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   Laffy (gottalaff@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 02-Sep-2024 07:56:57 JST Laffy

   Emptywheel always nails it:

   Pt I keep making abt this yr's sched is reporters need to adjust their thinking of time. Sure Labor Day is trad'l start of low-info voters tuning in. But it's also 91% of way thru #Trump's campaign but only 40% thru #Harris's
   https://nytimes.com/live/2024/09/01/us/harris-trump-election

   Mind you there are abt 10 foundational q's (like his biz ties w/Gulf states) that supine press hasn't bothered to ask Trump in 21 mos he;s been running

   Ah well, I'm sure they'll get around to the basics 1 of these days

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     Spocko (spocko@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 02-Sep-2024 07:56:54 JST Spocko

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     • Sean McCabe
     • Timo

     @timo21 @darthstar @GottaLaff Hmm other similarities:
     Both were on successful fictional TV shows
     with memorable catch phrases.

     Both said, "I know nothing." when questioned.
     Both were acting.

     One ACTED like a Nazi buffoon.
     The other IS a Nazi buffoon.

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     Timo (timo21@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 02-Sep-2024 07:56:55 JST Timo

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     • Spocko
     • Sean McCabe

     @spocko @darthstar @GottaLaff for us boomers, Trump is now using the 'Sergeant Schultz defense' "I know nothing, nothing!"

     Elledeeay repeated this.
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     Spocko (spocko@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 02-Sep-2024 07:56:56 JST Spocko

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     • Sean McCabe

     @darthstar @GottaLaff Yes. Gotta make him look normal.
     Also, I've watched his answers to questions about AI & The Arlington Incident, & he gets away with vague answers. "I don't know anything about it" then goes to a rally & repeats a lie.

     One strategies is going to his staff & questioning them, ON THE RECORD, so that Trump has to reputate them. That's the strategy that's working on the issue of muted mics at the debate.
     
     Time to go after Trump's campaign staff for FEC violations.

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     Sean McCabe (darthstar@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 02-Sep-2024 07:56:57 JST Sean McCabe

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     @GottaLaff
     They don't have time for that...too much effort required to make Trump look like a viable choice in this election...can't have it turning into a landslide.