otb,

"What you haven't refuted is that you do cherry-pick your quotes. You are a partisan, in denial as usual but still prejudiced nonetheless."

What's the big deal?

We all "cherry pick" our quotes - and our links.

We use quotes to back up our argument. It's a time-honoured procedure for backing up our contentions.

Why single out Foxy....when it's something many of us employ to add impetus to our posts?

Dear Poirot,

Lets all give a big round of applause
to otb.
Lets all pat him on the back.

Just goes to show how insignificant he feels

Awesome gameplaying, go for it!

However none of that dispels what I wrote in my earlier post.

Foxy I was going to take your advise and leave off about our friend from the ultra right. But seeing this laughable comment I feel i must respond;

<<I am non-aligned and yes, I do get some amusement from the Party soldiers who uncritically repeat anything and everything their 'team' puts out>>

onthebeach; That is you to a tee. I'll give it to you that you do display a degree of intelligence a cut above, in fact several cuts above, the intellect of the usual ravers from your end of the political spectrum. But you are not clever enough to completely disguise the ultra right bias you dress up as balanced comment and display on the forum for all to see.
To para phrase you I get some amusement from you in the way you attempt to attack others from that extreme right perch of yours, and all awhile proclaiming balance and even handiness. Pull the other leg. Just take one look at your constant attacks on the perceived enemy, The Greens, or maybe they do not deserve your version of even handed balance.

Dear Paul,

I realize that at times it is difficult not to
respond. I fall for it myself. However, by
responding we are simply wasting our time.

And, by responding we are allowing him to
continue ranting and thereby contaminating our
entire discussion. I wish that there was a "block"
button that I could press on my posts - but there
isn't. Ignoring is the only option that's left.
I intend to give it another try. Wish me luck.

Good Luck Foxy.
I've had good luck/good news already today my partner rang me from work in a panic, crying, she thought she had lost her sacred 'Pounamu' (greenstone carving) from around her neck, a gift which I gave her some years ago from Aotearoa, which had been blessed in the Maori way by her brother-in-law, a minister, irreplaceable, fortunately everyone stopped work and searched for it, was found and all is now well. She wears the thing every day of her life, can't be without it. Wow that was lucky. I'll send in a gift for them all tomorrow, a cake for morning tea..