• Nougat
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    925 months ago

    “That there was a craigslist ad” is evidence of absolutely nothing. Let’s review that headline:

    • Election commissioner Yup.
    • presents evidence Nope.
    • that Trump Nope.
    • caught Nope.
    • paying people to attend rally Yup.

    So the somehow more accurate headline reads:

    Election commissioner ‘paying people to attend rally’

    This article is bullshit propaganda. And before you cry foul, check my comment history. We should all demand accurate journalism about everything, and call it out when it’s bullshit.

    • @saltesc
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      Propaganda news articles on Lemmy? shocked Pikachu

      There’s pieces of shit on all sides. Of course, pieces of shit would never consider themselves pieces of shit. But being active in smear wars is a good indicator, whether politics, consoles, social issues, etc.

      • Flying Squid
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        275 months ago

        And yet only the “pieces of shit” on one “side” want a theocratic dictatorship that oppresses minorities and queer people.

          • @[email protected]
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            105 months ago

            I see that there is a substantial difference between the two parties, and equating them is, at best, disingenuous.

            • @saltesc
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              What two parties? I don’t see a mention of any parties anywhere. Snap out of it. This is what I was just talking about lol

      • Nougat
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        Here’s what I did: Called out bullshit journalism, and because there’s all sorts of propagandists floating around, made sure to distinguish myself from them.

        Here’s what you did: “aLl SiDeS-ed” it like a propagandist would do.

      • @Phegan
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        65 months ago

        Lol. This person is out here saying both sides for real. Imagine that.

  • @[email protected]
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    The Trump campaign paid a contractor who then hired a subcontractor, Extra Mile Casting, to provide services at the 16 June 2015 rally where Donald Trump announced he would run for U.S. president.

    He’s been using actors since Day One.

    • @Raiderkev
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      GeOrGe SoRoS pAiD PrOtEsToRs. Once again… Projection

  • @chemical_cutthroat
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    445 months ago

    Which is fucking funny, because you couldn’t pay me to be there.

      • @GTKashi
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        105 months ago

        A rare case where the initial comment’s sentiment and the rebuttal are both completely valid.

      • @chemical_cutthroat
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        95 months ago

        Based on Trump’s current finances, he probably couldn’t afford you.

        • @[email protected]
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          95 months ago

          I’m pretty okay with that outcome, but I’m always happy to help him achieve bankruptcy if he wants.

      • @jaybone
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        25 months ago

        You should run for Congress.

  • @[email protected]
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    This is a non-story btw

    Some random person jumped the gun over a Craigslist ad paying someone to advertise their brand at the rally.

    If you’re gonna criticize Trump and show how pathetic he is, at the very least don’t make stuff up

  • SeaJ
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    365 months ago

    He paid people to go to his first presidential run announcement so why change things up?

    • @Plopp
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      145 months ago

      Escalator doofus with a fake crowd.

  • FuglyDuck
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    so… when he drew in the stick figures for his inauguration… did his checks start bouncing or something?

  • @[email protected]
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    85 months ago

    Wow this is a shitty headline, and the commissioner is an idiot too. A company wants to advertise their brand at the rally, and wants someone to wear their logo there. So it was not “Trump” that paid them (at least we have no evidence to suggest that) and they were paid to advertise rather than just attend. Lets talk about the the real problems Trump, the 34 time felon, actually has.

  • @[email protected]
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    45 months ago

    I’ve read that his announcement for his 2016 run was full of people paid to be there, but I don’t recall where and I can’t substantiate the claim.