[A Citizen Reporter]

"Their speculation turned out to be very correct, btw. So, please feel free to butt out."

Sorry, But what if I called ALL of the speculation out of line. OR WE DON'T CARE. WHAT in the world would you do then?

You can ask us to step out, but we all really, really are still here!!

[beyond the sea]

Sorry, But what if I called ALL of the speculation out of line. OR WE DON'T CARE. WHAT in the world would you do then?

I'm not understanding you. The poster Friday night was criticizing many others here for wondering if there was something odd about the story --- that an abductor would abduct someone, cut their hair, take them across the country, then LET THEM GO because of too much media attention. It seemed too far-fetched to some. We felt that the story had a particular smell to it. It turned out that it did.

Speculation is not all bad is my point. I don't think we should disagree on that.

The poster was telling everyone (in some colorful language) to wait for the facts to come out. We pointed out that if FR and others had waited for all the facts to come out on Rathergate, there may have been a different president.

Anyhow, healthy speculation is a benefit often, imo.