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libertango) wrote2009-06-11 12:57 pm
libertango) wrote2009-06-11 12:57 pm
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Hypocrisy strikes again
From Clay Shirky (tweeting as @cshriky), I learn Newt Gingrich tweeted the following:
"Rendering Miranda rights to terrorists on foreign soil is amazing We are in a war The terrorists are enemies not criminals"
At which point, I have to employ Cameron's Skepticism:
"You can tell me all day that you believe that there's a giant, pink, flying dragon chained up in your back yard, but if you never go in your back yard and put food and water out, I'm going to assume that you don't actually believe that."
That is, Newt can tell me all day he thinks terrorists are enemies not criminals, but if he never calls for Roeder and Von Brunn to be shipped to Guantánamo as terrorists, I'm going to assume that he doesn't actually believe that.
"Rendering Miranda rights to terrorists on foreign soil is amazing We are in a war The terrorists are enemies not criminals"
At which point, I have to employ Cameron's Skepticism:
"You can tell me all day that you believe that there's a giant, pink, flying dragon chained up in your back yard, but if you never go in your back yard and put food and water out, I'm going to assume that you don't actually believe that."
That is, Newt can tell me all day he thinks terrorists are enemies not criminals, but if he never calls for Roeder and Von Brunn to be shipped to Guantánamo as terrorists, I'm going to assume that he doesn't actually believe that.