To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (10772 ) 12/24/2002 3:37:20 AM From: elpolvo Read Replies (5) | Respond to of 89467 seamus-siliconinvestor.com and... not only that... but also... you seem to have forgotten the premise of this thread. it was created by soros when you got banned from the voltair's porch thread so people like you could be free to write their opinions without being censored by close-minded people who didn't want to read certain ideas that differed from theirs. i read your opinions alla time. some of them are brilliant, some of them are horseshit. same with soros - he's written some fantastic stuff here and some that stinks. that's what it's all about and that's what makes this thread viable and credible. anyone can write what's on their mind and as the thread header says, "Jackass porchers are free to post their suggestions or positions without repercussions or blaming." it also says, "This thread is for Support, Knowledge Building and Friendship, “NOT” Financial Management..." you can gain knowledge here if you don't act pompous and try to tell people to go elsewhere when you don't agree with them. as to friendship... you betcha... you're lucky to have friends like me and tim.com and tim.cookies and soros and stockman scott and scott mantz who say "bullshit" when you post bullshit. we wouldn't do that if we didn't value you and your friendship and your opinions. we also say "brilliant" when you post brilliance. but you don't live on a pedestal dude. i know you're not here to be king jim who has 100 "yes" boys following your every post as if they were the key to the holy grail. your shit stinks just like everybody else's does. you get some pretty damn good support here and a lot of information from a lot of people that can help you gain knowledge and make good decisions. it would be kind of hypocritical if you were to do the same thing here that was done to you on voltair's porch thread. eh? i've always stood up for your and other's rights to speak their minds when they had differing opinions on voltair's porch. i'm not pissed at you, i'm just calling you on your silly posts trying to run me off because you don't agree with my views of cause and effect in the worst economic nightmare we've ever entered in our lives. and as your friend, i'm telling you that you're going to ruin the credibility of this thread if you turn into a hypocrite and try to run off people who post contrary theory and ideas. you are always free to start a moderated thread of your own where you could exclude me and others you disagree with, but that would be sort of ironic and counterproductive wouldn't it? and i'll say this again... the political leadership of the US right now is MORE than 50% to blame for the economic disaster we're experiencing today and a regime change for us is desperately needed. i think your complex economic theories are useless when they fail to factor in that component. yes. it's MY OPINION and you are free to say "bullshit" and offer your own reasons why you don't agree... or you are free to ask me why i hold that opinion... you might gain some insight - i'm not the only one with that opinion and there ARE reasons behind it... but "take your political drivel elsewhere, anywhere, thanks" is NOT an appropriate response on this thread. yer fren, -polvie