All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
--Simon/Garfunkel, The Boxer
And, as you may recollect, the chorus of that song is. . .
Lie lie lie
Lie lie lie lie lie-lie lie
Lie lie lie
Lie lie lie lie lie-lie lie
Lie lie lie
Yep, ya get that when scientists get political.
Funny part is, abandoning their scientific objectivity for "messaging" had NO EFFECT AT ALL. So, not a good trade.
And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole
No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied
That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried
--Merle Haggard
It's the hair. Well, with Boy Justin anyhow. Who knows what it was with Dad?
"Democracy is the worst form of government in the world except for everything else."
--Churchill
And the people will no doubt consider it in the next election. And there will undoubtedly be tons of lawsuits.
And every swingin' dick on the internet'll be throwing a tantrum one way or 'tother.
He's gonna get all anal on "write," insisting that the person who drafts the law has full control over what it says.
He does that now and then. Best to just let it go, he generally gets over it.
It's funny in two ways. First, it's plain old idiotic whataboutery, and second, he's holding up the man he hates with every bone in his body as an example for the Dear Leader.