Hyperbole's fatal flaw is its tendency to greatly exaggerate things for dramatic effect. ;)
-----Original Message----- From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 8:38 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Ferraro: US Black People Have It Easy > Billy wrote: > Just because you don't agree with that vision does not qualify it as > moronic. Such a line of reasoning is just as dumb as suggesting that > those opposed to the Iraq War are traitors. > I'm sorry, Billy, but if you're going to make that argument at least read the dictionary: mo ron -noun 1. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment. Invading Iraq when all signs, facts, and analysis for over a decade pointed to a quagmire ... well "lacking in good judgment" is not quite strong enough .... So you're right I guess - it was hyperbolically weak statement. Let me try again: Invading Iraq was imbecilic and horrifically irresponsible. How's that? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:256581 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
