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The media wasn't prepared to handle sarcasm from a candidate

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-07-29 03:09|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Probably why they couldn't handle the Rant. Someone seriously needs to create a sarcasm font. Till then - /sarc

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-07-29 07:31|| 2016-07-29 07:31|| Front Page Top

#2 The media wasn’t prepared ~~to handle sarcasm from a candidate~~

FIFY

Posted by AlanC 2016-07-29 07:39|| 2016-07-29 07:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Sarcasm can be a good punch-blocking technique while you set your opponent up for the knockout. If you're already a bit dull, detecting sarcasm can be a challenge. Forget the weasel words. Smartly employed, I have no problem with sarcasm.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-07-29 07:47|| 2016-07-29 07:47|| Front Page Top

#4 P2k, I'd like an indifference font to go with the sarcasm one. That way I could be more expressive about how I feel about these morons.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2016-07-29 08:20|| 2016-07-29 08:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Trump is sarcastic. The MS media is about as smart as a bag of hammers. The hammers have the edge.

Posted by JohnQC 2016-07-29 09:46|| 2016-07-29 09:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Trump knows how to troll. He is one of the better ones.

That statement about the DNC hack was pure trollness and just brilliant. It made the issue stick in people's minds, reminded them that there are other emails that might be worse and there was no good way for Hillary to respond without looking like a tosser.

The media and DNC will bring out the old weapons that worked against milquetoast Republicans about them being racist, Hitler and out to kill minorities and poor people. The problem is, it won't work against Trump. He just doesn't give a shit and will throw more troll poo over the fence back at the DNC and the media will fall into the trap of putting it on every front page.

Posted by DarthVader 2016-07-29 10:32|| 2016-07-29 10:32|| Front Page Top

#7 Sure made the MSM look stupid when they showed the clip and you could easily see he was being sarcastic but they couldn't, or at least pretended they couldn't.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2016-07-29 13:29|| 2016-07-29 13:29|| Front Page Top

#8 The media were quite prepared to cover over illegality from the preferred candidate!

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2016-07-29 17:57|| 2016-07-29 17:57|| Front Page Top

#9 Nobody should be allowed to use Sarcasm without a MSM-issued license. Too many professional Journolisters can't detect it without an alert

Posted by Frank G 2016-07-29 21:29|| 2016-07-29 21:29|| Front Page Top

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