GOP disapproval hits 59 percent

Originally posted by FMF
Well, have you? Or haven't you? You claim to be well read but how could that be so if you haven't read any books by liberal intellectuals?

I already answered you.

Originally posted by savage4731
I meant what I said.

You do realize that probably almost all conservative intellectuals would not support your contention that an intellectual that called themselves a liberal wouldn't be considered an "intellectual"? Do you believe there are such things as "conservative intellectuals"?

Originally posted by savage4731
I already answered you.

No. You haven't answered the direct question: Have you read any books by liberal intellectuals?

Originally posted by FMF
You do realize that probably almost all conservative intellectuals would not support your contention that an intellectual that called themselves a liberal wouldn't be considered an "intellectual"? Do you believe there are such things as "conservative intellectuals"?

Most people are more diplomatic than me. I tend to tell you the truth whether you like it or not.

Of course there are conservative intellectuals.

Originally posted by FMF
No. You haven't answered the direct question: Have you read any books by liberal intellectuals?

Yes I have.

Originally posted by savage4731
Of course there are conservative intellectuals.

What is your estimation of "conservative intellectuals" who concede - unlike you - that there are indeed such people as "liberal intellectuals"?

Originally posted by FMF
What is your estimation of "conservative intellectuals" who concede - unlike you - that there are indeed such people as "liberal intellectuals"?

Exactly what I just said- that they are more diplomatic than me.

Originally posted by savage4731
Exactly what I just said- that they are more diplomatic than me.

So you believe that "conservative intellectuals" don't think there are such people as "liberal intellectuals", but often say there are, for "diplomatic" reasons? Do you have anything to substantiate this? A poll of "conservative intellectuals" or some such?

Originally posted by savage4731
Yes I have.

OK, so you have. That's interesting. Which book by a liberal intellectual have you admired the most - or shall we say, disliked the least? Or is there a particular writer you've been relatively impressed by?

Originally posted by FMF
So you believe that "conservative intellectuals" don't think there are such people as "liberal intellectuals", but often say there are, for "diplomatic" reasons? Do you have anything to substantiate this? A poll of "conservative intellectuals" or some such?

Your own post presupposed that conservatives believed that way. Now you're asking me to prove something that you just assumed to true and, by the way I never did claim to true. I offered you a hypothetical reason as to why your assumption COULD be true but I never said it was.

Seriously, dude? , wtf???

Originally posted by FMF
OK, so you have. That's interesting. Which book by a liberal intellectual have you admired the most - or shall we say, disliked the least? Or is there a particular writer you've been relatively impressed by?

yes I have..... answered the question.

Originally posted by savage4731
who said anything about 1992 ?

Do you know what the word "aberration" means? The most used definition is " A departure from the normal or typical".

So something that occurs 5 times in a row can't be an "aberration". And in five Presidential elections in a row (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) the Democrat won a higher percentage of the vote of those with a post graduate education.

Thus, your claim that this was some sort of "aberration" is wrong. As is your original claim that McCain won a higher percentage of the vote as education increased. Since his vote percentage decreased when comparing those with a college degree with those with some post grad education.

Someone with a small shred of intellectual honesty would just admit they were wrong, so I'm sure you won't.

Originally posted by no1marauder
Do you know what the word "aberration" means? The most used definition is " A departure from the normal or typical".

So something that occurs 5 times in a row can't be an "aberration". And in five Presidential elections in a row (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) the Democrat won a higher percentage of the vote of those with a post graduate ...[text shortened]... hred of intellectual honesty would just admit they were wrong, so I'm sure you won't.

Only a moron would admit he's wrong when he isn't.

First, I understand what the word means but its apparent you don't. Go back to dictionary.com and try again.

The year doesn't determine whether something is an aberration or not. If a chess player played the Trompowsky it would be an aberration. If he played it again next year- it would STILL be an aberration.

We're talking about which way the trend points and every arrow is pointing the same direction except one. That's the aberration. Bringing up other years doesn't change anything. We're not talking about other years and never have been. How can something be a deviation from something that was never part of the conversation to begin with?

Originally posted by savage4731
Your own post presupposed that conservatives believed that way.

I believe that believe that "conservative intellectuals" concede that there are such people as "liberal intellectuals" and that there is nothing "diplomatic" about conceding it. What is your view of "conservative intellectuals" who concede that there are such people as "liberal intellectuals"?

Originally posted by no1marauder
Do you know what the word "aberration" means? The most used definition is " A departure from the normal or typical".

And actually that's not a very good defintion. The words normal and typical are not as accurate as they could be.