{"id":34903,"date":"2018-12-14T09:54:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T17:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=34903"},"modified":"2018-12-14T14:08:56","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T22:08:56","slug":"friday-fun-smocking-redacting-searching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/12\/14\/friday-fun-smocking-redacting-searching\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: Smocking, Redacting, Searching &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>[Few minor updates &amp; format corrections, since WordPress changed their writing software &amp; I&#8217;m still on a learning curve]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing makes the Season brighter than the fact that <strong>Mueller<\/strong> now has <strong><em>Twitler<\/em><\/strong> in his legal crosshairs and the walls are closing in \u2026 provided that Twitler doesn\u2019t go totally bonkers and kills us all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_SNL_Kill-Us-All.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34909\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Twitler has provided another neologism classic with his <strong><em>\u201cSmockingGun\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Tweet \u2013 which he misspelled not once, but TWICE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cDemocrats can\u2019t find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey\u2019s testimony. No Smocking Gun&#8230;No Collusion.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a>  That\u2019s because there was NO COLLUSION. So now the Dems go to a simple private transaction, wrongly call it a campaign contribution,&#8230;<\/p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1072095127894667265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So pour yourself another cup of smocking hot covfefe, and settle\nback to see what the Intertubes did with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Although I should note that it is a real word:)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today in Spellcheck Can&#39;t Save You:<br><br>&#39;Smocking&#39; is a type of embroidery made of many small folds sewn into place. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3wbxPG24ne\">https:\/\/t.co\/3wbxPG24ne<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerriamWebster\/status\/1072174100355923968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Smocking-Gun.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34912\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_EO_Smoking-Smocking-Gun.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34908\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter how many crimes and misdeeds Mueller uncovers, we are forced to agree on one issue &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Smocking-Gun_Collude-Spell-Checker.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Smocking-Gun_Collude-Spell-Checker.jpg 455w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Smocking-Gun_Collude-Spell-Checker-150x67.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Smocking-Gun_Collude-Spell-Checker-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also in an effort to help Twitler out with something totally foreign to him &#8211; <strong><em>The Truth<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Mueller\u2019s team has extended their superb redacting skills to his Tweets \u2013 and the results have been refreshing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Accomplished-More.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Accomplished-More.png 465w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Accomplished-More-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Accomplished-More-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Accomplished-More_.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Accomplished-More_.png 473w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Accomplished-More_-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Accomplished-More_-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Dumb-Rock_Lazy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Dumb-Rock_Lazy.png 511w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Dumb-Rock_Lazy-150x77.png 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Dumb-Rock_Lazy-300x154.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Dumb-Rock_Lazy_.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Dumb-Rock_Lazy_.png 504w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Dumb-Rock_Lazy_-150x77.png 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Tweet_Redacted_Dumb-Rock_Lazy_-300x154.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But sadly, their efforts came too late.\u00a0 The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2018\/12\/10\/meet-bottomless-pinocchio-new-rating-false-claim-repeated-over-over-again\/?utm_term=.b528b8e5e85e\">\u201cWashington Post\u201d<\/a><\/em> Fact Checking editors were forced to create a brand-new category to accommodate Twitler\u2019s endless whoppers since their previous max of four was NOT enough.\u00a0 Meet the <strong><em>\u201cBottomless Pinocchio\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Pinocchios-Bottomless_Fact-Chec.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34910\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And his search for a new Chief of Staff goes on with <strong>no<\/strong> success.&nbsp; <em>(Which is no surprise &#8211; who would want to work for an impending felon?)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WILL YOU BE MY CHIEF OF STAFF? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QQpZtiqmSo\">pic.twitter.com\/QQpZtiqmSo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseFFerguson\/status\/1071932850008678400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">White House Ficus To Leave For Virginia Arboretum After Declining Trump\u2019s Offer To Be Chief Of Staff <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VbJsXbCSal\">https:\/\/t.co\/VbJsXbCSal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9BlfkZAmFs\">pic.twitter.com\/9BlfkZAmFs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Onion (@TheOnion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheOnion\/status\/1072217164894093312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s close out the week with a heartfelt <strong><em>\u201cTHANK YOU!\u201d<\/em><\/strong> to <strong>Sen. Schumer<\/strong> and <strong>Rep. Pelosi<\/strong> for showing the world on real-time TV what a totally incompetent ASS Twitler is.\u00a0 Here they are triumphantly leaving the White House after destroying him \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Pelosi_Schumer_Trump_Wall_Sunglasses_BOOM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Pelosi_Schumer_Trump_Wall_Sunglasses_BOOM.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Pelosi_Schumer_Trump_Wall_Sunglasses_BOOM-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Pelosi_Schumer_Trump_Wall_Sunglasses_BOOM-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Few minor updates &amp; format corrections, since WordPress changed their writing software &amp; I&#8217;m still on a learning curve] Nothing makes the Season brighter than the fact that Mueller now has Twitler in his legal crosshairs and the walls are closing in \u2026 provided that Twitler doesn\u2019t go totally bonkers and kills us all. But <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/12\/14\/friday-fun-smocking-redacting-searching\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34903\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}