A Comment on the Atmosphere of FR

A concerned FReeper | December 30, 2004 | K1avg

[DoctorMichael]

Unctuous Rats

[Ditter]

I think lots of us are just not ready to give up our "gloat fest". Have you been to DU? The nicest thing they call us is "repukes". They save the foulest names for President Bush.

Maybe after Jan 20 things will calm down around here but that is when the DUmmies are going to start calling for President Bush's impeachment, actually they already are.

[Tax-chick]

Oh, okay! (Bad hair day, y'know ...)

All these distractions are going to delay the resolution of the Undead Thread, too.

[ArcLight]

I agree. It does seem like the signal-to-noise ratio hereabouts has gotten worse. Shall we all try to do better?

[ActionNewsBill]

They are trying to figure out whether Ramsey Clarke is a hero or the devil.

I can almost see their little RAT heads spinning over that one.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

While I may agree with some of what you say, using the term RINO is a good, short way to describe those who would pose as conservative Republicans. I am however concerned at quick use of it every time someone disagrees with a politician. I have seen Senators with 90%+ ACU ratings called RINO's by those who have no damn clue what they are talking about.

[dakine]

There is a site for ya'...over there, keep looking, over there, farther...


Lighten Up...

[MinstrelBoy]

Rats. I hate rubber rats. They make me crazy.

[weegee]

...but anyone can tell you Yushchenko as president will be much better for the Ukrainian people, our interests in Iraq be damned.

He may very well need those troops in the Ukraine to keep the peace.

[cwiz24]

It's just because we've all become a little bored post-election. We have control over the whole freaking country for at least the next four years!! There is far less to complain about than there was earlier this year. Now, we just get to sit back and laugh at the Democrats trying to figure out what in heck went wrong...

[lugsoul]

Yeah, and it seems that those who make the most noise have the weakest signal. I mean, why make a point when you can simply wave your arms and yell and hurl insults?

[harrowup]

...You want a return to civility...how about a return to humility????

Give her a break; assuming her name has some meaning she is just and average Kintergarten 1st Grade kind of kid.

[mewzilla]

ROUSs. Especially in Teddy's case....

[jellybean]

You can put this in your history file:

1. The DemocRATS have been called RATS almost since the beginning of FR. Especially after the infamous Republican political ad during the 2000 presidential election when the letters RATS lingered on the screen a few micro-seconds longer than the rest of the word DEMOCRATS.
2. A RINO has always been known as a RINO here. The term may have even originated on FR...at least this is the first place I ever saw it used.

The terms are here to stay...deal with it!

[Balding_Eagle]

Referring to Democrats as “Rats” or some variant thereof may be somewhat amusing, but seeing the reference in nearly every other post really gets annoying at times.

The RATs actually worked for and and earned the name fair and square during the 2000 Campaign.

My sons, who are in town for Christmas, and I had a discussion about the RATs name last night. That one isn't going away for a long time.

[Moose4]

Should I resign as Niceness Nazi?

Certainly not, Frau Obersturmgruppennicenmolassenfuhrer!

}:-)4

[lonevoice]

When I think an individual poster is being inappropriate, I've found it much more effective to confront the specific individual at the time and place where I see it happening. Posting a vanity to chastise an entire forum for the perceived incivility of a few is destined to provoke flames, ridicule and zot bait.

[William of Orange]

I hope I can keep saying 'sKerry Kerry'

[DoctorMichael]

Deceitful Rats

[tkathy]

I keep telling them they have to be nice to us despised moderates. My pleas go unanswered.