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Yes, and so are people who comment on this forum, as often seen during the last election cycle. That is my point. OUR words are used by them also, which is precisely why people should take care with how they express their thoughts.

As I understand things, most Freepers are your everyday, garden-variety citizen. I certainly am. And, as such, we are as much entitled to express ourselves, within the bounds of the law, as any of the ordinary, garden-variety citizens on the left.

McCain, on the other hand, is a public figure. (There is a major difference between a public figure and a garden-variety conservative.) As a result, either he should get in line or get the hell out. The same goes for his daughter too, since by virtue of her family name, she has gained public figure status.

Yes, we are garden-variety, but we are not out of the limelight, and the Left uses our own words against us every chance they get. Four letter words were left on this site for days recently on a McCain-related post. Don't think lurkers are here doing even more damage, because they are. His daughter is a flash in the pan. She's young, and older adults should just leave her alone, let the attention run its course. The more we squawk, the more the Left uses it all against us, as they don't discern the differences the same way. They use our words and soundbites as an opportunity to hit the wedge deeper into the divide. If we let it go and turn our energy to something we can elect in four years, isn't that a better use of our power? The more attention either gets from us, the more it is used against us, and diverts us from going forward. It's simple political strategy, being used against Conservatives. We are becoming our own enemy if we dwell on McCain. We need to go forward and promote a positive, cohesive message with a new candidate, even if it means a bit of compromise.