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  •  but thats what they are doing at mydd (2+ / 0-)

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    Upper West, Quicklund

    his comment about being there when he said things "I disagreed with," they are twisting to saying the things in the clips why he was there. And then they are asking, "why did he stay in the church for 20 years if he heard those things," and "Why didn't he get up and walk out when he heard them?"

    Its possible to take anything out of context.

    Example: "I would kill for one of my mom's hamburgers!" to "He said he would kill his mother!"

    You usually get what you paid for.

    by IowaMike on Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 11:57:55 AM PDT

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    •  Or Kerry's (1+ / 0-)

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      "we need to return to a day when terrorism is regarded as a nuisance" transmuted to "Kerry says terrorism is a nuisance."

      But -- I do think it's important that the "chattering classes" seem to be receiving the speech well.

      Don't get me started . . .

      by Upper West on Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 12:01:01 PM PDT

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    •  Here's another example. (2+ / 0-)

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      I was having a conversation last week with 2 co-workers about the current state of professional basketball.  1 co-worker, a woman who played b-ball in high school, made the statement that, in her opinion, Michael Jordon and Kobe Bryant ruined pro-b-ball by being nothing but showboats.  Jokingly, I twisted it around and came back with:"Ohhh- so you're saying black people ruined basketball".

      It was all just being a smart ass on my part, but it shows how easily one can twist and distort whatever anyone says.

      Just to be clear:  I WAS JOKING WHEN I SAID BLACK PEOPLE RUINED BASKETBALL AND IT WAS OBVIOUS TO ALL INVOLVED THAT I WAS JOKING!!!  I don't want to start a major meltdown here, OK?

      by madmsf on Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 12:11:47 PM PDT

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