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	<title>Comments on: White House won&#8217;t cross firefighter&#8217;s picket line to attend mayor&#8217;s conference.</title>
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		<title>By: covy1968</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/06/biden-firefighters-picket/comment-page-2/#comment-5683190</link>
		<dc:creator>covy1968</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am not a republican but I question the pro-union banter on this blog. Unions time has come and gone- there is employment law and OSHA to handle what union used to do. In the past they (union) greatly helped American labor now they strangle American companies and kill business-Chrysler, GM, UAL, etc.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am not a republican but I question the pro-union banter on this blog. Unions time has come and gone- there is employment law and OSHA to handle what union used to do. In the past they (union) greatly helped American labor now they strangle American companies and kill business-Chrysler, GM, UAL, etc.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5683190', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: woke</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/06/biden-firefighters-picket/comment-page-2/#comment-5678467</link>
		<dc:creator>woke</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What many who decry unions don&#039;t seem to understand is this: THEIR wages, working hours, safety, sick/vacation leaves, and working conditions are what they are because of UNION bargaining.

reagan began bashing unions, along with many giant corporations who decried having to pay working wages, etal.....moved their offices offshore to defray taxes, moved their factories to third world countries, etc....all during times of RECORD PROFITS, yet they want to blame unions for their demise.....

Wonder who GM thought was gonna buy their cars when they moved their factories to Mexico so they could pay less than living wages during times of record profits....

The repug administrations begining with nixon changing our money to not be covered by gold, to reagan/bush trashing unions, DEREGULATION corporations, utilities and banks while QUADTRUPLING the national deficit, clinton, the DINO and the Contract ON Americans installing nafta with no leveled playing field, lilaWol/hallichainy doubling the debt into the trillions, continuing deregulation and allowing banks, corps to do as they pleased garnering SHORT TERM PROFITS over wise stewardship have brought us to where we are now......

nixon/ford=8 yrs
carter=4 yrs
reagan/bush41=12 yrs
clinton/contractONAmericans=8 yrs
lilaWol/hallichainy=8 yrs.....

That&#039;s 36 out of 40 years of neoconservative republican failed policies...folks!!

3 TRILLION in debt and a disasterous economy and foreign policy quagmired in unnecessary/illadvised occupations costing billions a month....

Yet, here they are, still bashing and blaming American workers and wanting to further dismantle the US Government...

WTF??</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What many who decry unions don&#8217;t seem to understand is this: THEIR wages, working hours, safety, sick/vacation leaves, and working conditions are what they are because of UNION bargaining.</p>
<p>reagan began bashing unions, along with many giant corporations who decried having to pay working wages, etal&#8230;..moved their offices offshore to defray taxes, moved their factories to third world countries, etc&#8230;.all during times of RECORD PROFITS, yet they want to blame unions for their demise&#8230;..</p>
<p>Wonder who GM thought was gonna buy their cars when they moved their factories to Mexico so they could pay less than living wages during times of record profits&#8230;.</p>
<p>The repug administrations begining with nixon changing our money to not be covered by gold, to reagan/bush trashing unions, DEREGULATION corporations, utilities and banks while QUADTRUPLING the national deficit, clinton, the DINO and the Contract ON Americans installing nafta with no leveled playing field, lilaWol/hallichainy doubling the debt into the trillions, continuing deregulation and allowing banks, corps to do as they pleased garnering SHORT TERM PROFITS over wise stewardship have brought us to where we are now&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p>nixon/ford=8 yrs<br />
carter=4 yrs<br />
reagan/bush41=12 yrs<br />
clinton/contractONAmericans=8 yrs<br />
lilaWol/hallichainy=8 yrs&#8230;..</p>
<p>That&#8217;s 36 out of 40 years of neoconservative republican failed policies&#8230;folks!!</p>
<p>3 TRILLION in debt and a disasterous economy and foreign policy quagmired in unnecessary/illadvised occupations costing billions a month&#8230;.</p>
<p>Yet, here they are, still bashing and blaming American workers and wanting to further dismantle the US Government&#8230;</p>
<p>WTF??<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5678467', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: RealityCheck</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/06/biden-firefighters-picket/comment-page-2/#comment-5677263</link>
		<dc:creator>RealityCheck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Unions suck! The only way they can compete with &lt;strong&gt;real competitors&lt;/strong&gt; is by tariffs and intimidation. Bunch of thugs...just like &lt;em&gt;B.O.&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unions suck! The only way they can compete with <strong>real competitors</strong> is by tariffs and intimidation. Bunch of thugs&#8230;just like <em>B.O.</em><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5677263', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: EugeneDebs</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/06/biden-firefighters-picket/comment-page-2/#comment-5676770</link>
		<dc:creator>EugeneDebs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>RealityPUNK

