basskisser wrote:


If you want to see him be partial, he's tried to chastise me for off
topic posting, etc., but says absolutely nothing to JimH when he does
the same thing! As a matter of fact, JimH can post nothing but a
slanderous, malicious post to me, and if I even DARE respond, I'll get
chastised.

I'm not impartial. And I admit to being more alarmed when a person of
liberal persuasion behaves stupidly than when a person of conservative
persuasion behaves stupidly. The stupid behavior reflects badly upon
the political or philosophical positions the offender is claiming to
support. (Simply because I think there is no room for politics in a
boating newsgroup doesn't mean that I don't have political opinions).

That said, I have a lot more to do every day than hang out in the NG
watching for somebody to do something stupid. Sometimes I comment,
sometimes I don't, and sometimes I'm gone for a while actually using my
boat. (Novel concept, I know).
If you have missed my comments to JimH about some of his political
posts, that's too bad.

As a matter of fact, when any two persons are trading "slanderous,
malicious" posts, the situation is already so far out of control that
virtually everybody *except* the two fools
arguing over the internet has fled the thread.

A friend of mine has proposed a funny tee shirt for dog walkers. It
would read, "My life is controlled by the bowel movements of a dog". We
could have one for OT rec.boaters as well, ""My life is controlled by
the bad behavior of __________" (insert the name of your current NG
antagonist in the blank).