The Republican Convention

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Would you like a cookie now?

Wow. A witty retort meant to counter the seriousness of my post, but without any substance of any kind. How very typical.

I'm officially retiring from political debates for a while, as I just realized that not only have I pointed out these little tidbits of information over and over again in the past 2 years, but that poeple just choose to ignore them, as Jonbo just did, instead preferring to believe in their own political dogma rather than whats staring them right in the face.

I will leave you with this little note:

There is only one other president, in my opinion, who has had to deal with more than Bush during his tenure in office, and that is Franklin Roosevelt, and it took him 3 terms and one 3 year world war (which endeed a 10 year economic depression) to right the ship. By this standard Bush is not only succeeding but is doing an amazing job.

[Rumpelstilzchen]

RIP Strangler of the Liberals.

You have transcended to a better place.

... a place unclouded by the ignorance which was forced against your intelligence.

Though your posts will be missed, I can't help but laugh at the ineptitude of the competition against ye.

Wait, which one of you kids told me this was a serious place with intelligent discussion?

[Crono]

Originally Posted by The Strangler

Wow. A witty retort meant to counter the seriousness of my post, but without any substance of any kind. How very typical.

I'm officially retiring from political debates for a while, as I just realized that not only have I pointed out these little tidbits of information over and over again in the past 2 years, but that poeple just choose to ignore them, as Jonbo just did, instead preferring to believe in their own political dogma rather than whats staring them right in the face.

I was waiting for someone to say that... not for you retiring from debates, but everything else, heh. Good job.

Funny how the liberals on this board claim to be open minded (unlike yourself, according to them), yet they won't open their mind to the facts, only what they believe or claim to know. Pitiful.

[Jonbo298]

Originally Posted by The Strangler

Wow. A witty retort meant to counter the seriousness of my post, but without any substance of any kind. How very typical.

I'm officially retiring from political debates for a while, as I just realized that not only have I pointed out these little tidbits of information over and over again in the past 2 years, but that poeple just choose to ignore them, as Jonbo just did, instead preferring to believe in their own political dogma rather than whats staring them right in the face.

I will leave you with this little note:

There is only one other president, in my opinion, who has had to deal with more than Bush during his tenure in office, and that is Franklin Roosevelt, and it took him 3 terms and one 3 year world war (which endeed a 10 year economic depression) to right the ship. By this standard Bush is not only succeeding but is doing an amazing job.

My comment was only meant as a joke to your "See I can remember stuff too...."

I wasn't referring to your entire post. I read it.

Next time I'll remember to quote the area I meant to talk about.

[Bond]

Originally Posted by The Strangler

I'm officially retiring from political debates for a while, as I just realized that not only have I pointed out these little tidbits of information over and over again in the past 2 years, but that poeple just choose to ignore them, as Jonbo just did, instead preferring to believe in their own political dogma rather than whats staring them right in the face.

You have seen the light.

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

oi, no matter how many times this topic comes up, it ALWAYS turns into Strangler, Gekko and Bond (AKA the Republicans) vs everyone else (AKA....everyone else)....ah well

It always leads to a comment similar to what Jonbo posted which starts flaming, hopefully it won't escalate this time.
p.s., i know there are more republicans in the forums, i just forgot who you are.

[Jonbo298]

Well, like I said in my other post, I was just referring to Strangler's last little sentence. I never actually meant to make Strangler so pissed off he gives up. I read his post. I just forgot to quote what I meant to reply to.

[Bond]

Originally Posted by GiMpY-wAnNaBe

oi, no matter how many times this topic comes up, it ALWAYS turns into Strangler, Gekko and Bond (AKA the Republicans) vs everyone else (AKA....everyone else)....ah well

It always leads to a comment similar to what Jonbo posted which starts flaming, hopefully it won't escalate this time.
p.s., i know there are more republicans in the forums, i just forgot who you are.

The problem is we only debate one or two issues. If we would debate more issues it would not always end up like that.

[Professor S]

Jonbo, just to clarify, it wasn't your post that made me have my catharsis, it was more reading my own response to Dyflon's post which made me realize two things:

1) I have repeated myself over and over and over again in the same arguments, as Bond pointed out.

and

2) No one is listening. I'm talking to myself. I'm repeating facts and examples to those who aren't absorbing them and don't care to listen to anything that doesn't sit well with their already predetermined beliefs.

So why bother? Answer: I shouldn't.

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

i think both sides are being a stubborn about understanding the other point of view.