Procedure 6% Positioning 35% Claims 58%
Structure · 18 steps
Claims · 15
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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 9 words I yield myself such time as I may consume. Procedure Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 37 words I can’t believe Republicans would dare raise the issue of fraud or say that somehow Democrats aren’t doing enough to combat fraud when the fraud that we all know exists is sitting right in the Oval Office. Positioning Unearned certainty Claims · 27 words This President has pardoned enough people that cumulatively would have contributed $2 billion back to consumers and taxpayers who they ripped off.1 He pardoned all of them. Positioning · 5 words How did they get pardoned? Positioning Claims · 5 words They paid to get pardoned. Positioning · 20 words That is the way this place works around here. We have seen this pay-to-play game going on which is disgusting. Positioning Off point Unearned certainty Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 18 words let me tell you some of the people who have been pardoned, these fraudsters who have been pardoned: Procedure Claims · 254 words George Santos, wire fraud; 2 Ross William Ulbricht, pardoned for fraud with identification documents.3 Rod Blagojevich was pardoned. He had eight counts of wire fraud under color of official right.4 Brian Kelsey was pardoned. He was basically convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States.5 Devon Archer, another fraudster, conspiracy to commit securities fraud.6 Trevor Milton, securities fraud, two counts of wire fraud.7 Jason Galanis, two counts of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, investment adviser fraud.8 Carlos Roy Watson, cofounder of Ozy Media, Inc., conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 9 and aggravated identity theft, pardoned. Michele Fiore, six counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, guilty of wire fraud.10 She was pardoned. Another fraudster, Scott Howard Jenkins, conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds, honest services mail fraud, 11 and honest services wire fraud, honest services mail fraud, three counts of honest services wire fraud, pardoned. Julie Chrisley, five counts of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud, 12 and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue laws. Todd Chrisley was pardoned on conspiracy to commit five counts of bank fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the U.S. to obstruct and impede the internal revenue laws.13 Lawrence S. Duran: Conspiracy to commit 11 counts of healthcare fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and to receive and pay healthcare kickbacks.14 Again, pardoned by Donald Trump. I have pages here, and I am happy to walk them over to the gentlewoman so she can see for herself. Positioning · 87 words How do you defend this when you go home to your district? How do you defend this to people who are right now struggling to pay grocery bills and to say, hey, all these rich people, all these fraudsters, got pardoned by the President of the United States. What is the Republican response? Nothing. Not a peep. Not a word. You don’t say anything. Don’t lecture us on fraud. You have no standing. What is going on right now with the pardoning of these people is disgusting. Positioning Claims · 64 words I don’t know how many of you saw ``60 Minutes’’ the other night. They did a big piece on the pay-to-play schemes that are going on, where 9 to 10 of the people who are being pardoned don’t even go to the Justice Department.15 They make a side deal. They donate to this cause or that cause, or they make a big political contribution, Positioning · 9 words and guess what. They get pardoned. They get pardoned. Positioning Procedure · 3 words I am sorry. Procedure Positioning · 54 words People are sick of the Mar-a-Lago class living by one set of rules and everybody else by a different set of rules. It is time to restore some integrity in our government. You want to get serious about fraud, then you have to focus on fraud that is going on in the Oval Office. Positioning Off point Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 7 words I reserve the balance of my time. Procedure
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Lost points for Off point ×55 Positioning ×20 Procedure ×4 Unearned certainty ×2 Off topic None of this speech addressed the bill under debate and what it would change.
