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Warpy

(111,230 posts)
4. Asking them for details about any of their "opinions" gets them completely flustered
Tue Aug 12, 2014, 04:25 PM
Aug 2014

and they'll tell you what an asshole you are while they struggle to reboot.

My favorites are the family values crowd. Asking them what family values they have that you lack (according to them) is a sure route to a blank look while a wisp of smoke curls out of an ear.

Their dodge with Obama is saying things like "dereliction of duty." I tell them that's the name of the charge, not the crime and ask them how Obama neglected the duties of a president. Then I chuckle as they splutter out insults and walk away twirling my index finger next to my temple.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
6. Bill Maher challenged two conservative guests a few weeks ago like that.
Tue Aug 12, 2014, 04:43 PM
Aug 2014

He asked them specifically what Obama should be doing but isn't. Their answers were all bullshit catch-phrases like "it's about leadership" but they could offer no substance at all. This wasn't even about a specific topic, just "what should he be doing?" in general.

Slogans are all they have.

Warpy

(111,230 posts)
7. That one was online and it was a thing of beauty
Tue Aug 12, 2014, 04:50 PM
Aug 2014

watching those cocksure assholes with looks of sheer panic as they rummaged for ways to deflect the question so they wouldn't look as ignorant as they are.

The trouble with that is that they are ignorant and it shows even to their even more ignorant fan base. I wish mainstream news people would ask those questions but they're too busy shoving their noses up corporate ass.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
9. That is what happens when you have ZERO SUBSTANCE. That recent Palin video is the same thing.
Tue Aug 12, 2014, 04:59 PM
Aug 2014

Once the slogans are gone and she actually has to think about what her position is, there is confusion and chaos because they don't really have one.

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