Sophistry

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

n. pl. soph·is·tries
Plausible but fallacious argumentation.

A plausible but misleading or fallacious argument.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=ICL40NDAXJOUICRBAELCFFA?type=politicsNews&storyID=4107420

Now, before you use this story to get into a monkey pile again, I want you all to remember something:

Something like this happened with Reagan, and all and sundry cooed and gurgled happily at the size of the cojones on the man. However, it is clear to see that the repukes have decided to attempt to neuter our campaigns with the constant drumbeat of "incivility". That, my friends, is Bovine-Generated Organic Effluent. The speaking the truth is never incivil, except, perhaps, to the person whose truth is being spoken about. The only caveat is that in speaking what you feel is the truth, one must endeavour to be sure that it is, objectively and to the best of your ability, truth.

This gentleperson who stood up in this meeting was no concerned citizen seeking a universal tone of civility, I feel certain. A search of his past will, undoubtedly, turn up a long history of repuke activism. No, this was a ringer, one in the woodpile. His was the first sophistry, as defined above.

The second sophistry was in the writing of the article. Dean's speeches and town meetings are not where repukes get a national forum, nor are they where they can go to craft the tone and tenor of Democratic Challenger Campaigns. The media, in reporting it in the way that they did, seem to think that the meetings are just that.

Overall, I think we can see where things are going, and what any successful Democratic Party presidential candidate will have to do, before they get the media to do an honest telling of his or her tale of the campaign:

Get Ed Gillespie's procreative unit out of the media's mouth.

IMHO: Howard Dean was confronted with a well-coached heckler, and responded appropriately.

Please note: I am not a supporter of any Democratic Presidential candidate at this time

[RogueTrooper]

1. Could you fix the link TS?

Not seen you around these parts for a while, mate. Welcome back.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

3. It's the damn semi-colon in the link.

The story is on the front page>politics of http://www.reuters.com.

[SheilaT]

2. The link doesn't work for me,

but apparently you are referring to the heckler in yesterday's debate.

What makes Dean so remarkable is that he doesn't crumple under all these senseless attacks. The corporate media is clearly out to get him, and I hope it doesn't work. Or that they'd go after Bush as strongly.