Jonathan V. Last
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And he begins going on a massive publicity tour, which initially is just basically him, right? He's just some guy. But the theme of the tour and of everything he says, and he talks to media everywhere he can, and he gets on the House floor, and as I said, he launches House ethics probes, is most corrupt speaker ever.
And he begins going on a massive publicity tour, which initially is just basically him, right? He's just some guy. But the theme of the tour and of everything he says, and he talks to media everywhere he can, and he gets on the House floor, and as I said, he launches House ethics probes, is most corrupt speaker ever.
And after not getting traction, he does get traction, and Jim Wright falls, and a couple years later, the Democratic majority falls as well. The thing to notice about this campaign is is not that the corruption was all that important. There was some stuff involving, you know, people were buying Jim Wright's book in large quantities as a way to curry favor with the speaker. Crazy.
And after not getting traction, he does get traction, and Jim Wright falls, and a couple years later, the Democratic majority falls as well. The thing to notice about this campaign is is not that the corruption was all that important. There was some stuff involving, you know, people were buying Jim Wright's book in large quantities as a way to curry favor with the speaker. Crazy.
And after not getting traction, he does get traction, and Jim Wright falls, and a couple years later, the Democratic majority falls as well. The thing to notice about this campaign is is not that the corruption was all that important. There was some stuff involving, you know, people were buying Jim Wright's book in large quantities as a way to curry favor with the speaker. Crazy.
What a different era. Yeah. That's what they were going after. It wasn't the details that... of the actual corruption. It's the relentlessness of the messaging. It's the same thing that Trump and his forces did to Hillary Clinton, right? Corrupt Hillary, corrupt Hillary, corrupt Hillary. What about Hillary's emails?
What a different era. Yeah. That's what they were going after. It wasn't the details that... of the actual corruption. It's the relentlessness of the messaging. It's the same thing that Trump and his forces did to Hillary Clinton, right? Corrupt Hillary, corrupt Hillary, corrupt Hillary. What about Hillary's emails?
What a different era. Yeah. That's what they were going after. It wasn't the details that... of the actual corruption. It's the relentlessness of the messaging. It's the same thing that Trump and his forces did to Hillary Clinton, right? Corrupt Hillary, corrupt Hillary, corrupt Hillary. What about Hillary's emails?
Now, Hillary's emails were a procedural violation that never caused any actual leak of anything important. But with the help of the gullible New York Times and sheer repetition, sheer volume, they were able to frame Hillary Clinton as corrupt. Of course, Donald Trump was much more corrupt, but that doesn't matter.
Now, Hillary's emails were a procedural violation that never caused any actual leak of anything important. But with the help of the gullible New York Times and sheer repetition, sheer volume, they were able to frame Hillary Clinton as corrupt. Of course, Donald Trump was much more corrupt, but that doesn't matter.
Now, Hillary's emails were a procedural violation that never caused any actual leak of anything important. But with the help of the gullible New York Times and sheer repetition, sheer volume, they were able to frame Hillary Clinton as corrupt. Of course, Donald Trump was much more corrupt, but that doesn't matter.
The point is to do this corruption campaign, you need to really focus on it as the center of your messaging. You need to organize your messaging around it. And that's something Democrats have never been able to do with Trump. He's brilliant at the daily distraction. And he does this on purpose. We know this. We've seen this and he's told us.
The point is to do this corruption campaign, you need to really focus on it as the center of your messaging. You need to organize your messaging around it. And that's something Democrats have never been able to do with Trump. He's brilliant at the daily distraction. And he does this on purpose. We know this. We've seen this and he's told us.
The point is to do this corruption campaign, you need to really focus on it as the center of your messaging. You need to organize your messaging around it. And that's something Democrats have never been able to do with Trump. He's brilliant at the daily distraction. And he does this on purpose. We know this. We've seen this and he's told us.
that if he gets in trouble in one area, he will launch the tweet or do something outrageous in another and we'll all rush over there and look at it. Well, that needs to stop. The Democrats and the people opposed to Trump need to foreground corruption.
that if he gets in trouble in one area, he will launch the tweet or do something outrageous in another and we'll all rush over there and look at it. Well, that needs to stop. The Democrats and the people opposed to Trump need to foreground corruption.
that if he gets in trouble in one area, he will launch the tweet or do something outrageous in another and we'll all rush over there and look at it. Well, that needs to stop. The Democrats and the people opposed to Trump need to foreground corruption.
It needs to be the daily story and the daily theme and everything else and lots going on, but everything can be organized under the general rubric of corruption. And that's how you get these guys.
It needs to be the daily story and the daily theme and everything else and lots going on, but everything can be organized under the general rubric of corruption. And that's how you get these guys.
It needs to be the daily story and the daily theme and everything else and lots going on, but everything can be organized under the general rubric of corruption. And that's how you get these guys.