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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:09 PM
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I am an Obama supporter, and am glad he won, but what is it with all the meanness?
We really need each other no matter who the nominee is

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DUyellow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:10 PM
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1. Agree
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mrreowwr_kittty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:10 PM
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2. I dunno.
Seems pretty pointless to me. I'm just enjoying Barack's speech right now.
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:11 PM
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3. Psychological release in response to the past 72 hours by the Clinton campaign?
:shrug:
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K Gardner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:12 PM
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9. I think so. Its been rough. Inexcusable, really.
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K Gardner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:11 PM
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4. The Gloating Threads need to stop. I know we're all upset over the attacks, but we won..
we won in spite of them. Obama takes the high road.. let's follow him :-) :bounce: GOBAMA.
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BleedingHeartPatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:15 PM
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22. Who's "them"?
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K Gardner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:27 PM
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35. Them = negative attacks. Sorry. :-)
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:12 PM
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5. Within three minutes someone will post "She was mean first!"
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:13 PM
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12. Well, she was overwhelmingly.. and your
typing that doesn't make it any less so.
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Straight Shooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:13 PM
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14. Three minutes, LOL. As you were posting .... see below.
Edited on Tue Feb-19-08 10:14 PM by Straight Shooter
ETA: Oops. As I was posting, a double "she did it first" response. Amazing.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:12 PM
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6. What meaness? You mean from
hilary? She never congratulates Obama on his wins and hilaryland has been trying to smearing and lie about Obama since he won Iowa..and you're concerned about some of us happy and too exhuberant cause Obama keeps on winning?
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:16 PM
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25. Well, isn't Obama getting ALL the support from the press?
Geez, wonder how some Obama supporters are going to react when the Republicans don't play fair with them. :sarcasm:

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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:12 PM
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7. I think that the 'mean' OPs are overwhelmingly from Clinton supporters.
I also confess to stalking those threads with my trusty snarkshooters. I am ashamed of my behavior. I can't help myself.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:13 PM
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13. 'Lady Hindenburg crashed and burned tonight'
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stevietheman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:16 PM
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26. That was mine. I is prOud of that One! :) n/t
n/t
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:17 PM
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28. You "is" huh?
:silly:
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:14 PM
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15. 'Put a fork in it, Hillary. You're done.'
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:14 PM
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17. 'Hillary should be ostracized and voted out of any office in the future.'
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:14 PM
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18. 'Take your negative shit and go home Hillary'
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:21 PM
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31. thanks----some needed a reminder of the brutal attacks on Hillary. Shameful
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:17 PM
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27. Oh, please..........
:eyes:
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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:23 PM
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34. A short list
Making head and tails during the Obama virus outbreak
Onward Hillary,, The O Partee is ova!!!
They cut Hillary's speech on CSPAN because Obama couldn't wait. What Fucks.
Oh No... he didnt! Not cool Obama.....not this primary season.
I'm disappointed that Senator Obama is interrupting Senator Clinton
Obama not letting Hillary finish her speech
The OBAMA COMEDOWN SYNDROME
What Obama people and the DNC do NOT realize is that the democratic party ground runners are..
McCain saying Obama provides "false hopes"...LOL...slow learner...
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mkultra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:32 PM
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39. i agree
And if Hillary wins, they will gloat it up.
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meow mix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:12 PM
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8. reaction to clinton going very negative... im surprised your suprised
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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:19 PM
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30. Because we are in this thing together no matter what happens /nt
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Clinton Crusader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:13 PM
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10. Thank you, still_one
I dont get the viciousness displayed by some Obama suporters. I mean, Good LORD, it's like dealing with a pack of wolves. And these are the WINNERS? My GOD I hate to see if they LOST.
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rox63 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:30 PM
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37. I don't get the visciousness of some Clinton supporters
There are people who are out of line on both sides.
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mihalevich Donating Member (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:13 PM
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11. Obama is a democrat!
And stands for everything the DU has represented since it's beginning.
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:14 PM
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16. I think it's from the "fraud" and "unpatriotic" accusations
lately.
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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:14 PM
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19. Immaturity reigns supreme on internet message boards
Sitting down behind a keyboard makes some people say and do things they would never dream of in a face to face conversation.

I congratulate the Obama supporters and offer my condolences to the Clinton supporters.

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DemGa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:15 PM
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20. You haven't noticed it from the beginning?
You've missed the vile slander against Hillary from the start? Really?

You've missed the fact that Obama-sham set that tone by overtly profiting from the right-wing attacks against Hillary? Huh.
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mkultra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:34 PM
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40. Obama has been arrogant from the start
How dare he try to act moral and be honest. What arrogance.
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jillan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:15 PM
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21. Thank you!
attacking Hillary is NOT going to win me over to Obama.
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:15 PM
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23. My mistake, it only took two minutes.
(Although to be fair, within three minutes there were four "She started it" posts.
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Extend a Hand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:16 PM
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24. I don't know why people are being so mean to Hillary supporters
I wish Obama supporters would try to be gracious.
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:19 PM
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29. Most aren't.........
I've never seen it so bad.
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DemGa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:21 PM
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32. Obama set the tone from the start
Edited on Tue Feb-19-08 10:21 PM by DemGa
This is going to get uglier.
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mkultra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:35 PM
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42. the only negative candidate is yours
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mkultra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:35 PM
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41. Its probably caused by the endles stream
of crap thats been coming our of their mouths.
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Extend a Hand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:38 PM
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46. That doesn't matter
Obama won tonight. His supporters need to be gracious.
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griffi94 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:22 PM
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33. i'm just glad that democrats
threw the clintons under the bus....i'm not talking about not voting for them...but the smears and the posts comparing them with karl rove and the neocons...oh and the bush family....now that obama is bringing hope and change back to the democratic party...we no longer need people like the clintons....after all bill clinton was only president for 8 years in the 90s and we know how bad the 90s sucked....so congrats to obama for his win in wisconsin....the only thing i have to say about his message of hope and change is that from the behavior of some of his supporters he's changed us into what the freepers and the bushbots were....politics of personal attacks and destruction....sorry but i can't vote for that....i have noticed that some of the most disgusting shit was posted by people who have been members here for less than a 6 months....so maybe it's not as bad as it seems...but i refuse to slash and burn...that's how the repubs got to where they are today as political party....
so once again congrats to obama...i wish him luck in the rest of the primaries and in nov.....but i won't be voting for him....
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Hoof Hearted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:29 PM
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36. Just noticing this today?
You are surrounded by sore winners.
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Peregrine Took Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:30 PM
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38. Obama people have totally turned me off. He's had everything go his way
with the media and others for weeks - why are his devotees so vicious?
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JeanGrey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:36 PM
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43. I think it is because of Hillary going negative.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:38 PM
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44. Fuck that, They smear, they deserve to be treated like the shitbags they are.
Obama supporters should go pre-emptively negative tonight, because we know the next wave is coming.
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:38 PM
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45. My Sincerest Congratulations to you on Obama's Wisconsin's win today
Edited on Tue Feb-19-08 10:39 PM by ElsewheresDaughter
:loveya:
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Tatiana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-19-08 10:41 PM
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47. I'm really tired of the Hillary must leave RIGHT FUCKING NOW threads, myself.
Let's see what happens after March 4th before we start pushing people off the cliff. *If* (and that is a big "if"), Hillary can actually win overwhelmingly in Texas and Ohio, then she will have proved that she can come back even after taking a beating and that's the type of fortitude our nominee will need.

We should be interested in fielding the BEST candidate, a candidate who can WIN.
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