why is it imposable to get a direct answer to a direct question from Democratic politicians?

Question

Democrats, please refrain from the usual side step shuffle. I don't want to dance and don't want to hear about republican this republican that. Try to stay on subject please.

Answer 1

Well, let's think about it. Do you think it's because they are liberal-leaning Democrats? Or do you think it's because they're politicians, whose job it is to get into office?

My answer: It's because they're politicians. It's not just their job to lie, it's their job to answer questions in such a way that they can't be pinned down in the lie. Every answer could potentially affect their ability to get the job or keep the job.

How would you answer a tough question if you knew the clear honest answer might cost you your job?

Answer 2

Aww lame, someone already said my answer.
Part of being a politician is having the ability to dodge questions you don't want to answer. The better a politician is, the less obvious it is to tell it's being done.

I think claiming only democrats do it is a selective bias resulting from agreeing with every position republicans trumpet, and ignoring when they dodge the question.

Basically, politicans often do one of the following:
a) Follow an action or issue that most of the country is opposed to
b) Be involved in an issue with two very clear sides (ie for or against abortion), which polarizes and divides people, while not wanting to alienate either half.

When they are put in that position, and someone calls them on it, they can either admit they are full of it, or dodge the question so they don't take any flack for the matter. Given the structure of current american politics, which is exteremely image based, this approach is awarded, since if the a question which will upset an audience is dodged, then the politician recieves no negative responses.

Pretend for a second a democrat senator is asked "why is it imposable to get a direct answer to a direct question from Democratic politicians?", or in plainer english "why are you always full of ****?"
Answering it with yes, I am, is about the worse thing you can do. You might as well be a masochist, hit your head into a wall and burn your company down while you're at it.

To be completely fair though, at this current point in time, I think the republicans are being a lot more decietful than the democrats (supporting illegal immigration is not as big a problem as the various wars or impingment of civil liberties), and from the tone of your question, I'd be willing to wager you'd just as soon dodge any question which implied republicans were also full of it.

But then again, that's how our system works!
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Answer 3

Politicians always give ridiculously circuitous answers. It is for the same reasons regardless of party they want to either sound like they know absolutely everything or they want to hide what they really think about an issue. Simple short answers are pointless as they give no depth on how a politician thinks. Also they have to be careful or people will take what they say out of context and use it against them.

Answer 4

Did you just now get into politics and start listening to politicians? Politicians try to cater to everybody for the most part. People always talk about how they want a straight shooter and an honest guy but they really don't. So the people make politicians what they are.

Answer 5

You can't expect complex questions to have simple answers. If you ask a question like, "What should we do in Iraq?" and you expect a three-word answer, you're being unreasonable.

Some people's ideas of a "direct question" are quite funny. For instance, Bill O'Reilly often asks questions like, "Do you support the troops, or do you want to leave Iraq and surrender to the terrorists?" This is what's called the "fallacy of many questions," and it's just one example of something that sounds like a "direct question" but is really impossible to answer without coming across like a complete tool. Unfortunately, when someone points out that the question itself is unfair, they get accused of avoiding the question. If we had a population that was better educated in rhetoric and logics, this kind of thing wouldn't be so easy to pull.

Answer 6

That's an easy one. Something I proved last presidential election.
Last presidential election Kerry was running on a platform that there would be no draft. What happened Bush took that right out from under him.
There are still people who say what happened the democrats didn't stick to their promise. However that was on the promise that Kerry get elected which he didn't.
So why put something out there so the president can snap it up???
Hence no direct answers.
Yes I know he isn't running again however that wouldn't prevent him from implementing it.

Answer 7

almost 0.5 the objective audience consents with you. almost the different 0.5 think of that the dems by no skill answer an instantaneous question. it is so predictable. that is greater relaxing to invest on the subject of the "different" and why they're right here in any respect. yet you have solved that one too, they're ducks! heavily, how do i comprehend this? while i'm going lower back to look at my solutions commonly I even have the precise comparable quantity of united statesa. I do downs.

Answer 8

It's difficult to get a straight answer from politicians of any party. Their entire goal is to win elections. To do this they have to try to tell everyone what they want to hear. If they are too specific, they risk narrowing the group of people that will support them.

Answer 9

They don't know which way the wind is blowing, nor do the remember the last answer they gave, take Hillary she was going to donate the $23,000 she received from Norman Hsu, then it turns out to be $850,000

P.S. The democrats can't stay on subject, their whole platform is to smear the other side

Update: Damn, I think I gave that liberal (first answer) a thumbs up, that was a great answer..

Popper Dave:
Do you still charge for B.J.'s answer yes or no

Answer 10

Its the same with republicans when cornered on spending or why they have not gotten roe-v- wade overturned yet or gotten the death penalty for shop lifting on the third offense . We all no the anti social people who will not follow the rules and we need to be rid of them .
The democrats need to go and I am tired of my party not getting tough on crime and cutting spending .

I guess we need to build up our weapons and prepare for when the time comes to inter the liberals .