On the impeachment stunt - Are they even thinking about the consequences?

[Hortensis]

35. The prevailing theme, ours and the media's, is there's nothing there.

So far, we, with great assistance from truth, are winning the battle for intelligent public perception.

But you're right that aggressive noise and cosplay should reach some who can't sift truth out of the confusion always being sowed to hide it. "To stop the allegation IS the crime" from permanently embedding in some minds, forever after to be identified by the media as its victim's "baggage".

Just look at how lying allegations of corruption with Hillary's home server lent "credibility" in vulnerable minds to lying allegations that her meeting with "Wall Street" executives was proof of corruption, which lead some to, tragically, "I just can't trust Hillary" and even "Lock her up!" And, of course, creation of the eternal "Hillary's baggage."

So, I've talked myself into agreeing we need to help those who are allegation-vulnerable. For them, we need public figures to engage in frequent cosplays of aggressive outrage at the allegations, arm waving and interruptions when discussing, shaking people off the preconceptions into self-protective mode by stoking fears, sensationalize and reduce the issues to emotional catchphrases. While always remaining truthful.

I'm not joking, I'm pragmatic -- if it works, do it: we need to provide the light, or loud noise as the case may be, for people lost in the smoke.