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Vanity - Invasion of new trolls
6/27/09 | S Bennet

Posted on 06/27/2009 7:33:26 AM PDT by a real Sheila

Vanity thread- Just wanted to see if anyone has noticed a sudden influx of new trolls on FR over the past few days. I logged on this morning to find 2 very hateful emails about some comments I made back BEFORE the election, calling me RACIST (how they love to use that word), and accusing me of hate speech and ordering me to burn in hell for my comments and beliefs.

I cannot recall this person's screen name, but he CLAIMED to be a professional white male who is "normally" conservative. (yeah right).

I couldn't even get angry and was even "mildly amused" and filled with slight pity for this useful idiot Obamatron who has been "assimilated" and is simply now spreading the "gospel of Obama."

Oh, this person has been a member of FR since YESTERDAY! That says it all.


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KEYWORDS: democrats; hatespeech; trolls; vanity
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To: a real Sheila

We should not use the terms that the left has applied to us.

What does “racist” mean?

I will refuse to use it. If I see a couple arabs acting suspicious around something, I will act. If I see a couple blacks “taking inventory” in a white neighborhood, I will act.

Its not racist - its just street wise.


41 posted on 06/27/2009 8:54:06 AM PDT by blackminorca
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To: a real Sheila

42 posted on 06/27/2009 8:56:02 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: paulycy
Like this one we're having now? ;0)

Thank you for bringing humor into it. If we take all this too seriously, we will destroy ourselves.

I hope we can both agree that FR is the best site on the internet and that I have to be more precise in my typing.

43 posted on 06/27/2009 8:56:27 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
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To: Erik Latranyi
You should be more careful, rather than giving tailor-made "sound bytes" to the enemies of FR.

Methinks you have posted some controversial stuff during your time, in the past, as well...

Cheers!

44 posted on 06/27/2009 8:57:45 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: KYGrandma
I’m having the same problem with some cousins. I can’t believe how brain washed they are. All they can do is demonize me and call me a right wing extremist nut.

That's my situation with my family in a nutshell.

45 posted on 06/27/2009 8:58:31 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Erik Latranyi
I hope we can both agree that FR is the best site on the internet and that I have to be more precise in my typing.

I'm right with ya, FRiend! :0)

46 posted on 06/27/2009 8:59:46 AM PDT by paulycy (Liberal DOUBLE-STANDARDS are HATE speech.)
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To: TornadoAlley3

The more pictures I see of Gibbs, the more convinced I am he is Dilbert.


47 posted on 06/27/2009 9:02:30 AM PDT by retrokitten
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To: grey_whiskers
You should be more careful, rather than giving tailor-made "sound bytes" to the enemies of FR.

On that I disagree. I did not give liberals a soundbite they can use.

I typed the post in the voice of a liberal and did not note that. That was my mistake.

Of course, I am sure I have engaged in controversial discussions here....but that is what FR is for. To discuss, sometimes heatedly, the issues of the day.

48 posted on 06/27/2009 9:04:45 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
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To: a real Sheila

I logged on this morning to find 2 very hateful emails about some comments I made back BEFORE the election,


I’m assuming you meant “Freep Mails”. If it was emails via the net do you have any idea how he got your email addy? Also strange he was reviewing threads/comments you made back before the election......


49 posted on 06/27/2009 9:09:47 AM PDT by deport
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To: Gaffer

You may be right. I got an message on another forum calling me a despicable person for not respecting Obama. This from a person who called Sarah Palin a ‘c*nt’, slut, and whore. My reply was a beautiful thing, trust me.


50 posted on 06/27/2009 9:12:20 AM PDT by rintense (Senior Marketing / IT / UX architect unemployed and looking for work. Freepmail me if you have leads)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Well, this *is* a Hate Site!
-I hate socialism
-I hate Communism
-I hate gun grabbers
-I hate Jihadis
-I hate those who would enslave us.

Being a paleocon and far from orthodox in my spirituality there are things not on my list of ‘hate’ that others could add to, but hate site? I sure as the hell hope so.

I’ve studied the ‘holy hand grenades’ on both FR and DU; as you point out it is interesting to see longtime ‘deep cover’ trolls lob one, although not everyone who broaches the subjects is a troll; ideologues, on both sides may hold many views in common with the forum but disagree on specific issues (being a highly non interventionist ‘paleocon’ I know when to don asbestos suit or just STFU- most of the time)

On DU guns (there is a large and frustrated contingent of gun owners and RKBA supporters who spend much time fighting with gun grabbers) ‘Porn’ (watch the libertines vs the femninazis) the ‘true liberal” status of various Democratic leaders can all consume a lot of electrons generating heat but not light.
On FR the Catholic vs Protestant schism always has potential to fester, the ‘free traders/NAFTA crowd vs protectionists (with immigration and H1B visas being concomitants), and those leaning highly libertarian vs those who view the function of the government to promulgate and enforce Judeo-Christian morality are all points wherein it takes merely a shove to cause a ruckus.
Since no one has, or ever will, appoint me a moderator I try to avoid attacks on people and positions; still singed for merely defending the character and politics of the Mormons I’ve personally known:-)


51 posted on 06/27/2009 9:14:23 AM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, Deport all illegals, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
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To: retrokitten
Gibbs was the goalie on his college (NC State) soccer team, he wore a pearl earring in his left ear for the team picture:)
52 posted on 06/27/2009 9:19:01 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: a real Sheila
I haven't gotten a troll email.
I must be doing something wrong.
53 posted on 06/27/2009 9:19:24 AM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: a real Sheila

I have long suspected that some posters who make absurdly dire predictions are trolls trying to distract people from more relevant issues. Others are simply drama queens with a conservative persuasion. It can be tough to make that distinction.

I do not see many trolls here who are capable of disrupting a thread. Neither have I received abusive e-mails. Let’s stay on top of this issue without getting paranoid.


54 posted on 06/27/2009 9:20:01 AM PDT by neocon1984
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To: TornadoAlley3

Bunch of white boys shucking and jiving while BO is out of the room. Did you hear the one about...


55 posted on 06/27/2009 9:20:14 AM PDT by Malesherbes (Sauve Qui Peut)
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To: Windflier

I am a “secret sleeper agent-man”.


56 posted on 06/27/2009 9:23:49 AM PDT by gigster
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To: libh8er

I believe that was “Henry” who was the nut-case with Rush.


57 posted on 06/27/2009 9:25:54 AM PDT by gigster
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To: libh8er

Oops, sorry, you already had his name.
Must learn to read, carefully.


58 posted on 06/27/2009 9:27:17 AM PDT by gigster
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To: a real Sheila

The trolls we have always with us.


59 posted on 06/27/2009 9:27:58 AM PDT by joe.fralick
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To: gigster
I am a “secret sleeper agent-man”.

Your profile page is empty, too. Since 2006, I might add.

60 posted on 06/27/2009 9:34:25 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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