Jimmyeatworld
Silver Member
Gem said:Gunny, Gunny, Gunny...thats not how they do it...get it straight!!!
Step 1: Slander and insinuate. Talk enough shit about whoever you don't like to get the average, uninformed American believing that we wouldn't be talking about this person so much if something wasn't actually wrong with them. Say a whole lot of nothing while your fact checkers scour the books for something actually legitimate and true that you can use against the person. If nothing is found, don't worry. Just continue to talk in vague negative terms about the person.
Step 2: After the suspicions over nothing have been sufficiently shoved down the throats of the average American the evil, still technically innocent person will step down or be forced to resign. The really stubborn ones might stick around...but thats ok...because they will use those people as examples of the nondescript evil still dwelling within the party.
Step 3: Post a miniscule article on page 23 of the NYT explaining that the person slandered really hasn't done anything wrong...oops!
You forgot a couple of things. There is always taking 5 to 10 year old quotes and taking them out of context. Of course, this has been sped up over the last couple of years, and many quotes are only a few months old. There is also digging up previous accusations that had no merit and giving them new life.
Of course, in this case, it doens't seem to be going anywhere. I was waiting to see what came of this before I commented, and thus far it hasn't moved beyond the unfounded accusation stage.