Obama: spineless

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Sorry, your inference is not logical.

Accusing someone of doing something does not mean that you are claiming you don't do it.

I think it is. Of course I was influenced by my older daughter. When she was four or so we used to babysit the children of friends. One day when we had several over I noticed that Bethany and her friend JK were sitting on the couch throwing little rubber balls at the opposite wall. I told them at least once to stop, and when I saw them doing it again I went into the living room. JK had just thrown his ball, and he froze in apparent terror. Bethany quickly dropped hers and said "JK was throwing balls inside."

I let him off with a warning, but made her sit in the corner for awhile, then tried to explain to her that tacitly lying is still lying. Accusing him of doing it was implying that she didn't, which of course was a lie couched in the truth.

That's how I see this. When GR said "and the dems say republicans apply labels to people ", it was with the same idea. If I accuse you of doing something wrong, and I do it myself, I'm either trying to divert attention away from myself or trying to convince people that you are the bad guy and I'm the hero, who never does anything wrong.

But of course that's my perception, and I'm hardly an authority on these things.

[August]

Both sides engage in name calling.

It just seems lopsided at times because the side that is presently in power doesn't have as much opportunity to criticize their opponent and when they do it can easily sound hypocritical.

[Aramike]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Republicans voted to raise your taxes at the end of 2010. George W. Bush signed that into law. That's a fact. That's history. So now these are known as the Obama tax cuts.

Or they would be if his handlers knew jack about marketing political messages.

This, my friends, is known as "spin".

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Aramike

This, my friends, is known as "spin".

Yep it is. You've stated the blatantly obvious. I was giving an example of how this could be used for political spin. I even said that in my post.

[Blood_splat]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

That's pretty funny! It's a real smack to republicans, but there is a degree of truth there. I used to be a combination of Mr Numbnuts, and a Neocon. Later i turned into a Mr Moderate when i started thinking about things more. It didn't help being raised in a household where the word Democrat was a shorthand way of saying, "bleeding heart liberal hippie commie faggot". So i never really thought for myself growing up, i just swallowed the schitt i was feed. And no, i'm not a democrat, but i am not a republican anymore either.

I feel the same way.

[Aramike]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Yep it is. You've stated the blatantly obvious. I was giving an example of how this could be used for political spin. I even said that in my post.

Relax, Grasshopper. I just thought it was funny.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Aramike

Relax, Grasshopper. I just thought it was funny.

They need to hire me as a Washington spinmeister.

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

That's pretty funny! It's a real smack to republicans, but there is a degree of truth there. I used to be a combination of Mr Numbnuts, and a Neocon. Later i turned into a Mr Moderate when i started thinking about things more. It didn't help being raised in a household where the word Democrat was a shorthand way of saying, "bleeding heart liberal hippie commie faggot". So i never really thought for myself growing up, i just swallowed the schitt i was feed. And no, i'm not a democrat, but i am not a republican anymore either.

"bleeding heart liberal hippie commie faggot" Yea that describes most Dems to the letter Funny video though, someone should do one on the Dem party.