-=> Quoting Earnest Padgette to Guy Putnam <=-
 GP>I hope you understand that I'm making no attempt to be rude, but just
 GP>calling it for what it is.
 
 GP> EP> For someone who pretends to tell it like it is, you sure
 GP> EP> mealymouth your slurs.
 
 GP> EP> If you ever learn to discuss matters
 GP> EP> in a civilized tone, please feel free to reply.
 
GP>Well what does that mean, that I have to compromise by voting anti-gun &
GP>quit calling Dole an anti-gunner?  Is that civilized?
 EP> No, I'd rather you just say what you mean, in a civilized
 EP> manner. 
I do _exactly_ that.  You & others just don't like it when I say that
people voting for anti-gunners are, anti-gun.  Somehow, its just not
"civilized" to point out the facts?  Remember "The Emperor's Clothes?"
 EP> As John Wesley said, "profanity is the curse of a poor
 EP> vocabulary". 
I haven't been using any profanity, unless you declare an occasional
outburst of "caca de torro" to be profane.  You are accusing me of
something I haven't been doing, while I accuse you of being anti-gun which
you have been doing.
 EP> Calling people names and casting dispersions on
 EP> their motives doesn't add to the strength of your argument. 
I haven't been calling people names.  I've correctly identified some as
being anti-gun, because they always vote anti-gun, which makes them anti-
gunners.  It should be rather obvious that this isn't the same thing as
calling someone a "bastard" or "son of a bitch."  "Anti-gun" simply means
that they stand against the 2nd Amend by voting for politicans that stand
against the 2nd Amend.  AG is a term that defines someone's political
stand.  Didn't they teach you this at NRA?
 EP> I don't mind the discussions, and I don't want you to shut up. I
 EP> just prefer to discuss things in a more gentlemanly manner.
You mean by "gentlemanly manner" that you want my speech to be more
politically correct, more conforming to the Fascist Hegelian dialectic
process?  IOW, you want me to lie?  If speaking the facts makes one seem
"alarmist," don't you think its time we all get alarmed?
--- Blue Wave v2.12 [NR]
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