re: “Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ is clearly displayed. If you click on it it will take you to John’s blog that you suggested he create. Why are you blaming someone else for your blood pressure, lack of comprehension and reading skills? He has been posting here for many years. I’m surprised he is still able to catch as many as he does.”
Look, I realize that I’m probably in the minority on this. I love satire. It’s one of the things I love about Free Republic that people respond with satirical cartoons and responses to the idicocy of the left and the left wing media.
However, 99% of the articles posted on Free Republic are postings of hard news articles - people on Free Republic often post responses with satire to these hard news articles, but as I mentioned, the vast majority of posted articles themselves are not satire/fake news. Of course this is why so many people are “caught” off guard by Mr. Simmons.
I agree that the semi-news is marked, and, sometimes, I do notice it before clicking on the title, but, when I’m in a hurry, sometimes I don’t. Are you never in a hurry?
Another reason Mr. Simmons “catches” so many is because of Free Republic’s reputation as a hard news political forum. They are not expecting the posting of fake news articles.
As to your insult regarding my “lack of comprehension and reading skills”, I admit that that may be true, but I still felt compelled to give my opinion of Mr. Simmons faking people out all the time - it just seems like a waste of time.
Which reminds me, is the point of these semi-news articles to catch readers unaware and thus, have a joke at their expense because they were in a hurry and didn’t happen to notice the by-line under the title, or, is the point to make fun of the idiots on the left? I guess Mr. Simmons point could be to do both, but I would rather spend my time just making fun of the left.
Speaking of making fun of the left, I certainly appreciate and enjoy that, but what I don’t appreciate is raising the hackles of conservative readers needlessly with a “ha, ha aren’t you’re stupid” when they discover they’ve been “had” again with these fake news stories.
As to Mr. Simmons blog - why does he not keep his fake news articles to his blog rather than posting them on Free Republic? Is this because he doesn’t get very many visitors to his blog?
I realize that people post vanity pieces on FR all the time, but when they do, they at least note that it is in the title. Mr. Simmons doesn’t do that.
This isn’t a big deal and my wife thinks I just need to “lighten’ up”, and, she’s probably right. Mr. Simmons has just as much right to post anything he wants as any other Free Republic member. All the same, it still annoys me. Just saying.
re: “As to your insult regarding my “lack of comprehension and reading skills”, I admit that that may be true,. . .”
Just proved your remarks about my lack of comprehension since I kept mispelling Mr. Semmens name as “Simmons”. Guess I’m the moron of the day.
However, 99% of the articles posted on Free Republic are postings of hard news articles - people on Free Republic often post responses with satire to these hard news articles, but as I mentioned, the vast majority of posted articles themselves are not satire/fake news.
The subject post was posted in "Bloggers & Personal." FR provided a means for conservative writers to post here. What you will find is conservative writers and bloggers that actually do something for the conservative cause will post while other "conservatives" that do little, other than criticize, mock and attack and do what they can to drive the poster from the site.
The ironey is that a majority of posts here are posted from liberal sites. Material that links back to the liberal site, generating traffic and ad revenue for liberals that pay nothing to FR. All the while... conservatives who pay FR, link their sites and original content to FR are harrassed until they leave or are banned!
Quarterly fundraising used to take three to four weeks. This one will take 15 threads and end about the last week of May or first week of June.
I agree that the semi-news is marked, and, sometimes, I do notice it before clicking on the title, but, when I’m in a hurry, sometimes I don’t. Are you never in a hurry?
Of course! But John caught me twice. If it pisses me off, I immediately go back and check. In all fairness though, I've never blamed John for my failings.
...it just seems like a waste of time.
And yet it provoked you enough to respond!
Which reminds me, is the point of these semi-news articles to catch readers unaware and thus, have a joke at their expense because they were in a hurry and didn’t happen to notice the by-line under the title, or, is the point to make fun of the idiots on the left? I guess Mr. Simmons point could be to do both, but I would rather spend my time just making fun of the left.
So, instead of making fun of the left... what did you do?
This isn’t a big deal and my wife thinks I just need to “lighten’ up”, and, she’s probably right. Mr. Simmons has just as much right to post anything he wants as any other Free Republic member. All the same, it still annoys me. Just saying.
You are blessed with an intelligent wife!