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TNCR is a Bastion of Right-Wingers
Topic Started: Sep 8 2006, 06:44 PM (507 Views)
George K
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Hobie made a comment (and I don't remember in which (of many similar threads) thread) that this forum is controlled by a bunch of right wingers, and he's here to provide some balance. So, just out of curiosity, I looked at the last 4 pages of threads and titles, and who started the thread. I tried to eliminate the silly, and hopefully got the political/religious stuff included. I specifically excluded Hobie's threads, because he's here to "provide balance."

Here's the list - title and author of thread.

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Saddam and al-Qaeda, Pre-War A New Report Says .... Quirt Evans
Pope, Same-Sex Marriage and Abortion ..... Kenny
9-11 TV miniseries (Pages 1 2 3 ) Furor over inaccuracies ... Kenny
Torture is Bad (Pages 1 2 3 ...5 )The Pentagon Finally Acknowledges .... Quirt Evans
On the Subject of Secret CIA Prisons ... .... Quirt Evans
God, there are some b*stards in the world. --- Princess
oh, those peaceful Palestinians --- Pianojerome
Progressives? Or just more barking moonbats? - Jolly
Bush's Proposal for Military Tribunals QuirtEvans
Another from gryphon's stash. Well worth reading... Jolly
What we learned today from the pacifists - II kenny
What we've learned today from the pacifists Larry
Back of the Bus! (Pages 1 2 3 ...4 ) QuirtEvans
Where's the Love, George? Southern Women Trend Democrat QuirtEvans
President Bush, Meet Dr. Freud QuirtEvans
Apparently THEY Don't Think It Is Serious Rick Zimmer
The Long War Jolly
this thread is not "Consequences of Iraq" apparently that was a carpy name for it) Ben
How's the War on Terror Going? QuirtEvans
Wow! Someone Is Actually Thinking! (Pages 1 2 ) Rick Zimmer
The Barking Moonbat Secret Agent Fan Club Hey! We need the money! ...Jolly
Getting rid of liberal lecturers John D'Oh
The Curse of the 9/11 Widows Jolly
McCain Feingold Goes into Effect Today
Is this a violation of free speech? George K

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Show me how this place is controlled by a bunch of "wingers" as you so delicately called them.
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LWpianistin
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I'd say it's a pretty equal place.

Right-wingers don't control it, just as left-wingers don't.
And how are you today?
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JBryan
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That is one thing I like about it. :)
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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ny1911
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My gut was telling me the same thing, but I didn't look into it. There is relatively good balance here...but by Hobie's own admission, he was expecting a very liberal crowd. If he can tolerate us, the more the merrier.
So live your life and live it well.
There's not much left of me to tell.
I just got back up each time I fell.
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JBryan
Sep 8 2006, 06:51 PM
That is one thing I like about it. :)

Ditto.

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Jack Frost
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JBryan
Sep 8 2006, 10:51 PM
That is one thing I like about it. :)

You mean you like us brainless registered republicans?

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Ben
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I don't have the time tonight but I'd be curious about the # of posts by our more conservative members vs that of liberal. this would probably lead to mass chaos and flames because people would be upset about being lumped in a group they don't really identify with and then in the end the numbers are sort of useless becuase of all the posts that aren't politics-related, like the word association thread... but if someone gets bored that would be nice. I'm betting it's tilted toward the right becuase of 89th but I'm not really sure if that means anything or not. :)
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JBryan
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You mean you like us brainless registered republicans?


This place would be dead boring without you.
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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John Jacob Jingoism Smith
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No it's not "controlled" by the Right. But there's an awful lot of controlling, aggressive, dominating attitudes coming from some of them.
Jingoism

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kenny
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Liberals are by nature more liberal.

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JBryan
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Conservatives are by nature more conservative. Unless you are talking gas mileage.
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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kenny
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JBryan
Sep 8 2006, 09:04 PM
Conservatives are by nature more conservative. Unless you are talking gas mileage.

I think you're right there buddy.

Exceptions abound, but averaged together I think the libs get better MPG than the cons.

Groupism is good.
Groupism is bad.

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JBryan
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Make up your mind. :tongue:
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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kenny
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I do.
I make it up, over and over. :croc:

I guess I'm a lib-artist, not a con-artist.

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Phlebas
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George K
Sep 8 2006, 06:44 PM


Show me how this place is controlled by a bunch of "wingers" as you so delicately called them.

