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silverweb

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9. I know someone who does that all the time.

Reply to sasha031 (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 12:54 AM

Oct 2012

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Like Romney, he's a bully, and he thinks he's very slick. I've always found the technique infuriating, but didn't know it had a name.

That tiny kernel of truth immersed in bullshit has always been the hardest for me to counter. Now I can call it what it is.

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Romney Won Using a Debate Technique Called the Gish Gallop [View all] sasha031 Oct 2012 OP

I was callng it flim-flammery, or snake oil salesmannery SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #1

yes it's what's going on in Ma right now with Brown sasha031 Oct 2012 #6

His 1st statemnt defund PBS sasha031 Oct 2012 #2

what a great observation cilla4progress Oct 2012 #10

romney was a liar before the debates, and was still a liar after the debates. /nt still_one Oct 2012 #3

Hey! He's Lying for the Lord! DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #19

How do you counter it ? former-republican Oct 2012 #4

Simply stating what the opponent is doing would do the trick. Marr Oct 2012 #16

So this should be the moderator saying something like that not the President former-republican Oct 2012 #18

He is paying a price BlueStreak Oct 2012 #17

Would a strong debate moderator stop it ? former-republican Oct 2012 #5

Perhaps their party's nickname should be GGOP KansDem Oct 2012 #7

PBS; 'Betrayal of Democracy' showed upi402 Oct 2012 #8

I know someone who does that all the time. silverweb Oct 2012 #9

Ha, I had the displeasure of divorcing one of them. cr8tvlde Oct 2012 #22

That must have been interesting. silverweb Oct 2012 #25

Thanks. Me too. He's now County Chairman of a Political Party in a Blue State. cr8tvlde Oct 2012 #33

What is this "won" shit? Wednesdays Oct 2012 #11

Thought this was some kinda weird dressage thing... Blue Owl Oct 2012 #12

Sounds like the perfect strategy for Republicans. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #13

If this is true why is he declared the "winner" flamingdem Oct 2012 #14

If the loser of the debate was determined by who lied the most, it would definitely be bullshit Mitt Incitatus Oct 2012 #15

Pretty fancy name for "lying your ass off." pamela Oct 2012 #20

this is the essence of the whole repuke party right now and bbgrunt Oct 2012 #21

His eyes were blinking like a fast spinning pulsar Warpy Oct 2012 #23

More at rationalwiki pokerfan Oct 2012 #24

I'm very sure he did not win. Cnn's wrap up was disgusting. busterbrown Oct 2012 #26

We have several long-term trolls who specialize in this technique. Judi Lynn Oct 2012 #27

How would that technique work on DU? Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #42

And that's how you get swing votes folks! flyguyjake Oct 2012 #28

How did he "win?" treestar Oct 2012 #29

Your right... flyguyjake Oct 2012 #31

Have any of the pundits tried to inform anyone else treestar Oct 2012 #32

He only appeared to win pokerfan Oct 2012 #34

Do we know this for sure? treestar Oct 2012 #35

We will soon know pokerfan Oct 2012 #40

Mitt won in much the very same way that the Imperial Japanese Navy won the Battle of Pearl Harbor. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #38

Wow, I'd never heard that before davidpdx Oct 2012 #30

New term to me but very apt description of the debate. Thanks kr PufPuf23 Oct 2012 #36

Mz Palin tried it marions ghost Oct 2012 #37

Mitt Romney is nothing but a con artist. reformist2 Oct 2012 #39

In know this strategy well ThoughtCriminal Oct 2012 #41

Excellent explanation. hifiguy Oct 2012 #43

"Speed-lying" n/t ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #44