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I'm sorry, I didn't realize it was necessary to make it so convenient for you. I expect the readers of HN are capable of doing Google searches or browsing throu

by asnyder 16y ago

I'm sorry, I didn't realize it was necessary to make it so convenient for you. I expect the readers of HN are capable of doing Google searches or browsing through http://www.opensecrets.org/ http://www.opensecrets.org/. Next time I'll be sure to include a complete list of references.

natep 16y ago
While you have been around HN longer than I have, I believe the general feeling of HN is that the burden of proof is on the claimant, which would be you. So yes, please do include a list of references next time.
- asnyder 16y ago
  You don't find it a little odd that you feel it necessary that I provide the links and resources to easily findable information, but the commenter who I replied to need not substantiate his claims in a similar way? Especially when the burden of proof for those statements are much higher? In any event, downvote away. Let your prejudices rein supreme.
  - anamax 16y ago
    > You don't find it a little odd that you feel it necessary that I provide the links and resources to easily findable information, but the commenter who I replied to need not substantiate his claims in a similar way? Most of what he posted was his opinion. How would he substantiated that what he posted is actually his opinion? You made a readily verifiable claim and got it wrong. In doing so, you actually provided evidence supporting one of his points.
anamax 16y ago
> I expect the readers of HN are capable of doing Google searches or browsing through http://www.opensecrets.org/ http://www.opensecrets.org/. I've done the searches - they don't show what you claimed. I asked because I could have missed something. So let's use your link and see what we find. http://www.opensecrets.org/usearch/index.php?q=tea+party http://www.opensecrets.org/usearch/index.php?q=tea+party shows three organizations, all local, which have raised $150k, $13k, and less than $1k. That pretty much disproves your claim.
- asnyder 16y ago
  What sort of nonsense is this? You do a search for tea party, which yields some small local organizations, with relatively no donations. When I refer to tea party, I'm referring to actual candidates. For example, Sharron Angle, Mark Rubio, Rand Paul. Look at the PAC donations to these people. Look at the sort of people who contribute. You do a poor search and then conclude that I'm wrong based on your poor research ability.
  - sigstoat 16y ago
    it isn't clear to me how he was supposed to realize that by "tea party" you were actually referring to a specific list of politicians you had in mind, but had not named. would a different list of tea party-connected politicians suffice, or did he specifically need to guess those three in order to have good "research ability"?

by asnyder 16y ago

natep 16y ago

While you have been around HN longer than I have, I believe the general feeling of HN is that the burden of proof is on the claimant, which would be you. So yes, please do include a list of references next time.

asnyder 16y ago
You don't find it a little odd that you feel it necessary that I provide the links and resources to easily findable information, but the commenter who I replied to need not substantiate his claims in a similar way? Especially when the burden of proof for those statements are much higher? In any event, downvote away. Let your prejudices rein supreme.
- anamax 16y ago
  > You don't find it a little odd that you feel it necessary that I provide the links and resources to easily findable information, but the commenter who I replied to need not substantiate his claims in a similar way? Most of what he posted was his opinion. How would he substantiated that what he posted is actually his opinion? You made a readily verifiable claim and got it wrong. In doing so, you actually provided evidence supporting one of his points.

anamax 16y ago

> I expect the readers of HN are capable of doing Google searches or browsing through http://www.opensecrets.org/ http://www.opensecrets.org/. I've done the searches - they don't show what you claimed. I asked because I could have missed something. So let's use your link and see what we find. http://www.opensecrets.org/usearch/index.php?q=tea+party http://www.opensecrets.org/usearch/index.php?q=tea+party shows three organizations, all local, which have raised $150k, $13k, and less than $1k. That pretty much disproves your claim.

asnyder 16y ago
What sort of nonsense is this? You do a search for tea party, which yields some small local organizations, with relatively no donations. When I refer to tea party, I'm referring to actual candidates. For example, Sharron Angle, Mark Rubio, Rand Paul. Look at the PAC donations to these people. Look at the sort of people who contribute. You do a poor search and then conclude that I'm wrong based on your poor research ability.
- sigstoat 16y ago
  it isn't clear to me how he was supposed to realize that by "tea party" you were actually referring to a specific list of politicians you had in mind, but had not named. would a different list of tea party-connected politicians suffice, or did he specifically need to guess those three in order to have good "research ability"?