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To: Question Liberal Authority

My question was half in jest. And what the hell is a Venn diagram? Stop throwing fancy schmancy terminology around here. Some of us actually went to publik skool, albeit 25 years ago.


56 posted on 09/25/2008 6:59:33 AM PDT by GnL
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To: GnL
And what the hell is a Venn diagram? Stop throwing fancy schmancy terminology around here. Some of us actually went to publik skool, albeit 25 years ago.

The general idea is that there is a "space" where A is true, and a space where B is true. Where they overlap is where both are true. Where they don't, is that portion of the "space" where one or the other is true, but not both.

As an example, you might place "characteristics of horses" in one circle, and "characteristics of dogs" in the other. There are certain "horse" or "dog" aspects that are unique; but others where they're similar.

And, fwiw, my kids go to public school and learned about Venn Diagrams in 3rd or 4th grade....

58 posted on 09/25/2008 7:04:53 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: GnL
I kid. I kid.

A Venn Diagram would have a bunch of circles that show sets and subsets. In this case, the set of "peole who might vote for Obama" would include some "people who don't actually like Obama, but are loyal to the Democrat Party".

Those same people would be in an overlapping circle: "People who might vote for McCain".

I could explain better, but I received a Government School education myself.

Anyway, Clinton is giving these people permission to vote for McCain, in opposition to the strong-arm Obama technique, "my way, or you're a racist". This is potentially a huge factor. Rush was right when he said that there is an uncivil war in the Democrat party.
70 posted on 09/25/2008 7:40:35 AM PDT by Question Liberal Authority (McCain Leads. Obama Phones It In.)
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