tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post9034977610300963217..comments2023-07-05T03:36:25.498-04:00Comments on Wingnuts and Moonbats: Jake Tapper - "I don't really think..."repsac3http://www.blogger.com/profile/15458282944035344707noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-71287483641158062872008-03-24T12:36:00.000-04:002008-03-24T12:36:00.000-04:00howdy repsac,i would disagree. Clinton was giving ...howdy repsac,<BR/><BR/>i would disagree. Clinton was giving two viewpoints of how to address the issue.<BR/>and i already acknowledged that by only quoting the one part could lead to the perception you came to. the second part is but an alternative way of adressing the issue, in his mind.<BR/><BR/>what Clinton did was put the issue in such a way that he'd be right regardless of the choice the world takes on the issue.<BR/><BR/>the reason; the alternative he gave is an impossible one on a worldwide scale. it would be impossible on a national scale, especially if the nation was the U. S.<BR/><BR/>any attempt to bring about change on the scope necessary to address the issue will only come about by slowing down the economy.<BR/><BR/>the idea he gave is good theoretically but not practically. so Clinton will always have a "I told you so" situation.<BR/><BR/>in other words, while tapper quoted the first, myself, i would have just quoted the second part which by your standards is dishonest too but it isn't. and i'll grant that addressing the second part would have been a better way to address the issue but in doing that someone would come back and say that my answer was said in first part.<BR/><BR/>and remember repsac, blogs are not formats that is a good format to address the issues of anything to any great detail. we must assume some things. <BR/><BR/>and a little advice, ask before accusing. just because something may appear to be dishonest appearances are dishonest in themselves.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-2338049939679571302008-03-21T12:17:00.000-04:002008-03-21T12:17:00.000-04:00Sorry Griper... Selective quoting of the type Tapp...Sorry Griper... Selective quoting of the type Tapper employed is plumb dishonest... <BR/><BR/>Clinton was giving an example of what NOT to do, and Tapper made it appear that Clinton was making a suggestion about what America SHOULD do, by removing the part of the quote that made it clear he was explaining his point by offering an example of what not to do. That's dishonest reporting. And I think you're smart enough to recognise that.<BR/><BR/>The point you make in your final paragraph is very similar to the one Clinton was making himself. He is NOT suggesting that ANYONE slow their economy to combat global warming, & is instead saying that the way to combat global warming (& the poor economic situation, as well) is by finding market solutions that will both slow the rate of climate change & employ more people. Tapper's creative editing made it appear that Clinton said something he did not say, in much the same way I creatively edited Tapper's column to make it appear he said he "doesn't really think."repsac3https://www.blogger.com/profile/15458282944035344707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-84726853807544541912008-03-21T11:59:00.000-04:002008-03-21T11:59:00.000-04:00howdy, repsac,long time no see. an interesting pie...howdy, repsac,<BR/>long time no see. an interesting piece but in all due respect tapper haas no need to apologize if what you said is accurate. granted he did not quote whole thing and it may appear to contradict what he said it doesn't really. he just quoted the important aspect of it. and it does show how much Bill is ignorant of economics. what Bill said is in itself self-contradictory. he is a lawyer not an economist.<BR/><BR/>reason: if the industrialized nations were to slow down their economies, china's economy would follow and slow down also. we'd end up with a global recession if not another depression but this time global.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.com