Reich Newsweek article

[ginnyinWI]

http://www.newsweek.com/robert-reich-trumps-smokescreen-cannot-hide-russia-link-his-campaign-576811

Trump and his fog machine:

Trump’s technique for dealing with bad news is to create enough confusion and partisanship to envelope it in dense fog.
Consider the most explosive news to come along in recent history—that the FBI has commenced an investigation of Trump aides to find out if they colluded with Russian agents to throw the election to Trump.

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Nothing remotely as serious has ever occurred in United States politics. Russia’s interference is a direct attack on American democracy. If Trump’s aides were involved, that’s treason. If Trump knew about it and did nothing, that’s an impeachable offense at the very least.

Which is why Trump wants to bury it inside a fog of diversions, distractions, claims and allegations that appear to have something to do with it but lead elsewhere.

[gordianot]

1. Prime example Trump encourages Flynn immunity from prosecution.

In one fell swoop he poisons what Flynn has to say before he said it.

[SticksnStones]

2. Only if we assume his tweets hold the same impact they once did

and a 35% approval rating suggests otherwise.

Remember a good portion of those supportive online comments are paid supportive comments, not the voting public.

The emperor may not be entirely naked but he's down to his skivvies at best ~