I've set the record straight when things were said about another poster that weren't true. Whatever his faults may be, plenty of his detractors are more than willing to twist facts, leap to conclusions, and spread rumors about him, apparently thinking that they can get away with it because he's not winning popularity polls. There is one such rumor that I've corrected a half a dozen times, both on threads and via Freepmail, with links and evidence. Doesn't seem to matter, though, the same honking, clucking crowd keeps spreading it, despite not having anything with which to back up their claim.
Does TLBSHOW always get it right? No. So what? People should deal with the errors, not descend into playground taunts.
What's with the so-played-out "Todd" thing? I never see it used but that the poster is trying to insinuate a sense of their own superiority. It has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with any issue, it's just an air of condescension. Yeah, I think you're better than that.
There are plenty of posters in this forum who can not bring themselves to confront the possibility that President Bush is mortal, and that not every ill-advised thing he does is part of some brilliant, long term plan. They twist and contort reality to conform to the needs of the personality cult. Any poster who questions the demigodhood of President Bush risks being targeted as a disruptor, a Bush-basher, or a Bush-hater, hell-bent on spreading division.
The very rationales and methods once used by the Clintonistas are rife on Free Republic, and the fact that President Bush is a more decent and honorable man than his predecessor doesn't excuse the shameless behavior of many of the would-be defenders on his behalf.
It would be a good thing for them to experience, if even for a moment, a pang of embarassment over their actions.
Consider what President Bush might think on seeing some of these threads. He might look at those who are critical of him and his policies (I am one of frequently one of them), and think that we're misinformed, silly, or even stupid. So be it.
However, I can't imagine he'd look at the tenor of many of the posts in his defense, without wincing... frequently
