"Mere rhetorical hyperbole"

[Mac1958]

When your "base" can't discern the difference between reality and spectacular hyperbole, you can manipulate them in any way you want to. They won't even care. You know that you can say ANYTHING and they'll get themselves to believe it.

Case in point: Kari Lake is being sued for defamation by Maricopa County Recorder Steven Richter, who (along with his family) has received endless threats (including execution) for not going along with her "rhetorical hyperbole".

Who knows, maybe she'll be able to prove all these allegations, the allegations that have completely failed so far. And maybe she's providing a service in the long run, demonstrating how dangerous lies and malice can be.

This is not a legal proceeding based on freedom of speech. The "law" is not trying to shut down her malicious words and behaviors. Malice really is a thing in a lawsuit, though. Always has been. True story.

Arizona judge: Defamation lawsuit against Kari Lake to move forward

PHOENIX — Kari Lake is now going to have to prove the charges she leveled against Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer are true if she wants to avoid being found

azdailysun.com

 

[pknopp]

To note, I believe Trump could have won a suit with the Democrats over the entire "Russia" thing also. Some Republicans have gone full bore crazy but the Democrats have done similar.

The problem is Trump is incapable of an attention span that would have allowed him to follow through with something like this.

Lake is going to lose.

 

[pknopp]

Also to note, this judge was initially appointed by Gov Brewer (R).

 

[Carl in Michigan]

Why does Trump and Russian collision come to mind? Different rules for the D Party

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/05/20/politics/hillary-clinton-robby-mook-fbi/index.html

 

[Mac1958]

To note, I believe Trump could have won a suit with the Democrats over the entire "Russia" thing also. Some Republicans have gone full bore crazy but the Democrats have done similar.

The problem is Trump is incapable of an attention span that would have allowed him to follow through with something like this.

Lake is going to lose.

Stuff like this really escalates, as both ends of the spectrum take it to the next level.

The problem comes when a person takes hyperbole literally. They don't understand that hyperbole essentially is used as one-sided rhetoric. Then they take RIDICULOUS hyperbole literally. That's when they go off the edge into some kind of non-reality.

 

[pknopp]

Why does Trump and Russian collision come to mind? Different rules for the D Party

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/05/20/politics/hillary-clinton-robby-mook-fbi/index.html

You have to actually file suit and follow through. Trump was incapable.

 

[Hollie]

When your "base" can't discern the difference between reality and spectacular hyperbole, you can manipulate them in any way you want to. They won't even care. You know that you can say ANYTHING and they'll get themselves to believe it.

Case in point:

The border is secure™


I never spoke to Hunter about his business dealings™


I was at ground zero the day after 9/11™


I had the great honor of being arrested with our UN ambassador on the streets of Soweto trying to get to see him on Robbens [sic] Island.”™

 

[Crepitus]

Why does Trump and Russian collision come to mind?

Wishful thinking on your part.

 

[Curried Goats]

Why does Trump and Russian collision come to mind? Different rules for the D Party

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/05/20/politics/hillary-clinton-robby-mook-fbi/index.html

Who defamed Trump by talking about a real ongoing investigation into whether his campaign colluded with the Russian government?

 

[alang1216]

Why does Trump and Russian collision come to mind? Different rules for the D Party

Quite right. When Trump was investigated and no collusion was found, the Dems dropped the subject. The GOP will not drop their election denials no matter how many investigations fail to uncover fraud.

 

[cnm]

To note, I believe Trump could have won a suit with the Democrats over the entire "Russia" thing also.

Whom would he sue for what?

 

[pknopp]

Whom would he sue for what?

Be up to his lawyers if he had any left. What they did is no different than what Lake is getting sued over.

 

[cnm]

When Trump was investigated and no collusion was found

Collusion was found in his campaign.

 

[cnm]

Be up to his lawyers if he had any left.

Oh. I had thought it was your story.

Oh well.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Quite right. When Trump was investigated and no collusion was found, the Dems dropped the subject. The GOP will not drop their election denials no matter how many investigations fail to uncover fraud.

LOL dems STILL claim there was collusion today.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Collusion was found in his campaign.

case in point.

 

[Hollie]

LOL dems STILL claim there was collusion today.

The Dems / Socialists can’t let it go. Remarkably, you can't sell your house while hiding material defects or sell securities by making false representations. The Dems / Socialists, however, were entirely sold on the idea of stealing an election by hiding behind lies and falsehoods about ‘Russia collusion’ and making false representations in a FISA document to a court.

 

[22lcidw]

Be up to his lawyers if he had any left. What they did is no different than what Lake is getting sued over.

This morning I woke up and i turned on the TV. At the time FOX was on Christmas stories. CNN and MSNBC had Trump stories. Just saying. Christmas day. Christmas morning. Propaganda. Pravda. 7 days a week. 24 hours a day. And FOX is not conservative. It has its shills, and it has its sills who activate for certain issues.

 

[pknopp]

This morning I woke up and i turned on the TV. At the time FOX was on Christmas stories. CNN and MSNBC had Trump stories. Just saying. Christmas day. Christmas morning. Propaganda. Pravda. 7 days a week. 24 hours a day. And FOX is not conservative. It has its shills, and it has its sills who activate for certain issues.

I never would argue otherwise.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

The GOP will not drop their election denials no matter

Because, unlike the D, this is FACT