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toes in the sand · Post by **toes in the sand** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:52 pm

Pete (Mr. Marcia) wrote:In all fairness, this post had been dead for about a week until your post bumped it up.

Thank you for that. Please let me know what OTforum protocol is regarding how long a post can be left before I can read or comment on it.

Thank you.

CariBert · Post by **CariBert** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:08 pm

toes in the sand wrote:
Pete (Mr. Marcia) wrote:In all fairness, this post had been dead for about a week until your post bumped it up.
Thank you for that. Please let me know what OTforum protocol is regarding how long a post can be left before I can read or comment on it.

Thank you.

Dear toes,

You may read a thread and comment on it at any time, whether recent or archived. But please know, if you do comment on an old(er) thread, it will be bumper up to the first position. People might get the impression that it contains some pertinent information, and not just some one complaining that the thread does not belong here.

You can see how one might get the wrong immpression from said posting.

You're welcome,

-Bert

LysaC · Post by **LysaC** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:38 pm

Toes-

Please know that this particular thread really brought out (and apparently is still bringing out?) the dark side of many a lovely poster.

You can respond to and reply to any post whether new or old. That's one of the great things about this country

.

It's just that this thread got ugly. And we don't really like to get ugly on this board so we were hoping that this thread would go away so we could forget abour how ugly it got.

toes in the sand · Post by **toes in the sand** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:26 pm

I don't stop by this forum often. I did not even look at the dates of previous comments. From what I read some of the posters in this thread have their minds made up that if the opposition takes office that the world as we know it will cease to exist. I was trying to put a larger perspective on the subject. Evidently some here find those words inpertinent. I thought that since the thread was not locked that there would be no problem with me politely adding my thoughts. Judging from the responses I recieved I was incorrect in that assumption. Evidently some of the characters on this board are not as open and welcomeing as I thought. I humbly appologize for any intrusion into the sanctum of the Off Topic Forum. I will not let this happen again.

California Girl · Post by **California Girl** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:32 pm

Toes, no need to take offense. If you don't visit this forum very often then you would be unaware how much ire this thread stirred up and that we are mostly all glad it was dead. You were not wrong to post your opinion as everyone's opinions are welcome here. You just picked a very sensitive thread to post to, that's all.

Pete (Mr. Marcia) · Post by **Pete (Mr. Marcia)** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:32 pm

I wasn't trying to be mean.

JT · Post by JT » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:36 pm

Hey, Toes, We'll get over it!
'nuff said.
Peace & Harmony
and....
Right wingers, left wingers, hippies, rednecks, etc on this board are all for:
STJ Ruth in'08!

JT · Post by JT » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:38 pm

Pete (Mr. Marcia) wrote:I wasn't trying to be mean.

Yeah,right! Like, when?

Pete (Mr. Marcia) · Post by **Pete (Mr. Marcia)** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:46 pm

JT wrote:
Pete (Mr. Marcia) wrote:I wasn't trying to be mean.
Yeah,right! Like, when?

Well, it could be that I don't even have to try. Maybe I'm just naturally mean. Oh well, Marcia, the kids and the dog seem to like me...or at least they pretend to.

My clients seem to like me...oh wait, maybe they like me because I'm mean.

Now I'm confused.

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soxfan22 · Post by **soxfan22** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:56 pm

California Girl wrote:everyone's opinions are welcome here. [/color]

Well, that's probably a bit of a stretch, no?

As for Toes' point - The one thing I will say is if the Democratic candidate gets elected, there will be virtually no checks and balances on that democratic president, as Dems are in the majority in both houses for at least the next two years. There's even the chance that Obama would have a "Super-Majority" after this election, which would basically give him carte-blanche. Fun.

Reagan and Bush 41 both had democratic congresses (I believe), and Clinton worked with a republican congress after 1994's "Contract With America", led by Newt Gingrich.

While that scares me about the next two years, I do realize that elections do have consequences.

Was my tone alright?

Edit: Just to add to that thought...It's not as if the democratic leaders in Congress, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, are moderates by any measure. They are full-blown, Michael Moore style leftists.

sailorgirl · Post by **sailorgirl** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:42 pm

make it stop

jmq · Post by **jmq** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:59 pm

soxfan22 wrote: Was my tone alright?

Actually, much improved and maybe a more effective way to make a valid point by NOT overusing the big ol’ sledgehammer of overstatement.
Appreciate the effort, although perhaps we should respect Anthony's request not to rev up this political stuff again here.

See:
http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/f ... php?t=8966

soxfan22 · Post by **soxfan22** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:12 pm

jmq wrote:
soxfan22 wrote: Was my tone alright?
Actually, much improved and maybe a more effective way to make a valid point by NOT overusing the big ol’ sledgehammer of overstatement.
Appreciate the effort, although perhaps we should respect Anthony's request not to rev up this political stuff again here.

See:
http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/f ... php?t=8966

Thanks JMQ! If you only knew how much your public approval of my newly acquired Internet tone means to me!!!

California Girl · Post by **California Girl** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:21 pm

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