>Firstly, there are many people in the world who think President Bush is "an embicile" and more who probably have worse adjectives to describe him. So it begs the question of 'since when is a possible or probable truth an "attack"'??? Would all have been Ok if Mr. Censored had said "dullard" or "dim" or "stupid" or "obtuse" or "idiotic" or...

Jim, first, I know real imbeciles who actually know how to spell the word. But let me not focus too much on that aspect of your reply. You say that many people in the world regard him as an imbecile and you use that argument to allow everybody to use that word for Bush here? So, if many people call Bush an ape, then it is legal to call Bush here an ape too? Or, actually, then Bush might really BE an ape? And is it allowed if SOME people call him a mouse, to call him a mouse here too? And do you have a standard about who said it? Do you appraise the opinion (opinion?) of the Iranians, the Indonesians, the Egyptians, the French, the Danish, the Dutch, the Japanese, the ..., as much as those of the Canadians and Americans? Or let's focus on religions: Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, Islamic, Budhism,... So, if Islamic people call me a unbelieving dog, then this has paved the way for Houston to call me a dog too?


>Now what is the problem with opening the door to someone calling Kerry the biggest idiot on earth?... this *IS* the CHATTER FORUM and people are free to read messages or not.
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>You are looking to make a vanilla flavoured place, a "Happyville", and you appear anxious to use your vested "authority" to ensure that it comes about.
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>We are all adults here, Peter. If someone makes the odd observation that is more colorful than the average, surely ADULTS can let it be rather than RUN TO MOMMA or yell "I'M GONNA TELL ON YOU". That is the domain of children.

Oh come on, Jim. My reply to Houston was very much adult to adult. And you know very well that I am not a promotor of a - what you call - vanilla flavoured place. Also I am not one of the vested authorities here, at least, I'm not aware of such a status. But I tell you this: If the moderator decides to permit expressions like Houston used, then I am out of here, at least for the chatter part! For sure.