Hooray for RealityPUNK&#039;s massive stupidity. What would I have to laugh at if it werent for morons as stupid as him</description>
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<p>Hooray for RealityPUNK&#8217;s massive stupidity. What would I have to laugh at if it werent for morons as stupid as him<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5676770', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: EugeneDebs</title>
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		<dc:creator>EugeneDebs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Linden and GoFCUKyourself

Just go kill yourselves. You are a couple of punkass trolls who know you are too stupid to engage in conversation so you make asses out of yourself in the hopes of begging us to pity you. So desperate for attention since in your sad, lonley pathetic lives you are NOTHING. No one likes you, no one respects you and no one ever will. Both of you were born stupid and both of you will die stupid. I say the sooner the better so just go kill yourselves. Do the right thing for once in your pathetic lives</description>
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<p>Just go kill yourselves. You are a couple of punkass trolls who know you are too stupid to engage in conversation so you make asses out of yourself in the hopes of begging us to pity you. So desperate for attention since in your sad, lonley pathetic lives you are NOTHING. No one likes you, no one respects you and no one ever will. Both of you were born stupid and both of you will die stupid. I say the sooner the better so just go kill yourselves. Do the right thing for once in your pathetic lives<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5676769', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: EugeneDebs</title>
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		<dc:creator>EugeneDebs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>mhpriep Says: 

UTU member 32 years</description>
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<p>UTU member 32 years<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5676766', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: PFWoody488</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/06/biden-firefighters-picket/comment-page-2/#comment-5676485</link>
		<dc:creator>PFWoody488</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Anyone who crosses a picket line deserves a beating.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone who crosses a picket line deserves a beating.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5676485', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Sesli chat</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/06/biden-firefighters-picket/comment-page-2/#comment-5675922</link>
		<dc:creator>Sesli chat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your right, we should not rely on the internet, internet is only a media, but I think while you are writing this article your mind is not in peace… I knew from reading every word you wrote.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your right, we should not rely on the internet, internet is only a media, but I think while you are writing this article your mind is not in peace… I knew from reading every word you wrote.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5675922', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ElBruce</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/06/biden-firefighters-picket/comment-page-2/#comment-5675802</link>
		<dc:creator>ElBruce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;RealityCheck Says:

Hooray for Wal-Mart &amp; Best Buy!&lt;/em&gt;

You wouldn&#039;t say that if you worked for either of them.

Why do you hate American workers, RealityCheck?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>RealityCheck Says:</p>
<p>Hooray for Wal-Mart &amp; Best Buy!</em></p>
<p>You wouldn&#8217;t say that if you worked for either of them.</p>
<p>Why do you hate American workers, RealityCheck?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5675802', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Intrepid</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/06/biden-firefighters-picket/comment-page-2/#comment-5675678</link>
		<dc:creator>Intrepid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Punkass troll.  ^</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Punkass troll.  ^<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5675678', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: RealityCheck</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/06/biden-firefighters-picket/comment-page-2/#comment-5675644</link>
		<dc:creator>RealityCheck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hooray for Wal-Mart &amp; Best Buy!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hooray for Wal-Mart &amp; Best Buy!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5675644', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Intrepid</title>
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		<dc:creator>Intrepid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;linder van tyrannist Says:

still havent addressed my ignorance.&lt;/em&gt;

There.  Fixed it for ya................TROLL!!

UFCW Local 1445</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>linder van tyrannist Says:</p>
<p>still havent addressed my ignorance.</em></p>
<p>There.  Fixed it for ya&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.TROLL!!</p>
<p>UFCW Local 1445<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5675602', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Intrepid</title>
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		<dc:creator>Intrepid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;linder van tyrannist Says:

still havent addressed my ignorance.

There.  Fixed it for ya....................Troll!!!


UFCW Local 1445.&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>linder van tyrannist Says:</p>
<p>still havent addressed my ignorance.</p>
<p>There.  Fixed it for ya&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Troll!!!</p>
<p>UFCW Local 1445.</em><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5675601', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: cdwriteme</title>
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		<dc:creator>cdwriteme</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good for them.  A Republican president would have had them thrown in detention centers until the event was over.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good for them.  A Republican president would have had them thrown in detention centers until the event was over.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5675585', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: wiley</title>
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		<dc:creator>wiley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m a proud member of the SEIU. I contribute extra to support their lobbying efforts. We provide quality home care that saves the state money, in a big way, and supports the dignity of our clients who can stay in their homes, rather than be relegated to institutions. 

