[Vision2020] Pat's Brother

[Richard Schmidt]

Pat,

It sounds like you need to listen more to your brother. I have 2 brothers 
who used to think Bush was just fine but now admit they were wrong and have 
turned their backs on Bush.

Dick Schmidt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut at moscow.com>
To: "vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] More Jim


>I have a brother who lives in TX and loves Molly and hates, hates, hates
> Bush. I have read her and find her lacking.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chasuk" <chasuk at gmail.com>
> To: "Phil Nisbet" <pcnisbet1 at hotmail.com>
> Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>; <m1e2y3e4 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 8:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] More Jim
>
>
> On 2/2/06, Phil Nisbet <pcnisbet1 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If I or Pat Kraut or Jeff Harkin or Roger Falen or G Crabtree posted
>> political opinion pieces by Rush Limbaugh and then asked somebody on the
>> left why they did not agree with the 'facts' we were presenting, the
>> response would logically be for you to laugh your butt off.  Its opinion,
>> not facts that pundits tend to spin.
>
> I am decidedly on the left.  However, if I were being presented an
> argument whose author was Rush Limbaugh, I assure you that I could
> objectively weigh the argument on its own merits.  Arguments must
> stand on their own.  It would be easy to resort to ridicule or ad
> hominem attacks, but it is also intellectually dishonest.  As much as
> I generally dislike the politics of Rush Limbaugh, there is always the
> possibility that he may be right, and I can't fairly judge that if I
> have dismissed the argument beforehand because of prejudice I hold
> against the author.
>
> You are far too intelligent to employ such lazy logical fallacies.  It
> disrespects us, it disrespects yourself, and it stymies earnest
> debate.
>
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