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GURL ARE YOU SERIOUSLY PLAYING THE CLINTONIAN "IS" GAMBIT RIGHT NOW
If House Dems need an actual discourse analyst to point at Castor and yell "YOU ARE TALKING BALLS, STAY IN YOUR SAD, BUMPY LANE," I'm a short train ride to DC.
If House Dems need an actual discourse analyst to point at Castor and yell "YOU ARE TALKING BALLS, STAY IN YOUR SAD, BUMPY LANE," I'm a short train ride to DC.
Sweet baby loard, I cannot believe I am doing this again, but: LET'S GO TO THE TRANSCRIPT. I guess this is gonna be a thread now, RIP my evening. 2/n
Since meaning is based on context, let's look at the broader context of the call. Biden had won Georgia, and after a recount, his lead was 11,779 votes. Trump decided this was FAKE NYOOZ. Time to step in. 3/n
Through the call, Trump keeps repeating that number: 11,779. The context? "They said we lost by 11,779." Every other number he barfs forth is in service to getting over that number. 4500 voters (allegedly) not on the roles; 18000 ballots (allegedly) dropped for Biden. 4/n
And at the end? Always "much more than" or "many times more than" the magic number.
In fact, because I love you, I counted. Trump or his team cited 17 different numbers or their approx. (eg, 18325 and 18000 referring to the same thing). Most cited once. 11,779? 17 times. 5/n
In fact, because I love you, I counted. Trump or his team cited 17 different numbers or their approx. (eg, 18325 and 18000 referring to the same thing). Most cited once. 11,779? 17 times. 5/n
At the beginning of the call, he's using it to refer to how much "they say" he lost by. By the middle and end of the call?
"We only need 11,000 more votes."
"I have to find 12,000 votes."
"I only need 11,000 votes. FELLAS, I need 11,000 votes." 6/n
"We only need 11,000 more votes."
"I have to find 12,000 votes."
"I only need 11,000 votes. FELLAS, I need 11,000 votes." 6/n
If you need something and ask a person to find it for you, you're asking them to get it. You're asking them to produce the thing you need. This is how "need" and "find" work together in this context! This is how words gain meaning! 7/n
Claiming that "NUH UH, 'FIND' CAN MEAN ANYTHING! IT'S A HAT, A BROOCH, A PTERODACTYL!" because it's "out of context" is itself an attempt to distract from the actual context of this call by pretending you are smart, but you aren't! 8/FIN
