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OmahaBlueDog

(10,000 posts)
18. I know citing Snopes doesn't work with wingers
Tue Jan 14, 2014, 02:33 PM
Jan 2014

They throw back a liberal media argument. Leftist website funded by George Soros, etc. , etc.

This professor should be fired for being a complete idiot. The President is NOT a socialist, but lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #1
I believe variants of this story have been around since before President Obama was born. . . Journeyman Jan 2014 #2
And then the teacher and college were sued... This sounds like an Urban Legend. Shrike47 Jan 2014 #3
"Urban legend" is a very nice term for it. And Obama is no socialist. merrily Apr 2014 #26
furious(ly) laughing. Schema Thing Jan 2014 #4
I Googled it. Urban legend (Snopes) discussed on DU in March, 2010. Shrike47 Jan 2014 #5
Filing a lawsuit about things that never happened? merrily Apr 2014 #27
Snopes got a piece of this here... Snarkoleptic Jan 2014 #6
Snopes Turbineguy Jan 2014 #7
Snopes says.... DonViejo Jan 2014 #8
Smells? It's being spread in the garden as we write. TheBlackAdder Jan 2014 #9
This is an economics professor, Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #10
idiot professor beachbum bob Jan 2014 #11
They probably run experiments like this at Oral Roberts University. nt Ilsa Jan 2014 #12
communism relies on a sense of community unblock Jan 2014 #13
Who is the "Independent Journal Review"???? angstlessk Jan 2014 #14
A wingnut site, apparantly OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 #16
False analogy: lacks the inheritor class. Festivito Jan 2014 #15
When is a lack of effort good? knowledgeispower13 Nov 2014 #30
I saw this on Facebook a few months ago... Blanks Jan 2014 #17
I know citing Snopes doesn't work with wingers OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 #18
There's apparently a parody website... Blanks Jan 2014 #19
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #20
After the first exam their would have been an uproar and the prof likely fired. yellowcanine Apr 2014 #21
More to the point, SheilaT Apr 2014 #22
Lubbock as a liberal oasis? Al Carroll Apr 2014 #23
Welcome to DU. merrily Apr 2014 #28
A rehash of Ayn Rand Biker Jim Apr 2014 #24
Welcome to DU. merrily Apr 2014 #25
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #29
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