H20 good points, maybe I was a bit quick in my response. I just dont picture him as being the right type of leader for our countryin this day and age.

When I think about him as a cantidate, I immeadiately think about how much he would/could be in bed with the military, and as a result, be favorable of massive budget increases to appease all his old buds.

I understand he has probably made many "personal compromises" to attain his status, but that freaks me out to. How far did he go and what did that do to his persona?

Anything I have to say about him is pure speculation because I really dont know much about the guy, I am just relaying my gut feelings. They ususally keep me out of trouble and arent too far from the facts.

Slabquest,

Your continued attempts to single guys out who post NRF subjects and to push your agenda of sanitizing this board don't seem to be going anywhere..... As you stated there are lots of other boards who have those "norms" understood by most of the members. Just because that's how other boards operate, doesn't mean this one needs to be homoginized with the rest....

Well, I did post on DR's NFR thread on where to go for an anniversary.

OK, then, what is this guy's (whoever he is) stand on sportfishermen's rights?

can you say:

clinton/clark

Jeff'ed,

If you purchased a magazine about motorcycles because you were interested in them, and then found that the mag was mostly info about needlepoint, would you be happy with the mag? Would you buy it again?

I think that there are plenty of fishing related posts on this site so that the theme of the board is not lost. A few NFR's, be they political or other, just liven it up a bit.

Slabquest, you didn't pay to participate in this forum, remember?

Sky,

I'm investing my valuable time. And I'm viewing the advertisements on this site. I guess we could change the analogy from a magazine to a TV show...

Jeffed,

Currently on page 1 of PP there are about:

180 fishing related posts

475 NFR

although most of the topics ARE FR.

How valuable could that time possibly be if you have enough of it to spend reading internet bulletin boards??

I tell myself that every time I am about to use the excuse "i don't have the time for that"...

In your own investigation on the number of posts you seem to have proved that there is an interest in some NFR posts. Seems that mostly the NFR post are here because people want to see how other fisherpeople feel and think about some of these important subjects. I at times get weary from the childish behavior the NFR posts seem to elicit.

Jerry,

I agree, the intrest is obvious.

But as the board slides away from it's original intent and into something else, it tends to bring in non-anglers who want to argue politics and drive away the true fisherman.

Thus integrety, by definition, is lost.


h2o,

My posts come in buches, a couple times a month I have time for this.

I am still trying to understand the original limp wristed, pot smoking reference...

Whats wrong with a few puffs of the old weed every now and again???????

Was general Wesley Clarke's war in Kosovo and Serbia a good war? One worth your praise? Credentials worthy of your support for his presedential bid? Do all of your points of opposition to war apply to general Clarke? Or only to Tommy Franks?

NOOOOO! GRANDPA! NOT YOU!!

I thought we agreed that these arguments were, as you put it, "a stupendous waste of time".??

If you keep this up, next time I'll cracker-off your trophy king at the net....dude.


(did someone say something about a little puff?)

I know I know....Just like a crack head ... gotta light up one more time before I quit...

Same guys with the same opinions rehashed again...

Remember not so long ago the board was pretty quiet and almost devoid of NFR politics....then whammo!!! here we go again.

I will say though that good fishing related posts garner maybe 50 posts.....Controversial stuff complete with insults and name calling can get you 8 pages. How about a good 5 or 6 pages on the Seattle pot smoking initiative?

Sure lets talk about legalizing pot so the government can tax it and lower the taxes on all the stuff I use.

I'm with you, glowball...

Slab ..I think he is talking about taxing pot so they can lower the taxes on beer....A real trade off for some....Maybe the state can start making our fishing licenses out of hemp!!!!