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Michael Moores letter to the President

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Originally posted by: Cerb
Or so we have been led to believe.. Apparently not in this forum
Er, wrong. Getting bashed for having a loonie's opinion is not harming your ability to have an opinion. You're being as bad as Moore.
If the mods were to remove your post for having the said opinion, *then* you would not have the ability to have and express your own opinion.

...on a private forum, which isn't governed by the constitution. (Sorry, had to finish it off 😉)
 
Originally posted by: tcsenter
We love france? Shouldn't this guy be bowling or something...
Moore loves France, "we" don't love France.

Moore loves France because they love him. He goes over there and does his speil like 'The USA - my country - sucks! Its corrupt, racist, blood-lusting, rightwing neo-nazi capitalist, and the rest of my fellow Americans are too apathetic or brainwashed to realize it'.

They start to swoon and bubble and coo over Moore when he does that. U.S. bashing has always been fashionable in Europe.

They still think Jerry Lewis is a comedic genius, too. 'nuff said.
 
Wow, I thought about watching "Bowling for Columbine" soon and I'm even strongly for gun restrictions, but with that dumb of a letter I think I'll pass.

He could make an argment, but with such a weak one, geez. I've seen better on ATOT. 🙂
 
There is still hope for the world as long as we have men like Michael Moore
Maybe if he'd use real facts and not use argumentative fallacies identified in high school english books, which totally destroy any point he may have attempted to make--because he made it by looking askance, not at the issues he was talking about.
 
Originally posted by: fuzzy bee
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Gracias, have to step out for awhile, keep the debate hot for me, lol, if you like when I come back I will argue fervently on behalf of the GOP, usually a little easier given their rather simplistic positions....

Common sense is simple, isn't it?

yes the GOP is clearly the party of common sense, take the sanctity of life, thats a pretty easy position to take, unfortunately they are all for POST birht abortions, they call it the death penalty, how ironic that Texas has killed more poeple than any other mass murderer in US history...
 
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Originally posted by: fuzzy bee
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Gracias, have to step out for awhile, keep the debate hot for me, lol, if you like when I come back I will argue fervently on behalf of the GOP, usually a little easier given their rather simplistic positions....

Common sense is simple, isn't it?

yes the GOP is clearly the party of common sense, take the sanctity of life, thats a pretty easy position to take, unfortunately they are all for POST birht abortions, they call it the death penalty, how ironic that Texas has killed more poeple than any other mass murderer in US history...

yeah, someone who hasn't done anything deserves death a lot more than someone who has!
 
Originally posted by: ElFenix
kennedy had 303 electoral votes to nixon's 219, 2 electoral votes did not matter.


Take away Illinois....then how vital were those two...


im out till later tongiht maybe, have to make dinner and spend sometime with the family....
 
Who could visit this page (Michael Moore's) on a daily basis? Geez, a few minutes over there and I got a case of the heebie-jeebies. 🙁
 
I thought it was a great letter, but I'm not suprised that most everyone here is opposed to it. The typical response of slander is all over this thread.
I went to Bowling for Columbine last night and the theater was packed. Clearly his message appeals to alot of people, certainly more than people around here like to admit. The message in the movie could not be more timely. We live in a culture of fear, and what better fearmonger is there than George Bush. Listing to one of his speeches, how many times does he try to connect the emotion of fear from 9/11 to Iraq? The US has been blinded by fear (we actually think Saddam is a threat) that the rest of the world has more resistance to.

Jahawken, it isn't the message, it's him being immature and impatient in his attempt to tell it. By slanting and editing things out of context, and, as shown in the letter, using red herrings, straw men, personal attacks, appeal to beliefs and ridicule, and poisoning the well--that I could see.
If he would make an argumentative letter like any middle school graduate should be able to (i would say high school graduate, but while I may be in college, I'm not even that, so no point in assuming he should be held to a higher standard than I should, eh?), I'd treat him with respect, like I do Bill Maher (I may hate what he believes in in many cases, but I'm not going to attack him, because he usually makes sound arguments).
 
