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Do Emotions Trump Facts? Part II
Creators.com ^ | January 21, 2016 | Thomas Sowell

Posted on 01/22/2016 5:11:56 AM PST by Kaslin

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To: McGruff

Can’t refute a single word, so attack the person. That’s called an ad hominem attack. Sad that those who have only emotions to back up their faith in Trump (which is the point of the post) have to start attacking icons like Thomas Sowell to keep their blind faith alive.


61 posted on 01/22/2016 10:27:37 AM PST by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: CSM

Not only that, Mr Sowell is unabashedly Conservative, which means he gets attacked for that by Liberals at all times.


62 posted on 01/22/2016 10:29:10 AM PST by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: GOPJ
Yeah, Reagan never did anything. Nobody has ever done anything as President. Only Lord Trump is able to do anything. He is our only Savior.

And while he is "doing things", it will not matter that he has promised to ignore the Separation of Powers, as Obama has done. That pathetic Constitution is not nearly as important as sticking it to Democrats and the GOP and the Media. A nice sixteen consecutive year precedent of ignoring the Constitution and Congress is surely nothing to worry about, especially when revenge is nearly at hand.

Good thing you're sticking to reason and not emotions. SMH

63 posted on 01/22/2016 10:37:11 AM PST by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: Teacher317

The issue isn’t Reagan being able to get something done... we can both agree Reagan got things done...

It’s ‘what the hell’ have the 900+ Republicans we’ve elected in the last seven years done? That would be ‘nothing’....

Trump says he’ll stop illegal immigration. I believe he can do that...

Trump says he’ll fix the VA. I believe he can do that.

Trump says he’ll build a Wall... I believe him.

Trump says he’ll start making trade deals that ‘don’t give away the store’. I believe him.

It’s NOT that Trump says things that different than the 900+ we’ve elected... it’s that he’ll actually DO what he says he’ll do...

Trump also says he’ll work with Congress - unlike the little totalitarian in office now... If you could tell me WhAT Trump has said that you feel is outside the Constitution, please tell me. Other than that, it’s just hysteria.


64 posted on 01/22/2016 11:29:53 AM PST by GOPJ (It's more important to have a gun in your hand than a cop on the phone- Florida Sheriff Grady Judd)
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To: Tax-chick
Here's another temporal anomaly.

I love your brilliant wit as much as I admire your large family!

Yes, those of us that have listened to the original could in a heartbeat see that speech was a few years old.

65 posted on 01/22/2016 11:32:51 AM PST by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: Tax-chick
I take time out periodically to eat ice cream, watch the snow and work on my parish newsletter.

I was the only one there for Mass this morning. Me and Fr. Pete. He started his lil homily "Brothers and Sisters," and then laughed out loud.

66 posted on 01/22/2016 11:46:13 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o ("There are people running governments who shouldn't be allowed to play with matches." - Will Rogers)
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To: Cymbaline
He’s a crony capitalist populist.

Who is connecting like CRAZY with Americans!!

67 posted on 01/22/2016 2:13:51 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Cymbaline
He’s a crony capitalist populist.

Who is connecting like CRAZY with Americans!!

68 posted on 01/22/2016 2:14:01 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: don-o
The more Donald Trump speaks, the more ludicrous he is shown to be.

And he gains another 1.3 %

69 posted on 01/22/2016 2:15:18 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Tax-chick
You have offered an argument rather than simply emoting.

Hey!

That's cheating these days!

70 posted on 01/22/2016 2:16:00 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: higgmeister

How nice of you to say that!

If I saw the speech originally, it didn’t stick with me. I probably had a baby.


71 posted on 01/22/2016 2:16:27 PM PST by Tax-chick (Alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic, and mildly hostile toward the universe.)
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To: Lakeshark
Alas, it's too early for that, maybe tonight.

It's ALWAYS 5 o'clock SOMEwhere!

72 posted on 01/22/2016 2:16:54 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

We have several inches of ice here. I’m hoping we’ll get a thaw tomorrow morning, because we have a Stewardship Committee social tomorrow afternoon, with wine!, and it will probably be impossible to reschedule.


73 posted on 01/22/2016 2:17:54 PM PST by Tax-chick (Alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic, and mildly hostile toward the universe.)
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To: GOPJ

In the past 8 years we've elected OVER 900 Republicans and they haven't done squat.

Shout it; Brother!!!

74 posted on 01/22/2016 2:17:56 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

Don’t forget that number includes state legislatures so your comment my not be correct.


75 posted on 01/22/2016 2:19:02 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: GOPJ
Trump says he'll stop illegal immigration. I believe he can do that

Me; too.

The President is the EXECUTIVE branch of government.

It ENFORCES existing laws.

We already HAVE laws about immigration; border crossing, qualifications for government handouts.

OBEY THEM!


76 posted on 01/22/2016 2:21:20 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Mrs. Don-o
I take time out periodically to eat ice cream, watch the snow and work on my parish newsletter.

HMMMmmm...

MrsElsie wanted some ice cream drumsticks today. It's been a long time ago since we got any of those!

77 posted on 01/22/2016 2:23:29 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

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Do you by any chance own an Ice Cream cart?

You’re trying to subliminalize FR.


78 posted on 01/22/2016 2:25:15 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Kaslin
>> Dr Thomas Sowell pontificate? <<

If there is anybody in the USA who is entitled to pontificate/i>, it's Thomas Sowell. He's not only our greatest living economist, but I think he's also our greatest living social theorist and public intellectual.

79 posted on 01/22/2016 2:37:35 PM PST by Hawthorn
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To: Mrs. Don-o
I was the only one there for Mass this morning. Me and Fr. Pete. He started his lil homily "Brothers and Sisters," and then laughed out loud.

Reminds me of...




A new Preacher came to his first church, a little old country church.
 
The first Sunday, only one person showed up for the morning service, a little old man in bib-overalls. 

The Preacher said to the man, "Brother, you seem to be the only one to show up this morning, should I preach or what?"
The little old man replied, "Well Sir, I ain't no preacher, I'm just an old farmer, but if I had a truck load of hay, 
and I went to the pasture and only one cow showed up, I'd feed that cow!"

The Preacher, inspired by these words of wisdom, began to preach like he never had before.
He preached every thing he had learned or heard and then began to make up stuff, finally after 2-hours, he finished. 

He looked to the little old man and said, "Well brother, what did you think of my first sermon here?" 
He replied, "Well Sir, I ain't no preacher, I'm just a little old farmer, 
but if I had a truck load of hay and I went to the pasture and only one cow showed up, 
I wouldn't dump the whole load on him!"

80 posted on 01/22/2016 2:44:38 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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