Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. –Mark Twain

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Do we believe this? Can you add to my list?

• I will build a wonderful wall, which won’t cost as much as they say.
• Obama is the enemy; Putin could be our friend.
• In a half hour, I can learn all I need to know about nuclear weapons.
• We can negotiate deals which put America first; we just need to hang tough.
• DJT is a good choice for President because he is disruptive.
• Rescinding regulations, no matter which, will “make America great again.”
• It’s not about religion; we only want to keep America safe.
• The best guide to the Constitution is “original intent;” clearly the authors intended us to own machine guns.
• Federal spending is bad, unless spent in my district
• Government is better left to the States, but not if they seek to regulate firearms, fracking, or to protect residents from deportation.
• Some scientists say “climate change is a hoax,” so that must be right.
• Scalia was a model Supreme Court Justice; the Constitution told him to stop counting votes in Florida.
• A few more American soldiers and a little more time will bring freedom and prosperity to other countries.
• Mexicans are bad; make them pay.
• Reporters are dishonest; you can’t believe what you read in the New York Times.
• We don’t distrust public education, we only want to give students a choice.
• We have a superior plan for health care; we will explain it real soon now.
• We want to protect the environment; we only want to prevent EPA overreach.
• We want to protect families; we only want to deport dangerous criminals.
• We aren’t trying to keep people from voting; we only want to prevent fraud.
• We want to “make it here, sell it there;” taxes on imported goods won’t be a problem.
• Medicare and Social Security are unsustainable; cutting benefits is the only answer.
• We want to protect women’s health, but we don’t want Planned Parenthood to do it.
• Inexperienced administrators are the key to good government.

Are we a gullible people? It sure looks that way.