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20. Jon Stewart's False Analogy.. That's too bad.. but, there are many people who don't think that way

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 08:15 AM

Mar 2015

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and know that the republicons are out of control. First Netanyahu and now this with their stupid letter to the Ayatollahs in Iran.. trying to undermine the Peace negotiations that SOS Kerry and President Obama have been working on for months if not longer.

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Jon Stewart's False Analogy [View all] One of the 99 Mar 2015 OP

Of course it's not the same. NuclearDem Mar 2015 #1

I'm still sorry he is retiring marym625 Mar 2015 #2

On a basic level it is not a false analogy at all onenote Mar 2015 #3

Two situations are not even remotely the same One of the 99 Mar 2015 #4

They were the same insofar as they were both inconsistent with the executive branch onenote Mar 2015 #5

They're not. One of the 99 Mar 2015 #8

No. You stop pretending there is a legal distinction onenote Mar 2015 #10

There is. One of the 99 Mar 2015 #11

I'm hardly a conservative. I just know the law. onenote Mar 2015 #14

Could have fooled me One of the 99 Mar 2015 #16

I have to agree. Marr Mar 2015 #48

Not his first false equivalency: freshwest Mar 2015 #6

good detailed analysis GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #27

Right. If Boehner flew to the Middle East against Obama's wishes to hold talks with some presidents, Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #7

Members of congress do fly to other nations One of the 99 Mar 2015 #9

So if instead of writing the open letter, those senators had flown to Iran, Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #15

Substance matters. One of the 99 Mar 2015 #17

So there is something in the Logan act about "derailing ongoing talks"? Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #18

Never mentioned the Logan act One of the 99 Mar 2015 #31

Using "Conservative" to mean "person disagreeing with me" is foolish. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2015 #42

When they are parroting right wing talking points One of the 99 Mar 2015 #44

Am I a bad person if it would be acceptable to me if those 47 flew to Syria FSogol Mar 2015 #25

Only if they kept him. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #51

Pelosi did not go against Bush's wishes. Drunken Irishman Mar 2015 #53

"Her visit has been criticized by President Bush..." Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #54

His state department approved it and she went with Republicans. Drunken Irishman Mar 2015 #55

"The State Department urged the Speaker not to go" Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #56

They approvedo it and she went with Republicans. Drunken Irishman Mar 2015 #57

Let's not pretend that Bush enjoyed her dissent. Orsino Mar 2015 #60

Strictly talking about Assad meeting… She would have less reason to protest... MrMickeysMom Mar 2015 #12

No analogy can be false. aikoaiko Mar 2015 #13

! DeSwiss Mar 2015 #43

No one ever mentions the three Republicans who also met with Assad that same week. PeteSelman Mar 2015 #19

Oh yeah? I don't really remember any of it. Cha Mar 2015 #21

It's right in the link they keep using against her. PeteSelman Mar 2015 #26

Thank you for that, Pete. It doesn't seem the "same" to me, at all. Cha Mar 2015 #28

No problem. This needs to be spread. PeteSelman Mar 2015 #29

So.Am.I. Cha Mar 2015 #34

Jon Stewart's False Analogy.. That's too bad.. but, there are many people who don't think that way Cha Mar 2015 #20

You're welcome nt One of the 99 Mar 2015 #33

KICK! Cha Mar 2015 #36

I believe there are two important points to be made rock Mar 2015 #22

Exactly, rock Cha Mar 2015 #37

The two situations are not equal Gothmog Mar 2015 #23

Pelosi invited Assad to speak on the floor of our Congress and use our platform to Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #24

+1! Thank you, J Cha Mar 2015 #35

That's how I see it...I don't agree with Stewart on this. The entire enterprise Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #45

Weil said, Jefferson.. but, that's what "Traitortots" do. :( Cha Mar 2015 #49

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2015 #46

And in each case, Dems were trying to find a dipomatic path, and the GOP wanted War. JoePhilly Mar 2015 #30

Great point nt One of the 99 Mar 2015 #32

Yeah, no one mentions Pelosi was delivering a letter from Israel. joshcryer Mar 2015 #39

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #38

Pelosi went on a bipartisan visit. joshcryer Mar 2015 #40

I thought the same thing. 6000eliot Mar 2015 #41

Stewart owes Pelosi an apology One of the 99 Mar 2015 #47

He owes Nancy Pelosi and America an apology.. Cha Mar 2015 #50

Unfortunately he won't apologize One of the 99 Mar 2015 #58

No, he won't.. he just "owes" them. KICK Cha Mar 2015 #63

Neither have a huge bunch of people even right here. TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #64

he blew it Enrique Mar 2015 #52

Making a ruckus for peace does differ from agitating for war. Orsino Mar 2015 #59

See the post above yours from Enrique One of the 99 Mar 2015 #61

It's a very instructive analogy. Orsino Mar 2015 #62

Unfortunately One of the 99 Mar 2015 #66

KICK! Cha Mar 2015 #65