in the end, our desired outcome is the same - lets not support the guy, and lets not obsess over him, either. Am I too far off the mark?
Not at all... see MY above "modified" post.

its no surprise to me that this has overtaken the 24 hour news channels and such. Its sensationalistic and features a well-known face.
Again we agree (see it's possible

My intent was NEVER to offend anyone.....
Nor was mine.

for the record, I was using what Lott said to make a point
I had already gven you that benefit of the doubt.
Now to end this mutual-admiration society, and hopefully end it on a note of accord, I think we all agree on the "important" point, and that is that what Gibson said was both over-the-edge, and not to be without appropriate consequences. What we've all gone overboard with, was reading between the lines in efforts to either trivialize, or lionize its import. When all is said and done.. it's irrelevant. It was a distasteful repugnant diatribe that merits the contempt it garners--end of story.... NEXT ISSUE PLEASE!

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