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In reply to the discussion: Obama Puts Fox In Charge of Henhouse By Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone [View all]Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)25. You do realize by your logic a pedophile would be ideal to head a child rape taskforce
to mirror paraphrase your reasoning:
"Kennedy got rich gaming the system, and he knew how to stop it."
"The pedophile raped children successfully, he will know how to stop it"
It is true that a stopped analog clock is right twice a day, that doesn't prove that the best way to tell time is to buy a watch with frozen hands.
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Obama Puts Fox In Charge of Henhouse By Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone [View all]
wilsonbooks
Jan 2013
OP
Hey, don'cha know that putting a fox in charge of the henhouse is a bad thing only when someone like
kath
Jan 2013
#3
I knew he would be back under the bus, he hasn't learned to ONLY PRAISE authority
Dragonfli
Jan 2013
#27
Taibbi forgets that there's a distinction between being a defense lawyer and a prosecutor.
Zen Democrat
Jan 2013
#9
Taibbi is plenty smart enough. He just likes to talk shit and enjoys being a cynic.
phleshdef
Jan 2013
#10
The logic of some is unbelievable. Since she has shown to be tough, then she will be tough
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#16
You do realize by your logic a pedophile would be ideal to head a child rape taskforce
Dragonfli
Jan 2013
#25