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Just a little tip, when trying to point out to your friends that someone is not ‘particularly bright’ it would help if you spell ‘bright’ correctly. Also it’s ‘your blog’ not’you blog.’ Normally it would be no big deal but when you’re calling someone stupid it helps not to act stupid.

If you don’t like what I write then don’t read it. To be honest I don’t really care what you like.

So let me get this straight, if someone posts something you disagree with then they are promoting themselves, but if they post something you agree with, then it’s a free flow of ideas. Do I have that about right?

Again, I really don’t care if you have a beef or not, but I have to admit you caught me. Some scoundrel must have leaked my business plan about building a media empire by posting an article on Free Republic.

Do you have a beef if i use courier font?, cause I wouldn’t want to do anything that would cause you to have a beef.

“There are other bloggers here and they receive plenty of hits but understand the community rules to post in full, their really terrific thoughts.”

First of all I don’t know what you are so upset about? What that I put a link to my stupid Google Blogger site? That was the mortal sin I committed?

I could care less if anyone visits my stupid Google Blogger site or not. I first started posting on a Tea Party site but they kept screwing up my password so then I started posting on Tea Party Nation. I still post on Tea Party Nation but it’s a hassle because they have to approve every little thing including changes. So I opened a Google Blogger site. The software is very user friendly, far superior to any Tea Party site or Free Republic. The article I posted today has 5 or 6 links on it, so it’s much easier to just link to my Google Blogger site than redo all the links on Free Republic.

The fact that so many of you get so worked up about whether I post it in full on Free Republic or link to it on Google is amazing.

“You need to pick a side if you wish to stay”

Actually I don’t need to pick a side. I’ll post things on Free Republic when I feel I have something worthwhile to say. If that causes some of you to blow a casket then send little notes to each other about how much you hate that ‘notromney’ guy and then go tell on me and get me kicked off. Otherwise get a hobby.

the misspelling is part of FR culture and wuz on purpose. I can't explain it to you. I actually did make a mistake by not calling you stoopit but, you are actually reinforcing my point in responding that you have no intention of being a part of the community. I didn't read what you wrote as you were belligerent in your response to other friends on the thread. Moreover, I didn't get into the content as I instantantly recognized it as a blog and did not recognize what you clearly believe is brilliant writing. It may be but, I didn't bother. You belong in the bloggers section of FR and you may end up there. I suspect lightning in your short life here so I will be the 1st to call IBTZ. I didn't disagree with what you posted or the content. I disagree with using FR as a foundation to your burgeoning career as an opionist(not a word, I know) without posting the full content of your musings. We have no problemo with your blog what so ever. We don't want to be a part of your business plan and ask you post the full article, along with a link to your blog. As to font, you use what you think is best for your audience. Personally, I prefer arial, mostly because it sounds Disney. You do care if someone visits your blog site otherwise you are having an argument with yourself. Not a good sign. You can't write HTML? Is that the problem as to why it's too much to post the full article? No problemo. If you have the old "Windoze Outlook" you can write the entire article in it and pull the "source code" from it to post at FR. Or..If you have Windoze Word you can write the article as a Web Page. All you do is use the Web Page Template and again you can just pull the code directly from there. Copy/paste in the little "Your Reply" box, like you did before and it will recognize anything written in html. Kind of like when we post pictures we type

(the *.* is where you would put a link to a picture such as http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4109/5054893833_2b820b1517_o.jpg Or you can use the handy dandy Free Republic "HTML Sandbox" located here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2827523/posts Learning html is fun to learn and if you don't know how to do anything just ask. Got plenty of know it all's around here. No one's going to tell on you but, you need to learn how to "play with others, well". Which means join the community not tell the rest of us "Go to hell" essentially. You do want feed back and interaction don't you? Seems like a waste if all your thoughts get pushed off to the bottom of the Internet. And now a word from our sponsor and then a cute trick I learned in the following posts.

Jim Robinson on bloggers:

"I have no complaint if a good conservative blogger posts his own material to FR, not as an excerpt to drive hits and discussion back to his blog, but rather to impart useful information to OUR readers and to promote and join in on the discussion and conservative activism HERE on FR.

If a blogger can’t or refuses do that, and if he constantly complains or fights with our participants over it, then I’d just as soon he doesn’t post here.

It’s not my job to make his content or his presentation or cooperation acceptable to our readers.

That’s his job.

