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Aaron Rupar Jul 27, 2024

I'm glad that Trump's comments about his supporters not needing to vote anymore after this election are getting so much pickup today, and want to add that this line wasn't a one off -- he's said it repeatedly during his recent speeches

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Mark A Lemley Jul 27, 2024

[excerpt 7/26/2024] Heather Cox Richardson
“…Trump made his plans to become a strongman clear: “Get out and vote. Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what: it’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians…. Get out, you’ve got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again, we’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote.”

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Urban Hermit Jul 27, 2024

@marklemley don't forget the slip where he accidentally said, "I'm not Christian".

It is like a thing that the Antichrist would be compelled to say just so it can be pointed to later when all his followers say, "I didn't know! How could I have known?"

God, I hate this book.

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Spocko Jul 27, 2024

@Urban_Hermit @marklemley when I read the CBS story they transcribed it as I am a Christian.

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Urban Hermit Jul 28, 2024

@spocko @marklemley I listened closely to the video about a half hour ago on a large media website and to my surprise it wasn't even close.

The corporate media, so afraid of bias accusations from the 'party of stupid ideas' has, for several years, been modifying quotes to be a less appalling version of what he probably meant to say. Easier than reporting when the party provides a transcript of their "approved" speech. I think they started giving in during the Bush Jr. years.

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Urban Hermit

@spocko @marklemley

The Bush Jr. years... remember when stupid but probably likable was a strategy? When they hid the evil master minds? The party of shit ideas (tax cuts and pollution rights for the rich, and everyone else gets racism and resentment) don't even have control of their own party any more.

Now they tell the party spokesman the evil parts and he blurts them out loud at his next speech to see if they get applause from his ever diminishing crowd.