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posted ago by cyberpede ago by cyberpede +875 / -0

I have a coworker who used to make snide comments about Trump when politics came up in the office. Nothing specific, just whatever he could regurgitate from that day's media talking points. I knew where he stood, and vice versa. We never argued, just mostly fun jabs at each other.

Covid BS happened and 80% of the company started working from home. I hadn't seen him in months. A few days back he came into the office to grab something and it was just us two there. What started off as normal catching up turned into pretty heart warming conversation.

He said that while he was home all day he would have CNN on in the background. After a while it just started gnawing at him that everything was attack after attack. He decided to start researching the context of what CNN and others were reporting and discovered the gross misrepresentations and outright lies being perpetrated by the media.

While performing this research on his own, he stumbled upon The Hodge Twins and the Drinkin' Bros and is now a huge fan of both.

I was floored. I didn't know what to say. I think I just kept nodding and saying 'Yep...Yep". I ended up staying an hour late to talk with him more.

I've talked to him briefly a couple times since then. Not only is he definitely voting for Trump, he's voting red down the line now. Best part is, CNN and Democrat forced lock downs were the red pill.

I referred him here as good pede should.

Friend, if you just read about yourself then welcome aboard. We've got a coat waiting for you.

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jayrod21 4 points ago +4 / -0

Great story. Encouraging. Although, I’m amazed someone not stuck in an airport actually watched CNN. 😂

Also, what’s the deal with the coat? I see it referenced here all the time and I can’t work out the context. I know it’s a good thing, because I posted my own story a week or so ago, and people were saying to get me a coat. So, can someone help me out?

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Vershnik 7 points ago +7 / -0

Coat meme comes from here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb2GzMstrMk

SPEZ: And therefore Trump supporters get coats, haters don't

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jayrod21 4 points ago +4 / -0

Thank you

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cyberpede [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

You'd be surprised how many people still see CNN as THE legitimate source of news. He just happened to get overexposed.