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John McEnroe, world champion tennis player, was successfully baited by an idealistic interviewer a few days ago. One of the most often used traps employed by the political left is the "prove a negative" game in which the victim is baited into trying to prove a negative and when the victim fails he/she is ridiculed. When Mr. McEnroe told the interviewer that Serena Williams was the best woman's tennis player ever the interviewer baited him by asking him why not the best period? (Meaning regardless of gender) Unfortunately Mr. McEnroe took the bait and tried to prove "why not". He failed and was promptly ridiculed. Controversy ensued. What Mr. McEnroe should have done was make the presumption for the status quo and insist that the interviewer prove a positive i.e. "why" Ms. Williams is the best period.

The next time I hear a conservative pundit or caller say words to the effect:  "What if a Republican did that?" I think I'll scream.  Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and others constantly imply that they are jealous that the Democrats get away with doing bad deeds. The latest iteration of this is in regards to the Washington DC shooting that happened last week.  Both Rush and Sean asked if one could imagine what would happen if a Republican had done that.  This kind of rhetoric makes a person sound like they wish that they could do the same thing that the Democrats are doing.  Instead of whining they should say:  "No Republican would ever do such a thing because Republicans are better people.  Republicans exercise better judgement and have a sense of values."  You're welcome.