Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle; Fledermaus
As devastating rejoinders commonly go: "oh" ranks somewhere midplace between "yo mama" and "I know you are, but what am I?"

"Oh" ranks exactly where I put it. If someone wants to infer that I'm an idiot by my comment on the psychology of conspiracy theories,"Oh" means I'm not too interested in having a discussion. "Oh" also means that I was unaware that the "wag-the-dog" tale is considered to be fact.

44 posted on 12/18/2003 10:29:04 PM PST by St.Chuck
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 31 | View Replies ]


To: St.Chuck
"Oh" also means that I was unaware that the "wag-the-dog" tale is considered to be fact.

Your singular lack of awareness, in this regard, was plainly noted (and addressed) in my previous posting to you. I even steered you to the most recent (and best selling) writings on the matter, the better that you might more profitably educate yourself re: same.

Again, and finally: Clinton's craven dog-wagging -- in desperate attempt to exorcise names like "Monica Lewinski" and "Juanita Broaddrick" from the public consciousness -- is no "tale," or theory. It is concrete and verifiable fact.

You have been provided with the means requisite to verifying this for yourself, at your convenience. Whether you actually choose to do so -- or elect, instead, to base your beliefs on faulty and incomplete knowledge (or even no real knowledge at all) -- is your responsibility solely, at this point. You also have, likewise, every right in the world not to seek out the truth, should you prefer living without it.

However: the right to roll one's eyes and snort at someone bloviating in public fora, sans a decent amount of knowledge on their chosen topic, is no less an absolute or unassailable one, so far as that goes. Certainly, it's no less offensive, nor inherently more juvenile, than the single word "oh"... no matter how desperately one attempts tergiversating, after the fact.

45 posted on 12/19/2003 1:15:37 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("The Clintons have damaged our country. They have done it together, in unison." -- Peggy Noonan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 44 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson