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Old 01-17-2011, 12:42 PM
 
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No, but he was seen as a conservative, so the same rules don't apply...didn't you get the memo?

Doh!
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Old 01-17-2011, 12:42 PM
 
Location: Littleton, CO
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No, but he was seen as a conservative, so the same rules don't apply...didn't you get the memo?
He was seen as a conservative? On what planet and by whom?
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Old 01-17-2011, 12:43 PM
 
Location: Littleton, CO
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Nice try at deflection...but FAIL.
I don't think you know what "deflection" means.
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Old 01-17-2011, 12:48 PM
 
Location: Del Rio, TN
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He was seen as a conservative? On what planet and by whom?
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Happy to help ya out. Notice I said "seen as conservative", I honestly don't know if he is.[/LEFT]
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Old 01-17-2011, 12:50 PM
 
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Hold your fire. It wasn't NPR who said that word, it was a woman named Daisy Hernandez. I hope you're not advocating censorship by a news organization.
I not advocating anything. If NPR wants to have race baiters as their contributors fine by me. NPR the real FAUX NEWS Network. LOL
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Old 01-17-2011, 12:51 PM
 
Location: Littleton, CO
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Read more: Too Conservative? NPR Veep Urges Juan Williams to Drop His NPR Affiliation for O


Conservative Pundit Juan Williams Signs Book Deal
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Happy to help ya out. Notice I said "seen as conservative", I honestly don't know if he is.[/LEFT]
Ah I see... seen as conservative by anybody except the people who actually had something to do with his firing.

I thought as much. Thanks for confirming.

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Old 01-17-2011, 12:52 PM
 
Location: Del Rio, TN
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I don't think you know what "deflection" means.
Let me help you with that:define deflection - Bing DICTIONARY

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act of diverting attention: the act of directing people's attention or criticism away from something
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Old 01-17-2011, 12:54 PM
 
Location: Littleton, CO
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Let me help you with that:define deflection - Bing DICTIONARY
Great definition.

Now go back and try to apply it to my post. Damn. Doesn't work.
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Old 01-17-2011, 01:11 PM
 
Location: Southern California
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Interesting how the discussion seems to be revolving around the word she used instead of the content of her opinion.

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Old 01-17-2011, 01:18 PM
 
Location: Littleton, CO
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Interesting how the discussion seems to be revolving around the word she used instead of the content of her opinion.

That's because when the right wing arguments fail, they immediately resort to equivocation.
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