02-10-2009, 06:07 AM
This is very weird. Why is it that the right-wingers are the only ones who are trumpeting the expectation that Obama should be the second coming, only to express profound disappointment that he's just a regular guy. Oh wait, I know...the O'Reilly/Limbaugh dittohead instructions have been sent out. Now let's think, what do you call it when you make up a fantasy that is completely absurd so that you can shoot it down?
Let me think....
Oooh, this is so hard....
Um..."straw man"*? Could that be it?
Let me think....
Oooh, this is so hard....
Um..."straw man"*? Could that be it?
*Straw Man
Arguing against a position which you create specifically to be easy to argue against, rather than the position actually held by those who oppose your point of view. (from the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe http://www.theskepticsguide.org/resource...acies.aspx