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To: MyID

Back when Free Republic held its first protest (supporting impeachment of Clinton) on Halloween in 1997, after the event on the Mall I walked back through Lafayette Park to my car. In the park I counted 73 pro-Clinton protestors. There were 2 buses parked right there, and it was obvious they were rent-a-protestors. The news media played them up and made it sound like they were a larger crowd than the ~5,000 we had at the FR protest. That was one of my first exposures to the reality of Fake News.


21 posted on 04/22/2025 2:32:53 PM PDT by EnderWiggin1970
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To: EnderWiggin1970
There were 2 buses parked right there, and it was obvious they were rent-a-protestors. The news media played them up and made it sound like they were a larger crowd than the ~5,000 we had at the FR protest. That was one of my first exposures to the reality of Fake News.

Similar experience at the 2000 vote recounts in Tallahassee.

22 posted on 04/22/2025 2:37:19 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: EnderWiggin1970

You’re absolutely right. These are the tactics of the Left.


24 posted on 04/22/2025 3:58:36 PM PDT by MyID
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