Column: How Trump uses the ‘Gish Gallop’ to flood debates with lies and nonsense

Los Angeles Times ^ | Sept. 5, 2024 9:09 AM PT | Lorraine Ali, News and Culture Critic

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Alinski 101: Accuse your enemy of what you are doing.

[butterdezillion]

I was gonna say this sounds like every “news” broadcast ever these days

[Leaning Right]

Hey, it’s the LA Times. Maybe they could explain how Trump won his 2024 debate with Biden by saying that Trump used alien mind control. Guaranteed 75% of their readers would believe it.

[IncPen]

I love how the left has to tell their voters how to interpret (cope?) with orange man bad.

Imagine being part of a party that has so little regard for your intellect.

[Mr. K]

This proves one and only one thing. That they are scared senseless about what’s going to happen in this debate

[markman46]

This *itch makes crap up out of whole cloth, LA slimes

[Williams]

What a crock. Whenever I read leftist “analysis” it’s pure fantasy. The same “logic” they use to label republicans as “nazis” and justify jailing or killing them.
Basically, it’s that Trump and every other conservative are bad, evil and stupid in every way, and all of their ideas are crazy or lies.
I saw today an article by somebody claiming Trump has body odor, and they all lined up to say “it figures” considering how evil he is.

[jeffersondem]

Trump has smashed liberals in the face but only when they deserved it.

Liberals don’t like victims that fight back.

[b4me]

President Trump is secure in himself, he doesn’t pretend nor need to copy anyone.

[Williams]

The “lies” Trump bamboozles everyone with include things like: Energy production is important, Law and order is good, there should be a border,prices should come down, taxes are too high, peace is better than war, drug epidemics are bad....

You know, all crazy stuff he made up.

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

Gish is a good Smashing Pumpkins album.

[DeplorablePaul]

the art of burying one’s opponent in falsehoods, outlandish rhetoric and red herrings, making it near impossible for them to cut through the subterfuge and correct the lies within the timed confines of a debate.

This is exactly what Kamala’s spinners are doing on Fox: rapid fire lies. Responders need to call out the lies

[dragnet2]

Leaked video of LA Times editor trying to think of excuses for Kamala before the debate starts.

[blackdog]

So now we have a name for the LA Times methods of reporting.

[Chgogal]

MSM = Horse Manure

[rey]

Brain control beats mind control.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGoMgkjbl2Q

[joshua c]

i took it as parody

lot of laugh lines in there

“criminal level of confidence”?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I think everything the NYT publishes is hilarious it is so completely divorced from reality.

The frightening thing is, half the US population believes them.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Lorraine Ali. Yup! Another Muzzie in the “media”.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I saw them trot this one out as an excuse for Biden’s debate performance. I don’t recall whether this came out before or after the other excuses such as his having a cold or jet lag, anything but his real problem, because we all know that Biden is just fine and ready to serve another term but graciously and selfless stepped down only to pass the torch to the younger generation.