Public Servant wrote on Jul 30
th, 2002 at 3:03pm:
Very successful I'd say. However, you are the champ at trivia. While I am more versed in our nations history than you will ever know, you are correct I am not familiar with every single battle flag.
Glad I could answer your questions about the famous Gadsden Flag then. The fact that those questions were couched in a sly affront at my patriotism rather color your insults later on in this post. If you don't like terse, tell-it-like-it-is replies, perhaps you should do a bit of reflection on your own writing style. In addition, in the future I hope you won't be surprised when, after insulting someone's knowledge of American history and their patriotism, you are met with a certain amount of tight-lipped invective in the response.
Quote:I'd say, thanks to Beech Trees, the conversation here has regressed to name calling. I'd say this thread has run its course. If you have something constructive to discuss, I may converse with you again in another thread.
I don't recall engaging in name calling in any of my posts. I do recall pointing out your ad hominem arguments and gratuitous assertions. I do recall describing the pseudo-science of polygraphy (and by necessity then, polygraphers in general) as 'hucksterism' and 'hucksters'. I do recall your compatriots comparing this website and George Maschke to neo-Nazi racist skinhead hate groups. So, lie about the nature of this discussion all you wish, and fall back on your tried-and-true method of misrepresenting, finger-pointing, and just plain whining-- the posts are here for all to see and make their own conclusions. At the end of the day, the facts remain the same:
1. You lie to polygraph examinees, and in return expect blind obeisance and faith in the process and your ability to divine truth from falsehood based on a brief interview, and on-the-spot creation of questions, and the scratchings from a polygraph. (Except of course in those cases where one has the misfortune of having a polygrapher administer the test 'wrong', the polygrapher chooses the wrong 'comparison questions', the polygrapher fails to establish 'rapport', or if you the potential examinee fail to trust, or are too intellectual or too introspective, too passionate, too well-educated, or most incredibly, simply built physically 'wrong' or just plain mentally 'unsuitable').... ad infinitum
2. You have failed to prove your gratuitous assertions that you can and have caught examinees using countermeasures.
3. In lieu of (2), you have failed to accept Dr. Richardson's countermeasures challenge.
4. You vacillate between a. exhorting potential polygraph examinees *not* to use countermeasures because you can catch them doing so and b. blaming George for threatening national security and the sanctity of ongoing criminal investigations because--why? When arguing from this latter viewpoint you validate the notion that countermeasures DO work and you are unable to detect them. You've left more than one person scratching their head with this little dichotomy.
Quote:With your techniques, you'll never convince anyone.
Oh, ok Quote:You are a pseudo-intellectual cloaked in a firm grasp of trivial facts, and sarcasm. Your inability to refrain from hostile attacks on all who disagree with you during what should be intelligent discourse, indicates a low self esteem. However, unlike you, I will not generalize by extending this assessment to your counter-parts. You stand alone on this one.
Ironic and slightly hypocritical of you when you asked me about the nature and origins of the flag seen in my posts. Rather thankless as well. In the future, I will remember that you use replies to off-topic questions as ammunition to insult the poster.
And, to reiterate, I have repeatedly tried to engage in you in intelligent discourse, asking you to back up your gratuitous assertions here. I should have known when, in your very first post, you wrote:
Quote:Sorry, I'm not going to get in to validity or accuracy here.
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