From: ian glendinning (psybertron@gmail.com)
Date: Sat May 21 2005 - 05:42:51 BST
Platt, master of rhetoric, comes down on the "winning" side again ...
but you said along the way ...
"Apparently Galloway is not in favor of establishing democracy over tyranny
in Iraq or anywhere else."
I doubt it - where did you get that "apparently" from - slandererous
rhetorical trick Platt ? I think you'll find his approach to
establishing democracy is not by the might of shock and awe alone.
Ian
On 5/20/05, Platt Holden <pholden@sc.rr.com> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> > Just one thing to add on this issue. Has anyone else noticed the
> > indignation from many politicians towards Galloway's brazen RHETORICAL
> > skills? Perhaps they accuse him for not giving "straight answers" (i.e.
> > giving answers and then going on the offensive) because their own failings
> > as communicators have been exposed. Many of them rely on obfuscations;
> > lawyer-speak; a stream of all-but-meaningless words to put across weak
> > points. From their attitudes, it's clear to see that Galloway has exposed
> > many politicians as weak, spineless non-entities that have got politics
> > into the rut it's currently in. Just listen to the monotone, mumbling drawl
> > of Galloway's accuser as he lays out the charges. He rolls on and on, often
> > in rushed and incomprehensable fashion, without emphasising any salient
> > points. As Pirsig describes, the Socratic tradition has made rhetoric into
> > something to be frowned at, as if vital political issues should be
> > described in the lifeless, detached way that makes politics feel irrelevant
> > to large sections of the public.
> >
> > All politicians obfuscate in order to "cover their backs" at such hearings.
> > What many despise Galloway for is that he did it with passion, making
> > strong points, whereas the majority of politicians obfuscate by using
> > vague, all-but-meaningless legalese. If nothing else, I admire Galloway for
> > refusing to play that game.
>
> Hear, hear. We must be reading each other's minds. I had just finished
> sending off my post to Ant that included a line about my admiration of
> Galloway for showing up the Republican's lack of cohonies, when I opened
> this post from you. Of course, you expressed the whole enchilada much
> better than me. Thanks.
>
> Platt
>
>
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