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eppur_se_muova

(36,261 posts)
Fri Feb 5, 2016, 11:12 AM Feb 2016

"I don't accept that premise, Chuck."

This was my favorite line from the debate. I'd hate to see it overused, but there are times when challenging the question really is the most appropriate response.

I wish Sen. Sanders had responded this way when asked which country represented the greatest danger. One possible reply would have been "You're asking me to give a one-dimensional answer, and it's not a one-dimensional situation."

Overly simplistic framiing of the issues does not benefit the debate.

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"I don't accept that premise, Chuck." (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Feb 2016 OP
Oh please she avoided answer the question. onecaliberal Feb 2016 #1
what was the context of this? Schema Thing Feb 2016 #2
She was asked what would be the first thing she would do, and she gave the answer you I don't accept onecaliberal Feb 2016 #3

onecaliberal

(32,850 posts)
3. She was asked what would be the first thing she would do, and she gave the answer you I don't accept
Fri Feb 5, 2016, 12:23 PM
Feb 2016

that premise. Just like everything else. She doesn't know what her corporate owners are going to allow.

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