Comments on: Last thoughts on Dem debate. http://donklephant.com/2007/07/26/last-thoughts-on-dem-debate/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:33:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mw http://donklephant.com/2007/07/26/last-thoughts-on-dem-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-377307 mw Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:20:12 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=3799#comment-377307 Becky, LF, I'm surprised this has not gotten more attention in either the MSM or the blogosphere. I think it is because the most <a href="http://delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070725/NEWS/707250355/1006/NEWS" rel="nofollow">vocal defenders of 2nd Amendment issues feels obligated to defend gun collectors</a> like our Michigan Militia friend, and so instead criticize Biden for calling him a nut. As a result ,the real issue of <i>"Why was this video selected?"</i> is obscured. We'll hear about it again when a more focused constituency finds their ox gored in a similar way. <i> Here is an idea. How about this for a YouTube question in the Republican debate: You'll need to find a hard-core Earth-First type. Film him walking down the street, slashing tires on SUV's and pouring sugar in their gas tanks, cut to the same guy spiking trees in a forest, all the while recording his voice-over - "I am doing what I can to stop global warming. A question for all the candidates. Are you committed to doing whatever it takes to save the planet?"</i> Resonable question. Unresonable questioner. BTW LF - I am one of a number of bloggers posting and x-posting, at Donklephant. Sooo its not quite accurate to say that "Donklephant agrees" - in fact I suspect I might be in a minority here. Becky, LF,
I’m surprised this has not gotten more attention in either the MSM or the blogosphere. I think it is because the most vocal defenders of 2nd Amendment issues feels obligated to defend gun collectors like our Michigan Militia friend, and so instead criticize Biden for calling him a nut. As a result ,the real issue of “Why was this video selected?” is obscured. We’ll hear about it again when a more focused constituency finds their ox gored in a similar way.

Here is an idea. How about this for a YouTube question in the Republican debate:

You’ll need to find a hard-core Earth-First type. Film him walking down the street, slashing tires on SUV’s and pouring sugar in their gas tanks, cut to the same guy spiking trees in a forest, all the while recording his voice-over – “I am doing what I can to stop global warming. A question for all the candidates. Are you committed to doing whatever it takes to save the planet?”

Resonable question. Unresonable questioner.

BTW LF – I am one of a number of bloggers posting and x-posting, at Donklephant. Sooo its not quite accurate to say that “Donklephant agrees” – in fact I suspect I might be in a minority here.

]]> By: Left Flank http://donklephant.com/2007/07/26/last-thoughts-on-dem-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-376959 Left Flank Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:53:02 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=3799#comment-376959 <strong>The YouTube/CNN ???</strong> Donklephant agrees with me about this wasted video question on the Second Amendment. But more importantly, his criticisms point to one big issue, that others have pointed out unsuccessfully: This is the weakness of the format. YouTube submitters will ... The YouTube/CNN ???

Donklephant agrees with me about this wasted video question on the Second Amendment.
But more importantly, his criticisms point to one big issue, that others have pointed out unsuccessfully:
This is the weakness of the format. YouTube submitters will …

]]> By: Becky http://donklephant.com/2007/07/26/last-thoughts-on-dem-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-376755 Becky Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:16:30 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=3799#comment-376755 Hey, thanks for mentioning he second amendment question, which CNN, by choosing a total nutcase to present the issue, made a blatant editorial comment. It is certainly, as you point out, a legitimate issue, and one that is very likely headed to the Supreme Court for some definitive resolution. On the postscript to my blog post today, I posted a question that had been submitted on this issue by Rachael Mills, who is kind of the YouTube "Ron Paul Girl" It would have been nice if they had used that one. ~Becky Hey, thanks for mentioning he second amendment question, which CNN, by choosing a total nutcase to present the issue, made a blatant editorial comment. It is certainly, as you point out, a legitimate issue, and one that is very likely headed to the Supreme Court for some definitive resolution.

On the postscript to my blog post today, I posted a question that had been submitted on this issue by Rachael Mills, who is kind of the YouTube “Ron Paul Girl” It would have been nice if they had used that one.

~Becky

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