BurtW,

Don't waste your time responding to people that are participating in a sig ad campaign.  They generally don't read the content of the thread, and make a minimal effort to even guess what the thread is even about.  Then they drop in an "opinion" so that it looks like they are making an actual contribution to conversation so that they can collect their pay from the ad campaign manager.

They don't really care what the thread is about, nor do they have any interest in any facts or details.  Responding to them just gives them an opportunity to blindly respond to your response to get additional posts in and make it look like they are participating in a conversation.

You're more likely to get well thought out logical discussions from a Colorado District Attorney than you are from someone participating in a signature ad campaign.