Doesn't "Julio" know that as soon as you raise your voice

[Peregrine Took]

you've lost the argument?

And the shouting and over talking screams desperation.

(Frequent guest on Thom Hartmann's radio program.)

[phylny]

1. What does this mean?

[bluecollar2]

2. ?

[MineralMan]

3. What? Who is "Julio?"

A little context, please.

[gratuitous]

7. They're broadcasting from down by the schoolyard?

[murielm99]

9. You win.

[MineralMan]

11. Next, they'll interview "me."

I ain't sayin' nuthin! That Rosie, callin' the cops and all that...

[gratuitous]

12. You gonna be on the cover of Newsweek?

Or stuck in the house of detention?

[MineralMan]

14. I'm guessing in the house of detention.

I mean, "what the mama saw...." Yikes!

[Yavin4]

8. I think it's that guy down by the school yard.

But I could be mistaken.

[MineralMan]

10. But why is Julio yelling?

Is that what bothered the "Queen of Corona?"

[Treefrog]

4. Huh?

[Ocelot II]

5. Who is Julio? What's this about?

Context is nice. I like context.

[Liberal In Texas]

6. I can't stand to listen to Thom's show when he is on.

Tune it out or do something else when he has this guy as a guest.

Just typical deluded cultist spouting RW talking points.

[Caliman73]

13. If Julio is a conservative, then no. He does not know that.

Take a peek at any conservative radio, web, or television show. Look at what happens when they have a guest who doesn't allow them to spew their stupid talking points. Invariably, the voice gets louder, the guest's mic gets lowered or cut off, or the host starts gish galloping, whatabouting, or any number of other tactics. That, to conservatives, is "winning" the argument.

We liberals tend to think that winning an argument is about showing that you have the best argument, but that is not how right wingers perceive the situation. Conservatives argue in bad faith and their tactics are performative, not substantive. They "own the libs" by shouting, taunting, and throwing out the tactics I mentioned above. Their audience is typically about the performance rather than the substance of the argument.