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Re:White House discussing asking foreign visitors for social... by becarefulyo on Sunday January 29, 2017 @10:57AM (#13514660)
Classic alt-er redirection. It doesn't matter if Obama started it, what matters is what we're going to do to stop it.
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Re:White House discussing asking foreign visitors for social... by ap3 on Sunday January 29, 2017 @12:18PM (#13515202)
They hated everything Obama stood for but now it's ok if Obama did it?
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Re:White House discussing asking foreign visitors for social... by jrnichols on Sunday January 29, 2017 @07:09PM (#13517670)
That's how a lot of the current narrative is, unfortunately. Obama gets a pass, Trump gets the blame.
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Re:White House discussing asking foreign visitors for social... by KAdot on Sunday January 29, 2017 @12:11PM (#13515131)
I'm not a US citizen and I don't support this (I visited many countries and interacting with a border control officer in JFK was the worst experience ever), I'm just saying that the CNN article is misleading.
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