A call to boycott Oly

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   Evan G Rogersposted 12 years ago

   Hey all,
   
   We all get it: oly hates obama.
   
   Let's just ignore his posts. It's really annoying to see nothing but "i hate obama" in my forum pages.
   
   ignore him and maybe he'll go away.

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      DTR0005posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Evan, the man has as much right as any one of us "know-it-all" experts to spout whatever he wants...

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         Evan G Rogersposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         but it's like, 5 posts a day that just say "i hate obama".

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            hottopicsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Evan,
            
            Oly is no worse than lovemychris. LMC hates Repubs, Tea baggers, and more. They both have the right to say what they want, we do not have to agree nor do we have to answer. We can skip them and move on

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               Evan G Rogersposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               yes he is:
               
               I don't see
               
               "i hate XXX" posted 5 times every day by lovemychris

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                  hottopicsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  Then you are as closed minded as Oly

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                     lovemychrisposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     Are you serious?
                     
                     I posted one topic in the past couple of days....about Ayn Rand and Paul Ryan....
                     
                     One, not ten. We are talking about Oly starting myriad threads with the same Hate-Obama theme.
                     
                     Would you like me to SHOW you what you are implying?

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      Ron Montgomeryposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      If we boycott Oly, I will have no use for my "z" key.  Do you want to put all of those z key sweat shop workers on the streets?

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      ForYourInfoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      We should not post any political controversial issues.  It is good to maintain transparency in Hub. Thanks.

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         Evan G Rogersposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         That's not even the issue.
         
         The issue is that, when I open my "political and social issues" forums, all I see is
         
         "I hate Obama!" By Olyhooch
         
         "I hate Obama!" By Olyhooch
         
         "I hate Obama!" By Olyhooch
         
         "I hate Obama!" By Olyhooch
         
         "I hate Obama!" By Olyhooch
         
         "I hate Obama!" By Olyhooch
         
         "Gold and Silver, a debate" by randomjoe
         
         "I hate Obama!" By Olyhooch
         
         "I hate Obama!" By Olyhooch
         
         "I hate Obama!" By Olyhooch
         
         "I hate Obama!" By Olyhooch
         
         
         It's really annoying. I have to search to find something worth reading. And the best way to make advertising go away... oops, did I say advertising?... is to ignore it.
         
         JOIN WITH ME, COMRADES!! TOGETHER WE CAN CRUSH THE BACK OF THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL, PRO-TRUMP, ANTI-OBAMA, REALLY F-ING ANNOYING,  OLY BACK!

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            hottopicsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Evan,
            
            Now you are no better than Oly,
            
            JOIN WITH ME, COMRADES!! TOGETHER WE CAN CRUSH THE BACK OF THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL, PRO-TRUMP, ANTI-OBAMA, REALLY F-ING ANNOYING,  OLY BACK!

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               Evan G Rogersposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               (that's the joke)

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                  hottopicsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  There is no joke in break there back. It is OK if you are hateful but it is not OK for Oly. You cannot have it both ways

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      Druid Dudeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Forgive my intrusion...but, I know Beck, O'Rielly and Palin...who is Oly?

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   wbfreeposted 12 years ago

   I don't know who Oly is, but I will not ignore anyone just because you or anyone else says so. I listen to whomever I want to listen to. Who are you to start up some kind of a campaign or personal attack against someone else just because you don't like their free speech?
   
   This is like being in grade school. It's child-like; like, "Psst, nobody play with that kid. Don't pay any attention to him, he looks funny. He's not one of us." 
   
   Come on, we need to grow up here. Please.

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      Evan G Rogersposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      rofl.

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         wbfreeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Yeah. You should grow up.

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            hottopicsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Very good WB

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      Ron Montgomeryposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Your hubs are really cool.  I want to be your friend.

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      tony0724posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Hang around the Hubpages forums enough and you will realize the dialogue is basically schoolyard. The sad thing is here it is relatively mild compared to some other sites like the news aggregates I visit.

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   DannyMaioposted 12 years ago

   Why do you keep posting the same thing, why don't you just not respond to that specific thread if it bothers yo so much? You claim to be so smart? your the professor. well like the other poster just noted your behavior is quite childish.

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      Evan G Rogersposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      wow

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   Peter Hogganposted 12 years ago

   I am sure this is called burying your head in the sand. Grow up for goodness sake.

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   lovemychrisposted 12 years ago

   Well, I say Evan has a point.
   Because you see how insulted the other side gets when anything anti-righty gets put up as a thread.
   
   Imagine if it was 10 a day day after day...heck--they wanted to ban a thread that discussed Lady Love!! Then, were upset that it didn't get cancelled!
   