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Originally posted by: fuzzy bee
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Gracias, have to step out for awhile, keep the debate hot for me, lol, if you like when I come back I will argue fervently on behalf of the GOP, usually a little easier given their rather simplistic positions....

Common sense is simple, isn't it?

yes the GOP is clearly the party of common sense, take the sanctity of life, thats a pretty easy position to take, unfortunately they are all for POST birht abortions, they call it the death penalty, how ironic that Texas has killed more poeple than any other mass murderer in US history...

?

Death penalty and anti-abortion have little and nothing to do in common with each other. Why do people always think there is a connection with them?

Kill guilty people = yes
kill innocent people = no
 
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Originally posted by: ElFenix
kennedy had 303 electoral votes to nixon's 219, 2 electoral votes did not matter.


Take away Illinois....then how vital were those two...

303 (Kennedy's electoral votes) - 27 (Illinois' electoral votes) = 276 > 219 (Nixon's electoral votes, including the 3 he won in Alaska)

Not vital at all.
 
Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Originally posted by: fuzzy bee
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Gracias, have to step out for awhile, keep the debate hot for me, lol, if you like when I come back I will argue fervently on behalf of the GOP, usually a little easier given their rather simplistic positions....

Common sense is simple, isn't it?

yes the GOP is clearly the party of common sense, take the sanctity of life, thats a pretty easy position to take, unfortunately they are all for POST birht abortions, they call it the death penalty, how ironic that Texas has killed more poeple than any other mass murderer in US history...

yeah, someone who hasn't done anything deserves death a lot more than someone who has!

But to argue life is SACRED on one hand them advocate the death penalty on the other is a sure sign you don't even believe your first "conviction"

You spew right wing rhetoric and state that common sense is simple is repsonse to my contention the GOP is simplistic in it's positions, you were the one implying party affiliation with THAT statement, your bias enforces your connection. You missed my point however on the GOP,
when I say simple think, SIMPLEminded, not easy to understand with inherently evident truth the basis for tyheir position.

 
Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Originally posted by: fuzzy bee
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Gracias, have to step out for awhile, keep the debate hot for me, lol, if you like when I come back I will argue fervently on behalf of the GOP, usually a little easier given their rather simplistic positions....

Common sense is simple, isn't it?

yes the GOP is clearly the party of common sense, take the sanctity of life, thats a pretty easy position to take, unfortunately they are all for POST birht abortions, they call it the death penalty, how ironic that Texas has killed more poeple than any other mass murderer in US history...

?

Death penalty and anti-abortion have little and nothing to do in common with each other. Why do people always think there is a connection with them?

Kill guilty people = yes
kill innocent people = no


The connection occurswhen your are anti-abortion and base your arguement on the sanctity of human life, yet also support the death penalty, I'm not saying don't punish criminals to the point of incaretaing murderers until they persih in prison, but if you want to take the moral ground that ALL life is equally relevant, maintain that [position whoever you are talking about.
 
...on a private forum, which isn't governed by the constitution. (Sorry, had to finish it off )
Yeah 😛, but I was making the point in the context given by him of this forum. In this context, the mods would have every right to delete the post, though the result is the same as if it were public (just that no legal events would come afterward).
 
The connection occurswhen your are anti-abortion and base your arguement on the sanctity of human life, yet also support the death penalty, I'm not saying don't punish criminals to the point of incaretaing murderers until they persih in prison, but if you want to take the moral ground that ALL life is equally relevant, maintain that [position whoever you are talking about.

Okay so whats the point? I can make an extremely broad statement take an extreme nutjob to prove something and make a connection. Watch. Why do the Democrats believe that ALL life is equally relevant, but doesn't mind having a nation of people brutally opressed? They should stop trying to take the moral high ground.
rolleye.gif


See how thats such a stupid and shallow statement?
I don't see how the average pro-death penalty/pro-life person is pretending to be on a moral high ground and I don't believe they are only associated w/ the GOP.

Most people don't mind taking the life of a guilty murderer, but do have a problem taking the life of an innocent child.

