A Lesson on How Republicans Will Win

just took place on the Rachel Maddow Show a few minutes ago. She made the mistake of inviting Art Robinson (R-OR), a man who is running for office - for the first time - against Pete Defazio (D-OR) to be a guest. I can only assume that until the interview began, Rachel's only thought was, "At last, I actually have another Republican to interview!". Based on her interview with Rand Paul, she should have known better. And based on the results of this interview, Mr. Robinson was not only well-coached, but his mind and opinions on and of Ms. Maddow were already well set, leaving no room for common respect, truth, or courtesy.

But then, the one thing Republicans do well is take a 3 minute interview, turn it into 10, and not allow the interviewer to get a word in edgewise, sidewise, or any other way. In this case, Robinson rarely stopped the flow of useless rhetoric, utilizing words like "Liar, lying, lies", "sarcasm, sarcastic" and of course, control phrases to make us believe he wasn't being given a chance to speak (even though he never shut up), like, "It's your show", "You run the camera", etc.

And of course, if Ms. Maddow managed to actually get the phrase, "I just want to ask one question" in, Robinson simply started the spewing all over again, rarely allowing her to actually ask said question without immediately interrupting her by calling her a liar even though she was reading his OWN newsletter, his own words.

What was witnessed on Rachel's show were common tactics employed by politicians (on both sides) around the world, people who know how to take full advantage of an 'on-tv' interview by satellite, who know how to avoid actually dealing with real issues and answering honestly because being honest might lose them votes, not to mention an election. In the world of magicians, it's called 'misdirection' - and politicians do it so well.

Overall, these interviews are useless - but they can teach one thing: The person doing the spewing is not someone we want to vote for or know, or listen to or believe in any context - ever. I don't care if they're a Democrat, Republican or a Purple People Eater. 

Mr. Robinson, you're a coward.

And anyone who utilizes this type of interview tactic is also a coward and nothing more.

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