The Right's Conditional Love

Sunday, January 29, 2012

As you know, I call the Republican Party the "Party of Love," since it's an article of faith with them that it's the liberals who are filled with hate.

Unlike, say, Republican state delegate Bob Marshall of Virginia, who said recently that children with disabilities are God's punishment on women who have had abortions. (Sarah Palin has been notably silent on that particular insult to her Down syndrome baby.)

Or the Republican speaker of the Kansas House who urged people to pray to God, in the words of Psalm 108, that President Obama's "days be few, that his children be fatherless and his wife a widow." Some enterprising Republican entrepreneurs have even made this a bumper sticker.

Yes, the right is filled right to the brim with love. But it seems that right-wing love is a conditional thing.

- Right-wingers love the troops, unless they turn out to be gay, or report war crimes, or start speaking out against a war the right wing loved and cheered for. At least they loved the war until a Democrat became president, at which point the war they cheered for becomes that president's fault and something that should have been ended yesterday.

- Right-wingers love the Constitution, except the parts that grant citizenship to people who were born here.

They also aren't all that crazy about the parts that give the right to counsel or to a jury trial to people accused of crimes, or the parts that don't allow the government to just read your mail or tap your phones without any oversight whenever they feel enough concern about your activities. Unless the president is a Democrat, and then they're suddenly very, very concerned about these things.

But they still don't want jury trials for cases where someone was injured by a doctor's or a corporation's negligent acts. Those juries are "out of control."

- Right-wingers love free speech and the right of free assembly, so long as it's exercised by older white people wearing teabags on their hats. Anyone else is either an anarchist or a dirty, flag-burning hippie who needs to get one of those jobs they say don't exist because it's the president's fault.

- Right-wingers love the idea of cutting government spending, unless it's cuts to money spent on them, which they don't consider spending at all.

- Right-wingers love the idea of cutting taxes, but only if you're talking about cutting taxes on the wealthy. A tax plan that raises taxes on the poor and middle class is just fine with them. In fact, one of the right's biggest gripes now is that not enough poor people are paying federal income tax.

- Right-wingers love "family values" and demand that politicians practice marital fidelity. But only if the politicians are Democrats. Republicans who conduct years-long affairs with staffers, and who ditch their wives because "they're not young or pretty enough, and besides she has cancer," are fine.

In fact, even bringing up those affairs is "appalling," because, after all, Bill Clinton had affairs. The fact that Bill Clinton had affairs, however, is itself so appalling that it must be brought up at every opportunity.

- Right-wingers love the rich and successful and think they deserve credit for their hard work and innovation. Unless those rich and successful people are George Soros, Warren Buffett, or anyone who made their money in the entertainment industry who doesn't vote Republican. Those people should just shut up.

George Orwell, in his novel "1984," described a party that maintained its grip on power by a rigorous adherence to the principle called "doublethink."

Doublethink was described as "the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them ... To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then, when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just as long as it is needed, to deny the existence of objective reality and all the while to take account of the reality which one denies - all this is indispensably necessary."

Well, it certainly has become indispensable to the American right wing. No wonder so many of them go crazy.

Dusty Rhoades lives, writes and practices law in Carthage. Contact him at dustyr@nc.rr.com.

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justpassingby 1 month, 2 weeks ago

the parts I read were right on dusty. now we know you know how ridiculous your hypocrisy looks! now let us know how your and the other democrats hypocrisy of defending tax cuts for the rich and wars under this potus while claiming they were destroying our country under the previous potus is good hypocrisy while the party of love's is so evil. good luck buddy, you sure haven't been able to make sense of it so far!

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I see the TrollBot 2000 is up and running. I wish whoever programmed it would load some new buzzwords and some different lies. This thing is getting really tedious.

justpassingby 1 month, 2 weeks ago

once again you can't/don't deny what I post. and being real stupid I need to ask how this column passes for satire. when someone else was giving you your weekly beat down a while back, your fallback position (weak as usual) was that you are a satirist. you really do suck at this game you think you invented!

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Did you wear out your caps lock key, TrollBot?

DaveyNC 1 month, 2 weeks ago

"I see the TrollBot 2000 is up and running. I wish whoever programmed it would load some new buzzwords and some different lies."

You mean the TrollBot 2000DR, because this whole column is nothing more than one big chunk of red meat tossed out to the readers.

Sorry, not interested on this beautiful Sunday. Going outside now. So should all of you.

MikeNC 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nope, no party line spin, hype, slant or BS here, no sirree. This reminds me of the old Mad magazine spoof on writing a high school term paper. They provided all the text and all a student would have to do is substitue a few words to make the subject work for their particular term paper.....Everything you state and every name you assign a particular wrong doing to can be reversed by adding "left wingers love...", etc, etc The few particular names you mention can be substitued for democratic politicians doing the same or worse right down to a democratic presidential candidate representing your family values pitch and having affairs because "they're not young or pretty enough, and besides she has cancer," You sling crap and noise Dusty and only the foolish, naive or fellow haters of American values buy into it....Mike

HAHAHA Hippo gets explosive diarrhea! by noobetuber23

Bentpan 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I only read Mr. Rhoades column occasionally, I should know what to expect by now and not waste my time. Yet once again I've allowed his obnoxious drivil to irritate me on a lovely sunday, maybe this time I'll learn to ignore this irrelevant portion of an otherwise fine paper

nothingspecial 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dusty, here you have exhaustively defined the extent of your hatred for "right wingers" and it's mostly subjective, prejudiced roots. It is very emotional and uneducated to label groups by calling out the above examples and ironically sort of ruins the indirect point you might have been trying to make about who the superior, loving person is. One point you made very well though - we all are capable of being idiots now and then and should especially look for potentially being this way when we get on our "high horse".

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I should know what to expect by now and not waste my time. Yet once again I've allowed his obnoxious drivil [sic] to irritate me on a lovely sunday, maybe this time I'll learn to ignore this irrelevant portion of an otherwise fine paper

Doubtful. You haters gotta get your hate on.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

If you want to know the true level of right wing intellectual discourse, you have to look no further than Mike posting a YouTube video of poop. Thanks, Mike!

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

you have exhaustively defined the extent of your hatred for "right wingers"

They have, after all, done so much to make me love them.

