Ethics

Dumbass Quote of the Day

By Ed Brayton

From CBN's David Brody, talking about Michelle Bachmann:

Congresswoman Bachmann has been absolutely torched by the liberal left and many in the so-called "mainstream media". Could it be because she has the whole package? You think they might see her as a tad bit dangerous?

This notion that criticizing someone means you're afraid of them is really quite silly. It's a defense mechanism, a way to avoid actually engaging the criticism by explaining it away with a presumption. Bachmann has been torched by rational people of all political persuasions. You should hear what some of the more sane Republican legislators say about her; they think she's pretty ridiculous too.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on December 09, 2009 (boomark / email).