I love that Cassidy Hutchinson did what all theses older men with established careers lacked the huevos to do, and did it an a suffragette white suit. May seem like a trite thing to say, but it was a meaningful style choice that help made for an impactful (and I hope iconic) image.
As Robert Ailes was so found of reminding women, television is a "visual medium".
I love that Cassidy Hutchinson did what all theses older men with established careers lacked the huevos to do, and did it an a suffragette white suit. May seem like a trite thing to say, but it was a meaningful style choice that help made for an impactful (and I hope iconic) image.
As Robert Ailes was so found of reminding women, television is a "visual medium".
His recorded phone interview with Bob Woodward, in the early days of the pandemic, was the most normal IтАЩve ever heard Trump sound. It was striking. It made me wonder how much of his buffoonery schtick is an intentional act.
He wanted to impress Bob Woodward. Trump is impressed by fame, and if you look up "famous journalist" in the dictionary, you'll find a photo of Bob Woodward. That's why he was so fast and loose with telling him all the unknown facts about COVID "it's passed through the air". He wanted to show Bob how much he knew because he has the best brain.
As Steve Bannon says, flood the zone with shit. If we investigate every bogus claim, the firehose of falsehood wears us down while the trolls watch and laugh.
So a person is only as good as the earliest mistake they made when they were in their early 20s ? And nothing they do afterward counts? Hmm. Why go on living?
A lot of people are refusing to do the right thing. I applaud Cassidy coming forward now when it is having a major impact. I also give her grace for being only 25 when this happened. People twice her age will never have her courage.
I don't go on Fox News because, unlike her I'm not Trumpist. Odd that you assumed she is good at her job when we have no proof she is and that Trumpisr tend to promote loyal scumbags, not good people
If it weren't for the acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen (who, using your broad strokes) "aided Trump" just be agreeing to be the AAG) threatening to hollow out the Justice Department with mass resignations, Trump would installed Jeffrey Clark. And that would have prompted a letter to GA PA and AZ telling them to send alternate electors. Which would have made January 6 look like a picnic. So yeah, there are distinctions to be made.
Look, from the jump I could not understand why *anyone* in their right mind and any ethics at all would support Trump. I was mystified as to why people couldn't see what a malignant and transparent low-rent con artist he was. But it's important to make distinctions between felonies and misdemeanors. Enabling Trump by repeating his lies enthusiastically and abusing the legal system (Giuliani, Eastman and Meadows for example) is much worse than accepting a position as assistant to chief of staff who did not spread outright lies, threaten witnesses or slander truth-tellers like Vindemann. If your outrage meter is pinned to 11 for Cassidy, what's left for the malice-aforethought demagogues like the aforementioned plus Bannon and Carlson?
I wonder. There is a certain type of (usually young) person who serves their greatest ire for those who are potential allies but aren't pure enough in their history. Hence 'woke' folk who pounce on fellow liberals for at one time being against gay marriage or using the wrong pronoun.
Directly? How? Seems like it was indirectly since she was an assistant to TFG's chief of staff. You might as well say that working for Apple directly aids the exploitation of Chinese workers.
I know quite a few 25 year olds who don't have a lot of "real" experience. They usually don't at that age. Jim Swift of the Bulwark often talks about his experience as a young Hill staffer. They're young. They can use a computer. They don't make that much money. And they applied for the job. You've made it clear what you think of Cassidy. Hopefully you have more anger toward her superiors who won't testify and still support Trump.
ThatтАЩs notтАжturning against him is. Why do I think itтАЩs brave? Because thereтАЩs a very long list of those who havenтАЩt. The reason is that theyтАЩre afraid of the consequencesтАжbecause they are severe.
Not happy about the aiding and abetting part... happy about the eventual redemption part. Personally, without redemption, I'd be completely *ucked. So I agree with Jeff that we should celebrate everyone who wants to do the right thing. Only perfection doesn't need redemption. The rest of us? We mess up. when we want to clean up the mess, that is a very good thing.
I would guess watching the lives of various election officials, etc., getting threatened because they did their patriotic duty might have put a pause in her step. But she did give closed door testimony, prior to her public testimony. I'm good with her actions.
