Mark Bunker: Scientology spokesman Ben Shaw said what about me?
Mark Bunker: Scientology spokesman Ben Shaw said what about me?
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In another round of howling to the Tampa Bay Times, Scientology’s Clearwater spokesman Ben Shaw made numerous not very nice accusations about Vice Mayor Mark Bunker.
So naturally we thought we’d ask Wise Beard Man about that, and we had lots of fun.
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Mark Bunker: Scientology spokesman Ben Shaw said what about me?
Good interview, thank you both!
ad hominem
hŏm′ə-nĕm″, -nəm
adjective
Attacking a person's character or motivations rather than a position or argument.
Appealing to the emotions rather than to logic or reason.
WBM actually seems to always appeal to reason. The letter Ben Shaw wrote, however, is full of ad hominem attacks at the person he accuses.
Network TV is so passé. Who cares? I’m old enough to be retired and don’t have cable tv, I only stream. My children only stream, my grandchildren only stream. I doubt that they know or care what a network is. For “Shaw” or the person posing as Shaw in that letter to be so unhinged about insisting that they are not aware of how people get their television feeds these days is telling. I have my doubts that there are many people I know who have a working antenna or subscription to cable tv. I can gratefully say that I have not subjected myself to one second of scientology tv, just like I make a conscious decision not to punch myself in the face every day I feel as though either one would be equally painful.
Wise Beard Man
“How Could You? I’m Adorable. I’m A National Treasure for God Sake”
That is a perfect epitaph
Please Mark, write it down and put it with your important papers for your headstone in 20-30 years