I respect asechrest for his straightforward and honest positions. I often virulently disagree with his conclusions, but he isn't someone who proclaims the talking points given by the communist party. Why the communists call themselves the democratic party is beyond me.

I think of him (you) as a classic liberal, like those who protested the Vietnam War, but refused to spit and abuse returning soldiers. As for those cowards, I still have nothing but vile contempt.

One would never catch asecrest attempting to have a law passed making it illegal for teenagers to wear a MAGA hat, like a low-life, scum sucking liberal congressman is recommending. There is nothing liberal about modern liberals. They are the worst exxample of regressive this side of the islamic loudmouthed, punks.

You can't support your positions at all.  You would love to moderate a board, but you can't and it kills you.  There is no moderation here, so maybe try harder to criticize.  Again, there is NO substance behind your positions.  Point to one that made logical sense. 

If you want dishonesty, examine Democrat, Liberal/Progressive ideas, and policy.  It can not hold up to scrutiny.  It is counter to the human condition, and based on emotion, and fear.

If you want butthurt go back and look at your posts about the removal of ONE spam post here.  Look in the mirror for butthurt, and dishonesty pal.

he did not run away.  He just didn't go storming in alone.  Police training also teaches to get backup.

Those who have been in that situation know how they react.  Everyone else should give a little leeway.

Don't be too hard on Asechrest.  He's (slowly) coming around.  And he often has logical arguments for his positions that I don't necessarily share.

I bet good money I am far in better shape than you. I am a vegetarian, and I walk 6 miles a day for excercise. I am mentally awake, and morally straight. I try to help my students as much as I can. I gave a C- to a woman because she was 0.01 points away from from being flunked, and I couldn’t flunk her because she was so close. I had to flunk two guys who were supposed to graduate. I didn’t want to do so, but had to. It was up to them to learn, not me. But once I did it I hated myself so much all I could do was go home to drink.

Normally when I drink the rules are no more than one drink an hour, no more than three a night, and of course 8 hours bottle to throttle. After flunking two guys who were both going to graduate the only rule was keep the fucking glass full. The second time I’ve hidden from myself in a bottle, and the first was because I had to flunk a graduating senior.

I don’t need the damn Boy Scouts to figure out how to lead a good life. I figured that stuff all on my own.  What you guys will never get is some people don’t fit into your little fucking boxes and do just fine despite.  Wisdom is the ability to see beyond the lens of your own experience, something I doubt any of you will ever be able to do. And I truly and honestly pity you for it. Being able to see eye to eye with someone truly different from you is one of life’s Greatest pleasures.

I suspect you would quickly realize the difference had you a sauce freshly made from fresh tomatoes.

Using Fresh Tomato

An alternative to canned tomatoes is fresh tomatoes. Even the best cans have a tinny odor, so you'd think that nothing could top fresh tomatoes. But using 100% fresh tomatoes is not necessarily the best thing. If you prepare fresh tomatoes and taste it raw, compared to canned, the fresh will win. But somehow, on the pizza, the canned will win. Partly it's that the fresh tomato taste is simply different than we are all used to and so it never tastes like your favorite pizza place.  I've probably not experimented enough to say for sure.

Telling? It’s a secret who gives the harshest responses? I pay a lot of attention to the people and posts here precisely because I seek perspectives not my own.

I come here for the same reason you do. We have a mix of viewpoints here. That goes away, so do I.