December 22, 2024

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Where Government Gets Exposed

Lee: Argue Facts, Not Opinions

By Kelly Payne
Citizen Reporter

Jim Lee of the Palmetto Conservative Show, an Internet radio program, tells a Midlands-area high school class that it’s important that individuals discuss beforehand where they’re coming from politically.

“While we’re all entitled to our own opinions, we’re not entitled to our own facts,” he says. “And that’s part of our problem in our political discourse; we have a lot people arguing from opinions rather than arguing about facts.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2xASndgi4I

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