The past almost 3 years (for me) would suggest way too many are merely
 

one for one amplifiers of the party line. No free thinking, what so ever. The party hot buttons very quickly become well known.
They also seem to be characteristically only out and about when the party is on the high end of "anything". The rest of the time they participate in lurking, waiting for one of the party hot buttons to surface.

Apparently interactive participation is not on their agenda...one way only....unfortunately....

and the above is strictly my personal opinion.

btk

I think you characterized them fairly well, btk.

They will comb their favorite sites waiting for hot issue slogans to copy and use them for a hit and run attack on this forum.
They will then smugly go about their business, content that all's well in the liberal blogisphere.
Meanwhile, the downward spiral into the depths of the liberal abyss continues.

Then I'll answer it this way. If you'd said "which is worse - murdering with a knife or a gun", I'd say it doesn't matter - dead is dead.

If you'd said "which happens more often", then if the numbers are to be believed, we're killing more innocents with drones than the number of terrorists tortured.

I also went back to check the OP and the original intent was to be a criticism of the press. I think we got sidetracked.

"original intent was to be a criticism of the press."

Yes, AND those on THIS BOARD, and others who called the last administration Nazis and said they should be courtmartialed and impeached because they waterboarded THREE folks who were actually terrorists along with the others who used this a lot during the campaign.

But I notice you criticize nobody on this issue...posters, politicians so I can only make assumptions on how you feel and where you land !

There were actually threads and posts dedicated to this subject....waterboarding, and those who posted and called the last administration names did so in the name of justice...in the name of this country, YET ARE SILENT AS WE KILL AND MAIM INNOCENT CIVILIANS !

They posted on here and called the entire administration names because they detained folk who had definitive ties to terrorist activity in a sit in GTMO that was better than most homes in this country, YET ARE SILENT AS WE KILL AND MAIM FOLKS WHO WE DONT EVEN KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT.

NONE of those folks have posted in this thread, nor have they condemned anything that this administration is doing that IS THE SAME AS THE LAST ADMINISTRATION, which if you check is very very substantial in the area of the war against terrorism.

As you can see, right or wrong, I have a real problem with those who came on here during the campaign, called a lot of people names, made a lot of harsh statements, and apparently ONLY IN THE NAME OF THEIR PARTY AFFLIATION, not in the name of this country !

I must give you credit the way you presented your post was very clever. You imply that waterboarding will absolutely, all the time gain information on future attacks. A good assumption on your part but not proven by the facts.
Then you imply that all drone attacks kill and maim civilians Again an assumption not proven.

You are so correct...so smart.

Here are some facts...we waterboarded THREE PEOPLE who were involved in terrorism


We have killed HUNDREDS AT LEAST of people that we have no idea who they are or what they did nor did not do !

Please explain the meaning of your post....I imply nothing...I am telling you facts and if you are awake at all, you know it to be factual...so please what is your point and most importantly WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE ANY.

Is this a defense of droning...a condemnation of waterboarding ? WHAT ?

Are you ok with the drones and not ok with waterboarding ? Are you ok with waterboarding if it works ? please explain

Here's some facts (if you believe the Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/wo.../20drones.html

First of all, I support and think the drones are a good idea !

What I am upset about is the total hypocrisy and party before country attitude of folks who, on this very board, called names of those who waterboarded THREE people.....who held captive folks who were actually involved with terrorisism in GTMO which is probably like a 3 or 4 star hotel, YET ARE SILENT ON THE DRONES.

People like that really bother me....makes me get so angry at the hyprcosiy of folks who throw around words like justice, civil, un american, etc.

Wayne comes on here and makes what I can only describe as an inane comment....seemed like a reflex built in to every left wing advocate...we gotta say something and try to make them look bad.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE ....IF YOU HATE WATERBOARDING...YOU MUST BE TREMBLING OVER THE DRONES !