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Lewandowski Case Shows How Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America
The Federalist ^
| March 30, 2016
| David Marcus
Posted on 03/30/2016 6:37:06 PM PDT by gwjack
The term gaslighting comes to us from a play called Gas Light, written in 1938 by British playwright Patrick Hamilton. The play focuses on an abusive husband in the 1880s who convinces his wife that she is going crazy. One of his methods is lowering the gaslights and telling her it hasnt gotten any darker. Its all in her imagination.
Donald Trump has been playing this game on the American people, or at least a meaningful portion of it, for five months now. Telling us that Trump University was a success. Telling us that he only worked with the mafia because everyone in his business had to. Telling us that his campaign manager Corey Lewandoski never touched Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields. Then telling us so what if he touched her.
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One of the most infuriating things about politicians, including Donald Trump, is that they do not answer simple questions. Trump is a master of evading, and then changing subjects. Or, the questioner gives up in awareness of the ticking clock. I've written several "journalists" about my disappointment that they don't insist on an answer. When politicians are able to obfuscate, and run out the clock, they will never be accountable to give the information. Move written Chris Wallace that if the question is important enough to ask, he should keep repeating it until it is answered. I tend to agree with the author that Trump is "gas lighting" his way to a nomination. Some don't see it - and some do.
Gwjack
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:37:07 PM PDT
by
gwjack
To: gwjack
Pass this on to Bernie, cuck:
To: gwjack
Actually if you watch Trump during these town hall interviews, and watch Cruz, Trump actually answers the questions.
Cruz dodges them
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:40:18 PM PDT
by
arl295
To: gwjack
David Marcus is gaslighting us.
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:40:32 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it." --Samuel Clemens)
To: gwjack
another endorsement for Trump - when unhinged associations are made about him, it only burnishes his image...
To: gwjack
Hey Jack, you’ve been a victim of this game evidently.
Sucker!
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:40:59 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
To: gwjack
So many Trump derangement threads...so little time.
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:41:16 PM PDT
by
JayGalt
To: gwjack
To: gwjack
The film does not show touching.
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:42:11 PM PDT
by
donna
(Radicalized Christians become missionaries; then, they tell everyone that Jesus loves them!)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
The Federalist is another CRuz campaign arm, headed up by CRuz BFF’s, just like CRuzervative Review and The Madison Project. And likely PAC funded like Erick Erickson’s “Resurgent” site.
No thanks!!
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:43:02 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
To: gwjack
Lewandowski can blow on my gas light to give it more O2.
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:44:05 PM PDT
by
soycd
Comment #12 Removed by Moderator
To: gwjack
Ted Cruz is the Sgt Bergdahl of the Conservative movement.
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:45:13 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media. #2ndAmendmentMatters)
To: gwjack
Somebody’s doing the gaslighting but don’t believe it’s Donald Trump. At. All.
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:46:50 PM PDT
by
glenduh
(:):)
To: arl295
I agree that all politicians seem to intentionally answer questions. That includes Cruz. I thought my first comment included all politicians. Thank you for your comment. I haven’t mad the time to listen to/watch every townhall. I just know the evasion from appearances on radio and televisions. It is a universal in today’s political environment. I think it results from people trying to get a 20 second sound bite.
Thank you for keeping your comment on facts.
It seems that others comments have prejudged the premise of the article without reading it. They reflect what is wrong with our country. We can’t seem to have an adult discussion when disagreement is a possibility. It’s sad.
Truth hurts.
Gwjack
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:49:43 PM PDT
by
gwjack
(May God give America His richest blessings.)
To: gwjack
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:50:35 PM PDT
by
mac_truck
(aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
To: gwjack
How to explain Trump:
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:51:32 PM PDT
by
Slyfox
(Donald Trump's First Principle is the Art of the Deal)
To: gwjack
Sorry —
My comment ... “intentionally answer questions” should have been “intentionally evading questions.”
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:52:28 PM PDT
by
gwjack
(May God give America His richest blessings.)
To: DoughtyOne; gwjack
I try not to do that, but I catch myself doing it from time to time.
You didn’t write this. You merely posted it.
Sorry to take you to task like that.
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:55:54 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
“David Marcus is gaslighting us.”
NO, he just “gassing us.”
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posted on
03/30/2016 6:58:13 PM PDT
by
vette6387
(Obama can go to hell!)
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