@wizardtim: IMHO, any gallery called World Events/Politics is bound to generate holstility within the masses when a controversial image is posted; they become forums in themselves. It's human nature. This is why we have wars, because people can't agree on anything other than the fact the suns rises and sets each day.

Above, you wrote: "Opinions get testy, but no big deal, right? No, some feel like they have to invade my gallery and leave nasty comments just to get even. This is not something I do, because I think is shows no respect for others."

Now while I can agree with that statement and it's certainly a personal policy of my own, I took the time to search for a comment left by you within that gallery and found the following left by you for the image titled, "LITTLE GEORGIES' BEDTIME"

"Yeah, sore loser. Doesn't look like W. "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." --Ben Franklin My guess is you don't know who Franklin was."

Now my simply being a visitor to that image and reading the comments left behind, reading your particular comment left me with the following conclusions: you personally attacked him out of rejoice that your candidate won the election and you decided to rub your victory in his face by referring to his persona in a derogatory fashion; you ridiculed his artistic abilities by saying the caricature didnt look like Bush; you quoted Ben Franklin and then as a follow-up insulted his intelligence by claiming to him that you have your doubts that he even knows who Ben Franklin was.

With that being said, I can deduct the following verdict out of the evidence gathered: your comment was not of a political nature, it was a personal attack upon the artist.

There was another comment left in there, that being by the artist himself

Thanks to all for your comments, positive and negative, I've enjoyed the debate this has stirred up, unlike certain Bush supporters who can't take a joke even in victory.

which brought me a warm, fuzzy feeling by realizing there are still reasonably rational people on the planet. While I find it unfortunate that somebody left unsavory comments within your own gallery, I also have to feel sorry for the other guy here by seeing your comment within his.

Just my two cents worth is all; just IMHO, and in a non-partisan fashion.

Message edited on: 11/20/2004 10:06