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I thought you said that facts don't matter to you?
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I never said that. I said they don't matter to Senators voting on this.
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In your world, whether or not he orchestrated anything with Schiff is completely beside the point.
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In your incorrect characterization of my world.
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If a conservative can somehow introduce that idea into "the narrative," say by publishing it under the guide of being a journalist and getting other people to repeat it, then it becomes part of the narrative.
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If it happened, it's also part of the narrative. And these two things are not mutually exclusive.
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In this case, for example, there is absolutely no evidence that Schiff "orchestrated" anything with the whistleblower, but you have accepted that GOP talking point as part of your reality, so now it's as good as factual.
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Really? This isn't proof of coordination, but there's enough evidence there to get past summary judgment, Your Honor:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...608_story.html
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politic...ling-complaint
Now, why would a seasoned public servant, conversant with procedure, go to Schiff's Committee instead of going to the IG? (You''l explain it, but again -- this is evidence more than adequate to get past summary judgment.)
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No, I'm suggesting that Schiff is one of a great many Democrats who have thought there needs to be oversight of this Administration and who have increasingly supporting impeachment as it has become clear that the President's corruptly used the government to smear a political rival and advance his own re-election, and that the way you position Schiff as the key figure in this drama has little to do with reality and much to do with the conservative talking points you keep regurgitating.
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There aren't enough laughing emojis for this. Schiff's put on more TV make-up in the past 3 years than the stars of all
Real Housewives series put together. This guy is a ball of ambition, and he's riding his moment like any smart opportunist would. Trump is the best thing that's ever happened to the guy -- a moron who gifts Schiff almost as much free media time as he acquires himself. Schiff should run against Trump this year. Between the two of them, they've probably already got 75% of the airtime.
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You tell a story in which Schiff is the key actor, and then you complain that Schiff made himself the key actor.
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Exactly. He makes it look political.
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I can tell a story about impeachment in which Schiff plays a minor role. Recall that the IG told him about the whistleblower's complaint, but not about the substance.
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The Post and PBS seem to disagree.
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Do you think that any other Democratic chair of the intelligence committee would have said, no worries, we don't need to know what that's about?
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No. But they wouldn't have done so in the clearly opportunistic manner Schiff has, which makes it look political.
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Trump is getting impeached because he ran a foreign policy to advance his own interests, not the country's, and because lots of people knew about it.
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Yes he is.
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If you think the story is about Adam Schiff, it's because you don't want to talk about Trump.
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I think when Trump is acquitted, Schiff's handling of the matter will be viewed as a lot of the reason why.
