I have neve disliked GDP more than today.

[cali]

It's such a damn sad day today. I can't believe people are using Benazir Bhutto as a political football. I just wish this weren't going on. Her body isn't even cold, and all some people can do is play game over her corpse.

[MaineDem]

1. I know what you mean

But it's been sad here for a while now. And I don't mean sad like condolences sad.

[terrya]

2. I hear you

It's puke worthy seeing what's happening in here today,

[cali]

9. I'm still in shock over her assassination

I just don't know how to deal with it And I'd hope that we could come together over this tragedy. How dumb is that?

[terrya]

27. I agree.

And SOME (ok, one) jerks on this thread STILL don't get it. :-(

[racaulk]

3. Absolutely agree.

This forum has devolved into nothing more than a snarkfest today. It's been really sad to watch.

[Blue-Jay]

4. Newsflash:

GDP is populated with lots of screaming douchebags. Phlegm at 11:00...

[sniffa]

7. ..

:rofl:

:thumbsup:

[Warren Stupidity]

10. I just lerted you.

That was very offensive to screaming phlemish douchebags. How dare you?

[Blue-Jay]

15. I'm a phlegmish immigrant.

So *I* can say that.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

42. "Phlegm at 11."

Truly, a phrase for the ages. :thumbsup:

[LittleClarkie]

54. I prefer the term "hair on fire"

That seems to be popular in the lounge, I think.

[TransitJohn]

5. It is.

I've hidden close to 40 threads so far.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

17. and many of us thank you for it.

not a fun job, I well know. I used to moderate another place, and damn it got nuts over gore v. bush.

[TransitJohn]

43. I'm not a mod

I'm referring to just hiding the threads for my own sake. :hi:

[Bitwit1234]

6. From the statements the Democratic candidates have said

I think they were done with taste and decorum. I haven't heard any democrats try to make points. None.

[sniffa]

8. i can't believe Evan Bayh

:puke:

[Blue-Jay]

11. Typical response from an Obama supporter.

:D


(Did I do it right, Bitwit?)

[sniffa]

16. ..

:rofl:

[durrrty libby]

13. Well you will change your mind after listening to Obama's guy, Axelrod

guaranteed

[PresidentObama]

12. Does it really surprise you though?

This shit gets old. Really old.

[DemKR]

14. I agree with you, Obama should be ashamed

Rovian tactics have no place in the Dem party

[sniffa]

as ashamed as Hillary i presume

really fucking disgusting from both camps. they should both be ashamed. :puke:

[terrya]

19. Um....

The OP's point flew right by you, didn't it?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

21. which is precisely what you personally are doing.

enough already.

[racaulk]

22. Case and point.

Thank you.

:eyes:

[Blue-Jay]

23. Wow. Turds CAN type.

Amazing.

[cali]

26. She's dead

She deserves better than your playing political games over her body. It's pretty shameful

[Andromeda]

53. You mean you didn't hear Axlerod today?

It appears that your candidate was the one trying to make political hay when he blamed Hillary for Bhutto's assassination. Said her IWR vote was direct cause and effect to Bhutto's death.

That was a disgusting thing for the Obama campaign to say and it shows that Obama can say anything he wants to and he'll never have to answer for it.

Obama can say anything he damn well pleases and when asked about it by Wolf Blitzer on CNN he starts spinning what Axlerod said and rudely interupted Blitzer when Wolf started to read Axlewood's comments. Obama didn't want anybody to hear what Axlerod said and that's understandable because Axlerod is a dickwad. If Hillary tried to do that she'd be swarmed by Obamabats trying to suck her blood.

Try to be a bit more balanced in your comments instead of going off on everybody not supporting Obama. Posts against Axlerod's outrageous comments are going to increase because a lot of people are pissed off about it, as well they should be.

[MadBadger]

59. Cali's not an Obama fan

[no name no slogan]

18. If you want to win like Nixon, you gotta BECOME Nixon

Pretty fucking pathetic, isn't it.

[killbotfactory]

20. I don't care, I'm pissed off

The Iraq war distracted us from the fight against the VERY SAME PEOPLE who committed this assassination, and we KNEW a stonger, resurgent AL-Qaeda would be the result. WE KNEW IT!

This is like Huckabee pardoning that murdering rapist, despite the pleas of the victims, only to watch him murder and rape again. Only this is a thousand times worse. This stupid Iraq is a monumental fuck up, and every new day proves it.

[monmouth]

24. All I could think of, looking at her picture, is what a beautiful woman she

was. Her husband and family must be devestated. MSN has a beautiful pic of her on their homepage. The top tier have disgusted me for quite some time, today was the straw that broke...

[cali]

45. She was very beautiful and god knows she was incredibly

brave. I look forward, as much as one can at this time, to reading the book she just finished writing.

[2rth2pwr]

25. You're right, Axelrod is an idiot. nt

[cali]

30. how sad that you're intent

on illustrating my point. Just fucking sad. I'm listening to this guy Segal on NPR who was working on a book with her and was a close friend of hers. His voice is thick with grief. I don't know why I'm telling you this. You don't give a fuck.

[2rth2pwr]

34. self delete

not worth it.

[jefferson_dem]

28. With all due respect, cali..

You offered one of the first threads regarding the potential political fallout of this tragic event...this morning.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=3891982

[cali]

32. with all due respect,

I hardly pitted one candidate against another. And I was thinking of the repukes, and Rudy in particular. I was concerned about this being used by the repukes. I wasn't using it the way others have done to bash a candidate. Sorry you can't see the difference.