   And--it is not discussion of ideas to keep throwing the same theme around.
   
   I think it's done just to get the thoughts out there...you know, if you see it enough, it sticks in your head.
   Subtle brainwashing, and don't pretend you don't know about it.
   
   It's called subliminal advertising when they do it in movie theatres.
   
   We all know there is a well-organized and funded anti-Obama campaign going on...has been since before he got there....
   
   So--I say OK--I will go along with you Evan, until I see something other than Obama Hate coming from that camp.
   As is my right as a free-thinking American.
   
   Ideas, maybe? And not always from World Net Daily!!

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      Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Your notion of subtle brainwashing is just RIDICULOUS!
      
      
      Greek One,
      
      Peaceful Ahmadi Muslim

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         Brenda Durhamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Okay I'll bite.
         I am aghast!!!!
         You've been indoctrinated by all of paar's Islamic postings!  You've been converted from Orthodox Catholicism??  to Muhammad-love!
         Saints preserve us! 
         

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            Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            oh man.. gotta read my post in reply to the one above

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         Motown2Chitownposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         

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   lovemychrisposted 12 years ago

   To each his own. I'm on Team Evan.

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      canadawest99posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I've got a better one.  No forum posting until you write at least 25 hubs or have a hubscore of 70, then that will be too much work for the ignorant uninformed trolls that post political propaganda and they will go away on their own.

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         Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         can we make it 22 hubs?

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            Brenda Durhamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            20

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               SomewayOuttaHereposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               or 21....

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   Brenda Durhamposted 12 years ago

   15?

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   Brenda Durhamposted 12 years ago

   1?
   
   Let me be clear----I'm only joking, and I do not advocate boycotting Oly at all!
   
   Actually, I'm looking forward to 1 from Oly.  I think it would be very interesting.  He has such a down-to-earth, likable way about him, and if his background is that way, it would be a breath of fresh air, kinda like the way I was raised in the country.....

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   Cagsilposted 12 years ago

   A call to boycott Oly- what a joke.
   
   Meaningless, boring, absurd, ridiculous and many other choice words could be used to describe this thread.
   
   If you're not interested in responding to Oly's threads, then do not. There is no rhyme or reason, to gang up on someone, just because they despise Obama.

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      HattieMattieMaeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Well to tell you the truth from reading all oly's posts some of you all appear more worse than oly with messages! If you don't want to enter the discussion why do you. Just leave Oly alone if you don't like his posts.  You don't need to boycott anyone, we all should be boycotted if that is what your trying to say is the problem  I hate messages Evan. What exactly do you think your statement is here Evan a hatred messaged against oly if your trying to boycott him! Look in the mirror dude!

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         DTR0005posted 12 years agoin reply to this

         here here!

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            canadawest99posted 12 years agoin reply to this

            OLYs got some whack ideas, but he isn't offensive and thats why he hasn't been banned yet.   I've got no problem with someone putting an issue forward as long as they have some evidence to discuss about it, but when the right wing gets fired up  and spouts absolute garbage thats when people get mad.  I've been flagging such trolls and earned my badge now!!

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               HattieMattieMaeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Well good job canada! But if you we all talk about free speech as long as Oly is not offensive and attacking people why silence him from hubpages. There is worse people in the world.

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               wbfreeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               How do you know why someone hasn't been banned yet? Who died and made you judge and jury of who should be banned?
               
               I guess you feel real good flagging people, bragging about that so-called badge you've earned for it. Pitiful and pathetic. 
               
               Amazing.

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                  Mighty Momposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  Excuse me, but you are out of line.
                  Pitiful and pathetic and you should grow up?
                  
                  What in the heck are you so angry about?
                  Did any of these hubbers say anything directly to you?
                  I didn't think so.

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                     recommend1posted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     I wonder which troll this is ?  the writing with its aggressive rude and meaningless wordings sounds familiar to me somehow

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                        SomewayOuttaHereposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                        ....sounds familiar to me too....it's not me! 

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            John Holdenposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Where where?
            
            Come on, Oly is the class comic, totally harmless and inoffensive unlike some others who constantly spew hatred without restraint.
            
            OK, I've had a pop at Oly but in no way would I want him to stop, though I would like him to widen his interests a little
            Being from the UK, I have lots of opinions on all sorts of things, but very few on Obama.

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    Mighty Momposted 12 years ago

    Seems we've been down this path before.
    After about the 10 millionth anti-Obama post by La_Lo (in one week) people wanted to boycott her. Nobody did (although she seems to have left on her own).
    
    We also had quite a few posts suggesting a minimum # of hubs to be eligible to post in the forums.
    
    No minimum has been adopted by HP in terms of hubs (they are stretched pretty thin on the Panda patrol right now). That may or may not ever happen.
    
