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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
yay. one more person in the political world who doesn't really mean what he says.
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That is what is called taking a quote out of context. I said nothing about the content of his message, merely about it's manner. This is not about bait and switch. Why do we need someone like that? We already have Son of Bush. This is about shifting the terms of debate (as you just attempted.)
Shifting the terms of debate does not require uniting the country - in fact, it positively can't happen without a debate. It does require that one's own side absolutely adheres to certain modes of expression and turns of phrase. This is how Anti-Abortion became Pro Life, which is idiotic, since many or most who call themselves Pro Life are also Pro Capital Punishment and Pro Mankilling Firearms. You can jive and jingo all you want, but saying you're pro life when on two thirds of the issues you're in fact Pro Death is an outright lie. Which makes it the best kind of debate shifter - since people fall into the trap of debating the terms rather than the issue.
Much like I have just done.
Sigh.
So step off. I didn't call Dean dishonest. Compared to Bush or Clinton he's George frickin' Washington. Why do you think he got so much support from the younger demographic but couldn't line up the party machine? Well, that is exactly the kind of person one wants running the party machine.