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mnmoderatedem Donating Member (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 09:44 AM
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You folks are going to love this one

In my online argument with a freeper idiot, I gave him the following link in my trying to point out that our actions in Iraq have caused the Spain and London bombings, and that one of the London bombers confirmed this first hand. His response? The terrorist was probably lying. "You going to take the word of a guy who's whole mission is to kill as many people as possible?" was his quote. I tried to ask him what the motiviation would be to lie, since our military presence in the region is why they hate us to begin with.

Sigh. The idiocy continues...

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/31/london.tube/index.html
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abluelady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 09:49 AM
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1. Was he talking about President Bush or the terrorist? eom
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 09:57 AM
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2. Aren't they one and the same? eom
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 10:11 AM
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4. They are to me. n/t
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ecoflame Donating Member (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 10:10 AM
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3. I tend to put some value
on grammar, spelling & punctuation. I tend to wonder about the educational level of people who don't know the difference between whose & who's (the contraction for 'who is', sometimes 'who has'). It seems to presents a conundrum for them & others. If you can't deciper simple grammatical concepts then I tend to dismiss your analytical skills especially when shoveling out worn out phrases like: ""You going to take the word of a guy who's whole mission is to kill as many people as possible."

Whose = adjective (possessive from of who or which)
Who's = contraction (who is or who has)

Pass that along to your freeper friend.
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mnmoderatedem Donating Member (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 10:19 AM
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7. I think grammar
is the least of his problems...
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Toots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 10:20 AM
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8. "It seems to presents a conundrum"
:shrug: just saying........Glass houses and all
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fiveleafclover Donating Member (382 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 10:17 AM
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5. Wouldn't lying defeat their whole purpose?
They WANT people to know why they're doing these things. What would be the point in lying about it?
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mnmoderatedem Donating Member (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 10:18 AM
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6. that was what I asked him.
no intelligible response. But then again, he's a freeper.
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fiveleafclover Donating Member (382 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 10:45 AM
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9. A good rule for arguing with conservatives
If you have to speak up so they can hear you over their own mouth-breathing, walk away. You're probably wasting your time.
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