Posted on 07/22/2005 5:13:32 PM PDT by sirthomasthemore
LOL!
Words to live by. For us, and for FR.
Thank You.
my error...
LOL. Another troll. How many people who came to his defense lost credibility here?
Oh, none. Those people had no credibility to begin with.
This thread is an excellent example. It was a troll of the stripe I was describing, as confirmed by JimRob himself.
"BYE BYE!"
Good catch!
Given the behavior of Democrats for the past two years and many of them up for re-election in red states in 2006, the Democrats have one hell of a hill to climb in regaining the Senate. At best, they'll probably lose more seats.
Thanks for the ping and reply. I agree with most of the "bedrock issues" in FR's description of conservativism.
IMO, you are correct about the forum changing. In just the three-plus years I've been here, I've noticed a change, too, to a more "moderate" membership. (As a matter of fact, I remember more right-leaning Freepers flaming me in the past - as in, "What do you mean you don't want religion in schools?! Are you a troll?" - whereas now the flames come from a more left-leaning crowd here - as in, "What do you mean you don't think there should be public schools?! Are you crazy?!"). ;-) Another example: there were many more homeschoolers here when I first signed up, and now that's just not the case anymore.
But I can see why the FR tent has widened. First, there are those of us whose views are right-leaning in a more "libertarian" sense (like Boortz and Elder). We tend to take the idea of limited gov't to an extreme, but I think we belong here.
Nowadays, there are newer Freepers who just seem to have "pet conservative issues," while taking a moderate stance in a few other areas. But, I can see why they'd belong here, too. It'd be worse if they strayed to the other side; the more votes cast for conservatives, the better. Anyway, the President himself takes a moderate position is quite a few areas (to the dismay of some of us).
I appreciate your comments. Thanks.
I'm glad I clicked on your account, I see that you've been zotted. I THOUGHT you were a troll, which was why I added "Zot" to the keyword section. At least you responded to the posts aimed at you, and for the most part they were relatively coherent, which is unusual for a troll and it explains why you lasted so long on this forum. But I do not feel the need to answer your post now that I know you were a troll all along. And, of course, I'm kinda lazy and I have trouble figuring out what you're getting at.
The best line I saw from you was, "I am engaging in civil discourse, as to a significant issue to conservatives..." I would advise you to stay that course the next time you sign up and try to troll through FR. Also, try growing a sense of humor. Buh bye.
"The point of my earlier posts was that FR should remain a conservative site for conservatives and not be slowly dragged toward the center which is exactly where the GOP Big Tent RINOs/Liberals/Moderates would like to take it. "
***Well said. Sometimes it does seem like FR is being co-opted, but it still remains healthy for the most part. I wonder if that is kinda inevitable, being dragged into more moderate territory. It's probably just a byproduct of becoming the most popular news site on the web. We need guys like you to stick to the original standard. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for your kind words.
You took the troll's bait, I see.
You also fell for the troll's bait. Good grief.
Think, people, think.
(And the requests for pictures that accompany every thread mention belie the attacks anyway.)
You are correct, AnnaZ, and I join in your defense of Ann Coulter regarding the same.
You don't realize how silly you look for calling that member a troll. Yo might as well call Ann Coulter a troll. And no, I NEVER "fall for bait". I am too perceptive, too intelligent and too well researched in my issues to "fall for bait".
That name calling of yours is childish beyond words. Had Bill Clinton appointed Roberts, there would have been massive teeth gnashing since "we" would have wanted a Luttig, Brown or Rogers appointed.
Like always, Ann Coutler is correct, and your childish name calling makes you look foolish.
Ditto.
"You took the troll's bait, I see."
And I see you drank the Republican party cool aid.
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