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In reply to the discussion: Don Jr.'s friend explains his 'very smart' Russia investigation strategy [View all]Irish_Dem
(47,014 posts)25. Oh, we cannot forget a nice little war to raise Trump's ratings.
And of course a war time president cannot be bothered by silly faux investigations.
Doesn't matter the carnage, damage, etc.
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Soph0571
Nov 2017
OP
They think riling up their base will save them. That is all they have to do. nt
Irish_Dem
Nov 2017
#2
They really believe they are going to be tried by the court of popular opinion.
smirkymonkey
Nov 2017
#3
And their base is only 28 to 30%, rest of us are larger percentage, but they don't get it.
iluvtennis
Nov 2017
#7
It was more than a strong PR campaign...it was RUSSIA, Wikileaks, Stein/Johnson/etc, and many in M$M
iluvtennis
Nov 2017
#16
Exactly. He survived a year in the jungles of Viet Nam. He doesn't rattle so easy. nt
Irish_Dem
Nov 2017
#28
I am certain he does. A year fighting in the jungles of Viet Nam has a way of giving a
Irish_Dem
Nov 2017
#30
"Justice is blind" also applies to the investigation stage. Squirrels sent to distract go unseen.
Fred Sanders
Nov 2017
#10
He doesn't realize 'the court of public opinion' isn't the one he'll be tried in eom
Maeve
Nov 2017
#11
these things do matter in the sense that they will use the continued denial for compromise
certainot
Nov 2017
#22
The WaPo source of Dkos blog says Donnie Jr is more a politician than his father.
hedda_foil
Nov 2017
#31