Using a Trumpian Tactic
Remember this tweet?
There was no evidence. No proof. This is a typical Trump tactic, making an accusation without evidence of any kind. In the wake of what happened at the San Ysidro border crossing between the U.S. and Mexico, it seems reasonable to use Trump's tactic in advancing a theory of mine.
Who benefited from the charge toward the border this weekend? The people who wound up being tear gassed did not benefit from their futile attempt to enter the U.S. illegally. The women and children who were gassed were victims, not beneficiaries of the "charge." But the anti-immigrant messaging of Donald Trump benefited.
I don't believe that Mr. Trump personally arranged/paid for those who led the charge toward the wall to do so, but it is easy to believe that Trump supporters made contact with members of the caravan and paid them to charge the wall.
The very rude tough guys who charged the border crossing are paid professionals only looking to make the anti-immigrant campaign look good. Don't fall for it!
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Speaking of Trump and tactics, there was this pair of tweets yesterday:
CNN's viewership is down year over year in the most recent quarter, but that doesn't mean they are "failing" as Trump likes to say about the New York Times. As for honest reporting and factual accuracy, the #LiarInChief has no business questioning the veracity of anyone else.
We already have the Voice of America, which is not subject to the whims of whoever happens to occupy the Oval Office at any given moment. The U.S. government has no business trying to compete in the arena of cable news. Then there is the fact that state-run television networks look a little like this:
(Leon Askin in Airplane 2, he is best known for his role as "General Burkhalter" in Hogan's Heroes)
I believe that Trump's sounding off on this and other things at this moment in time is designed to deflect attention from what's going on in Mississippi on Tuesday, November 27th. There is a special election taking place today. It is a run-off for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy Ms Hyde-Smith was appointed to the seat that was vacated when Thad Cochran resigned. She is a Republican. He is a Democrat.
Mississippi is a very "red" state. It has been almost three full decades since a Democrat held one of the state's two U.S. Senate seats. Trump carried the state in 2017 by a margin of nearly 18 percentage points. Three of the state's four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are held by Republicans and it has been that way since 2012.
This video has been a problem for Ms Hyde-Smith:
Then there's her comment about encouraging voter suppression:
Trump will look very bad if Hyde-Smith loses this election. That's why he wants everyone talking about anything but what's going on in Mississippi.
The very rude elevator screamers are paid professionals only looking to make Senators look bad. Don’t fall for it! Also, look at all of the professionally made identical signs. Paid for by Soros and others. These are not signs made in the basement from love! #Troublemakers— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2018
There was no evidence. No proof. This is a typical Trump tactic, making an accusation without evidence of any kind. In the wake of what happened at the San Ysidro border crossing between the U.S. and Mexico, it seems reasonable to use Trump's tactic in advancing a theory of mine.
Who benefited from the charge toward the border this weekend? The people who wound up being tear gassed did not benefit from their futile attempt to enter the U.S. illegally. The women and children who were gassed were victims, not beneficiaries of the "charge." But the anti-immigrant messaging of Donald Trump benefited.
I don't believe that Mr. Trump personally arranged/paid for those who led the charge toward the wall to do so, but it is easy to believe that Trump supporters made contact with members of the caravan and paid them to charge the wall.
The very rude tough guys who charged the border crossing are paid professionals only looking to make the anti-immigrant campaign look good. Don't fall for it!
* * *
Speaking of Trump and tactics, there was this pair of tweets yesterday:
....and false way. Something has to be done, including the possibility of the United States starting our own Worldwide Network to show the World the way we really are, GREAT!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 26, 2018
CNN's viewership is down year over year in the most recent quarter, but that doesn't mean they are "failing" as Trump likes to say about the New York Times. As for honest reporting and factual accuracy, the #LiarInChief has no business questioning the veracity of anyone else.
We already have the Voice of America, which is not subject to the whims of whoever happens to occupy the Oval Office at any given moment. The U.S. government has no business trying to compete in the arena of cable news. Then there is the fact that state-run television networks look a little like this:
(Leon Askin in Airplane 2, he is best known for his role as "General Burkhalter" in Hogan's Heroes)
I believe that Trump's sounding off on this and other things at this moment in time is designed to deflect attention from what's going on in Mississippi on Tuesday, November 27th. There is a special election taking place today. It is a run-off for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy Ms Hyde-Smith was appointed to the seat that was vacated when Thad Cochran resigned. She is a Republican. He is a Democrat.
Mississippi is a very "red" state. It has been almost three full decades since a Democrat held one of the state's two U.S. Senate seats. Trump carried the state in 2017 by a margin of nearly 18 percentage points. Three of the state's four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are held by Republicans and it has been that way since 2012.
This video has been a problem for Ms Hyde-Smith:
Then there's her comment about encouraging voter suppression:
Cindy Hyde-Smith on voter suppression: "And then they remind me, that there's a lot of liberal folks in those other schools who that maybe we don't want to vote. Maybe we want to make it just a little more difficult. And I think that's a great idea." Nov 2nd in Columbus, MS. pic.twitter.com/OxNY77XCft— Lamar White, Jr. (@LamarWhiteJr) November 15, 2018
Trump will look very bad if Hyde-Smith loses this election. That's why he wants everyone talking about anything but what's going on in Mississippi.
posted by me at 7:28 AM
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