One-on-One with Louisiana Gov. Blanco

joepole · 10-29-2007, 05:16 PM

>Do I detect an ad hominem attack there joe?

No, an ad hominem attack is when you use a personal attack to counter a person's point. I wasn't attack her point, I was attacking her looks.

>Sure it is. It was the largest city in our state. Ranks 38th if I count right.

38th is a long way from major. Portland is the largest city in Maine, Billings is the largest city in Montana, and Charleston is the largest city in West Virginia. None of those are major cities, either. A major city is one that is large and important to the country. New Orleans was only (by your estimate) 38th in size and wasn't very important outside the region (not in the last 100 years, anyway). Notice how the rest of the country wasn't affected at all by N.O.'s near-total shutdown?

10-29-2007, 05:16 PM	#9
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 282	>Do I detect an ad hominem attack there joe? No, an ad hominem attack is when you use a personal attack to counter a person's point. I wasn't attack her point, I was attacking her looks. >Sure it is. It was the largest city in our state. Ranks 38th if I count right. 38th is a long way from major. Portland is the largest city in Maine, Billings is the largest city in Montana, and Charleston is the largest city in West Virginia. None of those are major cities, either. A major city is one that is large and important to the country. New Orleans was only (by your estimate) 38th in size and wasn't very important outside the region (not in the last 100 years, anyway). Notice how the rest of the country wasn't affected at all by N.O.'s near-total shutdown?

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