Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate

[Nepperhan]

Then we disagree.

Well, I explained. You kind of made a statement and left it there. So we don’t have conflicting arguments.

 

[RolandThompsonGunner]

She highlighted differences between Alaska and the lower 48; she didn’t try to push her sameness and qualifications. So I don’t think it was any classism or rural prejudice in the media in the coverage of what she illustrated about herself

Not to mention that this supposed classism or regionalism or whatever went both ways. How many times did we hear from her supporters that Palin was a “real American”, the implication being that people from coastal urban areas are somehow less so?

 

[RidgeSprinter]

Palin played up her rural roots with the stories about hunting, ‘snow machines’ and the press conference at the turkey farm while the guy behind her beheaded birds. She could not have it both ways. If she’s going to wave that rural flag around don’t say other people are bringing it up to mock her.

Thanks for jogging the memory on that. That seems so long ago.

That’s precisely my point. It was classism on the part of the media and the culture.

It is also classism on the part of Sarah Palin

BUT bringing up Sarah Palin is just another “whataboutism”. Don’t have a better debate argument, then “what about this person?”

 

[RidgeSprinter]

Not to mention that this supposed classism or regionalism or whatever went both ways. How many times did we hear from her supporters that Palin was a “real American”, the implication being that people from coastal urban areas are somehow less so?

Thanks also for jogging the memory on that as well.

 

[StudentMI]

Whataboutism is an overused phrase that isn’t really an issue.

http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/1/whataboutism-charlie-hebdo-king-abdullah.html

 

[RidgeSprinter]

That was not a great piece to use:

In 2008 The Economist ran a short piece on the resurgence of whataboutism, a Soviet propaganda tactic employed during the Cold War in which foreign criticism of any aspect of Russian sociopolitical life was met with a counterexample of Western decadence, violence or excess

Whom on this forum uses whataboutism the most? Trump defenders or Trump offenders?

So the writer thinks we should be more like the cold war era Russians?

I stopped reading at this point:

For a number of critics and columnists, there could be no better examples of leftist knee-jerk whataboutism

I assume it continues to be a “Hit Piece”.

 

[StudentMI]

So because you can’t get past a left/right paradigm you didn’t read it. Got it

 

[RidgeSprinter]

So because you can’t get past a left/right paradigm you didn’t read it. Got it

It lost neutral objectivity at that point.

And that was verified by visiting his twitter feed. It is all has an extreme right wing bias. He might as well be a writer for Brietbart.

 

[StudentMI]

So just ad hominems. Thanks.

 

[Feanor2]

Ridgerunner:

I see that some posters are supporting my point that some Catholics will support abortion, no matter what.

It’s certainly a worrying trend. It’s also seemingly become the default on this forum, unfortunately.

No the default is bringing up abortion and the Little Sister’s of the Poor on every post in this subform.

 

[StudentMI]

So those aren’t wrongs to be righted?

 

[Feanor2]

They are default settings to shut down the discussion and lead to the obvious conclusion not supported by the Bishops.

That Catholics cannot vote for democrats in good conscience.

 

[StudentMI]

No they are violations of the moral law that must be corrected.

 

[RidgeSprinter]

No the default is bringing up abortion and the Little Sister’s of the Poor on every post in this subform.

When you have lost the present argument, introduce “Abortion” or “Little Sisters of the Poor” to deflect and derail the OP.

Just when anti-Catholics in a debate feel they are losing the debate and the audience, they launch into their 10 item anti-Catholic diatribe.

 

[Feanor2]

No they are violations of the moral law that must be corrected.

There are many moral wrongs held in the political sphere. Some by Democrats and some by Republicans.

Catholics are advised to consider the totality of the candidate’s positions and vote accordingly.

 

[StudentMI]

There are many moral wrongs held in the political sphere. Some by democrats and some by Republicans.

Catholics are advised to consider the totality of the candidate’s positions and vote accordingly.

Which is why I most likely will be voting third party.

 

[Feanor2]

Feanor2:

There are many moral wrongs held in the political sphere. Some by democrats and some by Republicans.

Catholics are advised to consider the totality of the candidate’s positions and vote accordingly.

Which is why I most likely will be voting third party.

And that’s a sound option.

 

[7_Sorrows]

It seems to be mocking Joe Biden’s gaffes and the hypocrisy of the democrat party when it comes to race.

Remember when Joe Biden said it is hard to find a convenience store not run by
someone from India.

 

[jeannetherese]

But restricting or eliminating all or most abortion clinics for women in a given state based on a religious belief does.

It is a mistake to limit reasons for opposition to abortion to religious belief. If you look up feminists for life and Democrats for life you will find that there is not a necessary connection between faith and respect for life.
In regards to religion, one would not expect voters to abandon their faith prior to voting, I should hope. Democracies involve competing belief systems.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Anyway, here is a rebuttal of Dr. Spencer’s science: https://bbickmore.wordpress.com/roy-spencer/

That article is really just a personal attack. Do you have anything reputable that actually proves him wrong in those ways in which he critiqued the publication he critiqued?