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Signal · 55
24 of 81 deductions are Signal
Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “I yield myself such time as I may consume.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “I can’t believe Republicans would dare raise the issue of fraud or say that somehow Democrats aren’t doing enough to combat fraud when the fraud that we all know exists is sitting right in the Oval Office.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “How did they get pardoned?” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “That is the way this place works around here.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “We have seen this pay-to-play game going on which is disgusting.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “let me tell you some of the people who have been pardoned, these fraudsters who have been pardoned:” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “How do you defend this when you go home to your district?” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “How do you defend this to people who are right now struggling to pay grocery bills and to say, hey, all these rich people, all these fraudsters, got pardoned by the President of the United States.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “What is the Republican response?” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Nothing.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Not a peep.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Not a word.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “You don’t say anything.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Don’t lecture us on fraud.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “You have no standing.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “What is going on right now with the pardoning of these people is disgusting.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “and guess what.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “They get pardoned.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “They get pardoned.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “I am sorry.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “People are sick of the Mar-a-Lago class living by one set of rules and everybody else by a different set of rules.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “It is time to restore some integrity in our government.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “You want to get serious about fraud, then you have to focus on fraud that is going on in the Oval Office.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “I reserve the balance of my time.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 0
55 of 81 deductions are Relevance
Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the bill under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I can’t believe Republicans would dare raise the issue of fraud or say that somehow Democrats aren’t doing enough to combat fraud when the fraud that we all know exists is sitting right in the Oval Office.” Attacks Republicans over pardons instead of addressing the fraud bills under consideration.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “This President has pardoned enough people that cumulatively would have contributed $2 billion back to consumers and taxpayers who they ripped off.” Cites presidential pardons, a different subject from the bills’ provisions.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “He pardoned all of them.” Comment on pardons, not the rule or the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “How did they get pardoned?” Rhetorical question about pardons, off the pending matter.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They paid to get pardoned.” Claim about buying pardons, unrelated to the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “That is the way this place works around here.” Aside about how the place works, not the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We have seen this pay-to-play game going on which is disgusting.” Characterizes pay-to-play, not the measures under debate.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “let me tell you some of the people who have been pardoned, these fraudsters who have been pardoned:” Introduces a list of pardoned individuals, off the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “George Santos, wire fraud;” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Ross William Ulbricht, pardoned for fraud with identification documents.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Rod Blagojevich was pardoned.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “He had eight counts of wire fraud under color of official right.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Brian Kelsey was pardoned.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “He was basically convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Devon Archer, another fraudster, conspiracy to commit securities fraud.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Trevor Milton, securities fraud, two counts of wire fraud.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Jason Galanis, two counts of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, investment adviser fraud.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Carlos Roy Watson, cofounder of Ozy Media, Inc., conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud,” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and aggravated identity theft, pardoned.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Michele Fiore, six counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, guilty of wire fraud.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “She was pardoned.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Another fraudster, Scott Howard Jenkins, conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds, honest services mail fraud,” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and honest services wire fraud, honest services mail fraud, three counts of honest services wire fraud, pardoned.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Julie Chrisley, five counts of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud,” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue laws.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Todd Chrisley was pardoned on conspiracy to commit five counts of bank fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the U.S. to obstruct and impede the internal revenue laws.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Lawrence S.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Duran:” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Conspiracy to commit 11 counts of healthcare fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and to receive and pay healthcare kickbacks.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Again, pardoned by Donald Trump.” Named pardon case, not the bills’ content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I have pages here,” Reference to pages of pardon cases, not the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and I am happy to walk them over to the gentlewoman so she can see for herself.” Offer to show documents, not the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “How do you defend this when you go home to your district?” Rhetorical challenge about pardons, off the pending measures.