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In reply to the discussion: In Support of a Great DUer [View all]Logical
(22,457 posts)67. Yes, he is better than most. If you think this place is so generic why the hell are you here? nt
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Actually, readers will need to judge all words written on DU for themselves..they usually do. nt
kelliekat44
Mar 2014
#357
You always bring up that same comment. Can you not forgive Manny a single transgression?
Scuba
Mar 2014
#21
Really??? Like when he blamed President Obama for a law passed 16 years ago?
msanthrope
Mar 2014
#72
Using a Fox News poll on Benghazi, claiming an ACA raise but refusing to provide proof, blaming the
msanthrope
Mar 2014
#103
You said the OP's contention that he'd like to see the 2008 election overturned was
Number23
Mar 2014
#221
Thanks for your advice, I'm sure everyone will give it all the consideration it deserves.
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#282
Not my style either, probably people don't like my style because I prefer to focus on facts. And the
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#288
The 'reaction' is intended to distract from what is going on re Ukraine. Once again we are about to
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#350
Hi freebrew, I'm glad you decided to post. Most of us who went online during the early Bush era are
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#390
Next thing you know, she'll be running around saying this place needs an enema.
Hassin Bin Sober
Mar 2014
#306
You're not the only thinking that way. Quite a few others are looking at this site and don't
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#283
Will Pitt co-authored a book detailing the lies leading up to the Iraq War
Bjorn Against
Mar 2014
#22
Don't you just love it when people who've been here a year or two call decade-long members trolls.
smokey nj
Mar 2014
#128
Why him being disapointed with those statements made in Brusels is not shocking
nadinbrzezinski
Mar 2014
#243
Ritter was DEAD RIGHT about the War Criminals. Btw, what are THEY doing these days? We HAVE
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#351
lol. Yep, that's the yard stick many of the hard core fan club members would go by.
quinnox
Mar 2014
#17
It's like when James Blond in the Ecuadorian Embassy releases a press statement after a Snowden
msanthrope
Mar 2014
#32
Agreed, I don't always agree with Will Pitt but he has done some great things
Bjorn Against
Mar 2014
#11
Why? It did NOT call 'him' a racist. And btw his 'FU' and 'POS' thread wasn't hiden
Tx4obama
Mar 2014
#229
people here are smart enough to see through that passive-aggressive bullshit..
frylock
Mar 2014
#362
things were much better then - a lot better then - in terms of economic stress on ordinary working
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2014
#57
Exactly! When so many things steadily decline for 30 years, then by definition...
arcane1
Mar 2014
#163
Were things a lot worse when President Bush left office? That's the only measure that counts.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#171
no, I don't hold Obama responsible for that. I do hold Clinton responsible though. And so far with
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2014
#177
America was certainly in a much better state a year or two before Bush left office than it is now.
Donald Ian Rankin
Mar 2014
#289
It is really sad to see the posters on THIS board take joy at conflict on this board, too! nt
MADem
Mar 2014
#322
yes, we must always temper what we say lest the right posts it on their shit blogs..
frylock
Mar 2014
#363
Because the offending post was not only offensive, it was factually wrong
BeyondGeography
Mar 2014
#366
You called a DUer a racist. Pure and simple. You love the attention. Pitiful. n-t
Logical
Mar 2014
#58
Disgusting post by you. Using the racist card because your feelings are hurt. nt
Logical
Mar 2014
#78
Your point was to get attention. As usual. You made no point. Just called a DUer a racist. n-t
Logical
Mar 2014
#95
If you're really "sick to death of this internecine crap", don't contribute to it
ConservativeDemocrat
Mar 2014
#249
Verily. How anyone got the impression you called anyone a racist is pure unadultrated BS.
lumpy
Mar 2014
#183
You did call him a racist repeatedly, and you are being extremely dishonest about it.
