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Nic: I Don’t Agree w/Bob Either, But …

After all, I'm not a bob fan, so that means I am all bad in your book (re: Wednesday post that Unbearable Bob is ending his blog here) -- goodriddance.

Get over yourself, goodriddance. I'm not a fan of bob either. In fact, I don't think there is a single thing that Bob and I would agree on. But I'm not considered an enemy. Why?

1) I do not post anonymously
2) I believe Bob has just as much of a right to post here as anyone
3) if I don't like what Bob has to say, I ignore him, rather than throw heartless insults at him
4) I do not make personal attacks against Thom George's employment
5) I do not under mine someone else's 1st amendment rights to flex my own freedom of speech
6) I find opposing viewpoints to be challenging, not inflammatory
7) I am not a chicken
8) I do not throw stones in glass houses
9) I understand the following concept: for every liberal nut that posts on HBO there are just as many (if not more) conservative nuts that post and blurk here
10) I do not find any personal satisfaction by insulting people with opposing ideas/thoughts/view points

The loss of a fellow blogger/writer is not some thing to celebrate, even if it is one whom I do not particularly enjoy. After all, every family has to have the crazy uncle that no one likes to talk about.

Nic/Rants, Raves and Random Thoughts

P.S., Bob, I am not a fan, but I wish you well.

DFO: I didn't post this to dis the totally anonymously goodriddance, believe it or not. Rather, I believe, Nic has captured the essence of what this blog has become -- people of all stripes, religions, politics, philosophies accepting one another and looking for common ground. I want the passionate debates to continue. I want people to photoshop politicians of all sorts, particularly local ones. At the end of the day, we can protect what we have here by embracing Nic's approach.



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.