A proposition...

PkrBum wrote:Pretty pathetic really. Boards was soundly smacked down for his childish move to ban markle before by a fair vote. So now he moves the goalposts and makes us choose between the two. What a dick move... you should be embarrassed.

Markle wrote:If the Democrats manage to buy the Oval Office...

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:

Markle wrote:If the Democrats manage to buy the Oval Office...[/size][/color][/b]

Republicans might have a chance..... If they manage to alter the electronic voting machines in a key swing state, like they did in Ohio in 2004, and if they can stifle the minority vote like they did. It worked to ensure George W. Bush's second term in 2004.



Massive Coordinated Attack of Voter Suppression and Electronic Rigging by Corrupt Partisans

http://www.electiondefense.org/ohio-2004/

tealeaf wrote:I mostly just read here. So, I'm sure no one cares my opinion, but I voted for markle because this is one of the most childish threads/ polls, that I have seen on any forum up to this point. Truly pathetic.

I have 2 folks on ignore here, neither of whom is markle or boards.

If you don't like someones point of view, don't read 'em. It's easy.
Even when quoted, it really is possible not to read it.

Try it, maybe?

Vikingwoman wrote:As much as I disdain Markle's worldview, I have to support his right to have it. I would be discounting my own freedoms to restrict his. I think we should continue to argue our differences and let people choose what they want to believe. The direction of the forum should be a matter of diverse opinions left to the reader to discern. Your leaving the forum, Boards would only tilt the scale in the other direction and leave more people to be influenced by the Markles of the world... which would not be good.

What? wrote:How many are folks who have alternate names as well?

Markle wrote:

boards of FL wrote:So now we have seen what the forum looks like in the absence of myself, Sal, and viking; and it looks bleak.

So now we have a choice.   Would you rather have myself, Sal, and viking return?   Or you would rather continue to be bombarded with all caps "LIBERALS ARE EVIL!!" threads from Markle?

This is a boolean decision.  You're either going to have the Markle version of the forum, or the Boards version of the forum.

Make your decision.  In case any of you are less than perceptive, voting for me means I will permanently ban Markle and return to posting as I have in the past. Voting for Markle means I will continue to not post here and the forum will continue to be as it has for the last month.  These are the only two options.  It's one or the other.  I will not entertain arguments such as the planned parenthood videos any longer.  Do you want real engagement, or bullshit optics?

Let me note that this is a real forum decision.  If you vote Markle, I'm going to give Joani admin rights.  I'm going to divest myself entirely from this forum so that you all can continue to have access to Markle's input.

Grow up.  I've seen better behavior in a kindergarten playground.

My suggestion, not that you care, would be to turn it over to Joani or ME and continue to post.  Except for gross violations, which SOME have done here with no hint of even a slap on the wrist, I would encourage posts with opinions other than mine.

boards of FL wrote:And let me state that while I have ridiculed PkrBum in the past for staging a forum election, this one is real.  I will honestly continue to stay away from the forum if you vote Markle.  And Markle will in fact be banned if you vote me.  This one is real.

Markle wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:Why can't we all just accept each other for who we are and take it for what it is? Viking has already returned, Boards, in case you didn't notice. PaceDog is also back, posting as new poster 'What?'. We need to get Boards and Sal back as well.

Markle spins propaganda, and puts great effort into it, even though much of it could be written by a pimply-faced high school student. A very important election is looming in November, and I have a feeling someone is going to be left holding the bag. I want to see the looks of Markle's and PaceDog's faces the day after the election.

If the Democrats manage to buy the Oval Office, I will humbly accept defeat, as I did the past two elections, and carry on.

Markle wrote:

boards of FL wrote:And let me state that while I have ridiculed PkrBum in the past for staging a forum election, this one is real.  I will honestly continue to stay away from the forum if you vote Markle.  And Markle will in fact be banned if you vote me.  This one is real.

In spite of what everyone voted for the LAST time.

In other words, my good friend, with whom I love to do battle, Wordslinger's poll was NOT REAL...BUT YOURS IS REAL.

