My husband testified twice in court in two seperate cases, both times he was given the same advice by prosecutor about not getting rattled, staying calm- letting the opposing attorney be the one to "look bad" if he was yelling, preaching or lecturing. So to me this sounds like standard advice and to Judge Alito, I am sure it was not even necessary to tell him that. It was just done as a reminder type thing. I don't consider that a "set-up" just SOP. Did I miss something?
I know you are questioning the form of the story, but I question the content just as much as the form.
Tammy - sorry, I'm not following you. I'm questioning neither the form nor the content of the story; others are.
Paul