On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 9:33 AM, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> > For the record, I do get that you're not saying, "oh big deal, he was a > > POW". I get that you understand what that means, and that you have an > > understanding of how horrific it must have been. But I disagree with > your > > stance that he shouldn't use it "often". What *is* your stance on how > often > > he can refer to it? Once a day? Once a week? Once every other Thursday > > night and twice on weekends? > > > > > I think the argument isn't one of "how often", but under what > circumstances. > > e.g., "I was a POW" is a simple statement of fact. It speaks in very > simple terms to all that happened during the time that he was in > captivity. Go "weapons free" on this one. Use it up. But keep in mind > that it is not a trump card (see example #2) in an argument. > > "I didn't have a kitchen table for five and a half years" is a > statement--that while factual--is crafted to elicit pity in such a way > that suggesting that those who did have kitchen tables should feel > ashamed for doing so. put the kibosh on this. > I have to admit, I own a kitchen table, and have owned others in the past. Nothing about McCain's statement made me feel ashamed about it. The answer was just as valid as the question. Really... do we give a shit how many kitchen tables he has? It's amazing to me that people are going to jump on him for that answer to that specific question... but nobody takes issue with the question itself? C'mon :) -- A byte walks into a bar and orders a pint. Bartender asks him "What's wrong?" Byte says "Parity error." Bartender nods and says "Yeah, I thought you looked a bit off." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:266638 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
