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Cruz Records Weakest Home State GOP Primary Victory in Party History
Smart Politics ^ | 3/2/16 | Eric J. Ostermeier

Posted on 03/02/2016 9:00:23 AM PST by Sybeck1

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To: paladinan

Are you a mind-reader?

Can you see the future?

Are you, perhaps, The Shadow, and you can know the darkness within the hearts of men?


141 posted on 03/02/2016 1:08:33 PM PST by Luircin (The difference between lesser evil and greater good is who gets schlonged in the end.)
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To: KittenClaws

Oh yes, because how DARE Trump get people interested and involved in the direction the country is going.


142 posted on 03/02/2016 1:10:42 PM PST by Luircin (The difference between lesser evil and greater good is who gets schlonged in the end.)
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To: magna carta

I worked EV in TX yes ppl minorities crossing into R primary for Trump. Had what was seemingly an IA voting Trum as he needed help to operate voting machine and translation too
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Yep! And these are the voters trump supporters brag about. . .probably paid by some local democrat shill to vote for trump.


143 posted on 03/02/2016 1:28:17 PM PST by KittenClaws ( Normalcy Bias. Do you have it?)
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To: Luircin
Are you a mind-reader?

No.

Can you see the future?

No.

Are you, perhaps, The Shadow, and you can know the darkness within the hearts of men?

Once more, no. Are you, perhaps, trying a sarcasm-laden version of "who are you to judge"? Just in case you missed my original comment to that effect:

"He's a good Christian!" (Read Matthew 7:16-20. And if I hear another--forgive me--idiotic repetition of the old "Who are you to judge?" quip, I may scream. Logic shreds that infantile slogan to shreds, in this case... since someone could use the same "defense" of anyone, including Jim Jones. Calling oneself a Christian isn't sufficient--sorry--just as calling yourself a 747 doesn't give you the power to make trans-Atlantic flights on your own power. Words mean things.)
FRiend, stringing together a list of red herrings (such as you've done here) doesn't further any rational point; the comments in that string suggest that "only those with mystical ability to read hearts, or read the future, can possibly form a judgment about another person's character or trustworthiness".

...to which I say:

BUNKUM. Nonsense. Sheer insanity.

Matthew 7.

To suggest that one cannot evaluate anyone's "fruit", or that one cannot (as Our Lord says we can) extrapolate the type of tree (without going further, and wrongly assuming something about that person's culpability or eternal destination) from which such fruit comes, is as illogical as it is unbiblical.

144 posted on 03/02/2016 1:47:52 PM PST by paladinan (Rule #1: There is a God. Rule #2: It isn't you.)
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To: paladinan

Nope. You are absolutely incorrect about what I was going for.

Mostly I am annoyed that you think you can read the minds of Trump supporters and more annoyed that you automatically assume we are stupid.

And look. Your earlier post proves me right!


145 posted on 03/02/2016 3:58:34 PM PST by Luircin (The difference between lesser evil and greater good is who gets schlonged in the end.)
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To: Luircin
I... see. Well, let's explore that:

Nope. You are absolutely incorrect about what I was going for.

I stand corrected.

Mostly I am annoyed that you think you can read the minds of Trump

Not a bit of it. There's a technique known as "listening to" (or, in this case, "reading") what people say, and evaluating them based on sound reasoning. If the reasons, for example, that are given for voting for Trump are "He'll make America great again", "he'll build a wall", "he's conservative", "he's a solid Christian" (though most Christians will eventually admit that the latter has no basis in Trump's comments or actions, and they regress back to one of the other reasons... usually with a qualifier of "we're not electing a pastor-in-chief! If you wait for a perfect candidate, you'll never get one!", blah, blah, blah.), and nothing of substance, then it's reasonable to conclude that the choice is mainly irrational and emotion-driven.

supporters and more annoyed that you automatically assume we are stupid.

There's a distinction that needs to be made, here. There's a difference between a stupid ACTION (or choice) and a stupid PERSON. I don't presume to make judgments on the latter; but I feel quite free to make judgments on the former (as any sane, thinking person is not only free, but obliged, to do). It's quite possible for otherwise smart (or even brilliant) people to make stupid choices; I (though not brilliant, so the example weakens, somewhat) have done so, more times than I can count... and it's not unreasonable for someone else to point it out if the situation warrants it. (In this case, we're on a debate forum, where criticism and debate of ideas is the very point of the forum's existence.)

And look. Your earlier post proves me right!

I hope I've shown that that isn't the case. No disrespect to your skill with snark intended.

146 posted on 03/03/2016 8:27:16 AM PST by paladinan (Rule #1: There is a God. Rule #2: It isn't you.)
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