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    Amanda Terkel‏Verified account @aterkel 20 Aug 2017

    Trump "doesn't have a racist bone in his body. I know him well." -Jerry Falwell Jr. (ABC)

    6:12 AM - 20 Aug 2017 from Washington, DC
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    59 replies 18 retweets 41 likes
      1. Greg Murphy 🍷‏ @gregrmurphy 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @aterkel

        This "one old white guy vouching that another old white guy isn't racist" system isn't doing it for me

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      1. Margaret Kieler‏ @margiesaalsaa 20 Aug 2017
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        No, it's in his blood.

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      1. Conscientious‏ @Conscientious8 20 Aug 2017
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        pic.twitter.com/50P5p6NRcC

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      1. Johnny 99‏ @tomjoad2017 20 Aug 2017
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        One shitburger defending another.

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      1. Jay Peterson‏ @Jpete008 20 Aug 2017
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        Jerry Falwell Jr has 204 racist bones in his body.

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      1. Sharon‏ @zokolady 20 Aug 2017
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        Says Falwell, a bigot who wouldn't acknowledge racism.

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      1. Cunning Linguist HACKED 5/21/18‏ @Truther_Er 20 Aug 2017
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        "Idol worship." There's supposedly a guy named Jesus who warned against it...

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      1. MommaLou‏ @WindaCulbertson 20 Aug 2017
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        Consider the source......

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      1. The Big Man‏ @TheFatManDiary 20 Aug 2017
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        What?!?!?pic.twitter.com/YkJvryvZVc

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      2. Tom Miller‏ @millerth3 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @aterkel

        Well, okay then...that settles that.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Millie Miller‏ @millie738 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @millerth3 @aterkel

        I don't know about his bones, but his speech and his actions are racist

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. End of conversation
      1. Amanda Blount  🌊‏ @amandablount2 20 Aug 2017
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        Says the guy who is a member of Council for National Policy - a hate group for the rich and / or powerful.

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      1. John Lease‏ @jlease717 20 Aug 2017
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        It must be all the fat that is racist then.

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      1. Cristy Dwyer‏ @CristyDwyer 20 Aug 2017
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        Spoken like a kindred spirit!

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      1. John Krall‏ @JkrallJohn 20 Aug 2017
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        Jr's lips moving, he's lying

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      1. Bluestate Granny‏ @BluestateGranny 20 Aug 2017
        Replying to @aterkel @Jimmyspolitics

        Please-the man's convictions are set in sand,depending on who he's talking to & what he thinks will be most self-serving to himself.wake up.

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      1.  🚨Vote Dem november 6th 🇵🇷 🇺🇸 🇻🇮‏ @LoveSpent12 20 Aug 2017
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        Because mr. Falwell is a racist himself, a total zealot.

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      1. Holden‏ @holdengreene 20 Aug 2017
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        "Falwell doesn't have an honest bone in his body. We know that well." -Person with Brain

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