Nope. You move past the army you’ve already defeated and go on to the next military objective, following a laid-out strategy of winning the war, not each battle. A residual enemy force that cannot hinder your operations anymore can be ignored.
Look into the Allies’ island-hopping strategy of WW2 sometime. Or the Schlieffen plan.
Slaves have fuck-all to do with this situation.
Get a grip.
Because my hatred is uncaused, I suppose. All of the shit she’s been doing since this began, all of the racist dogwhistles, all of the surrogate’s racist dogwhistles, all of the lies, all of the disingenuous arguments, all of the appealing to people’s lowest natures, all of the “lobbyists are people too”, all of the DLC bullshit, all of the corporatist agenda, all of the “inevitability”, all of the absolutely stupid campaigning, Mark fucking Penn, Howard fucking Wolfson…none of that has anything to do with my growing hatred of her candidacy over the last five months. It’s all some sort of uncaused mental instability, right?
Your candidate stinks. I was dubious but neutral toward her before the primary actually began. I would have preferred her not to be the nominee at that point, but that was more because at least half the country hates her (and Bill) with a passion that makes 10,000 blazing suns look like a 40-watt bulb than because of anything inherent in her. But you know who has made me an ardent anti-Clintonist? Hillary Clinton has. Bill Clinton has. Penn has. Wolfson has. Ferraro has. My feelings about her did not appear full-blown like some sort of political Big Bang. It was organic.
Do you even have any idea what the Von Schlieffen plan is? That’s not an area you want to challenge me on.
Anyway, obviously it’s not a perfect analogy.
Obama is not the democratic nominee at this point even though it has been clear that he eventually would be for a while. But he can’t actually go out and campaign as the democratic nominee until he actually is.
Funny how Obama doesn’t care about them even now? Please.
There have been a number saying so in this very forum. Do pay attention. If not, at least look at the polls there.
You get a lot more understanding about what people think by *asking * them than by *telling * them, ya know?
Mr. Godwin … paging Mr. Godwin …
Oh, but Elvis is playing a game where listing the offenses committed by Hillary Clinton merely proves that you hate her. It’s very reminiscent of Bush supporters, when he had any.
Yeah, because I said it was the “Heil” Clinton Party, right?
Says the guy who mentioned slavery five minutes ago.
Is that like the alien astronaut stuff? Look, just sayin’, you don’t want to get this crowd started on that whole “probe” thing. There are some people here inclined to make some pretty rude jokes.
So imperfect it supports exactly the opposite of the point you wish to make.
He’s been doing essentially that for weeks already.
If you *have * no rebuttal to the point under discussion, it’s best not to try one. Not here.
If that insinuation wasn’t your intention, how about telling us what was?
Back to back posts! Nice.
You criticize him for calling “Godwin!” instead of responding to the argument, and in the very next line call “Godwin!” yourself.
You know what? I’m done justifying anything to you. I have no idea what’s happened to you in the last six months, but you are NOT the person I’ve been reading for several years now.
Given that, at this point, the only things I really want to say to you are not appropriate for GD, I’m done with you. I should have held to my previous “done with you” vow, but I was weak. You can insinuate that I’m claiming Clinton has a secret concentration camp where she puts black people into the gas chamber daily all you want. Have at it. Hope you have fun destroying what little reputation you have left.
Elvis
You ought to consider what your actions are going to have on your future. How long to you plan on harboring this grudge against the entire board? I won’t forget the way you’ve treated people here, and I doubt many will.
By the same token, don’t provide this cautionary note when you’re failing so epically to make or defend any kind of a point… and especially don’t post it in response to your own pwnage. Are you really too blind to see that your historical analogy is no apter than jayjay’s? Are you too befuddled to see what my point was by reminding you of your own recent transgressions before you lecture others?
I made no historical analogy, elvis’s insinuations notwithstanding.
It was funny. **gonzomax ** and I were watching the entire thing and when Ickes spoke, we were wondering exactly where he was going with it until about a quarter of the way though. I looked at him and said “Ah, a point emerges!” **gonzomax ** said “Ah, so that’s how Hillary wants to win this.”
Can a Hillary supporter explain to me what the rationale is behind her getting the full weight of those contests?
I assume it’s “She won them”.
. . .
Gee, ya think?
Hillary’s supporters — with the obvious exception of any Dopers — are just… vile.