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LAS14

(13,783 posts)
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 12:15 AM Nov 2019

What did Fiona Hill mean by "rabbit hole?"

She said that focusing on the Steele dossier would be equivalent to going "down a rabbit hole." I didn't exactly understand that at the time, but was reminded of it when Rachel interviewed the two men who obtained the dossier for the DNC. (New book out). Did Hill mean that it was false? Did she mean that it was unverifiable? Any ideas?

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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
3. Look what happened to Alice when she followed the White Rabbit...
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 12:24 AM
Nov 2019

A "rabbit hole" is a confusing, time consuming, and occasionally fascinating experience. Not a place you want to go when you need to get something done.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
4. It is an allusion to Alice in Wonderland
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 12:32 AM
Nov 2019

There are all sorts of weird things down that hole.

The Steele Dossier is not important. It was not the basis of the initial investigation of Carter Page. It is like focusing on the whistleblower now they we know the facts of the Ukraine situation, but even less relevant.

Farmer-Rick

(10,175 posts)
5. Usually it does not mean false. Just going into the unknown
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 12:38 AM
Nov 2019

Frequently implying disorientation and confusion.

Funny because from listening to them on Rachel it didn't seem diorientating or confusing. It just seemed so very sad how Mueller and the FBI have hidden Traitor Trump's crimes.

And what did these loyal RepubliCON agents get for their cover up of the orange mass's crimes? They get investigated and get called names by the guy they protected. Stupid is as stupid does.

stopdiggin

(11,309 posts)
8. that's the best explanation
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 02:43 AM
Nov 2019

not necessarily false .. but a distraction from the solid ground. The true focus. The people dealing with the Ukraine disinformation (and extortion) .. had a completely different set of problems at hand.

questionseverything

(9,654 posts)
9. i think she meant that limbaughs bs about fusion was a ct...so dont go down that hole
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 02:48 AM
Nov 2019

and focus on the Russian hookers


the right has been using fusion like it was a dirty word for couple years now

intrepidity

(7,302 posts)
10. It's like when you click on a YouTube video and watch it
Tue Nov 26, 2019, 03:57 AM
Nov 2019

and then keep finding more and more and more videos to watch so that, even though in the beginning you really only wanted to see a 2-minute explanation of the Fermi Paradox (for example), now some 3-hours later your head is spinning and you've ammassed several dozen new links to check out on your next trip.

It's like that.

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