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BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
5. Damn, that was on-point.
Tue Aug 2, 2016, 08:11 PM
Aug 2016

I've never liked Matt Taibbi. His big claim-to-fame is writing an article about Goldman Sachs where he substituted a lot of insults for where his evidence and arguments were supposed to be. He's been riding the Occupy coattails ever since. When he's not mangling his pronunciation through another television interview, that is.

And the fact is that Trevor LaFauci's argument is true of so many who thought the exact same way throughout the primary, and "some" who still do today. When you genuinely dig into the facts of Hillary's background, you find the hard-working progressive that her supporters know. It's only when you are glib, lazy, and intellectually dishonest (The Matt Taibbi Hat Trick, I think is the term for that achievement) that you end up parroting the caricature of Clinton that the GOP has painstakingly crafted since she had the fucking gall to propose universal healthcare back in the 90s. Not progressive enough? Ridiculous.

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Great response dlwickham Aug 2016 #1
Ellen--Thank you for posting this. I especially like that the article calls out skylucy Aug 2016 #2
Yes--don't reward bullies and liars lolly Aug 2016 #18
LOL Matt Taibbi. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #3
Same thing could be said of George W. Bush Ellen Forradalom Aug 2016 #4
George W Bush at least had the benefit of his dad NuclearDem Aug 2016 #6
He's an angry, edgy white male shouting "THE SYSTEM IS FUCKED MAN" forjusticethunders Aug 2016 #11
I can't stand him. Almost as much as I dislike Cenk. NurseJackie Aug 2016 #14
Damn, that was on-point. BobbyDrake Aug 2016 #5
Yes! shenmue Aug 2016 #7
This is a fabulous piece. Thanks for posting! spooky3 Aug 2016 #8
Wow! peggysue2 Aug 2016 #9
Wow. Trevor was awesome ladym55 Aug 2016 #10
Hella-letter. K&R fleabiscuit Aug 2016 #12
K&R mcar Aug 2016 #13
Thank you so much for posting this. Bookmarking. Fantastic! (nt) betsuni Aug 2016 #15
That response is brillant! SharonClark Aug 2016 #16
What a smart young lady. Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #17
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