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2016 Postmortem

Zambero

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Reply to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2016, 09:36 AM

Dec 2016

I'll say it: The fundie anti-Islam video that sparked outrage back in 2012 and undoubtedly provoked the Benghazi raid at the time among other violent incidents and demonstrations throughout the Arab world. Without that, there would have been no killing of four Americans, no protracted Benghazi witch hunt, no email revelations, no "can she be trusted" meme, and of course no Comeygate surprise.

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Without any one of 3 things Hillary Clinton would have won the presidency [View all] Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 OP

Manchurian Candidate Protalker Dec 2016 #1

Hillary won if all the votes would've been counted Abouttime Dec 2016 #2

Add to the list Zambero Dec 2016 #3

was that made by Americans? Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #6

Yes Zambero Dec 2016 #8

thanks! And what is your opinion on how much the video contributed to the attack? Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #9

If you consider the pattern of events in the Arab world Zambero Dec 2016 #11

There are a thousand thumbs on the scale. Orsino Dec 2016 #4

And a major addition - the media's inability or unwillingness to elevate Trump's issues to the level NRaleighLiberal Dec 2016 #5

yep! Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #10

There is a very long list of things that made the difference. It was only 80,000 applegrove Dec 2016 #7

There's more than that--including self-inflicted wounds that allowed those things to become geek tragedy Dec 2016 #12