Pssst….Republican Commenters, We get It. Honest we do.
Conservatives,
If you want to comment here, do me a favor and think about what you are about to type. There is no need to repeat basic GOP talking points. For example, don’t tell us that Bill Clinton got a blow job and that Clinton’s infidelity exculpates every Republican adulterer forever. We know. We get it.
If your only point is that don’t like unions or jews, we get it. If you are about to say that everything having to do with gays is a slippery slope that will lead to homosexual indoctrination classes in elementary schools. Don’t bother. We get it.
There is no need to comment here if you think Obama is not going to be popular in the future and that through the reflexive property of political algebra that means conservatism is awesome. We get it.
If you are tempted to comment here that you want to keep your guns in spite of the fact that nobody wants your guns. There is no need. We get it. If you think every tax dollar not spent on the military or paving the street in front of your house is sickeningly wasted, you probably don’t need to note that in the comments section. We get it.
You feel strongly about all of that nutty shit. We get it. If your comment boils down to ticking off some wingnut bullshit that does not address the point of the post or offer some actual and original insights into your thoughts, aspirations or fears – don’t bother.
Thanks.
LOL, good luck with that Jason. I’m still waiting for Sarah Palin to come and protect me from the menace of Hollywood starlets.
Could you have packed more stereotypes into one post?
You don’t get it J. You really don’t
Maria, this is pretty much what most of our Republican commenters say.
UI I’m one of your republican commenters, so was Burris and Smitty (for the bulk of his commenting career) and TPN…did you hear any of that stuff from any of us?
Maria,
To be sure there are some decent Republican commenters. That’s why I’m asking the less decent Republicans to consider whether or not their comments are nothing but shallow talking points.
Jason hates stupid people, I get it. It’s a bit odd that he’s uninviting participation in a liberal blog by singling out people by a distinguishing characteristic.
It’s a clear cut case of prejudice against stupidity.
I’m OK with it, but it may not be good for traffic in the long run….if that even matters…like to the advertisers on the front page and stuff.
Overall though, I agree with Jason, stupid people making stupid comments is tiresome and sometimes insufferable.
Kudos on the new policy. I hope, as an independent type, to never wander to the dark side of commentary……
That’s it. Regardless of your politics, just bring something to the table. Is that too much to ask? I don’t think so.
i agree.
Also, I just read the double agent GOP thing….sly!
Bring something to the table? If it wasn’t his blog, he would of been banned a long time ago…..
I definitely think Maria, Smitty, Joanne and Burris bring something to the table. Even David A. sometimes. At least they’re here to engage. But we do get a lot of Rushbots and Protack spam.
Life is full of ironies Phil.
Clinton got a blowjob? OMG, what’s next? A Republican President that increases spending more than twice the rate of his massive tax-cuts?
Oh, that happened, too, didn’t it? Hmm…
I’m asking the less decent Republicans to consider whether or not their comments are nothing but shallow talking points.
Oh, I see….there’s no such thing as Socialist-Democrat ‘talking points?’ In actuality, virtually everything spoken by Democrats is either politically-correct babble, or lockstep adherence to ‘talking points.’ As a matter of fact, the term ‘talking points’ is a talking point.
I should have mentioned that if your entire comment can be summarized as “But, but, but…Democrats do it too.” you can spare us. We. Get. It.
callerR…truth is, everyone can point fingers at each other, ad nauseum. It’s the ad nauseum part that makes the point, too: *puke!!!* Considering this is Delaware Liberal, coming here with Republican talking points is as smart as being a Republican President who cuts taxes, but increases spending over twice as much as the tax cut. Same can be said of going to a Conservative site with Democratic talking points and expecting the residents to have an epiphany. It ain’t gonna happen and it really is quite annoying. Talking points are just that, quick lines listed by bullet point. It has few words and extremely little, if any, substance to it.
I liked the checklist idea somebody had a while back where you just checked off your responses. Seemed like it would be a real time saver to me.
A1,
That was the Guide to Republican Excuse Making. Democrats did it too is #2. I think it would save a lot of time. Republican commenters simply have to post #2 and we’ll know what they mean.
“Talking points are just that, quick lines listed by bullet point. It has few words and extremely little, if any, substance to it.”
Asking Protack and his cohorts for substance might just be asked a bit too much – don’t you think?
That is kind of like asking Polly Adams Mervine for a debate — it isn’t gonna happen.
…as smart as being a Republican President who cuts taxes, but increases spending over twice as much as the tax cut.
Presidents can’t increase ‘spending.’ That is a function of the US Congress.
Presidents can’t increase ’spending.’ That is a function of the US Congress.
Good catch. Jason, add it to the Guide To Republican Excuse Making.
Will do, anon. I think we’re going to need to re-publish the guide. 🙂
It is a living document.
Jason – 99% of your own comments are either childish personal attacks or inane shallow talking points. You might want to take your own advice, though I suspect you are incapable of offering us much more than shallow talking points.