On 05/26/2010 02:39 AM, Dave Drum -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 -=>> Ed Hulett wrote to Earl Croasmun <=-

 ->>> I don't claim to be an oilman, but I do know British Petroleum, if
 ->>> they were a "person" like the Supreme Court said

 EC>> When did it say that?

 EH>> Just prior to Sauer confronting former president GHW Bush at a
 EH>> Sheboygan intersection.

 DD> Ad hominem abusive usually involves insulting or belittling one's
 DD> opponent, but
 DD> can also involve pointing out factual but ostensible character flaws or
 DD> actions
 DD> which are irrelevant to the opponent's argument. This tactic is logically
 DD> fallacious because insults and even true negative facts about the
 DD> opponent's
 DD> personal character have nothing to do with the logical merits of the
 DD> opponent's
 DD> arguments or assertions.

Since that is all you do WRT anyone right of Mao, you have no standing to
lecture anyone on this issue.

Ed

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