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Eric, Have you watched in its entirety 2000 Mules? I find it hard to believe that if you watched it you can’t find some validity to what was happening during the election in 2020 with ballot harvesting. Why are so many people adamant that the election was not stolen when there is so much evidence and observations about what was going on that was wrong. And who could possibly believe that the man who lived in the basement and can only Garner 20 people in a parking lot for his campaign speeches received 81 million votes? There was definitely something wrong with the 2020 election and nobody should blow off this investigation by technical scientists showing the data of the ballot harvesting that was going on.

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OMG the people that want to believe 2000 Mules. They will gleefully point out the Manhattan Grand Jury is not going to indict Trump.

Conflating the legal process and a movie crosses the line of ignorance into stupidity.

Compare Dinesh D'Souza and Michael Moore. The people who believe 2000 Mules will dismiss Moore in 2016, the people that believe Moore will dismiss D'Souza.... because they want to be lied to and like the person lying to them. Ya'll both occupy the same side of the ignorant/stupid coin.

If Dinesh D'Souza took his evidence to a grand jury and Eric presented his facts the grand jury would tell D'souza thanks for wasting our time, have a nice day.

I despise Trump for playing the Left's game. This is America, politicians fight, go to the mat during the campaign, then the voters decide, and the looser gracefully tells their supporters thank you and congratulates their opponent.

Democrats pioneered this bull $#!t. It is a tactic of the Left the world over throughout history. The Insurrection Act has been invoked 27 times in US history. It was used several times to quell violence by the loosing Democrat.

What Trump did was lend credibility to the Left's temper tantrums. They can't win with ideas, they are the totalitarians and it's obvious. Well it was obvious, now the tactic is legit because both sides reach for the crunch. It's easier than looking in the mirror.

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But I don’t believe the voters actually decided!

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Then you have no confidence in our electoral process, neither side actually wins, the winner is just better at steeling the election. You are agreeing with Trump, Hillary, Stacey all at the same time.

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Yes, I am. Until we get back to one person one vote and stop mass mailing ballots and start cleaning out the voter rolls, and stop ballot harvesting, and quit changing the rules for voting two weeks before Election Day, and stop the shenanigans with the poll workers and kicking out the poll watchers, and stop vote counting in the middle of the night for a non-existent excuse of a water leak, and stop trucking in hundreds of ballots by the truck load at midnight with no observers and until our elected officials stop fighting election audits I will believe in our election again. And if you aren’t at least skeptical I wonder why?

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Because everything you said is either self defined and exaggerated, or has been investigated and proven false.

Things happen in every election that could appear nefarious to someone who does not understand the details of the process, especially when taken out of context.

There are irregularities in every election that are because people, mostly old people, run the process.

And yes, there are people who try to commit fraud.

All of these factors have been in play for a long time. None of them have swung an election.

Nixon had reason to challenge the 1960 election and didn't. Because that road no where good.

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May 18, 2022·edited May 18, 2022

I hate the narrative of a stolen election, but the GOP needs to build a reputation as the party that takes election security seriously.

My understanding is the subpoena has been issued but the witness is not scared only of being doxxed, but of being prosecuted for their involvement in numerous felonies.

It is also my understanding that state knows that over 1,600 non-citizens attempted to register to vote, a felony under state law. Because the state knows who these individuals are, there are calls to investigate if any groups encouraged or paid these individuals to attempt to register. And with Dems in the state trying to remove the legal requirement to prove citizenship in order to register to vote...this seems like a relevant issue.

Again, I think it is possible to avoid "stolen election" rhetoric while also taking allegations of fraud seriously. As conservatives that generally distrust the government and their ability to competently perform many roles...why would it surprise anyone that investigations into fraud would have to originate outside of government. The same government that has a vested interest in minimizing allegations of fraud and patting themselves on the back for the most secure election in history.

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I'm disappointed that you dismiss 2000 Mules "out of hand". Here's my problem. If it is true that Biden received more votes than "any other presidential candidate in history" then not investigating is a crime.

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I totally agree with you as it was a stolen election and anyone with any COMMON SENCE would know it

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Ridiculous that she's making this claim when early voting so far is at record levels.

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Here's the problem. When you mix 'fact based' evidence in with theory or even stretch past theory, you lose your credibility. And that's what tends to happen to these groups. Have no doubt that the left does the same thing. Some things are fact, but then the 'crazy' starts and (speaking for me only) see the crazy and tend to push away where there actually might be something to pay attention to.

There are few people that in the business that Erick is in that I trust and as Neil Boortz always says, "check what I'm saying, to make sure I'm telling you the truth". In other words, don't get lazy. I believe that Erick does his very best to stay between the lines, so if he misses a couple along the way, I'm good with that. If I want to dig deeper; I dig deeper. We all should.

His show is a valuable resource, but only one resource. None of us should get lazy. Erick might hit the lottery and go hit golf balls and drink cigars every day. Then what would we do? :)

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Did you watch 2000 mules?

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If Erick can drink cigars, he might not have to wait until he hits the lottery! :D

I kid, I kid.

And I agree with you. Not many continue to peel back the onion anymore. It’s either liked or disliked without any examination or nuance.

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I get deluged by those who are insistent the election was stolen regularly. I believe God grants the believer the ability to recognize truth--we may not always recognize lies, but we should (minor emphasis here) be able to recognize truth. If this level of fraud was foisted on us, then why, 1) come out with this propaganda piece right before a Republican tsunami in November, 2) begin to push this claptrap now, which will only undermine the resolve of the aforementioned Republicans ("Why vote, they stole the last one!"--a la Georgia Run-off in 2020), and 3) Why attempt to drive a car in the rear-view mirror? and 4) The Democrats are proving their incompetence to handle any current crisis and change their impending doom. What evidence is there for the intellectual talent necessary for the level of "conspiracy presented in this movie? Once a conspiracy takes hold, the less evidence there is for it, the more tenaciously it is held onto! This is just ....let's say, less than optimal.....

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Excellent points, Sir. After D’Souza’s last movie, I’m guessing he sees dollar signs.

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Unfortunately that’s the best worst idea about this!😎

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Not so sure you should be planting your flag so firmly Erick. And remember, we stopped the Impeach Obama campaign.

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I read “The Virtue of Prosperity” as an undergrad and thought highly of D’Souza’s ideas. Since then he has crept his way toward nuttiness.

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If D’Souza was a democrat and claiming the same issues against the Republicans and came out with 2000 mules against Republicans would you be saying the same thing?

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Yes.

I do not view politics—or the world, for that matter—in binary, us/them, Republican/Democrat, haves/have not, etc lenses. People like D’Souza, Michael Moore, James Carville, most politicians, most news programs, social media algorithms, and most talk radio personalities (not meant to be an exhaustive list) present that binary choice for a reason.

We are complex creatures, and as such, our social institutions are complex. Navigating and understanding complexity is hard, though.

People, our country, the world, even the universe, are much more lovable when we behold them all with a sense of wonder, grace, and nuance.

I admit that isn’t the easiest method, but good/right ways generally are not.

Best wishes to you and yours!

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I agree with a lot of what you write but the movie is not propaganda. There is too much evidence from the movie and other sources that these claims should be investigated further to satisfy approximately of the U S population.

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Meant to say approximately half the u s population

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