Got it!

Do you always hold grudges?  How is that healthy or of benefit to you?

Vikingwoman wrote:

Markle wrote:

boards of FL wrote:And let me state that while I have ridiculed PkrBum in the past for staging a forum election, this one is real.  I will honestly continue to stay away from the forum if you vote Markle.  And Markle will in fact be banned if you vote me.  This one is real.

In spite of what everyone voted for the LAST time.

In other words, my good friend, with whom I love to do battle, Wordslinger's poll was NOT REAL...BUT YOURS IS REAL.

Got it!

Do you always hold grudges?  How is that healthy or of benefit to you?

Kicking you off the forum Markle is not going to change anything. There are plenty of deluded people like you. The only recourse we have is to keep on winning as we have in the last eight years and slowly drive out the nutjobs until they move to a small  island in the Pacific and form their own society where they can lie, cheat, bamboozle and worship their deity in the sky.

knothead wrote:

Markle wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:Why can't we all just accept each other for who we are and take it for what it is? Viking has already returned, Boards, in case you didn't notice. PaceDog is also back, posting as new poster 'What?'. We need to get Boards and Sal back as well.

Markle spins propaganda, and puts great effort into it, even though much of it could be written by a pimply-faced high school student. A very important election is looming in November, and I have a feeling someone is going to be left holding the bag. I want to see the looks of Markle's and PaceDog's faces the day after the election.

If the Democrats manage to buy the Oval Office, I will humbly accept defeat, as I did the past two elections, and carry on.

Buy? Are you not man enough to accept what is coming . . . . ?

Markle wrote:

Vikingwoman wrote:

Markle wrote:

boards of FL wrote:And let me state that while I have ridiculed PkrBum in the past for staging a forum election, this one is real.  I will honestly continue to stay away from the forum if you vote Markle.  And Markle will in fact be banned if you vote me.  This one is real.

In spite of what everyone voted for the LAST time.

In other words, my good friend, with whom I love to do battle, Wordslinger's poll was NOT REAL...BUT YOURS IS REAL.

Got it!

Do you always hold grudges?  How is that healthy or of benefit to you?

Kicking you off the forum Markle is not going to change anything. There are plenty of deluded people like you. The only recourse we have is to keep on winning as we have in the last eight years and slowly drive out the nutjobs until they move to a small  island in the Pacific and form their own society where they can lie, cheat, bamboozle and worship their deity in the sky.

And yet, none of the vast majority of far left Progressives here have, but on a few rare occasions which I cannot recall, do anything more than attack me personally and hurl profanities at me.  You never have been able to prove me wrong.  I still cannot comprehend anyone taking any of this so seriously.

Vikingwoman wrote:

Markle wrote:

boards of FL wrote:And let me state that while I have ridiculed PkrBum in the past for staging a forum election, this one is real.  I will honestly continue to stay away from the forum if you vote Markle.  And Markle will in fact be banned if you vote me.  This one is real.

In spite of what everyone voted for the LAST time.

In other words, my good friend, with whom I love to do battle, Wordslinger's poll was NOT REAL...BUT YOURS IS REAL.

Got it!

Do you always hold grudges?  How is that healthy or of benefit to you?

Kicking you off the forum Markle is not going to change anything. There are plenty of deluded people like you. The only recourse we have is to keep on winning as we have in the last eight years and slowly drive out the nutjobs until they move to a small  island in the Pacific and form their own society where they can lie, cheat, bamboozle and worship their deity in the sky.

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:Markle spins propaganda, and puts great effort into it, even though much of it could be written by a pimply-faced high school student. A very important election is looming in November, and I have a feeling someone is going to be left holding the bag. I want to see the looks of Markle's and PaceDog's faces the day after the election.

Joanimaroni wrote:

I don't want anything turned over to me....I would rather see Boards act his age and realize everyone has a right to their own opinions aND view point.

Forced censorship.....good grief.

