| Author | Message | ||
     notehead Citizen Username: Notehead Post Number: 639 Registered: 5-2001  |
Charles (we'll call you Chedron if you prefer, it sounds kind of cool), you'll find Bush-bashing and Clinton-bashing on virtually every MOL thread involving politics. But I think you'll find plenty of good discussion about a wide range of issues. Some days (and weeks) are better than others. Most of us try (with at least moderate success) to keep the discussions focused on the issues and the opinions, and not on the posters themselves. If that sounds good to you, please stay with us. | ||
| Charles A. Moody Citizen Username: Chedron Post Number: 13 Registered: 8-2003 |
Well, I appreciate the feedback, and I do hope I see an improvement. I've been in Government for nearly twenty years, and I'm hoping this is a place I can vent my feelings and beliefs without having to worry about groundless insults, etc. | ||
| Charles A. Moody Citizen Username: Chedron Post Number: 14 Registered: 8-2003 |
Well, I appreciate the feedback, and I do hope I see an improvement. I've been in Government for nearly twenty years, and I'm hoping this is a place I can vent my feelings and beliefs without having to worry about groundless insults, etc. | ||
| Flt Citizen Username: Flt Post Number: 71 Registered: 3-2003 |
Hi, What level of government do you work in, Charles? State, County, Fed? | ||
| Mr. Reingold Citizen Username: Noglider Post Number: 332 Registered: 1-2003  |
"Never try to teach a pig to sing. It will waste your time and annoy the pig." This is how I feel about many kinds of criticism. You could piss us off with your insults if you like, but is that what you want? There was a brilliant researcher down the hall from me when I worked at Bell Labs. Whenever someone said "why doesn't someone...?" he would respond with "I look forward to your results." If you think you can raise the level of debate here, I would welcome it. I sense somehow that you lean a bit to the right, and I really enjoy a good debater from the right. I do not hurl insults, and I have an open mind. I have actually changed my views on many things as a result of debates. But keep in mind that we are not professional commentators here. We don't have the time or experience for that. I have a great appreciation for people like Thomas Friedman, but that doesn't mean I can analyze or write about something as well as he can. So don't expect that level here. After all, it *is* called the soapbox! If you're truly disappointed with the debate here, maybe your beef is not with us but with your wife, who told you it was so grand. Just what did she say? That's not intended as a slap. As I said, if you want to try to raise the level of debate here, you just might be pleased with the results, if your expectations are reasonable. However, interjecting "holy ignorance" as your only input isn't an example of how. And I bet you knew that, anyway. Tom Reingold | ||
| anon Citizen Username: Anon Post Number: 745 Registered: 6-2002 |
Charles: Does your wife post on here? There is one married couple on MOL who sometimes speak to each other through their posts. Though they usually do so at about 3:00 am.(I bet he thinks I'm kidding!) And as long as I'm talking about nothing in general, No Hero, I just noticed that I am finally able to read your small print. I never told you so, but I always found it annoying. But now I realize that my eyesight has been improved by the execrcise of reading your posts. Thank you. | ||
| Arnomation Citizen Username: Arnomation Post Number: 21 Registered: 7-2003  |
--I've been in Government for nearly twenty years,-- As what, a Mailman??? Is that why you went "Postal" on the list??? Either way it'll be a hoot having our own know it all 'Cliff Chedron' on the list. Welcome Cliffy :-) Looking forward to some more of those well thought out " Holy Ignorance " posts... M ________________ Michael Arnold arnomation@verizon.net | ||
| Charles A. Moody Citizen Username: Chedron Post Number: 15 Registered: 8-2003 |
This is exactly the type of nonsense I was talking about. This Michael Arnold is not the type of poster I want anything to do with. He's obscene, rude. | ||
| Mr. Reingold Citizen Username: Noglider Post Number: 333 Registered: 1-2003 |
Charles, didn't your mother tell you that the answer to rudeness is NOT more rudeness? I can't think of a more rude thing that to insult someone's kids. You don't have to respond to him, which is even easier than insulting his kids. Ah well, you may get your wish, because that's the sort of thing our esteemed moderator suspends people for. You asked for moderation. Here it comes. Tom Reingold | ||
| tjohn Citizen Username: Tjohn Post Number: 1619 Registered: 12-2001  |
