"saying those who spread hatred and bigotry "have no place" in American society."

Yet strangely, they have a place in the Republican Party.

"FLAG: Isn't that why someone starts a business?"

To exploit other people at the most vulnerable times of their lives?!? Hopefully not.

"OR, do you think people start a business for the purpose of paying others at the 'expense' of themselves."

I don't believe it's an either/or. I don't believe you have to either exploit people or go bust.

"Considering your indicated background one would think that you understood how a small business owner lives and feeds his family from the business profits after expenses."

I understand it fully, and I live it. However, I DON'T exploit my assistant; in fact, I overpay her purposefully. And I still make a decent profit. Could I profit more if I underpaid her? Of course I could.

"Don't hear a peep from them now about massive debt and deficits the GOP created all on their own, do we?"

Even Rand Paul has gone dark.

"the new Chinese owners felt equally baffled and let down by the attitudes of US workers."

Exactly.

The idea of a worker having a say in his workplace is foreign to them. HOW DARE they expect to be treated humanely?

"Any actual war between the U.S. and China, where the U.S. is unrestrained by liberals..."

The last time the US was "unrestrained by liberals" we senselessly invaded Iraq.

"That's it? 30 calories? What's the bloody point...?"

Well, nothing...if you believe, say, 30 calories of potato chips have the same effect on a body as 30 calories of almonds.

In this case, it's probably better replacement calories as well.

"thanks to a $33,000/month injection I get from the VA that you are paying for."

I'm proud to be one of the payees.

Breathe on!

"Nothing worth getting your blood pressure up oover.."

No BP problems on this end. I wasn't the one denying the obvious. I wasn't the one who took a half dozen posts to admit it. I wasn't the one who ranted paragraphs to avoid saying "Overstepped; sorry."

Breathe.

"weird how he didn't notice your and JPW's posts."

Who was prouder of you, Dunning, or Kruger?

"Weird how alexandrite didn't see danforth and JPW's posts which far outnumber mine."

He was only counting the ------------ ones. Reading and reading comprehension are fundamental.

"over such petty minutae."

Like a direct quote of your words accusing me. You know...the same stuff you hold others' feet to the fire over.

Try this: Put ANY OTHER words after "do you" in your sentence, and tell me you're not accusing me of whatever you've inserted.

"Impressive. But the fact you did it at all is....weird."

It's not weird at all to state that time stamps one minute apart are less than two minutes apart.

"But my question was more general. Clearly.'

You're lying, clearly.

JPW was right: you got bitch slapped, and you're not man enough to just admit you were wrong and move on.

It's not that big of a deal...really. You're not going to explode if you admit you accidentally accused someone without a shred of evidence or proof. Defending the indefensible looks silly.

"Now that's commitment -- sitting and staring at the PC screen with stopwatch in hand.... LOL'

No, I can just look at two timestamps and count to 1.

I also know there are 60 seconds in a minute, so the longest interval possible would be 1:59. That's why I used the phrase "less than 120 seconds".

I realize I'm using actual math...and that's confusing to you....but trust me: I'm telling the truth.

"I never accused you of anything. "

Before calling you a liar, I'll suggest you read your quote as many times as it takes. Here's a hint: the salient word is do. In reality, I didn't.

"Aaaaaaand begin the 50 post argument about the word "question" as a literal term devoid of any of the nuances involved due to human nature and interactions."

Took Goatman less than 120 seconds to prove you right.

"Did Nulli also tell you his voting choices?"

GFY if you're going to start moving goalposts. I was answering Jeff, clearly.

"Reading and reading comprehension are fundamental."

Absolutely.

So which part of "you accused me of pretending when Jeff confirms I wasn't" did you miss?

"I accused you of nothing. I asked you a question. "

Your exact "question" was: Why do you pretend to know who people voted for?

That's an accusation without evidence or proof. Jeff confirmed I wasn't pretending. I'll await your apology for falsely accusing me of pretending to know who Jeff voted for.

Thanks for the confirmation, Jeff. I'll await Goatman's apology for falsely accusing me.

???

"He won't give one. But expects "quality" posts in response."

What say you, Nullifidian?

#15

Please be clearer in your quotations. Your sloppiness leads folks to believe I said things I didn't say.

"...just goes to show you whatever side Danforth is on... the other side is probably correct."

I guess you need to stock up on your butt-paste, to go along with your freight cars of turd polish.

"PJMedia"

"6 positions and 6 straw men"

Sorry, sonny, but that was the Conservative (at that time Republican) party I grew up with.

And what, specifically, are you arguing against? That Conservatives didn't represent business done right, i.e., balanced budgets? That Conservatives didn't take us to the moon? That Conservatives didn't used to believe in higher education versus today's dripping contempt for anyone University educated?

I lived through that. Tell me it didn't happen.

"If you're trying to boycott comedians, you're losing the argument."

Bingo.