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The Douche of the Week speaks!

Just last week, I awarded Hill columnist Joe Concha with Douche of the Week for his piece, "Time fumbles another Person of the Year' by excluding Kavanaugh." After posting about this on Twitter, Mr. Concha actually responded. Here's how our brief back-and-forth basically went:

Him: "Do you know the criteria for the award?"

Me: "'The person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied what was important about the year.' So, to answer your question, yes."

Me: "The only way Kavanaugh affected my life was by prompting immature laughter at a new term I learned courtesy of him - boofing."

Him: "If you have a beef with it, take it up with Time then."

Him: "How did Hitler and Stalin win the award then?"

Me: "I didn't write a column about a beef I had with it; you did. Project much?"

Him: "This has to be the dumbest attempt at a conversation I've had in a while and that's saying something around here. Where's the mute button?"

Me: "You wrote, 'By excluding Kavanaugh (and by likely snubbing Trump), the once-prestigious Time botches another 'Person of the Year,' in the name of pushing an agenda.' How is it I'm the one with the beef again? It sounds like you're arguing with yourself. Best of luck with that."

Me: "Hitler and Stalin won the award in 1938 and 1939, respectively. We're 80 years removed from that time and, due to public backlash, the magazine has strayed away from such figures since 1979, almost 40 years ago. ...and do you really want to make that argument? 'Well, Hitler and Stalin won, so Kavanaugh should have too!' I doubt even Kavanaugh would appreciate that comparison.'"

Of course, I believe he muted me prior to reading those final two posts. So that was interesting... What's the #1 sign you got under someone's skin with an argument? They don't have an answer to your question and instead resort to fallacy-talking points, before ignoring you. Also, for fellow debaters or debate-aspirers out there, as a rule of thumb, never use Hitler or Stalin as a positive comparison in order to win an argument. Trust me, that will automatically disqualify you and you'll be laughed off the stage. You're welcome. Lastly, congratulations to Joe Concha for being my first ever Double-Douche of the Week winner! It was well deserved.

https://thekind-heartedsmartaleck.blogspot.com/2018/12/douche-of-week-joe-concha.html

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/420669-times-person-of-the-year-has-lost-its-bite

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