Another Cindy basher has an eBay listing.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Arrest-Cindy-Sheehan-magnets-Support-Our-Troops_W0QQitemZ5605508080QQcategoryZ1469QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I just reported it.

I justlogged in to DU to call attention to this idiot. Looks like the other one has been pulled. But on what grounds did you report this one?

...when I went through the prompts. Then, I gave the auction number.

It will scare other ebay buyers off about buying from the moran.

Anyone can write to him and complain while the auction is active. But it looks like the auction has been pulled, now.

to slander anyone who disagrees with them.

...spelling, punctuation, syntax, and grammar. It looks like we have another graduate from the Free Republic School of Writing.

The seller must have graduated Summa Cum Laude from the school you mentioned.

nt

It's hardly patriotic to say "...what she is doing only lowers moral for all the troops as a whole, and boarders on criminal...".

What happened to free speech or freedom of expression?

While I agree you have the right to do and say what you are doing as well as Cindy has the right to do what she is doing, I think you should really think about your underhanded behavior.

How is Cindy's behavior criminal? Since when is protest criminal?

You obviously don't understand the principals this country was founded on. Your ignorance is a sad reflection of your unwillingness to truly understand and come to terms with what "freedom" really means.

"exactly, what happend to free speach? you hypocrit!"

I'm the hypocrite? I already told the seller that I agree that they have the right to do and say what they want.

How does that make me a hypocrite?

Amazing what the blind and increasingly ignorant BushCo masses can believe.

(It's obvious this person has spelling problems, makes me think that they might have other sorts of problems too. So sad.)

You're a hypocrit. How dare you interfere with his free speach?

This is what I wrote, simple & short and sure to fall on deaf ears...

"You should be ashamed, this is a woman who lost her son in this war. How is this supporting our troops? She is a grieving mother and her son was sent to war based on lies....For shame for shame......."

...as many people as possible can complain.

He mostly sells naff silver "Contender"-style sauna suits, hunting/survival knives, and playing cards featuring nude women. Betcha he earns his living doing this out of the back of a trailer.

crowd. Sheesh, her son was killed and there were no WMD and the downing street minutes showed this war was a big lie--and dammit she has the right to voice her opinion--this is after all America isn't it?

Arresting her for no good reason is, well you fill in the blank ...

But isn't this just another form of free speech?

...and we're free to try and have it removed because we find it objectionable. Free speech comes with responsibility.

Why are you willing to defend this person? :shrug: :thumbsdown:

Defending the right to free speech should never be confused with defending the speaker, or the speech, itself. That's why the ACLU rightfully "defends" the Klan by fighting to protect the 1st.

I vote :thumbsup:

- is that it is a free speech issue. The first auction didn't really have a product to auction. This one is a bit different.

This person has come up with something tangible to auction. eBay auctions other similar political items and as long as it doesn't violate the eBay terms of service I doubt it will be removed.

eBay, as per the site owner's rules, is for buying and selling things, not for political proselytizing. And it is them who delete items, not the complainers.

It's like you coming into my house and starting to spew RW bullshit. You won't be free to stay there.

You play by their rules or you don't play at all. It isn't the place to air your political views. :)

edited for clarity

:crazy::dunce:

Another of the Chimp's Army of Illiterates...:puke:

Then as soon as you bid, go here:
http://cgi1.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?UserInformationRequest

Get their name and #
(it's best that you keep yours anonymous or incorrect)
Then cancel your bid

Of course, that's not my advice; a little bird told me that

about a half hour away from me, what a rotten jackass

You are bidding on a yellow 8 inch magnet that was originally said "Support Our Troops" but had been modified with permanenet paint to state "Arrest Cindy Sheehan" For those of you who don't know Cindy Sheehan just type her name in Google. Or, just beleive me and suppor the fact that this women should be arrested. I am deeply sorry that she has lost her son, but what she is doing only lowers moral for all the troops as a whole, and boarders on criminal. This style of protest originally came about during the Vietnam War, and was just as unacceptable as it is today. Where was these protests when her son signed up for the military? The last I looked there is no draft, and this lady needs to be stopped!

This eBayer needs to be arrested by the grammar police.

He's Just Another Chickenhawk GOPussy...

RL

little nazis afraid to show their faces?

option. What else can I do to help? Is there a place where I can write a complaint to Ebay?

how disgusting, does offer the merchandise and doesn't morph like the other one did into flags.

is to object to the offensive speech in the description.

listing was taken down almost in a heartbeat, and this one is still there.

He's moron, sure (as is anyone who would pay $3.00 for a "support the troops" magnet that this guy wrote on with magic marker), but I don't get the grounds on which he should be shut down.

eBay itself has a long history of shutting down opportunists/profiteers. They didn't allow people to take advantage of the shuttle disaster, WTC memorabilia, London bombings, certain celebrity deaths and arrests, and so on. This sort of political speechifying has in the past been shot down. They rely on the community itself to police offensive or objectionable listings. If enough people complain, chances are they'll shut it down. They don't particularly like controversy.

thanks for replying.