I have it on good authority that Charles A. Moody is actually Charles Emerson Winchester reincarnate. The difference is that in MASH, Winchester was forced by circumstances to associate with the hoi polloi. Moody seems to do it by choice. | ||
| Charles A. Moody Citizen Username: Chedron Post Number: 16 Registered: 8-2003 |
I'm quite offended by what I'm seeing. This is an awful site, and the posters are fools. I can't believe you people speak to others like this. I live in Maplewood and I am owed a little courtesy as a result. Holy ignorance. | ||
| Nlanzieri Citizen Username: Nlanzieri Post Number: 143 Registered: 1-2003 |
Mr. Moody, Do you have any Grey Poupon? | ||
| Dave Ross Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 4973 Registered: 5-2001  |
LOL | ||
| Nohero Citizen Username: Nohero Post Number: 1909 Registered: 5-2001  |
Okay, why don't we start over? Mr. Moody, I think you experienced a phenomenon which sometimes takes place here - when someone insults everybody (i.e., "I thought I was dealing with an intelligent on line community"), participants who may disagree about a lot of things, sometimes band together. If you still want to stick with your blanket condemnations (i.e., "This is an awful site, and the posters are fools"), that may go on. If you think someone has insulted you, you can point that out, then move on. If you click on my name, to get to my profile, you'll see I've memorialized some choice, baseless insults that I've received recently. If the insult is really unfair, then it reflects poorly on the insulter, not the target. Now, as to why people say what they do about President Bush, it could be the things he says at, for example, his last press conference: to which some say, "Huh?" Oh, and Anon, regarding your note about the small type comments, Happy to be of service! | ||
| tjohn Citizen Username: Tjohn Post Number: 1620 Registered: 12-2001 |
Charles, Please read about Br'er Rabbit and de Tar Baby. You will recall that the Tar Baby offended Br'er Rabbit by not responding to his greeting. So Br'er Rabbit hit the Tar Baby. The Tar Baby wouldn't let go of Br'er Rabbit and Br'er Rabbit hit him again. Eventually, he was totally stuck to the Tar Baby and along came Br'er Fox. Anyway, I think the way you are trying to elevate the level of discussion on MOL is akin to Br'er Rabbit trying to force the Tar Baby to be polite. | ||
| Arnomation Citizen Username: Arnomation Post Number: 24 Registered: 7-2003 |
--and his kid is funny looking.-- HEY!!! That's a picture of me!!! :-0 Don't be so cranky, Cliff. Maybe you could help educate us mouth-breathers with some of your insight instead of dismissing the entire sight. I'm sure you have a lot more to contribute than what you've shown so far. You've condemned MOL for being shallow and rude and yet all of your posts have been shallow and rude. Join the party and contribute, you just might like it :-) M ________________ Michael Arnold arnomation@verizon.net | ||
| Mr. Reingold Citizen Username: Noglider Post Number: 334 Registered: 1-2003 |
Let me get this straight, Charles. Correct me in any of my mistakes interpretations, and bad inferences. We are fools because we insult each other. But it's OK for you to insult us, because you're smarter than we are. And you're the person who henceforth decides who is smarter than whom. Do I have that about right? Or am I missing something? Tom Reingold | ||
| lumpyhead Citizen Username: Lumpyhead Post Number: 359 Registered: 3-2002 |
Give it up already. | ||
| face Citizen Username: Face Post Number: 82 Registered: 5-2001 |
Noglider, you are missing something. It is called experience and you will (more often than not) find that as your children and you yourself and your spouse grow older, and pay more taxes, and deal with obvious government waste, that you will become more conservative in your views. I laugh as I say this, because I too was once a young, naive, believer in the socialist style democratic principles that I was taught in school. Then I was forced to deal in the real world. | ||
| mayhewdrive Citizen Username: Mayhewdrive Post Number: 327 Registered: 5-2001 |
Charles, In another thread, you stated you were from the midwest. How recently did you move to Maplewood? Based on your comments, I assume it was fairly recently and you are experiencing culture shock. I experienced the reverse culture shock after gowing up in NJ and going to college in the South. Seeing bible thumping preachers on campus, everything closed on Sundays and unbelievable ignorance towards minorities was quite a rude awakening for me that I decided I didn't belong there. Assuming you are a recent transplant to NJ....I say welcome...just realize you ain't in Kansas anymore. |
