A significant aspect of the plot (and humor) of The Little Hours depends on this trope. It gets me contemplating about Stone's very own minor Bernie Spitzer caper. A great deal of what Nixon's henchmen had been doing was "ineffective and rather silly. Typical of the mentality of the Nixon individuals who ended up about to conquer McGovern by 20 factors." It goes in opposition to Stone's beliefs to do risky factors for no explanation.