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That name is not coming forward.

2007-12-30T23:02:00.000-05:00

That name is not coming forward.

Really? Name the Democrat who could beat Douglas,...

2007-12-30T00:31:00.000-05:00

Really? Name the Democrat who could beat Douglas, with or without Poliina in the race.

Pollina may be the only man who could save Jimbo's...

2007-12-29T22:38:00.000-05:00

Pollina may be the only man who could save Jimbo's job.

Pollina for Governor.

2007-12-29T22:06:00.000-05:00

Pollina for Governor.

Anonymous said... "Substantive?" You're a hypocrit...

2007-12-27T08:05:00.000-05:00

Anonymous said...

"Substantive?" You're a hypocritical laff riot and you don't even know it. In 5 or so weeks you have not posted anything "substantive" on this blog. No, calling people "schmuck," "shmendrik," "knuckle-draggin' nitwits," etc., does not qualify as substantive."

Fine, you're a farcockteh meshuggah schmuck who's got nothing substantive to say because the only thing you've consistently proven here is your total inability to substantiate anything you say.

Feel better now, little fella?

Always a pleasure.

"Substantive?" You're a hypocritical laff riot an...

2007-12-26T23:20:00.000-05:00

"Substantive?" You're a hypocritical laff riot and you don't even know it. In 5 or so weeks you have not posted anything "substantive" on this blog. No, calling people "schmuck," "shmendrik," "knuckle-draggin' nitwits," etc., does not qualify as substantive.

Is Douglas cheap or what?

2007-12-26T21:26:00.000-05:00

Is Douglas cheap or what?

Anonymous said... "Way to go, jw."As substantive a...

2007-12-26T18:16:00.000-05:00

Anonymous said...

"Way to go, jw."

As substantive as ever.

Looks like Santa had no clues for your Christmas Stocking.

Tough break, little fella.

Way to go, jw.

2007-12-26T17:48:00.000-05:00

Way to go, jw.

Anonymous said... "The tone of the discussion, fro...

2007-12-26T08:18:00.000-05:00

Anonymous said...

"The tone of the discussion, from both JWCOOP and Bubba, isn't very conducive to encouraging anyone to join in."

Ya mean like you're doing now?

"Both the far left and the far right are being exposed here as two sides of the same coin: Closed-minded, utterly sure of themselves, unwilling to concede a single point to the other side, and much too willing to hurl insults and invective at the other side rather than engage them in a dialogue."

Ya mean like you're doing now, little fella?

"What's really amusing to me is the sense I get that they both believe they speak for a huge "silent majority" of Vermonters."

And what's really amusing to me is that you can spend the rest of the week looking for just where I said I speak for the "silent" or any other majority of Vermonters, little fella.

I've never claimed to speak for anyone but myself.

On the other hand, I've claimed and continued to claim that the likes of you, yourselves and bubbles sure as hell don't speak for the majority of Vermonters.

One look at the current composition of the Vermont Legislature clearly demonstrates that to be the case.

Big difference.

Your half-baked, bogus assumptions and clueless conclusions aren't evidence. They're merely your half-baked, bogus assumptions and clueless conclusions.

"In fact, plenty of us are relatively moderate Democrats, Republican, and independents who disagree with you on numerous issues and find the way you express yourselves unappealing."

Is that so? Are there any of you who aren't posting as "anonymous", little fella?

That's what I thought.

"If you don't want to debate or argue civilly, why don't all of you go over to Snarky Boy's -- I mean Michael Colby's -- new site, Broadsides? He needs the traffic; nobody's posting over there. And the tone he encourages is perfect for you."

And if you can't anonymously muster up anything more than the likes of this sanctimonious slop and demonstrate just how anyone, anywhere is preventing you from raising a serious topic, ya got nothing to say.

This isn't the first or second time I've called you on this nonsense. It's not even the fourth or fifth.

Evidently, you've got nothing to say.

Here's hoping Santa gave ya a clue for Christmas.

The tone of the discussion, from both JWCOOP and B...

2007-12-23T13:05:00.000-05:00

The tone of the discussion, from both JWCOOP and Bubba, isn't very conducive to encouraging anyone to join in.