SH59 1 month, 2 weeks ago

MikeNC, if it's true that "Everything you state and every name you assign a particular wrong doing to can be reversed by adding "left wingers love" then why can't there be conversations around here without the attack and accusations of one's party. I am very aware that I am not an extreme right or left person and do see benefits to each thinking on some subjects. It would be very interesting if everyone changed their log-in names and started to actually discuss subjects without claiming a side or attacking with name calling.

justpassingby 1 month, 2 weeks ago

They have, after all, done so much to make me love them.

right wingers have not made you look foolish dusty. you have made you look foolish here. the right wingers and even a few real democrats like myself have helped you look foolish but only you have been able to demean yourself to this level. actually I do blame your editor a little bit seeing how he plays you like a chump too. but he really does believe there should be more civility on theses boards. THAT"S funny.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

justpissingboy, the only one you've made look foolish is you. You follow me around like a little yappy dog, and always the same old bark: "You suck, Obama sucks, such and such made you look stupid, you're a hypocrite, you're a liar, yap yap yap." SSDD. Day after day after day.

Every now and then you go off your meds and start ranting incoherently, and that's mildly entertaining. but mostly you're just boring and repetitive. You're not only a troll, you're bad at it. How sad is that?

im_a_harleyman 1 month, 2 weeks ago

smiles.........I can just see them all so pissed after having someone read this to them!

My hero!

SH59 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I suspect Justpassingby and Nothingspecial are the same person, they both follow you around like puppies together.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

SH59, I've long suspected the same thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sockpuppet_(Internet)

JER 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I took MikeNC's response to say that he agreed with everything Dusty said. His only comeback was, oh yea, well so are you.

MikeNC 1 month, 2 weeks ago

SH59 3 hours, 1 minute ago MikeNC.... why can't there be conversations around here without the attack and accusations of one's party

Why ask me that question SH59? It's DR's column...ask him...Mike

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hey, Mikey, why don't you post another video of animals with diarrhea? That really shows everyone that yours is the party of ideas and civil discourse.

His only comeback was, oh yea, well so are you.

Isn't that always their only comeback?

justmyopinion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

You're a real mature guy Rhoades.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Another sock puppet heard from.

justmyopinion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dumpy, what's your address so I can send your some pampers or is a "feminine product" more in order?

Why don't you run for political office Dumpy? You wouldn't stand a snow ball's chance but why not give it a shot. Run Dumpy Run!! I can't wait to hear this chicken diarrhea excuse for not running..

teufelhunden 1 month, 2 weeks ago

And the award for the biggest hater of all goes tooooooooo...............................................

AFCHIEF 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I think Dusty was bullied when he was a kid...now he uses the Pilot to be a bully himself.

MikeNC 1 month, 2 weeks ago

dustyrhoades 2 hours, 18 minutes ago ...Hey, Mikey, why don't you post another video of animals with diarrhea? That really shows everyone that yours is the party of ideas and civil discourse.

In other words all you did is look at the pictures (video) of your self, but did not read the actual message. In the words of LTG Russel Honore, your stuck on stupid as well as hate. There is no remedy for your illness Dusty...Mike

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

You're a real mature guy Rhoades.

The same person's very next post:

Dumpy Dumpy Dumpy Dumpy....

These spokesmen for the conservative cause sure are doing a lot to dispel the notion that the right is composed mostly of thugs and mental defectives, aren't they?

You're doing my job for me. Thanks to you, calling yourself "conservative" will be something to be mocked. Being associated with people like jpb, MikeNC, and the other yahoos will be to associate yourself with people who post diarrhea videos and insults a six year old would deem beneath him.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

now he uses the Pilot to be a bully himself.

Bully? What the hell are you talking about? Did I steal your lunch money? Did I yank down your pants in front of the cheerleaders? Are you so this thin skinned that you have to whine about bullying because you can't take someone being mean to you online?

Thatcher 1 month, 2 weeks ago

MikeNC-- I kinda liked the hippo with diarrhea video. It just needs a medic, like this Navy corpsman.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlKIfz.... Safety first (Obama may not be a doctor, but remember, liberals say he's a genius). Suprisingly, the world has seen no evidence supporting this claim.

AFCHIEF 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dusty, when anyone disagrees with you, your normal retort is to name call and degrade. I could give a rats ass about being bullied by you.

im_a_harleyman 1 month, 2 weeks ago

"teufelhunden - And the award for the biggest hater of all goes tooooooooo...............................................

OK - I'd like to tackle this one and even provide a rank:

wdd101st - by a landslide
AFCHIEF - damn he moved up quickly
The_A$$####Profit - what can I say
skylineisapest - and may be the dumbest
mickeyinNC - may also be the dumbest
wishhehadpassedusbylongago
nothingspecial - perfect name for him

Perhaps they are so grumpy because their "speedos" are too tight.

AFCHIEF 1 month, 2 weeks ago

@harleyman. As a motorcycle rider, I've been around quite a few MC riders and I would have to say that the overwhelming majority of riders tend to be pretty hard core conservatives. HOW DO YOU FIT INTO THIS CROWD. Do you really ride a harley, or are you one of Dustys clients who now have to ride a moped "AKA Liqour cycle". Thanks for putting me at #2, I'll try hard and get to #1

Thatcher 1 month, 2 weeks ago

im_a_harleyman-- I'm sorta fond of #s 1-7 and their posts here. They typically own those who they are debating. Just an observer, of course.

Thatcher 1 month, 2 weeks ago

By chance, harleyman, could you post something showing you have bested any of #s1-7 debating on this post? I'm new here, and might have missed it. Thanks!

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I could give a rats ass about being bullied by you.

Sure, that's why you brought it up, cupcake.

Bullying. Jeez. What a bunch of little girls wingnuts turn into when everyone doesn't fall in line to agree with them.

I kinda liked the hippo with diarrhea video.

I'm not a bit surprised that you did.

Keep showing the world what conservatism's become, Thatcher.

Thatcher 1 month, 2 weeks ago

DR-- I thought the hippo video was funny. It's not liberal or conservative. It's simply funny. You know this, right? And why on earth would you care "...what conservatism's become"? Whatever it was, is, or has become, you'll attack it because you are liberal. And you know this, right?

im_a_harleyman 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thatcher - I wonder how you "best" someone - especially these guys who make such stupid hatefilled statements. Like arguing with a tree.

im_a_harleyman 1 month, 2 weeks ago

"AFCHIEF - @harleyman. As a motorcycle rider, I've been around quite a few MC riders and I would have to say that the overwhelming majority of riders tend to be pretty hard core conservatives. HOW DO YOU FIT INTO THIS CROWD. "

See what I mean - such a stupid comment. Why on earth would I even argue with someone so bigoted and well................dumb! rather waste my energy on something worthwhile.

im_a_harleyman 1 month, 2 weeks ago

btw AFCHUMP - I do like your energy going for number one.

