Originally Posted By mele Oh man, I absolutely do NOT agree with the statements over the past few days about how evil and morally bankrupt Republicans are. I don't understand why we should accept statements like that or the same sort of statements about Democrats.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <The predictability is remarkable, isn't it?< if you mean the predictability of garbage like this: "The traitor, george bush, broke the law, the known traitor," "Republicans are such ignorant liars. " then the answer is yes, very predictable
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Only a parasite, a murdering sinner, would call themselves a republican, or try to defend these lowlife, hateful scum. The only people to hate, are republicans, who are all hate mongers at this moment in u.s.a. history. Repulbicans are all liars.> seriously -- seek help
Originally Posted By YourPalEd I've never met a republican yet who also isn't a coward. They like to have sons who die for them in trumped up industrialized warfare. Of course they would prefer to pay someone else to fight for them, but no one will. Other people are honest.
Originally Posted By mele I think we've finally found the sort of "lib" that Beau is always ranting about!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<of course those on the left here who routinely rip conseratives will not bring this up -- SPP you are always asking for those in the middle and even those on the right to step up to stop this nonsense -- where are you when this comes from the left ?>> I thought it seemed pretty clear the YourPalEd's posts were primarily for entertainment value and not a serious reflection of his position. If that is not the case, he is every bit as extreme as our favorite Gallic hater with the Gallic sounding screen name.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Oh man, I absolutely do NOT agree with the statements over the past few days about how evil and morally bankrupt Republicans are. I don't understand why we should accept statements like that or the same sort of statements about Democrats.< thank you Mele, while it is perfectly acceptable to have different views ... the ability to discuss them like intelligent adults is necessary if we are ever going to fix the rift in this country.... any politician that wants to know why politics are as bad as they are need look no further than the microcosm that is W/E and the far side rants...
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I think we've finally found the sort of "lib" that Beau is always ranting about!< indeed
Originally Posted By YourPalEd I love how ignorant these hateful, criminals, which of course everyone in the world knows republicans to be, i just love how they ignore the truth. They actually do not understand how their intollerance is their ignorance. They are transparent, yes, that is honest, but the values of hate block input, and cause senility.
Originally Posted By mele <I thought it seemed pretty clear the YourPalEd's posts were primarily for entertainment value >> While they are *quite entertaining*, I've decided to have even more fun by squeezing lemon juice on my hangnail.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <I thought it seemed pretty clear the YourPalEd's posts were primarily for entertainment value and not a serious reflection of his position.> Who are they supposed to be entertaining?
Originally Posted By mele <<but the values of hate block input, and cause senility.>> Yes, yes, they do. LOL
Originally Posted By ecdc vbdad, I don't think anybody endorses the kind of extremism from Ed or anyone else. I suppose when one leans to the left, as I do, it's easier to just ignore that, but those on the right are understandably offended. It's the reverse with Ed's mirror image on the right. I've noticed Beau is often ignored by the conservatives on this site, while people like me stand in awe of the garbage that he spews. Perhaps we could all do a better job of trying to reign in those who make our perspectives look bad.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Who are they supposed to be entertaining?>> Well, they entertain me!! I find them so off-the-wall they are funny. Kind of like how I thought Beau's posts were funny until I found out the guy was deadly serious. If I find that YourPalEd is serious he will stop being funny also.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger >>I thought it seemed pretty clear the YourPalEd's posts were primarily for entertainment value and not a serious reflection of his position. << I've always assumed they were an honest reflection of his opinion. After all, they aren't that far off from (for example) cmpaley's. (Not a criticism of cmpaley!) But cmpaley puts together rational arguments and relevant information to defend his postion. His posts sound very sober and well thought out, even if I don't agree with him a lot.
Originally Posted By ecdc "I've never met a republican yet who also isn't a coward." While I think Bush and Cheney definitely took the easy way out when people like Kerry or Gray Davis didn't, I don't know that the coward label is appropriate. George H. W. Bush and Bob Dole certainly don't fit the coward bill. There's a long list of those who have served with distinction in our country on both sides of the political aisle. And there's plenty on both sides who did what they could to avoid service.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<After all, they aren't that far off from (for example) cmpaley's. (Not a criticism of cmpaley!)>> I disagree. cmpaley's views are not off the wall when you realize you are getting the viewpoint of an extremely committed Catholic. Ed's views are off the wall no matter WHAT he might be. Unless he's from Mars. Then they would probably be normal.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger >> I disagree. cmpaley's views are not off the wall when you realize you are getting the viewpoint of an extremely committed Catholic. << No, actually it sounds like we agree. I said cmpaley's _posts_ are somewhat similar in tone, at times. Well, at least that's what I meant. But cmpaley actually takes time to add information to his posts that back up his opinions.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger [Darn - sorry, cmpaley. Your name was dragged into this as an example. I didn't mean to make this discussion about you!]
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <I find them so off-the-wall they are funny. Kind of like how I thought Beau's posts were funny until I found out the guy was deadly serious. If I find that YourPalEd is serious he will stop being funny also.> Yeah, I thought also that he was, if anything, satirizing Beau from the other side, kind of like what Kar2oonman has been doing lately on other threads. Of course, K2M has been around long enough that we knew that that's what he was doing; Ed's posts were so out there I thought they had to be of the same ilk; if he's serious, he really is just the flip side of Beau.
