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HKJANE's avatar

This piece nails it: “release everything” wasn’t a gamble, it was a forcing mechanism. By shifting focus from the contents to the refusal, it reframed transparency as a test of power—and the refusal failed it.

Jack Hopkins's avatar

Trump will still be feeling the sting from this one when his name is ripped down from The Kennedy Center.

-Jack

Karen Scofield's avatar

This was Clinton tearing off the bandage,then sat back to see who was first in line to administer the First Aid ⛑️ Looked like DonOld gave himself a Bad Infection, judging by all of the horrible post's over Christmas‼️😫 Good article, spot on, Jack, thank you and will reStack ASAP 🙏

Jack Hopkins's avatar

That’s a sharp way to put it, Karen...and you’re seeing the same sequence I am.

Once the bandage came off...the real tell wasn’t the wound. It was who rushed in to stop the bleeding...and how panicked that response looked.

When reactions get erratic and loud...it’s usually because leverage just shifted.

I appreciate you reading it that closely...and thank you for the reStack. That kind of signal matters more than people realize.

-Jack

Teri Gelini's avatar

It will be interesting to see how this plays out for drumpf. I think with this and his mental condition he's going to have a hard time covering all this.

Teri Gelini's avatar

That can't happen too soon for me, as I view as almost sacrilegious.

Teri Gelini's avatar

Clinton Has more brains in his little finger than drumpf in his entire body.

Concerned Citizen's avatar

A game of chess being played. Clinton: “Check.”

Jack Hopkins's avatar

Yes...and Trump should stick with Chutes and Ladders.

-Jack ;)

Cherae Stone's avatar

🤣🤣🤣

#HoldFast

Lillian Holsworth's avatar

Clinton & his advisors know the chess like power game far far better than the 47-Git's Situation Normal-ALL F-ed Up crew!

Jack Hopkins's avatar

Bingo, Lillian. :)

-Jack

Teri Gelini's avatar

This was a great explanation for those of us not in the high stakes of politics. My wish is that somehow all this helps bring down the racist regime somehow. As you said drumpf level of games is shuts and ladders and definitely not cheese..it requires too much patience.

Sue P's avatar

Not Chess, but maybe tennis. Clinton puts a nice slow lob over the net with a little spin, and trump just didn't have the reach to get to it in time.

Did the mother load become found before or after Clinton made his statement? If there is a million documents, upwards of 2,000 evidence boxes, plus photos and videos, the number of files presented so far is somewhere in the "hundreds of thousands," according to CNN.

I do wonder why trump didn't just burn them. Yes, I know that would be a supremely stupid thing to do, which is why I wonder why they didn't.

#HoldFast

Sue

Mo Robinson's avatar

Brilliant Jack. 👏🏻👏🏻 Chess isn’t the 🍊💩’s forte!

Elizabeth Goodden's avatar

This is what happens when Trump insinuates Clinton is in the Epstein files, then the Rhodes scholar Clinton triangulates Dum Dum Donnie into a corner. That was the 3-D chess MAGA insisted Trump was playing, instead he got played! Great article Jack! #HOLDFAST 🥰❤️

Robert Kraybill's avatar

Clinton is playing 4-D chess, dumped is trying to play checkers.

#HoldFast

Jo Burns's avatar

Absolutely, Bill gamed DonOld at his own game. “Release Everything” wasn’t a prank, it was lay down the cards I’m drawing your bluff! Show me. It was forcing the blowhard to put up and shut up. I thought it was the best comment ever! With the continued dribble and blackouts, the acolytes are seeing first hand that the democrats aren’t afraid of whatever truth may lie, but we ALL know who is.

Pamela Van Sickle's avatar

Thank you, Jack. You always help clear the smoke away. Restacking ASAP. #HOLDFAST