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16 years ago @ Big Government - It Can't Be True: More... · 0 replies · +2 points

Well, in that case, there's no need to apologize. A rational position like yours is the kind I hope to find as opposed to the frothing vitriol that frequently arises.

Besides, the call for "apologies" wasn't serious. The folks that will get enraged over a perceived crescent aren't the kind that will admit when they're wrong when the facts say otherwise.

16 years ago @ Big Government - It Can't Be True: More... · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks, dude. I strive to suck a little less every day. (This comment did make me laugh. Good work!)

16 years ago @ Big Government - It Can't Be True: More... · 0 replies · +1 points

Brother, the big picture is what I'm worried about. Just because I can craft a response quickly and just because some meatheads tanked my rating doesn't negate any truth in my message. That message is to stick to taking on Obama for his actual mistakes. We don't need to reach for things like a crescent in a logo to slam the guy, and doing so casts a bad light on any real message.

16 years ago @ Big Government - It Can't Be True: More... · 1 reply · +2 points

Trust me, my feelings are no more hurt than they were yesterday or last week or any other time. The day one starts taking Internet comments personally is the day one should stop going online.

My comments are meant to put some sense back into the debate. The original post from last week was silly because it feels like grasping at straws to discredit Obama. We don't need straws to discredit the guy; his own actions are enough to do it. Wild accusations of Obama trying to insert Islamic symbolism into the government are absurd, just like the birthers or truthers. Mixing them in and treating them as legitimate only serves to dilute and warp any real message that's trying to be conveyed.

Stick to things that the guy's actually doing, and he's nailed because his policies are absolutely awful. Making up issues like this one discredits anything else that you say.

And lastly, I credited Gaffney for being so upfront and honest about being wrong in the initial story. That takes guts, but it doesn't take away blowing up a molehill to begin with, nor does it take away all the nutjobs that took it at face value to begin with.

16 years ago @ Big Government - It Can't Be True: More... · 3 replies · 0 points

He could be the greatest man in the history of the universe, but that wouldn't make him right about getting worked up over a supposed crescent in this logo. I'm not even questioning his views, but of his judgment in making a big flap over this. I even gave him credit for publicly and openly saying that he was wrong. But even if this logo had been designed yesterday, it would still be a non-issue, and those making it into an issue would look foolish.

16 years ago @ Big Government - It Can't Be True: More... · 1 reply · 0 points

Until, of course, nobody listens to the alarms anymore.

16 years ago @ Big Government - It Can't Be True: More... · 0 replies · 0 points

No, it wasn't. The question was "Was there a crescent placed in the logo as a means of making nice with Islam?" That's not a question of opinion.

And I thought that a group of conservatives would be more concerned about the content of the message than in using flowery language to dull the point.

16 years ago @ Big Government - It Can't Be True: More... · 0 replies · -2 points

The only comment I've made was to say that being concerned about reduction in the missile defense network is a valid issue. If anything, that's a statement agreeing with a strong defense. (Which I certainly think we should have.) So, what, pray tell, do you think I said about bombs or missiles that was "mordantly stupid?"

And the first priority of this nation is protecting the individual rights of it's citizens. It secures that from outside threats with a strong and capable military. I've never disparaged the military in this thread or any other because I have great respect for the military and know that it's one of the valid functions of government.

I believe that you may be confusing me with someone else, which, on its own, is a harmless mistake. However, your assumptions about me and what I believe, simply because I don't scream with indignation at every opportunity, cast you in the light of the ignorant and unthinking.

16 years ago @ Big Government - It Can't Be True: More... · 2 replies · 0 points

They do when it's a disagreement of fact rather than opinion, which is what this was.

16 years ago @ Big Government - It Can't Be True: More... · 2 replies · -4 points

That you think I'm a liberal shows that you've put no thought into your reply. For the record, I'm a vehement small-government, liberty-minded capitalist.

I'm sorry if it hurts that I was right about the non-symbolism of the logo, but I find it much more jarring that you guys would look for said symbolism. That I was right about the lack of a crescent also shows that I was right about you guys that saw it looking like unhinged cranks.

Also, I didn't put a thumb down on a single post in this thread.

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