tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post111667909874339329..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: "Hypothetical," my butt. Part 1.CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-1116845511195924832005-05-23T06:51:00.000-04:002005-05-23T06:51:00.000-04:00The question should have stated -What do you think...<I>The question should have stated -<BR/><BR/>What do you think of the "Palestinians" using children as suicide bombers?<BR/><BR/>Would have made for a more realistic example.<BR/></I><BR/>You so totally missed the point of that (fictional) example. The point was to ask Scottie a question he <I>didn't</I> want to answer.<BR/><BR/>If we had used <I>your</I> question, does anyone doubt that Scottie would have condemned the practise as horrendous, inhuman and deplorable? Of course not.<BR/><BR/>But if one uses <I>my</I> example, one has just as little doubt that Scottie would do anything possible to not have to deal with it.<BR/><BR/>See the difference? Administration flacks have no problem answering the questions they <I>want</I> to answer.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-1116831158607620002005-05-23T02:52:00.000-04:002005-05-23T02:52:00.000-04:00The question should have stated -What do you think...The question should have stated -<BR/><BR/>What do you think of the "Palestinians" using children as suicide bombers?<BR/><BR/>Would have made for a more realistic exampleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-1116700847601831892005-05-21T14:40:00.000-04:002005-05-21T14:40:00.000-04:00My favorite is when they say, "I don't feel that q...My favorite is when they say, "I don't feel that question is relevant," or, "That's not a valid question."<BR/><BR/>If a professional journalist poses a question to the leader of the US or his cohorts, then it should damn well be answered, whether or not it's "valid." Not wanting to answer something doesn't render it invalid. <BR/><BR/>It's not like they're talking about social security and some idiot pipes up with "which does the president prefer, strawberry or grape jelly?"Sasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09867716418232306969noreply@blogger.com