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And on the subject of Quora, here's my best exchange yet!

I asked, somewhat disingenously:

"Why are some Americans, including the President, having such a problem with the idea of a free press?"

And lo, out come the Fartistas as expected, with the usual self-righteous and contradictory guff. Not least Charles H Diaz, who likes to tell the world he grew up in poverty in South Central LA and is more full of wind than a tank of jerusalem artichoke soup.

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Naturally I had to respoind to such a full answer with a full reply...

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Wed, 11:04: Coooeeee! https://t.co/aWqYSlmJkp

Is anybody there?

Is anybody still here and reading this?

Thu, 14:13: Absolutely Carol, well said. They ave been quite shameless in stoking the hate. https://t.co/tuXgQLiHfb

Sat, 00:07: Amen to that. https://t.co/YVfK3KSRQC
Sat, 21:38: He'll be too grand for the likes of us now! Congratulations @RealMalcolmM ! https://t.co/jk7SR9w8sU

Thu, 09:26: @CMonaghanMP I see our friend @JWoodcockMP was up to his tricks yesterday in support of arms sales to those bastions of freedom the Saudis!
Thu, 09:56: @PamCrossland full details of who voted here. https://t.co/YZKJSgKVd2 transcript of debate is fascinating and revealing.
Thu, 10:24: 30 years ago today the #BigBang happened in the City. The shiny new SEAQ screens now seem quaint! Disclosure: I did quite well from it.
Thu, 10:40: RT @LabourEoin: Apologies, yesterday I said 89% of SNP MPs voted for Corbyn's motion to halt support for Saudi Arabia bombing Yemen. I was…
Thu, 10:50: 100 Labour MPs backing that bastion of compassionate liberal democracy, Saudi Arabia. Disgraceful! https://t.co/n9eOkTCL2U
Thu, 15:25: @GCC_SNP never did get my ticket for #GlaCouncil. Never mind, next time hey! Well done everybody!
Thu, 15:33: Brilliant! Well done that councillor! https://t.co/ZfHoOKdxgz
Thu, 18:10: RT @lynneguist: Donald Trump refuses to accept result of Great British Bake Off - https://t.co/EkNvIN5C8g via @newsthump
Thu, 18:12: Anybody spotted a "Winterval" reference yet? https://t.co/vfCuLCb4Mp

Tue, 15:00: It's the season for poppy bullies. I shall wear red & white entwined the week before 11 Nov not before, to commemorate carnage of WWs 1&2
Tue, 15:15: Meanwhile, here in Scotland, gay men convicted under the anti-gay law won't have to jump through hoops to get their… https://t.co/cgwpI1kV7Z
Tue, 22:13: RT @BillKiddSNP: My response to the shocking Police attack in Knightswood - If you have any info call Drumchapel Police via 101 https://t.…
Tue, 22:14: No, I haven't kidnapped her. Although it would be a great temptation! Hope she's found soon and safe. :) https://t.co/GYHIISY3j1
Tue, 22:19: RT @Johnny_Spacey: In the UK some kids go to school hungry, some elderly die in cold bedrooms and the rich get a nice new runway to leave o…
Tue, 22:33: Toby Young's dad must be spinning in his grave. Idiot! https://t.co/z1oPQFLAS2

Mon, 22:32: Appalling news. So sorry to hear about this. https://t.co/c0yPBq1Uud
Tue, 11:03: RT @PinkNews: .@MrJohnNicolson: I'm glad the government will pardon the dead, but they have failed the living https://t.co/MIHibjU1Ez

Mon, 10:48: RT @JamesMelville: Gary Lineker has raised his head above the parapet on child refugees. He should be supported. The BBC should back him to…
Mon, 10:50: RT @NancyClench: I'm in the actual @nytimes on politics & being gay in Scotland! #LGBT https://t.co/LVsjgPs9uF
Mon, 10:50: RT @CarolineLucas: Demolition of #Calais camp is sign of collective failure of Britain & France to help those desperately in need. https://…
Mon, 10:51: RT @MrJohnNicolson: Ruth Davidson misunderstands Westminster Private Member Bill system. I didn't choose a party bill. I chose an issue whi…
Mon, 10:53: RT @AnneMcLaughlin: Join @MhairiBlack & me next Sat 29 Oct for #WASPI Info Day in Possilpark. Have YOUR Say in the @WASPI_Campaign https://…
Mon, 10:57: RT @lynneguist: This is what rudeness looks like. https://t.co/xkY0t8Md2i
Mon, 10:57: RT @manwhohasitall: To all men with a brain. Don't try to hide it around women! It's OKAY to be a man and have a brain. Some women actually…

