I must have missed that part of debate class...

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

that instructed to speak at the threshold of screaming, use wild hand gestures, speak as fast as you can and be rude and snarky.

[Cartaphelius]

1. It was only taught

to jacket-off repeat detention offenders.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I don't get all the yelling. It doesn't make them more convincing.

In a trial advocacy course I took in law school we were taught never to yell or rant, but to speak only as loudly as necessary to make yourself heard clearly. Being calm and rational wins a whole lot more points with juries than yelling and calling names. Some of those d-bags are lawyers and certainly know these things, but I suspect they are performing for an audience of one - someone who likes his minions to be hyper-aggressive assholes and tweets mean things about them if they're polite and calm, which to him is a sign of weakness.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

3. While I didn't go to law school I certainly share your suspicions.

[tblue37]

4. Compare them to the calm, masterfully controlled Adam Schiff. nt

[mopinko]

5. i was fast forwarding through gaetz yesterday.

he looked like my chickens at the feeder.
i was chided for being so mean and insulting to my chickens.
tho i love them, they do strange things.