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<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>” (<span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Examiner">Examiner</span>, <span word="February">February</span> 13, 2017): <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> ‘<span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>’ <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discredit">discredit</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Tape">Tape</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span>? <span word="Rightfully">Rightfully</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="tapes">tapes</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="recordings">recordings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="digitally">digitally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="SD">SD</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="specific">specific</span>, <span word="audios">audios</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cassette">cassette</span> <span word="tapes">tapes</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prevalence">prevalence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>, <span word="DVDs">DVDs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="VCDs">VCDs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CDs">CDs</span>, <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="film">film</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tapes">tapes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="flimsy">flimsy</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="making">making</span>.</p><p><span word="Sounds">Sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="but">but</span> (<span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="things">things</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>) <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="footage">footage</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discredit">discredit</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rewind">rewind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span>. <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="uninterested">uninterested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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