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Old 08-26-2009
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Re: Notice how GATE has disappered?

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Lol, no, I think he's saying the opposite.
That's kind of how I read it too, and why I asked for clarification.
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Re: Notice how GATE has disappered?

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Before my jaw drops in disbelief, are you seriously suggesting that people who opposed the Iraq war were not systematically branded as all three of the labels you mention?
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Re: Notice how GATE has disappered?

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Before my jaw drops in disbelief, are you seriously suggesting that people who opposed the Iraq war were not systematically branded as all three of the labels you mention?
Poorly written. They did exactly that. So I get to call my own peeps out
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Re: Notice how GATE has disappered?

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Consequentally, this is a trolling statement.
Uh, no wise guy, it isn't. It's a legitimate question put to someone who consistenly writes things that are just nonsenseical crap and he never backs up anything he says.

That is the mark of someone who just stirs up BS for the sake of it: a Troll.
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Old 08-26-2009
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Re: Notice how GATE has disappered?

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Uh, no wise guy, it isn't. It's a legitimate question put to someone who consistenly writes things that are just nonsenseical crap and he never backs up anything he says.

That is the mark of someone who just stirs up BS for the sake of it: a Troll.
Except I think he believes what he posts and he is genuinely frustrated with the current admin. His ire is pointed at the admin and their policies, not at other posters, like yours was.
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Except I think he believes what he posts and he is genuinely frustrated with the current admin. His ire is pointed at the admin and their policies, not at other posters, like yours was.
Oh I can understand political ire very well. However pushing the boundires of common sense way over the edge and consistantly popping into threads with - more of the same, is not rational.

I asked the poster a genuine and sencere question. You may not have liked it; it was however sharp edged for a reason. Let's just cut to the chase shall we?

He can certainly believe his opinions and express his views - rationally, we would hope. But it when it gets like this, it begs a bottom line question.
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Oh I can understand political ire very well. However pushing the boundires of common sense way over the edge and consistantly popping into threads with - more of the same, is not rational.

I asked the poster a genuine and sencere question. You may not have liked it; it was however sharp edged for a reason. Let's just cut to the chase shall we?

He can certainly believe his opinions and express his views - rationally, we would hope. But it when it gets like this, it begs a bottom line question.
Well, I just don't think he's trying to start fights or personally attack anyone, which are the main two attributes of being a troll.
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Re: Notice how GATE has disappered?

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Poorly written. They did exactly that. So I get to call my own peeps out
Ah, gotcha. And, I'm inclined to agree that namecalling in the arena of political debate is hardly the sole province of any one party or demographic.
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Re: Notice how GATE has disappered?

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Well, I just don't think he's trying to start fights or personally attack anyone, which are the main two attributes of being a troll.
We must have differnt interpretations of the word. My view, is that when a person, consistently jumps into a rational dicussion or places of rational discussion and stirs the pot, intentionally with absolute nonsense, then the boundries of fair and decernable opposition have been overrun.

This business on HR3200 etc is a clear example that you and I both know about.

I will challenge such people outright, as they clearly have no respect for reasoned dialogue.

I don't care what someone's opinion is, but when they consistently dream up outright fabrication, I take that as an insult, and will respond to them accordingly.
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Old 08-27-2009
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Re: Notice how GATE has disappered?

As a democrat, I am in favor of Obama's health care reform.
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Old 08-27-2009
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Re: Notice how GATE has disappered?

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As a democrat, I am in favor of Obama's health care reform.
What does this have to do with the topic?

Not a damn thing?
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Old 08-27-2009
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Re: Notice how GATE has disappered?

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heathcaregate?
Notice how the media has moved from calling this GATE all the time under Obama..
I was unaware that the "-GATE" phenomenon had ceased.....

http://gawker.com/5337565/everything-you-need-to-know-about-obamas-spam-gate

http://townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2009/01/01/obama_the_magic_negro-gate

http://obamawaffles.typepad.com/obama_daily_waffles/obama-birth-gate/

http://aboldstepback.com/left-wing-issues/barack-obamas-dealer-gate/


There's plenty more examples....are you a big MSNBC watcher or something?
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Re: Notice how GATE has disappered?

Gates disappearing is not nearly so surprising to me as all the policys of the Bush Administration that he has so obviously adopted. And none of the liberals are pointing that out at all.
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