After 8 years of the Bush Regime, I’ve welcomed the 6 months of President Obama. I haven’t agreed with everything he’s done, but to fall into the right wing paranoia that President Obama is the worst president in the history of America is getting very tiring. You all look like a bunch of fools at times.

July 13th, 2009 at 8:08 am
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Wow, when did AJ and Hanshiro say that about Obama? The only comments I’ve ever seen them post against him were pointing out when he had gone against something he had said or implied that he would do. I got the impression that they are quite happy that Obama was elected, but refuse to quietly accept actions that are similar to, or protect, the Bush administration.

As long as the Republicans have a say so in America, the nation will continue be dragged into the pitholes of Hell.

Other than that, have a nice day.

I’ll start: Please explain why Obama leading the vote for telecom immunity is being a ‘chessmaster.’

Oh and why is ‘preventative detention’ not entirely a scumbag bush move?

hanshiro the antlion Says:
646. ralph the wonder locust Says:
Yeah, well maybe.

No “maybe” and no “buts;” it was childish.

My mistake. I didn’t realize that you were the arbiter of all acceptable opinion here on TP. As you can see, I’m trying to judge these things from the standards you propose. Now that I understand that your opinion is the final word, that will make it easier.

But when dozens of regulars (”Zoo buddies” if you prefer — no ad hom there)

Ralph, this is not the first time you’ve distorted what I’ve said to erect a strawman. You’re disingenuous. I never, ever said dozens of regulars were ‘zoo buddies’ and again, you fabricate an insult never advanced, attribute it to me, and proceed to impugn.

Pardon me, I understood you to be using “Zoo buddies” as a euphemism for those of us who think AJ is a nuisance, regardless of whether or not we frequent the Zoo. Am I a “Zoo buddy”?

But I’m not being disingenuous at all. I really thought that was your use of the term “Zoo buddies”. After all, you insisted spencers mom is one, even after she pointed out that her first visit to Zooey’s site was very recently. Thus I figured “Zoo buddies” was not strictly literal and could be fairly applied rather broadly.

And still, you’ve successfully avoided Obama’s bushlike behavior.
Again.

Um… Obama’s “bushlike behavior” wasn’t the point of my comment. And I think you know that.

But I see you’ve successfully avoided the “ad hom” implications of “Zoo buddies”.

What tactic was childish, creating the list or your calling it a “middle school” antic?

Are you next saying that posters here derided Nixon and Goldberg when they made lists of enemies or comparing posters here to Nixon and Goldberg? Of course since TP wasn’t around during Nixon’s term it must be the later, isn’t it.

I sometimes think the words you type may not be the words you meant to type, unless I’m taking them out of context.

You can bully TP all you want, just lay off the ad homs about the posters. Better yet, challenge their points with sourced and credible information.

Try it.

Yeah, well maybe.

No “maybe” and no “buts;” it was childish.

But when dozens of regulars (”Zoo buddies” if you prefer — no ad hom there)

Ralph, this is not the first time you’ve distorted what I’ve said to erect a strawman. You’re disingenuous. I never, ever said dozens of regulars were ‘zoo buddies’ and again, you fabricate an insult never advanced, attribute it to me, and proceed to impugn.

And still, you’ve successfully avoided Obama’s bushlike behavior.

Again.

One thing that remains true, you fail up in the GOP.

Interesting.

The tactic was childish. As forming ‘enemies lists’ was derided many, many times here when Nixon and Bernard Goldberg had done it, so is avoiding tackling issues by a less-than-effective game of bullying.

It is just that. Bullying by regulars.

hanshiro the antlion Says:
641.spencers mom Says: hanshiro, in all fairness, the AJ problem started weeks ago, if I recall correctly. There was even a list of regular posters who asked AJ to please stay on topic and stop hijacking threads.

Yes, I saw the middle-school list antic. Both childish and unworthy.

Yeah, well maybe. But when dozens of regulars (”Zoo buddies” if you prefer — no ad hom there) kept telling AJ that he was disrupting the threads and annoying people, and he kept insisting, like you, that it was just a tiny clique, a comprehensive list seemed the most effective way to dispel that little bit of denial.

Childish? Maybe. But no more childish than AJ.

How exactly is “zoo buddies” not an “ad hom” by hanshiro’s standards? Or is it okay when he does it? Maybe that’s it.

I think I have left a single comment at the Zoo, and that was about a year and a half ago.

Tommy, don’t bother pointing out yet again that the reason AJ draws so much ire is because of the way he deals with TP threads he doesn’t like, and not because he posts opinions some people disagree with. Apparently, that point is always made at a frequency some folks can’t hear.

Of course you are always right, hanshiro, you constantly tell us that!