Could the Press Grow a Spine?

1) I am most certainly not calling names (Comrade Art is an appropriate
appellation for him; as a Leninite, he should not be ashamed to be what he
is)

2) As far as "and such" if you let me know exactly what "and such" is, I'll
respond

3) The value of my argument should stand alone; oh sorry, I forgot- the
value of a position in this forum is based entirely on pedigree. O.k., I
enlisted in 1978 and am just now cashing it in. I have been in the
newsgroup since 1990 and you could google me up quickly enough.

4) My constructive comment had to do with Art's content-free reply. Are
you attempting to now counter-argue that I was unfair- do you want to claim
that Comrade Art's one liner about "Bush destroyintg the Constitution"
actually had some value?

If so, have at it. If not, why waste the bandwidth.

Steve Swartz

"B2431" wrote in message
...
From: "Leslie Swartz"


So we had to wade through all of that for that little gem, Comrade Art?
Do
a little reading, sport. Start with any report on Waco if you want to
talk
about civil liberties under administration n vs. n-1.

Steve Swartz

OK, steve, I see you calling names and such. Do you have anything
constructive
to offer?

What have YOU done for your country?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

From: "Leslie Swartz"


1) I am most certainly not calling names (Comrade Art is an appropriate
appellation for him; as a Leninite, he should not be ashamed to be what he
is)

If you don't see that as name calling then I won't press the point.

2) As far as "and such" if you let me know exactly what "and such" is, I'll
respond

The "and such" consists of constantly knocking others like Art because you
disagree with them. It IS possible to hold a debate without being abrasive.

3) The value of my argument should stand alone; oh sorry, I forgot- the
value of a position in this forum is based entirely on pedigree. O.k., I
enlisted in 1978 and am just now cashing it in. I have been in the
newsgroup since 1990 and you could google me up quickly enough.

Your "argument" does stand alone in that it is non constructive and abusive.
The only reason I asked what you have done for your country is because you
offer no solutions. I never said you had to be in the military, there are other
ways to serve.


4) My constructive comment had to do with Art's content-free reply. Are
you attempting to now counter-argue that I was unfair- do you want to claim
that Comrade Art's one liner about "Bush destroyintg the Constitution"
actually had some value?

That wasn't constructive. If you think Art is wrong about that then try to
engage in dialogue. Telling someone they are wrong at the onset of a discussion
along with name calling closes the door. Art and I disagree politically on many
things, but I have never resorted to insults with him.

If so, have at it. If not, why waste the bandwidth.

A little respect goes a long way.

Have a nice day.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired.

Steve Swartz

"B2431" wrote in message
...
From: "Leslie Swartz"


So we had to wade through all of that for that little gem, Comrade Art?
Do
a little reading, sport. Start with any report on Waco if you want to
talk
about civil liberties under administration n vs. n-1.

Steve Swartz

OK, steve, I see you calling names and such. Do you have anything
constructive
to offer?

What have YOU done for your country?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired