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Hallmarks of an orchestrated smear [View all] pat_k Friday OP

Deja vue all over again al bupp Friday #1

Take some old school Rove tactics... Blue Owl Friday #2

You nailed it. pat_k Friday #5

The GOP pays pros big money for this orangecrush Friday #3

Tragically, too many media outlets are delighted to jump into a mob as it forms... pat_k Friday #8

Journalism died in 2016 dave99 Friday #14

a certain someone onethatcares 18 hrs ago #48

very few, if any, fighters left in media dave99 17 hrs ago #49

And we've got to treasure and promote each one!! pat_k 13 hrs ago #57

Remember who owns the media outlets orangecrush Friday #17

yep. it's all about 'the baddies' stopdiggin Friday #4

Who said "nothing to do with Platner?" pat_k Friday #6

And it doesn't make it right when one is supporting an adjudicated rapist, a fraudster and a credibly alleged pedophile. MLWR Friday #11

they're treating him so unfairly .. ! stopdiggin Friday #12

I see the hallmarks of a smear. YMMV pat_k Friday #16

Maybe, I donʻt know but David Costello is better qualified regardless. mahina Friday #26

Good case. We'll know who the nominee ends up being soon enough. pat_k Friday #28

P.S. I know you meant Costello, but you might correct the title. pat_k Friday #29

Thank you mahina Friday #31

2 funny, you couldn't remember his name questionseverything 15 hrs ago #51

Thatʻs a shame mahina 15 hrs ago #53

I think Platner is a wolf in wolfʻs clothing and Mainers are being deceived. mahina 14 hrs ago #55

Do you not understand how binary choices work? paleotn Friday #18

creepy Collins, asshat DoBW Friday #23

not at all what I said stopdiggin Friday #30

Irrelevant. Mills is out. There are two choices. Two. Period. paleotn 14 hrs ago #54

Iʻm excited by David Costello mahina Friday #25

yep, we're prodded to not vote. ExtraGriz Friday #7

Classic counter-resistance stuff. Demonize, demoralize. pat_k Friday #15

Exactly how this works. paleotn Friday #19

I LOVE Jane Mayer ... she is an awesome writer! FakeNoose Friday #9

"The Memo" in 2006 sent her to the top of my list of journalists to track. pat_k Friday #33

The next things they will do... Don1 Friday #10

I fear you are probably right. pat_k Friday #36

People are taught to assume that where there's smoke there's fire. Or also... Beartracks Friday #13

We are pretty flawed creatures. pat_k 14 hrs ago #56

Where's the oppo research on Collins? dlk Friday #20

Recommended! H2O Man Friday #21

Much appreciated! pat_k Yesterday #42

please tell me you are not comparing Franken and Platner Skittles Friday #22

I'm noting hallmarks of an orchestrated smear. No more. No less. pat_k Friday #40

alrighty then Skittles Yesterday #43

I do not know but more focus should be on David Costello mahina Friday #24

As I noted above, you make a good case. pat_k Friday #39

Thank you mahina Yesterday #41

"Cue the pitchforks and torches." JoseBalow Friday #27

I recently watched Young Frankenstein after perhaps 40 years. pat_k Friday #32

Thanks so much for the link! I always assumed it was even worse than what I had read -- but not that much worse. eppur_se_muova Friday #34

Thanks for posting. Seems to me too few people "get" the magnitude of the wrong. pat_k Friday #37

I was glad to see so many Dems admitting openly that they made a mistake. Sen. Gillibrand I particularly held a grudge eppur_se_muova Yesterday #44

Jane Mayer is a treasure! pat_k Yesterday #45

"Dark Money" is the one I started. Armed with new glasses, I'm going to go find it right now ! eppur_se_muova Yesterday #46

Here's a blast from the past pat_k Yesterday #47

Sudden Last Minute Things The Republican Ex GF Don1 Friday #35

I think there are people asking. But when mob mentality is triggered, thought falls by the wayside. pat_k Friday #38

Ask Hillary Clinton about last minute revelations. MineralMan 15 hrs ago #50

Dirty little Collins rats DoBW 15 hrs ago #52

While The Donald gets a pass on everthing? czarjak 11 hrs ago #58