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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 08:47 PM
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I must say that I deeply offended.
As an Obama supporter I am deeply offended that I have been labeled as a Hillary hating asshole.

This could not be further from the truth.

I do not HATE Hillary, hell I actually have alot of respect for her. I simply just prefer Obama. If Hillary wins the nomination I will be the first in line to donate and volunteer for her campaign!

I agree that "some" Obama supporters have been jerks... I have have seen it... yes it's shitty and deplorable. I also agree that "some" Hillary supporters have been the same way.

I refuse to call out an entire group. I have posted OVER AND OVER again about how I feel no real disdain for HIllary or her supporters as well as many other Obama supporters... why is it that when the hammer comes down NONE of that gets mentioned? You know... people that believe in DEMOCRATS? Why are we constantly focusing on assholes that are trying to ruin our DU experience? Yup... I am calling out a FEW not an entire GROUP.

This is getting old and takes up so much time, why aren't WE AS DEMOCRATS discussing ways to beat the GOP in November?

What in the hell is wrong here? Have we completely lost it?

Let's have some respect... let's MOVE ON. Is it really THAT hard?
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truedelphi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 08:49 PM
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1. We need to move on. Every day I browse through
DU looking for things that are interesting, important, exciting, disgusting and that DON'T HAVE ANYTHING to do with the Obama/Hillary mess.

It's getting so old. Time to move on.
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LonelyLRLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 08:50 PM
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2. I can't believe this - I justed posted about how sad I am over this very thing.
Dang!
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frickaline Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 08:51 PM
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3. I agree, this intraparty bickering is completely pointless nt
Edited on Mon May-12-08 08:51 PM by frickaline
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Youphemism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 09:12 PM
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15. As that great sage, Monty Python, once said...

"People! This is supposed to be a *happy* occasion... Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who."

(We're all but living in a bloody swamp. We need all the voters we can get.)

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frickaline Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 09:21 PM
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18. lol! I love that movie
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 08:51 PM
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4. Let's see: for seven years I've been labeled as a Bush-hating asshole ... by rightwingers.
So, I guess it stands to reason that some of the same crew will label you as a Hillary-hating asshole.
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 08:55 PM
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10. Labels SUCK
Period.
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 08:51 PM
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5. LOL! I was called a "Hilbot" and "Hillary troll" among other things.
And I don't even support her. :D



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Breeze54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 08:54 PM
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8. Don't you mean...
HILLogical? :P
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 09:04 PM
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13. hee hee!
I made that pic for him after he said I was "stupid," and bragged how much smarter he was than I because he is a "Union Cooper grad." :rofl:

It doesn't end there, he proceeded to tell a few DUers how much smarter he is, not knowing they were PhDs and professors. HAHAHAHA!!!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I was just kidding him, but he got all huffy, called me names, and then put me on ignore. wah! :D


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Breeze54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 10:41 PM
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21. LOL!
Just a twerp! ;)

You, on the other hand, are the bomb!! :hug:
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Breeze54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 08:51 PM
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6. The 'real' Progressives are kicking out the DLC and Blue Dogs
There's a shift in political attitude happening...

Hang on....

It will settle down.... maybe?

There's something happening here.

What it is ain't exactly clear...




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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 08:52 PM
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7. Some people like to stir the pot. The problem is that when you stir the pot, it smells to high
heaven.

I am usually not one of those people. I say leave the pot alone. But some people like to stir it. I just stay away, or ignore, the pot.
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Breeze54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 08:55 PM
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9. The 'pot' needs to be turned over and flushed!
I say, "Break the damn pot and lets start over!!"
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parasim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 08:58 PM
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11. I am as well.
It appears that there has been this huge battle between both Obama-haters and Hillary-haters on this board. Some of the perhaps more rational supporters of either candidate have even gotten themselves caught up in it (and some so far as even gotten themselves TSed), but i really think for the most part these two extreme groups have merely chosen DU as their battleground.

It almost seems as though the extremists from both camps are not really Democrats at all but, I dunno, perhaps Limbaugh listeners or some such, coming in here to keep that ol' Operation Chaos going...

I guess it makes sense in a way, since DU is a pretty influential political board...
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 08:59 PM
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12. I've tried to distinguish between the majority of Obama supporters who are good, reasonable people,
Edited on Mon May-12-08 09:02 PM by highplainsdem
and the very vocal minority who are trying to drive away the Hillary supporters and anyone else who hasn't converted to their political faith.

I'm sad it's been like this, too. But that subset of really intolerant, fanatical Obama supporters does exist. And as I've pointed out, the progressive editor of Black Agenda Report, who was the co-founder of Black Commentator, has had some really harsh things to say about them, too, and their treatment of anyone who doesn't agree with them completely.

And they're going to turn off more and more potential Obama voters if they keep it up.

Editing to add a link:

http://www.blackagendareport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=586

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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 09:08 PM
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14. Strongly agree! Not only are both side accusing the other bein a-holes, they're doing it on basis of
what a bunch of anonymous posters are saying their candidates are on the internet.

Kind of dumb, don't you think?

Who knows who's really what? Lots of people could be doing things to damage other people's perception of a candidate and his/her supporters. There could be many double and triple crossers in an environment such as this.
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oxbow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 09:19 PM
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16. There's more Obama supporters than HRC supporters here. Hence, more a--holes.
Edited on Mon May-12-08 09:20 PM by oxbow
I certainly don't like them, but I admit I tolerate them more because they are not attacking our Mathematically Presumptive Nominee. They make the Nominee look bad by proxy, but that's a whole 'nother issue.

I also respect every HRC supporter here who doesn't go negative n' nasty on the MPN.
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NotThisTime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 09:21 PM
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17. The whole mix up is a real mess, as Democrats we don't need this turmoil
We will have our hands full enough if we want to stop the hell that has been the last 7 years, do people forget that?
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 09:42 PM
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19. Do people forget?
Apparently they do!

I find it despicable behavior from BOTH camps.

We will never win the white house with this constant CRAP!
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yewberry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 09:42 PM
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20. Ditto that.
Unfortunately, the worst of us (and that 'us' means everyone, not any one group) are generally the loudest.

All we can do is keep trying.

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WillyT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 10:59 PM
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22. Consider The Source... And Wear It As A Badge Of Honor...
You know you know better, but apparently they don't.

:shrug:
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