Pretty typical of a liberal to tell everyone else what is permissible to say while allowing perfect freedom for his own insult laden rants.

It isn’t really a reading comprehension problem. If I call you a shithead, that doesn’t literally mean your head is made out of excrement. But it would still be a vulgar insult that would indicate I can’t think of anything better to say.

Join the circus Dave, because the effort you had to go to to twist yourself into that bit of a logic should be an act.

Let it be known that Dave Noble believes that when we begin accusing Obama’s campaign of mudslinging, he actually believes that we’re literally accusing them of throwing mud.

First, I post pretty regularly here. I don’t know whether that still makes me a troll, unless that term also implies “foreigner” with different views. I notice that the more careful my arguments are (or I try to make them), the more likely they are to die on the vine (thread). Whether or not you think they’re good or bad arguments is not the point; they are attempts to engage you in debate. But if I dare to call a post for what it is, i.e, a rant, full of emotion, but devoid of reason, the wagons circle faster than you can say El Rusbo.

BarbaraS,

You have my number — I am anti-American liberal. I am a liberal, but please explain how you arrived at the conclusion I was anti-American. You know my modus operandi and even my motives. I annoy you. You know everything that’s going to come out of my mouth. Maybe you might try engaging me in debate sometimes. You have ample opportunity on this site. Instead you’ve chosen to join the wagons and fire out from within their safety.

Mike,

If I say no response may have been the most responsible action, that does not mean a response is irresponsible, it means it’s less responsible. There is a spectrum here as there is with negative comments. Labels thrown out willy-nilly like troll, anti-American, Marxist are a way of avoiding addressing what was said. Asking someone whether they are on their medication is not a love-pat, but it is a valid response to an irrational rant. And a little well-placed sarcasm adds a little spice.

I don’t owe anybody apology. If you come out with the kind of filth that Mr. B. just did, you deserve to be called on it. All others on this site who choose to forego vile insults don’t fall under my criticism. It’s that simple, man.

DW,

Good to see you outside the wagons. I don’t think a lack of intelligence or education is Mr. B’s problem. I think it’s anger that gets in the way of reason. Hear that, Mr. B?

Dave, good luck with your life…… and that doesn’t mean I think you have polio….. based on your reading comprehension you may get the two mixed up…

Now my friend, you are the Rubber Band Man. That was the most strained attempt at an intellectual justification of unfounded, tastless calumny I have ever heard. If you used all that intellect to make reasoned arguments we might have some fun here.

Given the Tuskegee experiment, I would say that for no reason associating syphillis with a black man is as beyond the pale as challenging John McCain to a pullup contest. This is what I’m talking about when I refer to filthy insults. You want an example — that’s one.

Of course I didn’t take the time in a post to mention how I worked in a factory while going to college.

Hold on–let me call the waahhmbulance.

You do realize that if someone was accused of having verbal diarrhea, that they don’t actually have shit coming out of their mouth when they talk don’t you?

Since there is no such actual affliction as “verbal diarrhea,” the “verbal” part makes this a metaphor–a relatively common metaphor, actually. It compares the verbal outpouring of a loquacious person to the fecal outpouring of a person with diarrhea.

I’ve never encountered “syphilis-ridden” used as a metaphor, though. What, pray tell, would he being comparing Obama to, if not a person with syphilis?

Your attempt at spin is pointless, however, because Buffoon–far from explaining how he was writing metaphorically–actually takes the time to define each word. He underscores the fact that he meant each thing literally, rather than figuratively.

Listen, buddy: if you’re going to hide behind “I worked in a factory while going to college” to explain why you don’t know what you’re talking about and why you can’t express yourself clearly, you might not want to get into an in-depth discussion of literal vs. figurative language.

P.P.S.: I noticed several errors in the excerpt I quoted from your post, Buzz. Your education, apparently, is the one that didn’t go very well.

Of course I didn’t take the time in a post to mention how I worked in a factory while going to college.

