The P/R-side Chat Thread v.2

[Adami]

And I'm sure that if he were here in older days he'd have been defending Bush to the point of insanity.

Would have? He still is!

[AcidLameLTE]

EDIT: But seriously, it's getting impossible to post in P/R these days since everything just turns into a debate with Epicview about either Obama or the reliability of news agencies.

Indeed. I used to enjoy reading P&R. Now, due to EPICVIEW, I just find it frustrating. He just ruins every thread he goes into.

[eric42434224]

EDIT: But seriously, it's getting impossible to post in P/R these days since everything just turns into a debate with Epicview about either Obama or the reliability of news agencies.

Indeed. I used to enjoy reading P&R. Now, due to EPICVIEW, I just find it frustrating. He just ruins every thread he goes into.

+1 on both quotes.

He PMed me apologizing that he didnt get a chance to answer my question to him (in the gas thread)
I told him he is more than welcome to answer it in PM.
Still waiting........

[AcidLameLTE]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/man-tattoos-leviticus-1822-that-forbids-homosexua

[El Barto]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/man-tattoos-leviticus-1822-that-forbids-homosexua

[Super Dude]

I got a PM from EV declaring his departure from P/R.  What was that all about?

[El Barto]

I got a PM from EV declaring his departure from P/R.  What was that all about?

He got tired of being banned for reasons concerning his style rather than any actual violations of the rules. 

[Super Dude]

He was banned?  From P/R?

[El Barto]

He was banned?  From P/R?

Yeah, this was the third time, I think. 

[GuineaPig]

I'm going to start another account, named weivcipE, and have it spout nothing but extreme left-wing rhetoric.  It'll be like someone pushed him off one side and he came around on the other.

[eric42434224]

We are going at it in PM now.  He says he is going to post the entire PM conversation in the thread when he is unbanned.
It should be interesting.

He made a statement in the "gas" thread.
I ask for sources he used to back it up.
He posts articles and his own opinions that, guess what...dont show any causation at all.
Just lots of marginally related opinion pieces, and some articles speculating alot.
He just cant see the difference between actual information showing causation and opinion/speculation.
He doesnt understand why I dont see it, and then pushes me to prove him wrong.
Seriously, it is the same EXACT formula as any of his other threads.
He just doesnt get it, and will not change.
I think I may have to seriously make a point to completely avoid any threads he posts in.

[Super Dude]

I think I may have to seriously make a point to completely avoid any threads he posts in.

Which will limit your options considerably since he posts in almost every P/R thread AFAIK.

[eric42434224]

I think I may have to seriously make a point to completely avoid any threads he posts in.

Which will limit your options considerably since he posts in almost every P/R thread AFAIK.

And turns them all into Obamaisthedevil
I know....it makes P/R markedly less enjoyable.

[emindead]

PAUL: I’m not for profiling people on the color of their skin, or on their religion, but I would take into account where they’ve been traveling and perhaps, you might have to indirectly take into account whether or not they’ve been going to radical political speeches by religious leaders. It wouldn’t be that they are Islamic. But if someone is attending speeches from someone who is promoting the violent overthrow of our government, that’s really an offense that we should be going after — they should be deported or put in prison.

Wait what? I was under the impression Rand Paul was a libertarian.

I think he's a Constitutionalist which is not the same thing as a libertarian.

[Scheavo]

Well, Colbert found video showing him at a gun convention, where performers advocated the violent overthrow of the government on stage.

[antigoon]

I wish the first and fourth amendments had half the support gun lobby gets.

[juice]

So why was Epicview banned from P/R?  It didn't seem to me like he broke any rules.

[Adami]

So why was Epicview banned from P/R?  It didn't seem to me like he broke any rules.

I think it was just his general posting style, which caused an extreme lack of actual discussion.

[Sigz]

https://laststatements.tumblr.com/

A blog of the last statements of prisoners who were executed. It's especially interesting to hear their statements prior to actually knowing what their crime was (there's a link at the bottom of each post with the full info).

[Adami]

Eh, I think I'm done with P/R for a while, at least until it becomes more than screaming matches about Obama or something.

[eric42434224]

Eh, I think I'm done with P/R for a whole, at least until it becomes more than screaming matches about Obama or something.

All of a sudden we are bombarded with Odinga rants.  What changed in P/R today?  Hmmmm.....

EDIT...and now back on the Birth Certificate.  Why god....why?   

[Adami]

Eh, I think I'm done with P/R for a whole, at least until it becomes more than screaming matches about Obama or something.

All of a sudden we are bombarded with Odinga rants.  What changed in P/R today?  Hmmmm.....

EDIT...and now back on the Birth Certificate.  Why god....why?   

I'll post here in the chat thread, and if someone has a legitimate question in the Israel thread, I'll help out there. But aside from that this place has turned to crap recently.

[Super Dude]

Is EV back?

[Adami]

Is EV back?

You need to ask? Just read any of the top 5 threads.

[eric42434224]

Is EV back?

You need to ask? Just read any of the top 5 threads.

Odinga, Birth Certificate, etc.
He obviously didnt learn anything during his week off.

[AcidLameLTE]

Remember the time we had a thread that wasn't about Obama?

[Riceball]

I've only been here for six months or so, and I'm finding myself looking in here a lot less because of all of the partisan dribble that goes on. Lots of smart people in P/R, shame it all gets covered up in slanging matches and one-ups...

[Scheavo]

[chknptpie]

I've only been here for six months or so, and I'm finding myself looking in here a lot less because of all of the partisan dribble that goes on. Lots of smart people in P/R, shame it all gets covered up in slanging matches and one-ups...

agreed.

[Sigz]

It seems like P/R goes through phases with its own version of Kevin Moore. A few years back every thread devolved into a free market vs. government argument, and now every thread devolves into Obama.

[antigoon]

Interesting Op-Ed in the times about whistle-blower protections then and now.

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/opinion/13kohn.html?_r=1

[Scheavo]

https://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-june-14-2011/indecision-2012---the-awakening

Hah.

[Adami]

I noticed on the first page alone we have 5 threads dedicated to Obama, including the thread with the phrase "EVERYTHING OBAMA" in it.

And another 4-5 that have turned into threads about Obama.

[El Barto]

I noticed on the first page alone we have 5 threads dedicated to Obama, including the thread with the phrase "EVERYTHING OBAMA" in it.

And another 4-5 that have turned into threads about Obama.

Yeah, but today they're actually pretty reasonable and the discussion has been alright.  Personally, I'd much rather see discussion of the president than 5 threads parsing the Vulgate of St. Jerome or "how can I become more humble and meek". 

[Adami]

I noticed on the first page alone we have 5 threads dedicated to Obama, including the thread with the phrase "EVERYTHING OBAMA" in it.

And another 4-5 that have turned into threads about Obama.

Yeah, but today they're actually pretty reasonable and the discussion has been alright.  Personally, I'd much rather see discussion of the president than 5 threads parsing the Vulgate of St. Jerome or "how can I become more humble and meek". 

That's fine, but that's 9-10 threads about him. Including one that clearly states "everything obama".