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2016 Postmortem

Warren DeMontague

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15. I dont think that's accurate. The gish gallop involves throwing consecutive pieces of bullshit

Reply to busterbrown (Reply #11)

Thu Oct 3, 2013, 08:25 PM

Oct 2013

Out so fast that the other person can't keep up. Like before they can debunk "dinosaurs lived with humans" there are five more flat out falsehoods to contend with.

I dont think it's a gish gallop when you're hitting them with the truth; it's more like just, the "fuck you you're wrong".

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MSNBC Host eviscerates Reince Priebus... [View all] busterbrown Oct 2013 OP

Thomas Roberts is a REAL journalist. dgibby Oct 2013 #1

I challenge anyone to say "eviscerates Reince Priebus", 10 times fast. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #2

Yeah I saw that live this morning, I was laughing my ass off gopiscrap Oct 2013 #3

Won't watch that smarmy asshole. silverweb Oct 2013 #4

You just want to slap him don’t you? busterbrown Oct 2013 #6

Yup. Slap, throttle, whatever. silverweb Oct 2013 #12

Maybe three? busterbrown Oct 2013 #13

Okay, maybe 3. silverweb Oct 2013 #21

Got through it. silverweb Oct 2013 #22

OK, I'm trying to hang in there, but that smug, smarmy POS Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #16

Probably has been pointed out before, but without the vowels, you get RNC PR BS abq e streeter Oct 2013 #5

What a smarmy, condescending little shit meadowlark5 Oct 2013 #7

What a horse's ass that man is. Squinch Oct 2013 #8

Wow, Roberts is nice to look at AND he O'Reilly steamrolls Rinse Prius. Thanks! nt valerief Oct 2013 #9

Its called the Gish Gallop. busterbrown Oct 2013 #11

I dont think that's accurate. The gish gallop involves throwing consecutive pieces of bullshit Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #15

My point was to show the definition of the Gish Gallop which right wingers have been using for quite busterbrown Oct 2013 #18

Wow, talking points, huh, that's all you get from GOPs like Marsha Blackburn, it does not matter Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #10

Rinse Penis probably pee'd his pants, he probably needed to go rinse his penis!!! LOL!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2013 #14

Thanks for posting that. GoCubsGo Oct 2013 #17

"Americans don't want Obamacare" Politicalboi Oct 2013 #19

Wait a second. Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #20

Preibus is the black hole of assholes. Whisp Oct 2013 #23