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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Wasn't he just dogwhistling to conspiracy theorists this week about why Justin stopped teaching? And when called on it in the media he realized he ####ed up and got soft like a puffball because what comes out of his mouth can have severe legal implications for him?
Sounds like a normal guy.
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I don't think it was the media that made him realize he ####ed up. I think PP is a much better politician than that. He did exactly what he wanted in the way he wanted. He didn't lay any inferences in the House, he explicitly just said that JT left in the middle of the semester. He let the masses do the interpretation itself and when the media went at him, he was very correct in that any innuendo towards JT's past wasn't actually said by him.
People took the meaning that they wanted, and yes I feel it was a jab at the unfounded rumours, but he never directed them at all. Very much a political point to say something without substance but knowing how your base will bite into it.
Really its why I have a hard time when people call any of them out for being a "career politician". Like if I wanted surgery done, I would probably prefer a "career doctor" to do it. Or have a "career accountant" do my taxes. Being a politician takes skills, experience and specialized knowledge as much as any other career path. And as much as I don't like him, PP is a good opposition politician.