On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 20:51:34 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

I saw nothing in posts from these sleazebags to indicated they were
anything other than right-wing dirtbags, incapable of any sort of
independent or intelligent thought.

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I thought Chuck made a couple of important points which have nothing
to do with the relative intelligence of the partys in question.

Lead by example and set a higher tone (assuming that off topic
political discussion is always going to be with us in some form). You
detract from the credibility of your argument by being too quick to go
for the throat and roll in the gutter. That inspires others to do
likewise.