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A Minnesota police chief shuts down Fox News' attempt to fearmonger about Somali immigrants: "Now is not the time for us to be divisive...We actually work very well not just with our East African community, but all of our community."

Watch MN Police Chief Shut Down Fox News' Fearmongering About Somali Immigrants
From the September 19 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends:
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Bravo Chief!
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When we heard that white nationalists were holding a press conference just minutes from our office, there was only one thing to do: send a gay Latino to cover it.
Inside A Pro-White, Pro-Trump, “Alt-Right” Press Conference
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Dave Weigel of the Washington Post breaks down how Trump is playing the media by releasing just enough information to create the false impression that he's being just as transparent as Clinton:

Wash. Post's Dave Weigel Explains How Trump's Extraordinarily Brief Policy Statements Exploit A Media Vulnerability
The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel pointed to a massive media vulnerability that Donald Trump regularly exploits, writing that even though the Republican nominee for president “has offered less policy detail than any candidate for president in my lifetime,” Trump is able to game the media because he “has never failed to offer enough detail t
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The Chrump schtick is the same BS that's been coming out of the Redumblicans for the last 30 years.
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Wallace has been actively spinning for Trump regarding “transparency,” says he won’t fact-check Trump at the debate, and has been close friends with Trump’s debate adviser. What could possibly go wrong?

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A historic failure.

Congrats, Media. You Just Got Trump'd.
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"People deserve to know what’s actually going on."
Vox’s Matthew Yglesias Explains The Need For Journalists To Contextualize Clinton Stories
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+john splater​ yet another pathetic toothless inbred sister shaggin knuckle dragging teabaggin goober. Just head on back to the trailer boy, suck your daddy's hemorrhoids and wait for better days. 
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New Trump Ad Features NRA Board Member Ted Nugent, Who Has Called For Clinton To Be Hanged

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A new advertisement from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign about hunting and the Second Amendment features National Rifle Association board member Ted Nugent, who claims Hillary Clinton “will destroy the freedom that is uniquely American.” Earlier this year, Nugent called for Clinton to be hanged for treason. The
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To quote Ronny James Dio, "If you listen to fools, the mob rules."
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Trump's foundation is under investigation -- but you wouldn't know it from the Sunday shows.

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Sunday morning political news programs neglected two major news stories that raise ethical questions about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s family charity and his business interests, including reports that Trump’s charitable foundation is under investigation by the New York Attorney General and the conflicts of interest t
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The baby was a plant, the reverend was a set-up. What will happen next?!

Fox Helps Trump Spin An Interruption During His Church Speech In Flint, Michigan, As A "Set-Up"
Fox News hosts helped Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump baselessly spin an interruption of his attacks on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during his September 14 speech in a church in Flint, Michigan, as a set-up.
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+Gene Vetter ....even if Chrump is too stupid to know the IRS 501 rule, he's more than arrogant enough to disregard it & continue his lie mongering anytime there's a camera rolling. The man definitely loves to hear himself spew the s#$/!!
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Huge new report shows just how talk radio works hand-in-glove with Republicans to push outright lies.

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Documents released by The Guardian uncovered emails which purportedly show that GOP operatives in Wisconsin wanted to use “talk radio” to push the idea of voter fraud in a close state supreme court race of an ally of Republican Gov. Scott Walker. A day after the email, an article appeared in The Daily Caller which referenced a local talk radio
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This guy gets to moderate a presidential debate??

Chris Wallace Praises Trump As "Transparent" For Discussing His Medical Records With Dr. Oz
From the September 14 edition of Fox News' America's Election HQ:
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"Transparent"?

Ok, I'll let him slide on that one.

Now, where your taxes at Mr. Trump?


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Trump's latest campaign ad cites two distinct and contradictory tax plans, neither of which are Trump’s current plan.
NBC Reveals Yet Another Contradiction In Trump's Tax Plan
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was blasted by NBC after it was revealed that the candidate’s latest campaign ad cites two distinct and contradictory tax plans, neither of which are Trump’s current plan. This “confusion” follows months of Trump contradicting himself on economic policy. On August 29, MSNBC and NBC News po
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