First and foremost, let it be said I am not a violent man. I prefer to mind my own business, and defer to the law of the land. That said, I am an Okie and a vet...which means fighting is a part of my creed. However, there is a time to fight, and sometimes you have to stand up for not just yourself, but for others...even if their political views don't always mesh with your own.
This is a particular exchange between myself and some fool (and I'm being VERY diplomatic here!) from this particular article, and be advised, this may be quite offensive. Usernames are real, and I assume should give enough anonymity...but this was a public forum, so any hopes of a lawsuit by this jackhole, I have three words...Freedom of speech.
So without further ado, here was the exchange.
Commenter: Liberal democratic hollywood is the den of Satan-- they cover for their perversions. Liberals are and have always been and will always be perverted scourges on the planet. Wait till the demon obama's skeletons come out.
Liberals are horrid creatures.
(note: this is the original thread, I kid you not)
Me: Consider yourself on notice. Equating a criminal act solely on someone's political beliefs is repugnant and gives free speech a bad name. How would you feel if Republicans were painted with a similarly colored brush? You've been warned pal (my first reply to this post...it gets rather interesting after this)
Commenter: OOoooooo---William, thanks for the warning--I'll be good. Bad, bad me......
You're an idiot and obviously a deranged liberal. PAL
Me: I've already notified Y***o about your comments. I'm sure that there is a code of conduct that you violated with your comments Oh, and FYI, I'm an Independent, and I have two college degrees, so you are a liar on both counts. Smoke on that one...pal.
Commenter: William- you're a pervert- a gay pervert...that's all. Pal
Me: Keep talking "Commenter"...the only idiot and pervert in the room is you. I have more honor and integrity in my pinky finger then you will EVER have, even if I were at my worst. Anyone who stoops to your level, lumping and labeling someone as a pervert just on the flimsiest of associations is the most extreme perversion of all (the Nazis and Bolsheviks did this to justify their atrocities), It is a good thing we aren't face to face, as I would be sorely tempted to smack it with a fist.
Short of that, I'll speak my piece, and watch you squirm like the worm you are.
Commenter: Tough guy William--- how tough can you be if you're into guys--- another PERVERSION a half notch from pedophilia.
Me: I'm tougher than you are...I don't have to hide behind a keyboard to prove it. If you want to rumble...feel free to name the time and place.
You're nothing but slime to me....you can lie and slander all you like, but I bet even money you'd scream like a girl once you got into a fight
Commenter: William, you're a latent pedophile-- admit it. Now take your balding tough guy act to some DNC convention with the rest of the freaks you hang out with.
and liberalism is one of the most vile forms of perversion. Go ask Woody Allen (note...not exactly sure if the "Woody Allen" line was at me, or at the rest of the respondents, but I'm leaning to the former. Needless to say, I was beyond annoyed at this point, so I threw the gauntlet down. :D)
Me: Name a time and place...I'll show up. I'll make time. And either I'll kick your #$%$, or vice versa. But I'll bring my A-game. You can call me all you want if you beat me. But I don't play to lose...I survived basic and Iraq. You? You're a worm begging to be squashed.
I'm serious....pick a date and time. Sell tickets if you like. But I WILL show up, and if you are man enough, you will face me.
PS...I WAS a Republican...so at least get your facts straight, wussy.
(The reaction? Priceless)
Commenter: What kind of unstable, nut are you? I usually have respect for ex military personnel - am I going to have to make an exception because YOU'RE A FREAK??????
Me: You started this war, I just aim to finish it. You chose to insult me (and calling ME unstable? Rich). I chose to call you out. And don't play that song that you usually have respect for ex-military personnel...if you had any, A) You wouldn't have insulted them (Democrats serve in the military too), and B) If you are willing to smear someone you don't even know, how can you claim to respect ANYBODY, let alone military personnel, past and present?
And it's not like I'll hunt you down...I'm just challenging you, man to man, as they did back in the old days when they settled their differences. I'm sure most of the other folks on this thread would be cheering me on...I'm being gracious in letting you pick a time and place, anywhere here in the USA. Otherwise shut up[. (Notice the fat finger bracket? lol)
Commenter: You're proving my point-- you democrat, you nut, you mentally unstable, you PROBABLY pervert, and definitely a pervert if your diddling guys.
Go take your xanax, you goof.
Me (my coup de grace ): You're just a coward...I'm willing to settle things man to man, yet you run like a girl to mom. You name the time and place...your hometown, if you're so scared. I'm an Okie, so that should tell a lot to the people who know what that term means. If you're man enough to insult somebody, you should be man enough to face that somebody if he calls you out. Otherwise, you're just proving to everyone on Yahoo that you are just a coward and a liar.
FYI, I'm quite sane...I can't speak for yourself.
He shut up after that...I wonder why? For what it's worth, I'm not too keen on spending my hard earned money and time to take on every little snot that spouts slander, but being a sodbuster at heart, I'm a man of my word...as of this writing, the offer still stands. Moral of the story? Sharks and bears can be nasty, but if you stand your ground and smack them in the snout, they'll go somewhere else. As Edmond Burke said, "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing". Sometimes the best thing good men can do is call out evil's bluff, because truth and honor always endures. Telos!