Sayin' Bye Bye

March 16th, 2003 | Sneakypete

[Chapita]

Well folks,the time has come for me to take a permanent vacation from FR. I am asking JR to close out my account,but try to make sure that nobody else can ever use my screen name. I'm not leaving in a huff at JR or the web site like most people do,even though there is plenty here to be "huffed" about. I'm leaving because Ali Bubba Bush will soon be starting his war in Iraq,and I don't want to be posting to FR when the body bags start coming back home,or when Hussein lights off all the oil fields in Iraq and tries to attack Israel.

While it is true there is no shortage of fools and idiots in the Bush-Bot League,there are also sincere people there who mean well,but just haven't taken the time to think things through. They just automatically assume that any president with a "R" behind his name is a conservative,and has the best interests of the country in mind at all times. It has never occurred to them that an alleged Republican president would "play" politics or "play" the polls in a manner that would put our service members at unnecessary risk.

There are also good people on FR who support Ali Bubba and his accidental war because they have loved ones in the military,and they see supporting the president as being the same thing as supporting the troops. This flat ain't so (they didn't support Bubba-1 or LBJ),but they mean well,and they are grasping at any straw that comes their way. I understand their fears and symphatize with them. I may well have the same reaction if I had a child in the army or USMC that was deployed to the Middle East or in Korea.

I have zero desire to cause any harm or worry to either of these groups. On the other hand,there are a group of people here that are too bleeping stupid to live,and I honestly have to wonder how they managed to live to become adults without walking out in front of a bus. As an example,one of these rocket scientists called me a "nazi" today because I am opposed to this war. Seriously. He actually said that "only a Nazi or an Islamism would be opposed to this war." After all,isn't it a well-known fact that the Nazi's didn't believe in war and invading sovereign countries? Another one SERIOUSLY wrote that we should bomb and invade all the European countries that don't support us in this war! What is even scarier is that I am the only one I saw that called these people on this nonsense. I could sorta deal with these cretins when they were a minority voice here,but it's got to the point where they are almost mainstream FR posters. In fact,I just got suspended again today for calling the idiot who called me a Nazi stupid,so it seems like the moderators don't see anything wrong with calling somebody against the war a "Nazi",but don't dare call the drooler who uttered this insanity "stupid"! The ironic part about this is that I had already posted to several posters that my response to them would probably be my last one because I was leaving FR. This right here shows you how much attention the moderators really pay to the back and forth between two posters. Basically,it's gotten to the point here where it's "Bush-Bot=good,anti-war=bad!"

And the above only touches on the surface. We have people here applauding every single step Ali Bubba-2 Bush has taken down the road to the coming police state,and they would be screaming "revolution!" if it had been Bubba-1 or Gore doing the very same things. Why it has gotten unpopular on FR to point out hyprocisy is a question better answered by JR and the moderators than me,but FR is in danger of becoming the Dim-Lite flipside of DU.

The reason I am asking to have my account killed is because the "rah,rah,rah,we gonna kill us some A-Rabs and godless Muslims!" pack of fools seem to have taken over,and it's pointless to debate an empty mind. There is also the fact that any such debate is bound to include words and phrases that would be harmful to the good people here with loved ones at risk,and I won't do that. It's just not worth it.

I am asking Chapita to post this for me because the moderator suspended me before I could "resign". I hope those of you on the thread I started today about Flesh Eating Bacteria tell the others there why I don't respond to their posts,and I hope that those of you who have loved ones involved in this war get to welcome them home safe and sound. The purpose of this post/thread is to say "good-bye" to the good people here,and to let people know why I won't be answering any posts they make to me. I have always tried to answer each post to me,friendly or hostile,and I would hate for anyone to think I was ignoring them.

Folks,while it has been frustrating as hell at times,it has also been fun,and I have "met" some very nice people here. It's time for me to move on. I wish (most) of you well.

Sneakypete

FINI

[quidnunc]

Jhoffa_ wrote: OHHHH.. OWK started this "opus" business? No kidding?

