What do you do when you're thrown off conservative blogs? Start a political blog of your own.

VerbalPaintball.com is a liberal political blog created by a banned commenter who had enough of fighting the neocons alone. The blog was created to push buttons and encourage heated debate.

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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 16, 2009 --"Right-wing blogs are now just echo chambers," says Verbal, the anonymous owner of VerbalPaintball.com . "The few that were open forums have since closed ranks after Obama took office." He should know. Having been a frequent commenter on several far-right blogs for over three years, Verbal did his best to engage in intelligent debate with those commenters who would be open to it. But more often than not, he found alot of nasty opposition to his views. For him, that was the moment the comment board got interesting.

"There are enough people out who are happy finding blogs with complimentary views, and I can understand that. You want to know you're not alone in your beliefs. For me, I'd much rather be that single opposing voice in the room and have to battle my way out - and for eight years of the worst political division I've ever lived through, there were alot of battles out there."

But when one of his favorite blogs hired comment editors after the first of the year, things began to change. "Suddenly, statements I'd made dozens of times before were stripped from the thread. It all really came to a halt when I called Bush a "bastard." The comment editor, who could stomach frequently ugly words directed at Clinton or Obama wouldn't allow the same toward Republican icons. My IP address was banned. That was when I decided to stick my opinion on the front of the page and started Verbal Paintball."

The website has been up and running since the end of January and Verbal has already stirred up the audience. "The best thing I can do here is tell it like it is. I have no great desire to become a journalist, I don't need the money, and my opinion cannot be bought. My anger with politics is similar to what many people feel. If I can tap into that and be a voice for those who need to let off steam, that would be satisfying."

One thing that should appeal to his audience is the no-holds-barred comment area. "Unlike the spineless blogs I used to frequent, I'm not going to ban you for saying something I don't like. That's childish. Scream if you want. Curse if you need to. This is the place to do it in the political arena."

Along with politics, VerbalPaintball.com will tackle controversial issues and have general lifestyle articles. Verbal, who's spent two decades as a Creative Director on numerous major accounts, thinks the variety is necessary. "I'm going to try to keep it entertaining and sometimes shocking. The two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive."

VerbalPaintball.com is a political website out of New York that tackles issues without boundaries and offers it's readership the opportunity to engage in heated commentary.

More information can be found online at http://www.verbalpaintball.com

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