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TwilightZone

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4. There's nothing wrong with calling out lies.

Reply to James48 (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 07:54 AM

Mar 2020

Since most of this nonsense starts with, and is perpetuated by, his senior campaign staff (the "dementia" nonsense, the "Where is Biden?" nonsense, etc.), there's nothing wrong with pointing out that it's nonsense. His staff has done more to push unfounded rumors and undermine Sanders than "unnamed Bernie supporters" have.

If Sanders supporters have more of a problem with the nonsense being called out than with the false smears in the first place, that's part of the problem.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Some Bernie supporters are spreading the lie that Yang said Biden promised him a cabinet position [View all] highplainsdem Mar 2020 OP

Please- already- James48 Mar 2020 #1

... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #2

Go to Twitter and search for the keywords highplainsdem Mar 2020 #3

There's nothing wrong with calling out lies. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #4

If the shoe fits .... NCProgressive Mar 2020 #5

This took me twelve seconds: George II Mar 2020 #7

Yes. Very easy to turn up a lot of those with a keyword search. highplainsdem Mar 2020 #9

I saw several dozen before I stopped scrolling down. George II Mar 2020 #10

TY, George Cha Mar 2020 #18

I guess you missed the thread last night on Unnamed Biden Cyber bulliies William769 Mar 2020 #8

Watch 2016 replay. Sympthsical Mar 2020 #11

I expected nothing less from them Progressive dog Mar 2020 #6

LOL. He literally says "we've talked, and I'd have a place in the administration". DanTex Mar 2020 #12

That could simply mean Biden told Yang he was sure they could use his help and input. highplainsdem Mar 2020 #13

because the words 'cabinet position' never came out of Yang's mouth, so to claim it did is a lie Celerity Mar 2020 #14

So what? Even if true...it is meaningless. Yang endorsed after Buttigieg and Klobachar, Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #17

This Illustrates The Blinkered Naivite Of The Whole 'Bernie' Cult, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #15

Yang didn't have enough followers to make that worthwhile...and he endorsed him during Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #16