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Old 02-02-2009, 02:48 AM
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Wow, Munc,

You sure are coherent in the middle of the night. Here I sit wondering what in the heck I am doing awake.

I like your answer a lot. First, I grabbed it into my post with the intention of going back into it and pulling out just the parts I wanted to comment on, the parts I really liked. But then I decided that I liked all of it. Excellent examples, too.

I wanted to write something in response to this question by HB but I could not get my head around exactly how to say it. It is really late for me right now. I rarely type after midnight.

Anyway, I grow so weary of those who want to shout "Freedom of Speech" in my face while completely ignoring the fact that I have the freedom not to put up with whatever they may feel like saying. Those shouting about their "rights" are often quite one-dimensional and cannot carry their thinking beyond wanting to shoot off their mouths. They can shoot and shout all they want. But that does not mean we all owe them an audience.

(Munc, you said it much better.)

Goodnight

Boomer

Last edited by Boomer; 02-02-2009 at 02:54 AM.