This is why I’ve been writing for years that “nothing in movement conservatism makes sense except in the light of creationism.” It’s the exact same tactics, just repurposed for other causes. I share the frustration.
It is enormously frustrating to know, as an evolutionary biologist with experience from the trenches of the creationist wars on science, that nobody on Biden’s team nor CNN’s seem to be aware of the Gish Gallop, 30y after Eugenie Scott described it and years of Trump deploying it!
I've done a bit of public speaking, and it seems to me that the Gish gallop is incredibly difficult to deal with. You have to mentally tear yourself out of the discussion to say 'You're full of it.'
But yes, Biden seemed unprepared for it.
This is why we need more peoplewith terrible personalities in politics. I have zero problem doing this, because I have no charisma and don't care what people think of me as a person. Put me up there and I'll make Trump stroke out within half an hour.
It's like that Kendrick/Drake tweet that was going around a bit ago "find your opponent's weak point and maintain message discipline"
Which in Trump's case would be calling him a traitorous, broke loser. Over. And over. And over.
Honestly, I think you'd be pretty ideal. A younger woman who just isn't scared of him and has comprehensive knowledge of disinfo and the far right what we need. If you were also an insult comic, I'd say we replace Biden with you right the hell now
I honestly think that’s how you “debate” Trump. Hell, ask him how much he weighs to watch him either dodge the question or say something ridiculous. It’s not an actual debate anyway—might as well just do a campaign speech and ignore he’s there.
"debating" a man who tried to overthrow the country was a mistake in the first place
Biden's first mistake was not stringing him and his top lieutenants up on the Mall the day after the inauguration
In most countries, "I tried attempted a coup and failed", results in swift and violent deaths
