I’d like to thank all of the left-wingers who posted
their dislike of Investor’s Business Daily editorial pages.
Actually, “dislike” is too mild a word.
As it turns out, I decide to read some IBD editorials – which
I hadn’t done in a few years - to see what dastardly things
were being said – no doubt under the guise of free speech.
Upon reading, it was quickly apparent that I had no problem
with the content and decided that I’d continue reading IBD.
So again, thank you Lefties, as your “dislike” spotlights
the political passions of our times.
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\\Fewer Patients Now Under Boot of Authoritarian Rules
... They too deserve to have the government's hands pried away from their necks.
\\ New 9/11 Vowed as Obama Yawns
\\ Is Obama's Foreign Policy the Worst in U.S. History?
\\ Hillary's Announcement Means Media Resumes Coronation
\\ ObamaCare Making Tax Day Even More of a Nightmare
I am sure the content is not all wack.
And anyone who wishes for sense can always return to reality:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/04/13/can-someone-please-print-this-graph-on-a-t-shirt-sharp-decline-in-the-uninsured-since-the-aca-came-online/
Seems to me financial journalism (both print and non-print) is a worthwhile topic for inclusion in MFO discussions. I humbly request, however, that this thread not be allowed to deterioriate into a "barroom brawl" - as Flack's other recent post did.
OK with me as long as that other guy behaves himself.
I know ... It's always "that other guy" with you people.
ds
I cannot fathom how the "disappearer" of my comment, giving no caution or explanation, would think his/her act engenders goodwill, whereas dropping me a note expressing concerns, asking me to modify my comment, etc. would have met the goodwill test. I might ask for clarification, but beyond that whether I agreed or disagreed would be immaterial (like, anything I said would have been of such monumental significance as to justify an argument--- that would be a lack of goodwill in reverse). At least it would have effected a sensitivity on my part, so that in the future, as I approached whatever boundary of sorts that I failed to see, I could avoid the impropriety again.
I also do not understand how disappearing a comment without clarification to the commenter could be considered respectful. Isn't doing so telling the commenter, "I do not find your comment appropriate/valid/worth reading/worth considering, and I don't have to tell you why because I am indifferent to how it might cause you to feel"?
If I do not receive an explanation, I will have to consider withdrawing further participation from this discussion board. This is an ill-defined and intellectually dishonest way of excluding a (personal?) irritant. I believe it is a violation of MFO policy, viz. (a) will treat every reader with goodwill and respect, (b) expects every visitor to extend respect and support to the other members of the community. But then, maybe walkin' the talk doesn't apply to the Hall Monitor.
@David_Snowball Did you have anything to do with this, Professor?
No, sorry, clueless. (Both generically and with reference to your post.)
In theory, five entities have the ability to delete posts: the four of us with Administrator privileges and the Intersnet. I didn't do anything with this thread except to post the word-play about "sinister." I contacted Charles and Chip, who report that they didn't do anything. Chip does report a storm at our gates: thousands of log-in attempts, presumably trying to reach our control panel. I've discounted the prospect that Accipiter would have deleted anything (he's working hard on abstaining from the internet and mostly checks into the tech question threads).
I'm left with "technical glitch in the database" as a possibility but since I'm the second-least technical person on the team (I'm pretty sure that Ed's more retrograde than I am), that might be a technically illiterate statement. Chip spent some time before work this morning looking for evidence of corruption in the database but couldn't find an evident culprit and Charles will peer into the guts of the system after he finishes appeasing the IRS.
I'll keep checking but so far I've got no evidence of an attempt to suppress you, but then no evidence of a plausible alternate either.
David
The reason that I ask is that sometimes, especially if I'm distracted, I'll enter a comment, hit the preview button, and then unthinkingly hit the "back button" to return to the main page, causing the comment to be lost.
If, however, you did revisit the thread and see that your comment was in fact there, and then it later disappeared, that's a cow of a different color.
Regards- OJ
Edit/Add: I've never noted anything about your posting that would merit a deletion. If they tolerate my sometimes rather questionable input (and they do) I can't imagine that they would have a problem with you.
I've written a blip and then, with brain wandering aimlessly; did not "hit" the post comment icon.
Text = "gone city"
But, I do check to review a post........which is when I discover my mistake.
Hey, I'm taking a break. Been up and about since 5:30am. At my age, it is just about time for a nap, eh? Then get going again, until 10pm or so tonight.
'Course, I did choose to stop too; to find out how much our "prior hard earned money" is working for us today. It is doing well so far. I should just pay someone else to do the work, eh?
Take care out your way.
Catch
You know, I did subsequently return, and my comment was there. However, I returned because the last sentence in my paragraph had an awkward construction, and I decided I could do better and make it right. If, after the correction, I did a preview and then went back to the main discussion board without hitting post comment icon, would that have aborted the whole enchilada, including what I'd posted previously?
Derf
"I should just pay someone else to do the work, eh?"
Not if you want it done properly. Drives me nuts to see work done that I can do and have done better. Wish I were young enough/strong enough to do it myself. Crap.
Well, this post stayed there doing what you mentioned. But, as I'm sure that you've noticed, s--- does happen, especially with computers and the internet.
Hold on... you said "I did a preview..."? When in the "edit" mode, as I am now, there is no "preview" button, at least not on my browser. Also, re preview, this has happened to me: You get a post all set up real nice, with links & everything. Go to preview, it looks good, test the link to be sure, and the whole thing evaporates in a puff of electrons. Don't test a link from the preview screen without specifying "open in a new tab".
I have concerns about the far lefties and the righties; but I don't let this sway me from reading/listening. I need to know what these folks are thinking. No unlike the teens (high schoolers) in our area who I know. I pick their brains are much as they will allow. I want and need to know what their perceptions and beliefs are at this time.
The hardest part with this is to "get" them/convince them to understand that there may indeed be something to learn from an "older person".
• subject to interpretation
• taken out of context
• manifestly false or unsupported by adequate evidence
• simply a matter of opinion, where a differing opinion is equally valid
David
Sometimes it's hard to separate the purely financial from the political, as the two seem to be so closely intertwined, especially at the Federal level.