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How rude! Why is everyone so angry lately?
Miami Herald ^ | 9/15/2009 | Lydia Martin

Posted on 09/15/2009 6:15:36 AM PDT by IbJensen

Edited on 09/15/2009 6:23:27 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Rudeness has taken center stage of late (old news to anyone who drives in South Florida). Etiquette experts say society has changed, and not for the better.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

Does the rash of high-profile rudeness we've witnessed in the past few days suggest we've forgotten the basic concept?


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KEYWORDS: courtesy; politics; rude
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One reason for the lack of civility in this nation is the large segment of legal and illegal immigrants. They've been here long enough to start screaming for their 'stuff.'

They want their big screen tvs and all the other 'goodies' , but they want them right now.

Controlling immigration into this once great nation should have been a hallmark of government activity and concern. Instead they are looked upon by the political class as more voters for 'change.'

1 posted on 09/15/2009 6:15:36 AM PDT by IbJensen
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Because Great Leader’s work of uniting the nation is an ongoing effort, you silly.


2 posted on 09/15/2009 6:16:38 AM PDT by AD from SpringBay (We deserve the government we allow.)
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And another thing. Joe Wilson did what was proper by calling the phony president a ‘liar.’ He is a liar and as an elected official Joe did what the weasels wouldn’t do: call a spade a spade.


3 posted on 09/15/2009 6:17:15 AM PDT by IbJensen (If Catholic voters were true to their faith there would be no abortion and no President Obama.)
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Obama’s fault


4 posted on 09/15/2009 6:17:17 AM PDT by xcamel (The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
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To: AD from SpringBay

Lately?


5 posted on 09/15/2009 6:17:25 AM PDT by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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First, U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., blurts out a boorish ``You lie!'' in the middle of President Barack Obama's address to Congress.

Decorum is being demanded by the left as we are being stripped of our rights.

BARF ALERT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ARTICLE!

6 posted on 09/15/2009 6:18:27 AM PDT by frogjerk (Obama Administration: Security thru Absurdity)
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http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1233987.html


7 posted on 09/15/2009 6:18:36 AM PDT by maggief (He had a dream. We got a nightmare!)
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One reason for the lack of civility in this nation is the large segment of legal and illegal immigrants. They've been here long enough to start screaming for their 'stuff.'

Not sure how this relates to the article. And what's your problem with legal immigrants?

8 posted on 09/15/2009 6:18:48 AM PDT by Rutles4Ever (Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia, et ubi ecclesia vita eterna!)
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Joe Wilson is of no comparison to these other two spoiled self indulging asses.


9 posted on 09/15/2009 6:19:00 AM PDT by VA40
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You did that on purpose, didn’t you? :)

Yes, it is not only time to “call a spade a spade”,
but it is time to not worry about tiptoeing around
the race issue. When it doesn’t matter what you
say or do, you get called a racist - well, then, it’s
time to intentionally offend.


10 posted on 09/15/2009 6:19:24 AM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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How rude! Why is everyone so angry lately?

Don't get me started!

11 posted on 09/15/2009 6:19:27 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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There is a difference between Joe Wilson and the rest of the examples. The rest were petty temper tantrums over nothing. Joe Wilson’s accurate statement that President Obama was lying to a Joint Session of Congress was over a substantive and important political issue.

It is one thing to sacrifice decorum to argue over where a ball landed on a court. It is another thing to speak up when necessary to prevent a grave injustice.


12 posted on 09/15/2009 6:19:52 AM PDT by Haiku Guy (If You have a Right / To the Service I provide / I must be a Slave)
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13 posted on 09/15/2009 6:20:20 AM PDT by Dallas59
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This is the ‘new’ Dem ‘talking point’...

Where were all of the ‘Miss Manners’ wannabees 2000-2008??


14 posted on 09/15/2009 6:20:24 AM PDT by Uncle Ike (Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
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Remember - It’s all about me

I’ve often said there’s nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse. - Ronald Reagan


15 posted on 09/15/2009 6:20:38 AM PDT by Patrsup (To stubborn to change now)
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WTF? You post an article on rudeness to rant about illegals and LEGAL immigrants wanting TV’s?

That sounds like a moron dem trying to SOUND like what THEY perceive a conservative would say.


16 posted on 09/15/2009 6:21:12 AM PDT by autumnraine (You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)
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"First, U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., blurts out a boorish ``You lie!''"

LOL!! Joe Wilson invented rudeness! Things were edenic before he took the apple.

17 posted on 09/15/2009 6:21:26 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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“Shut Up”, explained Lydia Martin.


18 posted on 09/15/2009 6:21:35 AM PDT by Haiku Guy (If You have a Right / To the Service I provide / I must be a Slave)
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Did the Miami Herald complain about civility when Nancy Pelosi called Town Hall protestors “Nazis” or when Harry Reid called George W. Bush a “loser” and a “liar?”

Do I hear the sound of crickets?


19 posted on 09/15/2009 6:21:36 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (The AFL-CIO and SEIU.....two domestic terrorist organizations doing Obama's dirty work for him.)
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The left has been using our sense of decency, or values, and our politeness against us for decades.

Do we realize that its time to not worry about these things when our very freedom is at stake?


20 posted on 09/15/2009 6:21:51 AM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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