tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post4299193207853382345..comments2023-08-11T08:06:28.810-07:00Comments on Slobber And Spittle (Archive): How Silly Does It Get?Cujo359http://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-11556697175670839952010-01-11T11:13:45.833-08:002010-01-11T11:13:45.833-08:00Yes, I realize that this is part of a strategy. Th...Yes, I realize that this is part of a strategy. They're counting on the all-too numerous bigots in their base to not understand the difference between saying something that's insensitive and being part of racist organizations. Those bigots will reliably take up the chant.<br /><br />That doesn't make it any less silly. In fact, if this thing has any traction, which I'm fairly sure it won't, it will rise to the level of hysterical. If a significant portion of America can't tell the difference between these things, then we richly deserve the government we're getting right now.Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885549900454136918.post-35387466720099406132010-01-11T01:24:10.387-08:002010-01-11T01:24:10.387-08:00This is not as sill as you think Cujo359. This is ...This is not as sill as you think Cujo359. This is classic Elephant attack strategy at its most shameless.<br /><br />The logical fallacy of Reductio ad ad Lottium (sorry for the dog Latin) achieves two things it raises Reid's faux pas to the level of Lott's major blunder. It also reduces Lott's epic racist comment to a false equivalence with Reid's malapropism.<br /><br />The Republicans get to hammer away at a Senator that already is having major problems in his home state. They also get a dig on the Democratic leadership and the Democratic Party. <br /><br />The talking point also neatly dove-tails with their big lie that Democrats are the "real" racists. All you have to do is squint a little and forget everything the Republicans have done since the time of boll weevil Dixiecrats and Everett Dirkson. It also requires to forget how all those evil and despicable hard-core racist Dixiecrats eventually became Republicans. But hey, they have a nice token black face as leader of the RNC, so you will totally ignore how pasty-white and male the Elephants are. <br /><br />Lastly this again proves what long memories the elephants have. They are still pissed that Lott was taken down by his comments. They want their pound of flesh; they want revenge. Harry Reid is vulnerable, and like the punks they are the Republicans will try to kick him while he is down.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07881103048419383597noreply@blogger.com