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Well, well, well... The Intolerant, Vile Left slithers into the New Year

Is America's Left Tolerant and Compassionate?

  • Yes

    Votes: 28 47.5%
  • No

    Votes: 31 52.5%

  • Total voters
    59
  • Poll closed .

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It took less than 24-hours to have the Rush Limbaugh hospitalized thread shut down.
Not only moved to the basement, but shut down.

http://www.debatepolitics.com/archives/63102-report-rush-limbaugh-taken-hawaii-hospital.html

Why?

The left projectile vomited its death wishes all over the thread (and internet), revealing how vile, callous and intolerant this group really is.

Protect the terrorists, but death to our most vocal political opponents.

Interesting Party you've got.

We saw the depths Libs would go at the Wellstone funeral... may this put an end to any thought the left is compassionate and tolerant.

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Where's the poll? Hmmmm...wonder how long til this thread is shut down...:doh

Ok...the polls here now.

I'm still giving this thread less than an hour.
 
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It took less than 24-hours to have the Rush Limbaugh hospitalized thread to be shut down.

http://www.debatepolitics.com/archives/63102-report-rush-limbaugh-taken-hawaii-hospital.html

Why?

The left projectile vomited its death wishes all over the thread (and internet), revealing how vile, callous and intolerant this group really is.

Protect the terrorists, but death to our most vocal political opponents.

Interesting Party you've got.

We saw the depths Libs would go at the Wellstone funeral... may this put an end to any thought the left is compassionate and tolerant.

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Is that what happened? I thought it was all the pathetic, righty spew all over the thread. Whiny bunch of victims all over that thread :boohoo:
 
I say what goes around comes around. I see no reason to hold your tongue over someone that is vile or someone you think(many leftist think Limbaugh is vile due to misinformation) is vile human being just because they are hospitalized or died. When News of Hitler, Saddam, Jeffrey Dahmer, or some other well known scumbag died, I do not think anyone was holding their tongue nor do I think anyone was saying you shouldn't speak bad about those people since they died. When Jane Fonda and Medea Benjamin croaks they better cremate them or put them in a unknown grave because I will make it one of my goals in life to **** on their graves, When Tiller the Baby killer died I said good riddance he got what he deserved I am glad he is gone, when some other scumbag dies I say the same thing.

If leftist want to bash Limbaugh or say they wished something a lot worse would have happened to them I say let them.However they better extend the same courtesy when some vile leftist is hospitalized or dies and not piss and moan about people speaking about those people.
 
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It took less than 24-hours to have the Rush Limbaugh hospitalized thread shut down.
Not only moved to the basement, but shut down.

http://www.debatepolitics.com/archives/63102-report-rush-limbaugh-taken-hawaii-hospital.html

Why?

The left projectile vomited its death wishes all over the thread (and internet), revealing how vile, callous and intolerant this group really is.

Protect the terrorists, but death to our most vocal political opponents.

Interesting Party you've got.

We saw the depths Libs would go at the Wellstone funeral... may this put an end to any thought the left is compassionate and tolerant.

.

Your gross generalizations are quite amusing. How did your latest abortion clinic bombing go? All conservatives bomb abortions right? Since a select few do it they all do it.
 
The right did the same thing when Kennedy died. I had to shut down one of those threads. There is no difference between the haters on the left and the haters on the right. Only a partisan hack would believe that there is.
 
The right did the same thing when Kennedy died. I had to shut down one of those threads.
Let's be fair here Cap. I went out of my way to give the late Sen. Kennedy due respect even though I hated him in life, many others of my political lean did as well. Just sayin'.
There is no difference between the haters on the left and the haters on the right. Only a partisan hack would believe that there is.
That I can agree with.
 
Let's be fair here Cap. I went out of my way to give the late Sen. Kennedy due respect even though I hated him in life, many others of my political lean did as well. Just sayin'. That I can agree with.

That was you LMR. There are certainly lefties that haven't attacked Rush, too. There were plenty on the right who showed just as much classless behavior around Kennedy as those on the left are showing Rush. Is it everyone? Certainly not. Only the hacks.
 
That was you LMR. There are certainly lefties that haven't attacked Rush, too. There were plenty on the right who showed just as much classless behavior around Kennedy as those on the left are showing Rush. Is it everyone? Certainly not. Only the hacks.
No argument from me on that point. I am not a fan of attacking the ill or deceased as I find it to be completely classless, and it did offend me when the Kennedy threads showed that from my side, but, it is very telling of the character of those who would engage in said attacks.
 
No argument from me on that point. I am not a fan of attacking the ill or deceased as I find it to be completely classless, and it did offend me when the Kennedy threads showed that from my side, but, it is very telling of the character of those who would engage in said attacks.

