FYI...If you base your voting preferences on interactions w/ DUers...

[WilliamPitt]

...you're an idiot, and you need to go outside. You know, like, where real people are and stuff. That's where politics happens. Not in here. This place is an asylum with electron bars on the windows. If you choose whom to vote for, or choose whom not to vote for, because of interactions here, you need help.

"Hillary supporters are awful! I won't vote for her!!11"

"Obama supporters are awful! I won't vote for him!!11"

A pure essence of stupidity, emitted from a stupid quasar deep in stupid space.

Don't be stupid. And go outside.

End transmission.

[LSK]

1. K&R

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Fuck you, I'm voting LaRouche.

[LSK]

4. you commie

:eyes:



:hi:

[rug]

18. Wouldn't be the first time.

[Debi]

21. Again? n/t

[Midlodemocrat]

3. .

:applause:

[littlebit]

5. If I based my vote

on posts I see in here I wouldn't vote for either one.

[sazemisery]

6. I base my voting preferences on facts.

So there, poopyhead.:hi:














:sarcasm:

[Forkboy]

7. If I went by DU I'd never vote for anyone again.

I feel like Dark Helmet in this forum. "I'm surrounded by assholes!" And coming from ME that's saying something. ;)

[WilliamPitt]

9. You have the ring. And I see your Schwartz is as big as mine.

Keep firing, asshole.

;)

[Forkboy]

33. heh...

"Prayin' to God."

[The Doctor.]

15. It was for the same reason I was for Eggplant a while back...

[NewHampshireDem]

8. Ahmen Brother!

:kick:

[ourbluenation]

10. I tried to say the exact same thing here...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5050370
post #7

[yurbud]

11. people here are smart enough to filter out the crap--even though it's piling pretty high

there are good articles in editorials and some good original observations, but the name calling and personal attack stuff mostly bounces off of me apart from making me wonder if the person who posted it is a paid shill.

[The Doctor.]

12. LOL! I'd never do it in that order.

I saw the bullshit Hillary's campaign pulled, that set the stage. Then seeing how reality-deficient her supporters are here, locally in person, and nationwide told me my instincts were right.

Good point though WP.

[tandot]

13. I read one of these posts just today.

I was tempted to reply to it using almost the same as your words. However, I decided not to waste my time with people who are morons.

[progressoid]

14. Oh yeah? Why should I take the advice of one of you New England Liberals (tm) ?

Your idea of going outside is to get an 'Iced Venti Whole Milk Organic 3 Pump Vanilla 2 Pump Cinnamon Dolce Extra Hot with Foam and Whipped Cream Upside Down Stirred Latte' while walking your homosexual poodle.

[donheld]

16. Yes, Yes, Yes!!!

The world is not DU. DU is not the world. As he says go out!!!

[EFerrari]

17. If you vote based on GD-P, you just might be an idiot.

lol

[helderheid]

19. YOU SUCK! I'm not voting for ANYONE!!!111!!1!

:P

[The Doctor.]

27. Eggplant for President!

He's wholesome and smooth!

Now, if only he'd pick a running mate with appeal...

[helderheid]

34. DUDE!!!!

:yourock:

[TheDoorbellRang]

36. You mean a running mate with a peel?

like a banana?

:D

[Debi]

20. Oh yeah??? And what the hell are you doing here?

Changing the world???

:applause: You're a gem WillPitt

[IndianaJones]

22. that would make Kucinich a viable candidate. nt.

[walldude]

23. There you go throwing a wrench in the works

wanting me to deal with reality and all that shit...

[Lerkfish]

24. um...aren't you one of the folks that expects us to listen to your pearls of wisdom?

:shrug:

[sueragingroz]

25. K & R

[rucky]

26. But if we decide not to do it because of your post...

aren't we still doing it?

:shrug:

[girl gone mad]

28. Then what were you doing..

on here in 2004?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

29. How DARE You Infer Us To Be Idiots. I'm NEVER WATCHING FAMILY GUY AGAIN!!!!!1111

They've lost THIS viewer's support, that's for DAMN sure...

[Window]

30. Too true.

K/R

:kick:

[rock]

31. If I only knew what the DUers were thinking

But they're so reserved in their posts I can't tell (they so keep their opinions to themselves). So I'll have to decide for myself.

[Owl]

32. Yup.

I'm with ya Brother Will.

:thumbsup:

:kick:

[no name no slogan]

35. REAL WORLD > DU GDP

'nuff said.

[AwakeAtLast]

37. I pick my candidate like I pick my horses,

I go by the pretty colors they wear. :P



BTW, I have also been known to fill out my NCAA brackets that way, too. ;)

[The Doctor.]

38. Will, think on this;

Back in 2000, during the debates, I realized Bush was not an ideal option. I had not made up my mind because at the time, I really had wanted McCain to get the nomination. Nonetheless I was leaning towards Gore simply because he appeared to have an intellect on him.

Here's what ultimate brought it home to me;

During the one debate, I listened to Gore spelling out, in relatively simple terms how he would approach medicare. He laid out the difference between then Governor Bush's plan and his, and he included a few numbers. Then Bush responded. Apparently what I thought was a simple layout had confused Bush, and apparently Bush's political instincts told him he wasn't the only one who was confused. He called Gore's numbers "Fuzzy Math".

Many laughed. I didn't.

Bush had just effectively turned the relative ignorance of millions of people into a point of support. That was the sign; this man would get support through ignorance. That was my instinct at the time, but I would never have imagined, ever, that it would become so monstrous a truth.

Now, Neither Clinton's nor Obama's supporters can be considered ignorant by any means, but something that is worth considering is how one's core supporters behave, because that may tell us something about the nature of the discussions we wind up having when their candidates are in office.

I am disturbed by the apparent tendency of many supporters to ignore behavior that is potentially harmful to the Democratic party. We've had nearly eight years of contention with people for whom Bush could do no wrong. We've had nearly eight years of counterproductive, even destructive policies that should have been met with much more contention had Bush supporters been more inclined to be critical of his actions and intentions.

I do not want to revisit a situation where the President's supporters are unwilling to consider his or her actions beyond reproach or question. I do agree that one must base his support of a candidate primarily on their positions, experience, and capability, but I also believe that it is important to take the character and attitude of a candidate's supporters into account when deciding on a candidate... especially when the respective candidates are otherwise quite comparable.

For someone on the fence who's considered all else, it is certainly an issue to take into account.