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NanceGreggs

(27,815 posts) Fri Feb 2, 2018, 01:02 AM Feb 2018

The GOP Argument re The Memo

I’ve had CNN on in the background since six tonight, and every Republican has offered essentially the same argument with respect to releasing “the memo”.

The following is their argument (pretty much in its entirety):

GOP: The public has a right to know if there is wrongdoing going on within the FBI.

And what is the alleged wrongdoing?

GOP: We don’t know yet, but it’s based on the underlying documents.

Have you seen the underlying documents?

GOP: No. But that doesn’t change the fact that the public has a right to know if there is wrongdoing going on within the FBI.

And what is the alleged wrongdoing?

GOP: We don’t know yet, but it’s based on the underlying documents.

Have you seen the underlying documents?

GOP: No. But that doesn’t change the fact that the public has a right to know if there is wrongdoing going on within the FBI …

This same dialogue has been going on and on and on all night.

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The GOP Argument re The Memo (Original Post) NanceGreggs Feb 2018 OP

It's a "fruit of a poisoned tree" argument Quixote1818 Feb 2018 #1

It's beyond shaky ground at this point. NanceGreggs Feb 2018 #2

Sorry. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #3

Yes but I have more repspect for Shari Lewis Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2018 #4

Oh. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #5

I love your post Nance Gothmog Feb 2018 #6

They got nothing ProudLib72 Feb 2018 #7

Quixote1818

(28,943 posts)

1. It's a "fruit of a poisoned tree" argument

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 01:10 AM

Feb 2018

They can't deny that there is fruit so the only thing they can do is try to taint what lead to the fruit now. It sounds like it's on pretty shaky grounds and pretty easy to argue against.

NanceGreggs

(27,815 posts)

2. It's beyond shaky ground at this point.

Reply to Quixote1818 (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 01:24 AM

Feb 2018

It's just this circular argument that keeps going around and around.

If the Trump administration is a circus, I think I just found the carousel.

sheshe2

(83,785 posts)

3. Sorry.

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 01:46 AM

Feb 2018

Not making fun of the situation, yet this is the first thing I thought of about the GOP.

Puppets

Shari Lewis and LambChop.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,010 posts)

4. Yes but I have more repspect for Shari Lewis

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 02:07 AM

Feb 2018

I used to watch her as a kid.

sheshe2

(83,785 posts)

5. Oh.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 02:12 AM

Feb 2018

Don't get me wrong, I loved her as a kid.

Gothmog

(145,291 posts)

6. I love your post Nance

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 02:18 AM

Feb 2018

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

7. They got nothing

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 02:20 AM

Feb 2018

But it seems like they are trying to build suspense to turn their nothing burger into a big deal burger.

I'm of two minds when it comes to the MSM reporting the non-news. On the one hand, they are complicit in the buildup of suspense (exaggerating its importance). On the other hand, these coy responses ought to convince the public that the GOP is just full of hot air. I'm leaning toward the MSM ignoring it because I don't trust the critical thinking skills of the public.

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