My commitment :

[mitchtv]

I will support the Democratic nominee
I will defend all the candidates
If and when I develop support for one of them I will not trash the competition.
I will not tolerate so called Dems talking down any of the Democratic Party candidates
JOIN ME

[DemKR]

1. kick & recommended n/t loyal Democrat!!

[mmonk]

2. Well

Here you go.;-)

[Pushed To The Left]

3. Kicked and recommended!

The Democrats that are running are all good, progressive people. I agree with some more than others, but they are all on our side when it comes to defeating the right wing Republicans!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

4. Absolutely. K&R

[patrice]

5. Me too!

Thank you mitchtv!

:pals:

Hare Krsna! Hare Rama!

[muntrv]

6. Sounds good to me.

[mitchtv]

7. I really don't want to defend Democrats here on DU

I was so sad that Arnuld won in Calif; largely because of ads run quoting Democrats from the primary battle. Same shit is going on here

[Tigress DEM]

8. One proviso... object to actions not the Candidate. NO ONE Skates.

My personal choice.

[cascadiance]

12. Exactly! I'm not giving the DLC a blank check!

I'm still waiting for one of our candidates running to pick up and promote and lead the battle for publicly financed elections so that we can start the essential battle of ridding ourselves of corporate influence. In some resepcts that's even a bigger battle than fighting against the Republicans, since they infest to different degrees both parties. At least with Dems there's hope of getting rid of that corporate influence now.

[mitchtv]

14. I object to a lot of what goes on in DC

I will agree to objecting to positions,after all, that's why we have primaries. Some of the shit going on around here is downright trollish, however.

[Tigress DEM]

26. Yeah, we do vent a lot here.

My main thought is a lot of people on DU are young and impatient or have been working on these causes so long they are impatient.

I keep seeing how it isn't just road block type issues we're dealing with, but washed out roads and having to build bridges to the other side in order to get things done. During the bridge building phase (ie: reaching out to repubs who have any conscience or other seemingly long way home type moves) people seem to go balistic.

Still. I have to take a break from here sometimes. Especially the trollish shit.

[papau]

9. I agree n/t

n/t

[southerncrone]

10. I agree, except

I would add to the last line: "unless they behave in such as way as to completely demean the Democratic Party."
:toast:

[NightWatcher]

11. My Commitment: I will think for myself and not join a "group think"

I will make decisions for myself.
I will not blindly follow the lead of a candidate who purchases a nomination.
I will not vote for something just because it is popular.
I will retain my identity.
I will not trash the competition, but I will debate the issues.
I will not bash anyone for their choice, and I expect the same from the rest of DU.
I will play nice and fight fair.

on edit:
I will not pick fights or participate in attacks.

[bpeale]

13. ditto.

[mitchtv]

16. I will go after trollish behavior

If i see someone running down Democrats. I like them all.

[NightWatcher]

18. not picking a fight- I swear

is there a difference between fighting and debating?
I like to debate everything, but not a big fan of name calling and fighting.
I'm kinda new, but I've seen some nasty fights on here when people think that they are being slandered.

[mitchtv]

19. I never use demeaning laguage to debate points

I try to communicate with respect. That doesn't mean i will not tell someone that their posting against Dems is not appreciated, and they should be more constructive. On rare(extremly rare) occasions , I will "alert". I don't call names

[BlooInBloo]

24. LOL! It's so awesome when people lie right to someone's face!

"I will go after trollish behavior... I never use demeaning laguage (sic) to debate points..."

ROFLMAO!!! By GOD you must have the biggest set of balls EVER!

:rofl:

[mitchtv]

25. have I treated anyone with disrespect/?

or called anyone a name-? I don't think so. Try to differentiate between
general statements and personal comments.Your comment is a bit of a stretch , and hardly an untruth in my comment. Or, maybe you are denying the presence of trollish behavior? did I call someonr a troll? BTW excellent splice on my post

[tblue]

15. I'm with you. Instead of trashing Dem,s I will spread the truth about the Republic party.

Our guys/gals are not perfect, but they are not criminals and I believe they do have the best interest of the US at heart.

[mitchtv]

17. That's the spirit. There are plenty of Republics to trash

I don't need to be on DU squabbling with so-called Dems.

[Morgana LaFey]

20. Oh, brother. So it starts already?

with the loyalty oaths?

NO THANK YOU!


Here's mine:

This is DU, not the larger world. I'll speak my mind freely here. That includes criticism -- aka: "bashing" to some -- of those candidates and elected officials who deserve it for what they deserve to be criticized for.

And NO ONE here will shame me into joining some weak-kneed, weaker-spined, quivering herd mentality. That's for Republicans.

[mitchtv]

21. Don't worry you'll have plenty of company

most candidates will be shredded by this time next year. You'll get plenty of help.

[TheConstantGardener]

22. I'll defend the people suffering from these elite bastards

And if that means going after the GOP-enablers SO BE IT.

I don't give a damn about rich people and their money-driven campaigns. Just give me one who will help the people.

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. High Five and

K&R!