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<blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">Dr*Gonzo</strong> said:</div><div><blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">Dr*Gonzo</strong> said:</div><div><blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">BobDesperado</strong> said:</div><div><blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">Dr*Gonzo</strong> said:</div><div>Stop using the term false equivalacey.  Maybe using the phrase "all politicians" was over reaching, but members of both political parties use this rhetoric. My point is that liberals find all liberal rhetoric to be fair. Conservatives find all conservative rhetoric to be fair.</div></blockquote>
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	I can't stop using the term "false equivalency" because I think it's the defining feature of today's political climate.<br />
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	I also don't find your conclusion about liberals and conservatives and how they view rhetoric to be true.  You should probably avoid the use of "all" as well as false equivalencies.</div></blockquote></div></blockquote>
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	First off, as a newbie here on this board, let me state that I only intend on engaging in friendly healthy debate. I don't plan on making personal attacks, and I don't want to receive them either.<br />
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	That being said, what I percieve as your point by using the term "false equivalency" is that two people can engage in the same style of rhetoric, but one is deplorable, while the other is acceptable. While I disdain Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck every bit as much as you do, I couldn't disagree with your false equivalency argument more.</div></blockquote>
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	Your perception is wrong.  It doesn't matter if there are people "on both sides" using questionable rhetoric.  If there are thousands of examples on the right and a hundred examples on the left, and you claim both sides are equally engaged, then you're ignoring reality and claiming a false equivalency.<br />
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	Volume and frequency matter.  There's a lot more of this noise on the right, and that's just a fact.  And the elected/political leadership on the right is far more indulgent and supportive of extreme rhetoric than their "left" counterparts are right now.  Am I wrong about that?<br />
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	That's why I say it's wrong to shake your head and say, "both sides do it" without acknowledging that one side is doing it a whole lot more.  It strikes me as weird and intellectually lazy.  The Pacific Ocean and Lake Tahoe are both bodies of water, but only one of them features tsunamis.  It's an important difference.

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