Comments on: The Insult Trap

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:46:01 +0000

And the traps have to be "baited" to work…Obama is playing the political game very, very well. HRC’s campaign is falling apart, and their tried & true tactic of attacking their opponents is finally failing. Perhaps the personal attacks will cease, and a discussion of issues with details instead of sound bites will ensure. Riiiiiight…when crabs (!) fly…

By: T-Ray

T-Ray — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:45:37 +0000

The trap is open when their "traps" are open.

By: Mockinbird

Mockinbird — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:29:57 +0000

My gripe with Clinton and Obama is with their lifelong veiled socialism. It’s like their trying to reinvent the wheel, and they argue with each other about how oval it should be.

By: Plumb Bob

Plumb Bob — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:21:21 +0000

It’s not an insult if it’s true. The key to this is to check facts brutally, then stick to your claims.I posted on my own blog that I believe there’s sufficient evidence to suspect Obama of being, as Alan Keyes charged, a hard-core academic Marxist. Not enough to convict — not yet. But enough to convince the Grand Jury and initiate the investigation.I’ve written about this on my blog, at http://www.plumbbobblog.com/?p=215, and invite comment.

By: Gaius

Gaius — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:48:47 +0000

feeblemind, playing their game is a losing strategy. McCain can demolish Obama on issues – everything else is a sideshow.

By: Gaius

Gaius — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:25:14 +0000

No, I’m playing whack-a-troll today. You aren’t the cause.

By: sam

sam — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:03:53 +0000

Gaius, have I been commenting to much? Tell the truth – is that why you went to full moderation? Let me know and I’ll slack off some.

By: feeblemind

feeblemind — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:13:16 +0000

Can’t use BHO’s middle name, can’t call him a liberal. Have you noticed that the dems are now playing the role of censor? They are telling the repubs what they can and can’t say about Obama and the repubs are readily complying.

By: syn

syn — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:10:48 +0000

I don’t know, the one who controls the microphone controls the message; one can say cults never last however if no one is around to challenge the cult how will cultist ever know they’re in a cult?
People have been able to sustain worship, if any form, for thosands of years so why would worship of an Messiah-like character be any different.
As time goes by the faithful become more faithful until something outside their faith comes along to challenge the faithful, ex the Catholic Church lost a lot of faithful when priests got caught molesting children.
My own faith in liberalism was lost when I woke up one morning to see airplanes fly into civilian buildings.
Much of Obama’s faithful come from people who believe sincerely in their hearts that America is an evil empire and must be changed, who or what will be able to disrupt their faith? The media, McCain, hollywood? Being attacked on 9/11/2001 obviously didn’t change their belief, on the contrary it made them even more faithful to the belief that American is an evil empire.
Who or what will disrupt those who worship Obama?

By: clifto

clifto — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:35:53 +0000

They’ve been referring to “Dubya” for how many years now? Remind me in that many years and I’ll revisit the subject.

By: bill-tb

bill-tb — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:12:49 +0000

First point — I agree, insults won’t work. There is enough emptiness to go around. Get him away from the teleprompter and he is cooked.Second point — The cult will lose interest. Not possible to sustain this level of worship for the long months ahead.