Quote Originally Posted by dragonrider
When you say "you" you're not talking about ME are you? Becasue I don't think I do what you are talking about at all.
Wasn't directed to you in particular, as there are many reading this this article I believe fit the statement.

Was in the middle of looking up back issues of the TrumpetMag, and site went down. Will check back later.

Look...you may like Obama, and appear to have valid reasons to do so. This is obviously your right. It is also within my rights to point out discrepencies in his story. As long as you are comfortable that you personally have checked for the validity of both sides of any argument, and it is represented in a manner showing you care enough to study the issue, my argument fades into ticky-tack nit-picking, as does yours.
In debate class we were often given a set of facts regarding an issue. The assignment was to take one side of the debate, and by only utilizing the facts given, to intelligently spar with a classmate on the other side of the argument who was also given the same facts. Then you switch, taking on the opposite side of the issue.

On these boards, the common information gathering practice is to play the chinese whispers game. (googlable)

Not sure if it's just being lazy, or peer pressure.

But I do know that there is quite a responsibility to questioning authority. Otherwise one sounds like a puppet, with Hollywood pulling the liberal strings.