We all know what firefighters do. First responders got screwed under the Bush administration. I&#039;m delighted to see our President and Vice-President stand up for them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m a proud member of the SEIU. I contribute extra to support their lobbying efforts. We provide quality home care that saves the state money, in a big way, and supports the dignity of our clients who can stay in their homes, rather than be relegated to institutions. </p>
<p>We all know what firefighters do. First responders got screwed under the Bush administration. I&#8217;m delighted to see our President and Vice-President stand up for them.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5675418', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: The Moderate Squad</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Moderate Squad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The same people who call the firefighters lazy commies are the same apologists for AIG officers making millions every year for theft, mismanagement and obfuscation (look it up, Jimmy Big Butt). To those locked in the echo chamber, the guy who runs into your burning house to save your child is worth less pay than the execs for insurance companies that can&#039;t cover their obligations for said fire. 

Obama is doing the right thing - again. No wonder the Reich is trying to excoriate him - again.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The same people who call the firefighters lazy commies are the same apologists for AIG officers making millions every year for theft, mismanagement and obfuscation (look it up, Jimmy Big Butt). To those locked in the echo chamber, the guy who runs into your burning house to save your child is worth less pay than the execs for insurance companies that can&#8217;t cover their obligations for said fire. </p>
<p>Obama is doing the right thing &#8211; again. No wonder the Reich is trying to excoriate him &#8211; again.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5675408', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: wiley</title>
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		<dc:creator>wiley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s summer and we have an infestation of young teen trolls. This one is a malicious troll. It&#039;s very young, and its only intention is to get a rise out of people. It has no intellectual interest, and no vested interest in politics. In its little world it scores biggest when it makes the least effort to get a response and gets one. The more thoughtful the response, the bigger it scores because it&#039;s not making any effort.

Here&#039;s a profile from a study done at the University of Texas which I have highlighted

    &quot;Malicious&quot; trolls tended towards strong destructive actions such as spamming and excessive profanity. They showed no tendencies towards any of the Meyers-Briggs known types, instead only indicating significant personality defect PTypes such as histrionics and compensatory narcissism. Other issues were raised with such surprising regularity that one must conclude that virtually all Malicious trolls have both erectile dysfunction and suffer frequent enuresis The average IQ of this group was 83.

You see it don&#039;t you? The expression &quot;troll piss&quot; is right on.

    Another thing unique to this group was a concentration of ages not apparent in the others. The youngest of these was 12, the oldest 16, and the average being 15.27 years of age. As is to be expected of this age group, they continued to show a markedly absent sense of maturity and a significantly diminished grasp of rudimentary social skills.

I&#039;ve been wondering why, why, why. Clearly school is out for the summer.

    The author also had the opportunity to interview a former Malicious, who chose to go by the moniker &quot;Vlad&quot; in our ICQ discussions. Vlad had stopped trolling some 10 years ago, yet according to the MMPI-2, all of the previously mentioned personality disorders were still present, and IQ had actually decreased.. 

Pity. We can see them actually getting dumber as they post, the decline is so marked.

    Pre-adolescent conditions were strongly marked by cases of Munchausen syndrome[9], characterized by the feigning of the symptoms of a disease or injury in order to undergo diagnostic tests, hospitalization, or medical or surgical treatment. They frequently found reason to stay home from school and watch Captain Kangaroo.

    The first three troll types also were preoccupied with members of the opposite sex at a young age, often finding themselves being punished for playing &quot;doctor&quot;. The malicious type, on the other hand, maintained a firm belief in girls having &quot;cooties&quot; until well into their late teens.[10]

Which explains a lot, including such gems as &quot;MySpace whores&quot;.

Anyone wanting to stereotype liberals has a plethora of sources---it&#039;s the stuff of urban myth. So how a young troll comes up with this stuff is no mystery. It&#039;s easy material for an activity that requires almost no effort on the part of the troll.

