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Dawgs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:07 PM
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What to do when you get in an argument with a freeper...
I think the best solution is to call him on it. Say, "I tell you what, you get your proof on that topic(lie), and I will get together mine", "Show me an article, document, whatever that proves you are right and I will do the same." My point is that they can't do it, and both you and they will know it.

All they have are lies by Fox, Limpball, Bush, Cheney, etc...

Here are some examples of statements(lies) made by these idiots.

"Kerry is lying about the missing weapons"
"Kerry didn't deserve his medals"
"Kerry is a flip-flopper"
"Kerry has changed his mind on the war so many times"
"BUSH IS NOT A LIAR, WAHHHH!!!"
"Iraq was linked to 9/11"
"See the 'missing weapons' prove Saddam had WMD's"
"The economy is great"
"Kerry should stop telling lies about Bush and the Draft"
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Technowitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:09 PM
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1. Just say, "Sorry...
...but I'm a card-carrying member of the Reality-based Community."

And walk away.
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bacchant Donating Member (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:09 PM
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2. Beat them senseless with a hammer. n/t
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stinkeefresh Donating Member (563 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:10 PM
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3. Or hammer them senseless with a beet.
I recommend a sugar beet, but a garden beet is also satisfying.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:10 PM
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4. Redundant
They're already senseless. I just tell them I can't vote for anyone as unchristian as Bush and walk away.

You'd be surprised at how hard that one hits them.
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grumpy old fart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:11 PM
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5. Or agree with him/her
Edited on Thu Oct-28-04 03:11 PM by grumpy old fart
I sometimes like to agree with 'em and just say, "I can't decide if it's the spiraling deficits or the cavalier commencement of an unwinable war that makes me love him more, how 'bout you?"
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politicaholic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:12 PM
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6. Try saying "Bush Kills Puppies" over and over untill they believe it.
Hell, it works for Faux News.
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DinahMoeHum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:13 PM
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7. I give 'em the finger gesture that means "LOSER". . .
just like Michael Moore does.

:evilgrin:
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texastoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:15 PM
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8. Like this?
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DinahMoeHum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:26 PM
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13. No. Do the "stick 'em up" gesture with your right hand. . .
Now turn it up so that your thumb is parallel to the ground and the index finger is at right angle to it. It should look like a reverse "L" to you. Heck, come to think of it, it will look just like the shape of the state of Texas on a map!!

But the recipient of your gesture will see it as a capital "L" with the other three fingers tucked against the palm. Got it?

(Sorry I can't get a photo of it. There IS a photo of Michael Moore making that L gesture at the RNC convention in NYC, but I can't find it)




:evilgrin:
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cheezus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:15 PM
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9. tough on national security, eh?
9/11 happened on his watch even though he was warned a month earlier
opposed 9/11 commission, wouldn't testify without cheney holding his hand
osama bin laden still hasn't been captured
we're losing the war on terror on both fronts (iraq & afganistan)
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:17 PM
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10. Easy
"Kerry is lying about the missing weapons"

The ones the U.S. Embassy, the Pentagon, the UN, and a Minneapolis TV crew all say were there as late as April 18?


"Kerry didn't deserve his medals"

Kerry served in combat. Kerry was wounded in combat. To denigrate his medals is to denigrate the medals of ALL veterans.


"Kerry is a flip-flopper"

The only proven flip-flop of Kerry's is to now support the death penalty for terrorists? Got a problem with that? BTW, how many times has Bush flip-flopped? 9/11 Commission? CO2 emissions? Yucca Mountain? Nation Building? Testifying before the 9/11 Commission?


"Kerry has changed his mind on the war so many times"

Kerry has NEVER changed his mind on the war. Not ONCE. Read his comments in the Congressional Record when he voted to authorize the use of force ONLY IF diplomacy and inspections failed.


"BUSH IS NOT A LIAR, WAHHHH!!!"

3rd Presidential debate Bush said that he never said he wasn't worried about bin Laden. There are transcripts and actual video of Bush's own words: "I'm not that concerned with him."


"Iraq was linked to 9/11"

The 9/11 Commission and the CIA both investigated the issue and both found no collaborative relationship. Were there links? Sure, but nothing of any substance. There was a link between Saddam and Rumsfeld (there's a picture of them shaking hands in 1983). Therefore, Rumsfeld must be linked to Saddam and, therefore, linked to 9/11!!


"See the 'missing weapons' prove Saddam had WMD's"

By what stretch of the imagination? (You'll be able to smell the burn on that one)


"The economy is great"

That's why the DOW is down 5.5% from when Bush took office and jobless claims just rose by 35,000 last week?


"Kerry should stop telling lies about Bush and the Draft"

Bush should stop unjustly invading sovereign nations based on fraudulent intelligence.

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Dawgs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:27 PM
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14. Thanks Roland99...
You made my point perfectly.
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tomfodw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:18 PM
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11. Sterilize him
At least so he won't breed
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:25 PM
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12. Whack a mole
I've just begun telling them it's like playing whack a mole. You show them the facts, they pop back up 5 seconds later and repeat the exact same shit, word for word. I'm done talking to these asshats and I let them know loud and clear, and exactly why.
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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:27 PM
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15. So the media is liberal? Prove it. (nt)
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irancontra Donating Member (689 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:33 PM
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16. best thing to do is, strip them naked, stick underwear on their head,
attach electrodes to their genitals, give them a healthy thumbs-up & then move on.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-04 03:34 PM
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17. set them on fire
and then don't piss on them
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