June 3, 201016 yr Al Gore? Really? This loathsome dispicable clown has earned no respect. Seriously though, you folks need to lighten up, no one was trying to be hateful and we really don't need your brand of preaching to tell us how to live our lives, thank you very much. :thumb: You speak of irony in replying to Fastbreak. Well, I find this ironic. Aren't you in here every day telling people like me how wrong I am about my beliefs? I can only speculate how badly you must think of me, and the fact that I deserve no respect for my beliefs. Your continual, incessant tirade against everything-Obama is one example. Your sole purpose is to "open our eyes" to the "wrongs" you feel you are being dealt. I'm not sure what your beef with Tipper is. I understand your beef with Al, as you have posted quite frequently and derisively of your opinion on Global Warming and Climate Change. Question for all: Exactly what demands respect? Is it only possible to have respect for those who agree with you, or with whom you agree? Is there no allowance for differences in the respect game?
June 3, 201016 yr Author You speak of irony in replying to Fastbreak. Well, I find this ironic. Aren't you in here every day telling people like me how wrong I am about my beliefs? I can only speculate how badly you must think of me, and the fact that I deserve no respect for my beliefs. Your continual, incessant tirade against everything-Obama is one example. Your sole purpose is to "open our eyes" to the "wrongs" you feel you are being dealt. I'm not sure what your beef with Tipper is. I understand your beef with Al, as you have posted quite frequently and derisively of your opinion on Global Warming and Climate Change. Question for all: Exactly what demands respect? Is it only possible to have respect for those who agree with you, or with whom you agree? Is there no allowance for differences in the respect game? No, but I am in here everyday giving my opinion, just like you do. Or are you in here everyday telling people like me how wrong I am about my beliefs? I'm not sure why you feel I think badly of you just because I disagree with you, but as you've said, to each their own. Truth is, I like you. I respect your beliefs as much as you do mine, the point of a political forum is to argue different point of views. I thought that's what we were doing. It's merely your opinion that my sole purpose is to "open your eyes" to the "wrongs" I feel I'm being dealt, and it's an incorrect on at that. I find it ironic that you find my comments, and others on the Gores, as "lack of respect for others" yet you thought it was perfectly fine for Penn to say something much worse than anything anyone in this thread has said. :idunno: I have no beef with Tipper, don't know why you think I do.
June 3, 201016 yr I would be interested in finding the quotes where I have gone after the personal lives of Jim Bunning, Rand Paul, or the Tea Party protesters, as opposed to their political beliefs. If I have, I apologize. I too am imperfect. I have trouble keeping my screw ups under one an hour - and that's when I'm asleep.Dang… I just knew you were going to ask… You need to understand, I am not trying to turn this into a personal whizzing match… I just thought it was funny how stringent and scolding you were on this topic, when it appears to me you’re not so uptight about applying similar comments toward others. You made the following comments about Tea Party protesters in a post 09-21-2009 01:05 PM … Well, it seems that Fox has been caught trying to whip up one of the tea bagger crowds for a shot. Not to mention their free publicity following the tea baggers around. "Tea bagger" as I'm sure you well know, is a coarse sexual insult directed at average American citizens doing nothing more than protesting what they view as an out of control government. I can understand that you may not agree with them politically, but in addition to being “mean spirited, petty and small minded” I certainly do not believe that “tea baggers” expresses genuine/acceptable “Christian” sentiments. You said the following about Rand Paul on 05-24-2010 03:37 PM regarding his comments about personal freedom… comments very similar to points forwarded by Barry Goldwater in 1964 by the way… He has three choices between now and election day. He can expose himself to questions and lie in his answers, he can avoid questions from anyone except the prescreened or he can expose himself to questions, give truthful answers and show himself to be the unelectable nutjob that he is. Apparently in your opinion, Paul cannot be honest and be viewed as a sensible, non-racist, qualified candidate. Maybe you know some facts the rest of us do not know. Otherwise, these comments seem partisan, harsh, judgmental and yes… a bit unchristian. This isn’t the Bunning comment I originally found which was a bit stronger, but I don’t have time this morning to comb through hundreds of past posts to prove a point I believe has already been made. You said the following about Jim Bunning Yesterday 09:36 AM… about the time you were scolding us for having a laugh at Al Gore… He is reqesting money for worthwhile projects. That unemployment stuff was for deadbeats that won't work and just want to sponge off society. The old beanballer strikes again. I wouldn’t go so far as to label this “unchristian”, but it was not exactly intended to be kind and gentle and loving either. There are some who may go so far as to define this as one or more of the following… “mean spirited, petty, small minded.” I know Bunning personally, ( a lot better than you personally know Al and Tipper… frig… I probably know Al and Tipper better too, I’ve actually met them and conversed with them on multiple occasions…) and contrary to some on this board, I actually like Big Jim. Even so, I found your comment about him amusing