Posted on 04/14/2018 8:11:51 PM PDT by Kaslin
Rachel Maddow sounded as if she was on the verge of tears last night after President Trump's address to the nation on Syria. She was not nervous about another potential war, per se, but because she feared that our allies might think that America was destroying deadly chemical weapons and trying to save lives simply to distract from President Trump's allegedly ongoing scandals.
"Point of personal privilege here just for a second. You know it is, this is not personal. It's not just spectacle. It is not just political as we follow the news and these incredible days that we have been having recently in our country. It is worth considering on a night like tonight that there are there are national security consequences to having a presidency that is as chaotic as Mr. Trump's presidency, a presidency that is as consumed by scandal and criminal intrigue as his presidency is," Maddow said right after President Trump spoke.
To be fair, Maddow makes some good points here. A presidency awash in chaos and scandal does make for dangerous national security consequences. If the alleged ongoing internal struggle in the White House is even somewhat true, one could understand how and why hurried decisions could occur. However, her concern was not about the planning process of this strike.
"When the president orders missile strikes on Syria on a night like tonight, the strategic effect of that strike will be assessed by both our allies and our enemies....It will therefore affect the utility of this military strike if the President of the United States is believed to have issued the order to launch this strike tonight even in part because people think he wanted to distract from a catastrophic domestic scandal that is blowing up at home at the same time," Maddow warned.
"The perception that the president may have ordered these strikes in part because of scandal will affect the impact and the effectiveness of these military strikes. Unavoidably even if the tail is not wagging the dog," she continued, "Even if you give the president every benefit of the doubt even if his calculations about whether to launch this action against Syria tonight was taken with absolutely no regard for for what else is going on in the president's life right now, what else is going on in the president's life right now on the creates a real perception around the globe that that may have been part of the motivation both for what he did for and particularly for when he did it."
Far-left conspiracy theorist Rachel Maddow suggests President Donald Trump launched the strike against Syria to divert attention away from a "catastrophic domestic scandal."pic.twitter.com/sr81UnpryL— Ryan Saavedra ???? (@RealSaavedra) April 14, 2018
Based on her monologue, it seems as if Rachel Maddow actually believes that President Trump attacked Syria to distract from supposed scandals. But, she never actually provided any evidence other countries believe this. Plus, as Twitchy editor Sam Janney noted, it is not as if this was a unilateral strike. French and British forces played a major role. Israel assisted, too. Were they attacking Syria to help Trump distract from catastrophic domestic issues?
Sam poignantly summarized an appropriate response to Maddow's segment - "People watch this crap?"
This is pathetic.
In order to believe this you would have to accept that Trump somehow convinced France, the UK and Israel to ally with the US in order to divert attention from ‘scandal’.
People watch this crap? https://t.co/dk8PzFEIS3— Sam 'The??FOO' Janney (@PolitiBunny) April 14, 2018
There was a movie made about this scenario called “Wag The Dog.”
The President declares war on Albania to save himself from sex scandals.
I thought sex didn’t matter? Who cares if Trump is wagging the dog’s tail in Syria.
Wag the maddow.
They’re all doing it. Bill Maher called it “Operation Desert Stormy”.
The dyke with a spike has a large following of other mental cases. Nice.
Distracting the public from a fake scandal that they don’t give a sh!t about.
She has plenty of company here.....
Rachel Maddow is a propagandist of the first water. Not a journalist at all.
She reminds me of what a donkey reincarnated as a woman semi human might sound like. She possesses a voice that can never transcend the basic braying quality of a female donkey that wants to be in heat for breeding, but can never quite bring it about.That’s Rachel Maddow in a nutshell.There is no bigger fool on broadcast television in the modern era.
Yeah and France and the U.K. colluded with him....mental illness is real madcow....personally I think it was a waste of money and munitions....
...... and the missing link:
Rachel's big and really only worry? That the world might think that she's going to be punched in the face by Austin Powers. Thanks Kaslin.
Sure! And he convinced 2 other major European nations to join in because he is so popular and has so much clout with the leftists over there.
It's the lefties that are consumed by it. I'd call it grasping at straws.
Trump has been brushing off the slings and arrows from every direction since he announced his candidacy. Hespecially been dealing with leaks and lies since day one. He faces his enemies within head on and doesn’t need to wager the dog.
Think it’s funny Alex Jones and her spewing the same stuff. If I’m tired I turn on ole Alex because he never closes his mouth. Maybe he can get Rachel Maddow on and they can compare notes on this one.
Pretty sad that he received more viewers than Hannity!!!! Crazy time!!!
If you want to know what liberals are up to, pay attention to what they accuse the conservatives of.
Trump did more than hit an aspirin factory and a camel’s ass.
MBS = Masters in Bull Shit........................... next PHD = Piled High and dry.
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