And I’m able to comprehend that calling someone’s dream syphylis ridden is not the same as saying someone has syphylis. Clearly you don’t realize that. You do realize that if someone was accused of having verbal diarrhea, that they don’t actually have shit coming out of their mouth when they talk don’t you? Maybe you don’t, based on your lack of reading skills.

Now read these and then tell me if you understand now…

You copied and pasted the definitions of several words. All of the definitions, taken singly and together, reinforce the interpretation that has been discussed. By posting those defintions, you left yourself absolutely no wiggle room at all. Congrats!

: a chronic contagious usually venereal and often congenital disease caused by a spirochete (Treponema pallidum) and if left untreated producing chancres, rashes, and systemic lesions in a clinical course with three stages continued over many years —
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Main Entry:
rid·den Listen to the pronunciation of ridden
Pronunciation:
\ˈri-dən\
Function:
adjective
Date:
1653

1 : harassed, oppressed, or obsessed by —usually used in combination 2 : excessively full of or supplied with —usually used in combination
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Main Entry:
1dream Listen to the pronunciation of 1dream
Pronunciation:
\ˈdrēm\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often attributive
Etymology:
Middle English dreem, from Old English drēam noise, joy, and Old Norse draumr dream; akin to Old High German troum dream
Date:
13th century

1: a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep — compare rem sleep2: an experience of waking life having the characteristics of a dream: as a: a visionary creation of the imagination : daydream b: a state of mind marked by abstraction or release from reality : reverie c: an object seen in a dreamlike state : vision 3: something notable for its beauty, excellence, or enjoyable quality 4 a: a strongly desired goal or purpose b: something that fully satisfies a wish : ideal
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Now read these and then tell me if you understand now…

And as for my blog name goes thanks,,,as in the story above, I don’t need to go around all day honking my Horn and with a name like Dave Noble I’m sure your son’t either. I am feeling a little better so thanks for caring…

Where did he say Obama had syphylis Dave. Really your education apparently didn’t go very well. You might want to go back and bone up on some English language and Comprehension classes.

How about here:

G-D willing, we’ll never see your syphilis ridden dream come true.

It seems pretty straightforward, especially to someone as highly qualified in Comprehension and the English language as you profess to be. One does not have a “syphilis ridden [sic] dream” unless one is ridden with syphilis.

If that’s not what he meant, then what did he mean? Use simple words for me, Buzz, ’cause I ain’t as highly edumacated as you is.

P.S.: This ought to be good.

P.P.S.: I noticed several errors in the excerpt I quoted from your post, Buzz. Your education, apparently, is the one that didn’t go very well. You might want to take your own advice and hit the books to bone up on capitalization, punctuation and word recognition. I’m fully qualified to help. Remember: the first step is admitting that you have a problem.

Well at least you realize how irresponsible your comment was.

It amazes me that you folks daily demand a higher level of civility than you yourselves demonstrate.

And you said here that ” I just find that the regular use of labels and insults gets in the way of having a debate based on facts and logic.” You seem to flip flop more than B. Hussein Obama!

Frankly, I’m not overly concerned with setting some arbritrary standards for commenting. But it seems you lefties are always trying to dictate what speech is appropriate and what is not so I would think you would at least live up to your own standard.

P.S. You really do owe the readers here an apology for claiming this site was “filthy” with insults.

Man up Dave!

You are a true liberal. You read and ignore an entire post and latch onto one word and twist it around to serve your point of view in order to devalue the whole post. This is the liberal way but you are wasting your breath trying those tactics here. We understand your motives and modis operandi so you are not fooling anyone. Anytime you open your mouth it is a given what will come out. Ordinarily I do not feed the trolls but in this instance I could not let it go by. Of course, you are not alone. There are other trolls her just as anti-american as you and they are quite voluble. I usually scroll through all the trolls but for some reason I read yours and was irritated by your usual lefty argument which was not an argument at all.

Please, please, tell me you were on medication when you wrote this.

And that’s an insult right there. Or can you explain how that’s not an insult. Really I’d love to see you twist around that. Maybe include that you have a black friend, who is on medication that also serves in the military in an attempted appeal to authority fallacy.