Comments on: Barack Obama: Front and Center

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:47:51 +0000

Take your time.

And yeah I know you weren’t trying to be manipulative. The word hyperbole didn’t come to me. Mental suffering is real and significant, but difficult to measure. I think that’s part of the issue.

By: sidfaiwu

sidfaiwu — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:48:18 +0000

I think it is hyperbolic. The intent was not emotional manipulation. The goal was to highlight that mental suffering that results from being forced to carry a fetus to term is not always negligible.

I also want to state that I resent Obama’s (and others’) implication that mental suffering isn’t ‘real’ or can’t be ‘significant’.

I’ll have that response soon. Well, at least in less time then five more months.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:45:29 +0000

Yup, just been waiting like five months or somthing.

I made a Simpsons reference? Unpossible.

I don’t know that I have anything more to say except that your example is certainly… emotionally manipulative?

By: sidfaiwu

sidfaiwu — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:16:28 +0000

Compromise is necessary, even good in my opinion. My point is that he’s shifting from uncompromising rhetoric to compromising rhetoric for wider appeal.

“And for some reason your example of the abortion mom with the three eyed baby smells a little fishy.”

I get your Simpsons reference. Very good, but I’ll need more detail.

“Speaking of abortion and debates…”

I must have forgotten about your last addition to our debate. (Sid checks…) Damn! Okay, I’ll get on that.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:31:35 +0000

Isn’t compromise necessary to the democratic process?

And for some reason your example of the abortion mom with the three eyed baby smells a little fishy.

Speaking of abortion and debates…