And since the burden of proof is always on the accuser, they prove by their retreats that they’re scum not to be trusted as reliable news sources by anyone except the 70% of high school dropouts who helped elect O’bama President..

To all my HA friends and conservative posters. I want to give you an assignment.

I want you to write “I will not engage in discourse with trolls.” 1,000 Times.

Truely, the practice is always unfruitful.

PappaMac on October 15, 2009 at 2:10 PM

Seriously; You’ve been here long enough to smell one quickly; Engaging a newby right off will force them to show their hand; you can then decide if it’s worth the effort to continue the engagement, or if they are simply looking for support. Engage, yes; Support, no. Let ‘em dry up and blow away on their own. There ARE more important endeavors with legitimate commentators. I think you’ll agree that we have a good bunch here. We can attract more if we engage them early on and flush out the real trolls. IMHO, of course.

Cybergeezer on October 15, 2009 at 6:22 PM

^^55s to Pappa & Geezer!

To all my HA friends and conservative posters. I want to give you an assignment.

I want you to write “I will not engage in discourse with trolls.” 1,000 Times.

Truely, the practice is always unfruitful.

PappaMac on October 15, 2009 at 2:10 PM

Seriously; You’ve been here long enough to smell one quickly; Engaging a newby right off will force them to show their hand; you can then decide if it’s worth the effort to continue the engagement, or if they are simply looking for support. Engage, yes; Support, no. Let ‘em dry up and blow away on their own. There ARE more important endeavors with legitimate commentators. I think you’ll agree that we have a good bunch here. We can attract more if we engage them early on and flush out the real trolls. IMHO, of course.

Del Dolemonte on October 15, 2009 at 4:56 PM

I have had this argument with Rush detractors many times. First of all they usually have never once listened to his broadcast. Number two, they say they know what is in his mind. Number three, they say he speaks in racist code.

Morons/Imbeciles/Ignoramuses

When leftist authors and bloggers circulated fabricated Limbaugh quotes, “news” networks and columnists picked them up without giving the slightest appearance of checking for an air date or an audio clip. Opponents of Limbaugh’s Rams bid are currently claiming Limbaugh said the slavery of blacks “had its merits,” and even claiming that Limbaugh praised James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of Martin Luther King. Supposedly professional cable networks used empty, undated citations like “Rush Limbaugh On The Radio” (CNN) and even sourced a linebacker: “Cited by James Farrior, Pittsburgh Steelers” (MSNBC). In 2007, the liberal media and Democrats in Congress rose up as one and claimed Limbaugh said that soldiers speaking in the media against America’s wars were “phony soldiers,” when Limbaugh was referring to men who made false claims of serving abroad.

Liberal media figures suggest it is a national injustice that Limbaugh has the popularity and influence that he has when his words are so vicious. But while they suggest he needs to be marginalized by the media and the Republican establishment, their coverage and analysis and mockery of Limbaugh has crossed every line of civility and now shows contempt for the elementary rules of evidence.

Speaking of “evidence”, kids, I am still waiting for your evidence that Rush is a racist. It’s been over 24 hours since this thread was started, and you still haven’t provided any.

Mostly. It’s just been a bad day. For as “rich” as the GOP is supposed to be, we sure are horrible at combating serious misinformation. It’s downright pathetic.
Esthier on October 15, 2009 at 4:20 PM

The GOP hasn’t represented me for 15 years. I know exactly how you feel and see what’s going on for so long.

Maybe there’s still hope.

Esthier on October 15, 2009 at 4:20 PM

I’ll keep my fingers crossed.

Seems you’re getting it.

Liam on October 15, 2009 at 4:04 PM

Mostly. It’s just been a bad day. For as “rich” as the GOP is supposed to be, we sure are horrible at combating serious misinformation. It’s downright pathetic.

Which means he has no answer.

BadgerHawk on October 15, 2009 at 4:13 PM

Or that he’s looking for something online even more baseless to “back up” his claims. If he’d just admit he was wrong, I’d actually respect him.

Maybe there’s still hope.

