Lewandowski Case Shows How Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America

The Federalist ^ | March 30, 2016 | David Marcus

[gwjack]

The term “gaslighting” comes to us from a play called “Gas Light,” written in 1938 by British playwright Patrick Hamilton. The play focuses on an abusive husband in the 1880s who convinces his wife that she is going crazy. One of his methods is lowering the gaslights and telling her it hasn’t gotten any darker. It’s all in her imagination.

Donald Trump has been playing this game on the American people, or at least a meaningful portion of it, for five months now. Telling us that Trump University was a success. Telling us that he only worked with the mafia because everyone in his business had to. Telling us that his campaign manager Corey Lewandoski never touched Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields. Then telling us so what if he touched her.

[gwjack]

One of the most infuriating things about politicians, including Donald Trump, is that they do not answer simple questions. Trump is a master of evading, and then changing subjects. Or, the questioner gives up in awareness of the ticking clock. I've written several "journalists" about my disappointment that they don't insist on an answer. When politicians are able to obfuscate, and run out the clock, they will never be accountable to give the information. Move written Chris Wallace that if the question is important enough to ask, he should keep repeating it until it is answered. I tend to agree with the author that Trump is "gas lighting" his way to a nomination. Some don't see it - and some do.

Gwjack

[Byron_the_Aussie]

Pass this on to Bernie, cuck:

[arl295]

Actually if you watch Trump during these town hall interviews, and watch Cruz, Trump actually answers the questions.

Cruz dodges them

[E. Pluribus Unum]

David Marcus is gaslighting us.

[BereanBrain]

another endorsement for Trump - when unhinged associations are made about him, it only burnishes his image...

[DoughtyOne]

Hey Jack, you’ve been a victim of this game evidently.

Sucker!

[JayGalt]

So many Trump derangement threads...so little time.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bkmrk.

[donna]

The film does not show touching.

[Jane Long]

The Federalist is another CRuz campaign arm, headed up by CRuz BFF’s, just like CRuzervative Review and The Madison Project. And likely PAC funded like Erick Erickson’s “Resurgent” site.

No thanks!!

[soycd]

Lewandowski can blow on my gas light to give it more O2.

[PA Engineer]

Ted Cruz is the Sgt Bergdahl of the Conservative movement.

[glenduh]

Somebody’s doing the gaslighting but don’t believe it’s Donald Trump. At. All.

[gwjack]

I agree that all politicians seem to intentionally answer questions. That includes Cruz. I thought my first comment included all politicians. Thank you for your comment. I haven’t mad the time to listen to/watch every townhall. I just know the evasion from appearances on radio and televisions. It is a universal in today’s political environment. I think it results from people trying to get a 20 second sound bite.

Thank you for keeping your comment on facts.

It seems that others comments have prejudged the premise of the article without reading it. They reflect what is wrong with our country. We can’t seem to have an adult discussion when disagreement is a possibility. It’s sad.

Truth hurts.

Gwjack

[mac_truck]

Flush!

[Slyfox]

How to explain Trump:

[gwjack]

Sorry —

My comment ... “intentionally answer questions” should have been “intentionally evading questions.”

[DoughtyOne]

I try not to do that, but I catch myself doing it from time to time.

You didn’t write this. You merely posted it.

Sorry to take you to task like that.

[vette6387]

“David Marcus is gaslighting us.”

NO, he just “gassing us.”