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Re: Former GOP operative explains why Republicans will use foreclosure lists to block voters

serendipitist — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:42:12 -0000

I have nothing personal against you. I can't say whether I like you or don't like you because I don't know you. I do, however, disagree with you.

I don't care if you support Bush or not, that is not the point (I used him as an example because he is an easily recognizable figure). Are they really unconnected? I'm not saying that Raymond is automatically trustworthy because Bush is "the biggest moron in history". I'm saying that Bush provides a good counterexample to your logic.

Just because a person does not speak/write well does not mean he is not familiar with an issue. Perhaps that person is simply not an expert at communicating?

All I am saying is that I am not ready to dismiss Raymond's claims simply because I disagree with his syntax. Like Rayne1 said, he was enough of an expert to be hired by the GOP.

That said, I will agree to disagree. Good-bye and good luck!

Re: Former GOP operative explains why Republicans will use foreclosure lists to block voters

serendipitist — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:53:36 -0000

No, you don't need to defend Bush to get your point across; I was using our current president to showcase that your "smell test" isn't necessarily the best way to judge a political figure.

My point is this: your "smell test" doesn't pass my "smell test". Lingo is not a good hinge.

Your "smell test" would indicate that we should doubt the fact that George Bush is the president of the US. After all, he forgot the proper name for the State of the Union Address... It appears that George Bush doesn't know the right lingo for his position.

Re: Former GOP operative explains why Republicans will use foreclosure lists to block voters

serendipitist — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:29:37 -0000

"You quote Raymond "You got to", suggesting he doesn't even have good command of English grammar. Hardly seems like a high-level operative to me."

Have you heard Bush address the public? Yet here he is, a high-level operative.