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Don’s Slight of Hand Is Media Magic
Don holds up his paper proof, and it’s that easy. A large segment of the viewing population is satisfied and eager to get back to their distractions already.
I expect this video will become a future classic. Media scholars and government scholars will study it. Right now, I believe that We, The People, have not enough distance from it, or from Don, to weigh its contents properly, or to see how well Don reveals himself and his methods.
Democrats will no doubt see this video of soundbites and see it as absurd. On the other hand, if you’re not against him, Don sounds decisive. He sounds like he knows how to make a deal. Please don’t say it’s bluster — that’s the critic talking and I am asking you to please quiet the critic for a few minutes, or just long enough to consider another point of view.
This is not news, but it’s worth repeating — Don plays a political superhero on TV. He gets better at his role every day, not worse. Meanwhile, Democratic Party leadership is busy doing what HRC did. The do-gooders on the left want to litigate their way back to the White House…
