Allennewguy
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09-27-12 01:08 PM - Post#155214
In response to ReadingRainbow
Probably should read/respond to my earlier post about how I enjoy the back and forth except where it has turned to personal attacks. Then there's my later post about a no-holds-barred forum away from here.
I don't think friends should discuss politics without strict rules of conduct but since you folks apparently aren't exactly friends then have at it. Just according to webmaster's rules do it in better form or do it somewhere else.
I agree no personal attacks, but at the same time we're all adults here.
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carygold
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09-28-12 12:57 AM - Post#155240
In response to MissingChico
Let's see here.... BUGs post this and gets no public admonishment and then tries to make it appear all transgressions are coming from me.
Next time you want to imply I'm a racist, I'll PM you my address so we can discuss the matter man to man.
You sorry F'n Keyboard COWARD.
The left here needs to check themselves and their rhetoric and quit being assholes to everyone.
I use a covered up version of the N-word to emphasize my disgust with local racism and I get the web's personal attention. Yeah, it's all me. To be clear, Bug's words are still there for public viewing so I assume copying and pasting them here can't be a violation. Oh, and Bugs wasn't even referring to me when he wrote it. Priceless.
There was no reason to post this... its obvious not everything is being caught...give it a rest..
The web is trying to get everyone to take a deep breath and cool down a bit... so we can have a civilized discussion.
But Noooooooooo NOT CHICO, you got to dig up old stuff and try and start another fight....
Please take a week off... nothing is perfect, this is not life and death, and you're not proving your point at all by your outrageous posting, even if it is someone else's words.
Take a break....please!!
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TedofAllen
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09-28-12 07:03 AM - Post#155241
In response to carygold
Good morning all, I've been watching this site for over six months and have found your conversations very informative. I've struggled with the idea of moving to the Allen , Plano area for the last year. After six months of watching you people I'm convinced I'll be staying in Ohio where I once thought racism and ignorance ran the show. I thought it was unsafe to have an Obama sticker on my truck here and watching you people, even your Democrats will eat each other. There are only a few people bringing anything real to this conversation and the rest just rip them apart. The common belief across the country is that Texas is full of bigoted, hillbillies and from what I've seen, I want nothing to do with your community or this web site. I came here to learn about your community and got more than I bargained for. Mr CaryGold, you should be ashamed. Missing Chico, I don't think anything you say will penetrate the ignorance surrounding you, I hope you keep up the fight. Bugs, you come here for a fight and often find one. Jimmy, I wish you were around more. The rest of the people here are so engrained in their propaganda it frightens me. Your town isn't for me. This web site been very informative and helped me with an important decision. My kids will not be raised in a closed minded, hate filled state such as yours.
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bbaker
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Loc: allen,tx.,usa
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09-28-12 07:25 AM - Post#155242
In response to TedofAllen
per George Straight...."I've got some Ocean front property in Arizona"....Sorry Web but, And I don't judge my city or State by a few people i don't happen to agree with. I think this poster is just trying to be funny....NOT
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MissingChico
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09-28-12 07:43 AM - Post#155243
In response to TedofAllen
Good morning all, I've been watching this site for over six months and have found your conversations very informative. I've struggled with the idea of moving to the Allen , Plano area for the last year. After six months of watching you people I'm convinced I'll be staying in Ohio where I once thought racism and ignorance ran the show. I thought it was unsafe to have an Obama sticker on my truck here and watching you people, even your Democrats will eat each other. There are only a few people bringing anything real to this conversation and the rest just rip them apart. The common belief across the country is that Texas is full of bigoted, hillbillies and from what I've seen, I want nothing to do with your community or this web site. I came here to learn about your community and got more than I bargained for. Mr CaryGold, you should be ashamed. Missing Chico, I don't think anything you say will penetrate the ignorance surrounding you, I hope you keep up the fight. Bugs, you come here for a fight and often find one. Jimmy, I wish you were around more. The rest of the people here are so engrained in their propaganda it frightens me. Your town isn't for me. This web site been very informative and helped me with an important decision. My kids will not be raised in a closed minded, hate filled state such as yours.
I've been through Ohio, I'm not thinking you'd see much difference here. I read somewhere, this church was from Ohio.
