a.nicole.wong
The thing about watching a Congressional committee in full -- not in sound bytes -- is that it becomes very apparent that the most bombastic members are not able to actually deliver a complete and intelligible question or comment
#HouseOversight #Twitter
Feb 8, 2023 at 5:39pmWeb
Show threada.nicole.wongFeb 8, 2023
Technical difficulties silencing this hearing is so on the nose. #HouseOversight #Twitter 😂
Show threadTazorFeb 8, 2023

@anwong

Empty barrels make the most noise?

Show threadBrian WolfFeb 8, 2023
@Tazor Welp, I’m stealing this for future use.
Show threadTazorFeb 8, 2023

@brian_wolf

Go for it. It is a common saying in Denmark. Guess we have many empty barrels, hehe.

Show threadKeith IveyFeb 8, 2023
@Tazor @brian_wolf In English we have "An empty wagon makes the most noise," but one doesn't hear it often nowadays.
Show threadChance The Lawyer ⚡︎Feb 8, 2023
@anwong some of them don't even appear to be attempting to do so, and probably realize that there isn't much use in trying, because that isn't where the payoff lies
Show threadTiffany LiFeb 8, 2023
@anwong but if they got the clips, that’s all their handlers need!
Show threada.nicole.wongFeb 8, 2023

@tiffanycli Yes, they are definitely working on a system of quantity over quality.

What strikes me as they stumble through their speeches is how much they are relying on luck that something usable comes out.

It's funny in a laugh-cry-despair-for-democracy kind of way.

Show threadTiffany LiFeb 8, 2023
@anwong can you imagine being the comms person for one of the, uh, more shouty politicians? Just waiting to grab the 10 seconds when your boss sounds semi-coherent 😂
Show threadJohn DetersFeb 8, 2023
@anwong It's a trap to think they're debating or even merely arguing. They're there only to take the stage, trying to improvise an opportunity to deliver a line that reflects their owners' position. And they're not even very good at that. It doesn't matter much, because they know their pet media reporters will trim away their incompetence, and focus only on the hot take they spewed.
Show threadJJSRBFeb 8, 2023
@anwong overall their constituents “ain’t much for book learnin’”, so it’s fine
Show threadTodd SmithFeb 8, 2023
@anwong To the Fox News crowd, angry monkey screeching qualifies as insightful discourse.
Show threadNick 'The Viking'Feb 9, 2023

@anwong

I think there's a fairly standard amount of material available for people to do things with. Thoughtful folks tend to be seen as duller, and the bombastic types tend to not think so deeply....

This is a continuum and there are outliers this is not y=4.378x.
Dunno, it's a chicken/egg personality thing.