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Overtly Partisan Political Post (OPPP) Snarky comparison

#1 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:54 pm

Of Junior and Saracuda
Most Courageous Moment in Public Service

[Saracuda] Resigned in protest from position of Ethics Commissioner of Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in order to expose legal violations and conflicts of interest of Alaska Republican leaders, including the former state Attorney General and the State GOP Chairman (who was also an Oil & Gas Commissioner), who was doing work for the party on public time and supplying a lobbyist with a sensitive e-mail.

[Junior] Gave an anti-Iraq war speech to a crowd of anti-Iraq war demonstrators in Hyde Park in 2002
I learnt something today Obama's full name is Barack Hussein Obama II. I have been improperly referring to him as Junior, henceforth I will properly refer to him as Deuce.
Suitguy is not bitter.

feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive

The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.

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#2 Post by danielh41 » Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:08 pm

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:Of Junior and Saracuda
Most Courageous Moment in Public Service

[Saracuda] Resigned in protest from position of Ethics Commissioner of Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in order to expose legal violations and conflicts of interest of Alaska Republican leaders, including the former state Attorney General and the State GOP Chairman (who was also an Oil & Gas Commissioner), who was doing work for the party on public time and supplying a lobbyist with a sensitive e-mail.

[Junior] Gave an anti-Iraq war speech to a crowd of anti-Iraq war demonstrators in Hyde Park in 2002
I learnt something today Obama's full name is Barack Hussein Obama II. I have been improperly referring to him as Junior, henceforth I will properly refer to him as Deuce.
I like it... Around here, we have just been referring to Obama as The Socialist...

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#3 Post by TheConfessor » Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:52 pm

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote: I learnt something today Obama's full name is Barack Hussein Obama II. I have been improperly referring to him as Junior, henceforth I will properly refer to him as Deuce.
Call him whatever you want. It says more about you than it says about Sen. Obama.

I noticed that your list includes this impressive credential for Gov. Palin.
Lifetime member of NRA and avid hunter
This raises an important moral dilemma. Does Lifetime NRA membership begin at birth, or at the moment of conception?

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#4 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:19 pm

TheConfessor wrote:
I noticed that your list includes this impressive credential for Gov. Palin.
Lifetime member of NRA and avid hunter
This raises an important moral dilemma. Does Lifetime NRA membership begin at birth, or at the moment of conception?
I thinks it depends on when the check for the dues clears.
Suitguy is not bitter.

feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive

The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.

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#5 Post by silverscreenselect » Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:35 pm

As you might expect from a Republican slanted right wing blog, they have not given Obama a fair shake. As someone who is completely impartial in this election I wish to correct the record.
Athletic prowess

(Sarahcuda) Runs marathons

(Barry O) Has reporters tailing him to the gym
In all fairness, I feel we should give Obama a shoutout here for his bowling ability.

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#6 Post by ne1410s » Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:09 pm

sss:
In all fairness, I feel we should give Obama a shoutout here for his bowling ability.
Please. Spare me. :roll: :roll:
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#7 Post by Beebs52 » Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:49 pm

TheConfessor wrote:
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote: I learnt something today Obama's full name is Barack Hussein Obama II. I have been improperly referring to him as Junior, henceforth I will properly refer to him as Deuce.
Call him whatever you want. It says more about you than it says about Sen. Obama.

I noticed that your list includes this impressive credential for Gov. Palin.
Lifetime member of NRA and avid hunter
This raises an important moral dilemma. Does Lifetime NRA membership begin at birth, or at the moment of conception?
As long as no one puts "Il" in front of Deuce.

I would imagine lifetime membership in the NRA begins when the trigger is pulled. Definition may vary.
Well, then

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#8 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Sat Aug 30, 2008 8:08 pm

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:
TheConfessor wrote:
I noticed that your list includes this impressive credential for Gov. Palin.
Lifetime member of NRA and avid hunter
This raises an important moral dilemma. Does Lifetime NRA membership begin at birth, or at the moment of conception?
I thinks it depends on when the check for the dues clears.
For Mitt Romney, it was about 10 minutes before he decided to run for President. Around the same time he became Pro-Life.
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#9 Post by peacock2121 » Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:30 am

I love how all things can be spun and made to prove whatever point one wants to prove.

I also get to see my own position when this kind of stuff is written.

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