Incidentally.
Throughout Egyptian art scale conveyed the relative importance of the subject's social position. The lord of property is drawn larger than the workers, the king is painted larger than the lords. Gods larger than kings. But not always. Sometimes scale was a matter of composition, sometimes the people are children, but mostly difference in size connotes importance.
In Greg Gutfeld's case in relation with Trump the difference in size is real. And also means difference in importance.
It's funny listening to people speak as if their importance is equal.
President Donald Trump announced today his intention to run in 2020 and names Brad Parscale his campaign manager.
I read about this all day today all over the place. It's considered exceedingly early and provocative. Professor Jacobson writes about this on Insurrection and his take is the most thorough I've seen. He goes mathematical and keeps adding. He says "add it all up" a couple of times. Where I see a simple announcement of intention, Jacobson sees Trump addressing the resistance. Jacobson says Trump is telling them that thoughts of impeachment are a pipe-dream, he's not resigning. He's not done yet. He sees psychological warfare and Trump demoralizing his opposition.
Chosing Parscale says, "the guy who beat you last time will beat you again."
It a thumb in the eye because there were rumors of Parscale colluding with Russians.
It's a message to Mueller, according to Jacobson. The message is that in trying to take down President Trump he will also be taking down candidate Trump who will fight to the bitter end.
The bitter end. That sounds great.
Lastly, it's a message to Republicans that this is Trump's party now.
Again, Jacobson says, "add it all up."
I had no idea there was so much to add.
This is mere recap of what Jacobson says.
Comments recommended. There is a real wad over there who likes to argue with smart people every day. Nothing more than annoyance. He never manages to change anyone's mind. He never brings anything insightful. And he's ossified so he's incapable of learning anything useful. He can be skipped without loss while return comments to him are interesting.
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Next time Trump will carry Minnesota. So, add that to the list.
Trump is the strong horse. The rest of political America just brings up the rear.
I thought Gutfeld is a comic, or at least started as a comic. You'd think he'd appreciate Trump's impish sense of humor. But apparently that's verboten if you want to be mainstream.
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