Both the far left and the far right are being exposed here as two sides of the same coin: Closed-minded, utterly sure of themselves, unwilling to concede a single point to the other side, and much too willing to hurl insults and invective at the other side rather than engage them in a dialogue.

What's really amusing to me is the sense I get that they both believe they speak for a huge "silent majority" of Vermonters.

In fact, plenty of us are relatively moderate Democrats, Republican, and independents who disagree with you on numerous issues and find the way you express yourselves unappealing.

If you don't want to debate or argue civilly, why don't all of you go over to Snarky Boy's -- I mean Michael Colby's -- new site, Broadsides? He needs the traffic; nobody's posting over there. And the tone he encourages is perfect for you.

Anonymous said... "Terri, leaving aside the conten...

2007-12-22T20:18:00.000-05:00

Anonymous said...

"Terri, leaving aside the content of jw's 11:03 a.m. posting (and the fact that he was wrong), please consider the tone and the use of personal ad hominem attack, and consider whether he's heeding your request to "clean it up."

Ah, yes, the old "it's the singer not the song" song and dance.

Always the preferred fallback position of knuckle-draggin', gop-slop spewin', factually-challenged wing-nut nitwits who can neither sing nor dance.

Your pleas to put style before substance are very revealing as it cuts to the core of just who and what you are and who and what you're not.

Thanks again for digging your own grave, falling in it and pulling the dirt in behind you as to make my life easier.

You're very thoughtful that way, little fella.

Thanks again.

It's been fun.

4:38 PM, December 21, 2007

bubba said... "Totally, undeniably, certifiable!"T...

2007-12-22T20:04:00.000-05:00

bubba said...

"Totally, undeniably, certifiable!"

Thanks, bubbles. If only the quality or your arguments and the veracity of your evidence could reach that threshold.

Always a pleasure.

"I wasn't justifying anything; just noting that yo...

2007-12-22T11:55:00.000-05:00

"I wasn't justifying anything; just noting that you don't complain when it comes from the Right."

The major notable Righty on THIS blog is Bubba, and I do from time to time complain about his, shall we say, bombastic interjections. Still, nothing compares to the ad hominem hatred spewed by jw on this blog, both in terms of quality and sheer volume.

And , might add that it's been going on a lot long...

2007-12-22T09:17:00.000-05:00

And , might add that it's been going on a lot longer unchecked with no complaints from anyone. The point that it's from a different section of the BFP is irrelevant. It's still happening.

I wasn't justifying anything; just noting that you...

2007-12-22T09:16:00.000-05:00

I wasn't justifying anything; just noting that you don't complain when it comes from the Right.

I read those comments from time to time and they a...

2007-12-22T09:13:00.000-05:00

I read those comments from time to time and they are very hateful from the Right. But that's a different blog. That doesn't justify the shocking jw hate speech posted here.

Have you noticed the hate, nasty name calling,and ...

2007-12-22T09:07:00.000-05:00

Have you noticed the hate, nasty name calling,and hollow rhetoric from the right-wing posters who regularly respond to every article, opinion piece, or letter the BFP publishes?
We don't hear complaints about them.
Or is this their prerogative only?

Please DON'T ban JW from this site. As annoying as...

2007-12-22T07:37:00.001-05:00

Please DON'T ban JW from this site. As annoying as he is, it is important that the world see exactly where the left in Vermont is coming from, how they think, and the bullying way they go about trying what they want.

Nothing to offer but hate, nasty name calling, hollow rhetoric, a truly twisted view of the world and themselves, and zero ideas.

Please DON'T ban JW from this site. As annoying as...

2007-12-22T07:37:00.000-05:00

4 psychotic posts in a row from jw and he's dialog...

2007-12-21T21:08:00.000-05:00

4 psychotic posts in a row from jw and he's dialoguing with himself.

He's denying reality about the luxury tax because he refuses to acknowledge what happened. The evidence has been put forth and he has his eyes closed and his hands over his ears and he's saying "I can't hear you, I can't hear you."

Nice.

Anonymous said... I thought you said, "goodbye cru...

2007-12-21T20:50:00.000-05:00

Anonymous said...

