Another conversation with a liberal *UPDATED*
(And, no, I can’t avoid these conversations.)
Lib: You’re poisonous about Obama.
Me: No. I’m just saying he’s never accomplished anything.
Lib: Of course he has.
Me: What has he accomplished?
Lib: He’s incredibly smart.
Me: I agree that he’s smart at advancing his career, but what has he accomplished?
Lib: He was a top student.
Me: How do you know?
Lib: He had top grades?
Me: He never released his grades.
Lib: Yes, he did.
Me: No, he didn’t.
Lib: He graduated in the top 10% at Harvard law.
Me: I’ll give you that. What’s he done since then?
Lib: You are just venomous, you know that?
Me: No. I’m just asking what he’s accomplished since then.
Lib: He was a law professor at Harvard the University of Chicago.
Me: Does being a part-time law professor at Harvard qualify you for President?
Lib: Well, you’re not qualified for President!
Me: I’m not going to be President. I’m just asking you to list Obama’s accomplishments.
Lib: This conversation has to stop. You’re irrational on this subject. I can’t believe your anger.
Me: I’m not angry. I’m just asking you to list his accomplishments.
Lib: Other Presidents haven’t been more accomplished.
Me: They have. They’ve run businesses, they’ve served as officers in the military, they’ve run governments. What are Obama’s accomplishments?
Lib: This conversation is officially over.
UPDATE: Jennifer Rubin points out that Maureen Dowd uses very similar logic (she’s smart because I say she is) to advance Caroline Kennedy’s Senate bid.