RealLindaL wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:Markle spins propaganda, and puts great effort into it, even though much of it could be written by a pimply-faced high school student. A very important election is looming in November, and I have a feeling someone is going to be left holding the bag. I want to see the looks of Markle's and PaceDog's faces the day after the election.

Personally I don't consider cutting and pasting from hard core right wing propaganda putting "great effort" into anything except attempting to plaster the forum with negativism, arrogant disrespect, and, often, thinly veiled hatred.  Further, to me, trying to have a reasoned discussion with Markle is like tilting at windmills -- it's useless, a complete and utter waste of my precious time on this Earth, accomplishing absolutely zero, zilch, nada, niente - NOTHING, and I don't fool myself by ever thinking otherwise.  

Oh, wait - it actually does accomplish something, as witnessed by the posters here who think this forum is "boring" without the rabid contentiousness factor fomented by Markle, which only serves to further the same inter-personal meanness and nastiness that so many in our society lap up today as though it were honey.  It's all part of the disintegration of courtesy and of our national unity, as we've discussed before and will again.  

So how about some action to fight all that for a change, instead of welcoming it out of some misguided fear of "censorship"?   

As for the look on Markle's face after a possible Democratic victory, I suggest no one hold your breath if you expect to see anything other than a face that hardens further and immediately conjures ways to insult, denigrate, dehumanize, disrespect and slander our new president, WHOEVER that may be as long as it isn't a Republican or conservative by his own standards.  Mark my words.

Yep, that's all you're gonna get from your Mr. Markle, who loves nothing better than twisting the knife into whomever he thinks he's besting at the moment, despite his attempts to appear godly.  His supposed "prayers" for everyone here are pure hypocrisy.  Does he really think that a few words aimed at the sky can fix all the damage he does here daily, aligning  himself with the forces of political darkness and crowing with pride at his empty "victories" over those who don't waste their time attempting to respond to his narrow-minded attacks on anything and anyone even vaguely liberal?

I realize I'm still only newly returned to this forum and my voice therefore doesn't count for much with many of you, but I'm going to be brutally frank here and say that I'm actually surprised and disappointed that so many of you seem to think it's fun to spar with this person.   You do realize you can never win in the least, right?  No, not even Seaoat can prevail. When was the last time anyone here saw Markle concede even the tiniest point? Are you kidding me??  When did Markle ever light a candle in the room?

And if some of you are concerned about censorship -despite Boards' valid point about censorship vs. pure spam - well, maybe there needs to be a separate forum where Markle can spew his venomous spam all day long and those who either lap it up and believe it, or else simply love uselessly attempting to counter his hate-filled darkness, can duke it out to their hearts' content.  

In fact maybe Markle himself could do the work to set it up, sponsor and monitor it.  That would be about as meaningful as anything happening here where he's concerned.

And with that I'm sure I'm going to get dumped on just as Boards  has been here.  So  be it.  I, for one, declare my support for Boards, and wish some of you who have voted for him on this poll would also speak up.  

Here's the bottom line for me:  Markle and Markle alone is the one factor that makes me think more often than not that I probably shouldn't be participating on this forum.   And no, it's not because I only want to surround myself with like-minded individuals. There are plenty of conservatives here who are perfectly capable of carrying on reasonable and reasoned discussion, even when occasionally angry and impassioned, whereas, at least for me, Markle's reactionary nastiness only serves to diminish the validity and import of that same discussion.

OK, I'm done.  Have at me, if you will.   Contrary to Markle's high-handed judgment of me, I'm nothing if not honest.  And  yeah, Markle, this post is LONG, but it doesn't begin to take up the forum space your constant cut-and-pastes do.

RealLindaL wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:Markle spins propaganda, and puts great effort into it, even though much of it could be written by a pimply-faced high school student. A very important election is looming in November, and I have a feeling someone is going to be left holding the bag. I want to see the looks of Markle's and PaceDog's faces the day after the election.

Personally I don't consider cutting and pasting from hard core right wing propaganda putting "great effort" into anything except attempting to plaster the forum with negativism, arrogant disrespect, and, often, thinly veiled hatred.  Further, to me, trying to have a reasoned discussion with Markle is like tilting at windmills -- it's useless, a complete and utter waste of my precious time on this Earth, accomplishing absolutely zero, zilch, nada, niente - NOTHING, and I don't fool myself by ever thinking otherwise.  

