I normally try to steer clear of thread such as this but your wishing death on a Conservative stalwart here at Free Republic is over the line. I fully realize that "drop dead" is an idiom like "go jump in a lake" but this comes very close to a personal attack.
Eaker, being a good soul and a good sport, may just readily dismiss this. But, if nothing else, telling a FReeper to "drop dead" reflects very poorly on you. That's not much of a surprise since you can evidently tolerate the unabashed liberalism of Mitt Romney.
I also normally try to steer clear of threads such as this, and am usually successful.
Eaker was unusally obtuse, hence the finale. Drop dead is my way of saying that I’ve had enough of his sanctimonious crap, and don’t wish to hear from him anymore. I’m not wishing him dead; I’m wishing him to go away.
I didn’t start there. I ended there after giving him chances to back off and try a different approach. He may be a wonderful fellow. But, I wouldn’t know it because he jumped down my throat from my first introduction to him, and hasn’t stopped accusing me of being what I’m not since then.
He is not a reasonable fellow, and seems capable of neither learning nor explaining himself like an intelligent man. If he’s a conservative stalwart, we’re in big trouble. And, by we, I mean conservatives. He’s behaved like a yahoo, and written like a monkey. I don’t have time to swing on a vine with him or his fellow apes. I’d rather read Curious George to my children.
Your post reeks of liberal hyper-sensitivity, and reminds me of far too many lefties whose response to something they don’t like is “I’m offended.” (I read it to my wife in the voice of Major Cassius Starbuckle from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence.) As you know from my handle, I’m sick of lefties.
Quoting from The Sweet Smell of Success, “You’re dead son. Go get yourself buried.” My apologies if that offends you.