bs: Pardon, but I'm getting a little bit frustrated - what more do you want?
What is it about the statement "I would like a direct quote from Greg Palast" that you find confusing?
b: I gave you an overview of his ideas
You gave me your version of his ideas.
b: and I directed you to a video of the man himself talking. You have to click, maybe, three things.
You directed me to a 54 minute video. No, I'm not going to kill the better part of an hour watching the video and trying to figure out what quote you might have in mind.
If Greg Palast's crackpottery was so obvious, why are you having such trouble finding a quote from him to back up your assessment?
bs: You'll also have to excuse me as this seems like you're not actually interested in discussing the topic at hand, as you're willfully refusing to investigate these things I'm talking about independently.
Look, I've read Greg Palast. I've listened to him. He's no crackpot. He documents pretty much everything he says. I'm not going to read a book or spend 54 minutes watching a video solely to figure out what you had in mind when you called him a crackpot.
Back up what you've said about Greg Palast being a crackpot, WITH THE QUOTE YOU FEEL ESTABLISHES HIM AS A CRACKPOT.
As things stand, I suspect you're merely saying this because you happen to disagree with his conclusions. You're not producing a crackpot post from Palast because you can't find any.
bs: I'm very sorry that I cannot directly cite the author of a book I read once about a year ago; you want me to drive home, get the book, and spend 20 minutes transcribing a chapter for you? Does the acronym LMGTFY mean anything to you?
No need to transcribe an entire chapter. A sentence or two would do the trick. A paragraph at most.
20 minutes? You're asking me to spend more than twice that amount of time watching a video. Even more reading an entire book.
bs: I mean, seriously. If you're trying to raise my blood pressure, you're accomplishing your goal. If you're trying to have a sincere discussion, however, you're failing.
No, sorry, I'm not the one who's "failing." The one who's failing is the person who, faced with the simple request that he back up something he's said, comes up empty, gets mad, and blames the person who asked him.
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Date: 1/5/10 23:58 (UTC)What is it about the statement "I would like a direct quote from Greg Palast" that you find confusing?
b: I gave you an overview of his ideas
You gave me your version of his ideas.
b: and I directed you to a video of the man himself talking. You have to click, maybe, three things.
You directed me to a 54 minute video. No, I'm not going to kill the better part of an hour watching the video and trying to figure out what quote you might have in mind.
If Greg Palast's crackpottery was so obvious, why are you having such trouble finding a quote from him to back up your assessment?
bs: You'll also have to excuse me as this seems like you're not actually interested in discussing the topic at hand, as you're willfully refusing to investigate these things I'm talking about independently.
Look, I've read Greg Palast. I've listened to him. He's no crackpot. He documents pretty much everything he says. I'm not going to read a book or spend 54 minutes watching a video solely to figure out what you had in mind when you called him a crackpot.
Back up what you've said about Greg Palast being a crackpot, WITH THE QUOTE YOU FEEL ESTABLISHES HIM AS A CRACKPOT.
As things stand, I suspect you're merely saying this because you happen to disagree with his conclusions. You're not producing a crackpot post from Palast because you can't find any.
bs: I'm very sorry that I cannot directly cite the author of a book I read once about a year ago; you want me to drive home, get the book, and spend 20 minutes transcribing a chapter for you? Does the acronym LMGTFY mean anything to you?
No need to transcribe an entire chapter. A sentence or two would do the trick. A paragraph at most.
20 minutes? You're asking me to spend more than twice that amount of time watching a video. Even more reading an entire book.
bs: I mean, seriously. If you're trying to raise my blood pressure, you're accomplishing your goal. If you're trying to have a sincere discussion, however, you're failing.
No, sorry, I'm not the one who's "failing." The one who's failing is the person who, faced with the simple request that he back up something he's said, comes up empty, gets mad, and blames the person who asked him.