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Va Lefty

(6,252 posts)
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 10:48 AM Jan 2017

Remember all the stories about how the Clinton's "vandalized" the White House on Faux News in 2001?

I think some staffers took the w off the keyboards and it was the crime of the century on Faux News. Expect something along those lines in the coming days. Something staffers did or notes they left that will hurt Comrade casino's fee-fees.

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Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
2. The Obamas probably took their mattresses and the orange one will miss
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 10:53 AM
Jan 2017

The opportunity to have orange showers. There will be some lies, he can't help himself

Eliot Rosewater

(31,121 posts)
4. Maybe if they painted fake door locks on all the doors, idiot boy and his entire team
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 10:56 AM
Jan 2017

might spend eternity trying to unlock them.

underpants

(182,884 posts)
6. There were moving vans there a week or so ago
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 11:03 AM
Jan 2017

FB posts and our local RW radio afternoon show were unabatedly racist. "How much are they going to steal?" "Think he'll take the disco ball?" That sort of thing.

Archae

(46,351 posts)
7. This meme was pushed hard in congress by then-congressman Bob Barr.
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 11:05 AM
Jan 2017

The investigation showed it was bullshit.

Barr though screamed "Cover-up!" and still claims it, years after he lost his seat.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/press_box/2001/01/was_the_white_house_trashing_story_garbage.html

JHB

(37,162 posts)
9. Not even the keyboard thing. It was ALL horseshit.
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 11:12 AM
Jan 2017

Normal office wear & tear, plus pizza boxes left out before the janitors came through.

As fake a fake news story as you could make up, but they milked it for months. Aided and abetted by the "Clinton-loving liberal media" (sic).

ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts)
10. We will start seeing the same stories later
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 11:17 AM
Jan 2017

About Obama staffers. Count on it. I heard the Clinton/Bush story yesterday from a Trump supporting friend.

bullwinkle428

(20,631 posts)
11. Why was there never a single piece of photographic evidence to
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 11:19 AM
Jan 2017

chronicle this "horrible destruction"?

Karl Rove - the ultimate Zen master of fake news.

 

Hestia

(3,818 posts)
13. CNN has been airing some really good docs about the Obama's, last days of the WH staff, etc
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 11:25 AM
Jan 2017

I told my husband there is no way Drumpf's staff can lie and say that Obama's staff trashed the place. In fact, Obama's staff is shown waiting for the transition team to even contact them.

I think Drumpf can't work until Monday due to something like 1,100 staff positions still need to be filled. They can sure fire everyone but don't seem to be able to hire anyone.

Highly recommend watching The Last Days on CNN. Most of Obama's staff stayed with him for eight years and are completely devoted to public service and to him. Those are the optics we should have seen years ago, instead of snarling hatred of anything Obama. CNN even showed the First Lady's staff and how devoted they are to her. Respect of others goes a long, long way.

It seems the media masters allowed their staff and journalists to give a loving goodbye to the Obama's. I've recorded and saved all the last interviews, etc. I told my husband I would need to be perked up and I'll re-watch those in order to remember that yes, we did have a functioning WH.

I'm crying now

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