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I “Feel” Great about Obama

Started by svandyke · 7 months ago

This article by Abe Katsman in the Jerusalem Post has caused a bit of a stir among the anti-Obama crowd and Republicans.
It provides a stinging opinion of the warm and fuzzy feeling Obama is creating among voters…and it also touches on some of the reasons we are planning on homeschooli ... Continue reading »

6 comments

  • Brent

    1 year ago

    Let's see if I understand the author's logic:

    1. Voters under 30 are for Obama
    2. Voters under 30 have been taught self-esteem instead of self respect
    3. Teaching self-esteem instead of self-respect is wrong.

    Therefore, under 30 voters are wrong and so is Obama.

    I must admit, I missed a few logic classes, but this sounds like an argument by weak analogy.

    Shawn, can I have my logic book back?
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  • svandyke

    1 year ago

    If there is smoke, there is fire. There is not fire, so there is no smoke.

    Same logic as:
    If there is Obama, then there is hope/change, if there is no hope/change, then there is no Obama.

    Modus Tollens.
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  • Micah

    1 year ago

    The greater issue is, I think, if you are a Christian. First, the author says that in the real world, people keep score. The church's witness is, though, that the kingdom of God is the real world. I'm curious what kind of score it is that God keeps in the real world. What it is we are communicating when we obsess over the need for our kids to compete? And against whom do home-schooled kids compete?
    By the way, I'm not a voter, but I am a late-gen-Xer, which is truly the first self-esteem generation out there. In my 4th grade class, we sat in rows according to our performance in the class, and I generally had the first seat. Extremely competitive, and if you failed a quiz you had to copy a dictionary page by hand. By the author's (highly) flawed logic, I should be able to be the most self-respecting person out there. Of course, this character development based on competition, score and accomplishment didn't stop me from "scoring" a 1.7 my first semester of college, and "losing" my "competitively won" full tuition scholarship. I suspect that self-esteem vs. self-respect is hardly so simplistic as this person would have us believe.
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  • svandyke

    1 year ago

    Besides an Obama rally....
    Where do you get:
    1. God
    2. Christian ethics
    3. Homeschooling
    4. Obama

    KTOWNLOWDOWN baby!
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  • David

    1 year ago

    I love Obama. I skipped church to go to an Obama rally; I had a cold.

    I was memorized and healed at the same time. I reached out and touch his hand. I said, "obama, heal me". He replied, "who just touched me". I said, "it is I".

    Seriously, great politician. However, It's like running for class president at UH; can one REALLY change Washington County's lunch food program? My favorite was Brandon (forgot last name) , Class of 1990 who stated, "I'm not asking for a better lunch menu only sharper tools to kill it with".
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  • Kingdom of God

    1 year ago

    Watching an Obama rally is similar to watching some of the preachers I've sat under. He's got charisma and an ability to 'touch' his listeners. I'd vote for him over Hillary any day of the week, even on Sunday!
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