There are some people whose rhetorical goal is to bring the reader/listener to a point of numbness where they feel that the topic is too complex to understand and they defer to the expert. This is especially used when talking with those who agree with the premises and conclusion that the speaker/writer has. Thus the […]
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Andrew Scheer and Memes
If you’ve read my writings during the last election I was very very critical of the CPC. That being said I hate it when people are deliberately misleading. I saw a meme today about the new leader of the CPC Andrew Scheer. It seemed to list things that I had heard the opposite about so […]
Dobson, Trump, Faith, and Power
The major Evangelical leader Dr. Dobson has put out a release talking about Donald Trump’s faith. Now I was under the impression that there was no “religious test… as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust”. But since Dobson brought it up… in the words of Aaron Burr in Hamilton “Ok, so we’re doin’ this”. […]
Thoughts on the Syrian Refugee Crisis
I thought I’d take a look at the countries who are hosting the most Syrian Refugees. So with a quick skim of news reports and Wikipedia I have this. These are the countries that have brought in the most Syrian refugees by percentage of their population: Lebanon (22%) Jordan (10%) Macedonia (10%) Serbia (4%) Greece […]
Republican Candidate Prediction
14 candidates step in, one steps out. Hey that could be an interesting TVÂ show. But since we don’t do this by cage match who has a chance at winning the Republican nomination? Alright, I’m going to cut out anyone who polled lower than one percent on any of the polls in the last week. I’m […]