TJ WALKER - THE HABIT INFLUENCER - Personal Development | LIVE STREAM

12 Dec 2016 · 2 min

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In a live-stream commentary, TJ Walker summarizes and reacts to a provocative claim by CIA analyst Robert Baer that the United States should hold a new election for 2016 because of alleged foreign interference. Walker highlights why the claim resonates—Baer’s CIA status and perceived nonpartisanship—and notes how unusually provocative messages from unexpected sources can capture sustained media attention.

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The most provocative message all Sunday long on all the news programs comes from Robert Baer. He's a CIA analyst. He contends that the United States should in fact have a redo on the 2016 election. There should, in fact, be a new election. He says that if any Western democracy, any European democracy, found out that another country had got meddled with the election and change the outcome, that they would just redo the election. The United States should do the same. Now, this message resonates because it is wildly provocative, obviously about as controversial a position as you could possibly have in his position. He's not a Hillary Clinton campaign staffer. He's not on the payroll of the Democratic National Committee. He is a CIA operative. And of course, CIA people have their own political beliefs, but they are officially nonpartisan and are not a part of the normal political fray. And that's why this message is resonating. It's going to be debated. And not every Sunday generates news that is talked about for even 24 hours. This particular subject going to be with us for quite some time. And it just goes to show sometimes it's not about being famous. It's not about necessarily having the fanciest of language or even the best sound bites. If you have a message that is wildly provocative, that upsets the status quo, and it's coming from someone who isn't normally expected to weigh in, your message can take off.