# Are all the Trump threads diminishing the Straight Dope Brand?

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**Created:** [February 17, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-the-trump-threads-diminishing-the-straight-dope-brand/780018 "2017-02-17T00:50:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-the-trump-threads-diminishing-the-straight-dope-brand/780018/114 "2017-02-19T18:04:32Z")

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> [@D\_Anconia](#):
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> IMO, reasonable posters take whatever is said by “leaders” of whatever political party with a huge grain of salt. Quoting the opinion of Mrs. Pelosi or Mr. Trump is an example of argumentum ad verecundiam.

But of course I did no such thing. I did my own research and supplied an authoritative cite by a former Breitbart employee.

I hope that in the future you will do similar research and check the truth of any words coming out of Trump’s mouth or those of his surrogates before quoting them approvingly.

> [@So what is the womens' march supposed to accomplish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-the-womens-march-supposed-to-accomplish/777822/68):
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> After more than eight years, you’re still clinging to that hope and change nonsense?

That tidbit from “So what is the womens’ march supposed to accomplish?” thread tells me what to expect from hope.

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