Congrats Sabrina1! Three out of the top six Greatest Threads are YOURS!

[MannyGoldstein]

That's gotta be a record!

Thank you for being one of DU's most informative and interesting posters. Encyclopedic knowledge, warmth, scrupulous honesty, and the ability to throw an elbow when the opportunity warrants.

THANK YOU for making DU a better place!

[Cleita]

1. All praise to Sabrina1

One of the DUers I trust.

[uhnope]

73. I especially liked all of Sabrina1's Nuland Conspiracy threads

The ones that run apologia for fascist Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6152227
golly gee thanks. Truth by Rec!

[Scuba]

83. I noticed your posts in that thread do not include any links substantiating your claims. Why?

[uhnope]

92. By then I had given up. I had linked on many other threads before

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involving the usual Putin apologists.
To summarize, Sabrina1's rhetoric about a "coup" and Nuland and conspiracy all originated from Russia TV, the FOX News of Russia (but even worse) and the rest of Russia's state-run media. Here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016111087

Russia has attributed Mr. Yanukovych’s ouster to what it portrays as a violent, “neo-fascist” coup supported and even choreographed by the West and dressed up as a popular uprising. The Kremlin has cited this assertion, along with historical ties, as the main justification for its annexation of Crimea in March and its subsequent support for an armed revolt by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s industrial heartland in the east.

Few outside the Russian propaganda bubble ever seriously entertained the Kremlin’s line.

This would be a good background:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016110684
Strange bedfellows: Putin, the Chomskyite left and the ghosts of the Cold War

This is entertaining:

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jul/30/peter-lavelle/rts-peter-lavelle-says-he-doesnt-allow-conspiracy-/
RT's Peter Lavelle says he doesn't allow conspiracy theories on his show, then utters one

[antigop]

2. Thank you, Sabrina1! nt

[Aerows]

3. Sabrina 1

is an absolute treasure to the DU community, and any other.

[Renew Deal]

4. She's prolific!

[zappaman]

5. Who doesn't love a good story!

[Aerows]

6. Apparently

those that prefer a good slam and a derail.

When was the last time you had a moment of happiness on DU when you weren't deriding the community or the users here?

[Aerows]

10. Link?

Please feel free to provide copious examples.

[uhnope]

70. hooray. So it is a popularity contest after all. How Orwellian

The truth is now determined via Recs.

Sabrina1 is someone who repeats lies straight from the Kremlin, like "coup government in Kiev." There are more examples all over DU. Nuland Conspiracy Theory. It's embarrassing.

Probably I'll now get banned for saying that a lie is a lie. KafkaUnderground?

[polly7]

89. Nah. Sabrina isn't a liar, and she was right all along about Ukraine.

You need to stop with the crap accusations and do a bit of reading on what's been actually happening there, you seem so uninformed.

[uhnope]

91. I'd expect that coming from you--someone who thinks Gaddafi was a some kind of hero

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6153958
and I'd expect you to once again tag-team with your fellow apologist for dictators that oppose the US, since you and Sabrina1 do so on that thread also.

Whatever. It's like arguing with some North Korean party member. Or with a FOX addict.

[polly7]

95. He wasn't a hero to me,

but he was for millions who supported him and his efforts to keep Libya and Africa self-sustainable and free from the brutal, oppressive foot of the IMF and World Bank - also, all those migrants who'd been let into Libya and were free, as well as the Libyan people who were treated as human beings with social programs and safety nets they took advantage of to have the highest living standard in NA and the ME.

His crime - using Libyan resources for its own people and not having succumbed to foreign ownership - exactly the reason for every western bombing campaign in recent history. Have you been sleeping???

He opposed the U.S.??? How so? Did he start dropping bombs with drones? Invade? How exactly did he oppose the U.S., and even if some other leader did oppose the U.S. - not even in military terms, why would that be reason for a bombing campaign that decimated human lives, infrastructure, homes, and allowed Libyan people and migrants to be tortured, raped, hung in the streets, etc. by their new brutal, western-sponsored overlords? Libya is a hell-hole now - have you missed all the would-be migrants trying to escape and those who were drowned at sea?

You make me laugh, with all your pro-war propaganda, while having the nerve to call me a Fox addict. That's your shtick, since half your material seems to come from it.

[uhnope]

96. "the Libyan people who were treated as human beings" -- now that's just clinical.

