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Carl Bernstein Today On CNN Called TFG A War Criminal (Original Post) DanieRains Jul 2021 OP
TFG is a criminal six ways from Sunday Martin Eden Jul 2021 #1
War on America.. TFG is a fucking Traitor. Cha Jul 2021 #2
They should, but look at who owns "the media". 7wo7rees Jul 2021 #3
I respectfully disagree. bush jr is a war criminal. TFG is a white collar/con man type of criminal. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2021 #4
What does TFG stand for? calimary Jul 2021 #5
The former guy GoodRaisin Jul 2021 #7
Ha! I've been translating in my head as intheflow Jul 2021 #17
I had been leaning towards That Fucking Gasbag. calimary Jul 2021 #19
. intheflow Jul 2021 #22
That works too! NH Ethylene Jul 2021 #24
Also fits. Peppertoo Jul 2021 #27
the former guy !! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #8
AHA!!! calimary Jul 2021 #13
They should have gone there and elsewhere long ago nt Meowmee Jul 2021 #6
I wish the I.C.C. WOULD JOIN THE PARTY !!! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #9
Yep Meowmee Jul 2021 #14
I don't think TFG and the Insurrection will age well bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #10
connect all the dot's & put the blame where it belong's ! no republican cover-up !! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #15
Just a mob boss, tax cheat, sociopathic, traitor criminal. But "criminal" is the common denominator. Evolve Dammit Jul 2021 #11
the thing is -TFG is not even good at it !! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #16
Much of the rest of the media have no clue what it means. Ford_Prefect Jul 2021 #12
I do not see TFG as a worse war criminal than many others ... TomWilm Jul 2021 #18
Well, there is that. calimary Jul 2021 #20
agree. hes been a crim since the begining. AllaN01Bear Jul 2021 #21
45ii Roy Rolling Jul 2021 #23
Not should but will they? ananda Jul 2021 #25
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #26

Martin Eden

(12,870 posts)
1. TFG is a criminal six ways from Sunday
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 03:29 PM
Jul 2021

Not sure about the "war" part, unless it's a metaphor.

Bush/Cheney are war criminals, untouched by accountability for their crimes.

calimary

(81,318 posts)
5. What does TFG stand for?
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 04:38 PM
Jul 2021

I know who it stands for, but not sure about these specific initials.
Signed,
Late to the Party

calimary

(81,318 posts)
13. AHA!!!
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 04:55 PM
Jul 2021

Thanks, monkeyman1 and GoodRaisin!!

Why couldn’t I have guessed that one? And it’s fitting as can be. Especially when it refers to a self-absorbed adult-size three-year-old who lives only to hear his name repeated one everyone’s lips, and see it plastered all over everywhere in public, spelled out in oversized gold-colored letters.

That’s one of the worst insults you can hurl at him. To ignore and never use or invoke his fucking name.

TFG. Emphasis on the “F” - for a few reasons!

bucolic_frolic

(43,182 posts)
10. I don't think TFG and the Insurrection will age well
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 04:46 PM
Jul 2021

You can expect a drumbeat of these types of characterizations as the American people awaken to exactly what went on, and why.

But we have to make the connections, and make the case.

Ford_Prefect

(7,901 posts)
12. Much of the rest of the media have no clue what it means.
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 04:54 PM
Jul 2021

They repeat each other or soundbite their way through what once was news and information. They don't ask follow-up questions nor do they appear to do any research beyond the latest headlines.

They were raised on what we used to call gossip and innuendo, which they now glibly report as if it were revelatory information.

Yes, I know they're in the business of selling beer, soap, groceries, insurance and anything else they can package.

We need a new standard and should demand better from them as we indeed need to do from too many of our own in Congress.

TomWilm

(1,832 posts)
18. I do not see TFG as a worse war criminal than many others ...
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 05:12 PM
Jul 2021

... though I would myself not use that label, in respect for the way larger suffering in other countries. But TFG used his military power way more bloody actively than the media showed, eagerly continuing the endless wars:


- The U.S. Never Dropped As Many Bombs On Afghanistan As It Did In 2018.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/11/13/the-u-s-never-dropped-as-many-bombs-on-afghanistan-as-it-did-in-2018-infographic/


- Afghan forces and their international allies killed more civilians in the first half of 2019 than the Taliban.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/30/nearly-4000-afghan-civilians-killed-or-wounded-in-first-half-of-2019-un-says


In labeling Trump a war criminal, Bernstein specifically pointed to his administration's response to the Covid-19 health crisis and the January 6 Capitol riot. The journalist said it's important to look at the "tens of thousands of people who died because of his homicidal negligence in the pandemic" and his "fomenting a coup to hold on to office." Trump put his own electoral interest above the health of Americans "as they were slaughtered in this pandemic," Bernstein added.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/25/business/bernstein-trump-reliable/index.html
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