True Patriots should have cancelled their cable subscriptions years ago and cut off Faux Noise and Murdoch's profit center. "Give me Liberty or give me Tucker" - an easy choice for patriots.
Humans are complicated, by the way, and Cassidy H. is definitely human but she has gotten the right and honorable place before any of the other seditionists in that inner circle. Absolutely a 'John Dean' moment, thank God!
More like taking back the term 'patriot' rather than ceding it to authoritarians. Otherwise the malicious Right can turn all words to their own liking. Fake News for instance. Trump coopted it to mean any news that was unflattering to him. But I reserve the right to call Russian bots fake news.
I love that Cassidy Hutchinson did what all theses older men with established careers lacked the huevos to do, and did it an a suffragette white suit. May seem like a trite thing to say, but it was a meaningful style choice that help made for an impactful (and I hope iconic) image.
As Robert Ailes was so found of reminding women, television is a "visual medium".
Would she have testified if she had gotten that job at Mar-a-Lago?
Who knows? The main thing is she testified under oath. When will Trump do that?
What percent of Trump's claims are true?? At this point, there must be a presumption that he is lying.
As in every tie his mouth opens and food does not enter.
liked but please edit: time, not tie
His recorded phone interview with Bob Woodward, in the early days of the pandemic, was the most normal IтАЩve ever heard Trump sound. It was striking. It made me wonder how much of his buffoonery schtick is an intentional act.
He wanted to impress Bob Woodward. Trump is impressed by fame, and if you look up "famous journalist" in the dictionary, you'll find a photo of Bob Woodward. That's why he was so fast and loose with telling him all the unknown facts about COVID "it's passed through the air". He wanted to show Bob how much he knew because he has the best brain.
If Trump said it, itтАЩs lie.
Funny that Trump both doesn't know her and recalls not hiring her.
As Steve Bannon says, flood the zone with shit. If we investigate every bogus claim, the firehose of falsehood wears us down while the trolls watch and laugh.
Why didn't she do this months ago?
Hop in the Wayback, Mr. Peabody.
Regardless, she testified now. That is what counts when so many others refuse and continue to lie.
Actually, what counts is doing the right thing in the moment, which she refused to do
Is it lonely up there above us all?
Addicted to a righteous sense of grievance. There's a dopamine rush associated with it. Useless in enacting the change we seek though.
Only above Trumpists and their apologists. If that's you, then that's on you
So a person is only as good as the earliest mistake they made when they were in their early 20s ? And nothing they do afterward counts? Hmm. Why go on living?
A lot of people are refusing to do the right thing. I applaud Cassidy coming forward now when it is having a major impact. I also give her grace for being only 25 when this happened. People twice her age will never have her courage.
How did a 25 year-old with no real experience get that job
Do you know anything about her? She worked for Cruz and Scalise and probably outperformed her peers while doing so.
She was incredibly composed during such a big moment. That's says a lot right there.
I feel like we are being trolled by you. Why don't you go to Fox News and do this crap?
I don't go on Fox News because, unlike her I'm not Trumpist. Odd that you assumed she is good at her job when we have no proof she is and that Trumpisr tend to promote loyal scumbags, not good people
If it weren't for the acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen (who, using your broad strokes) "aided Trump" just be agreeing to be the AAG) threatening to hollow out the Justice Department with mass resignations, Trump would installed Jeffrey Clark. And that would have prompted a letter to GA PA and AZ telling them to send alternate electors. Which would have made January 6 look like a picnic. So yeah, there are distinctions to be made.
If it weren't for those people supporting and backing Trump in 2016, we'd never have had this issue. You're claiming there are good Klansmen.
Look, from the jump I could not understand why *anyone* in their right mind and any ethics at all would support Trump. I was mystified as to why people couldn't see what a malignant and transparent low-rent con artist he was. But it's important to make distinctions between felonies and misdemeanors. Enabling Trump by repeating his lies enthusiastically and abusing the legal system (Giuliani, Eastman and Meadows for example) is much worse than accepting a position as assistant to chief of staff who did not spread outright lies, threaten witnesses or slander truth-tellers like Vindemann. If your outrage meter is pinned to 11 for Cassidy, what's left for the malice-aforethought demagogues like the aforementioned plus Bannon and Carlson?
