"It's all the Republicans' fault! Therefore, we have to keep compromising with them!"

[villager]

Will this cognitive dissonance keep plaguing the current administration all the way through the election?

:shrug:

[Mojambo]

1. Yep yep.

And from this the American electorate can only conclude that this administration is either weak or stupid.

[FiveGoodMen]

3. Corrupt is my guess.

[Mojambo]

4. True. n/t

[roguevalley]

24. he wants to be with them and they will never let him in the clubhouse

no matter how many of us he sells out.

[tridim]

2. Nice quote..

that was never uttered by anyone but you.

[Mojambo]

6. You're right. They rarely do the first part. n/t

[villager]

7. your usual contribution to the discourse, I see!

:thumbsup:

[emulatorloo]

8. Fabricated quotes are the surest way to get to the Greatest Page

these days.

[villager]

9. this is a paraphrase. Fabrication would attribute it to someone, like Russ Feingold or whoever

n/t

[tridim]

10. It's the ultimate form of "some people say".

As in, I say, so I'm quoting myself dammit.

And yes "some people say" is an actual quote by lots of pundits, so I can quote it.

[Dawgs]

11. Doesn't matter. Their actions speak it loud and clear; with or without quotes. n/t

[tridim]

12. Fine, do you have one actual quote that expresses the accusation the OP falsely quoted?

If it's "loud and clear" you should have no problem coming up with just one.

[villager]

13. The falseness is yours; this is obviously a paraphrase, and not an attributed quote

As you well know.

but this is what you chose to do, in lieu of conversation

[tridim]

15. Who are you paraphrasing?

And you don't put quotes around a paraphrase. Quote marks were invented to denote actual quotes from actual people.

[villager]

20. As an entirely non-questioning supporter of this admin, surely you trust Chicago?

Here's the Chicago Manual of Style:

"The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition,<8> acknowledges this type of use but cautions against overuse in section 7.58, “Quotation marks are often used to alert readers that a term is used in a nonstandard, ironic, or other special sense <…> They imply ‘This is not my term,’...."

[tridim]

22. I learned basic English in grade school.

PARAPHRASE

To paraphrase means to say something another way. When you paraphrase a source, you relate the ideas and information of your source, but the wording and organization of information are your own, not those of the source.
A research paper should not consist of a long string of word-for-word quotations from sources; like any other paper, it should represent your own style and your own understanding of your material. Except in situations where direct quotation is specifically called for (see above), most information from sources should ordinarily be paraphrased.
The best way to write a smooth paraphrase is to first fully understand the content of the passage that you are paraphrasing. Then without looking at it, write its information down in your own words. When you have finished your paraphrase, you should compare it to the original for accuracy of information and any unintended borrowing of phrases and sentences.
Remember that paraphrases, like direct quotations, must be cited according to a standard documentation style, most often MLA, APA, or Chicago Manual of Style guidelines.

http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-writing/on-line/qpp.html

Big ol' fail for you. You still haven't cited anyone, because you can't. You just wrote some words and slapped quote marks around them, then claimed it represents "cognitive dissonance".

[villager]

23. But apparently not how to engage in actual conversation?

More from Chicago:

"People also use quotation marks in this way to:

distance the writer from the terminology in question so as not to be associated with it, for example, to indicate that a quoted word is not official terminology, or that a quoted phrase presupposes things that the author does not necessarily agree with

indicate special terminology that should be identified for accuracy’s sake as someone else’s terminology, for example if a term (particularly a controversial term) pre-dates the writer or represents the views of someone else, perhaps without judgement (contrast this neutrally-distancing quoting to the negative use of scare quotes)..."

etc.

now, as far as what the OP paraphrases/satirizes/synthesizes, can you speak to that? No?

[Dawgs]

14. I said ACTIONS speak louder than words.

It's his ACTIONS, not any quote, that proves how he feels.

Why do I feel like I already wrote this?

:eyes:

[tridim]

19. Okay, point out a specific action that makes this statement true.

It's all the Republicans' fault! Therefore, we have to keep compromising with them!

Don't forget to address the exclamation points on both parts of the "paraphrase", they indicate strong feelings or high volume(shouting) in what Obama apparently "feels" according to you and the OP.

[jeff47]

25. So how was it living under that rock for the last two years? (nt)

[WDIM]

5. The left just doesn't make as much noise...

...as the right.

[Rex]

17. The left makes noise, then the paid trolls rush in and tell the left

to stfu...which most will.

[Lionessa]

16. Perfectly synopsized!

[treestar]

18. It's the voters' fault for putting Republicans in

and presumably a liberal is against Republicans winning. Therefore a liberal gets further by blaming Republicans rather than Democrats.

Basic logic is eluding you in your zeal to give Rs a pass and blame it all on Dems.

[villager]

21. Oh that's right -- plus this President is an entirely powerless great leader!

I forgot about that part of it...