Gary Marcus

Rank 14 of 47
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Score 103
4/19/2025, 1:38:33 PM
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In reply to:
James Surowiecki
@JamesSurowiecki
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69d
The idea that right-wingers "acted normal" toward their opponents until some Dems were mean to Mitt Romney is ludicrous. Right-wingers spent 8 years spreading insane conspiracy theories about the Clintons - including that they had orchestrated a massive drug-smuggling operation

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