GOP Candidates Criticize Coulter for Slur

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Originally Posted by Sistermadly

Because he, like so many GOP "pundits" are incapable of reasoned discourse and analysis. Or rather, they may be capable of it (I've not seen any evidence, but I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt), but they're only interested in arguing at the level of your run-of-the-mill fourth grade bully. It's their modus operandi, and it has served them well thus far, because rather than dealing with political issues that can bring the country together, they're more interested in setting up (false) divisions between people who think/behave/love/worship "different". They're about dividing the country between "Us" and "Them", and not only are they interested in the division (which is logical), they're interested in playing up hierarchies and supremacies.

So to answer your question about why he can't just debate the issues, he can't help it. He's been bamboozled, hoodwinked, hornswaggled. He's been had. He's been took. And he can't see a way out of it for the blind distrust of anyone who isn't exactly like him.

Apparently I'm incapable, and that sounds like a challenge. Absolutely, count me in.

Lets start with the false divisions. Lets think of some divisive elements in the political arena.

The consistent badgering of the administration over Iraq, yet with a noticeable absence of alternative ideas from the left. Someone interested in uniting the country wouldn't call Bush a moron, they'd go to the President with their ideas and try to improve the situation. Thats happening a lot on the left side of the aisle huh?

How about Katrina or Walter Reed, nobody on the left is saying "lets get together and fix FEMA" or "Mr. President, lets show our soldiers their value to us." Instead, they're berating the president and trying to make it a campaign issue. Sounds like a group really focused on unifying the country and fixing our problems.

I'm more than willing to discuss changes that should be made, but I lose interest in compromise and civil discussion when confronted with people who would much rather bring down the right than improve America.

How exactly are we trying divide people? Because we believe marriage is between a man and a woman? How outrageous!

Pick an issue, lets debate. I look forward to your reply.