Illegitimate Attack Or Appropriate Criticism

DemocratSinceBirth

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Tue Dec-04-07 09:14 AM
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Poll question: Illegitimate Attack Or Appropriate Criticism

If Candidate X criticizes Candidate Y for ducking controversial votes is that appropriate criticism or an illegitimate attack.

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sufrommich

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Tue Dec-04-07 09:18 AM
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1. If talking about the candidates voting record

isn't appropriate,what is?

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Tue Dec-04-07 09:20 AM
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2. Dante Alighieri

"The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crises maintain their neutrality."

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jefferson_dem

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Tue Dec-04-07 09:28 AM
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3. Uh oh...

Why did Hillary duck voting on her buddy Brownback's bill that would prevent contributions to organizations that perform or promote abortion as a method of family planning?

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/110/senate/1/votes/320/

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Tue Dec-04-07 09:34 AM
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5. I Was Asking A General Question

I notice Obama didn't vote on that either. I suspect they were campaigning. That being said, there is a suggestion that a "pattern and practice" exists among a certain candidate missing key votes throughout his state senate and United States senate career.

Doesn't that trouble you?

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1corona4u

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Tue Dec-04-07 09:46 AM
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8. Yep..bothers me....a lot.

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jefferson_dem

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Tue Dec-04-07 09:58 AM
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9. I look at all things in context.

Voting records are important, of course.

However, we also need to be critical of candidates who seek to misconstrue legislative records for the "red herring-like" purpose of their own political advantage. Should we have also gobbled up the "I voted for it before I voted against it" bs peddled against Kerry in 2004?

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Tue Dec-04-07 10:02 AM
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10. In Kerry's Defense

Edited on Tue Dec-04-07 10:04 AM by DemocratSinceBirth

Lots of games are played in the passing of legislation; poison pills and all...

The claim, here, is that a certain candidate has a "pattern and practice" of avoiding the tough votes...

If the charge is true it's troubling...If the charge isn't true it's troubling that somebody is falsely making it...

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Renew Deal

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Tue Dec-04-07 09:32 AM
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4. Doesn't it depend on if it's true or not?

A lot of people say a lot of things in politics. Sometimes the criticism isn't true.

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Tue Dec-04-07 09:35 AM
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6. Of Course

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Skip Intro

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Tue Dec-04-07 09:44 AM
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7. Absolutely appropriate, despite the whining from candidate Y's camp.

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cuke

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Tue Dec-04-07 10:52 AM
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11. 100% and Obama supporters are still claiming it's a BS issue

Several posters have tried to portray his present votes as courageous, but none of them are posting in this thread

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