and took no genuine offense within this context. And here’s a little bonus shot posted 04-16-2010 01:43 PM… Mitch McConnel and others of his ilk have discovered that if they repeat lies often enough, those who want to believe them will believe them and then repeat the talking points. I have great faith in the American people. Eventually they will see the lies for what they are. If by “his ilk” you mean all politicians including master of repeated mistruths Bill Clinton and Mr. Obama and Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, etc… I agree with you. If you are limiting your comments only to Mitch and selected Republicans... I feel the need to point out that all those trees you see so clearly generally indicate the presence of a forest too. :thumb: :lol: Nowhere have I attempted to attack Al and Tipper on a “personal” level. I too am saddened to hear of the dissolution of their forty year marriage. I am sad for their kids and grandkids. I would never wish divorce on anyone. That being said, I have enough serious issues to deal with of my own, so the opportunity to poke a little fun at the public personas they have built up is an irresistible break from my reality. If that makes me "unchristian" I sincerely and humbly as for your prayers to help me see the light. :thumb:
June 3, 201016 yr Author Dang… I just knew you were going to ask… You need to understand, I am not trying to turn this into a personal whizzing match… I just thought it was funny how stringent and scolding you were on this topic, when it appears to me you’re not so uptight about applying similar comments toward others. You made the following comments about Tea Party protesters in a post 09-21-2009 01:05 PM … "Tea bagger" as I'm sure you well know, is a coarse sexual insult directed at average American citizens doing nothing more than protesting what they view as an out of control government. I can understand that you may not agree with them politically, but in addition to being “mean spirited, petty and small minded” I certainly do not believe that “tea baggers” expresses genuine/acceptable “Christian” sentiments. You said the following about Rand Paul on 05-24-2010 03:37 PM regarding his comments about personal freedom… comments very similar to points forwarded by Barry Goldwater in 1964 by the way… Apparently in your opinion, Paul cannot be honest and be viewed as a sensible, non-racist, qualified candidate. Maybe you know some facts the rest of us do not know. Otherwise, these comments seem partisan, harsh, judgmental and yes… a bit unchristian. This isn’t the Bunning comment I originally found which was a bit stronger, but I don’t have time this morning to comb through hundreds of past posts to prove a point I believe has already been made. You said the following about Jim Bunning Yesterday 09:36 AM… about the time you were scolding us for having a laugh at Al Gore… I wouldn’t go so far as to label this “unchristian”, but it was not exactly intended to be kind and gentle and loving either. There are some who may go so far as to define this as one or more of the following… “mean spirited, petty, small minded.” I know Bunning personally, ( a lot better than you personally know Al and Tipper… frig… I probably know Al and Tipper better too, I’ve actually met them and conversed with them on multiple occasions…) and contrary to some on this board, I actually like Big Jim. Even so, I found your comment about him amusing and took no genuine offense within this context. And here’s a little bonus shot posted 04-16-2010 01:43 PM… If by “his ilk” you mean all politicians including master of repeated mistruths Bill Clinton and Mr. Obama and Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, etc… I agree with you. If you are limiting your comments only to Mitch and selected Republicans... I feel the need to point out that all those trees you see so clearly generally indicate the presence of a forest too. :thumb: :lol: Nowhere have I attempted to attack Al and Tipper on a “personal” level. I too am saddened to hear of the dissolution of their forty year marriage. I am sad for their kids and grandkids. I would never wish divorce on anyone. That being said, I have enough serious issues to deal with of my own, so the opportunity to poke a little fun at the public personas they have built up is an irresistible break from my reality. If that makes me "unchristian" I sincerely and humbly as for your prayers to help me see the light. :thumb: That's an awful lot of spiteful, mean spirited, petty, small minded and decidedly unChristian quotes you found there. :sssh: :popcorn:
June 3, 201016 yr PepRock is right. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, that is out of bounds for a joke. The #1 problem with our society is how ubersensitive everyone is...Lighten up everyone. I've had two open heart surgeries, and find it hilarious when friends and family make jokes about my heart being weak or suddenly stopping or keeping me from doing things. For goodness sakes, many of my classmates called me "Scar" in high school due to the giant scar I have on my chest. :lol:
June 3, 201016 yr Author PepRock is right. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, that is out of bounds for a joke. The #1 problem with our society is how ubersensitive everyone is...Lighten up everyone. I've had two open heart surgeries, and find it hilarious when friends and family make jokes about my heart being weak or suddenly stopping or keeping me from doing things. For goodness sakes, many of my classmates called me "Scar" in high school due to the giant scar I have on my chest. :lol: :lol: I never knew that about you. On a somewhat related note, the good folks at work occasionally call me Skippy because I have tachycardia and often it feels like my heart skips. :lol:
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