You're talking about a long-term dictator that literally outlawed political gatherings opposed to him. The penalty? Death. Televised hangings of his opponents. Systematic arrests, imprisonment and torture of anyone he thought might oppose him--academics, lawyers, student activists, journalists, Trotskyites, communists...
Check out the HRW or AI reports on him.
Honest to god, I can't believe you're praising him. Do you even support democracy? Or do you prefer dictatorships?
Are you looking for #DictatorUnderground ?

[polly7]

97. You never answered a single one of my questions.

You do still make me laugh.

All that pro-war propaganda makes me wonder if you're looking for PNACUnderground?

[uhnope]

98. so Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International are "pro-war propaganda" now?

keep digging that hole you're in, maybe you can tunnel all the way to freedom-loving Putin land

[arely staircase]

77. 300 gazillion RT veiwers cant be wrong nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Good for her

Congrats!

[U4ikLefty]

9. Love ya Sabrina

You're the best

[dreamnightwind]

11. We are very lucky to have Sabrina posting here! - eom

[FlatBaroque]

12. Bernie is fortunate to have Sabrina's support

she represents well

[msanthrope]

57. Indeed. nt

[snagglepuss]

13. No question she is rocking it.

A brilliant writer, indefatigable debater, squelcher of lies, defender of truth and topnotch sparring champion for Bernie.


YAY Sabrina

[onehandle]

14. Yes. Fantastic Work! Our Next President --->

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[MannyGoldstein]

16. Couldn't you have been even a tiny bit creative?

Have at least some tendril, even a tenuous in, to link your advertisement to this thread's topic?

[onehandle]

18. Your OP was about promoting Bernie threads in GD.

You're not fooling anyone.

The Bernie Sanders group would have been more appropriate for that.

[chknltl]

43. No it was not. I am not fooled either.

Mannys OP was about giving recognition to someone deserving of recognition. When the overwhelming majority of DU is for something/someone and a fellow DUer has been as prolific as Sabrina 1 has been in educating us about that topic, well she has well earned this recognition.

Furthermore, I wish you a great day and hope to see your name again on my screen...after the primaries are over, if you get my drift. I've simply been pushed beyond my limits here.

[Fearless]

39. A noun, a verb, and Hillary Clinton.

[eridani]

19. The women of Iraq, Libya and Syria wil be so happy!! n/t

[sheshe2]

20. ++++

[senz]

69. Certainly better than a Republican. n/t

[Marie Marie]

15. Been reading your posts Sabrina1.

And learning a lot. I'll pile on the love...

[azmom]

17. Thank you Sabrina1

[marmar]

21. Cheers!

[Pastiche423]

22. Thanks for the positive energy

you pour into every post.

Congrats!

[dgauss]

23. Big K&R for that.

[Octafish]

24. Sabrina1 is TOPS!

On DU and in every way that's good, too.

[LittleBlue]

25. One of the best contributors on any forum I've seen. nt

[yuiyoshida]

26. Omedetou gozaimasu

[zeemike]

27. Does not surprise me at all.

I have read her posts for quite a while, and have learned a lot from doing so.
I guess I am a fan, but I don't like to think of myself in that way...because fans get to be a pain in the ass.

[SoapBox]

28. She's Super-Duper!

Thank you Manny, for posting this!

Go sabrina 1!

[MissDeeds]

29. Sabrina1 is awesome

K&R

[retrowire]

30. yay Sabrina1!

and thanks for being one of the first people to welcome me to the DU!

[sufrommich]

31. ........

[sheshe2]

32. Holy~

I love you!

[sabrina 1]

66. There you are I was hoping to catch you to ask you

the questions you didn't answer yet, on the issues.

Which issues do you not agree with Sanders on? Are you supportive of Hillary opposing a minimum wage, considering she says she is for the working class? Who do you support in this campaign, and why?

That's a great picture btw, had a Venus Flytrap and it's a fascinating plant. Not the most interesting plant ever, but the kids loved it.

Kids love that kind of thing.

[arely staircase]

81. HRC is "opposing a minimum wage"?

That is wrong.

Maybe you meant a mw increase?

If so, you are still wrong.

[JDPriestly]

34. K&R,

[nenagh]

35. K&R

[JEB]

36. K&R for Sabrina1. One of our best.

[Spirochete]

37. Way to go, Sabrina1!

ALWAYS the smartest one in the room...

[Fearless]

38. I had two once... for about fifteen minutes

Congrats!

[chknltl]

40. OMG, I fully agree! Thank You Sabrina 1

My happiest KNR of the year so far.
chknltl

[Zorra]

41. Recommend.

sabrina1

[kath]

44. Huzzah!

Thanks sabrina, for all you do.

