Sometimes I wish I lived in Maryland.

[MGKrebs]

Then I could have a column titled "And In the Other Corner", and provide some balance to the BS. Why don't you do it Demsformd?

[RoseRed (Premo)]

Originally posted by MGKrebs
Then I could have a column titled "And In the Other Corner", and provide some balance to the BS. Why don't you do it Demsformd?

Good one!!!

[vraiblonde]

Hello! Submit a sample of your writing to vei@somd.com. You needn't be a local to write a column for somd.com. Also, we've been looking for a columnist with a liberal viewpoint to balance out the Ops.

[Kain99]

Oh Crap Krebs..... I thought you were going to say, "So I can hunt down Ken King" Total disappointment!

You could have an article from Atlanta.... This is the information age honey.

[SmallTown]

I have actually thought about writing one.. Not because I disagree with Ken's views ( we actually agree on some!, just for different reasons.. ) but just to have another take on certain subjects..

I think I'll start a new column.. The Way It Really Is..

[Ken King (Premo)]

Originally posted by MGKrebs
Then I could have a column titled "And In the Other Corner", and provide some balance to the BS. Why don't you do it Demsformd?

What column in particular? I agree with Vraiblonde, submit an article, lets see. How about calling it the Georgia Cracker?

[MGKrebs]

If dems or smalltown defer, i might take you up on that. It just seems like it would be better coming from a local.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you guys again. Although most of you disagree with me on a lot of stuff, I appreciate the chance to express myself here. I have looked long and hard for a place (on the internet) to discuss issues with adults, and believe me, they are hard to find. And the ones that are out there rarely let anything other than a very narrow point of view last more than an hour.

You may be wrong, but at least you let me say my piece.

[vraiblonde]

This is the only board I spend any time on - most are so big your message gets lost and it's hard to get to know anyone. Then there are the specialty boards with that narrow focus you were talking about. Most of my dirt-world friends aren't interested in politics so this is where I rant and/or learn things.

You may be wrong

Yes, you are.

[Frank]

Originally posted by MGKrebs
Then I could have a column titled "And In the Other Corner", and provide some balance to the BS. Why don't you do it Demsformd?

and also----

You may be wrong, but at least you let me say my piece.

Gotta say, biggest difference I've ever seen between liberals and conservatives - I think you have a right to your different opinion, but according to you, my opinion is "BS" and "wrong". It doesn't surprise me that a liberal thinks my opinion is BS, although that is usually the furthest the argument goes, because liberals are into name-calling rather than reasoning the issue. Most consistent thing I've seen in debates between the two sides is,

Liberals have the "right" opinion. All others are "wrong", "unenlightened", "old-fashioned". They consistently make it a battle between right and wrong. Judicial appointments are WRONG for no other reason than they are "right-wing". Most common argument - if you don't agree with the liberal viewpoint, you simply don't know enough about the issue (or you're a bigot, or a selfish rich bastard, or an ignorant redneck).

Conservatives have the more "practical" or the "better" opinion. They don't make it a case of "right" or "good", just having weighed the options, think their choice is the more reasonable one to choose. (This does not include the fundies, who think their every whim is right, and I ignore them, as everyone should). You have a right to your opinion and if you can convince me of your side on the merits of it, I'll consider it.

There's not necessarily a right or a wrong, but only a best choice available. I'm not going to call your opinion BS, but you won't convince me with insults, innuendo, irrelevancies, isolated anecdotal information, name-calling, mind-reading and emotional appeals. If the economic stimulus package won't work, explain to me WHY it doesn't work, with logic and reasoning, and give alternatives. DON'T give me insults - give me reasons.

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

I'd read an MG's ABC's column.

We'll see if he uses nasty stuff like "BS" when reason fails.

You can be the MG monitor.