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So ... if all I do is oooh and aaaah over the sit-rep, I'm "on topic". But if I criticize in the least anything that's reported, I'm "off topic" and diverting the thread?

Interestingly enough, one of the tactics Matt recommended conservatives learn to recognize is changing the subject.

So tell me, are you intentionally trying to divert this thread from its original topic?

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Note also my effective use of repetition.

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So tell me, are you intentionally trying to divert this thread from its original topic?

No ... I'm outraged and in shock that the notion abortion is a "women's" topic was floated by one of the speakers.

That's not shooting yourself in the foot where the Right to Life is concerned, that's putting a gun to your temple.