See, we have come full circle to a fairly complete agreement.

1. I, too, just learned that deleting has that effect

2. I lived in Louisiana long enough to understand that the South sees the War for Southern Independence (love the names they use for it) differently than we up here do

3. Rep Wilson did indeed leave plenty of valid reasons to deplore his outburst

I am afraid you have completely misunderstood me. I am not a right winger at all. I am an independent very moderate kind of gal. I don't care much for absolutes at all.
I do not believe that "probably" and "possibly" are at all the same, and I think had you used the word "possibly", I would have had nothing to say. "Probably" means more likely than not and should not be used unless you have some evidence. (The Sons of the Confederacy -- the affiliation that seems to give most reason to believe Wilson a racist -- is not a racist/hate group despite its name, and you can alleviate that concern if you check it out.)
Your description of the left's attitude toward the racist charges is fairly moderate and thought out. I do not necessarily think you can apply that same degree of reason to much of the left where charges of racism have been far more ridiculous in recent months. I have to add that I do not believe you CAN or SHOULD speak for ALL left wingers ("...while in actual fact all Left-wingers, like me...")

Dear Spizzzo,
Thank you kindly for taking the time to come to my page. I appreciate it very much.

No harm - No foul. We all get ah, hyped sometimes, believe me, I've had my moments and being human, I'll have them again. I do so appreciate your words and sentiment.

Take care of yourself, Spizzzo. I hope you and yours enjoys your Sunday and the week.

Anna - aka NWAF.

There are some slurs that are so egregious that even the taint sticks with a person. Racism is one of those things. People throw it out in the public arena with little or no proof and even though it was only speculation, it follows the victim. I was simply trying to point out that in the absence of any proof, it would be best NOT to speculate publicly. I am afraid calling someone PROBABLY racist is no better than simply calling them a racist. It all works the same.
You do have me at a bit of a loss as there was so much activity on this subject on a number of threads that i have been unable to get back to our exchange. Without seeing my comment in context, I cannot fully answer the part about "...racist slur."; however, as a rule I try to tread VERY lightly about impugning someone else's motives (exactly WHY I think your remark about Wilson probably being a racist was unfortunate at best) so if I did, I am sorry--just can't be sure unless I saw my entire remark.
For the record, I do not approve of blocking anyone for a simple disagreement and am glad you chose to respond in the only way you could.

Thanks for the Add

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Ah. Makes sense (to take it down). I just could not believe it made sensed to pair a cute kitty picture making all the ladies (especially moms) say, "Awww, it's CUTE!" with a statement condoning the shooting of a kid.

So thanks.

You, too! Going great so far for me and the wife! Out-of-town daughter has come through town on way to wedding back in her college town (Athens, GA--DANG YOU, ya nasty Gators!) where all 3 of us will attend the wedding of the daughter's near-lifelong friend begun when both were Brownies under my wife's leadership. Wife is VERY excited for her "first Brownie wedding"! So, it's an unusually good weekend, thanks.