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jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Lindsey Graham’s Whiny Trump Defense: Tiger Woods Paid Hush Money Too!

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Lindsey Graham’s Whiny Trump Defense: Tiger Woods Paid Hush Money Too!

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jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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“Obviously, Tiger Woods is not running for president,” CNN anchor Dana Bash helpfully reminded Graham.
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  • ccunning@lemmy.world
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    This could at least be relevant whataboutism if Trump were on trial for paying hush money.

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    “They did it, so it’s okay when we do it” is such a tired excuse from Republicans at this point. Especially when the “they did it” is so often projection.

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      Tiger didn’t interfere in an election.

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        Yes, but the story they’re pushing is that this is a hush money trial.

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      It’s called “Whattaboutism” and it’s straight from Russia’s playbook.

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      It’s not even “they did it.” It’s “someone did it.” Tiger Woods is not a Democratic political figure. Nor did he fail to properly file the payments. This is not even an apples and oranges comparison. Those are at least both fruits. This is more like an apples to rat comparison. Not both fruits but technically both are edible.

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    So glad I didn’t vote for him as president then! 🙄

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      Damn, I wrote in tiger woods before I found out

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        Your face must be so red from embarrassment. /s

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    Paying someone to sign an NDA is not illegal. Using your attorney to obfuscate the payment using campaign funds, while evading taxes, in order to influence an election is illegal.

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    They’d still find some bullshit reason to downplay it, but I really think we should stop referring to this election interference trial as a hush money trial.

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    Two wrongs don’t make a right, Lindsey. Didn’t your mama teach you that?

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      Also, Woods wasn’t illegally smuggling it through his campaign funds

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    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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      Nope. She probably beat his ass.

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    Tiger Wood wasn’t a political candidate trying to hide that information from voters.

    Also, I cannot wait to read either of these slimy bastards’ obituaries.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

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    The classic president tiger woods defense…

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    Tiger Woods never ran for office so this comparison is hogwash.

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    Yeah Lindsey can’t think of anyone, least of all anyone he may know better, who regularly pays hush money.

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      The unmarried male senator who is reported to be a closeted gay man has no issues with paying hush money. Everyone’s doing it, right??

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