tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post114352706646269057..comments2024-03-25T04:46:46.000-04:00Comments on Casting Pearls Before Swine: And In This Corner...!Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143667926504817582006-03-29T16:32:00.000-05:002006-03-29T16:32:00.000-05:00I like Sean Hannity, and after everything Alec (Th...I like Sean Hannity, and after everything Alec (The Nutjob) Baldwin has said about everyone from the President to the Troops to Hyde, he had it comming.<BR/>I agree with Chatterbox poor Kim Basinger.<BR/>I like the younger Baldwin better anyway.Marie's Two Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024589000490517815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143666225977076202006-03-29T16:03:00.000-05:002006-03-29T16:03:00.000-05:00Whenever a "debate" degenerates into name-calling,...Whenever a "debate" degenerates into name-calling, all parties involved look bad, no matter which side throws the first verbal punch.<BR/><BR/>Name-calling is emotional. Discussion is much more informative when clearer heads prevail and it remains rational, steering clear of negative names.<BR/><BR/>That said, we can't completely divorce ourselves from our emotions. Sometimes, talk gets heated. Things snowball. It gets personal. We say things we regret. It's part of being human. <BR/><BR/>I think that both Hannity and Levin wanted Baldwin to address the things he has said about Bush, Cheney, Hyde, etc.<BR/><BR/>Instead, Baldwin personally attacked Hannity. Levin attacked Baldwin for attacking Hannity and on it went.<BR/><BR/>I don't like the personal attacks. <BR/><BR/>However, I do think that one is responsible for one's statements. <BR/><BR/>Strip the name-calling away and what's left is a failure on Baldwin's part to defend his words, calling Cheney a terrorist and urging the stoning to death of Hyde and his family.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149784619342993569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143641792022233162006-03-29T09:16:00.000-05:002006-03-29T09:16:00.000-05:00Besifdes, I don't see how the definitions for rhet...Besifdes, I don't see how the definitions for rhetoric fail to mesh with talking truth.<BR/><BR/>1. the art or science of using language in prose or verse. 2. the effective use of language in oratory to influence or persuade an audience. 3. the study of the theory and principles of effective communication.<BR/><BR/>??Erudite Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830721195868387265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143641658237321312006-03-29T09:14:00.000-05:002006-03-29T09:14:00.000-05:00I think you can make truth more palatable for the ...I think you can make truth more palatable for the unwilling to hear, by using a little rhetoric. Truth outs. But like medicine it doesn't go down easily sometimes. Maybe I see rhetoric like a sugar coating on a bitter pill. The sugar tricks the tastebuds into accepting the pill. Maybe rhetoric can do the same for hard truth.<BR/><BR/>But then, what would an erudite redneck know? :-)Erudite Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830721195868387265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143636173190412272006-03-29T07:42:00.000-05:002006-03-29T07:42:00.000-05:00"...rhetrotic and the truth therein."ER, your redn...<I>"...rhetrotic and the truth therein."</I><BR/><BR/>ER, your redneck is overshadowing your erudite traits. The majority of the definitions for “rhetoric” when combined with “truth” become oxymoronic. Even when combined with the kinder definitions, “truth” becomes the persuader, not “rhetoric”. …or was that your point?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143609555863660142006-03-29T00:19:00.000-05:002006-03-29T00:19:00.000-05:00Love "My Favorite Year"!Good post. Hannity starte...Love "My Favorite Year"!<BR/><BR/>Good post. Hannity started out nice in the same way Dracula would start out nice.<BR/><BR/>I dispise Hannity. He is an ambush artist, and I can't think of a factual agrument to his name.<BR/><BR/>He personifies "partisan hack."Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004209843701697773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143605072851813452006-03-28T23:04:00.000-05:002006-03-28T23:04:00.000-05:00I occasionally listen to Sean, but he is not my fa...I occasionally listen to Sean, but he is not my favorite righty-right Talk Show Guy.<BR/><BR/>My favorite is Tony Snow.<BR/><BR/>Sean can be a little too abrasive for my tastes, but he is usually right on target with his ideas and opinions. (Except for the Port Deal Issue... He dropped the ball on that one.) (Big time...)<BR/><BR/>In this situation however, I believe that he was well within his rights to call in and ask why Baldwin did not live up to an agreement that Sean obviously believed that they had.<BR/><BR/>And Baldwin reacted immaturely and badly.<BR/><BR/>But then again, this is the sort of exchange which passes for political debate in America lately.<BR/><BR/>The Righty-right guy asking questions, and the Lefty-left guy trying desperately to shout him down by repeating the same nonsense phrase over and over, at an ever increasing volume, and then disengaging the arguement and running away.<BR/><BR/>If I've seen it once, I've seen it a thousand times.<BR/><BR/>No surprizes...tugboatcapnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751281215697965077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143578012174614662006-03-28T15:33:00.000-05:002006-03-28T15:33:00.000-05:00Oh, of course, I think Hannity, like the law, is a...Oh, of course, I think Hannity, like the law, is an ass.Erudite Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830721195868387265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143577978949075982006-03-28T15:32:00.000-05:002006-03-28T15:32:00.000-05:00Hoo hoo. I love that LR gives press to Robin Meyer...Hoo hoo. I love that LR gives press to Robin Meyers. <BR/><BR/>Dr. Meyers is the pastor of the crazy lefty church I go to. Indeed, his is a voice crying in the wilderness. <BR/><BR/>Small dang world, LR.