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Why should I try to discourage you from using a label that makes you look like a fanatic? Isaac Send a noteboard - 07/10/2013 09:23:40 PM

I know people tend to assume they win arguments that were actually stalemates or even losses but seriously dude, you got totally curb-stomped in your ridiculous Terrorism thread. I don't know what mental gymnastics you've performed to convince yourself that you came up ahead there but you should try out for the Olympics. I'm pretty sure most liberals on the site who read that cringed and muttered about 'With friends like these who needs enemies?". You got battered by virtually every poster and your remarks consisted of fanatical accusations mixed with sullen remarks of the "Taking my football and going home" sort. That was not pretty. That was like Joel on one of his bad days except he at least usually doesn't get personally insulting.

You know what's wrong with people like you? If someone from the other side so much as admits things aren't black and white you don't take that as a true statement, you see it as proof they realize they're on the bad team. It literally encourages you to get more fucking polarized. And the result is those of us who are reasonable but partisan either get tired of trying to reach for the middle or we lose support in favor of the people who are just as fucking bad as you.

You want to fight crazy extremists? Go find a fucking mirror and give yourself a good ass beating.

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Government "shutdown" my ass..... Anonymous2000 - 06/10/2013 06:48:02 PM 1749 Views
Why would your government shut down your ass? Yunalesca - 06/10/2013 08:03:57 PM 1366 Views
Actually, it is... Dannymac - 07/10/2013 04:12:30 AM 1179 Views
Must we do this again? Isaac - 07/10/2013 05:45:00 AM 1161 Views
A whole generation has voted DNC twice. Dannymac - 07/10/2013 04:18:25 PM 1000 Views
It voted RNC twice right before that, then DNC twice before that, then RNC thrice before that Isaac - 07/10/2013 05:18:31 PM 1024 Views
elections are a cyclical affair by nature. the gop won't always be the party of stupid.... *NM* moondog - 07/10/2013 08:02:44 PM 580 Views
Not to mention they've gerrymandered like there's no tomorrow. Legolas - 07/10/2013 05:49:23 PM 1059 Views
I hope we do default. ranagrande - 07/10/2013 07:04:24 PM 1057 Views
Uhm. Legolas - 07/10/2013 09:09:45 PM 927 Views
Well it has been 70 years since we had a World War Isaac - 07/10/2013 09:37:14 PM 1131 Views
You see in America we don't shoot stupid Roland00 - 08/10/2013 06:59:53 AM 975 Views
never going to happen Praziquantel - 08/10/2013 01:13:10 PM 1162 Views
When gerrymandering there is no tomorrow, just the current decade Isaac - 07/10/2013 07:29:39 PM 1062 Views
I'm curious as to why you say "unpopular bill" here Larry - 08/10/2013 09:02:49 AM 1084 Views
Force of habit or slip of tongue, "Unpopular set of laws" Isaac - 08/10/2013 03:05:18 PM 1103 Views
Ha! Larry - 09/10/2013 08:37:25 AM 1089 Views
Bad enough, no? Legolas - 08/10/2013 06:32:06 PM 916 Views
Certainly Isaac - 08/10/2013 08:23:34 PM 1210 Views
give a coherent reason for the shutdown and the label of economic terrorist will go away moondog - 07/10/2013 08:11:27 PM 1182 Views
Why should I try to discourage you from using a label that makes you look like a fanatic? Isaac - 07/10/2013 09:23:40 PM 1059 Views
i guess i should have put the disclaimer you asked for so you would know to be offended, is that it? moondog - 07/10/2013 10:49:43 PM 1049 Views
It's pretty fucking sad any of us think we need a reason to act civilly, courtesy is its own reward *NM* Isaac - 08/10/2013 07:50:00 AM 617 Views
So you mean I shouldn't call you "an uncle fucking horsefucker" then? Larry - 08/10/2013 09:04:06 AM 1002 Views
That's correct Larry, that would be unproductive Isaac - 08/10/2013 04:04:39 PM 1097 Views
Of course it would; I rarely use such words toward people who might be still involved in a convo Larry - 09/10/2013 08:39:22 AM 956 Views
