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There's a thread I visit that becomes less and less of a guilty pleasure with each post I read. I've had me some fun there (I'm all about fun...) as I've made my jokes and gentle jabs at the crazies. I even brokered a rather successful Xmas truce amongst republicans and democrats on this thread who were going at each other like, well, republicans and democrats. They are the Hatfields and the McCoys of the 21st century. It's a long standing feud amongst people who refuse to see how much they have in common because they are so busy SCREAMING that they have long since forgotten what all the fuss is about.

Well, they do KNOW what all the fuss is about because it's something different every day even though it's the same thing, every day. Understand?

Me neither.

You see, EVERYTHING that Barack Obama does IS WRONG! This is because he is a socialist/marxist/communist/demoncrat/illegal/muslim who wants to take over the world! I should add that his Christan minister, Reverend Wright hates white people and that Obama pals around with terrorists who want to destroy America. And, Michele wears shorts! Plus, he bows to foreign leaders, even one's from Florida. And even the two major bastions of the liberal owned media- Saturday Night Live and Jon Stewart- have taken to making jokes about him because he is evil!

So, there you go. It's evidently, that simple.

I've read all of the above, often in the same paragraph, on this particular thread and dozens like it, all over Topix. There are hundreds of people who believe all of the above. They also believe that I, as an accused demoncrat and others accused of the same, worship Obama and all the evil that he stands for because, well, THAT'S WHAT WE DO...

I won't mention the title of the thread. Don't want to draw attention to it. I wish it would die in piece or gone on as it did last night with two posters, Dave and Gynger, sparring back and forth with youtube videos of classic rock. Good stuff! Beatles, Beach Boys and Otis Redding make more sense to me than impeaching the president because he took his wife to dinner...AT TAX PAYER EXPENSE!!!! (Disclaimer: Everything ANY president does is at taxpayer expense, whether it be dinner with the old lady or invading a country or clearing brush on the ranch. That one president knows how to treat a lady better than another, shouldn't be held against him.)

But, in this thread are some of the nicest people I've never met and some of the craziest. I was linked to this thread by folks on another thread. Most of the same suspects are on both threads. One is just like the other though, of late at least, the crazies dominate the former while it's a wash on the latter. But, boy oh boy, it's mean on both! No slam against the other side is left un-slammed. It is a grown-up version of a school yard scuffle. "HE STARTED IT!" "NO! SHE DID!!"

These people really see it as war, though. There are even hints at what will happen when Obama gets defeated and Sarah Palin installs herself as Queen. Remember those rumors about Obama FEMA camps (concentration camps cause he's a Nazi ya know...) well "WE" are going to use those for "YOU" because...turnabout is fair play...

Yep, I've seen that posted a lot. I think the Thought Police are napping in their squad cars cause nobody is enforcing whatever anybody thought freedom of speech was supposed to keep us from thinking. Huh? I mean, it's still America, kids. You can say whatever you want without rhyme, reason or a "link for that".

It is literally "hundreds of people" who feel this way. Despite what FOX or anyone else on the right will tell you, it is not the pulse of the nation. These people are more like the pimple on the butt of the nation. They have no problem showing their ass either and it's because they do that they get attention. I hate to justify anything with money but, if you say stupid things like Rush Limbaugh does and you get paid $400 million for it, I understand your motivation. But, if you say stupid things on the internet- FOR FREE- I think you're every bit the idiot he is but, he's got nicer houses.

If it seems like I'm picking on republican zealots, it's only because I am. These fucker's are crazy! But, they are not representative of the vast majority of the republicans that I've known all my life. Can you tell a republican or democrat by looking at them? By their occupation? Religion? Gender or sexuality? I can't. It takes all kinds to fill up the voter rolls. Our similarities are different, except on the threads. I said earlier that I've been "accused" of being a democrat. I pretty much am but you can't prove it to other democrats, all the time. I have voted republican in the past. Some elections I have sat out because I couldn't figure out which was the lesser of two evils. Politics is religion. You are only as religious as someone else is willing to concede you are. And, like religion, if you are not with us, surely you are against us.

I feel sad for the zealots, the people who wake up each day filled with hate for those who believe differently than they do. I really do feel sad for them. I should maybe find more interesting threads. Ya think?