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irstupid on 07 February 2017
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Hiku said:
irstupid said:

Really? Have me watch a video by Al Franken for info on a republican person? Ha, that has got to be the worst source in the world.

Yes, really. Especially when she has donated hundreds of thousands to the the republican party over the years. Who else do you expect to thoroughly talk about her at length like this? The republicans in her pocket? That's not a jab at republicans in general, like you just did against Al Franken, because some of the democrats take corporate money as well. But in this particular case her family has donated hundreds of thousands to the GOP, which is the only reason she is standing there today.

When the things he says are backed up by facts and evidence, or can easily be checked by a simple google search, does it matter who it comes from? No. I'm not telling you to adhere to his opinion, but to listen to the facts, and then form your own. Such as the extremely basic questions he gave her, and the answers she failed to give him because she didn't understand the most basic of concepts, during her congressional hearing. That hearing is on Youtube, you can easily check it yourself. That Frnken is the one who recites what happened there, which you can easily check with your own eyes and years, is irrelevant.

Instead of automatically being opposed to listening to something because it comes from someone with a different political spectrum, gather information from as many sources as you can. I simply named that video because he had gathered a pile of data on her and presented it in one go.

Listening to Al Franken is the equivelent of listening to Rush Limbaugh. I don't care how many facts they spew out, they are also leaving out a ton of facts that do not fit their agenda. 

And as I said in the post you quoted, you didn't quote the other part. In regards to her "hearing" its like a job interview. How many people aced job interviews or had impecable resumes yet completely suck at the job, or end up being theives, or lazy or ect. Then there are people who barely get the job yet are the best employees. Job resumes and interviews are not a good qualifier of a person. I'll wait to judge someone till they are on the job. 

Heck, its the main reason why I wish colleges woudl change. Screw the first two years of basically generals and toss the people into their major classes instantly. Then the next two years be apprentaces at a place. You know hands on, practical stuff where they actually get to see how you work. Teachers have a student teachign semester. Doctors have internships. But most other careers you just show up with you GPA, BS charity work you only did for resume, and then your interviewing skills. Things that in no way determine how good of an employee you'll be.