Oh, wait - it actually does accomplish something, as witnessed by the posters here who think this forum is "boring" without the rabid contentiousness factor fomented by Markle, which only serves to further the same inter-personal meanness and nastiness that so many in our society lap up today as though it were honey.  It's all part of the disintegration of courtesy and of our national unity, as we've discussed before and will again.  

So how about some action to fight all that for a change, instead of welcoming it out of some misguided fear of "censorship"?   

As for the look on Markle's face after a possible Democratic victory, I suggest no one hold your breath if you expect to see anything other than a face that hardens further and immediately conjures ways to insult, denigrate, dehumanize, disrespect and slander our new president, WHOEVER that may be as long as it isn't a Republican or conservative by his own standards.  Mark my words.

Yep, that's all you're gonna get from your Mr. Markle, who loves nothing better than twisting the knife into whomever he thinks he's besting at the moment, despite his attempts to appear godly.  His supposed "prayers" for everyone here are pure hypocrisy.  Does he really think that a few words aimed at the sky can fix all the damage he does here daily, aligning  himself with the forces of political darkness and crowing with pride at his empty "victories" over those who don't waste their time attempting to respond to his narrow-minded attacks on anything and anyone even vaguely liberal?

I realize I'm still only newly returned to this forum and my voice therefore doesn't count for much with many of you, but I'm going to be brutally frank here and say that I'm actually surprised and disappointed that so many of you seem to think it's fun to spar with this person.   You do realize you can never win in the least, right?  No, not even Seaoat can prevail. When was the last time anyone here saw Markle concede even the tiniest point? Are you kidding me??  When did Markle ever light a candle in the room?

And if some of you are concerned about censorship -despite Boards' valid point about censorship vs. pure spam - well, maybe there needs to be a separate forum where Markle can spew his venomous spam all day long and those who either lap it up and believe it, or else simply love uselessly attempting to counter his hate-filled darkness, can duke it out to their hearts' content.  

In fact maybe Markle himself could do the work to set it up, sponsor and monitor it.  That would be about as meaningful as anything happening here where he's concerned.

And with that I'm sure I'm going to get dumped on just as Boards  has been here.  So  be it.  I, for one, declare my support for Boards, and wish some of you who have voted for him on this poll would also speak up.  

Here's the bottom line for me:  Markle and Markle alone is the one factor that makes me think more often than not that I probably shouldn't be participating on this forum.   And no, it's not because I only want to surround myself with like-minded individuals. There are plenty of conservatives here who are perfectly capable of carrying on reasonable and reasoned discussion, even when occasionally angry and impassioned, whereas, at least for me, Markle's reactionary nastiness only serves to diminish the validity and import of that same discussion.

OK, I'm done.  Have at me, if you will.   Contrary to Markle's high-handed judgment of me, I'm nothing if not honest.  And  yeah, Markle, this post is LONG, but it doesn't begin to take up the forum space your constant cut-and-pastes do.

knothead wrote:

RealLindaL wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:Markle spins propaganda, and puts great effort into it, even though much of it could be written by a pimply-faced high school student. A very important election is looming in November, and I have a feeling someone is going to be left holding the bag. I want to see the looks of Markle's and PaceDog's faces the day after the election.

Personally I don't consider cutting and pasting from hard core right wing propaganda putting "great effort" into anything except attempting to plaster the forum with negativism, arrogant disrespect, and, often, thinly veiled hatred.  Further, to me, trying to have a reasoned discussion with Markle is like tilting at windmills -- it's useless, a complete and utter waste of my precious time on this Earth, accomplishing absolutely zero, zilch, nada, niente - NOTHING, and I don't fool myself by ever thinking otherwise.  

