tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post1323977677588308895..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Winston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-56626901235366530192008-02-29T15:37:00.000-05:002008-02-29T15:37:00.000-05:00One more time:What KarenC points out is that it wa...One more time:<BR/><BR/>What KarenC points out is that it was not on Obama's turf. If you've got an answer to this point, then produce it. Otherwise, why clog up the comments?Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-6418281555576513702008-02-28T13:19:00.000-05:002008-02-28T13:19:00.000-05:00I said I don't know, and neither does KarenC. I'm...I said I don't know, and neither does KarenC. I'm curious, even if no one else is.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-79469493072477430372008-02-28T11:45:00.000-05:002008-02-28T11:45:00.000-05:00Well, if you've got something, Tom, then by all me...Well, if you've got something, Tom, then by all means, cough it up. You haven't so far. <BR/><BR/>What you'd need to have a point here: some evidence that it would have been appropriate for Obama to initiate hearings about Afghanistan on the basis of this tenuous connection.<BR/><BR/>If you don't have that, then you don't have a point here.<BR/><BR/>As fascinating as it might be to hear your Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-29730230977520432332008-02-27T21:53:00.000-05:002008-02-27T21:53:00.000-05:00I don't know who to believe, WS, you or Hillary. ...I don't know who to believe, WS, you or Hillary. The AP or KarenC. Honestly.<BR/><BR/>The quote also mentioned missile defense and counterterrorism as under Sen. Obama's purview. You might want to focus on HRC, but mebbe she just picked the right charge but the wrong specification.<BR/><BR/>Me, I just want to focus on figuring out what Barack [middle name withheld] Obama is really about so I Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-35586978034458473402008-02-27T20:54:00.000-05:002008-02-27T20:54:00.000-05:00Several non-relevant things here:Whether or not th...Several non-relevant things here:<BR/>Whether or not the AP story was critical, whether or not he should have held *other* hearings, etc. <BR/><BR/>The original point stands. You don't get to hold hearings on Afghanistan because your uncle owns an Afghan hound. Try not to be silly.<BR/><BR/>And, of course, KarenC doesn't have to be authoritative. That's how logic works. Offer a good argument, andWinston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-35424569537735324232008-02-27T19:20:00.000-05:002008-02-27T19:20:00.000-05:00This AP "news" story's headline and first paragrap...This AP "news" story's headline and first paragraph are adoring to Obama, but the deeper you get into it, the more critical it becomes.<BR/><BR/>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ghVNaeUuzZRxl6swHbvaCmZxvUZAD8V1T8K00<BR/><BR/>"With his campaign in full swing, the busy senator did not lead a single policy hearing on any of the hot topics in the panel's jurisdiction: missile defense, Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com