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38. Crazy isn't in and of itself enough of a legal defense
Thu Jul 14, 2022, 09:56 AM
Jul 2022

The media should have been warning us about his mental defects and consequent unsuitability for public office from the get-go.

In terms of a legal defense, I think he'd need to show he doesn't know right from wrong. Which is not his particular brand of crazy. He damn well knows he cheats and lies. He knows it's wrong and illegal but he knows how to get away with it. Hopefully, that has come to an end.

hell, i dont think the whole 'fiscally responsible' thing is dead, let alone mopinko Jul 2022 #1
i actually thought about adding that one, but i had to cut off the post somewhere. unblock Jul 2022 #4
The Two Santa Clause strategy... Shipwack Jul 2022 #11
Thank you! tanyev Jul 2022 #2
donnie actually signaled a lot of the j6 crap even in 2016. unblock Jul 2022 #5
The media should hammer that home... SergeStorms Jul 2022 #10
You know SS DENVERPOPS Jul 2022 #41
Yeah... SergeStorms Jul 2022 #43
Let's remember that Donald Trump is a pathological liar with zero credibility Martin Eden Jul 2022 #3
exactly! everyone's response should be, why should we care what a pathological liar says? unblock Jul 2022 #6
Well, we should care when those lies are believed by millions who become enraged ... Martin Eden Jul 2022 #7
same shit -different day ! cloudboy07 Jul 2022 #9
We should care *that* he lies and *that* he divides us unblock Jul 2022 #13
Myth of the **liberal media** Martin Eden Jul 2022 #14
Yeah, whatever "liberal bias" we had in the media vanished when nightline started unblock Jul 2022 #15
K&R onecaliberal Jul 2022 #8
#5 has bothered me for decades. SergeStorms Jul 2022 #12
Cult de-programming lambchopp59 Jul 2022 #16
Magnificent. Everyone should read this. Joinfortmill Jul 2022 #17
They are all Russian FSB assets... Thunderbeast Jul 2022 #18
Some know/welcome it. Some know/fear it. And the rest are too stupid. erronis Jul 2022 #24
That Woodward interview revealed Trump's clear and nuanced understanding of the real pandemic nt Shermann Jul 2022 #19
Media complain complain complain about Democrats, everybody's hobby becomes whining about them. betsuni Jul 2022 #20
The media constantly says "The big lie" "there was no fraud" etc. oldsoftie Jul 2022 #21
Do you see rw tv and thousands of radio and bloggers Boomerproud Jul 2022 #33
I have seen more than one reporter on Fox say "there is no proof" oldsoftie Jul 2022 #34
Well said KnR BlueGreenLady Jul 2022 #22
Good start. I'd add labeling any Democrats who express plans for PatrickforB Jul 2022 #23
r&k Excellent. ❤ MerryBlooms Jul 2022 #25
And my coda: That there has to be some organized group/s that works at sabotaging democracy. erronis Jul 2022 #26
Indeed, it goes back to the Koch brothers and the john birch society unblock Jul 2022 #27
Another myth the media pushes is that they're fiscally responsible. Sky Jewels Jul 2022 #28
Thanks for this think-piece, unblock! calimary Jul 2022 #29
It actually just spilled out onto the (virtual) page unblock Jul 2022 #31
Well, GOOD that you posted 'em all, here! calimary Jul 2022 #45
Thanks!! unblock Jul 2022 #47
K&R GoodRaisin Jul 2022 #30
Yep. Call it like he is. Unhinged. JHB Jul 2022 #32
That's a good one. calimary Jul 2022 #46
The question the poster should have asked is why the media is in the tank for Republicans? Dustlawyer Jul 2022 #35
Crazy isn't in and of itself enough of a legal defense unblock Jul 2022 #38
Spot on! I get rankled when people say Trump is crazy or insane because he is not. Dustlawyer Jul 2022 #40
MSM got rid of the only "talking head" willing to say these truths on air. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2022 #36
The REPUBLICAN Owned Media! live love laugh Jul 2022 #37
"Iran Contra" IbogaProject Jul 2022 #39
Don't forget Nixon sending Kissinger to Paris to negotiate with North Vietam geardaddy Jul 2022 #48
K&R. We play an integrity & intellect game, while they universally cheat and exploit that to shreds. JudyM Jul 2022 #42
Republicans stopped being conservative long ago IronLionZion Jul 2022 #44
Yes! Quanto Magnus Jul 2022 #49
You've hit one right out of the park. Permanut Jul 2022 #50
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