{"id":10969,"date":"2010-01-23T11:24:34","date_gmt":"2010-01-23T18:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=10969"},"modified":"2010-01-23T11:24:34","modified_gmt":"2010-01-23T18:24:34","slug":"my-tried-and-true-rules-for-political-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/10969\/my-tried-and-true-rules-for-political-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"My Tried and True Rules For Political Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love talkin’ with people. My heroin if you will, is the first couple conversations I have with a prospect or new client. It’s a fix I need often, and greedily seek. Political discussions also interest me. I love the rational<\/em> give and take of a spirited political debate. What I can’t stand though, is the emotional claptrap, the avoidance of facing tough questions head-on, and the favorite technique of empty headed smart-asses, answering a question with a question. <\/p>\n

Obviously, liberals and conservatives are both guilty. My experience however is with libs, who sometimes seem literally incapable of addressing simple questions asked in plain, one to two syllable words. I’m to the right of Atilla the Hun, and make no bones about it. The only reason I twice voted for Reagan was cuz Goldwater didn’t run. And HE wasn’t conservative enough. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Back to political debate. <\/p>\n

I’ve developed some hard and fast rules. If ya wanna play with me, you abide by them, or we don’t talk politics. It tends to get libs’ panties in a bind, but it works well. Those who agree to them, usually end up admitting it made for a much calmer, more honest, and certainly friendlier give and take. <\/p>\n

The Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. If I ask you a question, you must answer THAT question — nothing more. Take as long as you need, but you must limit your response to the specific question. It works both ways.<\/em><\/p>\n

2. Without exception — NO answering a question with a question.<\/strong> It’s almost always the way out when you have nothing to say. Either give the other guy the point, or make your case. <\/p>\n

3. No personal attacks.<\/strong> The discussion ends there, without warning. You’ve obviously shown your gun is loaded with blanks. You’ve embarrassed yourself. Quit while you’re behind. <\/p>\n

4. Don’t dress up your opinion as fact.<\/strong> You look foolish, and it’s an insult to my intelligence. It’s either fact or not. The intensity of your belief doesn’t make it so. <\/p>\n

Here’s a recent example of a talk I had with a lib in Starbucks the other day. It was a great Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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