
If it is your quest to come to the vine and dish out dirt and insult conservatives/Republicans..do not be surprised if we respond in kind..Most of the time There is a lot of well thought out reasoning that goes on here at the vine,but ocassionally it turns into mudslinging and fo …
Doing the Right Thing -- 5 Tech PitfallsSource: Switched
Remember, like the toilet paper dangling from a TP'd tree of yore, online insults and Net misbehavior can leave a trail of incriminating, rep ruining, and possibly career-ending evidence. Ignore at your own risk.
Man Fined for Insulting His Mother-in-LawSource: Asylum
Thanks to uncreative sitcoms and stand-up comedians, jokes about in-laws have been a staple of comedy for ages. They are hilarious everywhere except, apparently, Italy.
Insults are better taken lying down, claim scientists Source: Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed
Research showed that those who took personal insults while upright exhibited brain activity linked to attacking but this urge disappeared when they took the same insults lying down.

Never have I seen so much hate garnered at the First Family. I hear claims from others that say, "Oh, you guys insulted Bush so we can do it too!", yet I never have seen the Bush family insulted as much as the Obama family is.
Anti-Gay Slurs Drove 11-Year-Old to SuicideSource: Truthdig
Sirdeaner L. Walker of Springfield, Massachusetts complained to her son's school about the daily taunts. The bullies who tormented her son Carl with the words "gay" and "fag" made her feel worse than the breast cancer she survived.
Arab Federation takes Kenney to courtSource: National Post
The Canadian Arab Federation is taking Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney to court over his decision to stop funding the group's language-training programs for newcomers to Canada.
Proclamation of Support for 'No Cussing Club'Source: ABC News
Brent Hatch says his son McKay has received 60,000 pieces of hate mail in the past six weeks. People anonymously ordered more than $2,000 worth of pizza delivered to his house, trying to stick the family with the bills.

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"Avoid foolish and ignorant debates, for you know they lead to quarrels." (2 Tim: 2: 23)
It can be said that arguing is an art form. It is not just throwing insults at your
opponents. A true argument is informative, illustrative, and searches for a logical end.

There was a very subtle - and yet glaring - incident that took place during the second debate between John McCain and Barack Obama.

Obviously I have not been on the Vine as long as many others of you have, but I notice a pattern! Time and time again I am discovering threads that are basically on the Vine for a few friendly pats on the back and have nothing to do with a real debate or discussion, where both si …
German judge's giggle fit stops court caseSource: thelocal.de
A German judge in Düsseldorf was forced to halt a court case between two feuding neighbours after she couldn't stop laughing at the absurdity of their antics.
U.S. soldier riddles Koran with bullets in IraqSource: newsdaily.com
An American soldier has been disciplined and ordered from Iraq, the U.S. military said on Sunday, for using a copy of the Koran for target practice at a shooting range near Baghdad.
Sticks and Stones: Are Names Hurting Us?Source: ABC News
With all the recent discussions on the vine, about name calling, derogatory remarks and berating of views, I thought this article was pretty pertinent to how we interact with each other.
When insults had classSource: bspcn.com
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
Winston Churchill
"A modest little person, with much to be modest about."
Winston Churchill
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure."
Clarence Darrow
On Obama, Insults, Crossing the Line, Race; Free Speech?Source: ABC News
I would also say that there's nobody on my staff who would still be working for me if they made a comment like that about anybody of any ethnic group. He didn't just cross the line, He fed into some of the worst stereotypes ........having to deal with today in America.