Using ‘discrediting’ to achieve your purpose

It is a tradition that this is as old as the United States itself: discredit the opposition. This is also a tradition that draws my contempt for those that employ it. There is a difference between sharply comparing people, ideologies, or backgrounds and using a person’s life to smear, sneer,…

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A question on health care

I often hear conservatives rail against universal health care coverage for all Americans, and one of the most commonly spoken talking points is that they don’t want government bureaucrats in Washington, DC making decisions regarding their health care. What I’m wondering is how that would be any different than the…

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What’s Sebring’s solution to poverty?

In a recent press release, Dan Sebring, a candidate for the Fourth Congressional District seat currently held by Rep. Gwen Moore, launches an attack on Rep. Moore after Moore asked Rep. Dave Obey, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, in granting Wisconsin a waiver in the Child and Adult…

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