Hobie is a new guy here, and is just getting his feet wet. Why don't you give the guy a break, and let him settle in. A couple people were unecessarily nasty to him when he first started posting.

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ny1911
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Phlebas
Sep 9 2006, 03:01 AM
George K
Sep 8 2006, 06:44 PM


Show me how this place is controlled by a bunch of "wingers" as you so delicately called them.

Hobie is a new guy here, and is just getting his feet wet. Why don't you give the guy a break, and let him settle in. A couple people were unecessarily nasty to him when he first started posting.

I have to admit that the way he appeared here made me wonder if he was troll. I now don't believe that to be the case.
So live your life and live it well.
There's not much left of me to tell.
I just got back up each time I fell.
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kenny
Sep 8 2006, 09:01 PM
Liberals are by nature more liberal.

Except when it comes to firearms :rolleyes2:
So live your life and live it well.
There's not much left of me to tell.
I just got back up each time I fell.
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Phlebas
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ny1911
Sep 9 2006, 03:32 AM
Phlebas
Sep 9 2006, 03:01 AM
George K
Sep 8 2006, 06:44 PM


Show me how this place is controlled by a bunch of "wingers" as you so delicately called them.

Hobie is a new guy here, and is just getting his feet wet. Why don't you give the guy a break, and let him settle in. A couple people were unecessarily nasty to him when he first started posting.

I have to admit that the way he appeared here made me wonder if he was troll. I now don't believe that to be the case.

I thought 89th was a troll at first too. Of course I gave him a hard time for about a year....
Random FML: Today, I was fired by my boss in front of my coworkers. It would have been nice if I could have left the building before they started celebrating. FML

The founding of the bulk of the world's nation states post 1914 is based on self-defined nationalisms. The bulk of those national movements involve territory that was ethnically mixed. The foundation of many of those nation states involved population movements in the aftermath. When the only one that is repeatedly held up as unjust and unjustifiable is the Zionist project, the term anti-semitism may very well be appropriate. - P*D


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Mikhailoh
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Assuming one COULD control an online forum in any way other than moderation and changing posts, exactly what is it you would control? I don't think there's a serious question to explore there.

I have not been overly nice to Hobie, but that is because I found his posts offensive. I think we have worked that out.

If one does not wish to fight with Larry, the answer is quite simple.. don't.
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George K
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JBryan
Sep 8 2006, 11:47 PM
This place would be dead boring without you.

Necrophilia is dead boring.
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Mikhailoh
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George K
Sep 9 2006, 08:42 AM
JBryan
Sep 8 2006, 11:47 PM
This place would be dead boring without you.

Necrophilia is dead boring.

Well, dead, yes.. but I suppose if one were a necrophiliac it would not be boring!
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John Jacob Jingoism Smith
Sep 8 2006, 11:50 PM
No it's not "controlled" by the Right. But there's an awful lot of controlling, aggressive, dominating attitudes coming from some of them.

the controlling liberals hang out elsewhere

:wave:
it behooves me to behold
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ny1911
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Mikhailoh
Sep 9 2006, 04:53 AM
George K
Sep 9 2006, 08:42 AM
JBryan
Sep 8 2006, 11:47 PM
This place would be dead boring without you.

Necrophilia is dead boring.

Well, dead, yes.. but I suppose if one were a necrophiliac it would not be boring!

Oh, there's some definite boring going on.
So live your life and live it well.
There's not much left of me to tell.
I just got back up each time I fell.
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Jane D'Oh
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I got the feeling that Hobie's comment was based on the fact that he felt that he was 'standing alone' during his political arguments. But in my (admittedly limited) experience here; it's not that the balance is not present, more that the people who would normally have provided it had chosen not to participate in that particular battle.
Pfft.
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Riley
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Ben
Sep 9 2006, 12:47 AM
I don't have the time tonight but I'd be curious about the # of posts by our more conservative members vs that of liberal. this would probably lead to mass chaos and flames because people would be upset about being lumped in a group they don't really identify with and then in the end the numbers are sort of useless becuase of all the posts that aren't politics-related, like the word association thread... but if someone gets bored that would be nice. I'm betting it's tilted toward the right becuase of 89th but I'm not really sure if that means anything or not. :)

I think there would be more posts by conservative members. Just look at who the top 4 posters are.

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However, I don't think they would have an overwhelmingly higher number, because when you look at the entire top 10 list, it is much more balanced.

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