Posted on 03/29/2005 8:58:34 AM PST by Long Cut
We, the Witness Protection Program For Freepers, aka the Wild Turkeys, aka the Coalition of the Sane, have through mutual discussion and rigourous thought, determined that:
1. The discussion threads regarding Terri Schiavo (hereafter referred to as "TS") have become too full of innuendo, rumormongering, hyperbole, hysteria, namecalling, paranoia, and general poor behavior to warrant participation.
2. Said threads have degenerated into "echo chambers", wherein the same, common thoughts are continually posted again and again, and the same old disreputable, unconfirmed and/or false urban myths are propagated.
3. Anyone who joins in said theads with alternative viewpoints to the most extreme posts are routinely driven away with slander, accusations, and vile namecalling.
4. No data or evidence contrary to the "prevailing opinions" are accepted, considered, or discussed; and in fact are rejected outright in most instances.
5. That the continued calls for armed insurrection, military or paramilitary involvement, impeachements of politicians and judges, and death threats are embarassing, stupid, shortsighted, doomed to failure, and contrary to most if not all conservative thought prior to this case, as well as damaging in the extreme to FR and the conservative movement as a whole.
6. That such emotional, hyperbolic, and propaganda-driven hysteria is in fact contrary to all conservatives USED to stand for.
7. That the holding up of swastika and other Nazi imagery towards the police and the Bushes, the use of children as political props, and the disruption of the peace at the Woodside Hospice can only reflect badly on conservatives in general, and should be discouraged.
8. That the pursuit of this issue to the exclusion of all others by the GOP has damaged, perhaps beyond repair, the pursuit of other important issues as well as the reputation of the GOP, FR, and conservatism.
The WPPFF is NOT of one mind as to the case of TS or its correct outcome. In fact, wide disagreement exists within our little group. However, we are united in our wish that reason and sanity be respected in the discussion, as well as the rights of all parties involved or participating. We wish to discuss this as adults and intellectuals, as conservatives and as FRiends, not as children screaming past each other on some playground of hysteria. We wish for facts and evidence to be provided, discussed reasonably, and considered fairly.
We reject all accusations of Naziism, "death cultism", or other slander as methods of debate. We reject the practice of "spamming" multiple threads, of posting unending vanities, and the posting of propaganda and calls for violence. We reject, in fact, all unseemly and childish behavior which has come to characterize this case on FR.
We DO invite others to come and reasonably discuss the issue. We have no problem with FReepers who wish to debate in a rational and fair manner, and with due respect for their fellow FReepers. We have NO problem with those whose views are formed by religion; however we reject "preaching" or "being beaten with a Bible" as legitemite debate tactics. Not all of us are Believers, and such tactics only cheapen the source.
If a FReeper finds this an acceptable meansd to discuss this and other issues, they are welcome to join in and participate. Those who find pleasure in attacks, flame-baiting, slander, stalking, and personal atacks will be ignored, and their egos will go unfed.
We assume this thread to be a zone of sanity in an overheated atmosphere. Thus, a general amnesty is in effect. If posters conduct themselves within the guidlines above, we will be happy to discuss and debate with you. If a poster wishes to apologize for past slips of the tongue, or for possible "over-the-top" statements to another, it will be graciously accepted, and your company welcome.
Please bring a sense of humor; we feel that too many have been taking themselves too seriously lately.
Let the discussion begin!
Signed,
The WPPFF, aka The Wild Turkeys, aka the Coalition of the Sane.
Thanks for posting that link, Peach.
Catherine Crier is burying both Sean Hannity and Jay Sekulow...she is not letting the obnoxious ones get over on her...she is fighting back, standing her ground, and they dont like it one bit...go Catherine...
That was probably Doctor-speak for the uneducated and emotional next of kin, if indeed that happened.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1374280/posts
Jeb Bush - Damned if you do - Damned if you don't
If you ever hear Sean Hannity utter an original comment, please post it on FR and ping me (that goes for Laura Ingraham too). :)
Catherine Crier is the bomb. I love her. Factual and never emotional.
That may work (in large doses).
I was compared to a person with Down syndrome, or at least I think I was - the post was semi-coherent and covered in spittle. You can't even ask a rational question without getting hounded and vilified any more.
Don't hold your breath. By the way, you're a great American.
She CERTAINLY DID GOOD!
This isn't murder. Hyperbole doesn't prove anything.
Whew- she was remarkable, wasn't she?
Now Greta will have "shocking new" video or audio evidence that Terri is responsive...coming up after the Hannity Sideshow.
Really? Does he believe Walter Cronkite's conspiracy theory? ;-)
Cronkite to Larry King: "In fact, I'm a little inclined to think that Karl Rove, the political manager at the White House, who is a very clever man, he probably set up bin Laden to this thing (the tape right before the election).
It is. Denial ain't just a North African River full of crocs.
I have given up on the main forum. After my children and I were threatened with death, I backed off to the SBR. I see the maroons are still allowed on this thread, though.
No thanks! I'd rather stay just the way I am, believing that that death goul Felos and Mikey are the bad people.
WOOOO-HOOO!
LOL...I got an e-mail denigrating my son's combat service in Iraq...you can't make this stuff up.
You are so right about Catherine...she is one of my favorites..what I like about her is that she is tough, she never backs down, and she will not let bullies run roughshod over her...Both Sean and Jay underestimated her, as they both tried to talk over her, and she did not let them, and called them out on it...they got caught, and did not like it...
I'm talking about the medical doctors that Michael Schiavo sued; do you not think that they would have used ANY material to defend themselves if it existed?
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