You just might head two lists soon :)

CC85 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Once again, you've nailed it Dusty. Generally, I don't have a problem with someone that doesn't share my point of view. However, I do have a problem with hypocrisy. The Republican's have put on a show this election season in that area.

Based on this thread, it appears that your most loyal readers continue to be Republican's.

Thatcher 1 month, 2 weeks ago

harleyman... Just me, but I'd think that if you thought you had the better (winning) argument with any of the folks you labeled #1-7, you could show us an example. Like a trophy. I'm just a curious guy, and I'd like to see it. Thanks!

MikeNC 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thatcher 2 minutes ago ...harleyman... Just me, but I'd think that if you thought you had the better (winning) argument with any of the folks you labeled #1-7, you could show us an example. Like a trophy.

He did win Dusty's accolades and "post of the Week" award the other day in another thread. I asked some questions but they went unanswered.

Yes Thatcher that 'corpsman' gig is classic. It goes beyong a gaffe...wayyy beyond gaffe as a matter of fact. For a person who has such an astute grasp of the English (and other) languages it was rather bizarre. I also found interesting the time when he stated that he was proud to award the medal of honor to the first live recipient from the current wars. Unfortnatately the awardee had been dead for several years. Amazing that kind of stuff disappears from the news media as quickly as it gets there.... http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/06/obama-flubs-medal-of-honor-winner/

Your right...the hippo thing is hysterical and was actually meant to drive home a valid point of crap slinging. But as you are very well aware of; liberals seldom if ever laugh. they might not be capable of laughter....Mike Hey before I forget...AFCHIEF.....Your "AKA Liqour cycle"....PRICELESS!!! Mike

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Whatever it was, is, or has become, you'll attack it because you are liberal. And you know this, right?

No, I'll attack it because, it's been taken over by a**holes, thugs, crooks, and grifters. Which one are you?

MikeNC 1 month, 2 weeks ago

dustyrhoades 0 minutes ago ...No, I'll attack it because, it's been taken over by aholes, thugs, crooks, and grifters. Which one are you?

Which one of those does NOT describe you....Mike

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Are you dolts really never going to come up with anything more clever than "no, YOU are"?!

I guess not.

Proving my point once again.

You don't have to be stupid to be conservative, but the stupidest people here are certainly the conservatives.

QED.

My work here is done.

MikeNC 1 month, 2 weeks ago

In other words....You have no intelligent response to all that has been queried and no point of yours has been proven by you. But you just sling that crap out there and avoid all the pertinent questions...Very Lame! No response at all would have been better. Possibly there is still time to edit your response or delete it all together......Mike

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

You've proven my point for me, Mikey. You do it again with every poop post and brain dead reiteration of the same old same old "no YOU are" reply. And what proves the point even more is that you're to dumb to know it. But thanks!

Thatcher 1 month, 2 weeks ago

DR-- When you say conservatism has "...been taken over by a**holes, thugs, crooks, and grifters. Which one are you?"...are you saying you were once a conservative who cares about the future of the movement? No? Are you saying you care a wit about "who" has "taken over" the conservative movement? No? Having now laid that bare, my wife, kids, and friends would say I'm none of the options you mentioned. And I will not accuse you of being those things just because you are a liberal.

sgmartin 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Doublethink...I had forgotten. Thanks for the reminder. It certainly applies. Bless their heart

AFCHIEF 1 month, 2 weeks ago

LIQOUR CYCLE BOY...See what I mean - such a stupid comment. Why on earth would I even argue with someone so bigoted and well................dumb! rather waste my energy on something worthwhile.

Pretty weak comeback. Your posts never have anything meaningful to say. OH WOW, I'm bigoted and dumb. Please explain!

JER 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I love it when a bunch of adults get together and solve problems. It gives me so much hope for America. It is certainly easy to understand why the Republican primary process has been the fun filled event that it is. We have on exhibit here, the core of the constituency that the candidates are trying to appeal to. One week, they all want Caine, next week, they all want Perry, following week they think Gingrich is the one. This group of right wing believers are so easily led that Dusty can get them going in circles with just a couple of well placed words. It is really fun to watch but it makes me nauseous knowing that they can be so easily manipulated.

GJohn 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dusty, once again, you've written an insightful and pithy column. You are exactly right that conservatives can discount something today and find it worthy tomorrow - depending on how it fits their purposes. Have you ever considered submitting your columns to a larger paper, like Raleigh or Fayetteville? I wish more people could see how transparent the Republican party is. Thanks!

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thanks, JER and GJohn. Sgmartin: Heh. You're welcome.

teufelhunden 1 month, 2 weeks ago

What is this article about again?

teufelhunden 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I think it's crystal clear that certain folks cannot tolerate other folks. Isn't that the big issue here?

nothingspecial 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dusty before you're granted victim status here I'd like to note again several of us you have attacked here for calling you out for your column's obvious subjective, prejudicial attack on "right wingers". You have no trouble lumping all who disagree with you together for the most part as "a**holes, thugs, crooks, and grifters". This should be called out by those of both parties/affiliations who do it as not constructive, no matter how entertaining it might be.

wdd101st 1 month, 2 weeks ago

"- Right-wingers love the Constitution, except the parts that grant citizenship to people who were born here. " Dusty, I thought you were a lawyer ? What part of the law did you not understand? Even IF he had been born in Hawaii

The point is, to be a natural born citizen, one must have 2 parents who, at the time of the birth in question, be citizens of the United States. As Obama’s father was not a citizen, the argument is that Obama, constitutionally, is ineligible to serve as President.

From the Constitution: Article II - The Executive Branch Note

Section 1 - The President

No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

Back in 1875, the United States Supreme Court, in Minor v, Happersett, ruled that:

“Natural Born Citizen” was defined as children born of two U.S. citizens – regardless of the location of the birth. It found: “The Constitution does not, in words, say who shall be natural-born citizens. Resort must be had elsewhere to ascertain that. At common-law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also.”

They are not saying he is a citizen, if it is proven he was born in Hawaii. They are saying he is not a NATURAL BORN citizen. His father never became a US citizen. He remained a subject of the King of England and returned to Kenya to become a part of their government

wdd101st 1 month, 2 weeks ago

And to you Harley

"im_a_harleyman 13 hours, 54 minutes ago

"teufelhunden - And the award for the biggest hater of all goes tooooooooo...............................................

