Thoughts & Commentary on the Obama Administration

[Lemur]

I'm sorry if I'm coming off disrespectful, Vuk, but you don't do yourself any favors by playing the victim card early and often. In the Backroom I'm another Orgah like any other. If you think I should no longer be a mod, by all means, start a petition. I would miss the hefty paycheck we get, but I'll still find a way to make ends meet, even without my Org money ....

lol, starting your morning off with a personal attack I see sir moderator!

Ah, the victim thing. Vuk, I made light of the ideas you expressed, not you. There is exactly zero evidence that President 44 wants to be a dictator or is angling to be such, so yes, those ideas are humorous. I found it equally ridiculous when left-wing moonbats went on about Bush wanting to be dictator, and let's face it, a better argument could be made for President 43, since he declared that he had an unreviewable right to detain and torture enemy combatants on the field of battle (and the field of battle was everywhere, and the duration of the war was forever, and an enemy combatant was anyone).

Just because I find your talking points ridiculous doesn't mean I am attacking you, unless your personal integrity and identity is somehow wrapped up in Sean Hannity's rhetoric.

I said I did not think he would be a Stalin type of dictator, but simply that he would stifle out all other opinions and push his agenda's through the government. Did you read my post by any chance?

Word for word, laughing so hard there were tears squirting out of my eyes. Oh, so he won't be a "Stalin type of dictator," that's a relief. Chavez type, then? Khmer Rouge type? Mussolini type? I'm working very hard not to violate the prime corollary of Godwin's Law here ....

Also, I see how you associate God and guns, like Christians are some wackos.

I was parroting the extremist rhetoric which seems to have you in its grip. Don't be a dullard, mistaking parody for reality—you have read The Onion on occasion, yes?

The last two posts I have seen you make have not only been void of any substance Lemur, but they have been sarcastic and cutting, and made unfair and untrue associations.

If the quality of my posts is sub-par, I'm very sorry; if I've verged off into bad behavior, I've no doubt I'll get my knuckles rapped by one of the Backroom mods. It's happened before and doubtless will happen again. (I think I am the only Mod to ever put on the robes while still carrying a warning point. Thanks, DevDave!)

That said ... if you want to have an intelligent debate, perhaps you should start from a less hysterical premise? Throwing out the most extreme rightwing domination fantasies hardly seems likely to provoke a measured, logical response from those who disagree with you. Sometimes laughter really is the best response, no matter how little you appreciate it.

I think a moderator should set a better example than what you have been setting Lemur.

Hey, like I said, start a movement to de-frock me. Go for it. Nobody says we have to be mods forever, and if I'm past my prime, by all means, bring it to the other mods' attention and turn me back into a Member. Just think of the fun I can have without these robes ....

Anyway, if you really, honestly believe that Obama is planning to become a dictator, then back it up. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. So far your posts have consisted of bare assertions with no evidence. No links, no articles, no statistics, no legislation, nothing. You simply assert the improbable and then run crying "victim!" when I make light of it. If you want to make a real, evidential case that Obama is planning to unleash the brownshirts on America, then make the case.

As the gangsters say in the movies, come heavy or go home.