https://pjmedia.com/andrewklavan/2011/11/08/a-brief-response-to-various-comments/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 02:44:44 -0400<![CDATA[One of the things I dislike about internet debates is that people argue with statements you didn&#8217;t make and then the debate continues around those arguments. Today, for instance, Dr. Helen—aka Glenn Reynolds&#8217; Insta-wife—said of my Monday post on Herman Cain:  &#8220;What Klavan is advocating is political suicide. He might as well have taken his playbook from Saul Alinsky&#8217;s Rules for Radicals where Alinsky&#8217;s fourth rule is &#8216;Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules. You can kill them with this&#8230;'&#8221; She goes on to cite an episode of the TV comedy Fresh Prince of Bel Air in which a candidate refuses to respond to low attacks and thus loses the election.]]>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:35:51 -0500<![CDATA[Andrew Klavan]]>https://pjmedia.com/andrew-klavan/2011/11/08/a-brief-response-to-various-comments-n179328