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I was trying to draw attention to the fact that when a representative of the White House comes to FR for contact with bloggers it is not really wise to use that opportunity to slam the president of the United States.

The purpose of the contact was to go to the grassroots. If the grassroots want to get their message across, it is more effective to clearly state their views in a respectful manner and possibly they will have a contact with those enacting legislation.

And, when they choose to use trash language, rant against the White House with good ole boy macho cute language they destroy their credibility and the reputation of the site. That is not fair to other posters who worked long and hard to make a difference for conservatism.

Many did not like that view.

It is always better to present ourselves in a classy, reasoned manner rather than that of a raving maniac with a VIEW.

I was trying to draw attention to the fact that when a representative of the White House comes to FR for contact with bloggers it is not really wise to use that opportunity to slam the president of the United States.

Sorry, but this is my country he's trying to wreck, and my "polite" is all used up. If he wants to win my respect back, then he has to remember the oath he swore to uphold the Constitution.

U.S. Constitution, Article 4 Section 4:

"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,

and shall protect each of them against Invasion;"

Invasion: \In*va"sion\, n. [L. invasio: cf. F. invasion. See Invade.] [1913 Webster]

1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.

I was trying to draw attention to the fact that when a representative of the White House comes to FR for contact with bloggers it is not really wise to use that opportunity to slam the president of the United States.

I think they need to read our ANGER!

They want us to play nice, but playing nice has not worked. They think they can mollify us and put us to sleep while they sell our country up the river.

This is war.

“That is not fair to other posters who worked long and hard to make a difference for conservatism.”

That’s a good point to bring up. Looking at it from a fairness level may not be a good way to look at it. This is a private site with every rung of the latter from poverty up through multi-millionaires. We all come here and discuss things and have our thoughts put into a database. Beyond that, people get entirely too intimate with the process here and start expecting un-realistic things. Example: Out knocking on doors to get elected to an office. You can be in Full Suite, Tie, on a hot and humid day. You go out there and you start asking the people at the “grassroots level” and often times you’re going to find the grass’ roots. That’s where some of the dirt is, not up top where the pretty green stays. Now we’re talking about the lower and lower-middle class voters.

Many of them IMHO are not interested in presenting themselves as “classy”, though hopefully reasonably mannered to the best of their upbringing.

I suppose what I’m trying to say here is the thread seems to reflect nearly what one would expect while out knocking on doors. I would say that I agree generally with what you would like to see, but I also don’t think that is both possible or even really desired by the majority of posters here.

Going back to the fairness concept, I figured out a long time ago that keeping the fact that this is an internet forum first, and all the other things that effect our emotions second.

This entire episode has really stretched peoples thoughts past what we’re all used to. With all the ups and downs I think everyone here will be better off that they’ve been able to exchange their ideas, however brilliant, or not so brilliant.

I appreciate your thoughts on that.