{"id":57908,"date":"2018-02-22T16:42:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T16:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=57908"},"modified":"2018-03-29T01:58:07","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T01:58:07","slug":"games-politics-and-game-metaphors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=57908","title":{"rendered":"Games, politics, and game metaphors"},"content":{"rendered":"

[ by Charles Cameron<\/strong> — continued from Playing politics and other games, &c<\/a> ]
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I’ve been collecting gams and game metaphors applied to politics in Playing politics and other games, &c<\/a>, but with additional examples surnning to 20 plus comments, and that particular post vanishing below a sea of more recent posts, it’s time to start afresh — hence this post.<\/p>\n

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That’s hard to beat, but there are a couple of phrrases I’ve caught in passing..<\/p>\n

MTP: \u201cfolks have been playing games with their words on this.\u201d ie their attitudes to Trump firing Muellerl<\/p>\n

John McLaughlin: “To assure the public there have been no games being played here..”<\/p>\n

Chyron on MSNBC: “Blame game?”<\/p>\n

New White House security clearance policy could put \u2018bull\u2019s eye\u2019 on Kushner<\/a><\/p>\n

“Alex van der Zwaan wasn’t on anyone’s Bingo card” — Rachel Maddow, 20 Feb 2018 <\/p>\n

Ari Melber m.06, ouroboros:<\/p>\n

“If your bodyguard needs a bodyguard, things are getting heavy; if your lawyer needs a lawyer, things are going down.”<\/p>\n

“Starting with that cat-and-mouse game.”<\/p>\n

“A rapid set of dominos falling” Chris Hayes, All in, m.16 “A sort of domino effect, Gates tips onto Manafort, Manafor tips onto Trump.”<\/p>\n

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It’s almost like a chess board, Mueller has a knight, Flynn .. they’re getting very close to check mate.” m.22 <\/p>\n

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\u2018Mueller is playing chess \u2014 Trump is playing Donkey Kong\u2019:<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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