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To: nathanbedford
I'm sorry, I'm afraid I gave *quite* the wrong impression.

I had in fact read your FR homepage maybe a year ago, and was surprised to learn that Forrest had started the KKK to chase out carpetbaggers, not persecute former slaves.

I was even more impressed to hear of what was more or less a deathbed conversion: God is far more merciful than humans!

My point was simply that in the eyes of those who most need your warning, your screen name alone would be enough to disqualify you, and stereotype all FReepers by association.

I'll bet you even voted for Sarah Palin! (wink)

The only point I disagree with you about, is that The One TM is not Hitler, but Chamberlain, or worse, Quisling (dare I say Marshall Petain?)

NO Cheers, unfortunately.

20 posted on 01/24/2009 8:14:29 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers
As I replied to Larry 381:

As the Democrats have coarsened and polarized our political discourse since Ronald Reagan but especially since George Bush, it pushes the Republic ever closer to the point of polarization in which such Hobson's choices will be forced upon us.

The Obama cult seeks to shut down two-sided debate, which is one way of solving the polarization problem. This vanity is my way of groping toward making opposition to the cult of Barak Obama respectable.

You're quite right, it is important that we reach the middle. It is of course too much to hope to convince the committed leftists. I see that the process of demonization has now been applied once more to Rush Limbaugh, and this time by the president himself. Although that should not be a surprise considering Clinton's remarks accusing him of racism and support of domestic terrorism after the Oklahoma bombing.

I'm not aware that the left has tried to convince the world through appeasement. As I said on my about page, it did not work very well for Senator Allen.


23 posted on 01/24/2009 8:50:42 AM PST by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: grey_whiskers
NO Cheers, unfortunately.

Why are you so sour these days my good friend?

27 posted on 01/25/2009 1:42:43 AM PST by LjubivojeRadosavljevic
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