OK - I'd like to tackle this one and even provide a rank:

1 wdd101st - by a landslide 2 AFCHIEF - damn he moved up quickly 3 The_A$$####Profit - what can I say 4 skylineisapest - and may be the dumbest 5 mickeyinNC - may also be the dumbest 6 wishhehadpassedusbylongago 7 nothingspecial - perfect name for him

Perhaps they are so grumpy because their "speedos" are too tight."

I'd like to Thank You for concern for me as being a hater. However, I am not a hater, I am a lover. love all of GOD's children as long as they are not breaking His 10 Commandments. Also I don't wear "speedos". As Tim said in "Santa Claus 2", " believe me,you don't want to see this body in a speedo."

SH59 1 month, 2 weeks ago

wdd101st: I can't believe anyone with a rational mind still questions Obama's eligibility to be president. What a smoke screen designed to keep people from really thinking.

justmyopinion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

S-Head59- Its not his eligibility to be president but the lack of ability he has to be president.

Nice butt-kissing Gjohn. You are not number one yet but a great start for a newcomer.. SGMartin still holds that title with MC7 a close second and JERK third. Liquor cycle sissy and Toda round out the top 5.

Arestorer 1 month, 2 weeks ago

wdd101st9 minutes ago;Are you saying that people born in this country, to imigrants, who themselves did not become citizens, Are not citizens, if they have been here for generations??? Please explain how you can call these Millions of Americn-people Non-citizens?

justmyopinion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thatcher- When Dumpy says

it's been taken over by a**holes, thugs, crooks, and grifters. "

I think he is talking about his brother and sister Occupy freaks. Talk about your real losers. Donut Dumpy fits right in with this cast of misfits.

Arestorer 1 month, 2 weeks ago

wdd:I'd like to Thank You for concern for me as being a hater. However, I am not a hater, I am a lover. Do you love OUR President ???

SH59 1 month, 2 weeks ago

justmyopinion, what is wrong with you? Grow up.

justmyopinion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Liberals.

justmyopinion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

SH59- Grow up? I am fully grown to unfortunately, I have to dumb down conversations for some to understand.

My "grown up" response to you personally S-Head59 wouldn't be appropriate on a public forum.

SH59 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Calling me S-Head59 is real mature. You are out of control friend, take a deep breath and calm down.

moonchild7 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dusty, you're so funny and you really can hit them where it hurts! Just look at how many of them have crawled out of their holes. Have you sent this to President Obama? I'd love for him to read this word-for-word at one of his campaign stops. Hootville to say the least. And THEY still are talking about President Obama's B.C. What a bunch of you-know-whats. You guys do know that Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and Jackson were ALL British Subjects, don't you? Didn't matter one bit so how is it that President Obama being born in the STATE of HAWAII has a problem? You guys need to really get off it. I think Mitt's Swiss Bank Accounts and Cayman Island off-shore sheltered income is the problem. Apparently that's why, other than the fact he couldn't stand him, John McCain didn't choose him in 2008 for V.P. Once they looked at all that OFF-SHORE $$$$ McCain said "No Way." And Newt...Could there ever be a BIGGER hypocrit and LIAR?

justmyopinion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mr SH59, Better? Out of cotrol? LOL You libs are too easy to upset.

I noticed you had no response to Mr. Rhoades' name calling.

justmyopinion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

MC7

"And Newt...Could there ever be a BIGGER hypocrit and LIAR?"

Yes there could. You, Rhoades, Heim, Obama, Biden, John Edwards, John Kerry, Bev Perdue etc..

moonchild7 1 month, 2 weeks ago

justmyopinion, the "KEY" word was "BIGGER". Tell me any LIE that I or Dusty have told, tell me just ONE. You can't and you know it.

AFCHIEF 1 month, 2 weeks ago

MOONCHILD, over 400 Occupy losers being arrested in Oakland this weekend. Positve role models for our country. GLAD Obama is supporting these losers.

AFCHIEF 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Moonie here is a lie unless you can prove IT I think Mitt's Swiss Bank Accounts and Cayman Island off-shore sheltered income is the problem. Apparently that's why, other than the fact he couldn't stand him, John McCain didn't choose him in 2008 for V.P. Once they looked at all that OFF-SHORE $$$$ McCain said "No Way."

How DO YOU KNOW THIS FOR FACT. Or did you pull this out your ass!

AFCHIEF 1 month, 2 weeks ago

by AFCHIEF

Moonchild, what are your kids doing here

teufelhunden 1 month, 2 weeks ago

MC7-question: if you had someone working for you that came to work and didn't do his job and just sat there all day and expected you to pay him, would you pay him? Curious.

justmyopinion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Looney 7- it would be easier for me to list the truths you have told. : )

So, its a fact (truth) that McCain didn't pick Romney because he had off-shore accounts? Really?? Is that the truth?

teufelhunden 1 month, 2 weeks ago

MC7-if so, why? and if not, why not? Reasons, please.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dusty, you're so funny and you really can hit them where it hurts!

Thanks. It is fun watching them squeal. Even more fun watching them prove me right over and over and not even know it.

If you read the comments for a few days from the left and right you'll see very quickly that most of the name calling and hatred spewing garbage comes from the left side of the blog.

And the video of hippos with diarrhea came from the right (of course, the wingnuts found it funny. Not surprising, as small children always find poop funny). Then there was the childish Dumpy Dumpy Dumpy and S-head 59 from the sock puppet. Which you had no problem with, which, ONCE AGAIN, proves the point of my column.

Seems like y'all need to be addressing those beams in your own eyes before you start picking at the mote in mine.

Tell me any LIE that I or Dusty have told, tell me just ONE. You can't and you know it.

First you have to find out if they know the difference between a fact and an opinion. Most wingnuts don't.

Courseaire 1 month, 2 weeks ago

"The problem is that the way Bush has done it in the last eight years is to take out a credit card from the Bank of China in the name of our children, driving up our national debt from $5 trillion from the first 42 presidents. No. 43 added $4 trillion by his lonesome. So we now have over $9 trillion of debt that we are going to have to pay back. $30,000 for every man woman and child. That's irresponsible, that's unpatriotic," A quote from Barack Obama during his 2008 Presidential Campaign. In the 3 years Potus has been in office the debt has been raised to $15 trillion, soon to be $16.4 trillion. Ouch!!.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

You know, Jay Leno used to have a great line. He used to say that he couldn't ever bring himself to join either the Republicans or the Democrats because every time he thought of joining the Republicans, they'd do something greedy, and every time he thought of joining the Democrats, they'd do something stupid. In 2012, the Republicans seem to have taken over both roles.