Yep. it was him.

I was surfing the forum when he posted 'OKW's Opus'.

When the made OKW they broke the mold.

The same applies to Ash.

[Timesink]

I just can't tell you how much I love to read about the most righteous reasons that the opus monkeys bring out.

Yeah, except the "righteous reason" appears to be than he got a 72-hour "time out" for posting personal attacks in this thread. (Note post #157; note post #160 was deleted; note post #164 is a response to #160 that shows he was insulting MadIvan in #160.)

If you're gonna give a public opus (personally, I keep mine semi-private), you need to have a legitimate reason. Getting suspended for directly violating FR rules isn't a legitimate reason.

[jo6pac]

But no need in posting anything to me that you expect a response; I am gone too, on my own volition!

May I join you?

[Hatteras]

"I am gone too, on my own volition!"

Wait!, you can't leave without a heart-breaking opus. It's the rule now. C'mon, spill some tears...

[Cicero]

I don't think I'm a Bushbot, but I think he's doing the right thing here. By no means does he always do the right thing. And some things I'd like him to do probably aren't politically possible.

As for people who say we should bomb France, it hardly seems necessary to scold them. Either they're being comical or they're being so stupid there's no point in saying anything. We should make France pay for stabbing an ally repeatedly in the back, but bombing isn't indicated.

Why not just take a quiet vacation and come back later when the focus is on something else?

[Jhoffa_]

The same applies to Ash.

Oh my, I forgot about him..

I missed the "ash era" but the "ash alert" is still floated here from time to time..

[Old Professer]

To write a whole article on why (as if anyone cares)wreaks of vanity and ego.

And "reeks" havoc.

[Sofa King]

"If you can read and comprehend, he was suspended for failing to properly honor Bush in all utterings, and cannot respond to those who wish his responses! Hence, the reason I posted the notice for him.

But no need in posting anything to me that you expect a response; I am gone too, on my own volition!"

He's making a big fuss over leave, with or without your help, and drawing attention to himself. That's what I was commenting on. That you're posting it for his is irrelevant. Maybe you should work on your reading comprehension before you make an idiot out of yourself by insulting someone else's.

And, if you're gone, why are you responding?

[Timesink]

The American Conservative? That's a nice try - but those are two words that DON'T belong on the cover of that rag. It's neither. Just calling yourself something doesn't make it true.

That rag's actually The American Contrarian. You name an issue or idea that's popular, and they'll give you a mind-numbing 3000-word essay on why it's stupid. Doesn't matter if the given concept is conservative, liberal, fascist, socialist, communist or crazy moon talk.

[OperationFreedom]

So ya gonna take your toys home huh?

What a loser post!

I will not miss you.

[VRWC For Truth]

Done

[i_dont_chat]

I'd bet a hundred there is another reason why Pete won't be spending time reading/posting FR. Probably a good reason, but one that he is not willing to share.

And he is not honest enough to tell us the truth -- so he is laying it off to righteous indignition.

Does he think he is so important that he will be missed? Maybe a few will miss him, but not many.

[MEG33]

I was so happy sneakypete had survived his infection when I read his post but this Opus I find insulting.There are posters who disagree without being so disagreeable! Perhaps once health is restored,pete will return.

[contrarian]

I wish to point out that I have NEVER peed on the carpet. (aint leaving either.)

[The Coopster]

Like being institutionalized?

Good riddance. He's a loon...

[Gramps]

I promise if I ever decide to leave FR I'll leave as quietly as I came in and will assume that no one gives two shots one way or the other, which is as it should be.

[Old Professer]

It's people like you who make contrarians of those of us who would rather be left alone; now, I personally am an expert on all of the subjects to which you allude and if you don't believe me I will prove it.

[gorush]

"When the made OKW they broke the mold."

Amen to that. I very much enjoyed his posts. I shook his hand and told him as much at the MFJ.

[Hatteras]

Does peeing off the back porch count?