rofl the "Eve ate one first" riff
All Democraps can do anymore is scream racism and trot out this, the oldest, 6,000 year old moral fallacy Pathetic morons On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 12:09 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > *WE'VE SEEN THIS (AND WORSE) BEFORE....* Following up on an earlier > item<http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_05/023849.php>, > Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) clearly has a problem on > his hands, after misleading > rhetoric<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/nyregion/18blumenthal.html?hp>about > his Vietnam-era military service. As far as the political implications > go, there's one key question: is this controversy survivable, or is it a > career-killer? > > We'll know fairly quickly whether Blumenthal can persevere -- either he and > his campaign will be effective in responding to this, or it won't. > Blumenthal hasn't been tested much as a candidate, and this will clearly > constitute the biggest test of his professional life. > > But speaking generally, it's not unreasonable to think a politician can > survive -- and even thrive -- after a controversy like this one. One > particularly high-profile figure comes to mind. > > *Remember George W. Bush?* > > You may recall, for example, that when* Bush launched an unsuccessful > congressional campaign, he claimed to have "**served in the U.S. Air Force > *<http://www.eschatonblog.com/2004_09_12_atrios_archive.html#109500958708998636> > *." That was clearly not true.* > > *In 2002, Bush claimed that he'd "**been to > war*<http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2003/0309.mendacity-experts.html> > *." That was clearly not true, either.* > > *In many instances, Bush claimed to have completed his obligations to the > Texas Air National Guard. Again, **that wasn't > true*<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/roane040908.htm> > *.* > > *In 2007, Bush claimed to have > "**firsthand*<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2007/11/09/BL2007110901363_pf.html> > *" experience with the consequences of combat. That, at a minimum, is > misleading.* > > My point here is not to rehash the former president's deceptive > descriptions of his military service. My point is that a politician can be > caught misleading voters about a service record, and still do very well on > Election Day. In Bush's case, he made dishonest claims about serving, and > managed to nevertheless get elected president -- twice. > —Steve Benen <[email protected]> 8:35 AM > Permalink<http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_05/023850.php> > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
