tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post6494315559111257180..comments2024-03-26T14:20:38.103-04:00Comments on The Thought Criminal: Answer To A Question By Kevin DrumUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post-21941786505469932532016-06-06T07:55:45.367-04:002016-06-06T07:55:45.367-04:00I'm pretty horrified that a liar as blatant an...I'm pretty horrified that a liar as blatant and extravagant as Donald Trump has gotten this far in the political process. He's as bad as the worst of those in the 19th century. It's terrifying that he's this close to the presidency. <br />The Thought Criminalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381376556757084468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764506766343254616.post-31451111375574831452016-06-06T07:05:59.497-04:002016-06-06T07:05:59.497-04:00In answer to Drum's question: I think you lay...In answer to Drum's question: I think you lay it out there as clearly as possible, and force Trump to lie again and again.<br /><br />If he doesn't throw up his hands and say "You got me! I'm a liar!", it's because in the real world it never works like that. I've actually had people lie about me in my professional capacity (not just back-fence gossip lies). I've had them lie about what I did and what I said and why I said it. Lies told about me concerning what I did in public meetings, where there were witnesses who know the truth.<br /><br />That didn't stop the lies. You can't stop lies. "A lie is half-way 'round the world while truth is still getting its boots on" is as true now as it's ever been.<br /><br />What you can do is what Tapper did: make the liar lie again on tape, in public, before an audience. We cannot eliminate liars from our public discourse: they have always been with us and, like the poor, always will be (ours is a fallen state, as Christianity teaches).<br /><br />All we can really do is expose the liars. You're never going to convince the supporters of Donald Trump that Trump isn't worth supporting, or that he lies as easily as he draws breath. But that's not your target audience; it's all the other people, paying attention to Trump for this first time.<br /><br />His brazen lies are not going to do him any good. The liars I encountered had their supporters. But if I could have exposed their lies as easily as we can expose Donald Trump's lies, and as publicly, their effectiveness would have withered away.Rmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456254443706479noreply@blogger.com