[Anima Mundi]

This reminds me of something Glenn Beck said a couple of years ago in pointing out how they play their game. He said they just go back and forth and ultimately say, “so what, it doesn’t matter.” His example was Bill Clinton and the Monica Lewisnky affair. At first the argument was, “yes he did/no he didn’t, yes he did/no he didn’t” THEN, when the blue dress gave up definitive proof, the argument shifted to, “so what? why does it matter, it is a private matter”....this is similar to this “what difference does it make at this point” strategy.

[lentulusgracchus]

[Art.] The formidable but workmanlike Hillary lacks the creative gift and mendacious flair to actualize the McCarthy-Hellman standard: “Every word is a lie, including 'and' and 'the.' ”

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Classic line of Mary McCarthy (authoress of "The Group", a roman a clef about Communist propagandist and lesbian Lillian Hellman and her college circle) that caused Hellman to sue her into penury. The day after McCarthy filed personal bankruptcy, Hellman, who was much wealthier and older, dropped the lawsuit. It was a classic example of financial bullying -- executed by a Communist against an anti-Communist.

McCarthy made the original remark in answer to a question directed to her by Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show".

[Terry Mross]

The truth is, she’s right. It makes no difference. It made no difference when it happened and it made no difference on election day.

Johnson could have counter punched the ugly old hag but he didn’t. Why? Because it makes no difference.

I’m convinced this election was rigged from the start. In fact, I’m not sure he even got 40% of the vote. The results sure slapped Romney back into reality.