Trump, our next president, promised to block AT&T/Time Warner merger

Post by noobermin » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 3:33 AM UTC

fny wrote: post #62

fisherjeff wrote: post #53

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I have serious doubts. I think the one thing that this election has proven is that fact-checking is dead. PolitiFact rated 70% of Trump's reviewed statements as at least "mostly false" and there were basically zero consequences. The next election cycle is going to be brutal.

> there were basically zero consequences 50%+ of the country voted against him. It's up to us hold his feet to the fire and wake up the other 50%.

Post by dyeje » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 3:54 AM UTC

fny wrote: post #62

fisherjeff wrote: post #53

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I have serious doubts. I think the one thing that this election has proven is that fact-checking is dead. PolitiFact rated 70% of Trump's reviewed statements as at least "mostly false" and there were basically zero consequences. The next election cycle is going to be brutal.

> there were basically zero consequences 50%+ of the country voted against him. It's up to us hold his feet to the fire and wake up the other 50%.

Post by tootie » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 4:03 AM UTC

fny wrote: post #28

r00fus wrote: post #6

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Bingo. Promises, for Trump, are fulfilled upon announcement, and then forgotten. The examples are legion.

I think, despite political affiliation, it's our obligation to hold him to the promises we believe in and galvanize his fired-up base to do so as well. I voted for Clinton and volunteered for the campaign, but I'll gladly push him to keep his word on this promise and the others that I believe will benefit our country.

Post by gozur88 » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 4:11 AM UTC

fisherjeff wrote: post #53

fny wrote: post #47

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If he doesn't keep his word we'll have ammo to oust him in 4 years, perhaps impeach him sooner, perhaps revise congress in 2 years. Otherwise, we get the change we want.

I have serious doubts. I think the one thing that this election has proven is that fact-checking is dead. PolitiFact rated 70% of Trump's reviewed statements as at least "mostly false" and there were basically zero consequences. The next election cycle is going to be brutal.

Post by rndgermandude » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 4:39 AM UTC

rincebrain wrote: post #66

rjeli wrote: post #55

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Politifact is blatantly biased. Bernie and Trump made the same claim about african american youth unemployment, and they rated Trump a liar and Bernie honest [0][1]. [0]: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/jul/... [1]: http://www.politifact.com/virginia/statements/2016/jun/20/do...

The primary difference there appears to be that the Sanders campaign answered a request for where their numbers came from with references, and the Trump campaign did not respond, leaving the (different) author to attempt to research the topic themself.