I agree. It is completely disgusting, IMO. It is also disgusting to attack the children of political candidates. I think Palin is an idiot, but what members of the left did to her children was scummy.
 
I think this certainly does point to a problem though, and the problem is in both camps. It only takes one or two liberals or conservatives acting the ass to get the whole of liberals or conservatives seen as being asses. Me personally, I welcome it when conservatives act the ass, since it's easy to point out and argue against. However, when liberals do it, it's winceworthy for me. Every ridiculous accusation of racism where none is present, every comment about Bush being a criminal, every over the top "teabagger" reference makes me grind my teeth. We really do need to police our own more often, and call out those on the same side of the political fence more often when they make asshole type comments.

The other thing this speaks to, and something I find very sad is the "well they did it, now it's our turn". Just because some liberals called Bush a nazi does not justify in any way calling Obama a nazi. Just because some conservatives acted the ass when Kennedy dies does not justify acting the as when a conservative has health problems. We need to somehow bring this attitude to an end. It does not further any cause, it does not help make your points, and it really is kinda shameful. Political discourse should not be on the same level as school ground fights.
 
I think this certainly does point to a problem though, and the problem is in both camps. It only takes one or two liberals or conservatives acting the ass to get the whole of liberals or conservatives seen as being asses. Me personally, I welcome it when conservatives act the ass, since it's easy to point out and argue against. However, when liberals do it, it's winceworthy for me. Every ridiculous accusation of racism where none is present, every comment about Bush being a criminal, every over the top "teabagger" reference makes me grind my teeth. We really do need to police our own more often, and call out those on the same side of the political fence more often when they make asshole type comments.

The other thing this speaks to, and something I find very sad is the "well they did it, now it's our turn". Just because some liberals called Bush a nazi does not justify in any way calling Obama a nazi. Just because some conservatives acted the ass when Kennedy dies does not justify acting the as when a conservative has health problems. We need to somehow bring this attitude to an end. It does not further any cause, it does not help make your points, and it really is kinda shameful. Political discourse should not be on the same level as school ground fights.

Redress, this is why in the past I have called on members of each political affiliation to confront members of their own who act like foolish partisan hacks. If you see them do it, call them on it. It helps to distance yourself from your own affiliation's idiocy.

And it's not only party affiliation. I have a strong pro-GM position, but when I see another pro-GMer acting like an ass, I confront them hard. It's important to police our own. If the other side does it, it just looks like partisan attacks, even if it isn't.
 
I voted no, but it has nothing to do with Fatty Limbaugh.
 
I agree. It is completely disgusting, IMO. It is also disgusting to attack the children of political candidates. I think Palin is an idiot, but what members of the left did to her children was scummy.

But don't forget what Rove did to McCain, alluding that his adopted child was really his from a black prostitute.
 
That was you LMR. There are certainly lefties that haven't attacked Rush, too. There were plenty on the right who showed just as much classless behavior around Kennedy as those on the left are showing Rush. Is it everyone? Certainly not. Only the hacks.

That was pretty much myself and Tall. And I'm quite consistently an asshole, so no surprise there...:2razz:
 
This poll makes little sense.

Zimmer defines, as many here do, the "left" as anyone he disagrees with.

To determine the answer to the poll, we'd need a list of everyone who has ever disagreed with Zimmer on any subject.
 
**** Some Conservatives are not infatuated with Sarah Palin or the element that adores her. Some are not wild about aby Conservative Talk Show host. Also some openly & strongly criticize Ron Paul and the crew that latched onto him in 2008.


***** Other than Zell Miller & Joe Lieberman and that one Missisippi Congressman - find me any current Democrat not on board with Barry.

*** Bob Byrd being rolled into the Senate chamber to Voye Yea one week ago for his "Friend" :shock: Ted Kennedy was a geriatric low class act only sustainable because few these days remember anything or were born after the MSM dropped all pretense.
 
**** Some Conservatives are not infatuated with Sarah Palin or the element that adores her. Some are not wild about aby Conservative Talk Show host. Also some openly & strongly criticize Ron Paul and the crew that latched onto him in 2008.


***** Other than Zell Miller & Joe Lieberman and that one Missisippi Congressman - find me any current Democrat not on board with Barry.

*** Bob Byrd being rolled into the Senate chamber to Voye Yea one week ago for his "Friend" :shock: Ted Kennedy was a geriatric low class act only sustainable because few these days remember anything or were born after the MSM dropped all pretense.

Go through your list and start naming some Conservatives that ARE on board with Obama. Then get back to us.
 
