emptywheel

I JUST told you. We're going to walk you through one little problem after another, not two at once. But first, say, "I promise." Then I'll walk you through Sipher slowly enough so you can understand.

You could have retracted your accusation. I would have even ignored your condescension and promised to do what I already said I would do. Letting that false accusation stand proves you’re acting in bad faith. It’s a shame; I thought a few of your articles were informative.

No. I could explain it to you so you could understand that. But you won't promise to act in good faith so...

I said I would, and I promise to do what I said. I wouldn’t even be responding to you except that I want to know how you’re going to explain my direct quotes of Harding aren’t direct quotes. They’re not out of context, so what is it?

But, as we both agree, that last report is dated December 13 (he cleverly hides that fact by calling it "late fall"). That means he's using a November report on bots to "prove" that a December 13 Steele report predicted the bots. Last I checked, November comes before December