Evidently, there’s nothing quite like illogic and fear-mongering and distrust to bring the people together.
And no, I’m not talking about Congress. I’m talking about swine flu. Well, not even swine flu, per se, but the vaccine against swine flu. Both ends of the political spectrum are jumping into arguments, fists swinging madly, mangling logic, reason, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ad hominem’
Loud Shouts of Little Sense
The Inaugural Birthy
Today, children, we are gathered together to formally present the first of what we must fearfully presume will be many (so, so many) BAFMELE’s. The BAFMELE (or “Birthy” for short) is our Birther Award For Most Egregious Logical Error, and will be awarded when necessary, though probably not more than once per week.
The Birthy is [...]
You Do It To Yourself
This whole Mark Sanford thing has all the elements of the truly great story; a missing governor, a “hiking trip” (so that’s what they’re calling it these days?) a Latin lover, a tearful confession, and of course (because what story could be complete without it?) the commission of a beautifully-executed ad hominem attack.
This time, it [...]