I regard Rush Limbaugh not much different than another Tokyo Rose. An on-air radio blowhard bent on ripping the US apart.

But that being said, I don't wish him any bad health. I know it's a game he's playing, and playing well I might add, exploiting the simple minded and validating their ignorance. He's making a fortune at it. Nothing wrong with getting rich within the boundries of the law. That's the American way. There have been snake-oil salesmen since the invent of the railroad.

Free speech can be a double edged sword. Even still, long live free speech. I suppose that goes for Tokyo Rose too. :roll:
 
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Go through your list and start naming some Conservatives that ARE on board with Obama. Then get back to us.
When I think the president does something right or even may have some merit I will say so. For instance, and has been rare with this adm. for the purposes of saving money, after the defense dept. cleared the presidential helicopter for future service it was accepted over a newer model, I don't know whether the reasons were practical or political, but either way it was a good call. There have been a few things where I say Obama almost got one right.....at least he's on the right track, but.....I call 'em as I see 'em.
 
When I think the president does something right or even may have some merit I will say so. For instance, and has been rare with this adm. for the purposes of saving money, after the defense dept. cleared the presidential helicopter for future service it was accepted over a newer model, I don't know whether the reasons were practical or political, but either way it was a good call. There have been a few things where I say Obama almost got one right.....at least he's on the right track, but.....I call 'em as I see 'em.

You're not an elected political official, LMR. My comment to Zinc was a response to his comment that liberal politicians stand by Obama unquestionably. My retort is that conservative politicians stand against Obama, unquestionably in the same way. And just as you might disagree with everything Obama has done, someone else might AGREE with everything Obama has done. Who's right? It's a matter of opinion. But regardless, I would trust some of the more "sane" members of this forum to be a bit diserning about their agreements and disagreements and to have some of each. From my experience, most politicians are hacks, or are two afraid to buck their party's line for fear of not being supported. We have hacks here. You're not one of them.
 
One of the reasons I left the GOP - because I didn't want some of the fringe speaking for me. After Reagan, they skidded downhill rapidly and I continued to hang on. Finally I just let go of the bus that was dragging me along and I've felt better ever since. Now I read some of the stuff I read from *some* of my former party members and I cringe.... the GOP will never recover unless something changes from within.

Honestly... I was also not a fan of Ted Kennedy OR Rush Limbaugh but I don't wish harm on anyone... I hope I never get to the point where I hope that someone dies or falls seriously ill because of their politics.
 
One of the reasons I left the GOP - because I didn't want some of the fringe speaking for me. After Reagan, they skidded downhill rapidly and I continued to hang on. Finally I just let go of the bus that was dragging me along and I've felt better ever since. Now I read some of the stuff I read from *some* of my former party members and I cringe.... the GOP will never recover unless something changes from within.

Honestly... I was also not a fan of Ted Kennedy OR Rush Limbaugh but I don't wish harm on anyone... I hope I never get to the point where I hope that someone dies or falls seriously ill because of their politics.

The truth is that people of all political persuasions have been like that for some time, it's just only now that those people are speaking up thanks to the anonymity of the internet. Nothing changed except for what's available to read.
 
***** Democrats/Liberals/Progressives do stand with Obama just about 100% /Across the Board /Unquestionably. If they didn't this Health Care Turkey would still be in Committee - however they KNOW that to him this is EVERYTHING. Therefore they know better and someone like Ben Nelson (D-Neb) cover themselves by at least "Bringing home the Bacon":roll:


***** Conservatives being opposed to Obama is an example of at least some standing on principle. It's in short supply within the Beltway and I more than suspect that the catalyst in this was/is the MSM dropping all pretense in 2008 and assisting this guy become POTUS when there was still more unknown about him than known. Absulotely unprecedented in the past century. Brian Williams of NBC was in essence an emcee for two huge mega gatherings - in Berlin & late in the campaign in Sarasota,Florida. He got special access and he joined in the adorement of Barry the Great.
 
You're not an elected political official, LMR. My comment to Zinc was a response to his comment that liberal politicians stand by Obama unquestionably. My retort is that conservative politicians stand against Obama, unquestionably in the same way. And just as you might disagree with everything Obama has done, someone else might AGREE with everything Obama has done. Who's right? It's a matter of opinion. But regardless, I would trust some of the more "sane" members of this forum to be a bit diserning about their agreements and disagreements and to have some of each. From my experience, most politicians are hacks, or are two afraid to buck their party's line for fear of not being supported. We have hacks here. You're not one of them.
Gotcha, thought you were speaking to the general party members. My bad.:doh And I fully agree that most politicians are hacks.
 
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