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::::::::::::: Philip, you're welcome to "disput[e] that [Obama] is a Muslim."  But we're not going to censor evidence that you and other Obama defenders are wrong about that.  [[Liberal]]s inevitably demand censorship of ideas that challenge their views.  You say you're not a liberal, but you do support gun control and you have insisted that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, an atheistic view.  I'd be hard-pressed to think of a single politically conservative position that you've taken in nearly two years here, but perhaps there are some.  Regardless, we're not going to censor here evidence about the beliefs of a president.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 10:18, 25 November 2008 (EST)
 
::::::::::::: Philip, you're welcome to "disput[e] that [Obama] is a Muslim."  But we're not going to censor evidence that you and other Obama defenders are wrong about that.  [[Liberal]]s inevitably demand censorship of ideas that challenge their views.  You say you're not a liberal, but you do support gun control and you have insisted that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, an atheistic view.  I'd be hard-pressed to think of a single politically conservative position that you've taken in nearly two years here, but perhaps there are some.  Regardless, we're not going to censor here evidence about the beliefs of a president.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 10:18, 25 November 2008 (EST)
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:::::::::::::: "''But we're not going to censor evidence that you and other Obama defenders are wrong about that''":  First, I'm not an "Obama defender".  I have a number of objections to him. Second, in what way are we wrong?
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:::::::::::::: "''[[Liberal]]s inevitably demand censorship of ideas that challenge their views.''":  Maybe so, but that doesn't mean that everyone who demands censorship is a liberal, and I've already rejected that removing false and irrelevant information is censorship.
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:::::::::::::: "''You say you're not a liberal...''":  Yes, I do, but more importantly, how is that relevant?  Talking about ''my beliefs'' rather than ''the issue at hand'' is an ''ad hominem'' argument—a ''logically invalid'' argument.  An argument typically used by people who have no valid argument.  Why don't you stick to the issue?
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:::::::::::::: So let's get back to the real question: In what way are we wrong?
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:::::::::::::: [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 21:32, 25 November 2008 (EST)
    
:::::::::::Philip, I said that "liberal beliefs inevitably lead to demands for censorship."  That is not calling you "a liberal" as you claim (with inappropriate bolding).  Perhaps you still maintain that supporting gun control is not a "liberal belief"; perhaps you also think that insisting that "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" is not atheistic.  The evidence is otherwise.  Regardless, information about the actual beliefs of the president will not be censored here to appease someone's dislike of it.
 
:::::::::::Philip, I said that "liberal beliefs inevitably lead to demands for censorship."  That is not calling you "a liberal" as you claim (with inappropriate bolding).  Perhaps you still maintain that supporting gun control is not a "liberal belief"; perhaps you also think that insisting that "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" is not atheistic.  The evidence is otherwise.  Regardless, information about the actual beliefs of the president will not be censored here to appease someone's dislike of it.
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