Shadowdancer:
I could not have made my own case...

2008-04-01T20:20:00.000-04:00

Shadowdancer:
I could not have made my own case any better than you did in your response.

Of the seven quotes you pulled for your rebuttal (four or five of which are TOTALLY harmless) not a SINGLE ONE is from a BarkBack post--all are selectively pulled from the open comments section, and NONE of them were from me. Of those seven, only two even appeared anywhere on the actual page, and one (the fool or war criminal line) was followed by the posting of your ENTIRE rebuttal the next day (you remember--the Pompous Ass--post).

What's even more galling is that your last example from M. Hart's response to your attacks was never even taken out and posted on the page (by my decision)to keep things balanced and avoid any more personal crap. That's why none of the other comments you mentioned were ever posted to the page! Another note: In his rebuttal, Mr. Hart did not even say that he had to use insults to get through to a Republican, he responded to you calling him a pompous ass by saying that GOP members had to resort to name-calling when faced with the facts. Yes, I guess he called you a Republican, without knowing for sure. Well Shadowdancer, if someone calling you a Republican or a Democrat, or a Libertarian for that matter, without your permission registers as an insult--then the bloggin' game might be a little rough and tumble for ya.

On the topic of balance, our presidential coverage has been specifically and deliberately balanced, with McCain actually receiving more positive column inches than either Hillary or Obama. This despite a readership that leans heavily to the left.

I also DEFY you to find a single article or post where I attack anyone's record without the backing of facts and do not provide those facts (generally with direct links)in abundance.

As far as laying out the facts and letting people make their own decisions--this is a news and political blog--not CNN. The airing and swaying of opinions is pretty much the whole point.

Talk to you soon.

Scott, perhaps you missed a few of the previous po...

2008-04-01T15:12:00.000-04:00

Scott, perhaps you missed a few of the previous posts –

“So, he is either a fool or a war criminal accomplice. Pick one.”

“even Republicans, get weak at the knees around the Schmoozer-in-Chief (and that's a compliment -- he's damn talented), but I know quite a few moderate Republicans who are sane, rational people ... yet they go absolutely apeshit when Hillary's name is mentioned”

“Equating Hillary with Laura Bush is also lame”

“almost-Pavlovian rage”

“Who fucking cares about these two losers? I'm voting for Pat Paulson.”

Then you have Mike Harts response to my comments, he said he, “had to use insults to get through to members of the GOP”… Now I don’t know what you consider insults or personal attacks, but obviously they’re far different from mine. Also, how would he know if I’m a republican or a democrat? And saying that “GOP’s only respond to insults” borders on racism (prejudice, narrow-mindedness, discrimination.), a topic I’m sure you wouldn’t choose to endorse.

Another thing you should be aware of is the fact that you tend to be one-sided; instead of giving your viewers the facts and leaving them to make their own opinions. Anyway, I merely tried to point this out in my previous posts. Perhaps you didn’t take it as it was meant, as I can fully appreciate that written thoughts are harder to understand then face-to-face conversations. As for what I posted I stand by every word I wrote.

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