Rep. Louise Slaughter Accuses GOP Freshmen of Coming to Washington to ‘Kill Women’ "Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) said today that the new Republicans elected to the House of Representatives last November came to Congress “to kill women.”"
CBS Goes to Statue of Liberty to Hype Shutdown's 'Ripple Effect' "Nguyen began with the shutdown's possible effect on the visitors to the monument in New York Harbor and expanded out to what might be the negative effects at all of the national parks, along with the government-funded sights in Washington, DC:"
Videos: Dem Reps compete for title of Most Hyperbolic Demagogue of 2011 "Here’s non-voting DC Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton calling a shutdown the “functional equivalent of bombing innocent civilians”:"
Lefty Facebook Page Embraces New Civility: ‘Let’s Dump Trash at Boehner’s House’ "Filed Under Moonbats"
The Democrats' Shameful Rhetoric "Obama may think that calling the opposition "children" is a good way to remain above the fray, but this irresponsible ploy doesn't do the country any good. It's the same thing as calling the tea party "extremists," as Sen. Chuck Schumer did last week (or suggesting they were fascists as Nancy Pelosi was doing a year ago). Likewise, labeling your opponent the "Party of No" says nothing about your own party and its agenda."
Maxine Waters on the Rodney King riots and the near-killing of Reginald Denny "...she called it a rebellion – Waters excused the gang of black thugs who nearly murdered white truck driver Reginald Denny, saying, "The anger in my district is righteous. I'm just as angry as they are." She also dismissed those who looted Korean-owned stores by saying, "They were mothers who took this as an opportunity to take some milk, to take some bread, to take some shoes. They are not crooks."
George Soros; “the single most destructive leftist demagogue in the country.” "...As it is, one of the wealthiest men in the world is using his billions to impose a radical agenda on America."
Here's one from the right: WaPo’s Ezra Klein Supports Killing Black Babies "Don’t Worry, It’s Not Racist. He Just Wants Black Children To Die To Save Money."
Thomas Sowell discusses the issue here: Dangerous Demagoguery "The time is long overdue for voters to demand specifics instead of rhetoric that turns their emotions on and their minds off."
Try this cartoon from Ted Rall:
Background for recognizing a demagogue: Learn the term "ad hominem"
More here from fallacyfiles: "For instance, the charge of "ad hominem" is often raised during American political campaigns, but is seldom logically warranted. We vote for, elect, and are governed by politicians, not platforms; in fact, political platforms are primarily symbolic and seldom enacted. So, personal criticisms are logically relevant to deciding who to vote for. Of course, such criticisms may be logically relevant but factually mistaken, or wrong in some other non-logical way." Fallacy Files
If I may digress, here is a mildly related misuse of a term that gets my goat: "beg the question":
"Begging the question is a fallacious form of argument.
Therefore, to beg the question is to argue fallaciously." This term is too often used to mean "raises (or prompts) the question".
We've gone too far onto a tangent so we'll save "I could care less" for another time.
CBS Goes to Statue of Liberty to Hype Shutdown's 'Ripple Effect' "Nguyen began with the shutdown's possible effect on the visitors to the monument in New York Harbor and expanded out to what might be the negative effects at all of the national parks, along with the government-funded sights in Washington, DC:"
Videos: Dem Reps compete for title of Most Hyperbolic Demagogue of 2011 "Here’s non-voting DC Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton calling a shutdown the “functional equivalent of bombing innocent civilians”:"
Lefty Facebook Page Embraces New Civility: ‘Let’s Dump Trash at Boehner’s House’ "Filed Under Moonbats"
The Democrats' Shameful Rhetoric "Obama may think that calling the opposition "children" is a good way to remain above the fray, but this irresponsible ploy doesn't do the country any good. It's the same thing as calling the tea party "extremists," as Sen. Chuck Schumer did last week (or suggesting they were fascists as Nancy Pelosi was doing a year ago). Likewise, labeling your opponent the "Party of No" says nothing about your own party and its agenda."
Maxine Waters on the Rodney King riots and the near-killing of Reginald Denny "...she called it a rebellion – Waters excused the gang of black thugs who nearly murdered white truck driver Reginald Denny, saying, "The anger in my district is righteous. I'm just as angry as they are." She also dismissed those who looted Korean-owned stores by saying, "They were mothers who took this as an opportunity to take some milk, to take some bread, to take some shoes. They are not crooks."
George Soros; “the single most destructive leftist demagogue in the country.” "...As it is, one of the wealthiest men in the world is using his billions to impose a radical agenda on America."
Here's one from the right: WaPo’s Ezra Klein Supports Killing Black Babies "Don’t Worry, It’s Not Racist. He Just Wants Black Children To Die To Save Money."
Thomas Sowell discusses the issue here: Dangerous Demagoguery "The time is long overdue for voters to demand specifics instead of rhetoric that turns their emotions on and their minds off."
Try this cartoon from Ted Rall:
More here from fallacyfiles: "For instance, the charge of "ad hominem" is often raised during American political campaigns, but is seldom logically warranted. We vote for, elect, and are governed by politicians, not platforms; in fact, political platforms are primarily symbolic and seldom enacted. So, personal criticisms are logically relevant to deciding who to vote for. Of course, such criticisms may be logically relevant but factually mistaken, or wrong in some other non-logical way." Fallacy Files
If I may digress, here is a mildly related misuse of a term that gets my goat: "beg the question":
"Begging the question is a fallacious form of argument.
Therefore, to beg the question is to argue fallaciously." This term is too often used to mean "raises (or prompts) the question".
We've gone too far onto a tangent so we'll save "I could care less" for another time.