2016 Postmortem
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ernest lamonica ?@ErnestLamonica 37m37 minutes agoWho's The Liar Now, Donald Trump?
After weeks of calling Hillary Clinton a liar because she rightly said terrorist groups would use his words to make recruiting videos, Donald Trump seems to be the one in error. To put it kindly, anyway.
ABC News:
The militant group Al-Shabaab -- Al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia -- has released a recruitment video featuring GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump.
The more-than 51-minute propaganda video comes on the heels of a war of words between Trump and Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton over her suggestion that the real estate mogul's controversial remarks about Muslims would be used to recruit jihadis.
The video includes a clip of Trump calling for a "shutdown" of Muslims entering the United States.
"Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what the [bleep] is going on," Trump says in the clip. The group bleeps out Trump's use of the word "hell."
read more: http://ln.is/crooksandliars.com/2/cjBX9
I know this has already made the rounds here, but I'm not going to let this pass without promoting the truth myself. It was obvious that what Hillary said was true. It didn't take a foreign policy expert to recognize that hate groups everywhere are hearting Trump and his reckless, opportunistic demagoguery and bigotry.
Interesting to me is how many anti-Hillary posters here took Trump's bait and used his bullshittery to bash our Democratic candidate. I don't want an apology, as the other thread demanded. I would like folks here to take more care that their politics don't originate with or mirror the rabid republican right.
Not too much to ask, I think, from a community of Democrats with a majority of progressive voices looking to make a difference in this campaign.
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)underthematrix
(5,811 posts)I'm so glad she called NAZI TRUMP out. To me that suggest she can bring the FLAVA when need be. I hope she keeps it up and goes totally hard on his ass.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)She has the knowledge....Trump has only bluster and bravado.
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)A conspiracy theorist could have a field day with that one.
bigtree
(86,005 posts)...from her service in the Obama administration.
The only people likely to 'have a field day' are those whose primary mission is scoring petty, political points against Hillary. Folks here at DU have always recognized the importance of rebuking the republican right, whatever their target. That effort looks to have gone out of the window when it comes to primary politics.
When all of the smoke from this election clears, and we have a nominee to challenge the republicans, I hope we can get back to all of that. Nothing in our primary is worth giving cover and props to Trump. That should be a no-brainer, but, here we are.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)They will twist anything and everything.
Bottom line is that Hillary has knowledge and savvy and experience....Trump has smarmy one liner come backs smothered with a level of hateful bigotry.
MiniMe
(21,718 posts)they only made that recruiting video because HRC gave them the idea.
comradebillyboy
(10,175 posts)CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)Human101948
(3,457 posts)She just has better sources than Trump.
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)Seems like a strange statement to make.
Human101948
(3,457 posts)it just took a little while for proof to appear.
By the way, I support Bernie. But anyone who supports Trump against Hillary should resign from DU immediately.
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)Human101948
(3,457 posts)Keep shoveling.
Punkingal
(9,522 posts)Her sources told her?
Human101948
(3,457 posts)I support Bernie but I will never support Trump against Hillary.
She was absolutely correct. Any thinking person knew that.
Punkingal
(9,522 posts)Hillary should not have stated it as a fact. Any moron would know they would make a video of him...they make them of everyone else. She could have said they WILL make a video of your statements.
As for leaving....that is not your decision. I have been here since 2002, and I don't plan to leave because some rookie tells me to.
Human101948
(3,457 posts)but in this case it is no more than an extrapolation that any intelligent person would make.
bigtree
(86,005 posts)...it was clear what Hillary was trying to impart. This report backs her up in spades.
Only the 'gotcha' folks, concerned more with a cudgel to use against Hillary than rebuking the fascist demagogue, stuck their neck out to echo his charges. Now, here you are trying to thread Trump's needle.
Disgusting.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)It amazes my that: 1) folks on this board would pile on and support trump on this; 2) the DUer idea that a former SoS, would not know, and maintain, contacts with the State Department and other agencies that give her access to information that the public doesn't/shouldn't have; 3) that DU is unable/unwilling to anticipate that trump's rhetoric is working to inflame large parts of the Muslim AND non-Muslim world.
Empowerer
(3,900 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)The perpetually outraged will continue to be outrageous.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)I knew such a video would be forthcoming. Political rhetoric is finicky like that.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)There is no rational reason to support Donald Trump. All his support is visceral. They will feel it is Hillary's fault and not Donald's and that is all that will matter to them.
Mark my words, those people are insane.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)Give it time and you will see just that allegation here on DU.
catnhatnh
(8,976 posts)Never heard of it...
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)in the ME. They dont like to be too obvious about it. This way they don't look so war hungry. That concept is the rise of Trump, IMO.they can be anonymous and vote for him.
It gets The Final War going which means Jesus takes them up to the Pearly Gate to sing and play harps, while He rules the: wicked world.
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)It's the other Repubs who want boots on the ground.
Human101948
(3,457 posts)Human101948
(3,457 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)be on our side. Go figure...the enemy of my enemy. ..