A practiced trial attorney, Schiff’s training has made him the man of the hour. Endless TV appearances – Maddow, Cooper, Colbert – have honed his storytelling skills to perfection. It’s precisely what’s needed in this moment of national crisis.
Schiff’s script – short, declarative sentences; spare use of adjectives and adverbs; selective use of video excerpts – was brilliant. And his delivery matched – calm, never rushed, command of his materials, effective pauses, audience eye contact. Repetition at key moments:
-“The very next day!”
-“I guess we need to just get over it.”
-“The President got caught!"
It was a master class in speechmaking.
Truth emerges. Reality exists, not as a choice between Fox and MSNBC. It’s not the New York Times vs. Breitbart. Reality exists. No talking heads can change facts, at least not in the long run. “Alternative facts” aren’t real. Schiff told the true story of reality.
In yesterday’s marathon impeachment session, each “side” gave a prelude to their arguments. As today, the Democrats were prepared. It reflects uncountable hours of unseen staff research, organization, and writing, in order to make the House Managers so well prepared. And Trump’s lawyers revealed their arguments – no rebuttal of facts, but contorted Constitutional arguments to justify undisputed corrupt actions of their good king Trump.
However this sad tale ends, I’m proud of Congressional Democrats and their staffs for such outstanding work in our moment of need.
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