Before Beardedbruce makes too much of a martyr out of himself, let me tell you what I told him when he complained that I allowed the "Israeli atrocity" title but not his:

Hi, Bruce-
The "Israeli atrocity" phrase was definitely propaganda - but at least the thread title told what the thread was about. Your thread title did not mention the Gores, their assets, or their divorce. Mention of two of the three would have sufficed, and you could have gotten away with a little political "dig." If you had said Gore Divorce: Spreading fear and panic pays!, I would have let it slip by. If you had said Gore Assets: Spreading fear and panic pays!, I would have let it slip by. But since you didn't tell what the thread was about, you ended up with a clinically sterile thread title.
Same thing happened to the two Arizona threads that Riginslinger started:
• BS: Jan Brewer takes step to save America became BS: Arizona law on detaining illegal aliens
• BS: Jan Brewer stands for truth and justice became BS: Arizona law targeting ethnic studies
You get leeway when you start the thread, as long as you say what's inside. If I have to change the title, don't expect me to preserve your propaganda.

But I still like you, anyhow.
-Joe-

So, if Beardedbruce becomes the very first Mudcat Martyr, do we have to pray to him?

But yes, it is fine for Beardedbruce to attack a public figure like Al Gore. That's politics. And even if he does that, it gives nobody the right to attack him. You can say his ideas are invalid and maybe even that his posts stink, but stay away from the personal attacks and say nothing about his personal fragrance.
-Joe-