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Hi Luis. I didn't change the title -- that is what the complete title was as it was forwarded to me in my e-mail. Go figure? Perhaps one of the other postings in the past year also inlcuded the specific name of the Tampa newspaper, my e-mail did not.

People who take the time to write solely to make sarcastic statements that mean to do nothing but provoke piss me off. You see, Luis, my beef is only with your "puff-myself-up, slap-me-on-the-back" sarcasm. I have seen others post similar statements on FR, and I always find it a curious thing to waste time doing. Again, it must stroke some particluar need. You are not alone on this board in doing this, but this is the first time someone has targeted one of my posts in that way (and it just happens to be you).

I have asked other people who wrote similar statements as you did in response to duplicate posts to other posters to lay off also. If they used sarcasm. Again, no problem merely pointing it out, but if you add sarcasm, then there is a problem with you. I mean, show me the sin for crying out loud? Shouldn't we save all of our activism to combat our common enemies, not waste it and create ill will among those who share some of our most cherished beliefs?

As you are free to respond, so am I free to respond to you. You never read a statement from me telling you not to post; I do recall telling you that I did not appreciate your sarcastic post. Afterall, you can post anything you want to whatever post you wish to respond to, but I can do the same, can't I? And I did.

In the guidelines section of this forum, JimRob asks that we research an article throughly before posting, and I realize you did just that, and didn't find anything under this name, but you really didn't care if it had been posted before, did you? At least, that's what you say right at the top of your preamble to the e-mail.

My post to you simply indicated four other places where the e-mail was posted in FR, and the comment that some people should learn to use the search engines.

Not very impolite by any means.

In response to that, you called me anal-retentive, a big bore, compared me to a democrat, suggested that I am uncivilized, showed me the door, alluded that I was offended by the e-mail (which I wasn't, nor did I give any indication of being offended by it) because I was born in Cuba, mused that I may be short, then had the unmitigated balls to suggest that I am not "polite"?

I'm not polite? When all you have friggin' done is bitch, throw a spolied brat tantrum, and used vulgarities over my suggestion that people should be respectful of the wishes of the site's owner.

Well, you know what? It's too damned bad if you took offense at my words. I suggest that you grow thicker skin if you want to hang out here. Suggesting that "some people should learn to use the search engines" is nothing compared to the everyday flame wars in this site.

Grow up, and get a life.