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In reply to the discussion: Joe Walsh To Sandra Fluke: ‘Get A Job’ (VIDEO) [View all]CBHagman
(17,495 posts)43. Logical fallacies, plus garden-variety homophobia and the like.
Oh, the "get a job" thing is a biggie. It's the right-wing straw man argument marshaled against anything -- health care coverage, the safety net, etc.
[url]http://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/strawman[/url]
Note that the right not only vilifies Sandra Fluke and twists her words but sneers at Sister Simone Campbell's recounting of the people she's met and the challenges they are facing -- e.g., the young boys who were sole caregivers for their seriously ill mother.
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There must be a major wingnut meme going on Fluke since the convention. The comments on the Youtube
freshwest
Sep 2012
#18
He's an asshole, but I don't believe he said that one...He DID just insult Tammy Duckworth, though
whathehell
Sep 2012
#29
OMG. It's "Sixty Two Times Chris" again. He did the same thing to Tweety on Hardball awhile ago
whathehell
Sep 2012
#41
Jeebus! We wouldn't want to have anyone advocating for JUSTICE, reproductive or otherwise. ..
truth2power
Sep 2012
#36
He has government health plan ... when Walsh is not OUT OF WORK. He needs a REAL JOB, soon.
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2012
#37