Ezra Klein

On Fareed Zakaria’s GPS Ezra Klein iterated the theory that opponents can’t counter one sally, if another is leveled right after. According to him, the idea, "muzzling," originates with Steve Bannon and comprises the playbook of the administration. In the world of fisticuffs you have "brawlers" and “boxers.” Mike Tyson who famously said, "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face," is the type to mix it up. You level a flurry and the fight is over. Lennox Lewis was a champion who won all his fights counterpunching with a brutal jab. MAGA people never let the opposite side get a word in edgewise. Listen to Steve Miller or any other of Trump's henchmen as they talk to a CNN anchor. A barrage of words follows every question. The interviewer is hard put to interrupt and point out the subject is off topic when they veer off the point--or their rocker, in fact.