o ba ma o ba ma o ba ma . hope the chanting helps you feel at home. Geez!

Your use of the term "narrow minded extremist right-wing..." really shows your true colors. Please continue to speak in such vague anti-concepts,( http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/anti-c... ) as it really gives us a better idea of your programming, and thusly, the areas where you refuse to think.
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1. Narrow minded. I presume one uses that term as a reflection of the common labels, open mind vs. closed mind. If that is so, then I would argue, in the same line of thought of Ayn Rand, that both states are a reflection of the same condition of mind; inactive. A closed mind refuses to study new evidence and proceeds illogically, based on a static condition of knowledge; it is a refusal to grow, learn, experience or understand more. An open mind would be likened to a trash receptacle on the street, just waiting for any passer-by to deposit his little tidbit which is then mixed in with a jumbled mess of others oddities; it is a refusal to judge, discriminate, choose, and integrate ideas. Both conditions stem from a refusal to think. The antithesis to those would be an active mind, constantly judging everything and everyone, for the purpose of a non-contradictory, consciously chosen, system of thought.
2. When you denounce 'extremism', you do so as an endorsement of compromise and 'the middle ground.' Can there be compromise between food and poison or property owner and burglar? A thing is either good or bad, promoting life or death. Anything less than 'extreme' good, is a furtherance of evil. So since extremism is bad, maybe food with just a little poison might be ok.
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3. Right-wing. A floating label that can be applied with the same ease as the first two, for the purpose of discrediting its carrier; and with no strict definition, can be applied to anyone ranging the gamut from an anarchist to Mitt Romney or John McCain. It is simply media hyperbole; and therefore, carries very little weight around here.

I know you preceded that statement with, "I hate to say it"; but you said it. Just a little food for thought. One must choose their words and what they mean very carefully around here.

I second the nomination.

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Why, don't any of you remember?

"It is not true that Henry Rearden has vanished! In fact he was killed in an automobile accident. No! He's still at work! No, wait...!"

"It is not true that civil war has broken out among the States!"

"Don't believe unpatriotic rumors about Ragnar Danneskjöld attacking a steel mill on the coast of Maine!"

And so forth and so on, to make one vomit.

Harry Reid is so far into the left field that to analyze what he says is giving him way too much credit. There are plenty of other enemies of the state and civilization whose actions and words need to be analyzed, but spending this effort on Reid is like seriously analyzing the actions of a mediocre court jester.

I'm surprised you've received so much flak for your comment. When someone new comes in I would be glad to hear what their perception of our gulch is, and one as critical as yours should definitely be voiced, not silenced.

In any case I would say that many people here have been talking to each other for awhile and we tend to skip a lot of the formalities. Personally I can see your point of view, a lot of the comments on this website come off as knee jerk right wing. Though after reading through them you'll tend to see the rational analysis coming out after a disagreement.

By the way, I'm not sure what the purpose of your comment was, maybe to provoke a response with evidence to the contrary of your statement? If so, you shouldn't draw the line between you and everyone else here, you should voice your concerns in a manner that restates the fact that you are here because you value the same things we do.

Welcome to the site. Good luck.

Ah. Yes.

The one who said we were all narrow-minded.

Whose remarks were you referring to?

You might not realize it, but when you make remarks like that, you imitate the villains in Atlas Shrugged.

Troll alert!!!!!!!

"... I would have to say the statistics are more in Reid's favor than those that are not."

If you don't want to be called a left wing operative then stop acting like one. Nobody is pushing any website other than this one. I personally don't know of any O'Reilly fans in the Gulch. Øbamacare represents government tyranny. It has been forced upon us at gunpoint. I don't give a hoot if you like it, I don't like anyone pointing a gun at my head and telling me what to do. It is as un-American as Vladimir Putin.

Go home commie.

True. Most politicians are just like that.

Most comments in the Gulch tend toward the conservative end of the spectrum because conservatives tend to protect and value freedom more than liberals do. Leftists tend to want an oligarchy to call all the shots. IMO conservatives are far more likely to be objective than liberals.

"Are you of the opinion that Boehner, McConnell, Cantor, and the other nay say conservatives are in some way proving better in their actions?"

Yes. Not a single one of them voted for Øbamacare.

While most republicans and the party do suck, anyone who thinks they suck as much or more than democrats is either grossly misinformed or is an enemy of freedom.

And that is different than most leftist politicians how?

I also voted with my feet and left the state.

Damn you are good!

I said it before that this man if frightening. He has power and is more interested in keeping that power and furthering his ideology than he is in helping ordinary people.

Harry Reid is what happens when you elect a hand puppet/moron to office. Wait -- I take that back! Don't want to insult morons.

That's the best way to handle it. Vote with your wallet.