    Meanwhile, there is no law against posting ridiculous conspiracy drivel. It's legal to Obama-bash.
    I'm all for not fueling the fire.
    But has been stated above, I doubt many (any?) of us really have the willpower to resist.
    Moths to a flame....

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    Jeff Berndtposted 12 years ago

    Meh. I'd already pretty much written Oly off; it's nice to see I'm not the only one. I pretty much only respond to stuff either when I think I have something worthwhile to contribute or when the post I'm responding to needs to be called out for its silliness lest someone unwittingly believe the nonsense.
    
    Yeah, I think I'm on board with Evan's boycott, at least until Oly posts something worth discussing.
    
    I'd also support a rule that says you have to publish at least one hub* that isn't total gibberish before you get the privilege of posting to the forums, but that's up to the staff.
    
    
    
    *Heck, I'd even say ten hubs is a decent threshold. Something to think about....

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    Doug Hughesposted 12 years ago

    Evan is no Obama fan. For those not familiar with the regular players, I wanted to point that out. Evan is interested in issues, not character assassination.  That,s what Oly's posts have become, a litany of personal attacks copied from nutty right-wing sources. It's pure carp.
    
    Evan didn't propose a ban - or a new set of rules. Just an agreement amongst ourselves to not dignify his drivel with any answer.
    
    Sounds about right.

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    Mighty Momposted 12 years ago

    So let me get this straight.
    Hateful right-wing propaganda is acceptable if it's soft-peddled by a seemingly innocuous, Columbo-esque guy with an unassuming demeanor.
    But the EXACT SAME stuff is vilified when it comes from a more aggressive source like LaLo or even AnnCee?
    
    Which is most important here... method.... or intent?

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       junkoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       The image presented, could be taken literally as fact in the matter.

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          Mighty Momposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          I'm kinda bleary-brained from staying up late watching the royala nuptials.
          I've reread your post 3x and each time came to a different interpretation.
          Would you be so kind as to spell it out in plain Am-uhr-i-cun English for me?
          Sorry to be a dummy.

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             junkoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             M/M, The image of the old man could be a woman or a child.  All three would be viewed different.Some things said be one precieved as an old man is accepted different than if said by a woman. Oly's images is an old man.

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                Mighty Momposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                Thanks, junko.
                That's what I thought you meant.
                Operative word being "image.
                We are all capable of creating personas.
                Especially if we are paid to do so.

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                junkoposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                My bad, that was very vague.

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                   HattieMattieMaeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                   My point is its ok to ban someone else but usually when it ends up being us at some point in time. Its not fair, now is it. We can say you all have your perfections and faults, so any of us could be the next target for boycotting or being banned.  Its only what is acceptable in hubpages society, what we all agree upon just like in the real world. Its a funny thing watching events on here while I go through Social Problems Class and Social Psychology, you all demonstrate how we are all moulded by our society views of what is normal and not abnormal to the group.

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    AnnCeeposted 12 years ago

    I'll log in to comment. 
    
    You're a whiner, Evan.  Can't answer the facts, can't ignore Oly all by yourself, so you want to call in a gang to shut him up.  Disgusting.
    
    

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       SomewayOuttaHereposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       ....you make me laugh with some of your posts....i luv it!

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       lovemychrisposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       I don't know..you all sound like the whiners to me.
       You want to respond to Oly--go ahead!
       
       Evan just said he wasn't going to, asked if anyone else would join him.
       It's not whining, it's putting a line in the sand...a foot firmly on the ground.
       
       Or, like I tell my kids: Knock off the BS.
       
       You want to continue the BS--go right ahead...just don't expect people to gush over it.

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    AnnCeeposted 12 years ago

    P.S.  I'm very impressed with most of the responses to this thread.  Very.

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       Evan G Rogersposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       yeah, actually... so am I.
       
       I thought I'd get a "ha!" and that would be it!

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    Evan G Rogersposted 12 years ago

    like i said earlier, I'm actually impressed with the responses here.
    
    1) I figured I'd get a "ha", and that would be it.
    
    2) people really hate it when others argue to ignore someone.
    
    3) this sure as hell isn't a matter of free speech, it's me asking others to ignore someone (which, ironically, is an act of free speech)
    
    anyway, in conclusion:
    
    I'm getting a good laugh at the posts on here. But only because of the raw hatred towards the idea of "a voluntary boycott", and the sheer irony of people demanding that I shut up and allow free speech.

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       PrettyPantherposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Excellent response, Evan.  I was just getting ready to respond with something similar.
       
       You have every right to suggest people voluntarily boycott Oly, just as Oly has every right to post here.

