Name:   ecstasypoint - Subject:   Flattery will get you everywhere Date:   10/1/2012 3:41:10 PM

Thanks for making it so clear that the only people you will not run off the board with verbal bullying are those that compliment you and agree with you.  i may have lobed a zinger here and there, but i did not abuse you.  i did not call you profoundly stupid or twist your name around to imply you are a drug abuser.  i did not stomp my feet and insist that my opinion and those who agree with me are the only voices that may be heard.  This board would be much more interesting if those who disagree with you were not run out of town.  Have you noticed how few women even bother with this "discussion?"  if we can’t get past the rancor and divisiveness on a leisurely public forum, we will never get past it in the larger national debate.  i think it would be worth the effort to try.