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[BananaStand]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018...egal-team.html

Why is this a story??

[Poopadoop]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018...egal-team.html

Why is this a story??

I know why it's a story, but I'm more interested in hearing your theory for why it's a story.

Oh wait, scratch that. Actually, I'm not.


Edit: Ok, lemme try to explain. First, see if you can spot the parallels between then and now.

https://timeline.com/saturday-night-...n-1f7c2565c0d8

[BananaStand]

I know why it's a story,

You THINK you know why it's a story because you can't distinguish between facts and spin.

[OngBonga]

You THINK you know why it's a story because you can't distinguish between facts and spin.

This isn't an insult, this is an astute observation.

[Poopadoop]

This isn't an insult, this is an astute observation.

And yet if the same argument is made the other way, it's "zomgbias".

MMM got it right, none of us know what's really going on; we all filter it through our own prior beliefs.

[BananaStand]

MMM got it right, none of us know what's really going on; we all filter it through our own prior beliefs.

You're the only one who has made any assertions about "what's really going on"

All I've stated is that the known facts are limited to A) Trump explored the option of firing Meuller and B) Decided not to. I've challenged the relevance, necessity, and implications of the story since it mostly contains conjecture and third-hand accounts from anonymous sources.

Somehow that makes me a delusional Trump apologist. I need that explained to me

[Poopadoop]

You're the only one who has made any assertions about "what's really going on"

All I've stated is that the known facts are limited to A) Trump explored the option of firing Meuller and B) Decided not to. I've challenged the relevance, necessity, and implications of the story since it mostly contains conjecture and third-hand accounts from anonymous sources.

Somehow that makes me a delusional Trump apologist. I need that explained to me

I was very much clear in saying 'from what i heard'.

Also doesn't change the fact that even thinking about firing Mueller is the dumbest idea ever.

[BananaStand]

The idea of firing Meuller wasn't just conjured up organically in the mind of a madman.

That's what the story is suggesting. If you go to CNN's webpage, they've pretty much dispensed with reporting on the facts, and their headlines on this subject all say "Analysis". Which is a fancy journalism term for "spin"

The idea of firing Meuller was batted about by alot of people. The conflicts have been highlighted by all sorts of pundits. It was a major talking point in national political discourse and still is.

So why is it so unfathomable that Trump considered it, and talked about it with his advisers?

And ultimately, he acted measured and reasonable. So what's the problem?

[Poopadoop]

The idea of firing Meuller wasn't just conjured up organically in the mind of a madman.

That's what the story is suggesting. If you go to CNN's webpage, they've pretty much dispensed with reporting on the facts, and their headlines on this subject all say "Analysis". Which is a fancy journalism term for "spin"

The idea of firing Meuller was batted about by alot of people. The conflicts have been highlighted by all sorts of pundits. It was a major talking point in national political discourse and still is.

So why is it so unfathomable that Trump considered it, and talked about it with his advisers?

And ultimately, he acted measured and reasonable. So what's the problem?

Firing Mueller was an idea for people who wanted an excuse to hinder the investigation without it looking like Nixon all over again. After about 2 milliseconds, when they figured out that wasn't possible because of optics alone (all except the very stable genius), the idea went out the window. The fact that the very stable genius was even considering it after those 2 milliseconds expired is either another example of 3D chess or another example of him being an idiot, depending on how you see things.

[BananaStand]

The fact that the very stable genius was even considering it after those 2 milliseconds expired is either another example of 3D chess or another example of him being an idiot, depending on how you see things.

You're using the word "fact" to describe anonymous third-hand accounts of closed-door meetings.

[Poopadoop]

You're using the word "fact" to describe anonymous third-hand accounts of closed-door meetings.

First you said him considering firing Mueller would be fine. Now you're saying he never considered firing Mueller. Which is it?

[BananaStand]

Now you're saying he never considered firing Mueller.

That's not what I said.