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cannabis_flower

(3,764 posts) Wed Aug 1, 2018, 12:04 PM Aug 2018

I had a Trumper in my Uber yesterday

I usually don't talk about politics in my Uber but when someone goes out of their way to change the subject to Trump I can't help it.

Yesterday a guy got into my car and a story came on the radio about an Uber driver who was deactivated because he live streamed his Uber rides. I made a comment about that and he says:

Trumper: As well he should be. Michael Cohen has put himself in a lot of trouble by leaking that tape of Trump.

Me: Well, it probably shouldn't have been leaked, but if I was Trump's lawyer I would have been taking my conversations with him too.

Trumper:. Why's that?

Me: Well, he lies all the time and has been known to not pay his contractors.

Trumper:. When did he lie?. well, that's just to the media... (I'm thinking, this guy thinks it's okay to lie to the media!)

Me:. Well, I'm not going to get into that, but I even heard he didn't pay some of his lawyers, so yeah, I would be recording.

He didn't say much after that

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I had a Trumper in my Uber yesterday (Original Post) cannabis_flower Aug 2018 OP

The answer to "That's just to the media" jayschool2013 Aug 2018 #1

He couldn't say anything after that cause his brain was going crazy SummerSnow Aug 2018 #2

I would have gotten "lost" and drove him around to out f the way places with traffic... Moostache Aug 2018 #3

they don't realize "the media" means all of America too, y'now, since that's who they broadcast to TeamPooka Aug 2018 #4

jayschool2013

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1. The answer to "That's just to the media"

Reply to cannabis_flower (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2018, 12:08 PM

Aug 2018

Thanks for being level-headed in your exchange. I know it's not easy to do.

Here's my answer to "He just lies to the media."

Assuming that's true (that he doesn't lie to his wife, his business partners, his attorneys, his family, his contractors, etc.), the media do fill the role of being independent arbiters that hold politicians accountable for their actions, and then reporting those actions to the American people; so if he's lying to the media, he's also lying to the American people.