[Jamastiene]

29. Agreed. n/t

[Dems Will Win]

31. Not fair Blitzer asked Axelrod a question and he answered. It's you that are politicizing her death

with this thread.

And in fact, Axelrod was right. Hillary voting for the Iraq War was the wrong call, and going to Iraq is what doomed the war in Afghanistan, let OBL and extremists free to roam in Pakistan, and now those extremists or maybe the ISI itself killed Bhutto.

Hillary didn't give that much weight however, she instead listened to Condi Rice, who convinced her to vote YES, and to husband Bill, who was counseling her to vote YES as well. She gave almighty power to Dick Cheney and now says she was deceived? Give me a break!

Not a good day for Hillary today as it will bring up her vote for war in Iraq in the last 7 days. Really quite a disaster, for her and Edwards, as he co-sponsored the whole mess.

If Axelrod had not said what he said, the MSM would be all "Oh now we really need Hillary" -- so good that Obama gets the truthful meme out there, that she voted for the wrong war, and mostly because of that Pakistan is still unstable.

Let's not forget either that Bill Clinton let Mushareff take control of Pakistan in 1999 and kick Sharif and Bhutto out without a big fuss, so really it's his fault too Pakistan is in the current mess.

Now the voters will decide.

[Evergreen Emerald]

33. wait a minute: why are you blaming only Clinton? Every candidate

except Kucinich voted for IWR.

And Obama--admitted he did not know if he would have voted for it--and has voted for every Iraq funding since.

So, this is a bunch of BS.

Clinton took the high road, and Axelrod attempted to blame Clinton and let his guy get off without accountability for his actions.

[cali]

36. I don't care what you're taliking about. I haven't read these threads

but for the titles. I don't care about which candidate it was good day for. I don't care about Axelrod, whoever he is. I don't care about Hillary. I don't care about Obama. I'm just sad about the events of this day, and worried that the repuke candidates will use it to spread the whole terror, terror, terror meme.

[Dems Will Win]

38. Nah, terror and fear don't work anymore

Whatever happened to the terror alerts and code red? Hope is the name of the day.

You'll get used to it.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

39. bless your dignified soul. and this from an agnostic.

thank you.

[Andromeda]

58. What has your being an agnostic

got to do with anything? What a strange thing to say.

Note: you don't have to be a Christian to believe in a "soul" or say the word "bless."

[Perry Logan]

35. My favorite part was when the Obamites claimed Clinton had done it. Who saw that coming, right?

[cali]

37. I don't give a fuck Perry. I'm much more concerned about the

events in Pakistan.

[Name removed]

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[sandnsea]

49. Nobody claimed Clinton had done it

You guys made that up, that was the most disgusting part.

[alteredstate]

56. Bullshit

[calteacherguy]

40. I'm disgusted too, Cali. nt

[Evergreen Emerald]

47. that is rich.

You swear at me and call me names and then post a thread condeming me personally, and you have the nerve to complain about DU. You and your cohorts are most of the problem.

[durrrty libby]

50. He is a sad hypocrite and pathetic phony

[calteacherguy]

55. You deserved it.

You claimed a man had blamed Hilllary Clinton for murder. You're lucky that in politics anything goes, because in a civil court that's called libel.

[Forkboy]

61. To those on the outside him and his cohorts seem just like you and your cohorts.

I know both sides are sure of their righteousness and superiority over the other, but the two groups are mirror images of one another. You act just like they do, and they act just like you do.

It's a funny ole world.

[democrank]

44. A sad, tragic day.

May she rest in peace.

[hlthe2b]

46. Yes... I have never alerted more on posts today...

Disgusting attempts at "humor" that pair Bhutto's tragic sacrifice today with the tiger attack or accuses any one of a number of current Dem candidates as having killed her.

The best chance for stability and a sense of democracy her people had, taken away and all some DUers can do is mock..... I am damned depressed...

[Name removed]

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[Joe the Revelator]

51. The name says it all. This is a general discussion forum for POLITICS

Not hugs and kisses. While it's sad that Mrs. Bhutto was killed, if there is any place that political ramifications should be talked about it, it is in this forum.

[Catherine Vincent]

52. Yep.

You're definitely hot hugs and kisses.

[Joe the Revelator]

62. If I had a nickle for everytime someone told me I was "hot hugs and kisses'

I'd be rich.

[beachmom]

57. Then spend time elsewhere. I mean, you could have started a thread

about the events today in Pakistan; instead you went meta.

The primary war bores me now. I simply no longer care about it. It's the ideas and issues that interest me.

[rasputin1952]

60. I wish to interject something here. It has been a tragic day...

assassination should never be taken lightly, and in the case Bhutto, there could be worldwide ramifications. I do not think it is a bad idea to show some respect for someone who might have poured oil on the waters of discontent.

Some people have shown more respect for DU'ers pets that have died than they have for this intelligent and dignified woman...do we really want to look like the vermin that the R's are?

For those of you who seem to find fault with a thread that is trying to show respect, you need not post in this, or any other thread. On many occasions I have passed over threads that I do not particularly care for, it is called "discretion". I ask that people use such, and not try to make a bad situation even worse.

Thank you.