I have enjoyed Hot Air for a couple years now. Registered but have only chimed in a few times. One my favorite things about Hot Air was that this was an adult conversation. Tempers occasionally flared, but for the most part arguments were well laid out, as were rebuttals. Name calling was infrequent, at best. Differing attitudes/politics were, if not respected, at least tolerated.

Lately though, the caliber of the conversation has decreased MARKEDLY.

I won’t go into any detail at all regards my personal politics, because politics is not the problem. Childish behavior and comments are.

I do not presume to speak for others, only myself, when I ask that the conversation please return to it’s former, more adult level. I would wager that I am not alone in thinking that judicious use of the ban hammer is in order.

Let me be plain that I am in no way asking that dissenting viewpoints be silenced, only that minimal standards of reason and common courtesy be adhered to.

northofthenotches on April 13, 2009 at 7:12 PM

+ 100

Amen. Until Poptech, Wall and few others are banned permanently, this site will continue to deteriorate.

I change my discussion pattern based on who I am chatting with. So, with you, I talk at a 2nd grade level.

Mmmmmmmmkay?

HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Wall on April 14, 2009 at 1:43 AM

Every post you’ve made on this page contains the same writing pattern, regardless of whom you reply to. Methinks you’re incapable of having a real discussion. Just traces of 12 year-old over-punctuation and temper tantrums.

Kim Jong Il, is that you?

LevStrauss on April 13, 2009 at 8:25 PM

You, sir, are made of win.

How many times have any of you used pwned in a sentence? That alone should tell you the level of this character.

I change my discussion pattern based on who I am chatting with. So, with you, I talk at a 2nd grade level.

Mmmmmmmmkay?

The Wall on April 14, 2009 at 1:43 AM

Glad to see I could elevate you to new and unfamiliar heights of public discourse.

Dream big, and someday a long time from now you might even make it all the way to high school.

This is the extent of your pwning capacity? Gay jokes?

Wow. Move over Treacher, there’s a NEW sheriff of snark in town.

Harpazo on April 14, 2009 at 1:42 AM

I change my discussion pattern based on who I am chatting with. So, with you, I talk at a 2nd grade level.

Mmmmmmmmkay?

HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The guy turned really pale. Yikes.
eforhan on April 13, 2009 at 5:32 PM

I’m not a doctor, but I have had the misfortune of almost fainting once in a doctor’s office when I had blood drawn. I turned incredibly pale and got tunnel vision, started going deaf, couldn’t smell… It was really scary. Apparently they are called “vasovagal reactions” and basically your blood pressure drops and the blood runs out of your head. I feel really bad for the poor guy… It’s embarrassing and scary at the same time. I’m glad he’s ok.

Outlander on April 13, 2009 at 5:39 PM

Happened to my daughter once just after getting a shot. It’s a completely uncontrollable reaction that some people have. Embarrassing, yet nothing to be ashamed of.

The clinic now has a rule that shots are only administered to people sitting down.

Nominating your own comment as quote of the day is the single lamest thing I’ve ever seen on HotAir.

I recommend you don’t tell too many people what college you went to. Just say you spent 6 years drilling holes in your head with a DeWalt.

Harpazo on April 14, 2009 at 1:39 AM

Okie Dokie Artichoke.

BTW, did your parents have any children that lived?

HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sooooooooo, what you are telling us is that you are gay.

OK, well that’s OK. Nothing wrong with that. We still accept you for the way you are.

The Wall on April 14, 2009 at 1:36 AM

This is the extent of your pwning capacity? Gay jokes?

Wow. Move over Treacher, there’s a NEW sheriff of snark in town.

Quote of the day:

Do you still slide down the FIREMAN POLE????

WEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

And then get in your red truck??

VROOOM VROOOM!! RED SIRENS ON!!

YAY!!!!

The Wall on April 13, 2009 at 8:28 PM

Nominating your own comment as quote of the day is the single lamest thing I’ve ever seen on HotAir.

I recommend you don’t tell too many people what college you went to. Just say you spent 6 years drilling holes in your head with a DeWalt.

I may be f’n crazy but I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard as I typed that.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Wall on April 13, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Anyone who voluntarily uses more than 2 exclamation points is certifiably insane. Or 13 years old.

I’m starting to think that The Wall isn’t so much a troll as it is a prepubescent digital weeble. Trolls are vile, uninteresting creatures (i.e., DTMH) that are only enjoyable in their destruction; watching folks here verbally beat the snot out of The Wall over and over again is just entertaining.

Harpazo on April 14, 2009 at 1:30 AM

Sooooooooo, what you are telling us is that you are gay.

OK, well that’s OK. Nothing wrong with that. We still accept you for the way you are.

HA HA HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Other people have BDS or ODS. I have GBDS, I don’t believe a single thing this man does is genuine or legit. I wouldn’t be surprised if it wasn’t orchestrated, how has this never happened on any live news program before? Whatever Glenn Beck you suck forever.