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bugs
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09-28-12 07:48 AM - Post#155244
In response to TedofAllen
Good morning all, I've been watching this site for over six months and have found your conversations very informative. I've struggled with the idea of moving to the Allen , Plano area for the last year. After six months of watching you people I'm convinced I'll be staying in Ohio where I once thought racism and ignorance ran the show. I thought it was unsafe to have an Obama sticker on my truck here and watching you people, even your Democrats will eat each other. There are only a few people bringing anything real to this conversation and the rest just rip them apart. The common belief across the country is that Texas is full of bigoted, hillbillies and from what I've seen, I want nothing to do with your community or this web site. I came here to learn about your community and got more than I bargained for. Mr CaryGold, you should be ashamed. Missing Chico, I don't think anything you say will penetrate the ignorance surrounding you, I hope you keep up the fight. Bugs, you come here for a fight and often find one. Jimmy, I wish you were around more. The rest of the people here are so engrained in their propaganda it frightens me. Your town isn't for me. This web site been very informative and helped me with an important decision. My kids will not be raised in a closed minded, hate filled state such as yours.
Sorry you feel that way, we have tons of great people here in Allen. Judging us as "hate filled" based upon a few of us loud mouths on an internet forum is the definition of "closed minded", IMHO.
Cary, Chico, Jimi, all of them I'm quite sure, are fine, decent folks, so are the rest of the people here. I'm sure you have disagreements within your family, and that doesn't make them or you any more "hate filled" than it does us.
To me, using your experience on this site as an excuse to stay put is just that, an excuse for not really wanting to leave your home to begin with.
I'd stack Allen TX up against any place in this country, it's a great place, a well rounded community and it's all made possible by the fantastic people that built it.
You are missing out by staying, not us.
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MissingChico
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09-28-12 08:30 AM - Post#155245
In response to bugs
Throughout the course of time, the process of change and the settling of differing opinions have been met with emotional displays of frustration and lashing out. Although it's been enjoyable for the most part, the unrealistic expectation that in the current state of American politics, people of such vastly differing views could quietly and calmly have discussions regarding such important topics and never have an occasional angry exchange is a fantasy. It's beyond any rational reason. There are industries built on separating and dividing this country. The news I read will be presented with a completely different narrative than what my friends on the right will be presented with and we all come here convinced we heard the more rational version. Web hasn't managed to understand this yet. I challenge anyone to find this online utopia web believes this place can be. It doesn't exist and perhaps trying to allow political conversation here was a mistake because it's obvious this site owner doesn't have the stomach for the raw style of conversation that goes on everywhere. It's a shame since sites like this have been the downfall of newspapers and other sources of information and exchange. It's almost a disservice to the community to make a site comply to the unreasonable for people who choose to shield themselves from the real world out there.
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mgrayar
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09-28-12 09:08 AM - Post#155250
In response to TedofAllen
Good morning all, I've been watching this site for over six months and have found your conversations very informative. I've struggled with the idea of moving to the Allen , Plano area for the last year. After six months of watching you people I'm convinced I'll be staying in Ohio where I once thought racism and ignorance ran the show. I thought it was unsafe to have an Obama sticker on my truck here and watching you people, even your Democrats will eat each other. There are only a few people bringing anything real to this conversation and the rest just rip them apart. The common belief across the country is that Texas is full of bigoted, hillbillies and from what I've seen, I want nothing to do with your community or this web site. I came here to learn about your community and got more than I bargained for. Mr CaryGold, you should be ashamed. Missing Chico, I don't think anything you say will penetrate the ignorance surrounding you, I hope you keep up the fight. Bugs, you come here for a fight and often find one. Jimmy, I wish you were around more. The rest of the people here are so engrained in their propaganda it frightens me. Your town isn't for me. This web site been very informative and helped me with an important decision. My kids will not be raised in a closed minded, hate filled state such as yours.
Not sure if serious
Basing a life decision on us bored fools sounds like a great plan. Hope it works out for you. All the best!
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Allennewguy
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09-28-12 09:15 AM - Post#155251
In response to mgrayar
Good morning all, I've been watching this site for over six months and have found your conversations very informative. I've struggled with the idea of moving to the Allen , Plano area for the last year. After six months of watching you people I'm convinced I'll be staying in Ohio where I once thought racism and ignorance ran the show. I thought it was unsafe to have an Obama sticker on my truck here and watching you people, even your Democrats will eat each other. There are only a few people bringing anything real to this conversation and the rest just rip them apart. The common belief across the country is that Texas is full of bigoted, hillbillies and from what I've seen, I want nothing to do with your community or this web site. I came here to learn about your community and got more than I bargained for. Mr CaryGold, you should be ashamed. Missing Chico, I don't think anything you say will penetrate the ignorance surrounding you, I hope you keep up the fight. Bugs, you come here for a fight and often find one. Jimmy, I wish you were around more. The rest of the people here are so engrained in their propaganda it frightens me. Your town isn't for me. This web site been very informative and helped me with an important decision. My kids will not be raised in a closed minded, hate filled state such as yours.
