tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post9027176347739442119..comments2023-11-02T03:14:55.334-05:00Comments on The Bratton Report: Congratulations, Mr./Ms. Anonymous!Mike Brattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145152348285384619noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-53279860203561667422006-12-06T17:45:00.000-06:002006-12-06T17:45:00.000-06:00headoutofthesand said...
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A...<i>headoutofthesand said... <br />Still waiting...<br /><br />...</i><br /><br />And you can keep on waiting. I prefer to have discussions of substance with actual people, not pseudonyms. Obviously there's an actual person behind the pseudonym, but since you prefer to hide, you don't have to take responsibility for anything you write. Therefore, any debate would be out-of-kilter; folks such as yourself have demonstrated a penchant for throwing verbal Molotovs, and I'm not in the least interested in having a discussion or debate under those circumstances.<br /><br /><i>Oh, guess you're too busy publishing the choir conflicts for all the world to see.<br /><br />...</i><br /><br />What double-secret information have I revealed to the general public? And were any of the things found "personally offensive" attributed to specific individuals?<br /><br /><i>Awfully quiet in here, isn't it?</i> <br /><br />Actually, it surprises me how busy this little corner of the Internet stays.<br /><br />Keep in mind, whoever you are, that blog responses don't equate to site traffic.<br /><br />--MikeMike Brattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145152348285384619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-69730174068497019642006-12-01T22:39:00.000-06:002006-12-01T22:39:00.000-06:00headoutofthesand said...
By the way, still waitin...<i>headoutofthesand said... <br />By the way, still waiting on your response to my offer to debate your "statements" on this post.<br /><br />I'll turn blue holding my breath... </i><br /><br />Fortunatly, the human brain has as one of many involuntary reflexes the God-given instinct to gasp for air, an instinct which prevents people from refusing to breathe to the point of damaging themselves.<br /><br />--MikeMike Brattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145152348285384619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-34986988041774032482006-11-30T12:51:00.000-06:002006-11-30T12:51:00.000-06:00Headoutofthesand said "I realize it is more conven...Headoutofthesand said "I realize it is more convenient to treat everyone who disagrees with you as a collective rather than address each person individually--that way you can demonize an individual by association instead of by facts."<br /><br />I hear you man. I tried to engage Mike over the question of what the definition of a Christian was, completely off topic of the whole BBC thing, and he suddenly started associating me with the "anti-Bellevue" "mindset" crowd. And he never would address the substance of what I said, just constantly attack how I said it. All the while insulting me with "satire" and "sarcasm" and defending it as a legitimate way to communicate. I just gave up trying to have an honest debate with him. I would urge you to leave him alone as well. He trumpets that it's "not about me", and then attempts to personalize every attempt to debate him on any subject. Wouldn't matter if it were the weather.Finance Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495887075953523716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33993370.post-19807813952945288312006-11-30T00:02:00.000-06:002006-11-30T00:02:00.000-06:00Honestly, Mike, do you have any intellectual integ...<i>Honestly, Mike, do you have any intellectual integrity whatsoever?</i><br /><br />Perfect.<br /><br />Simply perfect.<br /><br />You quoted a number of questions I asked, gave no straight answers to them, avoided a glowing example of hate speech from your cadre, and then suggest <i>I'm</i> the one with an integrity problem?<br /><br />Quintessentially perfect.<br /><br /><i>Do you honestly not see that your snide, belligerent, insulting communication style (those are descriptions and observations, not attacks, so please don't bother) are the reason you get comments like that in the first place?</i><br /><br />That's typical--blame others for one's own poor behavior. Sort of like the tail end of the mission statement at savingbellevue.com, blaming the church's leadership for your own out-of-bounds actions.<br /><br /><i>Do you not see the difference in the way you interact with the people on this and other blogs compared to some like, say, Deacon Calcotte? People may disagree with him 100%, but try and find someone who doesn't respect him.</i><br /><br />I don't have the time right now for quote-mining, but you and yours have shown boatloads of disrespect to my friend Derrick--but I have a feeling you might know that.<br /><br /><i>Do you really think you accomplish anything by engaging this debate on your blog, save for the 3 or 4 people who constantly post here to pat you on the back? Apparently, you do. </i><br /><br />Talking to oneself is really not as unhealthy as many people make it out to be... don't feel bad. (A little humor, there!)<br /><br />--MikeMike Brattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145152348285384619noreply@blogger.com