Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Gleaning Facebook: Lies


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From Chris Ozment's Facebook:

Today, or maybe tomorrow, Michael Cohen will testify behind closed doors before congress. Within minutes following adjournment, specifics of what he disclosed will be leaked to the media. It will be sensational, and the various media outlets will go crazy.

At some point afterwards, #45 and the various disciples who still follow him (Hannity, Alex Jones, Toby, etc) will call Cohen a liar, rat, sleezeball. unethical, poor dresser (plaid suits), a looser, a person with no morals, greasy, ugly, fat, slimy, etc. Memes will be made, and "news" stories from nut job websites will be shared. It will not be difficult to portray Cohen (accurately) as reprehensible. This will be a rare situation where much of what is stated will have a high degree of truth.
When those various derogatory statements are being made about Cohen, it's hugely important to keep in mind that this was THE guy that Trump choose to be his personal attorney for 12+ years. Trump also felt that he was the best person at the time to make a VP for the Trump Organization, too.
The negative characteristics of Cohen that will be attacked this week by the ALT RIGHT (Hannity, etc) were an actual asset to Cohen during the time that he was seeking employment and later working for Trump.
He is not being attacked because of what he is now and historically has been (i.e. a sleazy rat). He is being attacked because he is telling a version of what is quite possibly to a certain extent more or less the truth. Probably more than less.
Trump didn't hire Cohen way back in 2006 and keep him close for 12+ years because he wanted or needed a stand up honest lawyer. (Yes, there is such a thing as that). He needed an unethical sleazeball.



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