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  1. We are all our own worst enemy but Trump simply excels at it. He sees every criticism, as an attack, as a personal affront. Its reminiscent of Nixon. Such men are inclined toward paranoia.

  2. Trump, Lewandowski et al resort to a coloring book of law: crayons being their favorite medium.

  3. This charge does not stand a chance. It is nothing more than mere jostling in a crowd. Fields claimed she was grabbed, pulled, and lamost lost her balance. She lied and she continues to lie. BTW, the prosecutor in Jupiter is on the Hillary 150 in Florida. This is just more Democratic lawfare, just like with Rick Perry.

  4. Rick Caird:

    It’s funny how the goalposts keep changing. First it was “there’s no video. Then it was “the videos show nothing.” Over time, the videos that have emerged support Field’s story more (although not clearly and not entirely, although it does seem to support the grab/pull part). What’s more—as this post explains quite clearly—to support a misdemeanor battery charge it’s completely unnecessary that she have almost lost her balance.

    It was also, “If Fields was really assaulted, she should file charges. Since she doesn’t, then she wasn’t.” Now it is, “It’s not enough of a battery or assault” and “the prosecutor is biased.”

    I notice that Trump supporters never seem to address the total lie that Corey Lewandowski told about never having touched her.

    And it’s not at all surprising that a Florida prosecutor might be a Hillary supporter. That doesn’t mean that the charge is bogus. Why not let it play out and see what happens? Maybe he’ll be found not guilty if the evidence fails to emerge for a guilty verdict. Or maybe new videos will emerge that vindicate Lewandowski or that vindicate Fields. I doubt there will be any that show Lewandowski never touched or never met her, as he had asserted.

  5. 1. I have some first-hand experience with this, since some years ago, I was punched in the face by a guy who had road rage. The police told me it was my decision if I wanted to file charges. I did, and several months later at the trial, the judge found that guy guilty of assault. His punishment was a $100 fine (less than for many traffic tickets!).

    2. Michelle Fields is 28, and it appears she had full-time success as a journalist right after college. Corey Lewandowski is 42, got involved in politics right after college, and was also a state trooper in New Hampshire. I can see how their backgrounds would shape their actions and reactions.

    3. Just the other day, Howie Carr on his talk radio show was making fun of Michelle Fields, and her reaction to what he thought was a trivial event. Howie is 64 years old, and has a long career in print journalism, besides talk radio. He recounted numerous times of being pushed, grabbed, and shoved around in his time as a reporter. To him, it seemed that Fields was over-reacting, and should have been able to handle something like that.

    4. Not only was Howie repeatedly audited by the state and federal government for what he reported, but he was also put on a hit list and received death threats from gangster Whitey Bulger.

    5. What to conclude? The best idea is to just go see Black Mass (2015, with Johnny Depp). It’s supposed to be a really good movie.

  6. Could we have a moratorium on this issue until the legal process resolves the issue? The DA may be a hrc crony, but a jury and a judge are also involved should it come to trial.

  7. It seems to me that Trump is displaying typical establishment politician behavior; lying to the public, stonewalling, and attempting to change the subject.

    Trump hasn’t been to successful. Trump hasn’t hasn’t thrown Corey “under the bus” but he hasn’t shown any admission of error or admission of bad judgment.

    Sir Donald, too big to fail?

  8. According to Mark Levin, the supposed Hillary-supporting prosecutor didn’t initiate this and had no involvement. The decision to arrest was up to the police.

    This is how paranoids operate: take a grain of truth, then start seeing connections where none exist. Apophenia.

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