Nice ad hominem attack when I have never had anything to say one way or another on this. I think the Rabid Right is every bit as ridiculous as the Raging Left and have said so many times before. I don't consider myself or DD to be a member of either sect, but apparently that is lost on so many supposedly intelligent people.

Not sure where these delusions of persecution and paranoia come from, but I suppose I can thank TheraP for rallying her troops to the cause of exclusion and demonization of anyone who doesn't march lockstep with the party line. Not very liberal values from all the literature, but I suppose you are free to make up your own standards as the need arises.

Kind of like the Rabid Right you are so fond of lumping me in with.

You really don't understand the concept of ad hominem at all, Jason. My advice, take it or leave it, would be to stop complaining about it. You just make yourself look foolish.

And no, this is not ad hominem, either.

PS: In case it helps clear up your misunderstanding of the phrase, here is what Wikipedia has to say about ad hominem attacks. Pretty clear when someone goes straight at the person rather than what they say (or in this case what I didn't say) it is an ad hominem attack. My description of the debate tactics by the Echo Chamber hardly equates to not knowing what ad hominem means.

Your "arguments" are pretty standard fare for members of your party -- insult while complaining about being insulted, mischaracterize while complaining about being mischaracterized.

For example, although you define ad hominem correctly, you fail to show where anyone has insulted your person. It's because you can't. We just point out that you are wrong and, like the conservative wing of your party often does,you pretend to have been attacked personally. And why shouldn't you? It's a tactic that's been helping you win arguments with the brain-dead since Reagan. For anyone with an ounce of sense, though, it's just ridiculous.