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Tom Nichols
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In this discussion between @charlescwcooke, @JonahNRO and @DavidAFrench, I want to throw one flag: Cooke's framing of the question eliminates everything short of the Manchurian candidate. The Mueller report didn't *charge* this, but there was a lot more than "not this." /1
"Did Donald Trump encourage dangerous and unpatriotic contact with a foreign power, even if a firm agreement to cooperate can't be proven, and then lie and encourage others to lie?" Hell, yes, he did. That's pretty much all of Vol. 1.
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And then: "Did he obstruct the investigation - possibly because he has all kinds of compromising information he wants to hide?" Yes, he did. That's Vol. 2.
"Was he legally chargeable as a traitor who agreed to cooperate with the Russian government?" No. But the rest...yes. /3x
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One interesting aspect of the Mueller Report is not what's in it, but how Trump's shills have reacted to it. They have taken two positions.
1. The report says exactly the opposite of what it says
2. The media totally screwed up this story.
Both are worth a moment here. /1
The first strategy is pure gaslighting, like Kellyanne demanding apologies. She's like the person who backs into you in the parking lot, gets out, and and demands your insurance info and says you'll be hearing from her lawyers while her BMW is lodged in the side of your Camry. /2
This is the strategy taken by people who know only the strategy of doubling down, of reacting with aggression, and who understand just how bad the news really is. They go on offense because...well, why the hell not? Bang the table. Might work. Rube Nation loves that stuff. /3
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Well, we could look at the full quote. ""I'm not even a big believer in democracy. I always say that democracy can be two wolves and a sheep deciding on what to have for dinner. Look, I'm in favor of people having the right to vote and things like that." And then: /1
"But there are a lot of countries that have the right to vote that are still poor. Democracy doesn't always lead to a good economy or even a good political system."
So yeah, I'm quoting it like college sophomore-level bloviation that it is. /2
Is there no point at which you just draw the line and say "This is not a qualified person?" Or are we now in the trenches so deep that we'll parse out some dumb thing said by a guy who shouldn't be a nominee, because tribal loyalty demands it? /3x
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I appreciate that @AG_Conservative is the new media watchdog and stuff, but I'd encourage people to watch this clip. When you go to the wall for Pete Hegseth, you've made some interesting life decisions. /1
@AG_Conservative Hegseth's point that vets should have options outside the VA? Sure, all on board.
But watch where Hegseth basically says that vets who *use* the system for stuff *allowed* by the VA shouldn't use it, because, you know, he personally wouldn't. /2
@AG_Conservative Now think about what he's saying: That you can claim things under VA rules but you probably should be a patriot instead of a snowflake and not complain about every little ache and pain. You wouldn't want to be dependent on the VA and stuff. /3
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