I'm sure you meant this as a clincher, but there are reformed Klansmen. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/18/daryl-davis-black-musician-who-converts-ku-klux-klan-members
I wonder. There is a certain type of (usually young) person who serves their greatest ire for those who are potential allies but aren't pure enough in their history. Hence 'woke' folk who pounce on fellow liberals for at one time being against gay marriage or using the wrong pronoun.
How is she our ally when she aided Trump directly?
Directly? How? Seems like it was indirectly since she was an assistant to TFG's chief of staff. You might as well say that working for Apple directly aids the exploitation of Chinese workers.
Parent's connections, school connections, normal white people stuff.
I know quite a few 25 year olds who don't have a lot of "real" experience. They usually don't at that age. Jim Swift of the Bulwark often talks about his experience as a young Hill staffer. They're young. They can use a computer. They don't make that much money. And they applied for the job. You've made it clear what you think of Cassidy. Hopefully you have more anger toward her superiors who won't testify and still support Trump.
I think there are strong hints that she is, and maybe has been, in physical danger.
All that video testimony you saw yesterday was from months ago.
It was from 1/7? A true patriot would have gone public right away
She's about 26 years old. Cut her some slack.
I suspect Mr. Mccrary is not much older than her, perhaps younger. How else to explain the black and white judgmental moral certainty?
This is the GOP we're talking about. We're happy with the delayed patriots...because at least they are patriots after all.
Maybe you should vent your opinion against those who remain silent.
Why are we happy that they added and abetted Trump? You have very low standards
Because one brave soul is better than no brave souls.
I know the difference between standards and reality.
I do too, yet I've never helped an autocratic white supremacist try to destroy the US, like she did
When have your ethics ever been tested?
How is aiding and abetting Trump brave?
ThatтАЩs notтАжturning against him is. Why do I think itтАЩs brave? Because thereтАЩs a very long list of those who havenтАЩt. The reason is that theyтАЩre afraid of the consequencesтАжbecause they are severe.
Not happy about the aiding and abetting part... happy about the eventual redemption part. Personally, without redemption, I'd be completely *ucked. So I agree with Jeff that we should celebrate everyone who wants to do the right thing. Only perfection doesn't need redemption. The rest of us? We mess up. when we want to clean up the mess, that is a very good thing.
Easy to say. Hard to do. Have you ever walked the mile in her shoes? I'm guessing you'd see it differently if it were your own well-being at stake.
Nope
Ever heard of the Stanley Milgram experiments about following questionable orders? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment#Validity You don't know what you'd do until you're in the situation.
I would guess watching the lives of various election officials, etc., getting threatened because they did their patriotic duty might have put a pause in her step. But she did give closed door testimony, prior to her public testimony. I'm good with her actions.
True Patriots should have cancelled their cable subscriptions years ago and cut off Faux Noise and Murdoch's profit center. "Give me Liberty or give me Tucker" - an easy choice for patriots.
Humans are complicated, by the way, and Cassidy H. is definitely human but she has gotten the right and honorable place before any of the other seditionists in that inner circle. Absolutely a 'John Dean' moment, thank God!
It's the "No true Scotsman" trope.
More like taking back the term 'patriot' rather than ceding it to authoritarians. Otherwise the malicious Right can turn all words to their own liking. Fake News for instance. Trump coopted it to mean any news that was unflattering to him. But I reserve the right to call Russian bots fake news.
How far back do you want to go? A true patriot would have never voted for tRump...
Her life was in danger. Why are you trying to denigrate her? Give it a rest, please.
She made many bad choices. Lauding bad people is a problem
Does your sterling life qualify you to pass judgment on this young, brave woman?
In her case, interning at the White House. So what?
Was she an intern?
Started as one a few years ago, rose to Meadows' #1 aide.
And why is that her moral downfall? She hasn't even been around the block yet.
Thank you Max. You always make cogent points.
Worse, she had a Trump lawyer.