I'm not questioning whether it's true or not, I'm just surprised he didn't insult the people who would buy a game just because he likes it in an attempt to deflect the underlying flattery.

Meh... this guy just rips off Zero Punctuation, and while imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, this just comes across as flat/medeocre.

>> ^bcglorf:
> The interviewer was leading him with a tricky question? You've got to be kidding me. When Galloway has repeatedly boasted of how he has been condemning Saddam since the 80's, I think it's fair to point out that in the 90's Galloway went to Saddam to share 'heartfelt fraternal greetings and support'.

yes, and i'd agree that was fair to point out.
which is why you'll notice my objection was to "the interviewer's actual question".

it's phrased as a slippery slope that associates galloway's having once praised saddam, with thinking that iraq was better off under saddam than not.

another great example of this kind of thing is Madeleine Albright. 3rd paragraph in, there, "In 1996 she was also criticized for..." footage here, with lesley stahl.

she still takes an enormous amount of flak for her poor answer, to this day. look no further than the description at that last youtube clip. "Albright makes statement that ultimately led to 9/11." oy. by what quantum leap of deduction?!? see? again, slippery.

so, yeah.
first off, the interviewer shouldn't have relied on easily-dismissed 3rd-party allegations that galloway once praised saddam. why not instead, simply run the footage you should already have, supporting that fact?
then, just turn & ask galloway a fair, open-ended question: "what's your reaction?"
does he regret saying it? had there been a recent event that sparked your praise for his courage? what had saddam done to warrant this flattery?

instead, they present him with an opportunity to lie and backpedal, which he promptly does.

watch that powell clip again, where he catches a slippery question and responds intelligently, and let me know if my original point makes sense now.

Hatred behind imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. You have been served.

I wouldn't kill, I would risk.

"Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, and all the Virtues of Man, without his Vices. This Praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just tribute to the Memory of Boatswain, a Dog."

Touché! You win this round, Kronosposeidon!

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
I don't really think you're a suck up. Just a weirdo.

In reply to this comment by blankfist:
Haha. Nice. Emulation is the best form of flattery, so thank you for thinking I'm the bee's knees, KP. I don't know why you think I'm an admin suck up, though it is funny that you do - And I cannot argue with comedy.

I don't really think you're a suck up. Just a weirdo.

In reply to this comment by blankfist:
Haha. Nice. Emulation is the best form of flattery, so thank you for thinking I'm the bee's knees, KP. I don't know why you think I'm an admin suck up, though it is funny that you do - And I cannot argue with comedy.

Haha. Nice. Emulation is the best form of flattery, so thank you for thinking I'm the bee's knees, KP. I don't know why you think I'm an admin suck up, though it is funny that you do - And I cannot argue with comedy.

You have my heartiest endorsement, good sir. You'll probably be Gold100 before I am! I really wouldn't put it past you.

In reply to this comment by uhohzombies:
lol! yeah, siftbot mouthing off to me caught me off-guard, but I bet it's Dag or Lucky having a bit of fun with it.

i have a collection of Fallout line art that I've cropped to use as avatars in the future. don't sue me, but i planned to borrow a bit of your thematic mojo this weekend and submit vintage and modern gangster/mafia related content to match the avatar. imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, sir.

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
Where are these avatars coming from UhohZ? I like them. Good continuity.

And what's with SiftyBot cranking you off? Haha!

lol! yeah, siftbot mouthing off to me caught me off-guard, but I bet it's Dag or Lucky having a bit of fun with it.

i have a collection of Fallout line art that I've cropped to use as avatars in the future. don't sue me, but i planned to borrow a bit of your thematic mojo this weekend and submit vintage and modern gangster/mafia related content to match the avatar. imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, sir.

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
Where are these avatars coming from UhohZ? I like them. Good continuity.

And what's with SiftyBot cranking you off? Haha!

As of midnight, kp has the highest rated comment and Smibbo has the highest rated Choggie impression. So, if the spirit moves you, toss some * promotes in their general direction, and while your at it, throw some love to Choggie too for being a good sport and a sift icon worthy of the highest form of flattery.

The most preposterous notion that H. sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swayed by their prayers, and becomes petulant if He does not receive this flattery.

Yet this absurd fantasy, without a shred of evidence to bolster it, pays all the expenses of the oldest, largest, and least productive industry in all history.


- Robert Anson Heinlein

Plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery.

yea, it'll always remind me of the puss-like discharge that came with the disease your ex gave us.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Ah, I see you already de-gayified your color scheme. My, that shade of green looks awfully familiar. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. At least that's what stalkers say.

In reply to this comment by rottenseed:
eh...i could be due for some swashbuckling practice. You bring the sword, i'll bring the dagger.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Oh, I see. That's too bad, because I was really hoping we could rub wieners.

In reply to this comment by rottenseed:
While it's true that I'm gay, I'm a butch dike lesbo so camo green and black army boots are more my thang.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
I'd like to take this opportunity to compliment you on your color changes. The magenta username is ravishing, and the carnation comment background is DIVINE. Combined they make a bold statement: "This gloryhole is MINE".

Now, you were saying something about my balls, I believe.

In reply to this comment by rottenseed:
titan or not, time will take its toll on us all.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Hey, I just read that. And somehow I doubt you were referring to the titan Kronos.

In reply to this comment by rottenseed:
illusory sag is how women describe kronos' balls.

Ah, I see you already de-gayified your color scheme. My, that shade of green looks awfully familiar. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. At least that's what stalkers say.

In reply to this comment by rottenseed:
eh...i could be due for some swashbuckling practice. You bring the sword, i'll bring the dagger.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Oh, I see. That's too bad, because I was really hoping we could rub wieners.

In reply to this comment by rottenseed:
While it's true that I'm gay, I'm a butch dike lesbo so camo green and black army boots are more my thang.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
I'd like to take this opportunity to compliment you on your color changes. The magenta username is ravishing, and the carnation comment background is DIVINE. Combined they make a bold statement: "This gloryhole is MINE".

Now, you were saying something about my balls, I believe.

In reply to this comment by rottenseed:
titan or not, time will take its toll on us all.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
Hey, I just read that. And somehow I doubt you were referring to the titan Kronos.

In reply to this comment by rottenseed:
illusory sag is how women describe kronos' balls.