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Clyburn: If You Preface Statement With "If This Is True" That Gives You All The Cover You Need
RCP Video ^ | 1-20-2019 | Tim Hains

Posted on 01/20/2019 1:33:27 PM PST by Sir Napsalot

House Majority Whip James Clyburn defends Democrats who jumped on Thursday's Buzzfeed story that was debunked by special counsel Robert Mueller's office by noting that they all qualified their statements with, "if this is true."

"When you preface your statement with 'if this is true,' that, to me, gives you all the cover you need," Clyburn said on FOX News Sunday. "If they had said something as if it were true, then that would be one thing to be concerned about, but they've all said, 'if this is true.'"

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REP. JAMES CLYBURN: Well, Chris, when you preface your statement with 'if this is true,' that, to me, gives you all the cover you need. And I would say that. If it is true -- now, if they had said something as if it were true then that would be one thing to be concerned about, but they've all said if this is true. There are a lot of things that I hear daily. If it were true I would be concerned about it.

Sometimes, you would preface it with that and sometimes you just don't say anything.

So I don't think that my Democratic friends in any way rushing to judgment because the qualified right upfront, if this is true.


(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: buzzfeed; dumbshell; jamesclyburn; scuzzfeed
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To: Sir Napsalot

If this is true, most Democrats are demon possessed. Democrats = Demoncrats.


21 posted on 01/20/2019 2:02:26 PM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: BlueLancer

The old insinuation game... GOP doesn’t talk that way right now, but I could see Donald Trump doing it, just to show America what it looks like.


22 posted on 01/20/2019 2:03:53 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

If it’s true Obama was born in Kenya, then he shouldn’t have been president. So then he has no problem with this statement or with Trump previously wanting to see the birth certificate to determine “if this is true”, right?


23 posted on 01/20/2019 2:06:08 PM PST by zencycler
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To: Sir Napsalot

The LIARS are just tired of getting caught telling LIES and now want some cover so they can continue to be liars telling lies.

The democrat party and the democrats who belong to that anti American socialist organization are desperate, pathetic,serial liars.

The rest of us need to make sure we properly label them as the LIARS they are at each and every opportunity.


24 posted on 01/20/2019 2:09:52 PM PST by oldenuff35
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To: Sir Napsalot

If it’s true that you are child molestor...yeah sure thing dufus.


25 posted on 01/20/2019 2:12:39 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike ("itYou can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: Sir Napsalot

Where, then, we’re the “if not true” speculations?


26 posted on 01/20/2019 2:15:25 PM PST by coaster123 (Bring back the curtsy.)
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To: Sir Napsalot
Let's see:

If it is true, Nancy Pelosi is a horse.

If it is true, Democrats are aliens, illegal or not.

If it is true, Cortez is not alive, just a robot.

Hey this works for me. Let's do it and flood the Internet with fake news.

27 posted on 01/20/2019 2:15:35 PM PST by ProudFossil
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To: Sir Napsalot

So,

“if it’s true” that Barack Obama is raping children and smoking crack ...

then that would be serious ...

(is this really what it’s come to?)


28 posted on 01/20/2019 2:28:47 PM PST by canuck_conservative
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To: Sir Napsalot

leftards feel more comfortable in a fantasy world of hypotheticals and delusions rather than reality


29 posted on 01/20/2019 2:32:06 PM PST by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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To: Fungi

Our luck that they would be at opposite ends, so the island would not just flip over due to the counterbalance effect! Bummer!


30 posted on 01/20/2019 2:35:34 PM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives numerous, indisputable clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: Bullish

Elizabeth Warren???


31 posted on 01/20/2019 2:45:46 PM PST by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

If it is true, clyburn molests 9 year old little boys.

If it is true, mind you.


32 posted on 01/20/2019 2:46:39 PM PST by freedumb2003 (As always IMHO)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

So l guess we can run a story that Obongo was a poofter who gave the Chinese the launch codes as long we say “if this is true”.


33 posted on 01/20/2019 2:48:54 PM PST by gibsonguy
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To: Sir Napsalot

Clyburn raped 3 little girls and boys.....IF THIS IS TRUE WHAT I READ! Is THAT what he is saying?


34 posted on 01/20/2019 3:00:28 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Hey James, spoken like a true Lawn Jockey! Keep on keepin’ on making South Carolina “proud” that you represent them.


35 posted on 01/20/2019 3:07:35 PM PST by vette6387 (WQew)
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To: Long Jon No Silver

If it is true, and it is, that hillary clinton committed numerous felonies, then she should be put in prison. Does that pass the preface test?


36 posted on 01/20/2019 3:16:54 PM PST by lakecumberlandvet (Appeasement never works.)
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To: Sir Napsalot; From The Deer Stand; Brilliant; mewzilla; BlueLancer; Telepathic Intruder; Liz; ...
Not that there's any proof, but IF James Clyburn and NBC's Chuck Todd murdered their fathers and had sex with their mothers it would be a BIG STORY...maybe a classic.

Let's talk about it and talk it up - then send the story to CNN... they'll cover it even if we don't have evidence because IF it was true it WOULD be a great story. (oh wait, the dishonest press only makes 'mistakes' when it hurts people with "R"s by their names... never-mind.

37 posted on 01/20/2019 3:17:19 PM PST by GOPJ (Anyone remember MSNBC bimbos crying about out-of-work steel workers or coal miners or anyone?)
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To: GOPJ

FWIW, I can’t believe all 535 aren’t being grilled about NDAs.

Talk about low-hanging fruit....


38 posted on 01/20/2019 3:19:05 PM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Sources tell me that Congressman Clyburn is a necrophagic child fiddler. If true he should be tossed from the House of Representatives.


39 posted on 01/20/2019 3:23:41 PM PST by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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To: GOPJ

Such frauds.


40 posted on 01/20/2019 3:24:46 PM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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