AFCHIEF 1 month, 2 weeks ago

dustyrhoades17 hours, 26 minutes ago

"No, I'll attack it because, it's been taken over by a**holes, thugs, crooks, and grifters. Which one are you? "

And you want to complain about name calling!!!

wdd101st 1 month, 2 weeks ago

SH59 4 hours, 43 minutes ago

wdd101st: I can't believe anyone with a rational mind still questions Obama's eligibility to be president. What a smoke screen designed to keep people from really thinking."

I guess you did not comprehend what you read.

"From the Constitution: Article II - The Executive Branch Note

Section 1 - The President

No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."

The Constitution says that the person that wants to be President must be a "NATURAL BORN CITIZEN". Didn't say anything about people not being citizens because they were born here. Now read the next part.

"Back in 1875, the United States Supreme Court, in Minor v, Happersett, ruled that:

“Natural Born Citizen” was defined as children born of two U.S. citizens – regardless of the location of the birth. It found: “The Constitution does not, in words, say who shall be natural-born citizens. Resort must be had elsewhere to ascertain that. At common-law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also.”

This is what is in the Constitution and is the law of the land.

justmyopinion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Greed like raising 1 billion dollars for a presidential election. And Stupid like spending 1 billion for a dollars presidential election?

To hear you talk, the moron of the white house shouldn't have to raise a dime to win a second term.

justmyopinion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

After all, he has cured the economy, fixed the housing market, brought unemployment under 8% and remember the first thing he did was to bring the troops home.

On second thought, maybe it is going to take a billion (maybe two) to make this guy look good.

wdd101st 1 month, 2 weeks ago

How many are aware that Obama is being sued in Georgia, that there was a court hearing and that Obama nor his lawyers showed up??

"Cedartown resident among those filing lawsuit against Obama by Melody Dareing

Jan 30, 2012

A Georgia administrative judge heard more than two hours of arguments Jan. 26 regarding a challenge to President Barack Obama’s name being on this state’s primary ballot.

The court case has made national headlines. One fact not widely reported, however, is that one of the indidivuals who is spearheading the state case is a Cedartown resident."

http://www.cedartownstd.com/view/full_story/17337387/article-Cedartown-resident-among-those-filing-lawsuit-against-Obama?instance=home_local_news

"January 30, 2012

Media Blackout in Obama Georgia Ballot Eligibility Case

By Cindy Simpson

Last week, I noted that Obama turned his back not just on Arizona's Governor Jan Brewer, but also on the laws of the State of Georgia. I closed my column, "Georgia Ballot Challenge: Obama Walks on By," with the observation: "And most of the media has followed along right behind him."

At the time, I had just witnessed an historic hearing that actually discussed the eligibility of the sitting president of the United States to run for a second term. The president had been subpoenaed to appear, and instead of his attorney respectfully following protocol to have that subpoena recalled, both Obama and his attorney, Michael Jablonski, simply failed to show up at all or offer any defense whatsoever.

Isn't there a headline in there somewhere?"

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

And you want to complain about name calling!!!

No, you freaking dimwit, I complain about the people who whine about name calling while doing it themselves. Like you and the jmo/jpb/ns three headed sock puppet.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

wdd: We've always known he's a racist, now he's revealed himself as one of the last remaining birther loons. Is anyone surprised?

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Looks like the Georgia judge doesn't think much of the bogus subpoena for the POTUS to come to a Georgia state courtroom:

Judge Michael Malihi, who recently refused to quash the subpoena summoning Obama, never addressed the request. He cut off another lawyer when he began to complain that Obama’s no-show amounted to “contempt for the judicial branch.” “I’m not interested in commentary on that, counselor,” Malihi quickly interjected during the hearing, which drew about 80 spectators and members of the media.

moonchild7 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Washington Post reported on 1-24-12 that when John McCain "vetted" Romney to be his VP running mate that Romney gave the team 23 yrs of past tax returns! Excuse me then if today the "Talking Heads" on Morning Joe which included, Joe, Michael Steele, Mike Allen(Politico) and Chuck Todd were discussing these facts and brought up the John McCain didn't pick him because of the Swiss Bank Acconts. I'M NOT an INSIDER but they are, so perhaps they know a lot more of the "Back Room" talk than me. I guess they are the liars but neither Joe nor Michael Steel tried to rebutt the statement. Haven't heard from the MCCain camp yet either. Sorry AFCHIEF, my kid is nothing like those cartoon ones you posted. He just received a promotion and raise and now supervises 18 "underlings" but he's been working very hard since the summer and is on vacation in Argentina & Uruguay for a week. Then he's flying to Chile next weekend to go hiking in Patagonia. He called me on Saturday to tell me it was 80 degrees there, and he was by the pool on the roof of the hotel. I told him to have a good time of course, before he has to go back to the cold and fast rat-race in NYC. Oh, and President Obama's poll numbers are increasing over those Repub Nuts. Don't you hateful guys just love that?

AFCHIEF 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Moonie, so your son is a 1% then

Nezumi 1 month, 2 weeks ago

MC7 - glad your kids are getting out and seeing the world. I like Morning Joe as well - I loved it when Mika shredded the Paris Hilton news...

wdd101st 1 month, 2 weeks ago

@ DR

"Over the last several weeks, Obama’s attorney, Michael Jablonski, had attempted several tactics to keep this case from moving forward. He first tried to have it dismissed, then argued that it was irrelevant to Obama. After that, Jablonski argued that a state could not, under the law, determine who would or would not be on a ballot and later, that Obama was simply too busy with the duties of office to appear.

After all these arguments were dispatched by the Georgia Court, Jablonski, in desperation, wrote to the Georgia Secretary of State attempting to place Obama above the law and declared that the case was not to he heard and neither he nor his client would participate.

Secretary of State, Brian Kemp, fired back a letter hours later telling Jablonski he was free to abandon the case and not participate but that he would do so at his and his clients peril."

The above is a piece taken form the article linked below. It is an outline of what took place during the trial. Still wondering why there was no nation press there? Is the media still covering for Obama?

http://www.thenationalpatriot.com/?p=4138

wdd101st 1 month, 2 weeks ago

@ DR Legal question for you. If you have a client that is suing someone, and the other party fails to show up (to include lawyer) what usually happens? No, no postponement.

wdd101st 1 month, 2 weeks ago

GJohn 11 hours, 18 minutes ago

GJohn, thanks for admitting the the Republicans are transparent. Unlike Obama who has lied a lot. Obama care, he pledged to hold the meeting in the open and in front of CSpan cameras. Did not happen. He pledged to close GITMO. Did not happen. He was going to bring the country together. Did not happen. Was going to keep unemployment under 8%. Did not happen......

