At several points, she opened her eyes wide while speaking.

Well, from what I saw, she's doing the thing again.

An unnamed speaker told Hoan later that day, according to a transcript of their conversation,

emailed to Salzburg and others.

She's still doing the eye thing.

The communications were among many memos that reflected concern about Gabbard's media performances,

or guidance about what she should say during them at a time when she was just beginning to gain a national reputation.

They coincided with memos, documenting advice on how she might run for president in 2016

a January 2015 memo documented an unnamed advisor's proposal to attack John F. Carey then secretary of state for saying violent

activity by the Islamic state and Al Qaeda was

rooted not in Islam but in alienation, poverty, thrill-seeking and other factors.

If that were true, the advisor said sarcastically.

The way to deal with terrorists would be to give them a trophy, a big hug,

increase their self-esteem, give them a good-paying job.

In a Fox News interview later that day, Gabbard repeated the carry quote and gave a similar

mocking punchline.

And if that's really the cause, then the solution would be give them a trophy, give them a hug,

give them a good paying job, she said.

I wanted to know whether Gabbard had used the talking points in her other TV appearances.

With post-colleague Aaron Schaffer, I compared Gabbard's remarks in 32 TV interviews between

2014 and 2016 with the talking points memos intended for them.

On 24 occasions, Gabbard used language in the memos almost verbatim.

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