Thread by @soychicka

Wait a sec - aside from the obvious point of comparison to @realDonaldTrump's use of #Takeherout....

He thought Osama Bin Laden was "tall", "handsome", and "very charismatic?"

I'm sorry, if you don't see anyone talking about him on TV, how do you possibly know that he's tall?

Why the HELL would you ever be motivated to bestow praise on Osama Bin Laden...

Especially something that would indicate you had some point of reference to his height relative to yours?

I mean, in practically every photo I've seen of OBL, he's sitting cross-legged on the floor.

Sure, there are photos of him walking with his entourage, but... it's not like there's anyone there who Trump would know the relative height of.

He doesn't look that tall here...

Or here.

Or here.

He's taller than the other guy here, but still - that wouldn't make me say he's TALL.

He might look tall here, but without external reference, I'd say he's SKINNY.

IRL, he was somewhere between 6'4" and 6'6" but weighed only 160 pounds.

Plus, he's carrying a short, stubby weapon.

OH WEIRD. This thread was broken already.

Continuing below.

But seriously. It's not like there are many photos of OBL next to celebrities or politicians that @realDonaldTrump had for use as a personal point of reference...

Look at some of the photos that exist.

allthatsinteresting.com/osama-bin-lade…

@realDonaldTrump More photos:

(it REALLY doesn't want to let me post this link. I know nothing about the source, but there are pre-2000 photos of OBL on this page)

http://thefederalistpapers .org/ us/rare-new-photos-of-osama-bin-laden-and-his-secret-compound-finally-surface-photos

@realDonaldTrump So, how would Trump have known how tall OBL was before 2001 - let alone be impressed enough by his height to call it out?

It's not like there's a Tiger Beat for fans of terrorism... right?

@realDonaldTrump To really be impressed by someone's height, especially when your own height deviates from the norm in the same direction - enough to say so in a White House address - it's probably because they're more towards that extreme than you are.
And you will KNOW it.

@realDonaldTrump Here's a secret: I'm short. Really short. I'm not a dwarf, but I'm under 4'11" - like, short enough that I can't reach the straps on public transportation and would qualify for special workplace ergonomic accomodations...

@realDonaldTrump If I see a photo of someone who is 5'1, I'm not like "they're short."

If I see a photo of someone who is 4'8" - without annotation - I'm not going to remember, let alone mention that "they're short" in a press conference.

@realDonaldTrump But if I meet someone who is 4'8" in person... well, I still probably wouldn't mention it in a press conference, but since it's rare that I get to speak to someone at my own elevation, without craning my neck, I might file it away in my subconscious that they're short like me.

@realDonaldTrump So. I'm going to go out an a limb and suggest that chances are, if someone's height is a defining feature, you've probably met that person in person before - enough for the comparison in height to be fixed in your mind.

https://twitter.com/soychicka/status/1051949759072751616?s=20

@realDonaldTrump Especially if it's a person "nobody knows about."
If their photos haven't been in the paper and on TV, if there aren't any points of comparison in the few photos you might have seen...

How do they become "tall" and "handsome" in your mind?
Seriously.

https://twitter.com/soychicka/status/1051949772297330688?s=20