Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Skittles

(153,142 posts)

27. it's propaganda and it's not even GOOD propaganda

Reply to Proud Liberal Dem (Reply #22)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 01:40 AM

Mar 2012

it kills me how many people fall for it - I know people with Masters degrees who will forward to me bullshit emails about Obama that would take 10 seconds of research on the Web to disprove.........why? Because they WANT to believe it. It is scary.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

33 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Rachel Maddow on Being Outed by Her College Newspaper [View all] Are_grits_groceries Mar 2012 OP

I view her as the best commentator on television exboyfil Mar 2012 #1

Hard to imagine Hannity in any serious intellectual exchange. immoderate Mar 2012 #2

Hannity does NOTHING more than dictate talking points. Truly the biggest lightweight bullwinkle428 Mar 2012 #3

Having listened to him Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2012 #8

there is nothing clever about it Skittles Mar 2012 #19

"this tactic only appeals to very stupid people" Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2012 #22

it's propaganda and it's not even GOOD propaganda Skittles Mar 2012 #27

EXACTLY mackattack Mar 2012 #29

She'd be fighting a battle of wits KamaAina Mar 2012 #10

she'd lose to Hannity (or it would be a wash), why? qazplm Mar 2012 #15

agree 100%. when the zombies attack. I want to hang out with you. okieinpain Mar 2012 #32

This makes me feel awful for Rachel. I can tell she went thru a lot of agony when her parents CTyankee Mar 2012 #4

Sounds like she learned one of those tough marlakay Mar 2012 #12

I absolutely adore Rachel. I think she is the best MSNBC has right now. Pisces Mar 2012 #5

Amazing how fast ... GeorgeGist Mar 2012 #6

I see her as a wonderful human being and I'm proud to have lived madokie Mar 2012 #7

She needs to give herself a break. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #9

Exactly......Who isn't naive at 17? whathehell Mar 2012 #17

I trusted the paper to keep its word when I was 40 catrose Mar 2012 #20

When my brother abolugi Mar 2012 #11

30 years ago I was the first one in our family that my aunt officially came out to arikara Mar 2012 #13

DUZY nominee! klook Mar 2012 #25

I try never to miss her show. We even record it for later viewing. calimary Mar 2012 #30

wow. what a cool story. nt Robeysays Mar 2012 #14

Rachel is nothing less than a national treasure...Beyond brains she has poise, grace whathehell Mar 2012 #16

LOL...I thought this headline said she was BEING outed by her college newspaper ibegurpard Mar 2012 #18

She was a college freshman at 17? USArmyParatrooper Mar 2012 #21

Being a 17 year old freshman isn't at all unusual if she attended Catholic elementary school MgtPA Mar 2012 #26

Well, that doesn't help to explain it much. She must have jumped a grade. Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #28

I'm sure she was raised Catholic; in the article she says "My family’s very, very Catholic" MgtPA Mar 2012 #31

She's fantastic The Traveler Mar 2012 #23

Rachel's Amazing High School Commencement Address GETPLANING Mar 2012 #24

When it comes to Rachel Maddow and Michelle Obama lunatica Mar 2012 #33