[Le Taz Hot]

45. YESSSS!!!!!

Sabrina es La Bomba!

[Marrah_G]

46. Oooooo, I think Manny has a crush!!!

[MannyGoldstein]

48. ...

[TheUnspeakable]

47. k and r for Sabrina1 !!!

[marym625]

50. I LOVE Sabrina1!

She rocks!

Hmmm. Maybe this three-way thing has a third.

She teaches while never being condescending. She does something else that way too many of us don't do often enough, she listens and replies to what is written, not just an off the cuff smart ass remark or something not related at all. And then she teaches us again. Kindly.

[SidDithers]

51. ...

Sid

[randome]

52. Explain that remark, Sir!

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Treat your body like a machine. Your mind like a castle.[/center][/font][hr]

[MannyGoldstein]

84. I'm glad the TOS limits to people 13 and older.

[raouldukelives]

53. I admit to being a Sabrina groupie.

I just can't wait for that next single to drop.

[malaise]

54. Sabrina1 is a great DUer

Love her posts

[snooper2]

55. so does this guy

[Hissyspit]

56. No, it's not a record.

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Not to be a nit-picker (although I am) and Happy for Sabrina1, big fan, , but a couple of people had all five once.

[WillyT]

58. Yay Sabrina1 !!!

[merrily]

59. Very happy to rec and kick a sabrina 1 appreciation thread.

I must say though, the only elbows I notice in her exchanges are the ones attempting to jab her. Now and again, she will comment back, but it's mild in comparison. She's no softie, but she just makes her points without getting unduly personal.

[A Simple Game]

60. I'll second that, good job Sabrina 1!!! n/t

[Enthusiast]

61. Kicked and recommended to the Max!

[sabrina 1]

62. I felt strange rec'g this thread, but then I always rec your threads Manny so

it's just a habit.

I didn't see this thread until this morning, and didn't quite know what to say so I guess all I can say is, thank you, and return the compliment.

I didn't know that three of my OPs were on the FP either, still don't know what the third one was. So thanks for telling me.

And btw, now YOU have TWO OPs on the Greatest Page! Lol! Good for you!

[MannyGoldstein]

85. I think YOU get all of the credit for this one being on the front page

[Paka]

63. Consistently great posts.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

64. Without her, I'd never know about

the 50 million American households that watch RT, or about the great liberal Dr. Oz, or even the vast conspiracy by NRN, BLM, and Hillary Clinton to push Martin O'Malley and Bernie out of the race.

[LiberalLovinLug]

65. Sabrina1 is the best!

Thanks Sabrina. You rarely let any shit-disturber, or ill-informed, or RW troll poster off the hook. You usually get the last word. Tenacious and Truth-telling gets em every time!

[d_legendary1]

67. Keep kicking ass Sabrina1!!!

You Rock!

Thanks for the info you provide.

[senz]

68. I didn't know there were so many but have noticed

that I'm always in agreement with any comment by the pair of ice skates.

[cprise]

71. Kikz and hugz for Sabrina

She is a DUer who definitely gets it!

[leftstreet]

72. DURec

One of DU's greatest treasures

[H2O Man]

74. I'm glad to recommend this.

She is a wonderful lady. I always respect and admire her contributions to this forum. (I darned near added, "even if I disagree with her," but I can't think of any example of where I have really disagreed with her.)

[Utopian Leftist]

75. This one has learned many things

from reading Sabrina's posts! Always articulate and insightful.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

76. Bravo!!!

[Thespian2]

78. Thanks, Sabrina1

for your help in keeping me sane...

[hifiguy]

79. Everything you said, Manny

sabrina is one of DU's BEST!

[LiberalElite]

80. Sabrina 1 is

[Scuba]

82. She's a treasure and we're lucky to have her.

[polly7]

86. I've been a Sabrina fan for years!

She's an amazing poster, and human being.

[G_j]

87. agreed

true!

[Liberal_in_LA]

88. k&r

[Autumn]

90. Sabrina

[truebrit71]

93. One of my absolute favourite DU posters...

...Keep up the good work!

[Generic Other]

94. Sabrina1 is honest and direct

She doesn't play silly games. She raises important issues, adds thoughtful arguments, and avoids simply being snarky or mean. She always adds more to my understanding of issues. And clearly she is patient with the ROFL emoticon crowd who somehow believe their contributions to DU are worth diddly.