If you're like me, you're probably getting tired of people blowing hot air out of both sides of their mouth. Here's an extreme example: " I don't mean to offend, but you're a scum sucking pig". Oh, no, they didn't mean to offend, right. Or, here's a good one: " I really support the troops, don't question that, but all of their commanders are corrupt and/or clueless, and let's go see that film that portrays those troops as raping and murdering thugs, but I still support them." Guess you can fool some of the people some of the time.

Getting closer to home, we have this "Megachurch" situation, as it's being called now. The rest of us know it as Lifebridge's Union Annexation. There will be a special election for it in late January '08, the question is should it or shouldn't it be annexed as part of Longmont. The anti-annexation crowd (they don't like being called " anti-Lifebridge", a " cabal", or who knows what else) is trying a new approach, but repeatedly stating they aren't condemning church members, nor attacking them. Uh huh.

Usually right before or after these disclaimers they go right on ripping into those they disagree with. Maybe we need a trip down memory lane to see what this anti-Lifebridge cabal (oops) has let slip out from some of their members. Some of which you probably haven't seen or heard, and wish you never had.

Even though I think I've made it pretty clear I'm in no way affiliated with Lifebridge, the assumptions and attacks on my unstated religious affiliation began. When that went nowhere, it was on to my ethnicity. Let's see, since my " last name is Rodriguez" I must be either " running one of those "landscaping" businesses using a bunch of illegals for labor" or my " brother is in home building" or I need to get a " job washing dishes". They also remind me " Colorado is built on slave labor from Mexico friend - don't push it". Wow, they put me in my place.

I got a nice chuckle when one of their leaders (another one, Richard Juday, is running for city council by the way) out of the blue claimed he was " born again". Yet there was no shortage of comics and comments fairly derogatory towards people of faith. But the "born again" part gives him "street cred", I guess, to rip on everyone else. Hypocrite is overused, how about ... "wrong end of a horse"?

Speaking of horses, I don't really have one in this race, so I am not offended if I offended anyone. I'm also not running for anything, or have multiple websites trying to derail something (Lifebridge), or ran a petition drive secretly videotaping those that signed. OOPS, you signers not know that? Ah, but don't worry, they told you they are just normal, everyday people, JUST LIKE YOU, probably you're neighbors, remember? If those are your kind of people, you belong together; you should support them and their candidates. Here's a pat on the head...and a SUCKER.

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(Chris Rodriguez is a Longmont resident, and the editor and publisher of Wrongmont.Com, a community website that raises local issues to increase public awareness and interest)