Bjorn Against
Mar 2014
#133
Those with little than integrity will use any lying tactic to attack anyone who stands in their way
lumpy
Mar 2014
#189
I don't see that you called anyone a racist. Guess you shouldn't have used the word racist cause
lumpy
Mar 2014
#180
There are a number of posters from both sides who are always at each others' throats
Blaukraut
Mar 2014
#60
We've all said things, or clicked send, then regretted it. Mr. Pitt's achievements far outweigh ...
Scuba
Mar 2014
#25
Name calling, no matter which side engages in it, greatly diminishes credibility
Blaukraut
Mar 2014
#49
Yes, he is better than most. If you think this place is so generic why the hell are you here? nt
Logical
Mar 2014
#67
Apparently Treestar is familiar with todays work claiming an Obama defense of Iraq War
lumpy
Mar 2014
#201
Isn't that kind unfair? Of course a sitting Democratic president is in a position to accomplish
totodeinhere
Mar 2014
#239
I really don't know if Pitt is a better writer than you or anyone else is, but if you say so.
lumpy
Mar 2014
#212
"Not to mention the logic fail in the idea that he knows all about Iraq so when he says.."
Hissyspit
Mar 2014
#166
Wow, 42 years old, still craving attention, still posting with all the eloquence of a "yo mama" joke
DanTex
Mar 2014
#202
I am in complete agreement with you, Mr. Goldstein. I said the same thing several hours ago...
madinmaryland
Mar 2014
#83
Wow, someone wrote a book and is now an expert on everything. I adore him. Really.
lumpy
Mar 2014
#208
He has a following on DU, a celebrity you know. He can do no wrong, he is adored, worshipped.
lumpy
Mar 2014
#215
Excellent Op and sadly needed, it honestly seems a concentrated effort is underway, I believe
AuntPatsy
Mar 2014
#105
we each have our own opinion but I do not blindly support everything anyone does.
uppityperson
Mar 2014
#106
MADem, please remember that Pitt isn't the only one that the right wing adores 'round here
Number23
Mar 2014
#272
He writes beautifully. I think he will write a book, he'll certainly get offers.
MADem
Mar 2014
#355
I support 90%+ of what Will Pitt says. But, I think he could be a bit more polite about how he says
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2014
#116
In support of Will Pit… and in disgust with what never should have been said in Brussels today
MrMickeysMom
Mar 2014
#118
You wrote a sensitive and accurate portrayal of the struggles we suffer or observe
Mira
Mar 2014
#119
Are the 99% better off than when President Obama took office? That's the real question
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#168
At the end of the Bush administration, we were losing hundreds of thousands of jobs PER MONTH.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#230
I have seen many vicious attacks on various progressive figures and past Democratic presidents
Vattel
Mar 2014
#169
One of the things I appreciate most about Will is that he still feels the same rage
Zorra
Mar 2014
#211
I would have hidden his thread. But that probably is not good enough for you right?
Rex
Mar 2014
#223
No one called any DUer a racist. Read the subject line below as it was written...
Tx4obama
Mar 2014
#236
Keep in mind this poster calls the President a sellout for not going for single payer.
iandhr
Mar 2014
#241
It was a desperate callout by someone who couldn't provide the blue links to justify the accusation.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2014
#269
I like you Will, but your posts would be better if you had more blue links and more
U4ikLefty
Mar 2014
#280
what's getting lost is that "used car salesman" is more than apt, it is understated.
tomp
Mar 2014
#385
Mr. Pitt is using an analogy and it has been used on GWBush as well, by Mr. Pitt.
carla
Mar 2014
#300
Manny, being an old timer here too, I know. Alot of the big people here have left
Nanjing to Seoul
Mar 2014
#303
I'm beginning to wonder if I should continue coming into DU, and supporting it. It's not the DU of
secondwind
Mar 2014
#308
it's not the DU i remember lurking on from 2003 - 2006 and then joining as Suji to Seoul
Nanjing to Seoul
Mar 2014
#317
I rec'd yesterday but today, more than rec, more than ever, I'm proud to stand next to Will Pitt
Catherina
Mar 2014
#349