🤔Anti-woke guy starts a crusade against plagiarism, not realizing that this would destroy his wife's academic reputation.

🤔Anti-woke guy starts an inquiry into Walz not going on deployment, not anticipating that this re-opens the conversation on his running mate's draft dodging and insulting gold star families and POWs.

🤔 Anti-woke guy starts an investigation into crowd sizes, not anticipating that people will point to his many empty stands.

They're genuinely surprised by equal treatment.🤷🏿‍♂️

I'm not even talking about the fact that all three attacks were bad faith. That's too obvious.

I'm talking about the failure to think even one step ahead, and realize that the next step after their feeble attack, is a knockout counterpunch.

This is like those courtroom dramas where a lawyer gets a cocky witness to slip and introduce a key piece of evidence that opens a door to a line of questioning that turns the case.

@mekkaokereke Not exactly a courtroom drama but it immediately made me think of that scene from My Cousin Vinny where the prosecution tried to disqualify Mona Lisa Vito with the trick question. He didn't realize that when she called his bluff, he made her more credible to the jury.

If launching your attack and failing makes the opposition look better, you might want to second guess it. 🤷

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nGQLQF1b6I

My Cousin Vinny (5/5) Movie CLIP - Automotive Expert (1992) HD

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@jwill @mekkaokereke One of the best "courtroom" scenes in cinema, IMO, drama or otherwise.

@EdCates @jwill

She killed it in that role. So good!

@mekkaokereke @jwill SO very good. I just rewatched the provided clip and another one in the sidebar of her busting the case due to the tire marks.

From her tossing the prosecutor's sexist presumptions in their face to her and Vinny practically turning her testimony into campy foreplay...what a delight.

@jwill @mekkaokereke people always comment about how the scenes became a staple at law schools BUT the whole movie is a study in American vernacular and accents. had an acting teacher at HB Studio that always referred to it as a master class in East coast USA north to south accents.
@blogdiva @jwill @mekkaokereke
"My Cousin Vinny" Director Jonathan Lynn (who'd studied law at Cambridige) gave after-dinner talk ~decade ago at SF Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race Dinner. (He'd studied law at Cambridge before going into entertainment.) He was great! I was lucky to get chance to ask question about the wonderful casting for that film, he expounded with enthusiasm. If everr get a chance to hear him, take it!
@blogdiva @jwill @mekkaokereke when are we going to get the classic story of the hot shot New Mexican from Big City Albuquerque becoming the first ever public defender in small town South Dakota huh
@jwill @mekkaokereke Having a sick day so I'm watching "My Cousin Vinny," because after yesterday's discussion it was kind of a necessity.
@EdCates @jwill @mekkaokereke "If you think I'm hostile now, wait 'til you see me tonight!"
@dkbgeek @jwill @mekkaokereke I love how Fred Gwynne (Judge Haller) does such a good job of portraying being absolutely charmed by Ms. Vito without having to say a word along those lines.