I want to get into the performative portion of Lindsey's diatribe.
My wife, who works on the Hill, has been watching/listening (thank you, C-SPAN radio!) to the Sunday morning gasbag shows since the '80s. She was listening to Lindsey's "Nuke 'em 'til they glow!" statements, and started laughing.
I want to get into the performative portion of Lindsey's diatribe.
My wife, who works on the Hill, has been watching/listening (thank you, C-SPAN radio!) to the Sunday morning gasbag shows since the '80s. She was listening to Lindsey's "Nuke 'em 'til they glow!" statements, and started laughing.
Me: What the hell are you laughing at? That's horrible!
Her: Of course it is, but this is all for show. Listen to what he is saying. You can't believe, but he most definitely >doesn't< believe it. I don't know if this is for South Carolina voters...
Me: Not exactly a state that is in play in November...
Her: Hush, I'm not done. It's not for South Carolina voters. It's not for his re-election since he's not up for it this year. So who? It's for two items as best I can tell: Either for keeping/retaining support from AIPAC either for himself personally or for other Repubs, or it's for Trump. Either way, why is Lindsey being so over-the-top? Because bombast and bellicosity is what Trump needs to see as nuance is not Trump's political forté.
Me: Yikes. He's cruising for VP.
Her: I don't think so - Lindsey saw how fast Trump threw Pence overboard/under a bus/choose your metaphor. I think it's more like auditioning for State or Defense.
Me: Yikes.
Her: Stop. There's a one "yike" limit before noon.
Jeff Jackson (one of the few bright spots of NC politics) has talked a fair amount about the performative outrage from the far right House GOP. I guess there's no reason why that wouldn't apply to the Senate GOP as well.
I want to get into the performative portion of Lindsey's diatribe.
My wife, who works on the Hill, has been watching/listening (thank you, C-SPAN radio!) to the Sunday morning gasbag shows since the '80s. She was listening to Lindsey's "Nuke 'em 'til they glow!" statements, and started laughing.
Me: What the hell are you laughing at? That's horrible!
Her: Of course it is, but this is all for show. Listen to what he is saying. You can't believe, but he most definitely >doesn't< believe it. I don't know if this is for South Carolina voters...
Me: Not exactly a state that is in play in November...
Her: Hush, I'm not done. It's not for South Carolina voters. It's not for his re-election since he's not up for it this year. So who? It's for two items as best I can tell: Either for keeping/retaining support from AIPAC either for himself personally or for other Repubs, or it's for Trump. Either way, why is Lindsey being so over-the-top? Because bombast and bellicosity is what Trump needs to see as nuance is not Trump's political forté.
Me: Yikes. He's cruising for VP.
Her: I don't think so - Lindsey saw how fast Trump threw Pence overboard/under a bus/choose your metaphor. I think it's more like auditioning for State or Defense.
Me: Yikes.
Her: Stop. There's a one "yike" limit before noon.
Jeff Jackson (one of the few bright spots of NC politics) has talked a fair amount about the performative outrage from the far right House GOP. I guess there's no reason why that wouldn't apply to the Senate GOP as well.