Debates are bloodless affairs where attacking an opponent psychically is considered bad form. An affaire d’honneur is all about spilling blood with pistols, swords, or words. America’s most famous duel was about politics. Burr did in Hamilton.
NOTE: An affaire d’honneur in 1837 Russia bordered on redundancy when a man of words was killed in a famous duel. Considering the outcome, Aleksandr Pushkin should have challenged the Frenchman to a debate:
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I was disappointed when Michelle Malkin did not call upon me to act as her second when she challenged Michelle Rhee to a duel:
Make no mistake on this. It would be a duel not a debate, and it would be a good one because neither Michelle Malkin nor Michelle Rhee is, or ever was, an elected official. It would be a purely ideological donnybrook where the supporters of each duelist would demand blood. Indeed, I for one expect my Michelle to administer the coup de grace after she wounds the other Michelle. That’s why the duel won’t happen. Libs never debate a tenet of their agenda because touchy-feely moralizing does not work as well debating a specific topic as it does when debating liberalism in general.
NOTE: Al Gore running away from Christopher Monckton’s challenge to a shootout about global warming was a classic copout.
A few words about Michelle Rhee
Rhee came to national prominance when she was school chancellor in Washington , D.C. Liberals loved her, and many conservatives made the mistake of accepting her at face value. You can research Rhee for specific details. In addition to her Common Core advocacy, I want to point to 2 glaring negatives many conservatives missed in their adoration:
1. Rhee attended Harvard’s JFK School of Government.
2. She put through art and music in D.C.’s public schools.
Number 2. is an extension of government-approved art pioneered by Communists in the former Soviet Union, and practiced by the National Endowment for the Arts.
NOTE: An affaire d’honneur in 1837 Russia bordered on redundancy when a man of words was killed in a famous duel. Considering the outcome, Aleksandr Pushkin should have challenged the Frenchman to a debate:
Seconds
I was disappointed when Michelle Malkin did not call upon me to act as her second when she challenged Michelle Rhee to a duel:
Make no mistake on this. It would be a duel not a debate, and it would be a good one because neither Michelle Malkin nor Michelle Rhee is, or ever was, an elected official. It would be a purely ideological donnybrook where the supporters of each duelist would demand blood. Indeed, I for one expect my Michelle to administer the coup de grace after she wounds the other Michelle. That’s why the duel won’t happen. Libs never debate a tenet of their agenda because touchy-feely moralizing does not work as well debating a specific topic as it does when debating liberalism in general.
NOTE: Al Gore running away from Christopher Monckton’s challenge to a shootout about global warming was a classic copout.
A few words about Michelle Rhee
Rhee came to national prominance when she was school chancellor in Washington , D.C. Liberals loved her, and many conservatives made the mistake of accepting her at face value. You can research Rhee for specific details. In addition to her Common Core advocacy, I want to point to 2 glaring negatives many conservatives missed in their adoration:
1. Rhee attended Harvard’s JFK School of Government.
2. She put through art and music in D.C.’s public schools.
Number 2. is an extension of government-approved art pioneered by Communists in the former Soviet Union, and practiced by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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