[fieldmarshaldj]

"While I agree that liberalism, in its extreme forms, is not so much a political philosophy but rather a mental disorder, I've seen some evidence on FR that conservatisim, in its extreme forms, is not a political philosophy but a mental disorder also."

I tend to think of it as an affliction solely of the particular supporters of individuals. The most hard-core KH disciples are a very unbalanced bunch. I expect the usual cheap shots from rancid RINO liberal turds, but these knuckle-draggers have accused me from everything from cheating on my wife (interesting, since I'm not married), being a purveyor of child pornography (I guess having a pic of an attractive 30-year old woman on your webpage is child porn), and another named "Floriduh Voter" who publicly propositioned me with his sick "Brokeback Mountain" penile fantasies in a KH thread after I demolished his flimsy arguments. You have, of course, been on the receiving end of their hate, too, so you know of what I speak.

[HitmanLV]

It is a cult of person that really hampers clarity in this case. Calling it like it is on FR, on occasion, runs the risk of being rewarded by being called all sorts of names.

I was way ahead of the curve, for example, for suggesting that the polls showing Bush's broad disapproval were accurate, or at the very least more accurate than not. At the time this was routinely dismissed and belittled, and I was called a closet DUer, liberal, RINO, etc. I'm none of the above, of course, but in time I noticed that more and more Freepers have developed some clarity and recognize that Dubya's leadership has been hurt.

Same with KH. It's amazing, since she is such a marginal figure, and for all the accounts of her courage that I have read, all she did was her job. The 2000 electing got to her head, and I am afraid got to the heads of her strongest supporters.

Either that or they get impressed by photos of middle aged women on horseback. If that's the case, they should get out more.

[Clintonfatigued]

I've never seen the level of abuse you described, but I don't pay close attention to the grape Kool-Aid Katherine Harris cult. The worst I've endured is being called a coward. Needless to say, I won't even respond to any of his postings anymore.

In several months, I have not seen one shred of evidence that Katherine Harris is a viable candidate. Not one article, not one news release. Even her nominal supporters (like Jeb Bush) have been critical of her.

[Kuksool]

Many of the KH fan club are also Gallahger supporters as well. They blame Terri Schivao's death on Charlie Crist. Thus they support Gallahger's latest smear attck on Crist.