Re: Barack Obama's Real Space Omission

d.lewin@xxxxxxxx wrote:

:On May 23, 11:47 pm, Fred J. McCall <fmcc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> d.le...@xxxxxxxx wrote:
:> :
:> :>
:> :> >If his oratory inspires people, that at least is a change we've been
:> :> >waiting for for a long time.
:> :>
:> :> Hitler's oratory inspired a lot of people, too. What's your point?
:> :
:> :That strikes me as a fairly insulting comment. So Obama is like
:> :Hitler, right?
:> :
:> :What's YOUR point?
:> :
:>
:> His point is obvious, if you are capable of pulling your head out and
:> actually thinking.
:>
:> His 'point' is that, contrary to the remark that we've been waiting
:> for 'inspiring oratory', such is not necessarily a good thing.
:>
:> It takes more than 'inspiring oratory' to make a good President. In
:> fact, it is entirely unimportant in the general scheme of things.
:>
:>
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:Those are good points, but the comparision with Hitler is unnecessary.
:And Rand knows it.
:
:The question was what the point was in comparing Obama to Hitler.
:

Asked and answered. Counterexample showing why 'inspiring oratory' is
not necessarily a great thing.

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