tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post440321137770741174..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: More Idiocy from Michele BachmannUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-92031246896650944942009-07-02T03:51:05.624-07:002009-07-02T03:51:05.624-07:00"hypocrisy is another. And you can get called..."hypocrisy is another. And you can get called on it."<br /><br />Of course. But it won't bother her or her base support if you do.Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-25437087161033946512009-07-01T17:21:25.101-07:002009-07-01T17:21:25.101-07:00Cognitive dissonance is one thing, hypocrisy is an...Cognitive dissonance is one thing, hypocrisy is another. And you can get called on it.The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-83552772609905087212009-07-01T14:09:09.343-07:002009-07-01T14:09:09.343-07:00I think Dr. S. is right. Cognitive dissonance nev...I think Dr. S. is right. Cognitive dissonance never seems to bother these people. They'll happily talk out of both sides of their mouth and insist that it's just a different situation.Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-80726414471130494932009-07-01T11:53:10.370-07:002009-07-01T11:53:10.370-07:00Ask her if there is a right to privacy in the cons...Ask her if there is a right to privacy in the constitution, and she will stand transfixed like a deer in the headlights. She knows she can't answer yes - they all know that much. But what else do you do?The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-41788721762975820032009-06-29T16:08:23.893-07:002009-06-29T16:08:23.893-07:00Let's be clear: I don't care what Bachmann...Let's be clear: I don't care what Bachmann thinks or says she is doing. I doubt she even has the intelligence and experience to parse what you asked, LTG. (No doubt she would just say that she believes in, privacy for law-abiding citizens, not "murder.")Dr. Strangelovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407042105777411150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-65671389702442387802009-06-29T14:41:25.755-07:002009-06-29T14:41:25.755-07:00What's her position, then? Is she a scofflaw?...What's her position, then? Is she a scofflaw? Is she substituting her policy preference for that of Congress? Or is she asserting an individual right to privacy? If she is asserting a right, where does that right come from? What is that right? <br /><br />Conservatives have been saying for years that there is no such thing as a right of privacy in the constitution. Either put up or shut up on this one.The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-43498879772755909292009-06-29T12:08:30.913-07:002009-06-29T12:08:30.913-07:00Not to defend Bachmann--who is clearly hypocritica...Not to defend Bachmann--who is clearly hypocritical on privacy issues in general--but it is reasonable to feel that certain questions on the census could violate one's privacy. The census asks for a lot of personal information, and we are asked to trust that this will only be used for statistical purposes. In other contexts, many of us--especially those on the left--bristle at the idea of the government collecting personal information in a huge database. <br /><br />Also, the census is likely to ask increasingly more personal questions as time goes on. For example, as the government gradually assumes a greater role in the provision of health care, we might start to see more personal medical questions on the census. Clearly Bachmann herself is a blight, but the concern she raises has merit.Dr. Strangelovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407042105777411150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-73826965211057835122009-06-29T11:24:12.118-07:002009-06-29T11:24:12.118-07:00She is a blight on the prairie.She is a blight on the prairie.Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.com