Comments on: Spin me dizzy… http://rhetorica.net/archives/1867.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:07:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Big Kahuna http://rhetorica.net/archives/1867.html/comment-page-1#comment-1526 Big Kahuna Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:45:58 +0000 http://localhost/wpp3/?p=1867#comment-1526 <strong>Points up for grabs...</strong> There are still 2 bonus points up for grabs for EN106 students. A few of you could really use them.... Points up for grabs…

There are still 2 bonus points up for grabs for EN106 students. A few of you could really use them….

]]> By: David Weisman http://rhetorica.net/archives/1867.html/comment-page-1#comment-1525 David Weisman Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:42:56 +0000 http://localhost/wpp3/?p=1867#comment-1525 I think spin is still the word for it. Yes, if we were closer to success you could argue in the abstract the terrorists would get desperate and try harder. But we can't be close to success in any meaningful way when they can do this sort of thing at will. And if we were really close to success, they should be losing support and resources, so they couldn't set a new record for kills in one day by Iraqi terrorists. I think spin is still the word for it. Yes, if we were closer to success you could argue in the abstract the terrorists would get desperate and try harder. But we can’t be close to success in any meaningful way when they can do this sort of thing at will. And if we were really close to success, they should be losing support and resources, so they couldn’t set a new record for kills in one day by Iraqi terrorists.

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