Ann Coulter Attacks 9/11 Widows

I had quite a few weekend leaves in Raleigh. The people I met there were just a few degrees above moronic.

Coulter writes, "People don't get angry when lies are told about them; they get angry when the truth is told about them."

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"Three years after Gov. Frank Keating declared war on the state's
No. 2-in-the-nation divorce rate, ... Oklahoma's number of failed marriages - about 20,000 a year - has remained fairly steady, state records show. ... For every 100 marriage licenses issued in 2001, the state granted 76 divorce petitions.

Welcome. And by the by...there was a question you asked earlier which I thought better to leave unanswered.

McGentrix wrote:
I am in North Carolina this very moment. I do not believe people here are any more or less stupid then they are everywhere else. It's just the accent makes them sound stupid. But, you will find stupid people all around the globe, the US or NC hardly have a monopoly.
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Have you ever been to Fayetteville?

BernardR wrote:

McGentrix wrote:
I am in North Carolina this very moment. I do not believe people here are any more or less stupid then they are everywhere else. It's just the accent makes them sound stupid. But, you will find stupid people all around the globe, the US or NC hardly have a monopoly.
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Have you ever been to Fayetteville?

Why should one's accent cause one to automatically assume that they're stupid?

Dookiestix wrote:

BernardR wrote:

McGentrix wrote:
I am in North Carolina this very moment. I do not believe people here are any more or less stupid then they are everywhere else. It's just the accent makes them sound stupid. But, you will find stupid people all around the globe, the US or NC hardly have a monopoly.
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Have you ever been to Fayetteville?

Why should one's accent cause one to automatically assume that they're stupid?

In order to understand this, you must first acknowledge that the way a person sounds while speaking can tend to cause some people listening to them speak draw a conclusion about the speaker's level of intelligence.

Do you acknowledge that?

Ticomaya wrote:

Dookiestix wrote:

BernardR wrote:

McGentrix wrote:
I am in North Carolina this very moment. I do not believe people here are any more or less stupid then they are everywhere else. It's just the accent makes them sound stupid. But, you will find stupid people all around the globe, the US or NC hardly have a monopoly.
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Have you ever been to Fayetteville?

Why should one's accent cause one to automatically assume that they're stupid?

In order to understand this, you must first acknowledge that the way a person sounds while speaking can tend to cause some people listening to them speak draw a conclusion about the speaker's level of intelligence.

Do you acknowledge that?

Why must I acknowledge this? What's wrong with listening to their words, rather than their accent?

Dookiestix wrote:

Ticomaya wrote:

Dookiestix wrote:

BernardR wrote:

McGentrix wrote:
I am in North Carolina this very moment. I do not believe people here are any more or less stupid then they are everywhere else. It's just the accent makes them sound stupid. But, you will find stupid people all around the globe, the US or NC hardly have a monopoly.
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Have you ever been to Fayetteville?

Why should one's accent cause one to automatically assume that they're stupid?

In order to understand this, you must first acknowledge that the way a person sounds while speaking can tend to cause some people listening to them speak draw a conclusion about the speaker's level of intelligence.

Do you acknowledge that?

Why must I acknowledge this? What's wrong with listening to their words, rather than their accent?

If you fail to acknowledge this, you cannot possibly grasp the concept McG is stating.

Have you watched the movie Forrest Gump? What about Sling Blade? If so, what is it about the performances of Tom Hanks or Billy Bob Thornton that stands out in your mind?

There is nothing wrong with listening to a person's words, rather than their accent, and as a matter of fact, that seems to be the very point McG is making. It appears you agree with him on the large point, but for some inexplicable reason -- possibly due to your general habit of disagreeing with him on every point -- you refuse to acknowledge the obvious fact that some accents or manners of speech negatively impact the listener.

Everything's perspective. I tend to think that if a person speaks with a twang, and it impacts someone negatively, it says more about the listener than the speaker.

Everything's perspective. I tend to think that if a person speaks with a twang, and it impacts someone negatively, it says more about the listener than the speaker.

Meanwhile, someone with a notable accent which may suggest stupidity to some merely exemplifies an obvious rush to judgement.

Therefore, the conventional wisdom here is based more on a knee jerk perception rather than a sincere grasp of another's intelligence and insight.

Cannot possibly grasp? You're reaching today, Tico. Besides, McGentrix specifically said that the "accent makes them SOUND stupid." Now, whatever do you think he meant by that? It would appear that McGentrix is expressing his personal views on this, not somebody else's.

Perhaps a better wording by McGentrix would clear things up. Unfortunately, you've latched onto the typical "cannot possibly grasp the concept" style of debate.