Sorry but immigration really isn't a left right issue. When Bush tried to pass immigration reform there opposition and support from both sides of the isle. Hate speech and other such thought police rules though tend to be issues that are left right issue so I don’t find it surprising that a far left liberal thinks certain words should be banned. Just like I am not surprised that he only suggested things that would help the left. Can’t win the argument try and handicap it.
Far left is inaccurate. Had you said "Far left of me," it would have been true.
You know, every now and again I am tempted to think of you as a person I disagree with but could respect. And then you make a reply like this, choosing to ignore:
A: The humorous intent of the post.
B: The part where I owned my leftist leanings and invited folks from the right to add the words they would get rid of for the interest of good conversation.
You do all of this in interests of making broad, sweeping statements about the "liberal" mindset. So you know what? Why even bother? You aren't interested in the conversation. You can't stop fighting the battles. You can't see how the sound-byte formula has decimated political coverage in the media, and even if you did recognize the problem, all you would do is write it off as being another example of the supposedly "liberal" media.
You don't know how to play nice in a political discussion. So maybe political discussion really isn't for you.
Eschew Verbosity
If you could ban some words from political discourse, which would you ban?
- 13/03/2010 06:35:25 AM
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all of them.
- 13/03/2010 04:42:02 PM
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I'm sure the one-fingered salute would turn up more frequently, then.
- 14/03/2010 02:31:34 PM
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Two: Bipartisan and progressive.
- 13/03/2010 05:14:36 PM
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"progressive" was created to get around the "liberal" label the right uses
- 13/03/2010 06:00:40 PM
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Does the right really have the power to make a word dirty?
- 13/03/2010 06:27:46 PM
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considering that "liberal" has taken the place of "communist" for "something bad" i'd say yes
- 13/03/2010 07:07:21 PM
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There's a flawed premise in there though
- 13/03/2010 10:43:58 PM
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Re: There's a flawed premise in there though
- 14/03/2010 09:34:58 AM
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Re: There's a flawed premise in there though
- 14/03/2010 02:56:45 PM
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If that's the case you should try to reclaim the word, not demonize it.
- 15/03/2010 08:14:11 AM
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It probably will be down the road
- 15/03/2010 04:59:58 PM
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Good...? 
- 15/03/2010 09:17:22 PM
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Re: Good...?
- 15/03/2010 10:20:53 PM
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Re: Good...?
- 29/03/2010 04:15:16 PM
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- 29/03/2010 04:15:16 PM
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Joel and Isaac prepare to hijack another thread 
- 30/03/2010 01:15:40 AM
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As long as I get top billing.
- 03/04/2010 11:54:38 AM
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Re: As long as I get top billing.
- 03/04/2010 12:50:54 PM
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Re: As long as I get top billing.
- 04/04/2010 01:33:27 PM
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Heh. It's not what you say, it's how you say it. *edit*
I woulkd say the left made the word liberal dirty
- 15/03/2010 05:15:24 PM
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it must be a terrible terrible burden on you to have all the answers to everything... 
*NM*
- 15/03/2010 11:08:04 PM
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*NM*
- 15/03/2010 11:08:04 PM
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just as being stupid must be a burden for you *NM*
- 16/03/2010 02:06:43 PM
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what? no sandy vagina comment? you're slipping.... *NM*
- 16/03/2010 02:51:19 PM
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How's that paranoia treating you?
- 16/03/2010 12:53:31 AM
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how is that head in sand treating you?
- 16/03/2010 02:19:54 PM
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Re: how is that head in sand treating you?
- 16/03/2010 09:07:09 PM
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Which fringe group do you believe I belong to?
- 16/03/2010 10:23:53 PM
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if all of this is true....
- 16/03/2010 11:17:19 PM
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Because strong partisanship and actual extremism are two very different things, I'd say. 
*NM*
- 16/03/2010 11:27:02 PM
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*NM*
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I am a militant moderate
- 18/03/2010 01:45:40 PM
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*NM*
Just because an idea is new DOESN'T mean it constitutes progress, agreed.
- 15/03/2010 08:03:14 AM
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hope and change 
*NM*
- 14/03/2010 03:32:34 PM
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*NM*
- 14/03/2010 03:32:34 PM
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None; if the other side frames an issue better than you, that's your fault, not theirs.
- 15/03/2010 07:55:57 AM
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Words/phrases that I would abolish:
- 15/03/2010 02:41:51 PM
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Re: Words/phrases that I would abolish:
- 15/03/2010 04:27:21 PM
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leave to a liberal to want to ban words they don't like *NM*
- 15/03/2010 05:10:19 PM
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Re: leave to a liberal to want to ban words they don't like
- 15/03/2010 05:38:24 PM
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That was weak
- 15/03/2010 05:48:34 PM
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at least it mirrored your original comment. *NM*
- 15/03/2010 05:53:34 PM
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to bad it didn't mirror reality
- 15/03/2010 08:33:18 PM
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you misspoke
- 16/03/2010 12:36:23 AM
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that is often true but I don't think it is true now
- 16/03/2010 04:12:18 PM
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Re: that is often true but I don't think it is true now
- 16/03/2010 09:34:42 PM
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Al Franken is a joke right?
- 16/03/2010 10:31:41 PM
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Re: Al Franken is a joke right?
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