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To: Poohbah
I read several other forums (mostly RKBA and gun sites), and saw an interesting dichotomy between those forums and this one on the Schiavo issue.

FR was by far the most "pro-life" of any of the other forums, both in the percentage of those opposing the removal of her feeding tube, and in the voiciferousness (sp?) of those calls.

The only logical reason I have to explain this is as follows:

Quite a few posters have been banned here for being critical of Bush on many issues from the "war on terror" to the budget to illegal immigration and so on. Many libertarians were banned also. Countless others left on their own accord for various reasons.

So basically 3 groups remain. The first group is the GOP party folks that believe the Republican Party can do no wrong, and use this website to advance that agenda. The second group is the hard-core "religious conservatives" who is the only group that Bush hasn't alienated yet (well, at least until last week). The third and smallest group consists of us old-time posters that are still hanging around.

What you saw in the last couple of weeks was Group #2 venting their frustration over this issue. And for that reason, Group #1 was relatively silent on the issue. The country clubbers didn't want to go out of their way to offend what remains of the party base.

And I as recall, you were one of the more obnoxious posters here that butted heads with the libertarians and anyone else that didn't tow the party line 100% (If my memory is failing me, please accept my apology).

So in a way, you've contributed greatly to the reason that you are giving for leaving.

744 posted on 04/01/2005 7:14:49 PM PST by Mulder (“The spirit of resistance is so valuable, that I wish it to be always kept alive" Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Mulder
The country clubbers didn't want to go out of their way to offend what remains of the party base.

What remains of the party base??? LOLOLOLOLOL

The party hasn't had this solid of a base since Calvin Coolidge, and if we can get a chunk of the blacks (50 percent pro-Terri, btw) and Hispanics the Dems are gone.

850 posted on 04/01/2005 7:42:21 PM PST by Tribune7
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