Chickenhawks ...

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>  > This "chickenhawk" critique is ridiculous and hypocritical, esp when
>>  coming from the left (and esp from those who've never worn the
>>  uniform themselves). What -- do you wish that W., Lott, Quayle, et al.,
>>  had volunteered to kill Vietnamese? If they had, would you respect
>>  them more when they called for war on Iraq? Bush senior is a combat
>>  vet, and I don't recall anyone who opposed the first Gulf War saying
>>  that, well, at least he served.
>>
>>  There's plenty to critique in the current war cycle without going
>>  this simplistic route.
>
>Yep, and as an argument it's fallacious.  To be a nerd, it's an ad
>hominem (circumstantial, specifically tu quoque): attacking an arguer for
>inconsistency between their stance and their actions or other beliefs.
>
>-- Shane

Is it necessary to point out that the video is meant to be 
entertaining propaganda, not a study in logic?  :->

BTW, some LBO-talkers have said that they enjoy watching O'Reilly, 
celebrated for his conscientious eschewal of all logical fallacies. 
He's included in the Chickenhawk database as well: 
<http://www.nhgazette.com/chickenhawks.html>.
-- 
Yoshie

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