Whistleblower, liar, traitor, lunatic Steve Schmidt's humiliation brought to light what we already knew

Actor Woody Harrelson and leaker, liar, turncoat, and nut job Steve Schmidt / Getty Images

 There are no books. No money. Only facts. That was the title of Steve Schmidt's twisty substack post last week at the end of a two-day Twitter twist. During that time, he was away from the keyboard for no more than an hour, stilted and over-the-top attacks on the late war hero John McCain and his daughter Meghan.

Since then, he's widened his opening and bashed life, from Republican lawmakers (Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, Gov. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska) to reporters (Maggie Haberman, Matt Lewis, Jonah Goldberg) and another segment of former Colleagues (sorry, Lincoln Project).

Schmidt, apparently having a nervous breakdown, denied any responsibility for McCain's decision to add Sarah Palin to his running mate in 2008. He claims he didn't even sit down with Palin before McCain made his choice, and in the end he didn't even vote for the old man.

"This is a flaw in John's judgment, not mine," he wrote. "My mistake was to leave John McCain and her alone in a room," Schmidt explained in an interview with the Kyiv Post a few days later. "The first time I spoke to her was after the decision," he said of Palin, adding that he looked back on the "banana" decision — whatever that meant.

Well, there is a book! It's called Game Change, and Schmidt and fellow runner Nicolle Wallace are its main sources. The book ultimately earned Schmidt a red carpet appearance with Woody Harrelson, who played him on the big screen.

According to Game Change, Palin's comments were hardly outsourced. The authors describe an hour-long conversation between Schmidt, Palin and McCain colleague Mark Salter in Flagsta, Arizona, home of McCain supporter Bob Delgado husband, before they were chosen. Schmidt "wanted to make sure Palin was prepared for what was to come and would follow through."

But he and Salter said they conceded the ball. "They didn't ask her to go deep into her knowledge of foreign or domestic policy," the book said. "They're not looking into her willingness to become vice president. They think she knows as much as the average governor, and if she doesn't, she'll know soon enough. They're not looking for a problem. They're looking for a last-minute solution."

Not just this book. There is news too! A 2012 New York Times article reported how Schmidt led the disastrous McCain campaign to fame and fortune through "self-criticism and challenges to his own party." (sound familiar?)

Schmidt's public inferiority complex made it clear to everyone on the campaign trail: he was unfaithful, he slandered Palin to protect his reputation, and these reporters breathlessly echoed a psychopath's 14 years of nonsense. farther. (Note to The New York Times reporter, your file is linked here.)

Now Schmidt says he is converting to Judaism. We hope that's a lie too, but if not, we'll wait for the epic Twitter thread to condemn Hashem. cannot be long.