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Scubamatt

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2. I really wish our leadership could learn this lesson . . .

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:40 PM

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We may feel really good about taking the high road all the time, but it will not serve our cause. It never does. And the media has one standard for the Republicans and a much higher standard for Democrats - one that can never be met. Remember when the media kept a news cycle going for two weeks on how Obama wasn't presidential because he wore a tan suit? Let's stop trying to win over these deplorables and let's stop trying to get fair coverage from the media. Let's start fighting dirty.

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If the Democrats think voters will give them credit for demanding that Hillary testify [View all] senseandsensibility Thursday OP

I doubt "the Democrats" had anything to do with this leftstreet Thursday #1

I really wish our leadership could learn this lesson . . . Scubamatt Thursday #2

It doesn't even have to be "dirty" senseandsensibility Thursday #4

Good point Scubamatt Thursday #6

The idea was to expose the hypocrisy Johonny Thursday #3

Problem is senseandsensibility Thursday #5