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1. Make outrageous statement.
"You are getting screwed folks, and Washington is doing nothing. I am going to shoot the bunny. Bigly"
2. Surrogates deny that he said it, and offer lame reinterpretations.
Today Mike Pence stated that "What Mr Trump is saying is that people who are passionate about the bunny dying need to stand up".
3. GOP leaders denounce statement, distance themselves, a little bit, and change the subject.
Paul Ryan states, "The important thing is that we must have an agenda for the American people", and notes that
"The bunny would be much worse off under a Clinton administration".
4. Blame the media for reporting it.
Trump tweets "Crooked media won't tell the truth about the Bunny. @Disgusting"
5. Admit it to Sean Hannity.
"Sean I've been saying this all along. We don't win anymore. I'll shoot the bunny and it will be tremendous".
6. Conservative talk show host tries to help you out. Don't let him.
Hugh Hewitt. "Look, I understand what you meant when you said that you would shoot the bunny. what you mean is",,
"In the face Hugh, I'm gonna shoot the bunny in the face".
7. Say it's a joke.
"Shoot a bunny? Come on. Don't you get sarcasm?"
8. Claim that it helped you in the polls.
"People are all talking about me shooting the bunny, Wolf. This is huge for me".
9. Move on to the next dumb-ass statement.
"Folks, that puppy has got to die!"
From the Huffington Post.
Last edited by Goose (8/18/2016 8:20 am)
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I have NEVER seen a nuttier run for POTUS by a major party candidate.