You: “I assume you have left out the words ‘am not’.”

No. I was being sarcastic.

You: “No I have not.”

Why do the research and risk it contradicting your prejudices.

You: “Considering that most “journalists” are liberal, I find it impossible to believe that 90% of the time, it is the Republican Party that is responsible for the degeneration of the press.”

Did you not pay attention to the build up to the Iraq war?

Even if journalists are liberal, the corporations they work for are almost always conservative.

Me: “It would take years to explain exactly why anyone of us here do what we do.”

You: “I’m studying to be a therapist. Give it a try.”

God help your patients.

You: “I’m betting it’s less than 20 questions.”

The you go first.

I’m betting it’s less than 20 questions.

Considering that most “journalists” are liberal, I find it impossible to believe that 90% of the time, it is the Republican Party that is responsible for the degeneration of the press.

Yet more evidence that your comments are reflective of your work.

You’ve gone to my site, you know why. And if you are asking for more introspection than that, this is the wrong place for it.

It would take years to explain exactly why anyone of us here do what we do.

“It is a profession that I have seen, in my own lifetime, degenerate from a cadre of men dedicated to uncovering and reporting the truth, to self – obsessed (like you), ideologically driven whores, who will say whatever their pimps direct them to.”

I agree, and 90% of the time, those Pimps are the Republican Party.

“I have never read one of your comments that would lead me to believe otherwise.”

Yeah, cause I here as a Journalist. Have you actually checked out my work?

Hmmmm, where have we seen this in the last 6 years …?

So it took me saying it three times before you clued it. And you still ignored most of my points.

No, actually, Strowbridge, before you run your victory lap, you need to understand that I was asking you “Why?” because I thought you possessed the minimal introspection required to consider why you were so enamored of mockery, instead of blaming those you mocked.

Since you didn’t, I sarcastically congratulated you for your “talent”.

And that wasn’t a crack about being a journalist. I view your profession with contempt. It is a profession that I have seen, in my own lifetime, degenerate from a cadre of men dedicated to uncovering and reporting the truth, to self – obsessed (like you), ideologically driven whores, who will say whatever their pimps direct them to.

I have never read one of your comments that would lead me to believe otherwise.

Frank: “Speaking of narcissism, I wasn’t referring to your comments, I was referring to all the types of comments I have received.”

It wasn’t narcissism, it was an honest question as I’ve never seen anyone attack you for that. (Or parenting skill, for that matter, but I don’t read every thread you are involved in.)

Me: “I mock you cause I like mocking stupid people.”

Frank: “Bravo.”

So it took me saying it three times before you clued it. And you still ignored most of my points.

Congrats.

Me: “I just referenced genitalia as a show of maturity. And I’ll do it again.”

Frank: “Res ipse loquitur”

It’s called humor, specifically irony.

I mock you cause I like mocking stupid people.
Bravo.

I just referenced genitalia as a show of maturity. And I’ll do it again.
Res ipse loquitur

Yes I did. You just don’t like the answer because it doesn’t fit in with your persecution complex.

“You follow me around”

You mean I read the comments on a public blog. I haven’t, for instance, looked up your name on Google trying to find something embarrassing to use against you.

Excellent evidence of both paranoia and hypocrisy.

“pestering me about the most trivial details of my comments.”

You mean pointing out when you are wrong about major details. Trivial details would be pointing out someone’s typos or their use of foul language.

“And this you claim is your “contribution” to this blog, which is somehow much more valuable than my contribution”

Well, considering you think I spend all of my time reading your posts looking for ways to attack you, I could see why you would be upset. But I don’t do this. I read practically every post Oliver Willis makes. I have posted in threads where you have not made an appearance. I have also completely ignored threads where you were a major participant.

Where and when I post is not dependent on what you do.

(Which adds narcissism to the list.)

“my sexual preference”

Are you referring to the time I made fun of you for thinking Laura Bush was good looking?

“Now, will you tell me why you do what you do, without blaming me, or will you continue to evade and dissemble?”

I have, twice. Do I need to dumb it down for you?

I mock you cause I like mocking stupid people.

“And I have not referred to you by referencing genitalia”

I didn’t refer to you by referencing genitalia. I just referenced genitalia as a show of maturity. And I’ll do it again.

Labia.

And you haven’t answered my question, because most likely, the true answer, would be too embarrassing.

You follow me around pestering me about the most trivial details of my comments. While sometimes you actually do argue against my comment, in most cases, you simply badger me until you can make some unpleasant comment.

And this you claim is your “contribution” to this blog, which is somehow much more valuable than my contribution, which is conflated with defenses against attacks on my school, my religion, my family, my military service, my choice of a major, my sexual preference, my parenting skills. Yes, all of these have been the subjects of other people’s comments about me.

Now, will you tell me why you do what you do, without blaming me, or will you continue to evade and dissemble?

And I have not referred to you by referencing genitalia

Anyhoo, to recap my last post, (the one that’s gone and not the one where I complained about the post not getting through). …

“As I thought. You accept no responsibility for your comments.”

I took responsibility for my posts. If I didn’t like mocking the stupid, I wouldn’t respond to you so much.

However, the nature of my responses depend heavily on your posts. If you say something stupid, I will call you stupid. If you say something smart, I will… well, I’ll probably ignore you and assume you were an imposter.

“How mature of you. How like a ‘journalist’.”

Oh that’s rich. You call me immature and then make some crack about my profession.

I’ll respond in the most mature way I know how; be referencing genitalia.

Penis.

Don’t even know if this message will get through

I respond to you because you are an idiot, and I like making fun of idiots.

Seriously though, the reason I respond to your posts is… no wait… that was pretty much the right answer.

On a side note, if I thought you were capable of learning, I would be kinder in my responses, but I’d still respond.

See if you can answer that without blaming me for them. We might all learn something. I have my suspicions, but I want to hear it from you.

Of course, you don’t have to answer the question if you don’t want to.