And if he cannot do it or refuses to do it and continues posting brief excerpts only and obviously attempting to draw away our participants while loudly complaining about it, then I have no sympathy for his complaints and the more apt I am to ban his account and blog.

Replace Romney With Whom, The Ghost Of Reagan?

Ok it all started when I harmlessly pointed out that Obama was up by two points in Rasmussen and five points in the Fox News poll. Then I get this twitter reply:

Wow. Let's just skip the election! You probably watch MSNBC too, right? #pollworship

Now was it really necessary to be snippy right off the bat? I mean what ever happened to small talk? "You look like you have a nice follow through" or "I like your shoes" ya know, a few pleasantries. The MSNBC quip was a bit harsh but then to follow it up with the #pollworship dig was way over the top. Am I right? Do I look like a pollworshipper? C'mon. That was followed by:

"Polls are easily manipulated. Many polls in 1980 showed Carter ahead. They are meant to moralize opposition"

I think he meant 'demoralize' but I let it go because I knew what he meant and I didn't want to come across as snippy. However I still had to point out the myth of the Reagan comeback, because it was just that, a myth. So I posted this article, "click here"

I don't think John cared much for the article because of this:

"Gee, thanks. I'm just gonna not vote" to which I replied:

When u say "Gee, thanks. I'm just gonna not vote" do u mean I read it but it made me sad bc I don't want 2 believe it's true?

Ok I admit that might have come across as a bit snippy, but even someone as mild mannered as myself can only refrain from being snippy for so long.

The heat was turned up when he said something about feeling bad for my defeatist mentality and that the pollsters had me right where they wanted me. So now you're probably thinking I lashed out with another snippy comment, but you're wrong. I calmly said: we have a problem, ignoring it solves nothing. What's sad is so many on my side act like dems. "Well my intentions were good, I tried"

The larger point I was trying to make is we have to defeat Obama. Our problem is Romney simply doesn't have the skill set or the temperament to win. Simply crossing our fingers and closing our eyes is going to give us the same result as four years ago.

John told me to do something other than just complain. So then I got super snippy and said: "John, no offense but I'm going to put u in the click your heels twice, fairy dust, unicorn column, but again no offense." Ok perhaps I'm not always so mild mannered. Especially seeing as how I followed up with: "so your plan is to ignore the polls, chant U-S-A, U-S-A, have i got that about right?

Now I have to admit John did respond with a good question. "Replace Romney with whom, the ghost of Reagan?" Granted I could have done without the 'ghost of Reagan' snark, but still a valid question. I said: "Romney should leave the campaign trail and turn it over to Ryan. After the election Romney steps down and Ryan picks a new VP."

I'm serious. Four years ago we knew weeks before election day, it was over. We still have a month before judgement day. Are we really just going to sit quietly with our arms folded while we once again head over the cliff? We've been told for the last year and a half if Obama wins reelection we won't survive. Was that just hyperbole or did you really mean it? Because if you really meant it, we do what ever it takes.

Things turned sour again when he went off on another 'manipulation of polls' rant and something about the evils of excess salt in our diet. I may have called him a half baked wackadoodle, I really don't remember. But I do remember comparing him to an emotional former girlfriend, during that time of the month.

I also told him earlier in the day Rush Limbaugh was talking about republican enthusiasm being 16 points higher than that of the democrats. Listen to this Steve Deace interview of republican pollster Rick Shaftan. Rick says the exact opposite. "click here for audio"

The reply:

WI recall polls had Scott Walker down 8%. How'd that work out?

This is probably where we reached the point of no return. I said: "I don't know why in the era of Google you think you can make shit up and get away with it." PPP is a dem pollster, "click here"

Yup, a bridge too far. Perhaps I should have said 'crap' instead of 'shit'. These were the last words I ever heard from John: "Go watch a skin vid, sir. I'm finished with you. Adios"

So what can we learn from this tragedy? First, relationships are hard. Second, if you're headed over the same cliff two presidential elections in a row maybe it's time to say: "AW HELL NO!!"

If you don’t like what I write then don’t read it.

Can't read it, it's not posted here.

So let me get this straight, if someone posts something you disagree with then they are promoting themselves, but if they post something you agree with, then it’s a free flow of ideas. Do I have that about right?

You didn't post anything, you excerpted it.

I’ll post things on Free Republic when I feel I have something worthwhile to say.

You haven't posted anything yet. You needlessly excerpted your own material.

Have a nice day.