Why TP? I&#039;m thinking TP gets the infestations we&#039;ve been getting lately, not because of our political content, but because of low moderation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s summer and we have an infestation of young teen trolls. This one is a malicious troll. It&#8217;s very young, and its only intention is to get a rise out of people. It has no intellectual interest, and no vested interest in politics. In its little world it scores biggest when it makes the least effort to get a response and gets one. The more thoughtful the response, the bigger it scores because it&#8217;s not making any effort.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a profile from a study done at the University of Texas which I have highlighted</p>
<p>    &#8220;Malicious&#8221; trolls tended towards strong destructive actions such as spamming and excessive profanity. They showed no tendencies towards any of the Meyers-Briggs known types, instead only indicating significant personality defect PTypes such as histrionics and compensatory narcissism. Other issues were raised with such surprising regularity that one must conclude that virtually all Malicious trolls have both erectile dysfunction and suffer frequent enuresis The average IQ of this group was 83.</p>
<p>You see it don&#8217;t you? The expression &#8220;troll piss&#8221; is right on.</p>
<p>    Another thing unique to this group was a concentration of ages not apparent in the others. The youngest of these was 12, the oldest 16, and the average being 15.27 years of age. As is to be expected of this age group, they continued to show a markedly absent sense of maturity and a significantly diminished grasp of rudimentary social skills.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been wondering why, why, why. Clearly school is out for the summer.</p>
<p>    The author also had the opportunity to interview a former Malicious, who chose to go by the moniker &#8220;Vlad&#8221; in our ICQ discussions. Vlad had stopped trolling some 10 years ago, yet according to the MMPI-2, all of the previously mentioned personality disorders were still present, and IQ had actually decreased.. </p>
<p>Pity. We can see them actually getting dumber as they post, the decline is so marked.</p>
<p>    Pre-adolescent conditions were strongly marked by cases of Munchausen syndrome[9], characterized by the feigning of the symptoms of a disease or injury in order to undergo diagnostic tests, hospitalization, or medical or surgical treatment. They frequently found reason to stay home from school and watch Captain Kangaroo.</p>
<p>    The first three troll types also were preoccupied with members of the opposite sex at a young age, often finding themselves being punished for playing &#8220;doctor&#8221;. The malicious type, on the other hand, maintained a firm belief in girls having &#8220;cooties&#8221; until well into their late teens.[10]</p>
<p>Which explains a lot, including such gems as &#8220;MySpace whores&#8221;.</p>
<p>Anyone wanting to stereotype liberals has a plethora of sources&#8212;it&#8217;s the stuff of urban myth. So how a young troll comes up with this stuff is no mystery. It&#8217;s easy material for an activity that requires almost no effort on the part of the troll.</p>
<p>Why TP? I&#8217;m thinking TP gets the infestations we&#8217;ve been getting lately, not because of our political content, but because of low moderation.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5675407', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: katy</title>
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		<dc:creator>katy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i know this guy, staunch repug, he thinks...

used to work at a minimum prison nearby, so i know he was union...

hasn&#039;t worked in years - workman&#039;s comp...

thinks he&#039;s quite the lady&#039;s man... but only married women...

always working out, riding his bike, a real health nut...

he&#039;s been divorced for years, has a few male friends, but mostly hangs out with the women from his gym....

likes to garden too... i do believe he&#039;s gay, but in denial...

and isn&#039;t that what it&#039;s all about...?  denial.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i know this guy, staunch repug, he thinks&#8230;</p>
<p>used to work at a minimum prison nearby, so i know he was union&#8230;</p>
<p>hasn&#8217;t worked in years &#8211; workman&#8217;s comp&#8230;</p>
<p>thinks he&#8217;s quite the lady&#8217;s man&#8230; but only married women&#8230;</p>
<p>always working out, riding his bike, a real health nut&#8230;</p>
<p>he&#8217;s been divorced for years, has a few male friends, but mostly hangs out with the women from his gym&#8230;.</p>
<p>likes to garden too&#8230; i do believe he&#8217;s gay, but in denial&#8230;</p>
<p>and isn&#8217;t that what it&#8217;s all about&#8230;?  denial.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5675216', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Briseadh na Firefly</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/06/biden-firefighters-picket/comment-page-2/#comment-5675188</link>
		<dc:creator>Briseadh na Firefly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This stance is quite the opposite of Reagan Republicans. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-06-10-taylor-vignette_x.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Reagan began union-busting when he fired all the Air Traffic Controllers.&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This stance is quite the opposite of Reagan Republicans. <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-06-10-taylor-vignette_x.htm" rel="nofollow">Reagan began union-busting when he fired all the Air Traffic Controllers.</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5675188', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Briseadh na Firefly</title>
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		<dc:creator>Briseadh na Firefly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;linder van tyrannist Says: 

still havent addressed my good points.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/em&gt;

Still waiting for one...</description>
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<blockquote>linder van tyrannist Says: </p>
<p>still havent addressed my good points.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Still waiting for one&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5675180', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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