08-22-2016, 12:13 PM
I understand that positions change and evolve over time, for politicians and other objective people, Maggot. As it should be.
But, comparing a change in position to claiming total ignorance about a widely discussed and controversial subject in your profession is a false equivalency.
Kellyanne Conway's statement that she was unaware that Trump claimed he was under tax audit until two weeks ago can only mean one of two things: (1) she's inept; she wasn't paying close attention to the election for over a year, didn't watch the debates, didn't learn the basics about the candidate whose campaign she now manages OR (2) she's lying because the truth is a worse option in her perception. She's a seasoned pro and very sharp, in my opinion, so I think she's lying.
As for the Clinton clip you posted, that too is a false equivalency. Being open to considering profiling what could be Islamic radicals at airline security checkpoints immediately following 9⁄11 is not comparable to proposing that over a billion people across the globe be temporarily banned from entering the U.S. based solely on their religion. Screening and profiling are not equivalent to banning. And, clearly, not all Muslims across the globe are Islamic radicals.
Anyway, Donald Trump's been labeled a 'racist' and a 'xenophobe' and a 'misogynist' by some because of his comments against Mexicans (from illegals to Federal judges), his years-long failed campaign to prove that President Obama is a Kenyan Muslim, his sexist comments about women, and other statements and conspiracy theories he's floated -- not just his statements pertaining to Muslims.
But, comparing a change in position to claiming total ignorance about a widely discussed and controversial subject in your profession is a false equivalency.
Kellyanne Conway's statement that she was unaware that Trump claimed he was under tax audit until two weeks ago can only mean one of two things: (1) she's inept; she wasn't paying close attention to the election for over a year, didn't watch the debates, didn't learn the basics about the candidate whose campaign she now manages OR (2) she's lying because the truth is a worse option in her perception. She's a seasoned pro and very sharp, in my opinion, so I think she's lying.
As for the Clinton clip you posted, that too is a false equivalency. Being open to considering profiling what could be Islamic radicals at airline security checkpoints immediately following 9⁄11 is not comparable to proposing that over a billion people across the globe be temporarily banned from entering the U.S. based solely on their religion. Screening and profiling are not equivalent to banning. And, clearly, not all Muslims across the globe are Islamic radicals.
Anyway, Donald Trump's been labeled a 'racist' and a 'xenophobe' and a 'misogynist' by some because of his comments against Mexicans (from illegals to Federal judges), his years-long failed campaign to prove that President Obama is a Kenyan Muslim, his sexist comments about women, and other statements and conspiracy theories he's floated -- not just his statements pertaining to Muslims.