Oh, wait - it actually does accomplish something, as witnessed by the posters here who think this forum is "boring" without the rabid contentiousness factor fomented by Markle, which only serves to further the same inter-personal meanness and nastiness that so many in our society lap up today as though it were honey.  It's all part of the disintegration of courtesy and of our national unity, as we've discussed before and will again.  

So how about some action to fight all that for a change, instead of welcoming it out of some misguided fear of "censorship"?   

As for the look on Markle's face after a possible Democratic victory, I suggest no one hold your breath if you expect to see anything other than a face that hardens further and immediately conjures ways to insult, denigrate, dehumanize, disrespect and slander our new president, WHOEVER that may be as long as it isn't a Republican or conservative by his own standards.  Mark my words.

Yep, that's all you're gonna get from your Mr. Markle, who loves nothing better than twisting the knife into whomever he thinks he's besting at the moment, despite his attempts to appear godly.  His supposed "prayers" for everyone here are pure hypocrisy.  Does he really think that a few words aimed at the sky can fix all the damage he does here daily, aligning  himself with the forces of political darkness and crowing with pride at his empty "victories" over those who don't waste their time attempting to respond to his narrow-minded attacks on anything and anyone even vaguely liberal?

I realize I'm still only newly returned to this forum and my voice therefore doesn't count for much with many of you, but I'm going to be brutally frank here and say that I'm actually surprised and disappointed that so many of you seem to think it's fun to spar with this person.   You do realize you can never win in the least, right?  No, not even Seaoat can prevail. When was the last time anyone here saw Markle concede even the tiniest point? Are you kidding me??  When did Markle ever light a candle in the room?

And if some of you are concerned about censorship -despite Boards' valid point about censorship vs. pure spam - well, maybe there needs to be a separate forum where Markle can spew his venomous spam all day long and those who either lap it up and believe it, or else simply love uselessly attempting to counter his hate-filled darkness, can duke it out to their hearts' content.  

In fact maybe Markle himself could do the work to set it up, sponsor and monitor it.  That would be about as meaningful as anything happening here where he's concerned.

And with that I'm sure I'm going to get dumped on just as Boards  has been here.  So  be it.  I, for one, declare my support for Boards, and wish some of you who have voted for him on this poll would also speak up.  

Here's the bottom line for me:  Markle and Markle alone is the one factor that makes me think more often than not that I probably shouldn't be participating on this forum.   And no, it's not because I only want to surround myself with like-minded individuals. There are plenty of conservatives here who are perfectly capable of carrying on reasonable and reasoned discussion, even when occasionally angry and impassioned, whereas, at least for me, Markle's reactionary nastiness only serves to diminish the validity and import of that same discussion.

OK, I'm done.  Have at me, if you will.   Contrary to Markle's high-handed judgment of me, I'm nothing if not honest.  And  yeah, Markle, this post is LONG, but it doesn't begin to take up the forum space your constant cut-and-pastes do.

As always you have a particularly able ability to articulate your views Linda and this one cuts to the chase so honestly and in a straight forward manner. No one here, I believe, wants censorship but it is fatiguing to me to see the non-stop cut and paste hate and vitriol which I refuse to accept is what our country has evolved into . . . . there are substantive differences, of course, but when it has been reduced to the low of lows well . . . . it is of no value to me . . . . . I rarely even read this person's posts and won't miss him if he gets the boot . . . . thank you Linda . . . we are very like minded!  

Joanimaroni wrote:

knothead wrote:

RealLindaL wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:Markle spins propaganda, and puts great effort into it, even though much of it could be written by a pimply-faced high school student. A very important election is looming in November, and I have a feeling someone is going to be left holding the bag. I want to see the looks of Markle's and PaceDog's faces the day after the election.

Personally I don't consider cutting and pasting from hard core right wing propaganda putting "great effort" into anything except attempting to plaster the forum with negativism, arrogant disrespect, and, often, thinly veiled hatred.  Further, to me, trying to have a reasoned discussion with Markle is like tilting at windmills -- it's useless, a complete and utter waste of my precious time on this Earth, accomplishing absolutely zero, zilch, nada, niente - NOTHING, and I don't fool myself by ever thinking otherwise.  

