Dream Girl Apr 2020 #10
By next year, the right wing will be saying that this virus/quarantined happened when Obama was Yavin4 Apr 2020 #8
Next year they'll be saying President Biden is making it much worse, that he's responsible for the sop Apr 2020 #12
Yup. I have absolutely no doubt that's what they'll say! hedda_foil Apr 2020 #19
He's right malaise Apr 2020 #9
This is madness Hav Apr 2020 #11
But The Tests Weren't "Broken" DallasNE Apr 2020 #13
That is using logic with someone who does not have logic in his vocabulary. gordianot Apr 2020 #14
Trump is high on something. n/t SpankMe Apr 2020 #15
Aderall nt. Trenzalore Apr 2020 #41
Question asked. Lie given for answer sooooo kacekwl Apr 2020 #16
He just said words and that is all MAGAts need to believe whatever it is world wide wally Apr 2020 #17
Maybe he's losing his short term memory, a symptom of Alzheimers. rickyhall Apr 2020 #18
Trump Does Not Understand the Concept of Time. TomCADem Apr 2020 #21
I think Grover on Sesame Street leftieNanner Apr 2020 #22
Causality is a hoax. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #31
That's the "Answer a different question" trick response bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #24
Trump is the least honest person on the face of the earth....HANDS DOWN spanone Apr 2020 #26
He just mindlessly doubles down on his ridiculous lie. nt tblue37 Apr 2020 #33
All he has to do is blame Obama, no matter how nonsensically... JHB Apr 2020 #34
I've been asking this all along. rickford66 Apr 2020 #35
Even if you follow that logic, you have to accept that trump had 3 years to solve that problem Victor_c3 Apr 2020 #36
they need to harp on him with language a 5 year old understands. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2020 #37
This is for the red meat LiberalLovinLug Apr 2020 #38
Trump is such an idiot. The whole room should've bust out laughing liberalla Apr 2020 #39
They were offered tests from Germany before this got out of hand Trenzalore Apr 2020 #40
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