Well Keith, you got me on the math. Muslims have killed more people in this country since 9/11 than the 2 school shootings to which I refer. Unlike you, I am willing to admit the occasional error.

But you're still one confused dude. And I don't think you'd be much help to Craig when it comes to pulling up quotes. Here are your problems:

1. Reference the body count, I take it you have not read Bin Laden's Feb 98 fatwa. He doesn't refer specifically to any nationality except Americans. Couple passing references to allies, but otherwise, only us. So those of other nationalities don't count. At least not in direct response to his fatwa.

2. The attacks on our embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, and the USS Cole, and 9/11 itself are not in response to his fatwa either. They're directly attributable to AQ and Bin Laden's OWN efforts. His fatwa--which you apparently have not read--was an obvious attempt to provoke attacks by Muslims EVERYWHERE WHO DO NOT BELONG TO AQ. You know . . . "lone wolf" attacks. Things like that. And given the number of Muslims just in this country, and given the number of potential victims, and given the 18 years that have passed since the fatwa . . . let's see. Using your total of 90, divide by 18 years. Wow. That's a total of 5 dead PER YEAR in this country. That's a real slow weekend in Chicago. Doesn't take a lot of analysis to see that very few American Muslims have responded.

3. Lead is toxic, and toxic is bad. Obviously. That's the rather simplistic approach taken by those who don't want us to shoot lead. Now rather obviously, if I really believed that myself, then I would not shoot lead. But I do. So again, rather obviously, that's not a concept I either practice or preach myself. But I explained that to you in the past. Unfortunately, you sometimes show a remarkable capability for being unable grasp the obvious.

4. The Audubon Society is not anti-hunting. Their own statement makes that clear to anyone with minimal literacy. That does not mean that they support ALL hunting. It does mean that in some cases, they will work with pro-hunting groups, like the Ruffed Grouse Society, in activities that clearly support hunting. I was there. I worked with them. You have no personal experience. But then you like to bloviate about things concerning which you have no personal experience. Like the military. Like the intelligence community. You do have First Amendment rights to address those topics. So go ahead and make yourself look stupid. I won't stop you. But I will correct you when you go astray.

5. Re the apology you say I owe RWTF . . . interesting that I don't find either RWTF or anyone else here suggesting that I owe him an apology. Likely because they understand that you can't very well mock someone's ability in a foreign language that you do not speak. Once again, an area in which I have experience, with a graduate degree in French and significant teaching experience. You apparently have none, and don't get it even when it's explained to you by someone with credentials that you lack.

6. Helping Craig with quotes. Previously you complained that you couldn't quote me from a locked thread. Gosh, I guess you just don't know what to do if your computer won't do it for you. Here's how you quote someone from a locked thread, or anywhere else a computer won't do it for you: Take paper and pencil or pen. Copy down the quote in question on the paper. Then type the quote you just copied down into your post, surrounded by " " so people know it's a quote. Takes a little effort if it's more than a sentence or two, but it works just fine.

Trying to carry on an intelligent discussion with you . . . I get frustrated because I never taught students with learning disabilities. Anyone with issues so severe that they believe a guy who's stuck on "lead is toxic, toxic = bad" is going to go out and kill dozens of birds a year WITH LEAD SHOT, anyone who can't comprehend the impossibility of criticizing someone's foreign language ability when you don't speak that language, and anyone who can't figure out that paper and pencil and typing in a quote works just fine if the computer won't do it for you . . . gosh Keith, that's you. All rolled into one. Makes me wonder whether you have to stop and think before you draw a breath. Your village has been looking for a new idiot ever since you left. Keith, please phone home. Then return there. Promptly.