# What were you THINKING? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3174
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/3174 "2024-08-09T13:09:21Z")
Likewise here, courtesy of **Loach** and his “concerns”, as so beautifully called out by **ShadowFacts** : > [@Kamala Harris's choice of Tim Walz as VP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamala-harriss-choice-of-tim-walz-as-vp/1005352/254): > > This lengthy discussion of Walz’s military record is a perfect example of how the Right is so often successful in changing/framing a conversation on their own terms. (And also somewhat reminiscent of Jonathan Swift’s oft-remixed quote: “Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it.”) The whole discussion here started with Loach vaguely mentioning how Walz’s military record is “being turned against him in a way I’m having a hard time disagreeing with.,” When challenged, he posted as fa… Gotcha is how **Loach** completely failed to research any of Walz’s backstory before deciding to open his fat yap. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532)._