Implausible Deniability

Someone in Drumpf's campaign thought decided to have the wife read words about... bullying.

An instantly obvious sick joke, it seemed. Yet the remarks (near end of this transcript)—

Technology has changed our universe. But like anything that is powerful, it can have a bad side. We have seen these already. As adults, many of us are able to handle mean words, even lies. Children and teenagers can be fragile. They are hurt when they are made fun of or made to feel less in looks or intelligence. This makes their life hard and can force them to hide and retreat. Our culture has gotten too mean and too rough, especially to children and teenagers. It is never OK when a 12 year old girl or boy is mocked, bullied, or attacked. It is terrible when that happens on the playground.

And it is absolutely unacceptable when it is done by someone with no name hiding on the internet.

When the Party of Personal Responsibility speaks, it's a given that what's said is all projection, all the time. But this is particularly stunning, in light of the how "technology" creates a record of its use.

So, about recent "mean words, even lies"...

About who is setting an example for children to bully fellow students who are African-American, Hispanic, Muslim...

And that "our culture has gotten too mean and too violent" is the reason for death threats against Jewish journalists...

Or threats against those perceived as Jewish. A mysteriously "too violent" culture prompting neo-nazi to send potentially lethal epileptogenic video to reporter on the Trump beat.