In Which Dave Winer Proves

…once again that he’s a moron, politically speaking. He was one of the rubes.

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7 Responses to “In Which Dave Winer Proves”

1. McGehee Says:
   November 24th, 2009 at 5:51 am

   I certainly can’t see any logical basis for the assumption he confesses, unless he stupidly assumes Afghanistan is part of Iraq.

2. Bill Maron Says:
   November 24th, 2009 at 8:22 am

   Perhaps he can join Sheehan out in front of the WH being ignored by the press now that a Dem is in there.

3. Formerly known as Skeptic Says:
   November 24th, 2009 at 9:43 am

   I think this falls into the category of “I assumed he was lying about Afghanistan being the war worth fighting.”

4. Sigivald Says:
   November 24th, 2009 at 10:01 am

   Is there a context in which Winer isn’t a moron?

5. Jim Says:
   November 24th, 2009 at 10:31 am

   I’ve found Winer difficult to deal with, but he was way ahead of the curve on outlining software, blogging, and RSS.

   If he thought Obama had promised to get out of Afghanistan he was imagining things. But if you wanted the U.S. out of Afghanistan, and had to choose between Obama and McCain, you’d be right to favor Obama.

6. Karl Hallowell Says:
   November 24th, 2009 at 10:47 am

   But if you wanted the U.S. out of Afghanistan, and had to choose between Obama and McCain, you’d be right to favor Obama.

   Why? Maybe it’s Obama’s “position” to leave Afghanistan. But what is he doing (aside from losing the conflict there) to back that position?

7. larry j Says:
   November 24th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

   But if you wanted the U.S. out of Afghanistan, and had to choose between Obama and McCain, you’d be right to favor Obama.

   That’s a false assumption unless you acknowledge Obama was lying all along. How many times did he call the situation in Afghanistan the “war of necessity?” In 2007, he went so far as to pledge to invade Pakistan to win the war in Afghanistan if that’s what it took. When it comes to that particular fight, he was posturing as being even more warlike than Bush, let alone McCain. Now, if you accept that he was lying all along, well, then Obama seems the better bet.

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