Honestly? Are we sure he knows the meaning of the word?

Esthier on October 15, 2009 at 3:50 PM

I think so. Just because he decides not to put it into practice doesn’t mean he doesn’t know the meaning.

And he’s left about 3 of my posts to him unchallenged. Which means he has no answer.

Esthier on October 15, 2009 at 3:50 PM

Keep holding on. You know what you’re about: you want the best. You aren’t ‘failing’ long as you keep hanging in like you are. But you already know you’re still on top, so I best shut up; I’m preaching to a choir, so to speak.

My dad always used to say the world owes us a living but we gotta work like hell to get it.

Seems you’re getting it.

Limbaugh attacks people on a daily basis

Decider343 on October 15, 2009 at 2:15 PM

Translation:

“I can’t prove Rush is a racist so I will change my tactic and claim that he “attacks” people.”

Of course, Keef and Madcow do the same thing on a daily basis too. Why are they given a pass?

Gotta have a little faith, hon.

Liam on October 15, 2009 at 1:54 PM

I’m trying but unfortunately failing.

So that justifies Limbaugh?

Decider on October 15, 2009 at 1:55 PM

No more than Swift was justified in telling the poor to sell their babies as expensive meat. Modest Proposal showed his true colors of course.

Wait, are you honestly saying that Limbaugh satirizing a column written by a leftist in the LA Times is indicative of the racism in the conservative movement?

BadgerHawk on October 15, 2009 at 2:06 PM

Honestly? Are we sure he knows the meaning of the word?

So that justifies Limbaugh? Again, what part of “Conservatism” does that fall under?

Decider343 on October 15, 2009 at 1:55 PM

Translation:

“Del challlenged me LAST NIGHT to provide credible, multi-sourced cites to prove my accusations that Rush is racist. I cannot do so so will insult him (and Rush) instead.”

Epic FAIL.

Now, how about all of those cites? After all, the burden of proof is on the accuser (you) to prove their charges. It’s not incumbent on the person accused to prove them false.

Good question.

Time for debate with these clowns has long since passed.

ClassicCon on October 15, 2009 at 2:47 PM

We’re random blog commenters, what else are you going to do with them besides debate? I’m not generally going to ignore them (the more retarded ones I will) and let someone like Decider post either a lie or completely unproveable ‘fact’.

I’m not looking for a ‘victory’, just trying to occassionally pull one of our less ridiculous lefties towards rational debate.

$694 Billion and no bin Laden – no WMDs. Nothing. Because of that stammering fool, it’s 8 years of party time! Enjoy, race fan!

simplesimon on October 15, 2009 at 8:16 AM

Hey simpleton, apparently you’ve never heard your lord and savior speak without a teleprompter. The man can’t complete a sentence without help. BTW, this party won’t be paid for in two generations unless the fool screws up so bad that the lemmings who were taken in by his “speech” come out of their fog and toss him out with the rest of the demoncrats.

If we can get him to act like an adult and engage on facts more than feelings it will be worth it, even if we never end up agreeing on the issue at hand.

BadgerHawk on October 15, 2009 at 2:34 PM

With the end result being what? Some insignificant moral victory? Silver is right. Time for debate with these clowns has long since passed.

BadgerHawk on October 15, 2009 at 2:34 PM

With you, got your back.

You’re all wasting too much time on Decider.

silvernana on October 15, 2009 at 2:28 PM

I disagree. After several posts claiming Rush had to ‘own’ the Magic Negro comment even though he didn’t coin it, his 2:15 post was basically a walkback from incitement of Limbaugh, and conservatives more broadly, as racist to more or less admitting he just didn’t like Limbaugh.

If we can get him to act like an adult and engage on facts more than feelings it will be worth it, even if we never end up agreeing on the issue at hand.

silvernana on October 15, 2009 at 2:28 PM

To offer idea to you, it’s not a waste to make effort to bring someone along, a fellow Citizen.

Granted, we may not succeed at our wishes. But it’s worth trying for the moment.

Just a thought, Friend.

Respectfully,
Liam