<BR/><BR/>Cracks me up that you think you dismantled, or even came close to touching, Dr. Meyers' rhetrotic and the truth therein.Erudite Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830721195868387265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143569315495585002006-03-28T13:08:00.000-05:002006-03-28T13:08:00.000-05:00Sorry, one more comment on this. To be honest I'm...Sorry, one more comment on this. <BR/><BR/>To be honest I'm not getting this. Baldwin advocates Henry Hyde being stoned, calls Cheney a terrorist and Bush a mass murderer. He attacks Sean right off the bat in their discussion. And Sean is mean because he calls Baldwin a 3rd rate actor. I'm not getting it. And besides Baldwin is a 3rd rate actor!!Dionnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013166054883351020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143556844340119772006-03-28T09:40:00.000-05:002006-03-28T09:40:00.000-05:00I listened to this exchange.My first and last imp...I listened to this exchange.<BR/>My first and last impression is "professional wrestling".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143555708135119432006-03-28T09:21:00.000-05:002006-03-28T09:21:00.000-05:00I listen to Hannity everyday. I like his show, but...I listen to Hannity everyday. I like his show, but he doesn't suffer Liberals too well. (Who does, really?)<BR/><BR/>But it is too easy to pick apart Liberals arguments then to resort to sinking to their level and insult them back. When he does that, he makes Conservatives look bad, and empowers the Liberals, who actively look for evidence that Conservatives are hatemongers.<BR/><BR/>We know we aren't, and so do the Liberals, but if they can find a Conservative that proves their point...<BR/><BR/>Well, lets just say, Hannity didn't do the base any favors by sinking to Baldwin's level.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143534279595602232006-03-28T03:24:00.000-05:002006-03-28T03:24:00.000-05:00I did my own take on this and linked to your post ...I did my own take on this and linked to your post too!!Dionnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013166054883351020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143534070943519932006-03-28T03:21:00.000-05:002006-03-28T03:21:00.000-05:00I'm not a fan of Sean Hannity, for much of the rea...I'm not a fan of Sean Hannity, for much of the reasons you gave. He's one of those popular conservatives that frustrates me. He's the epitomy of using talking points to argue with, hardly ever saying anything substantial and specific to rebutt a good point made by a liberal guest. And when he gets rude, for no good reason, I just wince because he's representing MY SIDE!<BR/><BR/>O'Reilly is another FOX man who frustrates me, in part because he likes to fancy himself an "independant"-thinker and above the fray between Repubs and Dems.<BR/><BR/>Liberals like to use them, Coulter, and Rush as conservative punching bags, and I find these people difficult to defend.The WordSmith from Nantuckethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15937868119894243815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143533320716802432006-03-28T03:08:00.000-05:002006-03-28T03:08:00.000-05:00That's one thing that bothers me about Hannity. I...That's one thing that bothers me about Hannity. It is so easy to pick apart liberal "logic," why lower yourself to their level? Let them engage in the name-calling. I love it on the rare occasions when a liberal leaves a comment on my blog or sends me an intolerant e-mail. I sometimes post it just to tear apart their argument or mock them. Mocking is ok. Name-calling is not. One of my favorites is <A HREF="http://importantstuffornot.blogspot.com/2005/03/how-do-people-get-older-without.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>Lone Rangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278448546799358207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143530611370051092006-03-28T02:23:00.000-05:002006-03-28T02:23:00.000-05:00I'm not a Hannity fan.....I don't think he sucks, ...I'm not a Hannity fan.....I don't think he sucks, but I don't waste my time on him, Rush or O'Reilly.<BR/><BR/>Prager, Medved and Hewitt are much more insightful, and they aren't party hacks.<BR/><BR/>After a hard day at work I listen to Savage, who is often over the top, but I admit he is where my instincts are at........The other three bring me back from my Savage highs.<BR/><BR/>KRLA has all of them, along with Bennett and Ingraham.<BR/>http://www2.krla870.com/listen/<BR/><BR/>And on Sunday night, Lorez is on.<BR/>-----------<BR/>I know Rush is the King, and Hannity is popular, but those of you looking for more than silly banter and RNC BS should look into these other talkers.<BR/><BR/>There is never an excuse for listening to O'Reily......The guy is terrible (TV and Radio).<BR/>-------------<BR/>Oh, as far as Baldwin goes, I hope he gets a show......I'm all for exposing Liberal insanity.Poison Perohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719658237554227638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1143529597243563072006-03-28T02:06:00.000-05:002006-03-28T02:06:00.000-05:00I will have to disagree with you a little on this....I will have to disagree with you a little on this.<BR/><BR/>I am a fan of Rush, Sean and Mark Levin. But in my opinion Rush and especially Mark Levin can be rude at times although ususally justifiably so. Sean is usually very nice and sometimes too nice in my opinion. Alec Baldwin was being a total jerk here and Sean just got a few jabs in. Mark took it over the top but thats Mark Levin. Thats part of his persona and why you like him because he's over the top. <BR/><BR/>With all that said Alec Baldwin is one of the meanest, mean-spirited, hate-filled people I have ever heard talk. Remember he was the one who advocated stoning Henry Hyde during the impeachment hearings. He has absolutely no desire to listen to reason and to be honest I have to wonder what Kim Basinger had to endure being his wife.Dionnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013166054883351020noreply@blogger.com