Steve M.: Con Successfully Worked https://nomoremister.blogspot.com/2019/10/republicans-are-so-good-at-two-person.html: 'New York Times: "One pundit on Fox News went as far as to suggest that Colonel Vindman had engaged in 'espionage' against the United States, prompting an unusual rebuke from a Republican member of Congress.... 'Here we have a U.S. national security official who is advising Ukraine while working inside the White House, apparently against the president’s interest', Ms. Ingraham said. “Isn’t that kind of an interesting angle on this story?' Her guest, John Yoo, a former top lawyer in the George W. Bush administration, agreed. 'I find that astounding,” Mr. Yoo said. “Some people might call that espionage'. The accusation by Mr. Yoo was decried... by Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, a Republican lawmaker. 'It is shameful...' Ms. Cheney said..." That's how the con works: One person (or in this case two, Ingraham and Yoo) smear Vindman, then Cheney—a Republican attack dog of the old school, which means her brand requires her to be unfailingly pro-military—calls Ingraham and Yoo out, thus reassuring everyone in the so-called sensible center that Republicans are actually fine people and—with rare exceptions!—won't smear a war hero to get what they want.... So now the mainstream media cries of "Republicans have gone too far!" are quieted—but the smear is out there. Con successfully worked...
#noted #2020-01-03