And note the definition of murder.
The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice.

So the death penalty is NOT murder.

So please, don't make such a stupid argument like that calling all GOP supporting people hypocrites. You can prove the same for either political party with such cheap statements.
 
Originally posted by: Alistar7

But to argue life is SACRED on one hand them advocate the death penalty on the other is a sure sign you don't even believe your first "conviction"

You spew right wing rhetoric and state that common sense is simple is repsonse to my contention the GOP is simplistic in it's positions, you were the one implying party affiliation with THAT statement, your bias enforces your connection. You missed my point however on the GOP,
when I say simple think, SIMPLEminded, not easy to understand with inherently evident truth the basis for tyheir position.
i've done no such thing, you've obviously confusing me with someone else
 
Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK
The connection occurswhen your are anti-abortion and base your arguement on the sanctity of human life, yet also support the death penalty, I'm not saying don't punish criminals to the point of incaretaing murderers until they persih in prison, but if you want to take the moral ground that ALL life is equally relevant, maintain that [position whoever you are talking about.

Okay so whats the point? I can make an extremely broad statement take an extreme nutjob to prove something and make a connection. Watch. Why do the Democrats believe that ALL life is equally relevant, but doesn't mind having a nation of people brutally opressed? They should stop trying to take the moral high ground.
rolleye.gif


See how thats such a stupid and shallow statement?
I don't see how the average pro-death penalty/pro-life person is pretending to be on a moral high ground and I don't believe they are only associated w/ the GOP.

Most people don't mind taking the life of a guilty murderer, but do have a problem taking the life of an innocent child.

And note the definition of murder.
The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice.

So the death penalty is NOT murder.

So please, don't make such a stupid argument like that calling all GOP supporting people hypocrites. You can prove the same for either political party with such cheap statements.



Ok then please tell me the name of this country the democarats actively opursue legislation and have in their party platform that clearly states they support this oppression. Sorry but your analogy wasn't even a real anaology, lol. The GOP clearly is anti-abortion, anyone would agree this is the partys position, even themselves. Their basis is the sanctity of life. Your response dodges this direct conflict in supposed beliefs.

EITHER YOU BELIVE LIFE IS SACRED OR YOU DON'T, THE IDEA THAT YOU FEEL MAN WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE THAT DECISON IN ANY INSTANCE IS PROOF THAT LIFE IS NOT "SACRED".... In their opinion, CERTAIN life is sacred, there is the probelm. YOu can't kill him because ALL life is sacred, but we can kill you...???

This is hardly a nutbag jump in logic, it's based on the simple premise that most pro-lifers agree with, ALL LIFE IS SACRED< EVEN THE UNBORN.
 
All of Moore's points are 100% valid.

If you try and argue against them, then you are as ignorant as the next middle american slob.
 
Originally posted by: SammySon
All of Moore's points are 100% valid.

If you try and argue against them, then you are as ignorant as the next middle american slob.

100% valid if you value distortion and libel.
 
Conjur, Ive read many of your posts in this thread. I don't care to aruge against them, they dont merit any responses at all.

It's people like you, who thinks its OUR moral obligation to police the world, that get us into messes.

People are dieing EVERYWHERE, so why don't we just run to everyones rescue and help them?
Oh, right, because there isn't ANYTHING IN IT for US.

I don't like Micheal Moore that much at all, but I like GWB even less.
In total, Moore is infinatly more credible than GWB.
 
Originally posted by: SammySon
Conjur, Ive read many of your posts in this thread. I don't care to aruge against them, they dont merit any responses at all.

IOW, you lack the capability to form a reasoned response. Gotcha.
 
IOW, you lack the capability to form a reasoned response. Gotcha.
You lack the capability to attack the message, and not the person.
Since when do you judge someones reasoning abilities on their ability to correct grammar on the internet.
Apparantly you have that amazing ability to do that.
Standard conservative crap.

This link is the synopsis of me vs. you.
I have been over this arguement 203948239024 times.
 
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