tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post5869087444674343354..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Insufferable Self-righteousnessAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-45105412803730861302018-09-04T07:46:46.688-05:002018-09-04T07:46:46.688-05:00NOTE: THIS THREAD IS NOW CLOSED.<b>NOTE: THIS THREAD IS NOW CLOSED.</b>Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-65366983839129378232018-09-04T07:44:05.064-05:002018-09-04T07:44:05.064-05:00Franco my friend,
You need a tough skin to blog.
...Franco my friend,<br />You need a tough skin to blog.<br /><br />Besides, if you do view any commenter as a troll, don't engage that commenter. In other words, don't feed the troll; doing so means taking potshots at one another in perpetuity.<br /><br />Again, I don't view CI as a troll. My blog, my property, my rules.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-86215560324427551892018-09-04T07:40:58.811-05:002018-09-04T07:40:58.811-05:00THANK you, AOW, for referring to me as a friend, w...THANK you, AOW, for referring to me as a friend, which I am, indeed, –– <i>even when we disagree</i>.<br /><br />As for anyone's acting the part of a troll, it's too bad, but sometimes even a person we've liked and trusted in the past for good reason goes through a period of crisis or turmoil that ALTERS their outlook and character –– and not for the better. When this occurs, a former friend and ally CAN become a fractious, obnoxious, <i>froward</i> adversary (<i>i.e.</i> a TROLL };-)><br /><br />If I've behaved badly here, I apologize, but I don't see any reason why I should be expected to take a lot of GUFF without demur –– especially from a person for whom I have no respect. <br /><br /><b>I certainly consider myself a Christian, but I AIN'T no Sacrifical Lamb.</b>Franco Aragostahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088635482766081825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-85293150426092481872018-09-04T07:30:38.009-05:002018-09-04T07:30:38.009-05:00Gentlemen! Enough. Move on.Gentlemen! Enough. Move on.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-54883496168003290182018-09-04T07:19:21.138-05:002018-09-04T07:19:21.138-05:00I rest my case. You, CI, have merely CONFIRMED ev...I rest my case. You, CI, have merely CONFIRMED everything I said about you –– <i>comments I would never have made had you not repeatedly over a long period of time taken it upon youself to direct saracastic personal opinions at me, and heap scorn on me when I had never said a thing about you either stated or implied</i>.<br /><br /><b>You sir, are a past master at playing the Son-of-a-Bitch Game –– a scenario I've outlined many of times over the past twenty years of blogging. <i>YOU, behave like a bully in the schoolyard who repeatedly attacks a kid just trying to eat his lunch. When after several days of increasng harassment the kid finally strikes back, the bully loudly cries, WAAAAAAAAAH! HE <i>HIT</i> ME. I <i>TOLD</i> you he was a SON-Of-A-BITCH!"</i></b><br /><br />Now my friend AOW doesn't seem to understand that this sort of thing is –– at all times –– inappropriate behavior in the blogosphere, –– UNLESS such tactics are directed a HER, <i>personally</i>. <br /><br /><b>At MY blog anyone who behaves like a thug, a bully, s vaandal or an imbecile <i>in my opinion</i> is DELETED on contact. I strive to maintain an atmosphere free of INSOLENCE and personal feuds and vendettas. It's much too bad that others don't do the same. It would be a better world if they did.</b>Franco Aragostahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088635482766081825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-47617391114168553472018-09-04T06:56:52.450-05:002018-09-04T06:56:52.450-05:00I'm merely repaying the respect Freethinke has...I'm merely repaying the respect Freethinke has shown me. He aired his opinion of me, and I did likewise.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-7926702578810013712018-09-04T06:42:10.080-05:002018-09-04T06:42:10.080-05:00CI,
Franco is not a troll. He is a friend of mine...CI,<br />Franco is not a troll. He is a friend of mine. If you don't like that, you don't have to frequent this blog.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-63006847546522263412018-09-04T06:35:14.431-05:002018-09-04T06:35:14.431-05:00Heh, says the person who argues with oneself under...Heh, says the person who argues with oneself under various facades, laments when nobody pays attention to you, and throws a tantrum when the blog administrator doesn’t reprimand another poster.....deleting every post on a topic. Those are the hallmarks of a troll, not to mention the frequent idiocy of projecting an invented narrative upon a stranger on the internet, to provide yourself emotional gratification.<br /><br />I’ve reminded you many times, that you exist for my entertainment, and you never fail to deliver.<br /><br />I have no hate for Trump, he is but a symptom of the disease. Mewling sycophants are the vector, and the true danger.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-50687828093520761892018-09-04T05:09:25.681-05:002018-09-04T05:09:25.681-05:00Franco,
Having interviewed CI a few years ago on T...Franco,<br />Having interviewed CI a few years ago on <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/the-gathering-storm" rel="nofollow">The Gathering Storm Radio Show</a> (topic = 2nd Amendment rights), I can't say that I view CI as a troll. All of us here in the blogosphere hold our views and often express them in the strongest of terms. Furthermore, the troll who most frequently gets deleted on sight is a <b>real</b> troll.<br /><br />The blogosphere is not a kind place. For whatever reasons, <i>bilious</i> temperaments abound here.<br /><br />The above said, more than one commenter who frequents this blog site holds the view that you do.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-775370415152310252018-09-03T20:42:32.039-05:002018-09-03T20:42:32.039-05:00The dismal, unduly cynical, oddy vindictive opinio...The dismal, unduly cynical, oddy vindictive opinions of CI regarding President Trump –– and many other issues of the day –– are predicated on pure, raw HATRED thinly disguised as rational discourse. I imagine this poor benighted soul must be living in the Slough of Despond for reasons none of us could know.