I found this at PJM: The Seven Deadly Sins of Conversation.
Speaking of someone being wrong on the Internet, I disagree with certain suggestions in the PJM article. Though I link to stories in PJM and comment there fairly often, I find that, by and large, the site is too centrist and too politically correct for my taste. Case in point:
3) Race, religion, politics: I’m a conservative Christian and you might very well guess that if you talk to me for awhile, but I generally don’t bring up race, religion, or politics first with people I don’t know well. Those can be emotional subjects and people don’t like to have unpleasant conversations about emotional topics. So, you’re always rolling the dice if you dip your toe into those three areas.
Some people, however, take it to the next level and torture everyone around them by obsessively focusing on one of the big three. You can’t have a ten minute conversation with these people without ‘em touching on some race they don’t like, wondering how you can possibly like Person X from the political party they hate, or finding a reason to quote scripture. Even if you agree with someone like that, it’s still tedious to hear him raise his leg and spew his tired opinion all over you like a dog with a bladder control problem. Spare us the blather.
My own comment on the PJM article:
You generally CAN talk religion and politics – just not to a Marxist/leftist/eco-freak or to a Muslim. If you can manage to figure out who those are and avoid them entirely, you’ll be pretty safe.
As far as race – I’d leave that topic alone. If somebody else brings it up, I’d say, “I don’t even discuss that topic any more. These days, it’s too easy to get into trouble just for bringing it up.”
Explaining why you won’t talk about race subtly lets the other person know that the tyranny of political correctness makes you uncomfortable, without risking getting yourself in trouble by saying something that a stranger or casual acquaintance might complain about.
Regarding politics and religion, if you discuss those topics in a reasonable manner and if you have the facts and logic to back up what you are saying, you are likely to have an engaging and productive discussion, and you may end up learning something from it.
On the other hand…Got courage?
If you have the courage to talk about religion to Muslims, then more power to you!
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High-ranking DOJ official to resign amid Fast and Furious, Virgin Islands bribery scandals
Not high-ranking enough.
Humpf. Working the last almost 24 years on mostly international stuff with every kind of person on the planet, I would have to disagree. I am very guarded on what I say regarding religion, race, politics and a few other subjects unless and until I can make a pretty good guess as to what an individual’s reaction will be to my statements. Doesn’t always work, and there is the monumental blow-up from time to time, but I have to keep that to the barest minimum. Religion is a “third rail” I try to never touch on.
m wrote:
and it’s not like he’s resigning in shame and humiliation like any normal person caught lying to Congress would do after being tried and convicted, of course. oh, no, he’s going to be the Dean of the Baltimore School of Law. incredible. He should be disbarred (if he’s an attorney) and tried, convicted, and imprisoned not sent off to teach young people the finer points of the law! What the hell??? Is law school now where you go to learn to get around the law??
PatDollard tweeted this video of Ted Nugent on GTBV.
its-planet-of-the-apes-ted-nugent-slams-obama-government-over-feral-pig-slaughter
At the end, GB says that the administration is using the Espionage Act against whistle blowers and that they would end up in prison. I hadn’t heard that before. anyone else?
m wrote:
This is the sacrificial lamb. Holder did not want to
give up his number one lackey, Lanny Breuer.
It goes higher, Holder & Napalitano proveably
perjured themselves in front of Issas committee.
Ooops, whistle blowers delivered emails that counter
them.
I will bet anything that if Obama loses he will pardon
from all causes anybody that is actually guilty.
RIX wrote:
Timing is everything, he can only pardon someone who has been convicted… the charges will (as they should) be brought close to the election for maximum effect & the convictions will come after O is out of office. There is an order to all this.
@ brookly red:
No, not really. Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon, who had not been impeached or indicted.
@ brookly red:
President Ford pardoned Nixon from any and all crimes
& the House had not even impeached him.
Obama can do it, & I don’t doubt that he will.
Mike C. wrote:
true.
This is from “Yahoo Answers”. According to this Obama may
be able to pardon himself, if it comes to it.
RIX wrote:
/well to do that he would have to admit that he was wrong and he just doesn’t have that in him
@ brookly red:
I could see him pardoning himself “to spare the nation
the ordeal”
His drones would call it noble for an innocent man.
Later Gators
Lily wrote:
at the current rate it will take me 8 years to recover from the last 4… and I am one of the lucky ones.
To be pardoned, one must be convicted you would think. You give someone immunity in advance, not a pardon. But someone needs to look at Federal code to be sure -- but it makes no sense to pardon before a conviction because every pardon application asks: what were you CONVICTED OF? Ford “pardoned” Nixon only in the liberal sense of the world, if you ask me. Basically he put the liborats in Congress on notice that “it’s over”, “so fuck off assholes”. Period. They did not choose to keep the thing going and Ford did the nation a great service bluffing like this. Plus, let’s just say Congress still tried to charge Nixon, Ford was still POTUS and could have just pardoned him again or for real, depending on your perspective. If ObaMao leaves the White House, he does not have that luxury any more. I’d pay good money to see him and Holder in handcuffs. And Michelle for her basically looting the treasury. What corporate CEO’s wife gets to take trips on the company dime when not an employee ? Ok, I am an asshole some times. But it’s situational, not lifestyle.