I thought you said, "goodbye cruel world," to run off and join the circus, last night.

"No, that wasn't me. See, lots of people can't stand you, not just me."

Gee, how will I go on.

It's funny how they're all named anonymous and bubba, little fella?

Why do ya think that is?

Nice try.

First of all, even if everyone posting as "anonymous" was actually a different person, there still wouldn't be lots of people here to do anything. Period.

Secondly, If I'm legitimately confusing you with someone or a collection of someones posting under the name "anonymous", how would I know and why should I care?

You'd have only yourself to blame.

In the absence of any evidence to the contrary, why shouldn't I consider any and all "anonymous" posters to be the same "anonymous" person?

That's what I thought.

It's been fun.

Anonymous said... "Jim Douglas will be governor as...

2007-12-21T20:30:00.000-05:00

Anonymous said...

"Jim Douglas will be governor as long as he wants, and the next governor after him will likely be Matt Dunne."

Which sheep sacrificed his or her life to provide you the entrails you've managed to divine this psychotic slop from and why the hell did they bother.

Hopefully, you and yours can take their place in the next life.

"If Dubie does run again, Dunne will cozy up to whoever is the Democratic presidential nominee (Dunne's supporting Edwards now,"

Gee, that would be the first time in the History of the World somethin' like that ever happened.

I'm shocked.

"but Edwards will probably be out of the race the day after NH) to get a federal appointment that will let him keep his name in the papers from 2009 onwards until Douglas decides to call it quits." For example, if Dunne were named regional director of the EPA for New England, he could hold press conferences every week to beat up on Douglas for not doing enough about global warming."

Really? And just what's preventing Symington, Shumlin and/or VPIRG from doing that right now, my little Milton Machiavelli?

That's what I thought.

Anonymous said... I thought you said, "goodbye cru...

2007-12-21T20:10:00.000-05:00

Anonymous said...

I thought you said, "goodbye cruel world," to run off and join the circus, last night.

"No, that wasn't me. See, lots of people can't stand you, not just me."

Ah, so it was one of the other posters posting under the screen name, anonymous, eh, little fella?

And I would know that.......how?

And you can confirm that....how?

Sure it was.

Nice try.

Feel free to prove it, little fella.

Your word's always no good around here.

Anonymous said... "He dismissively says you don't ...

2007-12-21T20:04:00.000-05:00

Anonymous said...

"He dismissively says you don't have evidence, then you cite two two news stories, and he says it's a pack of lies."

Well, little fella, that's bound to happen when you deal almost exclusively in packs of lies the way you, yourselves and bubbles tend to do.

Nice try.

Again, I ask - for the zillionth time - for evidence and you - once again - try to pass off a cite two news stories with no foundation or verification from 1993 about incidents which allegedly took place between 1990-1993 when the alleged Kennedy Tax in question was repealed you dredged up from some wing-nut, whack-job website like RCP as evidence while whining about me never takin' your coalition of the clueless word for it.

1990-1993. You're breakin' my heart, little fella.

My achy breaky heart.

Nice try. No sale.

"It's NOT a lie that the same US Senator who advocated for the tax then begged for its repeal."

It isn't, eh? Feel free to prove it, little buddy.

First of all, I notice you've failed to answer or address the question/issue as to just how Teddy Kennedy - or any other single Senator - managed to single-handedly enact a Tax without a legislative co-sponsor or how it got through both bodies without somebody filibustering the measure in the Senate and signed into Law without being shot-down with a Veto Pen.

Imagine my surprise. Then again, you'd kinda have to.

Who was in the Oval Office between 1990-1/93 again, little fella?

Oh, yeah. That guy. The one who keeps following Clinton around and askin' him how to straighten out his psychotic and idiotic eldest son.

"Sorry, jw, you've been whooped on this one and you know it."

You sure are if you're spewin' that, nonsense, little fella.

You'd have to believe Hitler's claim that Poland invaded Germany on 9/01/39 to buy that load of rubbish.

While you're clearly qualified on the psycho-meter to more than fill that particular bill, you haven't got a prayer of sellin' me on that slop, but, what the hell, I'd love to hear your lunatic fringe sales pitch.

That's entertainment.