Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2020 0:33:56 GMT -8
'Call His Bluff': Edward Norton's Viral Message On Trump
By Cullen Paradis
11/20/20 AT 11:59 AM
11/20/20 AT 11:59 AM
"Actor and filmmaker Edward Norton took to Twitter today to argue that Trump's efforts to delay the transition to a Biden administration are motivated only by a desire to avoid prosecution.
Norton compared the situation to a bluff in poker, and reminded readers of the harm Richard Nixon's pardon did to faith in U.S. institutions.
The argument was received well by other users on social media and held as a counterargument to those who say celebrities shouldn't comment on politics."
'Actor and filmmaker Edward Norton set Twitter abuzz today by arguing that Donald Trump’s transition delays and voter fraud conspiracies were simply meant to avoid litigation rather than some complex plot.
While the president continues to deny his loss to President-elect Joe Biden, Norton put it in terms of poker: “His ‘turn card’ bluff will be an escalation & his ‘River card’ bluff could be really ugly. But he’s got junk in his hand. So call him.”
Norton tried to assuage worries that Trump has some grand plan, and dismissed rumors that he was setting the stage to start his own political network after leaving office. '
While the president continues to deny his loss to President-elect Joe Biden, Norton put it in terms of poker: “His ‘turn card’ bluff will be an escalation & his ‘River card’ bluff could be really ugly. But he’s got junk in his hand. So call him.”
Norton tried to assuage worries that Trump has some grand plan, and dismissed rumors that he was setting the stage to start his own political network after leaving office. '
'He also reminded followers of the aftermath of Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal, when Gerald Ford pardoned his former boss.
Ford did so to help the public move on from the embarrassing episode, but the act was widely seen as having cost him a second term and undermined faith in U.S. political systems.
Norton argues that Trump is angling for the same thing, betting that if he can cause enough chaos and make Democrats scared for U.S. institutions, they’ll pardon him as well and avoid prosecution. '
Norton argues that Trump is angling for the same thing, betting that if he can cause enough chaos and make Democrats scared for U.S. institutions, they’ll pardon him as well and avoid prosecution. '
Edward Norton
@edwardnorton
I’m no political pundit but I grew up w a dad who was a federal prosecutor & he taught me a lot & I’ve also sat a fair amount of poker w serious players & l’ll say this: I do not think Trump is trying to ‘make his base happy’ or ‘laying the groundwork for his own network’...
2:10 AM · Nov 20, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
@edwardnorton
I’m no political pundit but I grew up w a dad who was a federal prosecutor & he taught me a lot & I’ve also sat a fair amount of poker w serious players & l’ll say this: I do not think Trump is trying to ‘make his base happy’ or ‘laying the groundwork for his own network’...
2:10 AM · Nov 20, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Edward Norton
@edwardnorton
...or that ‘chaos is what he loves’. The core of it is that he knows he’s in deep, multi-dimensional legal jeopardy & this defines his every action. We’re seeing 1) a tactical delay of the transition to buy time for coverup & evidence suppression 2) above all, a desperate endgame
@edwardnorton
...or that ‘chaos is what he loves’. The core of it is that he knows he’s in deep, multi-dimensional legal jeopardy & this defines his every action. We’re seeing 1) a tactical delay of the transition to buy time for coverup & evidence suppression 2) above all, a desperate endgame
Edward Norton
@edwardnorton
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...which is to create enough chaos & anxiety about peaceful transfer of power, & fear of irreparable damage to the system, that he can cut a Nixon-style deal in exchange for finally conceding. But he doesn’t have the cards. His bluff after ‘the flop’ has been called in court...
@edwardnorton
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...which is to create enough chaos & anxiety about peaceful transfer of power, & fear of irreparable damage to the system, that he can cut a Nixon-style deal in exchange for finally conceding. But he doesn’t have the cards. His bluff after ‘the flop’ has been called in court...
Edward Norton
@edwardnorton
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His ‘turn card’ bluff will be an escalation & his ‘River card’ bluff could be really ugly. But they have to be called. We cannot let this mobster bully the USA into a deal to save his ass by threatening our democracy. THAT is his play. But he’s got junk in his hand. So call him.
@edwardnorton
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His ‘turn card’ bluff will be an escalation & his ‘River card’ bluff could be really ugly. But they have to be called. We cannot let this mobster bully the USA into a deal to save his ass by threatening our democracy. THAT is his play. But he’s got junk in his hand. So call him.
Edward Norton
@edwardnorton
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@edwardnorton
I will allow that he’s also a whiny, sulky, petulant, Grinchy, vindictive little 10-ply-super-soft bitch who no doubt is just throwing a wicked pout fest & trying to give a tiny-hand middle finger to the whole country for pure spite, without a single thought for the dead & dying
@edwardnorton
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I will allow that he’s also a whiny, sulky, petulant, Grinchy, vindictive little 10-ply-super-soft bitch who no doubt is just throwing a wicked pout fest & trying to give a tiny-hand middle finger to the whole country for pure spite, without a single thought for the dead & dying
Edward Norton
@edwardnorton
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@edwardnorton
But his contemptible, treasonous, seditious assault on the stability of our political compact isn’t about 2024, personal enrichment or anything else other than trying to use chaos & threat to the foundation of the system as leverage to trade for a safe exit. Call. His. Bluff.
@edwardnorton
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But his contemptible, treasonous, seditious assault on the stability of our political compact isn’t about 2024, personal enrichment or anything else other than trying to use chaos & threat to the foundation of the system as leverage to trade for a safe exit. Call. His. Bluff.
Edward Norton
@edwardnorton
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@edwardnorton
Faith in the strength of our sacred institutions & founding principles is severely stretched...but they will hold. They will. He’s leaving, gracelessly & in infamy. But if we trade for it, give him some brokered settlement, we’ll be vulnerable to his return. We can’t flinch.
@edwardnorton
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@edwardnorton
Faith in the strength of our sacred institutions & founding principles is severely stretched...but they will hold. They will. He’s leaving, gracelessly & in infamy. But if we trade for it, give him some brokered settlement, we’ll be vulnerable to his return. We can’t flinch.
