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Posted on 12/14/2013 10:33:19 AM PST by The Bat Ladys Husband
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To: fr_freak
LOL....I feel so welcomed!
(But I really don’t care when people joined...it’s what they post that gets my attention....and most FReepers are the bomb! Like you, FRiend...)
To: shibumi
Nice disclaimer. Am I IBTZ?
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posted on
12/14/2013 1:21:12 PM PST
by
Jane Long
(While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
To: RitaOK; editor-surveyor
He did, I knew he would not have said that if he knew I was a lady. I agree with him a lot also, so no hard feelings.
Thanks....
To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
I love those that claim others are “not electable.” Many said the same about Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, etc.
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posted on
12/14/2013 1:22:29 PM PST
by
Fledermaus
(If we here in TN can't get rid of the worthless Lamar, it's over.)
To: yellowdoghunter
Right after I posted that I realized you probably thought I was a male. My handle is from an old political joke. I know you would not have used that language if you had known I was a lady.
Yes, this can be a problem. I think most guys here are like me - if the screenname doesn't indicate that the poster is a woman (worse yet, some names seem explicitly male but are used by women) then I fall into the assumption that the poster is male and I treat them that way, especially if that poster just insulted/chided/sneered at me. I speak differently to women than men in those situations, but when I get them confused... I actually had the unpleasant experience once where, after having gotten into a heated discussion with another Freeper, I checked that Freeper's homepage and damn near choked when I realized I had just told a 70-something year old woman to stfu. D'oh!
To: The Bat Lady
There was a good reason not to oppose Ted Cruz’s shutdown of the government. It was idiotic.
To: The Bat Ladys Husband
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posted on
12/14/2013 1:33:05 PM PST
by
tomkat
To: The Bat Ladys Husband
In Navy lingo, it’s known as “A Plank Owner”
To: The Bat Ladys Husband
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posted on
12/14/2013 1:35:09 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: fr_freak
It has happened before to me, which is why I posted a pic on my homepage. Maybe I should put something in my tagline? But putting, “I am a lady”, sounds stupid....LOL!! (Maybe “female poster?) I wish we could change handles, but I understand the reasoning of why we can’t.
To: The Bat Lady
Do you seriously think any sitting Senator heading the National Republican Senatorial Committee is going to oppose his colleagues in the party primaries?
They don't do that. You wouldn't get the job if you did. And if you did, you'd complicate your job immensely by inviting all kinds of reprisals.
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posted on
12/14/2013 1:36:40 PM PST
by
x
To: gura
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posted on
12/14/2013 1:37:01 PM PST
by
stylin19a
(Obama -> Fredo smart)
To: Blackirish
Ted Cruzs shutdown of the government. It was idiotic.You sure you're on the right website?
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posted on
12/14/2013 1:37:29 PM PST
by
McGruff
(Obama lied. Period!)
To: The Bat Ladys Husband
I agree with your post, and I'm a 15 year FReeper. Far too many posts are guilty of one of the following: 1)ad hominem 2)vitriol 3)simple name-calling 4)strong opinion without taking the full measure of the article, or argument, or whatever is under discussion
I guess like the world at large. I suggest not getting too caught up in any particular exchange, and any particular poster. There are so many great Americans on here, so many fantastically witty observers of the passing scene, so many compassionate, God-fearing, family-loving, moral folk, that, as in the world at large, they are worthy of your attention, and not the others.
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posted on
12/14/2013 1:37:41 PM PST
by
jobim
(.)
To: The Bat Ladys Husband
I am a 13 yr. Freeper, and made similar comments about Stockman, and was also similarly told to keep to keep my mouth shut about the guy.
I am one of his consitutents, and a supporter of his at the house level. I have known the guy since 1988, when we discussed a Dole challenge to GHWB. I think the guy is a good conservative, but is not a serious challenge to the RINO Cornyn. He just doesn't have it at various critical competentcies that will ring with voters. The Cruz challenge to Dewhurst is an apples and oranges scenario as far as I am concerned.
It is not our fault that a viable candidate didn't emerge, and I hope my fellow Freepers choose their battles wisely. Don't get me wrong, I will vote for him, but it is a lost cause.
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posted on
12/14/2013 1:40:28 PM PST
by
catfish1957
(Face it!!!! The government in DC is full of treasonous bastards)
To: HerrBlucher
What a soliloquy that would be - to recite in one sitting, everything you had ever posted on FR.
I include this post only to add it to my own.
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posted on
12/14/2013 1:40:28 PM PST
by
Ouchthatonehurt
("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
To: The Bat Ladys Husband
Well, I have had some very spirited conversations, but I have never referred to anyone’s sign up date.
Some people just can't seem to disagree without being disagreeable and calling names and saying other stuff that is not really relevant to the discussion. I guess it makes them feel better to be rude.
I try not to sink to that level, but must admit that sometimes I respond in kind. Rarely do I start such catcalling. The fact is that sometimes you just need to take the heat or get out of the kitchen. Or at least switch to another thread.
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posted on
12/14/2013 1:42:24 PM PST
by
greeneyes
(Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
To: Lazamataz
"Who can forget pissant?"
N00bies who were talking when they should have listened.
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posted on
12/14/2013 1:43:19 PM PST
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: Blackirish
Cruz’ shut down was anything but idiotic. It only galvanized the truth that Obama care was a pending disaster. Are you ure you are a conservative?
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posted on
12/14/2013 1:44:04 PM PST
by
catfish1957
(Face it!!!! The government in DC is full of treasonous bastards)
To: Jane Long
I don’t think this one is Kitty Chow. Yet.
More like a cat toy on a string getting batted around.
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posted on
12/14/2013 1:45:48 PM PST
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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