Political metaphors (was Re: on ann coulter

Paul Mackin paul.mackin at verizon.net
Mon Jul 15 16:23:22 CDT 2002


And from completely out of the blue . . . .

barbara100 at jps.net wrote:

> If Rob gave Doug such a beating, then how come Rob ducked out like he did with all those unanswered questions (not just mine either) with Doug still hammering away? Am I missing something? How can a guy win an arguement when you don't even know where he's going with it?
>
> >
> > MalignD at aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > << When Doug is on the canvas, Rob, like MalignD, just can't help kicking
> > > him a few times. Even when Doug is finally knocked out, they keep
> > > taunting him, trying to lure him out of the locker room, spitting on the
> > > canvas where Doug's blood and sweat remains conspicuous.  >>
> > >
> > > Feeling a litle giddy are we?  Spitting on the canvas?  His blood and sweat??
> > >
> > > Take a pill.
> >
> > No. I don't think that I'm exaggerating the situation. Rob gave a Doug a
> > beating on the Gershom/Washington thread. But why did he persist so? He
> > pounded and pounded, thrashed him from pillar to post. I know what it's
> > like to try to have a good clean fight with either Doug or Rob. They
> > both fight dirty. With Rob, you are better off letting him think he's
> > winning. With Doug, you need only knock him down and walk away. Why
> > should the rest of us have to make our way through 100 messages of BS a
> > day? This should be discouraged. Your just pile on the nerd/unpopular/99
> > pound weakling/pussy at the bottom of the pile. You take a pill.
> >
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