The birth certificate that is on file in Hawaii

major bean wrote: Let's summarize the last few posts. Science Chic went on at length about paid outsiders appearing on forums to make liberals look bad. She does her usual post of extreme overposting until the readers' eyes glaze. Then along comes LJ and you to bobblehead about the matter. I am incredulous that this piece of paranoia is being offered to discredit any dessenting opinion of any subject. Then you deny that Science Chic even introduced the "outsider" subject.

Liberals are starting to sound like RUBBER BRAINS.

I did not myself say anything about paid trolls being here just to discredit liberal posters, you are confusing the article with my own words. On the contrary, paid trolls can come from both main political parties to discredit the other and corporate trolls don't care about politics per se, just pushing their products/services.

Let me make this very clear: I absolutely, positively, in now way implied or stated obviously that any of the dissenting opinions occurring here on 285Bound are the result of paid trolls. I posted this in order to make everyone aware of what could occur and to encourage critical thinking analysis of what posters put up and what their agenda might be if you see a pattern; I hoped for a discussion of how we could recognize if this occurs and how to effectively deal with it. Go to the Announcement thread at the top of the forum and you will see that I state, ad nauseum to you I'm sure, that the biggest strength that I see with a forum like this is the diversity of the members and that they each bring their unique perspective and expose each other to information that they wouldn't normally seek out due to their inherent biases, making us all better informed in the process. I appreciate and encourage opposing viewpoints, and constructive, fact-backed debates.

If my posts are too long for your attention span, then I'd recommend a pot of coffee and some donuts. Caffeine and sugar aren't the best energy sources for optimum functioning of the brain, but they'll do for a short-term fix.