"We always hear that the “rich” aren’t paying their “fair share”. This begs* the question: what amount constitutes this fair share? This graphic should clear things up:"
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Moderator:...The State Department has now made clear there were no protesters there. It was a pre-planned assault by heavily armed men. Wasn't this a massive intelligence failure, Vice President Biden?
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: What it was, it was a tragedy, Martha. It — Chris Stevens was one of our best. We lost three other brave Americans.
And I can make absolutely two commitments to you and all of the American people tonight: One, we will find and bring to justice the men who did this.
Allow me to digress, please: to"beg the question" is always used improperly; it should have said "prompts the question". To beg the question is to avoid answering it, much as Obama does on the few occasions when he is asked something by a real journalist. Here is an example of "begging a question" from the Biden-Ryan debate:
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: What it was, it was a tragedy, Martha. It — Chris Stevens was one of our best. We lost three other brave Americans.
And I can make absolutely two commitments to you and all of the American people tonight: One, we will find and bring to justice the men who did this.
Sorry to digress, but the opportunity presented itself. We will discuss "I could care less" some other time.
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