tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857209725686366909.post5339507482762558713..comments2024-03-20T04:10:00.751-04:00Comments on They Call Me "Mr. Sinister": The Anti-Politician Political Dirty TricksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857209725686366909.post-25762234266803302872008-09-11T11:38:00.000-04:002008-09-11T11:38:00.000-04:00So who is the source of this fake and-or out of co...So who is the source of this fake and-or out of context clip?<BR/><BR/>Who would want to imitate this kind of Republican Party swift-boat smear tatcic?<BR/><BR/>Hmmm... I wonder.....Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941875334878452635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857209725686366909.post-17667491841135436222008-09-11T11:06:00.000-04:002008-09-11T11:06:00.000-04:00No problem James. I hate it when things are taken ...No problem James. I hate it when things are taken out of context. I think that is out of bounds. It is "fake" in my book because it presents a quote as meaning one thing when the speaker was intending something entirely different.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509182679650412982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857209725686366909.post-72324093765744819282008-09-11T10:28:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:28:00.000-04:00Thanks for the correction, though. And sorry if I ...Thanks for the correction, though. And sorry if I came across too strong in my first quote.James Bowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888307747088266395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857209725686366909.post-18709962053284064082008-09-11T10:24:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:24:00.000-04:00It's not _fake_, per se, it's out of context. The ...It's not _fake_, per se, it's out of context. The clip conveniently cuts out the moment May says those offending words, but that's the extent of the doctoring. However, it's still clear to me that what's she's trying to say is not that Canadians are stupid, but that politicians are insulting Canadians' intelligence.<BR/><BR/>You might not have been on the episode of the Bloggers Hotstove when we talked about this, but it's old news that's being recycled only now that some people feel that May is a threat.James Bowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888307747088266395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857209725686366909.post-83376238086379085532008-09-11T09:13:00.000-04:002008-09-11T09:13:00.000-04:00Greg, I'm ashamed of you. We talked about this on ...Greg, I'm ashamed of you. We talked about this on the Bloggers Hotstove when it first came out, remember? First of all, this quote cuts off very conveniently right at the end of the "offending" line. Secondly, it's quite clear from the context of the answer, that what Elizabeth May is agreeing with is the assessment that most mainstream politicians think that Canadians are stupid, NOT that she thinks Canadians are stupid.<BR/><BR/>Want proof? Well, consider, if she thinks that Canadians are too stupid to accept a carbon tax, why on earth would she be advocating it? Masochism?<BR/><BR/>You know better than this.James Bowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888307747088266395noreply@blogger.com