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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by phkahler on Thursday December 14, 2017 @01:24PM (#15924956)
He did run on "drain the swamp" which meant getting rid of people that do things like this. The problem is that people believed him.
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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by zavi on Thursday December 14, 2017 @01:26PM (#15924983)
"Drain the swamp" means different things to different people.
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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by InitialLastName on Thursday December 14, 2017 @01:43PM (#15925294)
One of the joyous things about political messaging lately!

Other dual-meaning phrases that have been abused of late:

* Fake news

* voter fraud

* Election rigging

* Collusion

* Corruption

What else do we have?

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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by adrr on Thursday December 14, 2017 @01:45PM (#15925341)
Never got the meaning to "drain the swamp". Is there a negative perception about having wetlands?
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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by olympus on Thursday December 14, 2017 @01:49PM (#15925411)
Swamps have a lot of standing water which creates a lot of mosquitoes that carry diseases. Draining a swamp reclaims land and prevents kids from dying.
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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by alexozer on Thursday December 14, 2017 @02:17PM (#15925817)
I see. I always thought it was just, "swamps are smelly, okay?"
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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by milcron on Thursday December 14, 2017 @02:46PM (#15926175)
"The swamp" is a metaphor for DC politics. Unpleasant to navigate and very slow moving.
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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by api on Thursday December 14, 2017 @01:31PM (#15925090)
A lot of politicians go to Washington wanting to drain the swamp. They quickly discover that it isn't a swamp. It's a jacuzzi with free champaign.
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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by fnoiw22 on Thursday December 14, 2017 @01:31PM (#15925096)
Yes, they believed him. Despite numerous examples from his history that he shouldn't be believed.
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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by turc1656 on Thursday December 14, 2017 @04:23PM (#15927206)
Yeah but in fairness, the other candidate was someone who was also a proven liar, had the Benghazi scandal under her belt, and had the FBI declare publicly that she violated laws related to the handling of classified information.

As South Park put it, it's the choice between "Giant Douche vs Turd Sandwich".

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