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struggle4progress

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Fri Aug 31, 2018, 03:35 PM Aug 2018

Lines from Evansville speech

Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
Updated 12:59 PM ET, Fri August 31, 2018

... "But the word is they're firing the head of NBC. What a great thing to do. How smart. That's what the word. Who knows? With these people, you never know."

A classic in the Trump rhetorical catalog. I hear someone might get fired. But that could change. Who knows? By doing this, Trump injects the idea into the minds of his supporters and forces some level of media coverage -- even if it's very skeptical. He does all of that without a single shred of evidence that NBC News President Andrew Lack is getting fired ...

... "We're doing a great job. And we have really no laws to work with. We have really no laws to work with. The laws are horrible. Laws are the worst and dumbest in the history of the world" ...

... "And I'm not saying -- I'm just saying. I'm not saying it's -- I'm just saying, something incredible is happening with our country to have this" ...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/31/politics/donald-trump-evansville-speech/index.html

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Lines from Evansville speech (Original Post) struggle4progress Aug 2018 OP
I would be embarrassed if an elementary school student said this drivel in a speech. nature-lover Aug 2018 #1
I do not think the Don is capable of embarrassment. He has little self-awarness. riversedge Aug 2018 #5
Babbling, as usual. n/t Different Drummer Aug 2018 #2
Genius...in disguise.. Maxheader Aug 2018 #3
Cilliza does a really good job on these type pierces. underpants Aug 2018 #4
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