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Tom Rinaldo

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1. "everyone likes to overlook the word 'peacefully' in there."

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Feb 12, 2021, 10:55 AM

Feb 2021

That's because Trump designed it to be overlooked until now. One listless recitation of the word "peaceful" embedded early into a speech full of fire and brimstone and inclinations to fight like Hell because the very survival of our nation was at stake. No way was that crowd going to fixate on Trump's call to be "peaceful". Trump uttered that word so that he could point to it, win or lose, in the aftermath of his attempted insurrection, to deflect personal blame for any damage that was wrought on the nation if it succeeded, or to cover his own ass if it failed - exactly like his lawyers are now attempting.

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Trump defense to cite 'middle ground' between election 'fight' and inciting insurrection [View all] DonViejo Feb 2021 OP

"everyone likes to overlook the word 'peacefully' in there." Tom Rinaldo Feb 2021 #1

How about the idea that when the election is over, the fighting should stop... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #2

The speech was carefully calibrated subterranean Feb 2021 #3

+1. Trump is a master at mob-boss language dalton99a Feb 2021 #4