Re: Of course it would; [...] Isaac - 09/10/2013 05:25:28 PM 1024 Views
hey, i've given plenty of reasonable alternatives, i don't see why you can't compromise with me *NM* moondog - 08/10/2013 10:09:44 PM 542 Views
Compromises? You've called my party terrorists and made it clear it wasn't hyperbole in your eyes Isaac - 08/10/2013 10:23:05 PM 1073 Views
read what you wrote, direct it at your party, and look up "satire" if you still don't get it..... *NM* moondog - 08/10/2013 10:43:31 PM 641 Views
It's always painful when people think they're being funny or clever rather than sullen Isaac - 08/10/2013 11:33:36 PM 1018 Views
remember that time when the Dems shut down the government to stop the iraq war? oh wait.... moondog - 09/10/2013 12:42:53 AM 1066 Views
Probably a bad analogy pick, many of the Dem-initiated shutdowns were over defense spending Isaac - 09/10/2013 01:11:38 AM 974 Views
ok, henceforth instead of terrorists i will use "tea-hadists". is that more to your liking? moondog - 09/10/2013 10:26:36 PM 1195 Views
No. Overdue, insincere, and half-assed attempts at marginal courtesy is not 'to my liking' Isaac - 09/10/2013 10:40:57 PM 1039 Views
and here is the big picture, in a nutshell moondog - 10/10/2013 12:26:18 AM 1111 Views
"Here's the big picture" remarks shouldn't start by complaining about your personal paycheck Isaac - 10/10/2013 12:37:34 AM 1034 Views
i think 800,000 federal workers would disagree but YMMV moondog - 10/10/2013 12:44:29 AM 1289 Views
The GOP House already voted to give them back pay Isaac - 10/10/2013 01:21:27 AM 1032 Views
the House is good at making empty gestures without actually addressing the causes moondog - 11/10/2013 05:17:34 PM 1114 Views
How is agreeing to backpay an empty gesture? Isaac - 11/10/2013 05:37:58 PM 1407 Views
it's empty because the shutdown persists. end the shutdown and they won't need back pay moondog - 11/10/2013 11:02:20 PM 1121 Views
Make up your mind, you complained early that you weren't getting paid Isaac - 11/10/2013 11:21:57 PM 993 Views
Clever. Did you make that one up yourself? I like it, will have to remember that one... *NM* Legolas - 09/10/2013 11:31:22 PM 561 Views
i can't claim to have invented it, but use it as you wish *NM* moondog - 09/10/2013 11:34:39 PM 585 Views
I do remember the time when some Democrats were tarnished with that pejorative brush... Larry - 09/10/2013 08:48:50 AM 1100 Views
Re: I do remember the time when some Democrats were tarnished with that pejorative brush... moondog - 09/10/2013 09:51:22 PM 1095 Views
That schtick got old a long time ago. You need newer, better material. Larry - 10/10/2013 03:43:31 AM 1012 Views
you'll be rid of me for good soon enough, don't worry about it moondog - 11/10/2013 05:10:00 PM 1217 Views
I couldn't care less either way. Just make stronger arguments. *NM* Larry - 11/10/2013 05:55:05 PM 585 Views
you do realize you would come out a loser in said anarchy don't you? random thoughts - 11/10/2013 03:56:24 AM 1074 Views
You do realize that when I say "there are moments when I..." that it implies something else? Larry - 11/10/2013 08:22:26 AM 1113 Views
the republicans won more elections now the democrats have shutdown the government random thoughts - 09/10/2013 06:37:31 PM 1069 Views
to quote Jon Stewart: "if you're gonna shut it down, OWN IT! Don't fart and then point at the dog" *NM* moondog - 09/10/2013 09:37:28 PM 599 Views
I agree. So now Obama and the senate need to step up and own it. *NM* random thoughts - 10/10/2013 06:02:56 PM 495 Views
That's about it. MonCul - 09/10/2013 12:36:30 AM 891 Views
Also, I wish you wouldn't egg them on Isaac - 07/10/2013 05:46:20 AM 1056 Views
While I agree with your sentiment, "Big Government" is not a cause. Palatine - 07/10/2013 03:34:40 PM 1342 Views
Wow. Been a long time since we had a thread like this. I like it! :-) *NM* everynametaken - 10/10/2013 03:55:50 AM 573 Views
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