I think the issue is that she never committed to just narrating what happened, so could only produce this pretentious soup and claim that she was being "emotionally honest," instead of, you know, factually honest.

she described it to Tim Miller-- she went hiking and typed it into her phone on the trail, just as it came to her.

editing and completing sentences came later, but it was all done on her phone.

Here's a 1950 Disney video with this exact message, sometimes used in drivers ed courses to this day.

www.dailymotion.com/video/x8pnu67

This is the sound of a thousand heads exploding at once.

They're going to have to get a lot more creative than this if they think I'll ever say those words.

"During the 2004 US presidential campaign, LaCivita served as consultant and principal media advisor to the Swift Boat Veterans, writing and producing the group's memorable (and controversial) television commercials ... "

lol.

"Jesus was born of a virgin."

I'm told that it's rude to disrespect Christianity, because people hold these beliefs sincerely and also it's a very old religion.

Come on.

"or something"

😎

I know this. Everybody who knows how the fentanyl trade works knows this.

The problem is that our government is in the hands of people who pretend not to know this, because they're excited to make snuff videos.

LaCivita, creator of the 2004 Swift Boat strategy, is still trying his best to make life worse for ordinary people.

Pathetic.

This guy? He told a woman 40 years younger than him that he wanted to pinch her cheeks and block her nose so she would be forced to swallow.

Don't write about him as if he's normal.

I love it when he says "hereby" as if he's picturing himself with a crown and scepter.

No, dude. You're a wrinkly old sack of flab in a suit who is rapidly losing the plot.

Especially if he was nodding off while they were enthusiastically sucking up to him. How can they get credit for all that performative slurping if he's dozing off while it happens?

He's assuming that nobody paid attention to that cabinet meeting, I guess.

Also -- shoutout from the good old working class here -- a three hour meeting doesn't sound all that onerous, buddy. It sounds more like a long break, indoors and with beverages.