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To: Texas Federalist
Ad hominem statements about the author or publisher of a piece do not disprove the truth of its content.

It is not ad hominem to note that Pat Buchanan and WorldNetDaily have by their own writings and practices demonstrated that they are not to be trusted as unbiased and helpful commentators on world events. I see no need to waste effort on Mr. Buchanan beyond my original post.

32 posted on 06/28/2004 12:05:09 PM PDT by r9etb
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To: r9etb
It is not ad hominem to note that Pat Buchanan and WorldNetDaily have by their own writings and practices demonstrated that they are not to be trusted as unbiased and helpful commentators on world events.

I guess it depends on one's expectations. If one expects liberal media corroborating politically correct tripe or political party pablum, any objective opinion buttressed by historical fact could seem biased.

34 posted on 06/28/2004 12:26:04 PM PDT by eskimo
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To: r9etb
It is not ad hominem to note that Pat Buchanan and WorldNetDaily have by their own writings and practices demonstrated that they are not to be trusted as unbiased and helpful commentators on world events. I see no need to waste effort on Mr. Buchanan beyond my original post.

You just proved eskimo's point relating to you rationality. Oh, and you might want to look up the meaning of "ad hominem".

42 posted on 06/28/2004 1:27:48 PM PDT by Texas Federalist
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