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To: Fantasywriter
It's boorish to accuse people of lying when different understandings may be the issue.

Anyway, here's what you said:

Here is the quote: “I’m not voting for Donald Trump. Period. … These bully, dirty tricks, Nixonian tactics, they’re only going to backfire. So, count me as never Trump,” Levin said.

Period means period, and neverTrump means neverTrump. Since you’re not Mark Levin, your impressions don’t cancel his direct statements. Link me to a quote where he says he’s reneged on his neverTrump commitment, or stop wasting my time.

I take that as your statement that Levin wasn't going to endorse Trump. That's a conclusion a lot of people would draw from what you wrote. You clearly indicated that you thought Levin wouldn't endorse Trump, and he did. Case closed. I'm not going to waste any more time on this.

185 posted on 09/07/2016 2:48:38 PM PDT by x
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To: x

Once again, if you have to totally misrepresent what a person said, you are in the wrong—flat wrong. I made no—zero—predictions about the future. I simply and accurately quoted what Levin had in fact said. The entire narrative that I was predicting the future started and ended in your own mind—and it was false.

Of course you’re done. You have no logical or rational leg to stand on, so retreat is your best option. I give you credit, though, for recognizing that you’re in a hole, and at least setting aside the shovel.

Since the discussion is over, I’ll leave you with this thought. If a person makes an absolute statement, it’s up to them and no one else to modify it, if need be. For example, if I say I will never, ever, under any circumstances, travel to Mexico, then it’s up to me and me alone to renege on that commitment, should I so choose. You cannot renege for me; if it’s to happen, I must be the one to do it.

Think about that for a while. It’s the key to the entire discussion.

PS: it’s dishonest to accuse someone of saying something they didn’t say. You said I predicted Levin would not vote for Trump. Quibble all you like, but that is a completely untrue statement.


186 posted on 09/08/2016 6:59:14 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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