One of these things is not like the others. At all. Points of difference:
Smith looks like he is being escorted as a prisoner. One "guard" stands on each side of him as he goes in and out, and as he leaves one of them is watching him intently.
The flag cording is white. All the other instances I can find are gold and blue. Would love to hear some flag fags weigh in on where 'white' is used on the DoJ flag.
There is frigging duct tape running down the center of the room on the floor. This would be undignified even in a trailer park.
There are caster wheels on the lectern.
The ceiling is about 8 foot tall and the flag is almost touching it.
There is no blue background curtain, which seems to be a staple on these.
The DoJ website lists this press conference as a "Statement of Special Counsel Jack Smith"--not as a formal announcement of charges.
Before assigning extra meaning, I think the best reference for comparison would not be other DOJ announcements, but rather other special counsel announcements from the past. Isn't the whole point of a special counsel is that they operate outside of and independently of the rest of the DOJ? Consequently, it shouldn't look like a regular DOJ operation. That's just me spitballing, but if every other special counsel in the past used the DOJ platform I'd say you're correct.
Also, I watched the video and the flag's fringe looks golden to me; could be the wonky lighting that gives you a different impression. Obviously just needs a re-watch, but the yellow(gold) tassel is easily visible whenever the camera is focused on Jack.
Great points and I'm not sure there are other special counsel announcements we can reference. Didn't find any for Durham.
The white cording I'm referring to is on the DoJ flag--not the US flag.
Edit: okay there is one special counsel announcement we can compare from the YouTube age: Robert Mueller. His use the standard DoJ facilities--not the school auxiliary trailer.
Check out Jack Smith's press conference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0dRPNxFBPs
Then compare it with other DoJ announcements.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KLmNtTRp1A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1agWt4kFx2A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB-VjGw4E3I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsOd7NSLB6g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQQdpIdedVw
One of these things is not like the others. At all. Points of difference:
Smith looks like he is being escorted as a prisoner. One "guard" stands on each side of him as he goes in and out, and as he leaves one of them is watching him intently.
The flag cording is white. All the other instances I can find are gold and blue. Would love to hear some flag fags weigh in on where 'white' is used on the DoJ flag.
There is frigging duct tape running down the center of the room on the floor. This would be undignified even in a trailer park.
There are caster wheels on the lectern.
The ceiling is about 8 foot tall and the flag is almost touching it.
There is no blue background curtain, which seems to be a staple on these.
The DoJ website lists this press conference as a "Statement of Special Counsel Jack Smith"--not as a formal announcement of charges.
https://www.justice.gov/sco-smith/video/statement-special-counsel-jack-smith
Where the heck is this room and why do there appear to be no other announcements done in it?
Before assigning extra meaning, I think the best reference for comparison would not be other DOJ announcements, but rather other special counsel announcements from the past. Isn't the whole point of a special counsel is that they operate outside of and independently of the rest of the DOJ? Consequently, it shouldn't look like a regular DOJ operation. That's just me spitballing, but if every other special counsel in the past used the DOJ platform I'd say you're correct.
Also, I watched the video and the flag's fringe looks golden to me; could be the wonky lighting that gives you a different impression. Obviously just needs a re-watch, but the yellow(gold) tassel is easily visible whenever the camera is focused on Jack.
Great points and I'm not sure there are other special counsel announcements we can reference. Didn't find any for Durham.
The white cording I'm referring to is on the DoJ flag--not the US flag.
Edit: okay there is one special counsel announcement we can compare from the YouTube age: Robert Mueller. His use the standard DoJ facilities--not the school auxiliary trailer.
https://youtu.be/mb1Pb5fZoyM
Good find.
The two goons and the always scared look on his face makes it look like he could be playing a role in exchange for reducing his sentence.
Their behavior and positioning indicate they are guard rather than colleagues.
And I don't mean in the sense of guarding his safety--I mean to prevent him from fleeing.