I can't say I agree (I find it more idiotic than offensive, and I generally think it is a good thing when freepers make themselves look stupid) and I kind of think it is a shame that ebay shut it down (would they allow an "impeach bush" ribbon?). But, congratulations on a mission accomplished, anyway.

This listing (5605508080) has been removed by eBay or is no longer available. Please make sure that you've entered the item number correctly.
If the item was removed by eBay, please consider this transaction canceled. If anybody contacts you to complete the sale, please ignore the request. Completing the sale outside of eBay may be unsafe and will not be covered by eBay purchase protection programs.

Items that ended more than 90 days ago are no longer accessible through the eBay system.


Buh-bye!

I got a chuckle out his 'naked lady playing cards' listing.

He sent me one back:

Response from obi256
Item: "Arrest Cindy Sheehan" magnets Support Our Troops
(5605508080)
This message was sent while the listing was active.
obi256 is the seller.
---------------------------------------
I was in a hurry and missing a spell check,,, how many magnets
would you like?




Now he's abusing commas! Disgraceful!

...to make a buck off the back of dead soldier's mother. Disgusting.

isn't posting the questions

Takes after W, I see.

Probably won't be any either. :)

Unfortunately I think some of the other posters are right when they say that ebay probably won't remove this one. This guy actually has something to sell, however disgusting it may be, and he isn't posting copyrighted material. The only thing I think they could get him on is using ebay to proselytize bidders.

there may be a bit of 'sound reasoning' on thier part.

Paypal and e-bay are related, and isn't Paypal one of the donation sites for Cindy-?

They have the right to refuse any and all offending merchandise- there is no 'law' that gives anyone the 'right' to sell on e-bay.

Just as any 'merchant' can ask a customer to leave their store-

Personally i'm glad e-bay shut this guy up- even if it did go against the principal of free speech. Fining Howard Stern for saying fuck on the air flies in the face of 'free speech' and is enforced not by an 'individual' but by the GOVERNMENT-

Do you suppose that would teach him a lesson?

I suppose if you had an account you didn't care to ever use again, you could violate eBay's rules. The feedback would most likely be removed, so I don't think it's worth it.

how many does it take to shut his privilige down?

There's no set percentage or number for sellers. Sellers are 'unregistered' for violations like non-performance, fraud, bad contact info, not paying their fees, that sort of thing.

And askeerd of a little woman who lost her son in the war. F*CKING BABIES!!!!!

I did not think anyones morals could be lower than *'s

ME: "While you're certainly entitled to your opinion, I think you're way off base. Ms. Sheehan is doing exactly what the founding fathers intended her to do - exercise her right to protest when she feels her government is no longer representing the greater interests of the people.

To trivialize it as you have is childish."




HIM: "Thank you. I appreciate you comments. She has a right to voice her oppionion and critize the president and the war, I feel that someone critizing her is not out of question. I'm just a patriot."



ME: "While I still find your auction distasteful, I do have to applaud you for responding to my message.

One thing to consider..."nationalism" is blind support of one's country - "patriotism" is a love of one's country which sometimes requires one to point out the blemishes and mistakes in order to make it a better place...at least that's my definition.

This isn't an observation of you, personally. I just know of quite a few people who believe that "patriotism" is a function of simply believing what our government tells us to believe.

Again, I do appreciate your response."


No response yet...

She has a right to voice her oppionion and critize the president and the war

but then the person wrote in the original description:

"boarders on criminal"
"Arrest Cindy Sheehan"

Arrest her for what, exactly, since by the freeptard's own statement she has the right to voice her opinion?

I wanted to hit him with some relatively non-confrontational philosophy on the meaning of "patriotism" first...we'll see if he replies again.

I give you mad props for engaging in reasoned discourse.

I'll almost always give a person the benefit of the doubt. If this E-Bayer is open to differing views, a reasonable approach is the only way to get the message across. Screaming at him will only help him justify his (erroneous) opinion of REAL patriots (those who feel morally obligated to question authority when that authority is not acting in the interest of the people).

"I am deeply sorry that she has lost her son, but what she is doing only lowers moral for all the troops as a whole, and boarders on criminal. This style of protest originally came about during the Vietnam War, and was just as unacceptable then as it is today. Where were these protests when her son signed up for the military? The last I looked there is no draft."

Notice she doesn't have a brain...

Hmmmm, why would I buy anything from a dolt?

He can't use her name without her permission . . . can he?

I got a message that the item has been removed.

:woohoo: I didn't think it would happen.

Another victory!

Like I wrote above, eBay shies away from controversy. If enough people complain, they'll make it go away. :)

"I fought in the first Gulf war my friend. I'm not trying to support our troops, I just could'nt think of a better media to stop this broad."

Why does he need to stop her?

Now a dead soldier's mother is a "broad?"

Asshat.

RL

the 'first Gulf war' (not that that one was honestly any more legitimate)
But, it was a war waged by a 'properly' elected president.
And a war that had a begining, and an end-

If this guy can't think of a better media, guess he's like the bush that doesn't read newspapers.

so sadly ignorant and shallow.