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Depends on the reason the defendant didn't show. If he was, for example, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, he might very well be excused on account of his official duties. Tell you what, though. If Newt or Mitt wins, I'll be filing a new lawsuit and subpoena for them every couple months, then coming here and going "see! see! what are they afraid of11!!!???"

That was a joke. I normally wouldn't have to explain that, but apparently here I do.

justmyopinion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

AFCHIEF -- Great job but I think Dumpy is angry with you. Be careful. He may call you some more names. He (Dumpy) isn't smart enough to realize that a few of us are mocking him and making fun of him by using his own name calling routine.

Dumpy loves the attention. He should really run for political office. Run Dumpy Run !!

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Obama care, he pledged to hold the meeting in the open and in front of CSpan cameras. Did not happen.

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292260-1

Of course, when he did, the GOP called it a publicity stunt.

Hemmed in again, wdd.

justmyopinion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

His entire presidency has been a publicity stunt.

SH59 1 month, 2 weeks ago

wdd101st: Born in the us is a natural born citizen. Let go of it! Who do you think was supporting this subversive and clandestine plot? It's ridiculous to think there's some underhanded scheme to allow Obama to become president to fulfill some directive that no one knows about. You are really sick to latch on to this. There are so many people who are involved in the vetting process who declared Obama eligible to run for the presidency, why don't you let it go of it?

moonchild7 1 month, 2 weeks ago

AFCHIEF, when my son graduated from college here in NC in 2005, he moved back home and was unemployed. He bused tables and washed dishes here in Moore Co. until he left for the Bright Lights and Big City in Jan. 2006. He started work on his Masters and at times worked up to 4 pt time jobs to pay his way. His big break came in late 2007 when he got a full time job and then got his Masters in 2010. He's moving up quickly AFCHIEF, I hope not too quickly 'cause I don't want him burnt out. NYC is VERY fast paced but he just got that raise and he's NOT the 1% but he is the 5%. FYI: he has to pay, NYCity, State and Federal Income Tax but he says he's happier than he's ever been, i.e. I don't think he misses Moore Co. very much. Oh and he's a registered Independent in NYC and he voted for President Obama in 2008. He says he'll be voting for him again and doesn't like all the B.S. out there. Appreciate that Nezumi...He's visited all of the Continents now except Australia and Antartica but he says he'll be real close to there next week when he's hiking.

Yukonjohn 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I dont know why everyone thinks they need to "one up" the other side! I think that someone that is a "birther" must live under a rock. My stepson was born in Honolulu, and as such has the same document as BHO, a Certificate of Live Birth. This argument was settled long ago, and I have no problem with his birthright. Equally goofy to me is how people are making such a deal out of Mitt Romney's wealth. He is wealthy, get over it. Having money in another country is NOT against the law. I can never vote for Mitt, but not because he is successful. Do we want a President that is NOT successful?!?

wdd101st 1 month, 2 weeks ago

DR, what kept his lawyer from showing up ??

Of course every body knew the President was too busy flying around to fund raisers.

wdd101st 1 month, 2 weeks ago

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/517/health-care-reform-public-sessions-C-SPAN/

Obama said he'd televise health reform negotiations on C-SPAN

Updated: Friday, July 10th, 2009 | By Angie Drobnic Holan

During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama said several times that he intended to negotiate health care reform publicly. In fact, he said, he'd televise the negotiations on C-SPAN, with all the parties sitting at a big table. That way, Americans would be more engaged in the process and insist on real change.

"That's what I will do in bringing all parties together, not negotiating behind closed doors, but bringing all parties together, and broadcasting those negotiations on C-SPAN so that the American people can see what the choices are, because part of what we have to do is enlist the American people in this process," Obama said at a debate in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, 2008.

The special interests and lobbyists, he said, "will resist anything that we try to do. ... And the antidote to that is making sure that the American people understand what is at stake."

We missed this promise when we first made our database, but thanks to thorough reporting on it from the McClatchy News Service , we're adding it now. ( Read their story .)

The McClatchy report showed that, so far, substantial negotiations on health reform have been held behind closed doors. These include two agreements with the drug industry and hospitals to reduce costs over the next 10 years. In Congress, some of the committee bill writing sessions have been open, but negotiations are also taking place behind closed doors. That's routine in Congress. Much of the difficult negotiations take place in private sessions, before bills come to committee or the House or Senate floor. read more at link

wdd101st 1 month, 2 weeks ago

SH59 42 minutes ago

I didn't file the law suits. Evidently the judge thought the case had merit, so I'm just posting information here because the main stream media is hiding the facts.

I know, democrats don't like the Constitution, but it does say Natural born and the USSC has ruled that that means 2 parents that are American citizens.

Thatcher 1 month, 2 weeks ago

MC7-- You should be proud of your son! Working 4 part-time jobs to pay for his education. What a great thing! Don't you wish more folks would do that? Or should the government give the money to them from money paid by other taxpayers? Answer that question and you'll understand the divide between conservatives and liberals.

SH59 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thank you Yukonjohn .

Thatcher 1 month, 2 weeks ago

BTW-- Just like your son, I worked my way through college and grad school. Glad I did. Your son will be, too!

SH59 1 month, 2 weeks ago

wdd101st: "I'm just posting information here because the main stream media is hiding the facts." You're kidding RIGHT?

wdd101st 1 month, 2 weeks ago

No. Show me one main stream news organization that carried the hearing in Georgia.

Thatcher 1 month, 2 weeks ago

wdd101st-- Going from $9 trillion in debt to $16.4 trillion in three years was the only patriotic thing Obama could do. After all, it's all the fault of Bush. Until you understand this, you will never understand the liberals on this post.

Nezumi 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Here's another article (blog) on the court drama wdd is talking about: http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2012/01/27/some-cold-water-on-overheated-birther-mania/

wdd101st 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Atlanta Journal, not the most respected in the world, but an Oped ? Like I said, no news stories.

Nezumi 1 month, 2 weeks ago

It's a blog - not claiming it was news - the timing with your comment was coincidental. There are 69 articles on Google news - no doubt some reprints - everything from Huffington Post to your American Thinker.

moonchild7 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The protestant work ethic that helped to build America was a GREAT thing and and a not-so-great thing. Many of the people in my family have been notorious"work-a-holics". So, we've have had numerous members die much too early in their lives. That's why I caution my son about all of the work he does but he does try to eat a better diet and exercise. My older brother is the LONGEST living male in our family. He's 70 now and why has he lived so long? Because he retired at 45 and never worked a full time job again. I was a Social Worker in the WorkFirst Program for 5 yrs and it was the most rewarding job that I ever had. Many peoples lives are disordered and unskilled. They just needed a decent teacher and good amount of encouragement. People give up on people too quickly and so they get discouraged and then they themselves give up. I was pretty good at problem solving and so most of my clients out performed others. Not all were successful but the majority were. We are failing to teach and failing to understand. Of course having personal success is the good part about working hard and I'm glad for you Thatcher that your hard work paid off for you also. I am so very proud of my son. He's out-performed me by leaps and bounds but.....he still calls me up to ask for advise.

