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Political Tiger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 08:58 PM
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DU has really jumped the shark and gone officially anti-Obama
It's sad and really rather disgusting that a website that was designed to support Democrats top two posts, proudly displayed on the home page are "Wow! Glenn Greenwald is SCORCHING the Dems & White House on Lincoln" and "Brutal Rolling Stone piece on Pres. Obama's handling of the BP spill."

I think DU should rename itself Free Republic II. There is very little difference between the original Free Republic and this site now.

And I don't care if this gets me banned, but the administrators (not talking about moderators) of this site should really be ashamed of themselves for letting it get this out of control. Apparently they decided to mold DU after Larry Johnson's No Quarter hate-site.

:puke:
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 09:05 PM
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1. Been jumped for a while IMO
I just hide the threads - sometimes ignorance really is bliss.
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 09:16 PM
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4. Please add ..... " ed" t o jump
Edited on Thu Jun-10-10 09:18 PM by goclark
Sharks have jumped.

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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 09:07 PM
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2. And ...

Thread open 20 minutes, +10 in recommendations, declaring no longer supporting Democrats.

Where am I?

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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 09:14 PM
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3. Gone now ...

Alert works.

But what continues to be troubling is the number of people recommending the thread and openly agreeing.

I just can't imagine what this place is going to be like in the run-up to 2012. This fall is going to be weird enough.

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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 09:17 PM
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6. I could spend all my
time "alerting" but I mostly have better things to do, thankfully.
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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 09:23 PM
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7. Same here ...

I've given up even trying all that much. It turns into a job.

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Bobbie Jo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 09:59 PM
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8. "Openly agreeing."
Betcha I know without even looking.
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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 10:17 PM
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9. I take it back ... still there

Alert doesn't work. I thought it was in a different forum I guess.

I'm sorry, but there's no excuse for this. At all.

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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 10:44 PM
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10. Should be interesting in
the 2012 General Election when President Obama is the Democratic nominee.:)

What are they going to do..slam the President and stick up for the dipshit running against him?
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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 11:04 PM
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11. Well ...

...nothing surprises me anymore, I'm afraid to say.

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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 11:12 PM
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12. That's true but they'll have to do it on
another board because DU will support the Democratic Nominee who will be President Obama.

See if that sure thing comes true.
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POAS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-10 04:16 PM
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25. Two names come to mind
Dennis and Ralph

Probably as Greens.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 09:16 PM
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5. The BOG is my homepage so
I miss that greenham toxic shit.

Be okay if they didn't lie their fucking heads off.

My money is on the White House.
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angee_is_mad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 11:49 PM
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13. and they are piss at black people
I mean low information voters for not voting how they wanted them 2.
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-11-10 06:55 PM
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14. I'm seeing some open hope that the Republicans win!
Just to spite the centrists or DLCers or whatever they are called now.

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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-11-10 07:11 PM
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15. They could be anybody..
even repuke plants.
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-13-10 08:33 AM
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16. Wow..haven't been here in forever and I see it's still pretty much
anti the president. Thanks to the good person who gave me a star. I'll check in here to talk to some old friends. The rest of the place is pretty bad.
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demtenjeep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-13-10 12:18 PM
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17. I agree
I am tired of it
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demtenjeep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-13-10 04:02 PM
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18. and the sad fact is it is many who have been here 1 or 2 years
and those of us who have been here since the nightmare of W are being forced elsewhere
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-13-10 04:19 PM
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19. Patience, my friend.
These things have a way of working themselves out.

I took a couple of weeks (10 days? 11? Anyhow.) off, and I recommend it highly. :hi:
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Lindsey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-13-10 09:53 PM
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21. It's truly awful. I've been a member of this site since the
beginning. Now it's become toxic. I mostly only come to this group, the lounge, and the spiritual group. I absolutely can't believe that so many members of DU have turned on our President in such a vicious way. I mean some of the posts are completely unbelievable. And the administrators don't do anything which has truly shocked me. Oh yea, and this thread will most likely be locked shortly -which is something else that I don't understand. In the GD forum, anything goes when it comes to completely bashing the President. However, it seems when someone posts something positive about him, the thread gets locked.
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Bobbie Jo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-13-10 09:40 PM
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20. Jumped...then turned around and ate the shark.
:wtf:
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-10 03:41 PM
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22. Given the fact that a number of posters, some very high profile, have
been served pizza this week may make this thread the most ironic OP of the week.



Skinner is administering the rules.

If you think something is against the rules then alert on it.

If you think somebody is making an unfair criticism of the President then get the facts and expose the error.

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quiet.american Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-10 03:44 PM
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23. Hey Grant, but note -- the last post to this thread was six days ago.
So, okay -- a lot CAN happen in a week! :)
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-10 04:02 PM
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24. A lot can happen in a
day!
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POAS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-10 04:20 PM
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26. I'm afraid Skinner just created a vacuum
and nature abhors a vacuum, which based on recent postings seems to be filling in rapidly.
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-10 04:41 PM
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27. Its Skinners job to set the rules

Its ours to fill the vacuum.
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POAS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-19-10 04:46 PM
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28. I agree with the first part
but the vacuum keeps getting filled in before I even know it's there. Try to make a point and your insulted before engaged in discussion. I think some may LaRouchies.
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