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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I thought you said that facts don't matter to you? In your world, whether or not he orchestrated anything with Schiff is completely beside the point. 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. 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.
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. You tell a story in which Schiff is the key actor, and then you complain that Schiff made himself the key actor.
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. 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? 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. 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'm not sure why you're arguing this with him. If he looks at what happened (and the fucking transcript is as clear as it gets even after we know that the Administration took
other damaging shit out) and thinks to write that this was orchestrated by the whistle blower and Schiff, then he's not worth talking to.
Witness: Officer, that man tried to strike that woman.
Officer: I will arrest him.
Sebby: That witness and that officer have orchestrated a charge against that man.
It's blatantly fucking stupid. And you're wasting your time.
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