That person, a visible Perry supporter, posted a flame war thread! I, as one of Sarah Palin’s Ping List holders do not bash, trash or otherwise post negative articles about candidates I’m not fully supporting! In fact, I rarely post on other candidate threads, and whenever I do, I usually have something good to say or I ask I question.
I pinged Jim to my post, so that he would pull it if he had a gripe, but also to inform him that flame wars were about to commence. Unbeknownst to you, discussion took place on the FReepathon thread today about nasty posters and those posters won’t be around too long, if those posts continue.
The last thing we need are incited flame wars. No matter who becomes our evbentual nominee, as long as the nominee is TEA PARTY CANDIDATE, IT WILL BE OUR DUTY TO RALLY ROUND AND SUPPORT THE CANDIDATE, which of course, exludes Romney.
Governor Perry is unknown to me, save for Sarah endorsing him over KayBailey-Hutchinson and that Ron Paul hack, Debra Medina.
My support remains with Governor Palin because I truly believe she is running!
Again, I am OPEN to learning, but not open *at this time* to supporting anyone but Sarah Palin.
Onyx, I am in complete agreement with you. I did NOT know there was a discussion about “flame” wars, but am painfully aware that they are going on. As I said, it is disgusting how grown men are trashing a candidate. I have been checking in all day to defend my own candidate, Perry (2012), who is UNDER SIEGE.
Thank you for that clarity. That is very good. Indeed, why I also posted my own decision to support Perry tonight.
On the other hand, I don’t believe you will sit out the General election in 2012 if it were between Romney and Obama. Heaven forbid, I am going to fight for it not to be. But, I can’t see you letting Obama have it by sitting out.
I’d love to see a stop to the flame wars, but only if it is applied to all the candidate supporters. I think we could discuss the issues without attacking each other personally.
However, when it comes to the candidates themselves, we should be able to post things about the candidates without being considered flame-war-baiters. Assuming the poster doesn’t start the flame-war in their comment section, it’s not really the fault of the poster if a candidate’s supporters get upset at some article and start flaming.
God, did I just defend flame-baiting? It’s too late in the evening for me. I really hate the flame wars. And I hate that supporters of two candidates I like, and a 3rd that i think I like, are always trashing each other’s candidates and also personally attacking each other and trying to get each other banned and dancing on the ashes of long-time zotted freepers who step over the line.
Thank you sweetie.. and I am 100% with everything you said... and the same about the other candidate threads.. I read to get informed, not to stir crap up.
I am VERY glad that it is being discussed about taking care of the baiters :)