Arguing against Obama - when Ad Hominem is justified. Part 1 of 2

In this age of political correctness, it has been made diffucult (and purposefully so!) to organize a cogent discussion around the merits of political candidates given that on their face, you are attacking the person, their experience, their ideas and often their very legitimacy as a candidate or speaker.

Since the 1950's institutes of higher learning have advocated that we place ourselves into camps that identify with their makeup more than with their own moral judgements. For example people say they are Latino, or African American, or female, or gay or disabled or any other number of identifiers before they identify themselves as a unique, thoughtful, moral, enterprising human being - and you have to ask yourself why. In a perverse way - Martin Luther King would be shocked that in this day and age we still, and forcefully so, still - judge people by the "color of their skin" rather than the content of their character.

How does it work? Easy. By banding into identifiable groups, any attack on the REASONING of the individual is turned into an attack on the group, and that attack is condemned as whatever "ist" you want it to be.

I think Barack Obama's policies are ineffiective, ill-conceinved and poorly implemented.
Response - "you are a racist".

I think that marriage should be between a man and a woman because I believe that children brought up in a male/female environment do better in the real world.
Response - "you are a homophobe"

I think the rule of law should be enforced, and that people breaking laws should be sanctioned for their actions.
Response - "you are an anti-Latino racist".

These arguments of logic at their core are deemed to be "ad hominem" attacks against an individual, but incorrectly so. Doug Watson is his 2008 book  Informal Logic: A Pragmatic Approach. Cambridge University Press discussed at length that if the premise of the argument IS based on their personal makeup, beliefs experiences, characteristics etc. - then an "ad hominem" attack is justified.

And what of it my friends? Aha - within the next article lies the keys to defeating one Barack Hussein Barry Sotaero Obama in 2012. Stay tuned.

Solyndra = Goundra

With the promise of hip, cool and relevant green enerdy jobs, the President Zero organization pumped over $530 million of your money into this giant, green swirly. As late as 90 days ago President Zero visited this place and talked about how this partnership between govt and green companies would lead us all to the promised land. He worshipped at the altar of greeness, having been sucked into this green pit of despair, waste and foolishness. When bad gov't, driven by bad politics spends your money on bad businesses in order to create votes you know that you are going to be taken for a ride. Rick James would have more business skills than these clowns.

Now the FBI is investigating where the money went. The workers got no severance, so we know it didn't go there. I wonder where all the money could have gotten too? It seems that Solyndra folks visited the White House at least 20 times - probably to discuss lithium nano-technology I'm sure.

I can't wait for the Obama speech on "green job" creation tonight.

Please Barack - why are you doing this to all of us? What did we do to you? Can you do us a square and just leave us alone and not touch anthing else?

We promise not to make fun of your ears ever again. Or your green jobs.