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    Onusonusposted 12 years ago

    Why waste effort boycoting oly when there are so many other worthy causes to boycot?

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       HattieMattieMaeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       I agree Onusonus, this is a issue that really doesn't do anything for the world to make it a better place!

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    lovemychrisposted 12 years ago

    And keep that in the context of before Oly, it was Lady Love and Ann:
    
    I hate Obama
    I hate Obama
    I hate Obama
    Liberals hate America
    Liberals hate America
    Liberals hate America
    Democrats are anti-American
    Democrats are anti-American
    Democrats are anti-American
    I hate Obama
    I hate Obama
    I hate Obama--
    
    
    THEN--John puts up a thread asking if Oly and Lady are the same...and there's outrage!
    Evan asks that we stop responding to these threads, and it's a crime!
    
    Please...enough of the disrespect!
    
    I am a liberal, and I do not hate America!
    I am not a Marxist.
    I have the right to expect that the man I voted for has a chance to lead, as I wanted him to!
    Not this "stall-the-gvt until we can get back in" Rebaglican tactics. 
    Rebaglican: as in Tea-Baggers, who Evan has said are NOT the real Tea-Party, and uncorrect has said are NOT real Republicans.

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       DTR0005posted 12 years agoin reply to this

       LMC, I am not sure the gentleman in question has a full understanding of what he posts. Read between my lines here...

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          lovemychrisposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          Oh, I think just the opposite!
          And I also notice a tactic, of pretending to be nice and polite, then coming out with cut-throat statements.
          
          You know--I went through this before, during a murder trial.
          Turns out, the police had staff on the blogs--monitoring and making fake accounts to respond to them.
          
          All to keep the prosecution-line out in the public domain. They weren't supposed to do that, but they did. They were paid for it.
          And one early early morning, they put up a porno pic before they thought anyone saw it...bi-racial porn, as this was a bi-racial case.
          
          You know, like  these people who are supposedly "clean", are actually really really dirty.
          
          Anyway--I feel the same with these Obama-Hate posters. Just do. And I think some are hasbarats to boot. They get paid very well, as well as good training on how to gas-light people.
          
          That is just my opinion. Based on my intuition and experience with blogging.

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    John Holdenposted 12 years ago

    Yes, I was a bit surprised at the reaction to what was a very TIC and light-hearted comment, nobody with any sense could seriously believe that Oly and Lady Love are the same person, but still, as my old mum used to say, empty vessels make the most noise!
    
    My main and real objection to the constant flood of anti-Obama threads is that they are extremely exclusive, if you aren't an American they are are of little or no interest and when virtually every thread is anti-Obama then there is nothing left for the rest.
    
    Come to think of it, unless you are an obsessed American they can't be of that much interest to you either, I mean there are an extremely limited number of ways of saying that you either hate or don't hate somebody.
    
    As somebody else commented, Oly starts plenty of threads but rarely if ever follows up with comments, perhaps if he was to do that rather than starting another thread he'd serve us all better.

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       AnnCeeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Hey, Holden, I miss your old avatar. 

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          DTR0005posted 12 years agoin reply to this

          Loll I do too.

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             Druid Dudeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             Still don't know who Oly is...and if that's the case, it can't be that important.

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    Randy Godwinposted 12 years ago

    OLY is his own worst enemy when it comes to gaining credibility concerning his political views.  I really don't sense him being a paid poster like some who have posted here recently. 
    
    Sure, he could be someone who purposely uses bad grammar and/or spelling to appear uneducated and badly informed, but what would be the possible gain? 
    
    Evan is perfectly within his rights to suggest a boycott, plus he did it in a manner which was somewhat humorous at the same time.  Personally, I have decided to not respond to anyone with zero hubs in either the religious or political forums. 
    
    And I don't mean a few haiku scribblings or other junk used to eliminate the goose egg, either!  My personal choice! 
    
                               ssssss

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    Gail Anthonyposted 12 years ago

    Interesting discussion.  I don't know who Oly is nor have I read any of his posts.  I would think that if his posts "suck", he will be ignored  If all he wants to do is state his position on Obama in the title of his posts, boycotting him will not do any good as he has already stated his (highly educated/super ignorant, take your pick) thoughts.

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       lovemychrisposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       "If all he wants to do is state his position on Obama in the title of his posts, boycotting him will not do any good as he has already stated his (highly educated/super ignorant, take your pick) thoughts."
       
       BINGO Gail! This is what I think he/she is after.
       Grenade-thrower.
       One after the other....the negative ideas are bound to stick.
       
       It's subtle brainwashing...I'll bet there is even a term for it.
       
       (in fact, it might be CALLED grenade-throwing in the instruction-manual/seminar!!!)

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