Well it looks like Mr. UG was actually half-smart once... In the third grade.

Poor UG...

No, it is. But you aren't worth convincing.

He said once before he had set his opinions and course in life by the time he was 10 years old. That's why he thinks and acts like a 10 year old. :rolleyes:

It is not, and I am.

If you actually possessed some of the superiority you're claiming, you wouldn't try and fob things off with an excuse. You are, I believe, now fairly well acquainted with me and my views. How might you go about convincing a skeptic?

You, my friend, are not only a liar, you are lazy also. Now meet my challenge or do like tw does, and run.

If yours is the best available example of the Democratic argument, a whole passel of you could stand some enlightenment.

Bruce, I'll have to fault you for your reading comprehension. I do recall saying I wasn't fooled by Communist propaganda the way people twice my age clearly were, at circa 10 years of age, yes.

I think more flexibly than you do, Bruce, for I can recognize and acknowledge you when you get something right, such as the gun issue, where we are on the same side of the divide. This is thinking like a 10-year-old? Bruce, oh dear.:rolleyes:

I keep telling you there is no divide....no black and white. Every issue has multiple points of view.....10 year olds don't understand that. :rolleyes:

That's just it. You're not a skeptic. You're a believer. You believe you're right and all others are wrong. There's no convincing you.

There have been numerous, countless posts that contribute to persuading someone who has an open mind, but that's not you. You're not interested in learning anything. Your mind is closed. There is no teaching you.

I came to this conclusion long ago:
Really long ago.

I've finally realized that UG is a brilliant humorist. Bravo. Republicans for the Republic, indeed, you are a card!

That said, some of us who actually do like the idea of a republic are not comfortable with much of the senior Democratic leadership, so don't take your joke too far and give them too much credit, people can get confused.

If your ideas, and others I've rejected in this forum, were actually good enough to persuade me they were not shoddy goods intellectually, then I'd be interested in learning them. Until then, what is there to do?

To teach me, show me wisdom. There's not been enough of that.

I have strength enough to hold ideas that are unpopular with you.

You mean show you right-wing, prejudiced, eyes-closed garbage?

Ibram, go outside and play some hoops or something, okay? You're being tedious and immature.

God, you're a dick. Is this an alter ego?

Ibram's a bright kid, and I value him for his intelligence. But when he tries to bait me, I remind him that he's not in my weight class -- though he has every chance of developing that far assuming he doesn't fall under the wheels of a bus.

He can't bait me, but he can bore me.

I have no interest in 'baiting' you, only making fun of and/or insulting you, which is fast becoming boring and far too easy.