<br /><br />More to be pitied than despised, I suppose, but still very hard to take. <br /><br />Unbridled ill will, a bilious temperament, and the desire to lash out with withering scorn expressed in terms of cold-hearted contempt should always be regarded as unwelcome and insupportable.<br /><br />In my never humble opinion CI's essential function here is that of a TROLL.Franco Aragostahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088635482766081825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-64068197970124468522018-09-03T08:23:13.251-05:002018-09-03T08:23:13.251-05:00PERIOD!PERIOD!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-34923525467004949142018-09-03T06:44:20.844-05:002018-09-03T06:44:20.844-05:00No...last word can be all yours. The perfect booke...No...last word can be all yours. The perfect bookend to the post title.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-36048017763202163352018-09-02T20:03:31.052-05:002018-09-02T20:03:31.052-05:00See above ^
But if you must have the last word, go...See above ^<br />But if you must have the last word, go ahead and post again and I'll pretend I don't see it. Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720528359843578475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-62086282381867561922018-09-02T18:58:58.780-05:002018-09-02T18:58:58.780-05:00Do I care that you can see them? Who has the ego t...Do I care that you can see them? Who has the ego that needs stroking......?Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-3014385752511200552018-09-02T18:49:10.685-05:002018-09-02T18:49:10.685-05:00getsgetsWarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720528359843578475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-57010154593812646312018-09-02T18:47:48.944-05:002018-09-02T18:47:48.944-05:00CI, ever heard of comment notification? I can read...CI, ever heard of comment notification? I can read your comments even when you delete them.<br /><br />Whatever get you through the night. Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720528359843578475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-66205199426138928252018-09-02T18:39:45.222-05:002018-09-02T18:39:45.222-05:00
Wow. I a never said that a Veterans event was the...<br />Wow. I a never said that a Veterans event was the equivalent of a funeral. Even you get that, right? Trump isn’t even the point....notwithstanding the reflexive defense of the indefensible. Vile commentary at a funeral is inappropriate. Vile commentary at a Veterans event is inappropriate. Both are beneath the purported intellectual and moral gravitas of leaders of the Republic.<br /><br />One is lambasted by the sycophantic legion that pretends maturity, while the other isn’t. Being “bested” in an argument is irrelevant, given that you have zero influence on my ego.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-57993286130221101562018-09-02T18:32:36.783-05:002018-09-02T18:32:36.783-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-91608958931075191352018-09-02T18:29:18.767-05:002018-09-02T18:29:18.767-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-13150719018076358432018-09-02T17:20:55.902-05:002018-09-02T17:20:55.902-05:00No, I didn't offer a direct yes or no because ...No, I didn't offer a direct yes or no because your statement is nonsense. I don't accept your premise that a veterans group meeting is the equivalent of a funeral/memorial service. I'm sure everyone else understands my answer, even if you don't. <br />Empty tenor would describe your use of passive voice and implied insults. The choice of the words fascinating and interesting as a trolling instrument imply an ego problem, one that can't stand to be bested in an argument, therefor, do you want me to kiss your ego and make it better? <br />Perhaps a more direct answer to you is; no, I don't agree with you because Veterans group meeting are not the equivalent of a funeral service and such meetings have always been a political venue going back to at least Roman times. Whether I think it's proper is a separate question.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720528359843578475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-44596783725364419712018-09-02T16:24:05.283-05:002018-09-02T16:24:05.283-05:00That made no sense whatsoever, but it fits the emp...That made no sense whatsoever, but it fits the empty tenor of your other responses. Can’t point out where you offered a yes or no.....can you?<br /><br />Fascinating.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41075847011094435112018-09-02T16:18:42.721-05:002018-09-02T16:18:42.721-05:00What me to kiss your ego and make it better?What me to kiss your ego and make it better?Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720528359843578475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-44372639579852932442018-09-02T16:12:16.208-05:002018-09-02T16:12:16.208-05:00OK, kindly point out where you wrote an affirmativ...OK, kindly point out where you wrote an affirmative or a negative (in any form)? You didn’t, but you’ll kid yourself anyway.<br /><br />That’s what makes hypocrites entertaining.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-59232252737035293312018-09-02T16:08:32.173-05:002018-09-02T16:08:32.173-05:00Oh, I know the reason and I've already answere...Oh, I know the reason and I've already answered your question. The answer is that anyone that doesn't agree with you is a "hypocrite", no matter their reason. Does that sound "logical and rational" to you?<br />You have no sense of propriety, don't kid yourself.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720528359843578475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-51710461228124515662018-09-02T15:51:53.864-05:002018-09-02T15:51:53.864-05:00Nope....you won’t answer the question. You don’t g...Nope....you won’t answer the question. You don’t get the reason. You know what it is....you just don’t want to admit it, likely even to yourself.<br /><br />Don’t worry, you’ll get to reverse the feigned outrage machine when the Democrats gain 1600 Penn again.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.com