Oh, wait - it actually does accomplish something, as witnessed by the posters here who think this forum is "boring" without the rabid contentiousness factor fomented by Markle, which only serves to further the same inter-personal meanness and nastiness that so many in our society lap up today as though it were honey.  It's all part of the disintegration of courtesy and of our national unity, as we've discussed before and will again.  

So how about some action to fight all that for a change, instead of welcoming it out of some misguided fear of "censorship"?   

As for the look on Markle's face after a possible Democratic victory, I suggest no one hold your breath if you expect to see anything other than a face that hardens further and immediately conjures ways to insult, denigrate, dehumanize, disrespect and slander our new president, WHOEVER that may be as long as it isn't a Republican or conservative by his own standards.  Mark my words.

Yep, that's all you're gonna get from your Mr. Markle, who loves nothing better than twisting the knife into whomever he thinks he's besting at the moment, despite his attempts to appear godly.  His supposed "prayers" for everyone here are pure hypocrisy.  Does he really think that a few words aimed at the sky can fix all the damage he does here daily, aligning  himself with the forces of political darkness and crowing with pride at his empty "victories" over those who don't waste their time attempting to respond to his narrow-minded attacks on anything and anyone even vaguely liberal?

I realize I'm still only newly returned to this forum and my voice therefore doesn't count for much with many of you, but I'm going to be brutally frank here and say that I'm actually surprised and disappointed that so many of you seem to think it's fun to spar with this person.   You do realize you can never win in the least, right?  No, not even Seaoat can prevail. When was the last time anyone here saw Markle concede even the tiniest point? Are you kidding me??  When did Markle ever light a candle in the room?

And if some of you are concerned about censorship -despite Boards' valid point about censorship vs. pure spam - well, maybe there needs to be a separate forum where Markle can spew his venomous spam all day long and those who either lap it up and believe it, or else simply love uselessly attempting to counter his hate-filled darkness, can duke it out to their hearts' content.  

In fact maybe Markle himself could do the work to set it up, sponsor and monitor it.  That would be about as meaningful as anything happening here where he's concerned.

And with that I'm sure I'm going to get dumped on just as Boards  has been here.  So  be it.  I, for one, declare my support for Boards, and wish some of you who have voted for him on this poll would also speak up.  

Here's the bottom line for me:  Markle and Markle alone is the one factor that makes me think more often than not that I probably shouldn't be participating on this forum.   And no, it's not because I only want to surround myself with like-minded individuals. There are plenty of conservatives here who are perfectly capable of carrying on reasonable and reasoned discussion, even when occasionally angry and impassioned, whereas, at least for me, Markle's reactionary nastiness only serves to diminish the validity and import of that same discussion.

OK, I'm done.  Have at me, if you will.   Contrary to Markle's high-handed judgment of me, I'm nothing if not honest.  And  yeah, Markle, this post is LONG, but it doesn't begin to take up the forum space your constant cut-and-pastes do.

As always you have a particularly able ability to articulate your views Linda and this one cuts to the chase so honestly and in a straight forward manner. No one here, I believe, wants censorship but it is fatiguing to me to see the non-stop cut and paste hate and vitriol which I refuse to accept is what our country has evolved into . . . . there are substantive differences, of course, but when it has been reduced to the low of lows well . . . . it is of no value to me . . . . . I rarely even read this person's posts and won't miss him if he gets the boot . . . . thank you Linda . . . we are very like minded!  

Knot if you do not read the posts what difference does it make to you?

knothead wrote:

Joanimaroni wrote:

knothead wrote:

RealLindaL wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:Markle spins propaganda, and puts great effort into it, even though much of it could be written by a pimply-faced high school student. A very important election is looming in November, and I have a feeling someone is going to be left holding the bag. I want to see the looks of Markle's and PaceDog's faces the day after the election.

