[eDebate] hilarity ensues

[Omri Ceren]

Oh please. Those are the best examples of extremism you could find on my 
blog (which, by the way, you very rudely did not link back to - 
http://www.mererehetoric.com for those looking)

What about these ones? I've:

(1) referred to the American Jews who vote Democrat as "fucking
retarded" - http://www.mererhetoric.com/archives/11273199.html

(2) requested a "trident missile and a compass" to deal with Iraqi
insurgents - http://www.mererhetoric.com/archives/000859.html

(3) referred to the UN as "insipid anti-Western pipsqueeks" -
http://www.mererhetoric.com/archives/11273458.html

(4) accused Jimmy Carter of "going to bat for a Nazi" (which is true,
incidentally) - http://www.mererhetoric.com/archives/11273183.html

I don't think that the issue at hand is moderation. I think it's smarts.

I do like how - in a conversation about whether ideological stringency 
deadens the ability to detect nuance - you compare the actions of the 
Democratic House Speaker to three meaningless Republican backbenchers. 
In structured policy debate, that's what we call a "link".

Omri.



On 4/6/2007 2:10 PM matt stannard wrote:

> "Oh hell, things have been really funny on edebate lately?"

> 

> "Funny?  How is that possible?"

> 

> "Well, a couple of people have put their feet so far down their

> throat they will probably get athlete's uvula."

> 

> "Who?  Who?"

> 

> "Well, for starters, Omri Ceren called out Andy Ellis for

> being...wait for it... an extremist."

> 

> "Omri?  Wait...doesn't that dude advocate retaliatory killings?

> Hasn't he called the Democratic Party 'structurally anti-semitic?'

> Called the 'Democratic base...anti-Jewish?'"

> 

> "Yeah.  Real moderate, eh?  The voice of reason."

> 

> "...and I just looked at Omri's ridiculous blog.  Did you know he

> echoed the Bush administration's condemnation of Nancy Pelosi for

> visiting Syria, even though a bunch of Republicans also visited Syria

> around the same time?  Do you think Omri mentioned that fact in his

> blog?"

> 

> "Of course not."

> 

> "Right.  I get confused sometimes.  I thought debate was supposed to

> increase critical thinking skills."

> 

> "Yeah, sigh, it does for most people, but apparently not for wannabee

> IDF soldiers."

> 

> "Hahaha, like Omri could ever lift a heavy firearm.  Who else is

> involved in this hatefest?"

> 

> "Mike Korcok, of course."

> 

> "Wait...let me think...I kind of remember that guy.  Mullet, right?"

> 

> "When he had hair."

> 

> "What did he say?"

> 

> "This was the best.  He accused Andy of sitting in an 'ivory tower'

> and ignoring projects like the Urban Debate League."

> 

> "But...but...Andy WORKS FOR THE BALTIMORE URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE."

> 

> "Yeah, and people have pointed that out, but my money is on Korcok

> either (a) not apologizing for his ignorance, (b) making some excuse

> questioning Andy's authenticity anyway, or (c) both."

> 

> "Maybe Korcok and Omri should go join the French Foreign Legion

> together.  But hey, wait, do I have to agree with Andy's initial

> remarks in order to laugh at these two douchebags?"

> 

> "Of course not.  Andy raised some important issues, and it's

> reasonable that people will disagree on how to move forward in our

> community.  The permutation is net beneficial: participate in a

> dialogue about increasing access in debate AND laugh at reactionary

> douchebags."

> 

> "I'd vote for that!" 

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