The Republican Stonewall Manual

[Jackpine Radical]

Instructions: Start with Step 1 and proceed slowly through as many of the the succeeding steps as needed until media attention shifts onto something else.

1. Deny & ridicule the accusation itself

2. Shift the focus onto your accuser—make the accusation itself the issue rather than what is alleged.

3. Point out that what Clinton did was worse, far worse.

4. Find some case in history, no matter how remote, in which a Democrat did something at least vaguely similar—no matter how vaguely similar, and point out that it is a bipartisan problem that was created by the Democrats.

5. Claim that you were drunk when it happened, so it doesn’t count. Point out that Clinton wasn’t drunk when he lied about sex, so that was worse, far worse.

6. Appoint yourself to a committee to investigate yourself.

7. Turn yourself in to a rehab program.

8. Find Jesus while in rehab.

[opihimoimoi]

1. Yup, typ Pub escape from GUILT

[underpants]

2. Jesus is in rehab?

:rofl: very good Jackpine

Don't forget the "When it is okay to criticize Bush" instructions

The following outlines when it is acceptable to criticize the Bush administration

You can criticize Bush* at any time other than the follow:

BEFORE he completely screws up. That is being an "obstructionist".

WHILE he is completely screwing up or WHILE he is covering up the screw up. That is "not offering positive alternatives"

AFTER he screws up. That is "Monday morning quarterbacking" or "revisionist history"** take your pic.

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*let's assume that, for brevity, that he has an actual function and is actually in charge***.

** see "Links to terrorism/WMD/a threat" changing to "freedom is on the march".

**** relax, we know he isn't at least we PRAY**** he isn't.

****even evil godless communist liberal types are willing to say a few words on bended knee just in case. OH PLEASE GOD NO... that sort of thing.

[Jackpine Radical]

6. Criminal offenders are always telling me they found Jesus in jail.

My standard response:

"Oh, that's interesting. What was Jesus in for?"

[Felinity]

3. You forgot K&R

9. God told you to do it.

I just wish the MSM would start laughing when they pull this shit. They just sit there and let these lame obfuscation tactics pass as a response.

[Patsy Stone]

4. There's an Oprah episode in here somewhere

or a Barbara Walters special, right?

[Supersedeas]

5. and the Corp Media are more than willing accomplices in Stonewalling