AFCHIEF 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Moonchild, above is all well and said. HOWEVER, the liberal policys of rewarding people NOT TO WORK and to keep getting govt handouts does not adhere to what you said about your son. WHY DO MY TAX DOLLARS have to support someone who DOES NOT WANT TO WORK for a living.

JER 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I don't know, AFCHIEF, why do my tax dollars have to support someone who wants to fly from New York to LA? Or drive from Southern Pines to Raleigh? How about you use your taxes to pay for all the stuff you want to do and the rest of us will use our taxes to pay for what we want to do? That should work OK, don't you think? How about if only the folks who are in favor of wars have to pay for them? Just as every person in the military isn't a hero, every person without a job is not a leach on society. The conservative policy is always being at war so that people who cannot find real jobs will have something to do. If that statement seems really stupid to you, then you can relate to how a liberal views your idiotic statement, "the liberal policy of rewarding people NOT TO WORK". Please go to your old CO and ask him permission to start using your brain.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Obama said he'd televise health reform negotiations on C-SPAN Updated: Friday, July 10th, 2009 | By Angie Drobnic Holan

Dated a full year before Obama did exactly what he said he was going to do...then the GOP dismissed it. Apparently, the wingnuts think every single meeting should have been televised, which has never been done on any major bill in the history of the country. But, of course the black President gets hled to impossible standards that no white President has ever been asked to meet. It's the poll tax and the bogus "literacy test" writ large.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Oh, and birtherism=racism. No question. No white President has ever been subjected to such prolonged and ridiculous attacks on his citizenship.

Demanding that the POTUS show up at a state administrative law hearing in Georgia is ridiculous, and if some antiwar protestor had tried to to it to Bush, there would have been widespread jeering. But, as always, the black President has to do what the white folks demand, including show up whenever some crazed and frequently sanctioned nut ball attorney snaps her wrinkled fingers.

The fact that wdd101, whose overt racism has been demonstrated here over and over, is still flogging this birther foolishness just reinforces the point. Go post this nonsense at Stormfront, you pathetic Nazi.

AFCHIEF 1 month, 2 weeks ago

JER, "The conservative policy is always being at war so that people who cannot find real jobs will have something to do. "

So above you infer only dumb people are in the military. But once again you point out the liberal support for our military. At the first chance a liberal president always wants to have a weak military. Carter, Clinton, and now your lapdog Obama.

You might have a great idea on conservatives and liberals paying seperate taxes.

LIBERALS can pay taxes for ALL welfare programs, prisoners on death row, free college, abortions, cars like the Chevy Volt, costs for the UN

CONSERATIVES can pay for the strong military to defend the sheep and ALL THE SMART people

For common uses like roads and infrastructure maintenance we can share these taxes.

Arestorer 1 month, 1 week ago

wdd101st; Still looking for the 'Love'............

moonchild7 1 month, 1 week ago

NO ONE is "rewarded" for not working. They might get some "help" when they either can't find a job or are fired/laid off from a job. As a WorkFirst Social Worker AFCHIEF, the "problem" was NOT getting my clients to want to work.........it was getting employers to hire them. Part of my job was also to "recuit" businesses to HIRE our clients. And let me tell you, that was much more difficult than you can imagine. Give people a chance? Hell No, was a response I received a lot. Too many of you are pigeon-holing many of our problems and situations. You're just NOT looking at the entirety of what's going on and so are quite narrow-minded. There are no picture perfect employees but they all should have a chance to work those imperfections out. I didn't even know how to file papers when I got my first office job but because my supervisor took the time to teach me I learned rather quickly. That was a Goverrnment job. If it had been private sector I probably would have been fired right away. My son in NYC had Mass Transit to get him to all of those part time jobs. Not necessarily so in smaller towns and cities. I had to also TRY to arrange for transportation to and from these jobs. Many times I just couldn't get any arranged and so the client of course ended up NOT being able to continue with the job. There are so many more factors other than a person simply working a job and getting paid an income to help "pay their way". Simple solutions are just not so simple anymore but having more and more businesses begin to employ more people would be a good start. Let's just hope a lot of NEW jobs are created and that a lot more companies bring the jobs back from China.

justmyopinion 1 month, 1 week ago

MC7- You said you don't lie. BS!! Here is one.

"I really loved it when Ron Paul at one of the debates said that we needed to get our Troops out of Afghanistan and everywhere and he was BOOED! BOOED?!"

I have watched every debate and Ron Paul has never been booed for suggesting we take our troops out of foreign countries. In fact, he has been applauded every time when he mentions this.

JER 1 month, 1 week ago

AFCHIEF: You can't even comprehend what you read. Go back an re-read my post. I said "If that statement seems really stupid to you....."

MikeNC 1 month, 1 week ago

Yes Dusty...sure thing. We are all racist because any sensible person wants some fiscal responsibility from our government. You and your race baiting is a LIE. I would think that after the so called financial melt down of three years ago; that spending priorities would shift in Washington....I was wrong. Why do we continue to spend foolish money we do not have only to borrow it from China and others? If Obama and his administration would have actually focused on jobs three years ago as he said he was going to; job growth would help alleviate the deficit and drive the government programs our citizens need. What happened to the Obama we see and hear in this video. Listen to the debt numbers he uses while calling President Bush a slew of names. And now I guess it's OK for him to have doubled down. While the Bush spending was bad enough, it was prior to the 'melt down'....the spending now (post melt down) has got to be considered worse by any sane standard. We should now know better than to borrow 40 some cents on every dollar our government spends; but the administration does not...or does not care....Mike

Debt Ceiling Skyrockets, Obama No Longer Calls Bush 'unpatriotic' For Increases by StateOfTheYOUnion

dustyrhoades 1 month, 1 week ago

Yes Dusty...sure thing. We are all racist because any sensible person wants some fiscal responsibility from our government.

Straw man. You lose.

