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DetlefK

(16,670 posts) Tue Nov 30, 2021, 12:50 PM Nov 2021

I have found it: The meanest-possible question you could ask a politician. [View all]

It came to me when I watched Boris Johnson yet again waffle his way through an evasive non-answer.

Step 1: Ask the politician a serious question.

Step 2: The politician gives a lengthy evasive non-answer.

Step 3: "Follow-up question: You just gave an answer. Do you remember what the question to your answer was? What was it?"

Options:
a) Repeat back the question accurately and you admit that you gave a non-answer.
b) Repeat back the question inaccurately and you admit that you gave a non-answer.
c) Say nothing and look like a coward.

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I have found it: The meanest-possible question you could ask a politician. [View all] DetlefK Nov 2021 OP

I remember thinking of this a lot when I watched Trump's answers in the beginning. Claustrum Nov 2021 #1

Effective outside the box thinking KS Toronado Nov 2021 #2

Indeed. Keep leaning on the failure to answer. calimary Nov 2021 #3

Candidates have been called out on debates for that IronLionZion Nov 2021 #4

LOL I remember doing that to my daughter when she was a rebellious teenager 😊 Ziggysmom Nov 2021 #5

Politician's response: NullTuples Nov 2021 #6

To the right the question is the news. The answer is a question? pwb Nov 2021 #7

"I don't think you heard my question, because that was not an answer." liberalla Nov 2021 #8