Critique of HRC From Bernie Supporters Shouldn't Lead to the Phrase 'You Sound Like A Republican!"

[Armstead]

66. "Right wing talking point" should not be used as the new form of "Red baiting"

(I posted the below in another spot on this thread, but thought I would also add it to the main line.)

Claiming that someone is just using "right wing talking points" is a new form of the Red Baiting of the McCarthy era on the Democratic/Left half of the political spectrum. An attempt to shut down discussion with facile labeling. Sometimes people who do not agree with the GOP (or whomever) otherwise might have things in common with GOP or right wingers. So f-ing what?

For example, regarding the e-mails, I do not know if all the smoke arising from investigations by executive branch and law enforcement agencies are going to find any fie of actual wrongdoing or illegality on Clinton's part.

It can be -- and is -- totally debatable.

Maybe nothing maybe something in the legal sense.

But just dismissing all questions, criticisms, and even unfounded use of it as an attack by supporters her primary opponents and other critics is not merely "echoing Republican talking points" or engaging in GOP smears or "being right wing" or anything else of that nature.

That is just an all purpose "shut-down" tactic.

The fact that GOP criticism happens to coincide has nothing to do with the legitimate questions or criticism. Nothing.

What? If a Republican said "The sun rises in the East" and a Democrat repeated and agreed with with that, does that make the Democrat a "right winger" or GOP stooge. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I totally disagree with and disapprove of Ron Paul (and Randy boy) on many, many things. But I did totally agree with Ron Paul's outspoken opposition to the Iraq War. He spoke for me lot more than Democrats like Clinton, in that situation on that issue.

Does pointing that out, and saying Paul turned out to be correct and Clinton was wrong make me a riught wing stooge, or a secret Republican? Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo