I have truly arrived. How, you ask?

[NanceGreggs]

42. I just couldn't resist logging-in to comment on this thread!

I went through this same BS during my latter years of posting here.

Some of the things I was told by many allegedly well-informed DUers:

I had deliberately hidden the fact that I live in Canada, even though my DU profile stated that I was an American residing in Toronto from the day I registered here, and was never changed.

I was lying about having voted in US elections, being ineligible to do so as I do not reside in the States. (That was especially surprising, considering all of the coverage given to absentee ballots during the Gore/Bush recount fiasco. Who did they think those ballots were coming from?)

I was breaking Canadian law by being a recipient of their healthcare coverage, because only Canadian citizens are eligible for coverage. (Utter BS)

I had 'relinquished' my US citizenship by virtue of having chosen to live elsewhere, along with my right to voice any opinion about US politics or policies.

I was no longer a US citizen because I earn an income and pay taxes in Canada.

I had "left the US in a huff" after Dubya's inauguration, and therefore had no right to speak about what was going on under his presidency, having 'abandoned' my countrymen during bad times. (I moved to Toronto in 1974 because my then-husband had been offered a dream job here - politics had nothing to do with it.)

There were other accusations - equally ridiculous.

As has already been noted by many, it is only Obama-supporting non-residents and non-US citizens who are told their opinions are not welcome here. Those who opine regularly about what a mess the US is in as a result of Obama's presidency are welcomed with open arms.

The far left fringe element on this site are exactly like the Teabaggers in their rhetoric, and their insistence on spewing misinformation and holding it out as fact. Sadly, they - just like the Teabaggers - are too devoid of self-awareness to notice the blatantly obvious similarities.