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11th May 2018, 12:26 PM | #281 |
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Actually it is counter accusation that attempts to discredit the opponent's arguments.
Viz: The leaks are damaging Cohen's right to a fair trial Response: But you didn't complain when something something Clinton. Classic tu quoque and now you have ammunition you need to help you recognize one! |
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11th May 2018, 12:41 PM | #286 |
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This thread is titled Stormy Daniels sues the President. I just went back and read the first few pages. What's funny is that there were people that said, this was so much more than an affair and an NDA. People like TBD just whined it was a nuisance suit. He mocked Avenatti and said it would be in secret arbitration soon. He tried to tell us how pathetic a lawyer Avenatti was.
Looks very much like the Big Dog was wrong. So much for his legal expertise. |
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11th May 2018, 01:05 PM | #288 |
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11th May 2018, 01:26 PM | #295 |
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Bit a wry chuckle was it? Because at least 45 lawsuits have been filed against his company, his last law firm went bankrupt and there are claims for at least $5 million in unpaid taxes.
Seems like Avenatti took a master class in stiffing the little people, no? Project Sunlight |
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I thought not paying taxes was "smart"?
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It's funny that this topic keeps coming up, but I guess we need to go over it again: Neither Avenatti nor Stormy are my role models or heroes. I think the rest of the left probably shares my thoughts on that.
I do not worship the ground they walk on and I have no interest in defending their actions from legitimate scrutiny. I enjoy watching them expose what a bunch of hacks and incompetents the president has surrounded himself with. I enjoy watching them expose what a complete loser the president is. I enjoy watching them be a part of ruining he reputation of people who seem to have acted like complete ********. While I enjoy watching them make you jump through all sorts of hoops to defend the indefensible, I do not plan to invite either of them to the cookout. |
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Giuliani said he wouldn't debate Avenatti because the lawyer was "pimping for money."
"I don't get involved with pimps," Giuliani said. "The media loves to give him room because he makes these roundabout charges and they turn out to mean nothing. I think he's going to get himself in serious trouble." |
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11th May 2018, 03:42 PM | #309 |
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WTF is this? No link. Sounds like something a Russian troll made up and injected into the right-wing social media.
Try a legit news source, Avenatti is quite the man. Business Insider: Meet the high-profile lawyer and professional sports car driver representing Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against Trump — who says more 'bombshells' on Cohen are coming Some highlights:
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He bought a failing coffee business (Tullys) and has since sold his interest in the company.
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If Avenatti had anything at all to do with getting the big green "T" abomination off of the old Rainier brewery, I'm all for him!
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Well it would appear that you are repeating Avenatti's defenses as if they are fact, despite the fact that the employees he ********** over have contradicted his claims.
He claimed to have sold the company? Sounds like the low level employees he screwed over disagree, although he might have sold it to an LLC he set up. |
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Please read for comprehension. As explained earlier, an insult takes the form of a fallacy when it's used to dismiss an argument. It's not a fallacy when it's said as a conclusion. Tu quoque is fallacy when it's used to say "Violating Clinton's right to due process was OK, so, logically, violating Cohen's right to due process is also OK." But that's not what's being argued. What's being argued is that you are not committed to a right of due process. It's perfectly understandable posters would bring up your previous postings when attempting to assess your ability to faithfully and accurately navigate sometimes opaque legalisms.
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"When you believe in things you don't understand, then you suffer . . . " - Stevie Wonder. "It looks like the saddest, most crookedest candy corn in an otherwise normal bag of candy corns." Stormy Daniels I hate bigots. |
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