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Re: I don't think the Southern Baptist *Anyone* can say *anything* about *anyone else*
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Wed, 7 Mar 2007 20:33:19 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
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And even *if* a person’s completely ‘sinless’ (and we’re told that, well, no
one here is), that still does not give them thr *right* to point out to Rudy
that he may be unworthy to run for political office due to his divorces.
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It’s completely hypocritical.
I understand why people might think divorces are relevant. They’re a character
issue. And like it or not, people judge others based on character. If you’ve
been arrested 11 times for various robberies, thefts, or whatnot, and you want
to run for president, your arrest record SHOULDN’T have anything to do with it.
It doesn’t affect your stance on the issues, and it’s perfectly possible that
you’ve made a reform in your life and that you’re not going to break the law
again.
But regardless, people will hold it against you. Are they right to do so? I
dunno, to some extent, yes, and to some extent no.
What annoys me is that people will criticize OTHER people’s characters, and then
when they get attacked, they cry foul. Like, I dunno, Cheney getting asked about
his lesbian daughter. For some reason that’s totally out of bounds, and he
treats people like a traitor for daring to ask.
But I find that the problem is generally that people don’t know how much weight
to give to personal issues versus political issues. Sure, Rudy’s divorces might
be worth 5% of your decision on him if you care about that sort of thing, but
treating it as though it were 50% of the decision is just outrageous. There’s
better things to focus on!
DaveE
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