Even if I "hide" them, they are still there and other Cyclone fans are being debased to an extreme level. It has been said on this site before that we are a "family". This type of family would be considered extremely dysfunctional and would eventually break apart.
Wait about 10-15 minutes and log off and back on. It'll disappear. I'll normally opt in and out throughout the year depending on what's going on. There are a lot of people on here that are very knowledgeable and passionate about politics. It wouldn't make sense to eliminate the outlet for those posters or the clicks for the site.