Posted on 04/03/2007 7:24:18 PM PDT by Reaganesque
It is always disappointing to be reminded that there are people in the world who do not like you so much that they are willing to debase themselves and others in order to get their way. We, as conservatives face this from the Left on a day to day basis. But when such action comes from another supposed Conservative, that is truly disappointing.
The posters at DU think nothing of swearing and posting the most filthy, perverted and twisted things about their political rivals. We here at FR are, for the most part, better than that. At least we try to be. Unfortunately, there's always someone who proves that both sides have their ugly side.
I have posted a number of pro-Mitt Romney threads recently as have many others. I discovered this afternoon that several of them have been the victims of childish and down right purile dirty tricks. Now, political dirty tricks are nothing new and nor are they uncommon on either side of the aisle. But some simply cross the line of decency. Such is the case with whomever played their little game of messing with the Keywords on these Pro-Romney threads. Here are four examples:
Romney Tops Republicans in Fundraising
KEYWORDS: ANTICHRIST; CULT; FUNDRAISING; MITTRAPESCHILDREN; ROMNEY; Click to Add Keyword
Why I Think You Should Vote For My Dad
KEYWORDS: 2008; ELECTIONPRESIDENT; ELECTIONS; MITTBEATSHISKIDS; MITTISTHEANTICHRIST; ROMNEY; Click to Add Keyword
Parsing the Polls: Answering the Mormon Question
KEYWORDS: CULT; JOEYSMITHDELUSION; Click to Add Keyword
KEYWORDS: ELECTION; FRED; FREDTHOMPSON; MITTISTHEANTICHRIST; ROMNEY; THOMPSON; VP; Click to Add Keyword
People, campaigning can be a hard and painful thing. You have to have a thick skin to run for office and heaven knows, all candidates take their blows, some more than others. But there is such a thing as decency. And this little prank doesn't just cross that line, it obliterates it.
Disagree with the thread? Fine. Present your arguments. You don't like the candidate? Great. Tell me why and make an attempt at intelligent conversation. That's the way this place is supposed to work. But, resorting to such sophomoric, vulgar and quite frankly bigoted childishness is beneath contempt. If you can't manage a reasonable level of maturity, then there's a whole bunch of like minds over at DU you can have fun with.
Good point. I guess I was giving them too much credit.
It's nothing more than old-fashioned hypocrisy. How else can you decry "rude and infantile morons" when you've just used the term "stale fart" to describe your host's website?
And I have yet to see anyone banned for being a polite Rudy booster - just a rude, arrogant, conservative-value attacking Rudy booster. I have more respect for those who don't try to either sell us on the notion that Rudy is a conservative or who don't try to trash social conservatives to boost Rudy.
....Not all of had computers in 2005..
Oh, sure. From the first day we posted on the Rudy threads, we were called desperate housewives, old hags; it wasn’t too much later that the term treasonous liberal was thrown about.
You’re re-writing history, Spiff.
You are making the widea$$es scared, and they are pulling threads! LMAO!
Now you sound like a CP fan for cryin’ out loud.
LOL. I doubt it. We could parcel it off like Biden wants to do in Iraq. The Sunnis and the Shites.
No wonder it is so hard for GWB.
I hate CP. I’m not a member like you.
Jim, Peach sure seems to be thrilled that, in her opinion, the FReepathon isn't going well. Does this sound like the words of someone who wants to remain a freeper?
You could add on the people who hate people who love their pets and will post dead pics or some other demeaning comments.....just to upset and aggravate people......just like they would in DU. Like trailor trash.
You nailed it.
Are you so intolerant that you have to hurl insults at anyone who supports Rudy?
Man, you guys sure aren’t embarrassed at coming off like whiny crybabies, are you?
This thread makes the EXACT case I have been making ad nauseum on here. What is happening here,,,is PRECISELY what will happen to the Republican Party if a LIBERAL like JulieAnnie is nominated!!
This is actually very positive--as it portends the SAME SPLIT that will occur in the Party if someone who is SO FAR OUT OF SYNC with the base--gets nominated.
If you want to DIVIDE and SPLIT the Republican Party WIDE OPEN,,,
JulieAnnie is JUST THE MAN FOR THE JOB!!
Spoken like a true Fan of Steyn.
Have they missed the point
or have they ignored the point?
I suspect the mods
in the near future
will be forced to do a purge
(a really big purge)
because some Freepers
are really proud of posting
un-Freeper-like things . . .
If Rudy gets the nomination the anti-Rudy crowd will have to make some hard choices.
Since when is the truth an insult? Go ahead and deny it if it’s not true. Were you at CP bashing FR, Jim and FReepers, or were you not? My sources (multiple) tell me you were.
Oh, the drama in your life. But hey, as long as you don’t mind being portrayed as a whiny boy running to mommy every time someone says something you don’t like, then I certainly don’t mind.
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