Someone please restrain my from strangling Bill O'Reilly

<< Odd thing, Danny, is that I apologized for what I said, but you never did. What does that say about you? >> Hmmm... That I'm still a 'Jackass' to you? LOL

Thanks, Danny, for being the adult here.

You're welcome, Zeni.

Cheeri-o

no one notices me do they?

*sighs*

Hi Margot, sorry we didn't notice you?

Btw... how come you didn't post for quite a while?

Since Danny seems content to make fun of me (or incapable in carrying on an intelligent conversation) I'll address Margot:

"I'm sure that everyone on this NB (or at least- everyone who has bothered to read this topic) understands that Mandy's point was not to call Bill O'Reilley names, but to instead talk about the fact that he is against the HIV poistive puppet on sesamie street."

If you truly want to adress the issue, then address it. Talk about the issue. Point out the fallacies of it. Point out the positives of it.

If you resort to calling names, you've polarized your audience, and the issue becomes but a background. I may agree with Mandy 100 percent, but when I hear people simply refer to the other side as an "asshole" I completely tune out. If that's the best they can do to argue against it, why should I bother with it?

<< Since Danny seems content to make fun of me (or incapable in carrying on an intelligent conversation) I'll address MLB. >> Well, it happens to be that carrying a converstion with you is always this never-ending story, so arguing with you is like driving in circles. That's the reason why sometimes I find conversations with charles baer more intersting. Admit it Zeni, you always take things out of the context of the topic. Mandy's main purpose wasn't to call O'Reilly an asshole, but to show how narrow minded he is to not be able to see the reality of all those children victims of AIDS and who need someone to tell them that they're not alone. Yes, you could say she called him an "asshole" and how wrong that is, but then again most people who know the guy think so too, so what difference does it make?

What I did say is that I think its a shame that O'Reilley is calling 'Kami' immoral. He, as well as all of the watchers os SS need to understand about HIV. If we don't know about it, we can't do anything to make it better. Instead of realizing that having an HIV+ muppet on the show is a valuable learning experience, O'Reilley instead demeaning it, saying that it's innapropriate for children.

(P.S. My name is not spelled with a t at the end. i know its trivial and all, but thats really a big pet peeve of mine. sorry.)

"(P.S. My name is not spelled with a t at the end. i know its trivial and all, but thats really a big pet peeve of mine. sorry.)"

My apologies. I took my cue from Danny on that.

"Yes, you could say she called him an "asshole" and how wrong that is, but then again most people who know the guy think so too, so what difference does it make?"

You assume that everyone agrees with you and Mandy on this issue. I would prefer to see intelligent debate on QZ, with issues being discussed in a respectful manner and opinions changed for the best, then simple name calling. You prefer the alternative, with cheap insults following crude remarks, and only care if people agree. I personally don't like my political beliefs dictated to me by O'Reilly or by you.

As for your other claims concering me, Danny, I find little incentive to address them. You would rather make fun of me or trivialize my comments, then deal with me on an intelligent level. And you still never apologized for what you've said before, so why should I explain myself to you.

"little man"... I guess that makes it 2.

And seriously, if anything I said offended you, then I apologize.

Then perhaps you should tell us why Bill O'Rilley is not an "asshole", or whatever anyone wants to call him.

Ahhh... "little man" edit. Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Well, I'm still "little man" anyways.

Jingles has a special talent. He seems to be one of the few people who can perturb level-headed Zeni.

I thought I was an asshole, but now I relize that I am just a pretender.

Mr Jingles - Will you be my mentor?

Well it seems O'Reilly's opinion of Sesame Street is absurd. I geuss my low opinion of Al Franken went up a small notch.

Read this and then tell me you don't think O'Reilly is an ignoramus.

http://www.demog.berkeley.edu/~gabriel/weblog/Glick.htm