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    1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 26

      emptywheel Retweeted Lindsey Graham

      I'm not a believer in 11-dimensional chess and really ALL sides should be focused on Swetnick, not her attorney. But by hiring Avenatti, she might as well have baited the worst kind of dismissive behavior from Republican men.https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1044997722410037248 …

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      Lindsey GrahamVerified account @LindseyGrahamSC
      From my view, just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it just did. The lawyer to porn stars has just taken this debacle to an even lower level. I hope people will be highly suspicious of this allegation presented by Michael Avenatti.
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    2. Vote November 6th‏ @leahmcelrath Sep 26
      Replying to @emptywheel

      You're focusing on her attorney in this tweet, Marcy. And - although I know you do not mean it this way - it comes across as victim-blaming.

      6 replies 7 retweets 63 likes
      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 26
      Replying to @leahmcelrath

      No. I mean it to suggest that if it was intentional it was unbelievably smart.

      10:29 AM - 26 Sep 2018
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        2. Vote November 6th‏ @leahmcelrath Sep 26
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Ah. Gotcha. You are a bit like me, I think, in that we have complex thought processes within our minds that sometimes do not come across in the words we verbalize or write.

          3 replies 3 retweets 38 likes
        3. Vote November 6th‏ @leahmcelrath Sep 26
          Replying to @leahmcelrath @emptywheel

          (Which, to clarify, lol - because I think I just did it again - is a compliment. I often assume things that are obvious to me are self-evident to others as well. So I sometimes blurt out portions of thought without the context that's in my mind.)

          2 replies 3 retweets 22 likes
        4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Sep 26
          Replying to @leahmcelrath

          Yeah, I see that now, and I appreciate you noting that it might be taken that way. I definitely did not mean it that way.

          3 replies 4 retweets 30 likes
        5. Vote November 6th‏ @leahmcelrath Sep 26
          Replying to @emptywheel

          💜

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        1. Constantine Singer‏ @ajaxsinger Sep 26
          Replying to @emptywheel @leahmcelrath

          The only thing these men hate more than a woman who speaks her truth is a man who stands with her. The former is a dangerous nuisance to them, but the latter is a full on betrayal as they see it.

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        2. NoBrightShinyObjects‏ @nobrtshnyobjs Sep 26
          Replying to @emptywheel @leahmcelrath

          Would you say more on why Avenatti is a smart choice?

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        3. Pseudonymble‏ @SouffleOfTheDay Sep 26
          Replying to @nobrtshnyobjs @emptywheel @leahmcelrath

          I think her argument would be that he's getting the GOP men in this situation rankled and coaxing them to act impulsively and irrationally. They are trying to walk an extremely fine line of not calling the women liars but not admitting to their claims. Can't afford meltdowns.

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        1. Svea Elske‏ @SveaElske Sep 26
          Replying to @emptywheel @leahmcelrath

          Thank you for clarifying your tweet

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        1. Michelle D.‏ @chelleinchicago Sep 26
          Replying to @emptywheel @leahmcelrath

          I think Avenatti has been baiting Trump for a long time, and Trump was stupid enough to step in it today.

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        1. CCJudge‏ @NastyOldWomyn Sep 26
          Replying to @emptywheel @leahmcelrath

          Speaking as a retired lawyer & a sexual assault victim, I agree w/you completely. Avenatti has his flaws, but he’s quite skilled at luring his opponents into committing unforced errors. I enjoy watching his maneuvers, especially when I can see which way he’s pulling the string

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        1. Ren Xafferty‏ @xafferty Sep 26
          Replying to @emptywheel @leahmcelrath

          Agree. This is Avenatti's wheelhouse. He excelled in doing oppo research for Democratic campaigns thru the 90s, including 1992 "Year of the Woman" ignited by Thomas/Hill confirmation hearings. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/stevenperlberg/michael-avenatti-campaigns-oppo-research-rahm-emanuel …pic.twitter.com/a05O78lS4X

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        1. Ronald Rump‏ @Trumpilforeskin Sep 26
          Replying to @emptywheel @leahmcelrath

          Of course it was intentional. She went to “Stormy Daniel’s lawyer” who out smarted and showboated Trump. She’s an accomplished 50+ year old adult. The reaction was easy to predict. Avenatti laying low now makes it even more the perfect play.

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        1. The Resistants‏ @the_resistants Sep 26
          Replying to @emptywheel @leahmcelrath

          The way people are misreading the comment betrays an underlying ingrained sexism from which even women suffer.

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        1. Todd Clark‏ @Todo266 Sep 26
          Replying to @emptywheel

          pic.twitter.com/2cBPDN5aGA

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        1. Matt Siegel‏ @mattsiegel Sep 26
          Replying to @emptywheel @leahmcelrath

          interesting

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        1. Laura‏ @biglummoxlaura Sep 26
          Replying to @emptywheel @leahmcelrath

          Ah... the way it was written, I took it how Leah did too.

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