GAOWatcher
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posted December 15, 2002 18:20
Someone need to deal with Josh's planet-sized ego, by teaching him government 101. Who made him overlord of the Democratic party?
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posted December 15, 2002 18:45
Exactly. Josh's ego is out of control. He thinks he can just post here and everyone will agree with him.
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Irmatrude
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posted December 15, 2002 19:10
quote:
Originally posted by GAOWatcher:
Someone need to deal with Josh's planet-sized ego, by teaching him government 101. Who made him overlord of the Democratic party?
This is exactly what I was worried about. Josh doesn't seem to understand the implications.
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posted December 15, 2002 19:35
I disagree. I think Josh is being misunderstood here. He's not claiming to be overlord of anything.
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posted December 15, 2002 20:00
The real question is whether Josh is aware of how this comes across. "Overlord of the Democratic party" is a strong phrase, but it captures the arrogance.
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posted December 15, 2002 20:25
This is getting into tone argument territory. Can we focus on substance? The ego question is valid, but let's talk about what Josh actually said.
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posted December 15, 2002 20:50
I think we need to be careful not to read too much into this. Josh's posts show confidence, not necessarily ego.
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posted December 15, 2002 21:15
I think the "overlord" phrase is accurate. Josh's posts show he thinks he can speak for the entire Democratic party. That's ego.
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posted December 15, 2002 21:40
This is exactly what I was worried about. Josh doesn't seem to understand the implications. "Planet-sized ego" is the right description.
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