Putting the civil back into war of words

  • Article by: MARY JANE SMETANKA , a nd LAURIE BLAKE
  • Updated: October 7, 2010 - 8:20 PM

Two community-level efforts aim to counter the anger that often dominates the Internet.

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finadvisorOct. 7, 10 9:00 PM

my good friends on the left my good friends on the right need to do more listening and much less lashing out and attacking folks that they don't agree with.

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schwebachOct. 7, 10 9:31 PM

When the Speaker of the House herself leads the warpath by denigration and mockery and falsehoods, it is indeed difficult for those being attacked to remain civil.

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hockeydadmnOct. 7, 10 9:54 PM

I guess that happens when the media is part of the attack force. Now, it's play nice with us and please let us keep total control. Look at what we have done, since we were elected, oh never mind.

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buckdharmaOct. 7, 10 9:57 PM

You mean like Michelle Bachmann?

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themostancieOct. 7, 1010:08 PM

so that means you're through with that "Party of Food Stamps" stuff? Great!

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schwebachOct. 7, 1010:21 PM

Don't be confused. And when have you ever heard Bachmann refer to people she disagrees with as: Nazis and Terrorists and Racists? Please send us the link...we're be waiting.

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jbanderOct. 7, 1011:40 PM

Maybe they saw the Nazi signs at the tea party get together or maybe she was responding back to your hero Gingrich, who polluted our air ways with lies this week and let me point out your other hero Bachmann, who never let the truth get in a way of anything she had to say..

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buckdharmaOct. 8, 1012:22 AM

If you can't find the numerous lists of lies and misinformation spread by Bachmann on the web, you're beyond help. Google is your friend.

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truth911Oct. 8, 10 2:53 AM

You can easily excuse your own party's inadequacies, faults, lies, and mistakes by categorizing them as 'political rhetoric'. Mistakes by your own party are never admitted within the party, meaning republicans never own up to republican mistakes, and same thing with democrats, so when you do point them out, it is only against one side or another. You dismiss your own party's criticism when its told by the other party, and you just find a convenient talking point to refute it. This way, no one can be blamed for anything, no accountability. "Bush did this...well democrats had senate majority"...."Obama said he was going to lower unemployment.....well if republicans hadn't blocked him on most of his agenda"......EXCUSES EXCUSES....and it is easy to dismiss criticism when another parent you don't like criticizes your child. BUT the fact is, you owe nothing to a specific party. They are not blood relatives, they are not your child, or your parents. Yet you people are SO ADAMANT about how YOUR party CAN'T DO ANY WRONG, AND IT'S THE FAULT OF THE OTHER PARTY....you will be blinded and be turned into nothing more than "partisan puppets". Which most of you already became without even knowing it. I know cause I was once there.

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wearebrokeOct. 8, 10 7:53 AM

and you can say the same thing about obama and Pelosi.

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