Sat, 21:13: Really nice piece about how Scotland has embraced the LGBTI+ agenda with great gusto. https://t.co/ZIU7m2uYbV
Sat, 21:15: Not many things would tempt me to visit Barrow again but this is one of them. Actually it's Walney and Walney is a… https://t.co/zwGdXOV3W0

Fri, 16:57: RT @AngusRobertson: Happy to support #wearitpink day! Many thanks to all fundraisers and campaigners for @breastcancernow https://t.co/tRT6…
Fri, 16:58: RT @CMonaghanMP: It's time to #wearitpink for Breast Cancer Awareness. A fine looking bunch we are too! https://t.co/gqg0VRq0XL
Fri, 18:16: More evidence that Donald Trump talks mince – no reason to believe that #Hillary has been anywhere near this villag… https://t.co/vBgtG1XuGj
Fri, 18:23: So that they can introduce their own legislation in which the pardon has to be applied for, with all the humiliatio… https://t.co/ELvHWCPv1r

Thu, 12:43: RT @RichardJohn: Man how awful would it be if we thought we were helping a 17 year old flee war and we were in fact helping a 19 year old f…
Thu, 12:44: That's about it really. https://t.co/DJYNJzFLpj
Thu, 13:44: RT @NicolaSturgeon: Here's what the manifesto @theSNP was elected on in May said about an #indyref. #mandate https://t.co/HoKi8yPfkN
Thu, 15:12: RT @RichardLochhead: Absurd for a Prime Minister with only 1 Tory MP in Scotland to claim @thesnp Scottish Government has no mandate to del…
Thu, 15:56: RT @STVNews: The @neilslorance Sketch: Indyref2 question unveiled https://t.co/HSGIGi4sHx https://t.co/LLqlMe9zK0
Fri, 10:29: The worst disaster in Britain in my lifetime, fifty years ago today. I was numb weeks and still feel a chill readin… https://t.co/gGDsqXxDDv
Fri, 10:30: RT @NicolaSturgeon: Today is the start of National Care Leavers' Week - a good moment to commit to improving lives for all young people in…
Fri, 10:38: I do miss the @coffeehopper. Nothing like it in Glasgow, not even in Byres Road! #Atkinsons https://t.co/1oxFccGOWH
Fri, 10:38: RT @coffeehopper: Some day it's an adulterant, like sugar & syrups that need to be added to make stale, tainted, over-roasted coffee more p…
Fri, 10:40: This looks lovely. Can hardly wait to get my motorbike and ride the Long Island! https://t.co/cJ0Gp6taYM

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Wed, 18:01: Absolutely disgraceful and despicable. I fear that this sort of thing is going to get more common. Hope the culprit… https://t.co/5bvIXdYuCv
Wed, 18:04: RT @Out4Indy: Our @theSNP MPs have been doing some fantastic work on this. 1st reading of Turing Bill on Friday am. Contact MPs & ask them…

Wed, 10:01: Almost a Tosca lookalike too, she says wiping a tear from her eye. :( https://t.co/ZFIVFg39R5
Wed, 10:21: Couldn't put it better myself. Disgraceful. https://t.co/Igj4G8xUsG

Tue, 09:44: RT @Out4Indy: Our @theSNP MPs have been doing some fantastic work on this. 1st reading of Turing Bill on Friday am. Contact MPs & ask them…
Tue, 09:44: RT @PinkSaltire: For those at #SNPEqualities who missed it, here is the link: Pink Saltire - Time for Inclusive Education? @Out4Indy https…

