Recession? What recession? The Bushes Buy Fine China for almost 1/2 a mil.

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam

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No matter what you say you meant, you lost your argument.

No, I actually have not. Based on the mob mentality that exists around here with certain posters, whether those particular posters understood what I meant or not, very few would admit to it. So I'm not concerned with your assessment of whether or not I lost my argument because I know that the opinions of several people on this thread are simply biased.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

No, I actually have not. Based on the mob mentality that exists around here with certain posters, whether those particular posters understood what I meant or not, very few would admit to it. So I'm not concerned with your assessment of whether or not I lost my argument because I know that the opinions of several people on this thread are simply biased.

Who are these biased people? Most of us have already stated that, while we aren't Bush supporters, we don't have a problem with the china purchase, and we wouldn't have a problem with any President buying the china.

We have a disagreement about whether this is a big deal - it's a debate. I think some good points have been brought up on each side. There's not a "mob mentality" at play here - you should just realize that the majority of people who have posted in the thread disagree with you. That's not a "mob;" again, it's a debate.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

No, I actually have not. Based on the mob mentality that exists around here with certain posters, whether those particular posters understood what I meant or not, very few would admit to it. So I'm not concerned with your assessment of whether or not I lost my argument because I know that the opinions of several people on this thread are simply biased.

So, you're an idiot. You should stop now. What "mob mentality?" I, for one, am not afraid to speak my mind. When I disagree (or agree) with something, I'll speak it. And the same goes for most people here.

The fact is, you incorrectly worded your statement. What you wrote, read as something different than what you intended. Several people here have told you that. Don't try and say they were wrong. Admit that you worded it wrong and be done with it.

[I.A.S.K.]

Originally Posted by epchick

So, you're an idiot. You should stop now. What "mob mentality?" I, for one, am not afraid to speak my mind. When I disagree (or agree) with something, I'll speak it. And the same goes for most people here.

The fact is, you incorrectly worded your statement. What you wrote, read as something different than what you intended. Several people here have told you that. Don't try and say they were wrong. Admit that you worded it wrong and be done with it.

Whoa! Can we take a step back from this one. I think calling her an idiot is going a step too far.

It is safe to say that her statement was worded in a way that some misunderstood it. What you interpreted visit to mean and I interpreted it to mean are two different things so we can just leave it at the fact that she was misunderstood. If she wrote something that other people read as something different it does not make her wrong. It does make them wrong. I don't see the need for someone to admit something that is not true. She did word it correctly. Admit that you read it wrong and be done with it.

There is a distinct mob mentality in that there are many people who in this thread have tried to "discredit" DeepImpact2 as a mob would (by saying all of you are right and she is wrong and that she needs to bow down to that "fact"). Just because you speak your mind does not mean that you're not a member of this "mob". Each person in the mob is in some way speaking their mind. It just happens that all members are of the same mind. I think you're confusing mob mentality with Bandwagon mentality.

Just because you think it doesn't mean it needs to be said.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

Whoa! Can we take a step back from this one. I think calling her an idiot is going a step too far.

It is safe to say that her statement was worded in a way that some misunderstood it. What you interpreted visit to mean and I interpreted it to mean are two different things so we can just leave it at the fact that she was misunderstood. If she wrote something that other people read as something different it does not make her wrong. It does make them wrong. I don't see the need for someone to admit something that is not true. She did word it correctly. Admit that you read it wrong and be done with it.

An idiot is a senseless person. I stand by my statement.

ETA: If you write something and most of the people interpret it as something completely different than what you meant it----that means you worded it wrong. Point blank. You can go back and forth all you want, but the fact is several people have interpreted deepimpact's comment the same way.

[I.A.S.K.]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

Last I checked American citizens can barely get near the White House, let alone even VISIT it. How does the china belong to us?

The term visit is the only thing that people misunderstood. Thus, what you and others interpreted was not completely different. It was only slightly different.
Visit could mean:
1. To go to the white house and have a meal on the expensive china that the Bush family bought. [Which DeepImpact2 meant]
or
2. To go to the white house and take a tour.

What DeepImpact2 meant is what she said!

Originally Posted by epchick

An idiot is a senseless person. I stand by my statement.

ETA: If you write something and most of the people interpret it as something completely different than what you meant it----that means you worded it wrong. Point blank.

How is DeepImpact2 a senseless person? What she said made sense and she seems to have sense. It appears to me that you are being senseless.

You can go back and forth all you want, but the fact is several people have interpreted deepimpact's comment the same way.

The fact also is that several people have interpreted DeepImpact's comment incorrectly. The wording would be wrong if the words she used did not mean what she was trying to say. She meant what she said and said what she meant.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

1. To go to the white house and have a meal on the expensive china that the Bush family bought. [Which DeepImpact2 meant]

No, that is what YOU assumed she (is deepimpact a she?) meant.

Her statement about "barely" being about to visit the White House, had absolutely nothing to do with the china (the china question was in regards to SWTXBelle's comment). She was talking about the "hoops" and "hurdles" it takes to visit the White House--which people have already told her aren't that difficult to get through.


ETA: So going by your logic, since you interpreted deepimpact's statement a different way (than what she meant)--you are wrong.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

No, I actually have not. Based on the mob mentality that exists around here with certain posters, whether those particular posters understood what I meant or not, very few would admit to it. So I'm not concerned with your assessment of whether or not I lost my argument because I know that the opinions of several people on this thread are simply biased.

Biased against what? Can't be that we're all conservative because half the people that disagree with you are flaming liberals.

Maybe we're biased against you. Could be true. How many times have you been called stupid in this thread alone?

Just because people call you out on flying off that handle and making inflammatory comments doesn't mean we're biased. I just think you're full of shit.