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[_karl61]

Coggins - see what you started.

[_Bond...James Bond]

See, now, I'm trying to think of an innuendo to retort with and nada -- total blank! :D I so don't do good with innuendos. I'm more of a blunt nipple clamper type a girl! Entries? No. S&M -- I get that!

Ouch! I bet you are.

[_Runtu]

Coggins - see what you started.

I think he's too busy with his nipple clamps to worry about what he's started here.

[_Boaz & Lidia]

This post is very revealing of Coggins.

His completely inactive family does not care about the church like he does.

Sadly, the only people that will discuss Mormonism with him are the people that he abhors, us.

Quite a pityful sight.

[_Scottie]

Coggins - see what you started.

Yeah, bad Coggins...bad!!

* looking for my rolled up newspaper *

[_moksha]

Coggins knows how to stir the pot.

NPR radio? Are they giving out unpleasant facts again?

[_Ren]

I thought "Milty Way" was pretty funny...

[_Some Schmo]

Generally, when one wants to complain about vacuity, one is well advised not to do so in a post completely devoid of substance. In short, you can't fight vacuity with vacuity.

Particularly when one who has accumulated 2973 posts is complaining about said vacuity.

This made my truly LOL...

[_Gadianton]

I don't really understand Coggins's ardent conservativism. A friend of mine, who happened to be a friend of the late W. Cleon Skousen and as conservative as conservatives come, explained to me one day that no one will become a conservative until they first have something to conserve. The good-old-boy networks like to keep the money, power, and positions in the family and the group. While I might not agree with them, I understand them. I understand why people with money fear being taxed and forced to support the poor. I understand why they fear integration with other racial and social groups. I understand why they worry about their children associating with anyone different than them. I don't agree with them, I don't think they get what they think they are getting out of their values, though I see the motivation. But what about Coggins? From his own mouth, he's dead broke. I don't really care, personally, because if he's putting food on the table for his wife than I respect that and if he can be happy without the rat race more power to him. But one wonders why he'd have concern over capital gains taxes and welfare, and the things conservatives worry about? From what was intoned about his personal industry on Meridian, he could probably get away with never having to even file. And does he have kids? If he does, then he's done well not to get them involved in his discussions here, but if he doesn't, then he doesn't really have to worry about them befriending African-Americans or homosexuals. A huge stimulus for preserving the "white (and I mean white) picket fence" just doesn't apply. What is Coggins wanting to conserve? That's what I'd like to know.

The only thing I conclude is that he's a true true idealist. That he devotes his life to the self-study of belief systems that don't apply to him, that don't include him, and don't really benefit him materially in any way.

[_beastie]

Perhaps he's trying to conserve a social system that he imagines is more conducive to his religious beliefs. And there's the fear-based element, as well - I know people who actually believe that God will not protect us from terrorists if we continue to allow abortions and condone homosexuality, for example.