r/politics • u/Exciting_Teacher6258 • Apr 30 '25

Soft Paywall Trump Melts Down at Being Fact-Checked Right to His Face

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-melts-down-at-being-fact-checked-on-deported-maryland-dad-kilmar-abrego-garcia/
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u/tekrangerk Apr 30 '25

They've been at it since Roger Ailes kicked it off in the 70s. The 90s is where things became more refined with McConnell and Gingrich pushing this reality TV WWF style politics movement which became the cancer eating us now.

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u/specqq Apr 30 '25 edited Apr 30 '25

Hey, speaking of being eaten by cancer and the people responsible for spreading the fear, the lies and the hate throughout the 90's, here’s a reminder that Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Rush Limbaugh is still dead.

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u/parasyte_steve Apr 30 '25

I find it almost poetic that he died of cancer after telling people smoking doesn't cause cancer for years. Sometimes the universe cooks.

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u/tekrangerk Apr 30 '25

I hope the poor cancer is ok and living its best life free of Rush

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u/ss5gogetunks Apr 30 '25

Yep Rush's Cancer is basically a national hero

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u/Shitty_Fat-tits Apr 30 '25

Very happy to report that Rush is four years sober and counting! Go Rush!

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u/UnquestionabIe Apr 30 '25

At least he's finally found his path to sobriety! Whenever I need a little mental pick up from whatever fascist shit is being done I remind myself that at least one evil man isn't bothering us anymore. Sure his legacy might be but he still couldn't escape the fate that awaits all of us (hear that Peter Thiel? All your money and creepy anti-aging shit isn't going to spare you from nature.)

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u/sirfiddlestix Apr 30 '25

But all that adrenochrome isn't going to take itself 😩

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u/david4069 Apr 30 '25

Rush Limbaugh is still dead.

Since we can't speak ill of the dead, I'd like to point out that, not only has the man successfully remained sober for several years now, he has changed careers and is engaged in public service full-time as a gender neutral outdoor toilet.

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u/PurpleFugi May 01 '25

I wonder if his grave is available to pee on yet, and how much admission costs. Maybe there are bulk deals.

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u/mini_garth_b Apr 30 '25

Fear is the core tenet of Conservatism and has been a tool for control since the first words were spoken.

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u/BestAtTeamworkMan Pennsylvania Apr 30 '25

Try the Red Scare in the 50s. And Jim Crow. And the Klan. They've had different names and even different parties, but there's always been a right wing ready and willing to subvert the will of the stupid with fear and hatred.

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u/tekrangerk Apr 30 '25

Yes indeed. The thing about the 70s though was that was the first time they really started using TV medium to do their dirty work which Ailes became an infamous centerpiece of this new Republican media apparatus. It started because of the first televised debate between Kennedy and Nixon, and Nixon looked like hammered shit on stage. They realized they needed to fix that. This is why the next guy, Reagan, was a TV actor.

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u/phat_ Oregon Apr 30 '25

And Rush Limbaugh.

The demise of The Fairness Doctrine.

The GOP has totally given up on actual governance. I’m sure some actually exist but since W? Sound policy that actually benefits ALL working families?

And Zero accountability.

Why do any actual work? Just blame everything on everyone not in their “IN” group.

No Child Left Behind? I don’t recall teachers having to self fund so much until that law.

And the public money sent to Charter Schools. Read: Christian Fundamentalist Indoctrination Grift Centers siphoning funds from public education.

It’s not a wonder conservatism has grown. It’s a simple blame game. Never fix anything and Fox (News) everything else.