Nezumi 1 month, 1 week ago

If you think we're borrowing a lot now, wait until we stumble into a war with Iran - we'll definitely need the People's Bank of China Platinum Card to pay for that one.

moonchild7 1 month, 1 week ago

Wrong again justmyopinion. I just love it when the Repubs turn on themselves. Ron Paul was BOOED at the debate in Myrtle Beach, SC on 1-17-12. He was BOOED for NOT being a WAR MONGER. Are you sure you're able to keep "abreast" of the facts? Paul's absolutely right about the military and most social issues but he's C-R-A-Z-Y when it comes to the economy and government spending. Next question....excuse me, next lie?

Courseaire 1 month, 1 week ago

Could it be that there were ghosts at the debates and only Democrats can hear them go "Boo"!

MikeNC 1 month, 1 week ago

Straw man. You lose.

Wow! What a brilliant argument. You only spin, mislead, completely disregard facts and when there is no where to turn; your liberal kind will completely ignore any valid question or statement and resort to name calling....Mike

justmyopinion 1 month, 1 week ago

MC7- I have the debates DVR'd? The part he was booed on moron was suggesting military cuts NOT bringing troops home. Wanna come over and watch it Shirley? Paul has repeatedly said the the US should not be the world's police.

Go back to bragging on your son or some other boring crap. By the way, how is your capitalist son doing in the corporate world?

dustyrhoades 1 month, 1 week ago

Wow! What a brilliant argument.

I don't waste brilliant arguments on answering fallacious BS that misstates my position. Which is what your post was.

your liberal kind will completely ignore any valid question or statement and resort to name calling....

You really don't know what "straw man" means in reference to debate, do you?

justmyopinion 1 month, 1 week ago

Dumpy- As Reagan would say, well, there you go again. Yes Dumpy, I'm sure most know what "straw man" means. You are really good at that. In fact, you are better than anyone at it.

moonchild7 1 month, 1 week ago

I just "watched" it again and Paul was BOOED for saying this: "Maybe we ought to consider a golden rule of foreign policy...it's war mongering....we need to quit the wars we're in...." I think that's what I said and/or was referring to, which is correct and you are NOT. Doesn't "quit the wars we're in" mean to BRING THE TROOPS HOME! And I only use my "boring son" as an example to repudiate a lot of the B.S. that's said around here. He's a good kid, who's worked very hard to get somewhere...Thank You Moore County. He's doing just fine justmyopinion, the CAPITALIST world should have more people like him..he's NOT one of the PIGS but rather one of the "New Social Capitalists". In other words he has a Heart along with Compassion since he's not against paying appropriate taxes to our government(s) to help out.

Nezumi 1 month, 1 week ago

MC7 - I remember that comment (golden rule in foreign policy) and the subsequent boos.

MikeNC 1 month, 1 week ago

Straw man has no significance here. There is a multitude of subjects being discussed. You race bait on most any subject matter which could be brought up as you did above and I jumped on it. The subject of spending tax money and jobs was also being discussed by several above. You just have no answer for what Obama said to Bush about spending and what his own SOP on spending happens to be. Of course Obama would not know how to answer that question himself...Mike

Courseaire 1 month, 1 week ago

MC7 - Unfortunately, when I went to the Wizard, he was fresh out of hearts, so I took common sense instead.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 1 week ago

Straw man has no significance here.

Nope, Mike really doesn't know what it means. Sad. What's even sadder is he needs a troll like justmypassingnothingspecial to defend him with the same old tired "No YOU are!"

No, that's not just sad. That's downright pathetic.

Answering Mike and the three headed zombie troll is starting to feel like mocking the mentally challenged. And we all know Sarah Palin wouldn't like that.

Thatcher 1 month, 1 week ago

DR, your comment about the Palin's son, Trig, is really disgusting and totally out of line. That child has never done anything to you. Maybe you should revise your remarks. I suspect you'll feel better when you do.

Courseaire 1 month, 1 week ago

Straw man went to the Wizard for a brain.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 1 week ago

Thatcher, maybe you should stop misrepresenting what I said.

The hilariously ironic thing is that you're doing exactly what I was making fun of Caribou Barbie for.

Thatcher 1 month, 1 week ago

DR-- "Hilariously ironic thing...." Hilarious. Ironic. And I did not misrepresent anything you said. You should be ashamed of yourself. Any mom or dad with a special needs child would likely feel the same. Maybe for once you should pick on someone your own size.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 1 week ago

Whatever you say, Sarah.

Thatcher 1 month, 1 week ago

Very sad. Believe what you want DR. To me, more folks tonight, from your posts, have gotten a glimpse into your soul. I do hope you'll rethink your posts.

moonchild7 1 month, 1 week ago

Thatcher, having to adhere to word rules some people ask for when it comes to debating issues, is usually asking for a "POLITICALLY CORRECT" dialogue. It's also called CENSORSHIP. Now we Open Minded Souls out there don't want to challenge the First Amendment do we? Didn't think so.

MikeNC 1 month, 1 week ago

Thatcher 47 minutes ago ...DR-- You should be ashamed of yourself.

He's not Thatcher and once again Dusty dodges any question that puts his personal agenda in jeapordy. So called debating on the Pilot's blog is more important than what is right for American people. His 'cheerleaders' have grown deafening silent over this and kudos to them for having some principle. What is sad around here Dusry is you....Mike

Thatcher 1 month, 1 week ago

MC7-- Your kind words about the First Amendment are welcome. And yes, it protects coarse and disgusting comments. Being protected by the Constitution is a great thing. This has nothing to do with the Constitution. It has to do with class, or the lack thereof. And the complete lack of empathy. Defend DR's comments all you want. This readership, and history, will be your judge. Not me.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 1 week ago

This is wingnuttery at its finest. You can't debate the issues, so you gin up some fake outrage over a twisted misrepresentation over some imagined insult. And, like the master drama queen Sarah Palin, you wave her kid around like a bloody shirt. What's disgraceful is the way you use a child you don't even know as a way to change the subject from your own failure to debate.

Stop using a Down's Syndrome child as a human shield. It's despicable.

lakeview 1 month, 1 week ago

I have a disabled child Dusty. You are the despicable one. You have no clue how ignorant you sound. Come by and ridicule my child. You can even pretend I'm Sarah. I will show you something about a bloody shirt.

dustyrhoades 1 month, 1 week ago

No one is ridiculing the disabled. I'm ridiculing the type of scumbag who'll try to use a disabled child as a rhetorical tool to avoid debate. Like Sarah Palin. And I'm not worried about anyone "showing me" anything when they troll while hiding behind an alias like a coward.

Once again, the right wing nuts prove my point: they say they love disabled children, but they'll gladly use their disabilities to score political points.

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