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In reply to the discussion: Brit Hume: "I wonder if he has any idea how PETULANT this sounds. [View all]titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)65. When I learned debate in college
this one probably the biggest argument fallacy you could engage in. It is what many amatures do when they have no real or good argument to make. Deflection. Right now it is "Well look what Obama did/didn't do" or "Well Hillary would have been worse because..."
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ahh, that is a great one to add to my ever-growing list of handles for comrade palpatine.
niyad
May 2017
#48
True - but hopefully what Brit Hume's tweet shows is that his support may be converging to the cult
karynnj
May 2017
#29
Not to mention, how many parents accept that excuse from the 5 year old - mine didn't nor did I
karynnj
May 2017
#36
Hey Brit, YOU and your mates at FauxNews enabled the election of this petulant sociopath
steve2470
May 2017
#15
Merriam-Webster tweeted the last time he did this, when he spelled it "council."
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2017
#25
i think Trump Supporters are more idiot Sean Hannity types and Pervert oreilly types
JI7
May 2017
#63
if hume is saying this, then it looks like hume is distancing himself from trump
still_one
May 2017
#28
This shows how it's wrong to say "Trump embarrasses himself." - He only embarrasses the rest of us.
Towlie
May 2017
#33
When he accuses someone of anything, you can be sure he did it himself & they probably didn't.
Motley13
May 2017
#37
DT & Repubs, including B Hume, are getting a taste of what they did to Obama & the Clintons
Alice11111
May 2017
#56