Debate Tactics
"I'm digging for buried treasure...there used to be pirates, you know," says Riley, digging in the flower beds.
"Not around here though," I replied.
"Yes there were," she argued.
"Well, pirates usually liked to be near the ocean and we aren't near the ocean."
"Yes we are."
"No, not really."
"Let's just say I'm right and move on," she said.
Labels: Riley
posted by Jenny Jenny Flannery at
3:21 PM
16 Comments:
my god, that's brilliant! Precise, short, sound-byteish... She'll run for prezzy-dent! (and she'll get MY VOTE!!)
Sunday, April 27, 2008 4:45:00 PM
Please tell me she didn't do the GW head bob while smirk after she said that!
Monday, April 28, 2008 11:32:00 AM
I use that one a lot myself.
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Monday, April 28, 2008 1:39:00 PM
That kid is going to go places. Never, ever start the debate by accepting your opponent's premise.
Monday, April 28, 2008 11:47:00 PM
Oh, man, I need to start using that line in meetings.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:21:00 PM
That kid has a future in law. Start saving for that Harvard education.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:55:00 PM
Nice. Very efficient argument there.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:32:00 PM
Wow! Mix Tape Girl feed me that exact line last week. It's true, brilliant minds think a like.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:10:00 AM
Ha ha ha...that phrase should be on a tee-shirt. Or a bumper sticker at least.
Thursday, May 01, 2008 12:43:00 AM
I hope I'm lucky enough to have a daughter just like her.
Thursday, May 01, 2008 10:18:00 PM
That never works for me.
Friday, May 02, 2008 11:11:00 AM
It's worked for most of my co-workers.
Saturday, May 03, 2008 6:41:00 PM
"Let's just say I'm right and move on,' she said."
Such a future in politics, Riley has.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:17:00 AM
and in the debate over which battles you pick and choose among, this would be.....
Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:39:00 PM
This kid's a contenda!
Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:11:00 AM
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