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “How do you defend this to people who are right now struggling to pay grocery bills and to say, hey, all these rich people, all these fraudsters, got pardoned by the President of the United States.” Pardon-related point about constituents, not the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “What is the Republican response?” Political question to the other side, not the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Nothing.” Taunt about the other side’s response, off the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Not a peep.” Taunt about the other side’s response, off the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Not a word.” Taunt about the other side’s response, off the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “You don’t say anything.” Taunt about the other side’s response, off the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Don’t lecture us on fraud.” Political rebuke in place of discussing the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “You have no standing.” Political rebuke in place of discussing the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “What is going on right now with the pardoning of these people is disgusting.” Comment on pardons, not the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I don’t know how many of you saw ``60 Minutes’’ the other night.” Reference to a TV program, off the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They did a big piece on the pay-to-play schemes that are going on,” Describes a TV piece on pardons, not the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “where 9 to 10 of the people who are being pardoned don’t even go to the Justice Department.” Statistic about pardons bypassing the Justice Department, not the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They make a side deal.” Claim about side deals for pardons, not the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They donate to this cause or that cause,” Claim about donations tied to pardons, not the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “or they make a big political contribution,” Claim about contributions tied to pardons, not the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and guess what.” Rhetorical filler on pardons, not the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They get pardoned.” Comment on pardons, not the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They get pardoned.” Repeated comment on pardons, not the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I am sorry.” Aside, not related to the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “People are sick of the Mar-a-Lago class living by one set of rules and everybody else by a different set of rules.” Political complaint about two sets of rules, off the bills.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “It is time to restore some integrity in our government.” General call for integrity, not the bills’ provisions.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “You want to get serious about fraud, then you have to focus on fraud that is going on in the Oval Office.” Redirects the fraud topic to the Oval Office instead of the bills under consideration.
Respect · no score
Not checked: graded before this measurement existed. Excluded from the average.
Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.
Clarity · 90
2 of 81 deductions are Clarity
Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “the fraud that we all know exists” Asserts agreement (‘we all know’) in place of any evidence for the claim.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “We have seen this pay-to-play game going on” Appeals to collective observation (‘we have seen’) rather than a cited source.
Claims · 15
This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.
1 “pardoned enough people that cumulatively would have contributed $2 billion back to consumers and taxpayers” The President has pardoned people whose fraud cumulatively would have contributed $2 billion back to consumers and taxpayers. search 2 “George Santos, wire fraud” George Santos, who was convicted of wire fraud, was pardoned. search 3 “Ross William Ulbricht, pardoned for fraud with identification documents” Ross William Ulbricht was pardoned after being convicted of fraud with identification documents. search 4 “eight counts of wire fraud under color of official right” Rod Blagojevich was convicted on eight counts of wire fraud under color of official right and was pardoned. search 5 “convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States” Brian Kelsey was pardoned after being convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States. search 6 “Devon Archer, another fraudster, conspiracy to commit securities fraud” Devon Archer was pardoned after a conviction for conspiracy to commit securities fraud. search 7 “Trevor Milton, securities fraud, two counts of wire fraud” Trevor Milton was pardoned after convictions for securities fraud and two counts of wire fraud. search 8 “Jason Galanis, two counts of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, investment adviser fraud” Jason Galanis was pardoned after convictions for two counts of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and investment adviser fraud. search 9 “Carlos Roy Watson, cofounder of Ozy Media, Inc., conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud” Carlos Watson, cofounder of Ozy Media, Inc., was pardoned after convictions including conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. search 10 “Michele Fiore, six counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud” Michele Fiore was convicted on six counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was pardoned. search 11 “Scott Howard Jenkins, conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds, honest services mail fraud” Scott Howard Jenkins was pardoned after convictions including conspiracy to commit bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds and honest services mail fraud. search 12 “Julie Chrisley, five counts of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud” Julie Chrisley was pardoned after convictions including five counts of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud. search 13 “Todd Chrisley was pardoned on conspiracy to commit five counts of bank fraud, wire fraud” Todd Chrisley was pardoned after convictions for conspiracy to commit five counts of bank fraud and wire fraud. search 14 “Conspiracy to commit 11 counts of healthcare fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States” Lawrence S. Duran was pardoned after convictions including conspiracy to commit 11 counts of healthcare fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States. search 15 “where 9 to 10 of the people who are being pardoned don’t even go to the Justice Department.” 60 Minutes aired a segment about pay-to-play pardon schemes in which 9 to 10 people pardoned did not go through the Justice Department. search
