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Tag Archives: lying

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Liars’ Paradise

November 25, 2015adminlogic, lying, Trump

 

Somewhere (I forget where) on TV yesterday a reporter was interviewing attendees at a Donald Trump rally. You realize, he asked each of them, that Trump sometimes is untruthful?

 

The interviewees agreed. They did not attempt to argue the point; they accepted the reporter’s premise.

 

So then, he asked, why are you supporting him? Continue reading →

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