Interview with John Armor (R) congressional candidate for NC district 11.

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A DUer posting an interview about a Republican?

How can this be?

This is not an endorsement, but John Armor seems like a good man for a Freeper. Besides, anything that forces Charley "chainsaw" Taylor to spend money in the Republican primaries is good.

Interview with John Armor. Reds and blues sit down for a talk.

What happens when you put a Republican candidate for congress in the midst of a group of inquisitive left-wing Democratic bloggers?

Two days ago, I found out.

On Sunday evening myself and a handful of Asheville bloggers interviewed John Armor, Republican congressional candidate for NC district 11.

The event was organized by "Screwy Hoolie" of the blog ScrutinyHooligans. Also in attendance was "Edgy Mama" of BlogAsheville and Chris Parsons of ModernPeasant. (I'll stick to blogonyms unless the participant tells me that I can publish their real names.)

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In order to prepare for the meeting, I Googled Mr. Armor and found that, among his long resume of political activism, he is a respected poster on the conservative forum FreeRepublic. In other words, he is a "Freeper."

This made me wince, since I am a well-known poster on the liberal forum DemocraticUnderground. I am a "DUer."

In the blogoshere, the rivalry between Free Republic and Democratic Underground is legendary. To say that Freepers and DUers don't get along is an understatement on par with comparing the Civil War to a spat over "Tastes Great" vs "Less Filling."

Have you ever seen English and Argentine soccer fans at a World's Cup match?

That's what it's like between Freepers and DUers.

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To summarize: If you are a Republican, you are going to love John Armor. He is smart, honest, witty, politically astute and, if elected, he will make Liberals pull their hair out.

That he's a legal scholar that can't remember the 8th amendment to the constitution should not bother Republicans in the slightest - being that the Bush administration is known for torturing people.

Now to be fair, that Armor was going to get embarrassed by something at this event was inevitable. His bravery for meeting with a group of untamed bloggers eclipses his faux pax about the constitution.

While I hope John Armor loses his bid to be congressman, I wish him and his new bride all the best. By meeting with a group of bloggers he helped publicize Taylor for the crook he is, gave valuable insights into the nature of political discourse and raised the level of debate.

Entire article here: www.brainshrub.com/john-armor-interview