Personally I don't consider cutting and pasting from hard core right wing propaganda putting "great effort" into anything except attempting to plaster the forum with negativism, arrogant disrespect, and, often, thinly veiled hatred.  Further, to me, trying to have a reasoned discussion with Markle is like tilting at windmills -- it's useless, a complete and utter waste of my precious time on this Earth, accomplishing absolutely zero, zilch, nada, niente - NOTHING, and I don't fool myself by ever thinking otherwise.  

Oh, wait - it actually does accomplish something, as witnessed by the posters here who think this forum is "boring" without the rabid contentiousness factor fomented by Markle, which only serves to further the same inter-personal meanness and nastiness that so many in our society lap up today as though it were honey.  It's all part of the disintegration of courtesy and of our national unity, as we've discussed before and will again.  

So how about some action to fight all that for a change, instead of welcoming it out of some misguided fear of "censorship"?   

As for the look on Markle's face after a possible Democratic victory, I suggest no one hold your breath if you expect to see anything other than a face that hardens further and immediately conjures ways to insult, denigrate, dehumanize, disrespect and slander our new president, WHOEVER that may be as long as it isn't a Republican or conservative by his own standards.  Mark my words.

Yep, that's all you're gonna get from your Mr. Markle, who loves nothing better than twisting the knife into whomever he thinks he's besting at the moment, despite his attempts to appear godly.  His supposed "prayers" for everyone here are pure hypocrisy.  Does he really think that a few words aimed at the sky can fix all the damage he does here daily, aligning  himself with the forces of political darkness and crowing with pride at his empty "victories" over those who don't waste their time attempting to respond to his narrow-minded attacks on anything and anyone even vaguely liberal?

I realize I'm still only newly returned to this forum and my voice therefore doesn't count for much with many of you, but I'm going to be brutally frank here and say that I'm actually surprised and disappointed that so many of you seem to think it's fun to spar with this person.   You do realize you can never win in the least, right?  No, not even Seaoat can prevail. When was the last time anyone here saw Markle concede even the tiniest point? Are you kidding me??  When did Markle ever light a candle in the room?

And if some of you are concerned about censorship -despite Boards' valid point about censorship vs. pure spam - well, maybe there needs to be a separate forum where Markle can spew his venomous spam all day long and those who either lap it up and believe it, or else simply love uselessly attempting to counter his hate-filled darkness, can duke it out to their hearts' content.  

In fact maybe Markle himself could do the work to set it up, sponsor and monitor it.  That would be about as meaningful as anything happening here where he's concerned.

And with that I'm sure I'm going to get dumped on just as Boards  has been here.  So  be it.  I, for one, declare my support for Boards, and wish some of you who have voted for him on this poll would also speak up.  

Here's the bottom line for me:  Markle and Markle alone is the one factor that makes me think more often than not that I probably shouldn't be participating on this forum.   And no, it's not because I only want to surround myself with like-minded individuals. There are plenty of conservatives here who are perfectly capable of carrying on reasonable and reasoned discussion, even when occasionally angry and impassioned, whereas, at least for me, Markle's reactionary nastiness only serves to diminish the validity and import of that same discussion.

OK, I'm done.  Have at me, if you will.   Contrary to Markle's high-handed judgment of me, I'm nothing if not honest.  And  yeah, Markle, this post is LONG, but it doesn't begin to take up the forum space your constant cut-and-pastes do.

As always you have a particularly able ability to articulate your views Linda and this one cuts to the chase so honestly and in a straight forward manner. No one here, I believe, wants censorship but it is fatiguing to me to see the non-stop cut and paste hate and vitriol which I refuse to accept is what our country has evolved into . . . . there are substantive differences, of course, but when it has been reduced to the low of lows well . . . . it is of no value to me . . . . . I rarely even read this person's posts and won't miss him if he gets the boot . . . . thank you Linda . . . we are very like minded!  

Knot if you do not read the posts what difference does it make to you?

Valid question . . . . I will simply put him on ignore until the dust settles . .

PkrBum wrote:Congratulations... you have just imprisoned the anti-war journalists... sent german-americans and japanese-americans to interment camps... roughed up and tear gassed anti-war activists... sent the national guard onto college campuses.