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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOcelot II
(115,669 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)immediate relief.
blm
(113,041 posts)Last edited Sun Oct 10, 2021, 01:24 AM - Edit history (1)
And some of us older Dems have seen the keep your powder dry strategy fizzle out time after time, even as we root for our Dem leaders.
She read an editorial, found points she agrees with and reposted just like we do here. She didnt write the article.
Morgan Fairchild is actually quite smart and politically engaged. Dont let the Hollywood image fool you.
Sewa
(1,255 posts)Theyre always good for knee jerk responses. I wonder how long the apologists will keep defending Garlands inaction against the leaders of Trump coup.
NanceGreggs
(27,813 posts)... for opining on things she knows nothing about?
Okey-dokey.
LisaM
(27,801 posts)She has been for a long time, BTW.
NanceGreggs
(27,813 posts)... on what Merrick Garland is doing or not doing?
whathehell
(29,067 posts)NanceGreggs
(27,813 posts)But opinions quickly dissolve into meaningless when they're not supported by facts.
No doubt Ms. Fairchild will be forthcoming in the days to come with her unique insight into what Merrick Garland is doing - at which point I'll be interested in what she has to say.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)as not being 'supported by facts' for no other reason, It seems, than her background as a Hollywood actress.
NanceGreggs
(27,813 posts)... being proffered - which has nothing to do with her being a "Hollywood actress".
whathehell
(29,067 posts)her every assertion, I'd say that's a common experience on DU and Twitter.
Many people, yourself included, express loads of opinions here and I see few challenges or demands for documentation.
Ocelot II
(115,669 posts)They're like assholes - everybody's got one. We all have the right to an opinion and the right to express it, but whether that opinion is valuable because it's based on actual knowledge is another question altogether. We should be careful not to conflate a person's right to an opinion with their right to have it taken seriously.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)Last edited Mon Oct 11, 2021, 10:34 AM - Edit history (1)
the issue is that opinions on boards like this are almost always judged on face value. The clamor for "credentials" seems only to arise when the opinion in question puts someone's nose out joint. People rarely challenge the credentials of those with whom they already agree.
Ocelot II
(115,669 posts)covid than doctors and epidemiologists and goes on social media to tell people to take livestock dewormer rather than get vaccinated.
NanceGreggs
(27,813 posts)...
whathehell
(29,067 posts)expertise in one area, does not mean you lack expertise In all others.
Ocelot II
(115,669 posts)whathehell
(29,067 posts)Must one be an attorney to have an opinion on the matter?
Judging by the quantity and quality of opinions I've read in my 10 + years on DU, it wouldn't seem so.
LeftInTX
(25,225 posts)She has an opinion. just like everyone on DU
whathehell
(29,067 posts)confused me with someone else.
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whathehell
(29,067 posts)She 's being painted as a know- nothing, uppity 'celebrity', one daring to express an opinion some here don't like.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)of hers, a statement of substance and insight that illustrates why her opinion is admired.
You know, I think that word's what's elicited all this response, rather than her unsupported opinion itself. "Admire." If the OP had expressed appreciation for her agreeing with the poster's own feelings, who'd wonder about it? We all appreciate being agreed with.
Anyway, nice Ms. Fairchild's not a trumpist. Too many celebrities disappoint horribly.
LeftInTX
(25,225 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)whathehell
(29,067 posts)and her political involvement, from your Wikipedia entry:
"In addition to her work as an actress, Fairchild has long maintained a strong role within the Screen Actors Guild, now SAG-AFTRA. Currently, Fairchild is a three-year board member of the Guild and has served on several diverse committees, including co-chair Legislative Committee, National Executive Committee, SAG-AFTRA Relations Committee, Commercials Contracts Committee, Honors and Tributes Committee (HATS), and Guild Governance and Rules Committee.
"She's also been an advocate against AIDS and for environmentalism."
ShazzieB
(16,359 posts)Justw what we need around here.
Demovictory9
(32,445 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)Heaven forbid posting anything negative on DU about Garland's timeline and agenda.
czarjak
(11,266 posts)soldierant
(6,846 posts)being complicit.
BUT I don't read minds, so I don't know what he thinks.
And in his job that may be a very good thing.
Ocelot II
(115,669 posts)for "not doing his job properly" by people with no comparable knowledge, experience or competence. That government employee is Dr. Fauci, and we would all agree that the criticism of him is unjustified and downright deplorable. How is the situation different where another government employee with decades of experience in his field is being dragged for "not doing his job properly" by people with no comparable knowledge, experience or competence, when that government employee is Merrick Garland?
cilla4progress
(24,725 posts)renate
(13,776 posts)... and that we just need to be patient.
Im also okay with people who have any kind of media presence holding him to his oath of office.