Heroes and Villains
Heroes and villains... the world of politics seems to be some dumb game about searching for people to believe in.
Dawn Zimmer does not impress me. She doesn't.
And she may have boxes stacked in her garage. Maybe she secretly smokes cigarettes or shops at Walmart.
And who fucking CARES?
None of that is very probative. It is not determinative of much of anything relevant to why this obscure figure is being discussed.
Here is what we know:
It seems extremely likely that on a particular date, following a real-world conversation with the NJ Lt. Gov., Mayor Zimmer had the strong and unambiguous view that the Lt. Gov. had communicated to her that she was facing quid pro quo extortion related to the Rockefeller project and award and disbursement of Sandy funds, and that Zimmer continues to hold that view.
That is what we know.
What is required, to debunk her claim, is that either she faked her journal entry from the time, or that she was (and remains) confused about or incompetent to determine what the Lt. Gov. was communicating.
Either it did not happen, or she misunderstood. Those are the only options. For instance, being a partisan hack looking for TV time would have no bearing unless that means it did not happen, or she misunderstood.
Now, if someone alleged that she is insane that would have bearing on the question.
But the "why are you saying this NOW" is irrelevant... unless it means that it did not happen, or she misunderstood.
Her saying it NOW is how we know about the charge, but the legitimate fact-question is did she write X on date Y, and what combination of mental process and experience led to the journal entry being written.
Because... and I realize this is, for some reason, and elusive point... nothing that happens AFTER an event changes the event.
It is possible that she made all of this up. That is possible, and would be a decisive, dispositive counter to her story.
But these tendrils of character analysis are entirely irrelevant unless they lead to, "IT DID NOT HAPPEN."
"What does this say about her character?"
Jesus... her character is not at issue. Her veracity is, and her rationality is, and her skills at understanding communications is.
But her character is not... unless one alleges that her character is such that she faked her journal, stating things that she did not in fact think.
