Posted on 04/03/2007 7:24:18 PM PDT by Reaganesque
It is always disappointing to be reminded that there are people in the world who do not like you so much that they are willing to debase themselves and others in order to get their way. We, as conservatives face this from the Left on a day to day basis. But when such action comes from another supposed Conservative, that is truly disappointing.
The posters at DU think nothing of swearing and posting the most filthy, perverted and twisted things about their political rivals. We here at FR are, for the most part, better than that. At least we try to be. Unfortunately, there's always someone who proves that both sides have their ugly side.
I have posted a number of pro-Mitt Romney threads recently as have many others. I discovered this afternoon that several of them have been the victims of childish and down right purile dirty tricks. Now, political dirty tricks are nothing new and nor are they uncommon on either side of the aisle. But some simply cross the line of decency. Such is the case with whomever played their little game of messing with the Keywords on these Pro-Romney threads. Here are four examples:
Romney Tops Republicans in Fundraising
KEYWORDS: ANTICHRIST; CULT; FUNDRAISING; MITTRAPESCHILDREN; ROMNEY; Click to Add Keyword
Why I Think You Should Vote For My Dad
KEYWORDS: 2008; ELECTIONPRESIDENT; ELECTIONS; MITTBEATSHISKIDS; MITTISTHEANTICHRIST; ROMNEY; Click to Add Keyword
Parsing the Polls: Answering the Mormon Question
KEYWORDS: CULT; JOEYSMITHDELUSION; Click to Add Keyword
KEYWORDS: ELECTION; FRED; FREDTHOMPSON; MITTISTHEANTICHRIST; ROMNEY; THOMPSON; VP; Click to Add Keyword
People, campaigning can be a hard and painful thing. You have to have a thick skin to run for office and heaven knows, all candidates take their blows, some more than others. But there is such a thing as decency. And this little prank doesn't just cross that line, it obliterates it.
Disagree with the thread? Fine. Present your arguments. You don't like the candidate? Great. Tell me why and make an attempt at intelligent conversation. That's the way this place is supposed to work. But, resorting to such sophomoric, vulgar and quite frankly bigoted childishness is beneath contempt. If you can't manage a reasonable level of maturity, then there's a whole bunch of like minds over at DU you can have fun with.
The anti-Freeping site also has a type of keyword search with a list of all keywords. They had both “FR meltdown” and “FR’s meltdown” but they seem to have pulled these threads or at least removed the keywords.
Usually the long keyword lists have some clever things, and of course some pathetic ones.
Please point that out. The only anti-freeping and FR trolling I've seen lately was on that deleted thread over at wideawakes, where you are a member.
They aren’t anti-freeping. Paranoia is an unbecoming trait.
They are the meltdown.
What in the world are you talking about?
Please provide a post # where I called anyone gay.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that!
” Then post poll results that represent all the United Statnes, not just the FR poll.”
Because I am signed in to FR.
Do you know how many threads that get pulled here that would make this site look like Art Bell on Acid? Really, use some common sense and rational.
Oh, and Hunter hasn’t a chance. :-)
That’s the biggest pantload I’ve ever heard. Fierce objects to a RINO for President...because the RINO in question is NOT a conservative, and somehow, that makes him a Democrat?
Actually, looking at that list, I’d say it’s time to out the keyword abusers again.
It's the non-public backroom on the wideawakes board. No one can give you a link because it's not for public viewing. It would be fun to be a fly on the wall in there right now, but I don't think they will be letting anyone named Elyse join there anytime soon.
It was probably FA’s attempt to disrupt. He already admitted he is over there to cause problems. LIKE HE IS DOING HERE AS WELL.
Yeah, sure. That's why a wideawakes thread posted here was yanked a few minutes after it was posted here - where troll posts on FR were coordinated. And that's also why you have Salt River which is not an open forum.
I really don't care if WA is anti-freep. Just don't pretend otherwise when the evidence is to the contrary.
The anti-FReeper site’s search feature is lousy compared to ours and it is impossible to figure a member’s comments.
Whoops... yeah. Actually, I'm not all that worried about Hillary. I think Manbearpig will try and run on the Green Ticket. This will split the liberal-socialist vote right down the middle.
We could probably put Ron Paul on the GOP ticket and still win against a split liberal vote. A Hunter/Thompson ticket would crush the Dems no matter who they put on their ticket.
Were you expecting rationality from our friend with poster’s rage?
I’m not pretending. Go register and see for yourself.
Exactly! You mean you didn’t know that??? Gee, I thought everyone did.
btw, you do realize that’s Mad Ivan’s site, he’s never given reason for you to paint him this way? As far as I can tell you owe him an apology.
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