DeathToMediaHacks on April 13, 2009 at 5:28 PM

The first step is admitting you have a problem…

I may be f’n crazy but I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard as I typed that.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Wall on April 13, 2009 at 6:38 PM

Anyone who voluntarily uses more than 2 exclamation points is certifiably insane. Or 13 years old.

I’m starting to think that The Wall isn’t so much a troll as it is a prepubescent digital weeble. Trolls are vile, uninteresting creatures (i.e., DTMH) that are only enjoyable in their destruction; watching folks here verbally beat the snot out of The Wall over and over again is just entertaining.

DeathToMediaHacks on April 13, 2009 at 5:28 PM

I remember not to long ago thier was a video of one of the euopeon politicions speaking and he dropped dead at the podium while speaking,sorry forgot this one lived.

Does anyone remember David Letterman accusing O’Reilly, Limbaugh and Hannity of not actually believing what they say on T.V. or radio? That’s how these simpleton leftists think, if anyone has idealism that is counter to theirs, leftists claim that they are just spewing the beliefs to make money….but yet, a leftist and ONLY a leftist can be true to their belief system according to these same leftists.
The same as above goes for the idiots that claim everything on Glenn Beck’s show is fake or staged.
Beck rarely puts much on his show that I didn’t learn in high school, not to mention college….Too bad more Americans didn’t learn high school history and the Constitution but we even see that example in Congress, The White House and the Supreme Court.

The second time I awoke in a hospital. I asked proverbially, “Where am I?” Rose Hospital, which meant nothing to me. “How did I get here?” Ambulance. “Dash it all! I always wanted to be in an ambulance and hear the siren. There I was, told I was in an ambulance and didn’t remember anything! “How did they know?” Friend called. Oh.

The third time was in a bar, the place was crowded. I just took my first sips of a Cuba Libre. I was talking among a group of deaf friends. I suddenly could not make sense of their signing nor could I control my own hand and arm movements so I withdrew from the conversation. Thump. Witnesses assumed I was drunk and deaf.

I have more, but this concludes my passing out anecdotes. The rest are dreadful. What amazes me, though, about other people passing out is the urgency witnesses feel to get the afflicted person back on their feet. It’s as if the sooner normalcy is restored, the sooner witnesses can feel comfortable themselves. I believe best to leave the fallen person in a heap no matter how unseemly until they come around on their own, take stock of the situation, manage an internal systems check, and sit up by themselves without being rushed, especially not vexed immediately with pop-quizzes like “What did you have for breakfast? Where did you park your car? Who is the current president? What month is it?”

Glenn Beck is amusing. I like his comic voices. I can see he’s trying to understand and convey his understanding. I do not watch him ordinarily because for myself a little Beck goes a long way. He handled this situation very well. I only wish he could have read the signs sooner, closed up the segment, and offered Buckner a chair and cup of orange juice, but that’s asking a bit much.

Leave my university alone. I guess I know in which column to put you!!!! How did it even enter the conversation?

Glenn is real and I try not to miss him, but 3:00 is pretty early since I don’t get home from school until after 3:00. And his jeans are fine. I guess you don’t know how many other tv people wear them, because you never see below their desk.

That is why you dont like us.

I don’t like you because you’re a fake elitist with a fake education (likely a certificate that you bought online for a few hundred bucks). You’ve proven yourself to be lower than Jimmy Carter. You’re a useless idiot. Furthermore, nobody around here likes you because you add NOTHING to a conversation, except random trolling.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Dude is a FIREMAN!!!!

I went to college. No wonder we cant relate.

The Wall on April 13, 2009 at 6:30 PM

I suppose they didn’t teach you how to use an apostrophe in college. What kind of moron says something like “I went to college” yet epically fails to punctuate his sentences properly?

Stop wasting air.

Evidently he’s okay, but was feeling ill this morning and became light-headed during the segment.
Never a dull moment with GB. Although I confess, I always thought he’d be the first one to pass out on his show.
Update: Only on GB could people think this might actually be part of the show.

Geez, Allah,

Talk about damning with faint praise.

Other people have BDS or ODS. I have GBDS, I don’t believe a single thing this man does is genuine or legit. I wouldn’t be surprised if it wasn’t orchestrated, how has this never happened on any live news program before? Whatever Glenn Beck you suck forever.

DeathToMediaHacks on April 13, 2009 at 5:28 PM

How come he get’s to post his crap here and I got banned on the Daily KOS for trying to make honest dialogue?

Answer: The Obama left is less tolerable than they want you to think.

http://www.therightscoop.com/banned-from-posting-comments-on-the-daily-kos/

hawkdriver on April 13, 2009 at 10:51 PM

Apparently, I have you confused with somebody else.