David B said

"You think your lame bullshit posts are PHILOSOPHICAL? Nigga Please! You're nothing but a pretentious, fakeass, wannabe intellectual crumbsnatcher. And your dumb posts nothing but the same rehashed BS anti-liberal hatchet jobs, with the same tired talked points reheated over and over again. There's nothing "philosophicial" in your posts to debate - just a lot of partisan yingyang and dumbass fuckery.

You wanna debate? Learn to come correct. Drop the mockery, drop the attitude, drop the hate. When you learn to treat us with respect, then you will be treated with respect in return. But until that time, we are going to beat your dumb ass like a motherfucking drum every time you open your fool mouth.

It's a new day, and punkass bitches like you are on notice."

David, you are mature beyond your years, a shining example of polite discourse and deep thought.

Can someone of a liberal mind who is not insane with rage back this guy up? Is this really how left leaning people think and act? If this is the case, I don't think Americans have much to worry about from Christians; rather, I would be afraid of having David B. as my neighbor regardless of my philosophical disposition. Can you imagine this guy with a gun in his hand? Does the left really advocate this kind of violence?

David, in this day and age of ironic and satirical humor being able to make a point more succinctly than straightforward analysis, you deserve more than a little ribbing.

Poco

I guess that is what, by what some liberal posters state, a significant portion of the left is really all about. The truly funny thing is, that by proving my point over and over and over again, some of you think that this somehow defeats my position or injures me in some way. Just let me say for the record, that calling me bad names does not hurt, bother, or deter me in any way. If the editors of Salon wish to ban me, they certainly have the authority and the ability to do so.

I will also remind you, as I have said before, I have engaged in confrontations of this nature face-to-face and in-person before. I am quite capable of defending myself, and I consider a simple, childish, digital tantrum to be baby stuff by comparison.

In the meantime, and unless Salon decides to prevent me from entering this forum, I will continue to speak when I feel led to, protestations not withstanding.

Best Wishes,

Poco

AncientAssyrian wrote:

"These days, you go in and say you're blue, down in the dumps, sleeping a lot, can't deal with winter, lonely, gaining weight, losing weight, sleeping too little, and so on, and they whip out the scrip pad, and you're walking out with Prozac, or Paxil or Xanax or Klonopin -- oh, and some Ambien to help you sleep of course."

That was our experience exactly.

For years my father-in-law was a motivated, self sufficient individual. He owns several businesses in a small town (you sometinmes have to do a little of everything in a small economy) that have done well. He has always been a quiet, relatively contented individual.

There came a period in his life when he began to worry about retirement and the usual things that concern an older person. He complained to his country doctor about some sleeplesness, and was prescribed Paxil and Ambien. Long story short, he nearly went insane before getting completely off mood altering drugs.

I think these doctors are invloved in kick-back schemes, as we soon found out that nearly half of the members of his small town church (mostly older people) were on the same medications.

I seem to be dealing with more and more people who don't seem to care about anything. They function, but have no spark. No ups, no downs, just a drone-like life. I think it is a conspiracy of some sort. For people who are not on these drugs, it can be very difficult to work with those who are. Their house could be on fire, and they will just smile and say "why worry?"

I am thinking about writing a book: "Living Straight in a Prozac World"

Poco

is a gullible dope.

for drafting such an obviously rank amateur into the big leagues.

Welcome to the real world Ms. Marcotte, where what you do and what you say actually has consequences. Sitting in your supposed feminist microcosm (your particular brand of it anyway), you are obviously convinced that many people think the way you do. They don't. Your words once had zero impact. Now you know what happens when they do.

Only the perverse little choir you preach to finds your statements about religion amusing. Before connecting yourself to an effort that is supposed to represent "all the people" why don't you get out a little more and find out what the people are actually like. And not just the ones you happen to agree with. I think you will be surprised. Most of them are not like you.

More importantly, why did the Edwards campaign hire you in the first place? Deflection, maybe? Fodder? Press? (any press is good press - never forget that - Edwards doesn't) If this is how his campaign is being run, I see little hope for it.

Poco

who?

for a twelve year old.