"I don't think so, Tim."
I might be wrong...but the title of this site is "FREE Republic."
IBTZ
Finely said sir. I agree totally.
ping
Bump.
But this thread will probably devolve into a napalm-hot flame war like the one posted by Reaganesque yesterday.
That one is now Down the Memory Hole.
See you tomorrow sometime,
CD
You are right in that the MSM hammers forcefully away at any schism between Republicans/Conservatives. That’s how they raised that ruckus over the “ports issue” — until we all found out it was Chuck Schumer behind the scenes manipulating the mess — and how they set us against each other in ‘06, to the point where “protest voters” felt righteous in sitting out the election.
You’d think you wouldn’t have to warn FReepers by this time to look out for media manipulation, but many of us seem to fall for it, every single time.
Go ahead and name names...I'm sure your list and my list would look completely different.
It’s time that Jim starts looking around and suspending or closing some accounts for this type of behavior until it gets under control.
And that, my friends, is what has become of FR...not with a bang, but with a whimper....
1) Short posts: These have the advantage of being easy and quick to type in between real world activities. They have the disadvantage of encouraging the poster to be flippant and also guaranteeing that they will be misinterpreted by at least one other poster leading to a vitriol filled flame war, or
2) Long posts: These have the advantage of allowing you to fully explain yourself. However, the disadvantage is that it will go unread, or even worse, only part of it will be read out-of-context leading once again to a vitriol filled flame war.
So you either need to go to one of those "happy" meaningless threads where everybody agrees with one another or discusses non-confrontational topics, or you go into battle with people who can't read, can't understand, or purposely misstate your post just to start a flame war.
I used to post longer posts, but I have recently limited myself to snarky comebacks.
Less work for the same result!
You first ;’}
Thank you, you are a wise fellow. But being able to beat Hillorat is still job #1. Why? Just look at what the Rats have tried to do so far and it`s early April. Now, put Hillorat in the White House with this Congress for 4/8 years and we`ll wish Jimma was back.
Today's rough and tumble is kiddie stuff compared to what the ole Spirit of '76 guys could dish out.
Just ask Aaron Burr.
They've already done that to each Republican that they've interviewed. They have asked Romney & Rudy the "gotcha" questions just to divide the Republicans. They softball interviews with Democrats. But our Republicans take the que and run with it blasting each of our candidates that they don't like.
I’m with you. Reasoned debate seems to be taking a beating these days. Not just here but everywhere in society.
What has happened — and is still happening — is that the wingnuts have gained the ascendency and have driven more and more levelheaded, civil posters off the forum in disgust.
"I don't think so, Tim."
My brother is a knucklehead. I tell him so. We don’t see eye to eye. But he’s MY brother. Nobody else gets to pick on him. I’ll hug him on Easter. I’ll support the Republican in ‘08.
Yes, I have stayed off many threads because I have seen more name calling than used to be allowed!
FR is, in fact, rather more civil than it used to be. This sort of ugliness doesn't stem from people who truly love the place, no matter what their sign-on date says.