Mueller investigation. Everything moves at
the speed of light these day. News at 186,000 miles per second… News stories
cannot be connected at the speed of light.
So explains Marshall McLuhan, media prophet. I
believe McLuhan and so should you.
Donald Trump is the perfect president for
communications at the speed of light. His tweeting habit keeps pace with the new
electronic environment.
Stories disappear. Tax changes benefit the
wealthy… Mass shootings…Trump pays off Stormy Daniels ($130,000 hush money)…
Trump pays off ex-Playmate Karen McDougal ($150,000 hush money). Eric Trump
promotes Trump businesses in India… Stories won’t linger… won’t stick. Not at
the speed of light.
Good guys. Robert Mueller has
achieved American hero status. The Mueller investigation provides more
entertainment than Celebrity Apprentice. We don’t know Mueller’s
allies. The other good guys, the hard working investigators, have remained
anonymous.
Mueller's investigation had been the
one news story with a plot. Mueller manages the flow of information like a
good screenwriter. The plot is building. We wait for denouement, a climax.
Bad guys help the narrative.
Bad guy parade roll call.
Paul Manafort: campaign consultant and friend of all things Russian…busted.
Rick Gates… Manafort’s sidekick, possibly turning on Manafort…busted.
George Papadopoulos… wanted a place at the table, goofed up and
spoke about Hillary’s pilfered emails… busted.
Alex
van der Zwaan, a Dutch lawyer was the bad guy for today. Looks like a European model
for Luxxotica with those snappy European frames. Wasn’t seeing clearly when he
lied to the FBI.
Feels like Celebrity Apprentice is
still going strong in today’s White House. Rob Parker… Wife beater with a
security clearance…Omarosa… Leaves kicking and screaming. Won’t stick…
Today’s winner… Sarah Huckabee Sanders… scores
big as Press Secretary with enough attitude to hold the mainstream media at
arm’s length.
Sarah Sanders does her best to squelch the
accusations against Trump. Her denials may not really matter? Stories will last
more a few days and disappear.
The huge open wound separating Left and Right
is the chasm that threatens the American nation. It’s the real story that won’t
go away.
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