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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Mon Jun 22, 2015, 12:18 PM Jun 2015

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Fake history quotes run rampant among GOP candidates

Maddow Blog

Fake quotes run rampant among GOP candidates

Why do GOP presidential candidates keep falling for bogus historical quotes? Because they're under a false impression about their own historical legacy.

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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/fake-quotes-run-rampant-among-gop-candidates?cid=eml_mra_20150621

Bible isn't only source theocrats & other rwnjs cherry pick, misquote, and outright lie about to further their agenda

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Fake history quotes run rampant among GOP candidates (Original Post) Panich52 Jun 2015 OP

"The problem with quotes is that you can't always depend on their accuracy" -Abe Lincoln PeaceNikki Jun 2015 #1

And "Don't believe everything you read on the internet" -- George Washington struggle4progress Jun 2015 #4

It is my habit to check any history qutoe I see from anyone Agnosticsherbet Jun 2015 #2

'fake' and 'bogus' are too kind. they are lies, nothing less. spanone Jun 2015 #3

Snopes it before you post it. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2015 #5

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

1. "The problem with quotes is that you can't always depend on their accuracy" -Abe Lincoln

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 12:21 PM

Jun 2015

struggle4progress

(118,308 posts)

4. And "Don't believe everything you read on the internet" -- George Washington

Reply to PeaceNikki (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 12:30 PM

Jun 2015

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

2. It is my habit to check any history qutoe I see from anyone

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 12:22 PM

Jun 2015

We have an industry that invents nifty history quotes for any occassion. Republicans are the worst offenders, but they are not the only ones.

spanone

(135,848 posts)

3. 'fake' and 'bogus' are too kind. they are lies, nothing less.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 12:23 PM

Jun 2015

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,185 posts)

5. Snopes it before you post it.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2015, 12:44 PM

Jun 2015

That's my internet motto. Wish other people would do the same.

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