Protecting the SCO investigation, then, by creating a distinction without a difference.
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There once was a young man named Bright.
Whose speed was much faster than light.
He left the next day in a relative way,
And returned the previous night.
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âDid I say Moscow? I meant to say Glasgow.â
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Aye. Anâ I dinna think none the better oâ ye fur it laddie.
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Yeah I thought I got banned.
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I didnât see any of this today, but I now am getting a clearer pictureâŚRudy skull-grinning, foaming, spitting, scuffling, shuffling, his arthritic knees locking whilst trying to keep a boner and holding a dog.
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Because, of course. Nice going Senate republicans.
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You forgot the pinkie ring.
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This guy is one strange strange lawyer
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Doh!
I know this has been observed by others, but I donât see it mentioned in this thread. Rudyâs phrase âOur answers cover until the electionâ are a tell. Rudy is speaking of answers to questions by Mueller. He just confirmed Trump is refusing to cooperate and answer questions regarding anything that happened after Nov 8, 2016. Likely through a claim of executive privilege. A claim I see no evidence we know of that Mueller has contested, although he might have or will at some time. I think out of view the relationship between Trump and Mueller is very testy so far as the level of Trumpâs cooperation. He is probably considered a hostile witness by the OSC, and very much acts the part.
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In a word, heâs a buffoon.
English
Etymology
From Middle French bouffon, from Italian buffone (âjesterâ), from buffare (âto puff out the cheeksâ), of unknown origin. Compare Middle High German buffen (âto puffâ; > German bĂźffen), Old English pyffan (âto breathe out, blow with the mouthâ). More at English puff.
Noun
buffoon (plural buffoons)
One who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
(derogatory) An unintentionally ridiculous person.
Usage notes
In the United States the term is used most commonly to describe inappropriate, clownish figures on the public stage; here the behavior of a variety of public figures have caused them to be described as buffoons by their political opponents. [My emphasis]
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The Overton Strategy.
Interestingly, folks here and elsewhere have been making analogous arguments about why Mueller made his unprecedented correction on Friday: heâs trying to prevent any part of his narrative from slipping out ahead of time, to deny Trump the opportunity to make it palatable piecemeal.
Neither side is approaching this head-on, arguing on the merits. Both sides are treating the truth like bombs: Trump wants to slowly dismantle and defuse it, and Mueller wants to deliver it to its target.
If only there were cool memes for âtruth bomb.â
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Simplified: âmy statements were not meant to be taken as factualâ
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I like Kevin Drumâs interpretation of Rudy. His job, according to Kevin, Is to sew confusion.
https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2019/01/rudy-giuliani-explained/
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He was an asshole, but not nearly such an extravagant idiot as he seems to be now. This is yet another example of Trumpâs super power: to identify people, not necessarily (or at all) good people, but people with substantial careers behind them, people with a modicum of stature, and sometimes gravitas, people you would never suspect would lower themselves to this sort of stuff. He drags them into it and they seem to go willingly, making idiots of themselves in his service, and eventually leaving in disgrace. Itâs quite remarkable.
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They yanked his chain because he attempted to blame the attorneys for sending Cohen in to lie to congress rather than the dotard himself.
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Trump has insisted there would be nothing wrong with him working onâand failing to fully discloseâa major development project in Russia at the same time that the country was covertly working to elect him as president.
Um excuse me, but there would be something seriously wrong with secretly negotiating a huge personal payout from a hostile government while lying about it.
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The more I ponder Rudyâs behavior the more I am inclined to call him a whore - but that is unkind to whores.