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I think Republicans should stop using "legitimate". I do not think it means what they think it means Joel Send a noteboard - 16/03/2011 04:11:14 PM
I saw this in Doonesbury's "Say What?" section:

This has to be a tough call for the environmentalists around the world. They're scrambling now to blame this on global warming...Much of the damage seems to have happened in that part of Japan most heavily involved in manufacturing cars. So do environmentalists cheer or do they pretend to be saddened by this? It's a legitimate question.

Peter King thinks terrorism against those he dislikes "legitimate" and Limbaugh thinks a question about invented allegations are; ah, rhetoric....

Exactly what events in Japan does he think environmentalists are "scrambling" to blame on global warming? The earthquake? The tsunami? The worsening dangers at the nuclear power plant? Which environmentalists are involved in his "scramble"; does he have any examples or did he just pull that out of his ample posterior? THOSE are legitimate questions. Accusing foes of a position they haven't taken just to rhetorically ask which reprehensible (and imaginary) choice they'll make is an ILlegitimate question, by definition, little more than slander (we all know Rushs feelings on THAT. )
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So, how many drugs is Rush Limbaugh actually on? - 16/03/2011 08:30:25 AM 1013 Views
Possibly different ones then the EESC president - 16/03/2011 03:58:41 PM 979 Views
No one's blaming the earthquake or tsunami on global warming. - 16/03/2011 04:22:52 PM 733 Views
Actually people have - 16/03/2011 04:31:37 PM 889 Views
Which people? Where? Example? - 16/03/2011 06:48:10 PM 911 Views
Tsunami and climate change - 17/03/2011 11:59:36 PM 969 Views
A slightly misleading post - 16/03/2011 07:41:46 PM 832 Views
Surprised? *NM* - 16/03/2011 08:59:35 PM 378 Views
Not completely. *NM* - 16/03/2011 09:13:48 PM 344 Views
Kind of missed the point there - 16/03/2011 09:54:35 PM 834 Views
If you link the transcript I'll look at it. - 16/03/2011 10:16:21 PM 703 Views
Re: If you link the transcript I'll look at it. - 16/03/2011 10:44:56 PM 835 Views
" I can't help attaching, you know, political reaction to this". Yeah, we noticed.... - 16/03/2011 11:10:11 PM 850 Views
Re: " I can't help attaching, you know, political reaction to this". Yeah, we noticed.... - 16/03/2011 11:42:29 PM 680 Views
Fair enough. - 17/03/2011 12:08:13 AM 781 Views
Re: Fair enough. - 17/03/2011 12:37:12 AM 751 Views
No worries. - 17/03/2011 12:48:44 AM 1020 Views
I've read the transcript - 16/03/2011 10:34:41 PM 846 Views
Re: I've read the transcript - 16/03/2011 10:46:42 PM 749 Views
You need to reread what I said - 16/03/2011 10:49:45 PM 719 Views
No, I think you're still missing my point - 16/03/2011 11:09:04 PM 801 Views
Perhaps - 16/03/2011 11:26:37 PM 866 Views
Okay, I'm done - 16/03/2011 11:37:58 PM 746 Views
Seriously, you need to pick a better example to make your point - 18/03/2011 05:00:10 PM 726 Views
No. You don't get to say, "what he said doesn't matter because of how we learned of it". - 16/03/2011 11:54:46 PM 778 Views
I told you, I'm done in this thread - 16/03/2011 11:59:08 PM 707 Views
Acknowledged (though I'd not seen that response yet, sorry). - 17/03/2011 12:11:58 AM 764 Views
I think Republicans should stop using "legitimate". I do not think it means what they think it means - 16/03/2011 04:11:14 PM 887 Views
there are enough carzies on the left to make things like this easy for Rush - 16/03/2011 04:20:47 PM 796 Views
So it doesn't matter that no one said it as long as he can plausibly claim they did. - 16/03/2011 06:58:17 PM 719 Views
well since it is taken out of context it is hard to say where Rush was going with it - 16/03/2011 07:19:46 PM 801 Views
Um... he stated where he was going with it. - 16/03/2011 07:30:02 PM 781 Views
At least you are not ashamed to use a double standard - 16/03/2011 08:17:39 PM 728 Views
It's the same standard, whatever you choose to believe. - 16/03/2011 09:08:01 PM 840 Views
I don't thinkit is as clear as you make it out to be - 16/03/2011 09:31:53 PM 744 Views
It is not just "possible" he's talking about islands affected by global warming; he says it outright - 16/03/2011 10:09:16 PM 910 Views
Sorry but I still fail to see how the islands he mention are a sign of what needs to be done - 16/03/2011 10:27:20 PM 779 Views
Hey, guys! - 16/03/2011 10:55:07 PM 676 Views
and how its that different than what I said? *NM* - 16/03/2011 11:14:46 PM 309 Views
Then you don't understand context and this whole discussion is pointless. - 16/03/2011 11:28:47 PM 853 Views
lets throw a little context at asnd see if it matters - 17/03/2011 12:12:03 AM 751 Views
Yes: It makes it worse. - 17/03/2011 12:45:12 AM 740 Views
Re: At least you are not ashamed to use a double standard - 16/03/2011 09:22:37 PM 865 Views
maybe he heard that they were blaming it on Pearl Harbor *NM* - 16/03/2011 10:14:59 PM 310 Views

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