Not sure if serious
Basing a life decision on us bored fools sounds like a great plan. Hope it works out for you. All the best!
I'm hoping this person's statement was at least somewhat tongue in cheek, but I doubt so. It really is rather silly to base such a huge decision as where to live on observing an internet forum that a few people in this town use. Look around some more
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jogo
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09-28-12 11:53 AM - Post#155266
In response to TedofAllen
Good morning all, I've been watching this site for over six months and have found your conversations very informative. I've struggled with the idea of moving to the Allen , Plano area for the last year. After six months of watching you people I'm convinced I'll be staying in Ohio where I once thought racism and ignorance ran the show. I thought it was unsafe to have an Obama sticker on my truck here and watching you people, even your Democrats will eat each other. There are only a few people bringing anything real to this conversation and the rest just rip them apart. The common belief across the country is that Texas is full of bigoted, hillbillies and from what I've seen, I want nothing to do with your community or this web site. I came here to learn about your community and got more than I bargained for. Mr CaryGold, you should be ashamed. Missing Chico, I don't think anything you say will penetrate the ignorance surrounding you, I hope you keep up the fight. Bugs, you come here for a fight and often find one. Jimmy, I wish you were around more. The rest of the people here are so engrained in their propaganda it frightens me. Your town isn't for me. This web site been very informative and helped me with an important decision. My kids will not be raised in a closed minded, hate filled state such as yours.
I don't even participate in this political forum but wow, just wow. If you're serious, please don't read any other town forums, message boards, etc. anywhere else in the US right now because you'll find just more of the same. If you're just a troll, thanks for the laugh! I agree that staying in Ohio would be best for you too.
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Jimi Ray Clapton
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09-28-12 12:19 PM - Post#155268
In response to jogo
IMO, there's something fishy about that "TedofAllen" post. Just doesn't feel legit to me.
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Allenite
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Loc: Allen, TX, USA
Reg: 06-18-01
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09-28-12 12:58 PM - Post#155276
In response to TedofAllen
OK TedofAllen, you can stay put in Ohio. Allen is full anyway.
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Aolain
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09-28-12 03:24 PM - Post#155291
In response to Jimi Ray Clapton
Yep
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carygold
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09-28-12 03:38 PM - Post#155294
In response to TedofAllen
Good morning all, I've been watching this site for over six months and have found your conversations very informative. I've struggled with the idea of moving to the Allen , Plano area for the last year. After six months of watching you people I'm convinced I'll be staying in Ohio where I once thought racism and ignorance ran the show. I thought it was unsafe to have an Obama sticker on my truck here and watching you people, even your Democrats will eat each other. There are only a few people bringing anything real to this conversation and the rest just rip them apart. The common belief across the country is that Texas is full of bigoted, hillbillies and from what I've seen, I want nothing to do with your community or this web site. I came here to learn about your community and got more than I bargained for. Mr CaryGold, you should be ashamed. Missing Chico, I don't think anything you say will penetrate the ignorance surrounding you, I hope you keep up the fight. Bugs, you come here for a fight and often find one. Jimmy, I wish you were around more. The rest of the people here are so engrained in their propaganda it frightens me. Your town isn't for me. This web site been very informative and helped me with an important decision. My kids will not be raised in a closed minded, hate filled state such as yours.
First I not ashamed of anything.
Allen Texas was building the shopping area on Stacy Road during the recession. Houses are still for sale and prices hardly dropped at all. We got a new hockey team and arena, we filled the shopping area with stores and we built a very nice football stadium. All during the second worst economic collapse in the US.
We have teachers that have literally brought tears to my eyes as I watch them skillfully lead our children to some of the highest SAT scores in America. Our high school dropout rate is less that 3%, I'll bet you can't find that Ohio. We have a very diverse school population, great sports programs, a championship football team, an Olympic gold medalist, and the largest marching band in the country. In a city of about 80,000 people.
Our city is clean, with one of the lowest crime rates in America. Many people in Allen would not know there was a recession if someone had not told them... which doesn't mean we do not have people struggling, but most of our city is doing just fine.
Your critique is way off base. This a political forum, and a tame one at that. If this is how you judge Allen Texas, then you need to get out more.
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lostyankee
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09-28-12 06:04 PM - Post#155301
In response to carygold
I was born and raised in Ohio, and I can tell you that Allen is no different.
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bbaker
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Loc: allen,tx.,usa
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09-29-12 04:15 PM - Post#155323
In response to Jimi Ray Clapton
I don't post on political forums (just look:)) but i agree....You think he/she might be one of the posters here?
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