He is of the "never apologize" school of thought - he thinks it makes you seem weak and it gives your enemies an opening. (He said this outright on a different PBD podcast.) I don't know if it is his upbringing in a NY political family, but he really needs to reevaluate that line of thinking.
I flipped on the local Fox affiliate- they had to announce the marching orders of "Convicted Felon" TM, ....and they aren't carrying it. They are having commentators instead. Turned it off.
We need a meme of the reporters all marching in a group saying convicted felon like the mindless automatons they are.
I heard yesterday that Trump raised more campaigning one day a week than Biden raised the entire month.
(And I don't think it even matters - as BB has repeatedly out over on Badlands. the trials don't keep him from the campaign, they ARE the campaign. I think there is a lot of trurh there.)
I think the summit is in sight. But then I think of the drops that "August is a hot month." and I don't think we are there quite yet. Also, I think we need to do the conventions. R is in July, but D is August in Chicago. There have been so many historical echoes recently, that I get the feeling there may be something there. (Where does RFK Jr. play onto this? His father's last public words were about 'onto Chicago and let's win there'.) What will happen, I do not know but I am tightening the seat belt
Love the concept of DDQDA because it is very easy to teach using a non-political topic so people get used the concept first without the emotional baggage clouding everything.
I think about a story a friend of mine who works in life insurance told me. Labs came back positive for nicotine when the client had said she had never used tobacco.
Friend: "Ma'am, have you ever smoked? Client: "Absolutely not." (DENY) Friend repeats question Client: "No, but I don't think it is a big deal." (DIMINISH) Oh, I tried in high school like everyone else, but that was kid stuff. (QUANTIFY). Friend repeats question. Client: What are you accusing me of? You just are trying to screw me! (DISTRACT) Friend: "Ma'am I am going to ask you one more time- have you ever smoked?" Client: "Well if you call a couple of cigarettes a day smoking!" (ADMIT)
Always loved the story, but my point is if you take the concept of Overton's Goalpost and break it down into something relatively benign yet relatable, you start to be able to see it on other places.
A friend of mine and I were talking - I forget the exact topic, but it was something conspiracy related. She paused and said," You know, the older I get, the more I think conspiracies are true." She is fairly liberal and I thought silently to myself 'the alarm clock has rung'.
LOL, that was my thought. It's like for every $100, they offered her three cents. GFY.