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Peacetrain

(24,062 posts) Tue Jul 9, 2024, 09:13 AM Jul 2024

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Thank you Dan Rather!!!! just saw this [View all]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dan-rather-torches-donald-trump-082640955.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

"Veteran broadcast journalist Dan Rather pointed out the “dangerous
double standard,” he said is being applied to President Joe Biden and
former President Donald Trump following Biden’s disastrous debate
performance that heightened calls for him to quit his 2024 campaign.

If Biden remains in the race, then “every step, every word, every gesture will be parsed, dissected, and magnified,” Rather wrote in the latest issue of his “Steady” email newsletter.

“This is the reality, at least for the Democrats,” he added. “Trump? Not so much. Or really, very little.”

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Thank you Dan Rather!!!! just saw this [View all] Peacetrain Jul 2024 OP

The logic to this theory is that expectations are low for Trump so people don't even bother. Renew Deal Jul 2024 #1

It has gotten to be so much about optics and not content.. Peacetrain Jul 2024 #2

Some one turned me on to something DENVERPOPS Jul 2024 #10

Wii do! I have seen the term used in here in other ops but have not looked it up yet Peacetrain Jul 2024 #11

Gish gallop is talked about frequently here. ananda Jul 2024 #12

Gish gallop LiberalArkie Jul 2024 #13

Gish gallopers used to be called bullshit artists. sop Jul 2024 #17

I think the only way to deal with it is not to engage with it in the first place. Trueblue Texan Jul 2024 #16

As long as the debate judges know what is going on fine, but the party throwing out the garbage may make points LiberalArkie Jul 2024 #19

There have been some DU posts about the gish gallop. wnylib Jul 2024 #23

I don't see Biden fighting "Gish Gallop" with "Gish Gallop" Is there another way to fight against it in a debate? SupportSanity Jul 2024 #27

Yes, that may be true PatSeg Jul 2024 #15

K&R spanone Jul 2024 #3

Dan Rather bdamomma Jul 2024 #4

"Imperfections", you are too kind. Magoo48 Jul 2024 #18

Koch, Sinclair, Mercer, and Murdoch are especially interested in destroying government. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2024 #25

Almost 2 weeks in and the word "disastrous" is used in every story. Boomerproud Jul 2024 #5

Let's not kid ourselves. They are not going to let this go. hadEnuf Jul 2024 #6

This!!! Seems every news source latched onto this description within 48 hrs of the event. n/t thenelm1 Jul 2024 #8

Here is Dan Rather's article ... aggiesal Jul 2024 #7

God bless Dan Rather. calimary Jul 2024 #9

Gish gallop 90-percent Jul 2024 #14

He's right. GoodRaisin Jul 2024 #20

Well, we here on DU are analyzing Trump's every move SpankMe Jul 2024 #21

Biden is not physically "feeble". llmart Jul 2024 #22

Trump is obese JustAnotherGen Jul 2024 #24

Aaand A DIAPER! bobalew Jul 2024 #26