Xultar uses a parable to illustrate a point
HERE.xultar (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-21-10 06:33 PM
Original message
For all those confused about why the WH pulling a they did it too line is stupid...
Edited on Wed Jul-21-10 06:35 PM by xultar
A story for you.
There are two brothers in this family. There is an older brother who is smart, educated, worldly, we know he's going to be something one day. There is a younger pesky brother who is well not all that bright. He plays with fire constantly, he is sloppy, he doesn't pay attention, he is always jumping to one thing or another, lindsay lohan, mel gibson, instead of paying attention to real important stuff like researching his homework.
So, one day the younger pesky brother jumps off the roof and he's fine he is dazed and confused but o.k because he is always dazed and confused. He calls for the older brother to jump off next. Instead of thinking about it like he does with other issues he jumps and unfortunately breaks his ankle. The dad hears the older brother cry in pain and runs to his aid. The dad asks the smarter older brother, "Why did you jump off the roof?" The older more stately brother says, "Well he did it." The dad yells back, "If your dumb ass brother knee jerked on a story and over reacted would you do it too?"
Does that clear it up?
Now I'm not saying that the WH shouldn't call out the media, there is plenty to say about this issue over and beyond they did it too.
Okay - so the smarter brother is the Obama administration, and the dimwitted brother is the USDA. The USDA overreacts to a story, so the White House does too, without checking the facts first. Easy Right ??... Not for the primitives...
First - apparently the applejacks primitive didn't eat a nutritious breakfast today..
jaxx (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-21-10 06:35 PM
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1. Are you absolving Breitbart and Faux of all responsibility?
Xultar DEFCON 3
xultar (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-21-10 06:37 PM
Response to Reply #1
3. That is what you got from that? Seriously? Can someone help me?
Prosense -- oh, not today my primitive friend -- antisense is more like it.
ProSense (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-21-10 06:36 PM
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2. The WH and media are brothers? n/t
Xultar DEFCON 2
xultar (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-21-10 06:37 PM
Response to Reply #2
5. That is what you got from that?
apparently jenny cut far too many classes...
Jennicut (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-21-10 06:37 PM
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4. This post is too convoluted for me to follow.
Edited on Wed Jul-21-10 06:37 PM by Jennicut
I apologize but after running after my 5 and 6 year olds all day, I cannot compute things that easily.
Xultar DEFCON 1
xultar (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-21-10 06:38 PM
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I think I'll just take a break from DU. See y'all later.
And FrenchieCat -- the smartest primitive of all...
FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Wed Jul-21-10 06:38 PM
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6. I'm re-reading it......
I'm not quite getting it. Sorry!
This is the whole thread at the moment