Enough of this patronizing "no hyperbole" BS!

I'm so sick of hearing several DUers constantly preaching that it's wrong to use the word "pedophile" in the case of this scandal.

Are some people here so naive as to believe the repukes wouldn't be using the word constantly? Already we're seeing the likes of Hume and others trying to compare to this Monica and some idiot DUers are going with that as well.

Guess what? Nobody gives a shit about the semantic games. Ask a majority of Americans what they think and they'll tell you that any fifty something year old going after 15 year olds is one sick fuck.

I'm angry. This behavior is appaling and frankly I don't care about using the correct "technical" term. Fuck it. I want blood. I smell it. And using whatever words there are in the English language to describe his actions. Foley is a pedophile and his party protects them, just like the Catholic church did with the preists. Let the GOP play the game of semantics - Let their tagline be "technically we weren't protecting a pedophile".

And hyperbole WINS ELECTIONS. Since when was politics NOT about hyperbole? Dirty politics wins. We're all in the mud. Get used to it!

and I said no such things ....

I know you are angry ... but perhaps you protest too much ? ...

Honestly : what percentage of Liberals/Democrats/DUers are offending you right now ? ...

100 % ? .... 75 % ? ..... 20 % ? ..... 1 % ? ....

You are railing against 'liberals', yet most of us agree with you ....

WTF .....

I'm just surprised someone would find the need to constantly "correct" people for using a term which on the face of it is pretty accurate.

Sometimes it's not about a legal argument. Whether he's technically a pedophile or not, is irrelavent at this point. It's about perception and if that's what wins Dems control of congress so be it.

You're absolutely correct.

SHIT! I just sat here and stared at it for the longest time.

:hi:

Says it all.

People come here to rant, and bicker and such. We won't be the ones drawing up the indictments. Who gives a shit if some people here disagree on semantics?

"I'm so sick of hearing several DUers constantly preaching that it's wrong to use the word "pedophile" in the case of this scandal."

Others are so sick of several DU'ers agressively preaching otherwise.

"Are some people here so naive as to believe the repukes wouldn't be using the word constantly?"

Strawman. I've yet to see anyone claim such ridiculousness.

"Already we're seeing the likes of Hume and others trying to compare to this Monica and some idiot DUers are going with that as well."

Again, are you making things up? I've yet to see any DU'er compare this to Monica.

"Guess what? Nobody gives a shit about the semantic games."

Ummmmm, looks like you do. You're playing them right now.

"Ask a majority of Americans what they think and they'll tell you that any fifty something year old going after 15 year olds is one sick fuck."

Everyone here agrees. I've yet to see anyone claim he isn't a sick fuck. Wow, so far you're not doin to well on accuracy. And besides, this was about the semantics of pedophelia correct? Stay focused.

"Only liberals could be so stupid to bicker about things like this."

Yet you just started a willfully provocative thread to propogate it even further. Interesting.


"If this is the argument that takes hold rather, then this country and the people that make up the party are more stupid than I ever believed."

See response above.

"I'm angry."

So are all of us.

"This behavior is appaling and frankly I don't care about using the correct "technical" term."

Yes you do. You just started an emotional thread on it based on how much you care.

"Fuck it. I want blood. I smell it. And using whatever words there are in the English language to describe his actions."

Course, using the right words would probably be a good start.

"Foley is a pedophile"

Under most people's understanding of a pedophile, no he isn't. He certainly is a sick fuck though.

"and his party protects them, just like the Catholic church did with the preists.""

That they do. Cause they're all fucking scumbags. That much I'll agree with ya on.

For the sole reason I'm not positive anything illegal took place.

So sue me.

I won't sue you but I'll tell ya that there is NO comparison whatsoever.

There is a huge difference between consensual sex and harassement.

wrong to use the word pedophile" and I've been on and off the board all day.

...between a pedophile and someone who is attracted sexually to kids.

That is their job. Not ours. I can't wait to hear their explanation. I will even keep an open mind. Lets hear it from the GOPers not DUers.

Don