[Terabitten]

BTW, is anyone else peeved by the "contribute to Free Republic" headers that brag about zotting and the Viking Kitties? I find that the only truly "controversial," "troubling" and "disturbing" thing around here. Silencing people is a cowardly thing to boast about.

No, it's not controversial, troubling, or disturbing. This is a *conservative* news site, and posts (especially hit-and-run trolls) have no place here.

Imagine if, on a forum about the Gibson Les Paul guitar, I posted barely readable, obscenity-laced screeds on how wonderful the Fender Stratocaster is, and how everyone who plays a Les Paul is eeeeeeeeeeeevil. The moderators of that forum would be completely within their rights to pull my post, or to allow it to stay up for other members to lambast. It's no different.

If you want to engage in cross-the-aisle debate, then there are forums for that. This isn't one of them.

[Kerfuffle]

So you maintain that only "barely readable, obscenity-laced screeds" lead to banning? Sorry but inventing straw-man attacks on others is one more form of cowardice.

[GeorgeW23225]

Bravo!! Well said !!