Sun, 16:30: RT @AngelaCrawleyMP: @SusaninLangside makes a commitment as @theSNP Local Gov Convener to #LGBT+ #Equality in the Local Govt elections in…
Sun, 17:41: Nearly didn't get up to the alarm but lovely day at #SNPequalities. Thanks to @TasminaSheikh @SusaninLangside @Kirst_MacAlps for faciliating
Sun, 17:48: Met and welcomed by lovely people, looking forward to working with @BeathJourno and @PinkSaltire on #intersex issues #SNPEqualities
Sun, 17:55: And I'm now a huge fan of @jordandaly and colleagues at the wonderful @tiecampaign against LGBTI+ bullying in schools #SNPequaliies
Sun, 17:57: Not forgetting @AngusCMillar also of @tiecampaign of course. #SNPEqualities
Sun, 19:05: RT @pwupplio: Mom isn't very happy about her daughter having a cellphone at this age . But times are changing . https://t.co/oImT5igD5n
Sun, 22:47: RT @lynneguist: England summed up: https://t.co/EHb9p0AyMB
Sun, 22:48: RT @AngusRobertson: The UK Govt is planning single-market access for the City of London. So why not Scotland, where 62% of voters chose 'Re…
Mon, 07:50: RT @markmcdsnp: Feels appropriate to wear my scarf in the Care Leavers Tartan, gifted to me at my visit to @WhoCaresScot #SNP16 https://t.c…
Mon, 10:06: RT @royhair: Old trick by fascists - increase inequality, cut public services, impoverish people and they become more right-wing. Then blam…

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Sat, 15:50: Nicola making special feature of young people in care, always one of my key issues. Wonderful! #inclusion #SNP16
Sat, 19:30: Not quite the Citizen Kane thing but of course that ended badly for Kane and I don't think it will end badly for… https://t.co/YaFph8mp3g
Sat, 19:32: So true. I'm trying to set aside the euphoria but I've heard many political speeches and that was up there with the… https://t.co/ipPmmwRXdC
Sat, 20:41: Young people in care so often neglected and given a bad press. So good to be part of a party whose leader is giving… https://t.co/OwT0I1whpq
Sat, 21:23: RT @SusaninLangside: In superb speech, @NicolaSturgeon pledge to looked after children stands out as most powerful statement by a political…
Sat, 22:47: RT @theSNP: Watch @AamerAnwar's powerful speech to #SNP16, with the Chhokar family by his side, on their long search for justice. https://t…
Sun, 09:43: Aaargh! There's a man in the room, testing the sound system! #snpequalities https://t.co/AT4M4h92Ht
Sun, 09:57: Made very welcome at snp women's conf. How different from disgraceful @LabourBristol 20 years ago. Will they apologise now?
Sun, 09:57: RT @PeterMurrell: "Scotland was told that it was an equal partner in the UK, it's about time the PM proved that": @NicolaSturgeon tells @Ma…
Sun, 10:26: RT @ClareAdamsonSNP: Fantastic talk from @JeaneF1MSP at @theSNP conference. Great to see @TasminaSheikh SNP @FionaMcLeodSNP and @SusaninLan…

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Sat, 11:24: Unsung hero of #SNPconf the signer. There's a couple but I like this guy, the sheer disgust he puts into "Tory sanctions" a little marvel!

Thu, 12:37: So much for a conference of equals! The Investment Association invitation only and closed to riff-raff like me! #SNPconf
Thu, 14:12: Better seat now, to see Roza Salih speaking on poverty wages for young workers. #SNPconf https://t.co/gXLRvkaKE9
Thu, 15:04: RT @alisonthewliss: SNP conference backs the right of young people to a real, fair @LivingWageUK, rather than the Tories pretends living w…
Thu, 15:29: Tory Michael Fallon and allegedly Labour @JWoodcockMP in cahoots over #trident, a political weapon. Get it out of Scotland now! #SNPconf
Thu, 15:37: Passionate speech moving topical motion in support of #CalaisRefugees #snpconf https://t.co/HlUa3vBLii
Thu, 17:43: Well, why not let the CBI feed me? It's a very good buffet too but scotch egg not Scottish and scotch not a synonym for Scottish #snpconf :)
Thu, 17:44: RT @JamesMelville: Scottish Independence Referendum - The Sequel. Hopefully with a better ending than last time. #Yexit #indyref2 https://t…
Thu, 19:21: @KirstySNP love coffee can't sing, that's two things we have in common. Don't suppose you share a birthday with @CMonaghanMP and me? :)
Fri, 08:01: RT @NicolaSturgeon: Good morning, Glasgow. Day one of #snp16 about to get underway. https://t.co/rEtdsGCChF
Fri, 09:33: Baby (tiger) of the House of Commons @MhairiBlack addressing the #WASPI fringe meeting on behalf of those of us den… https://t.co/CujDLwj9Nf

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