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In the discussion thread: "If You Don't Want to be Reminded of an Unpleasant Reality, Don't Ask to be Reminded" [View all]

Response to EFerrari (Reply #22)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 11:43 AM

The Doctor. (17,266 posts)

44. Hello?

Nothing? C'mon... who is getting 'berated'?

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"If You Don't Want to be Reminded of an Unpleasant Reality, Don't Ask to be Reminded" [View all]	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	OP
This message was self-deleted by its author	LaurenG	Dec 2011	#1
Fair enough.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#3
x2	AnotherMcIntosh	Dec 2011	#8
What happens if you find out	Hutzpa	Dec 2011	#45
This message was self-deleted by its author	LaurenG	Dec 2011	#46
Shouldn't you be channeling that energy toward	Hutzpa	Dec 2011	#52
This message was self-deleted by its author	LaurenG	Dec 2011	#67
Agree	TBF	Dec 2011	#81
You... don't.... want.... a Democratic majority... in Congress...	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#96
This message was self-deleted by its author	LaurenG	Dec 2011	#105
Oh... koo.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#107
You beat me to that question	Hutzpa	Dec 2011	#115
If we are going to have....	sendero	Dec 2011	#129
"Then he starts yakking progressive"	Hutzpa	Dec 2011	#155
Why, so we can vote for all the blue dogs he supports?	Maven	Dec 2011	#108
I don't know where you got that talking point from	Hutzpa	Dec 2011	#116
Really?	Maven	Dec 2011	#135
He had HUGE majorities 2009-2011	Doctor_J	Dec 2011	#119
That shows a particular ignorance of the facts.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#122
Thanks for proving my point.	Doctor_J	Dec 2011	#127
Proving your point? Not really.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#174
Republicans are not the only ones who can use the filibuster, are they??	sabrina 1	Dec 2011	#191
You're missing a critical piece of the dynamic...	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#193
To block Bush legislation is not 'sinking to Republican levels' it is standing up against	sabrina 1	Dec 2011	#194
What HUGE majority is that we're talking about?	Hutzpa	Dec 2011	#125
Bullshit. The " majority " in the Senate was razor thin	emulatorloo	Dec 2011	#130
It was 59-41, which is not razor thin	Doctor_J	Dec 2011	#140
Takes 60 votes for Cloture.	emulatorloo	Dec 2011	#187
Oh please that was one of the largest majorities in history	TheKentuckian	Dec 2011	#212
The 'fact' is after Obama took office dems had a filibuster-proof majority in Senate only SHORT time	Tx4obama	Dec 2011	#149
Wrong - much major legislation in the last several decades sidestepped the filibuster	eomer	Dec 2011	#172
Please elaborate.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#175
Tax the wealthy, make the tax cut on the middle class permanent, and create a public option.	eomer	Dec 2011	#197
But a bill can only get into 'reconciliation' after the bill's been on the senate floor	Tx4obama	Dec 2011	#200
No, not true.	eomer	Dec 2011	#202
Okay, I will back out of this one, because ...	Tx4obama	Dec 2011	#203
Hey, where are those smilie things when I need them?	eomer	Dec 2011	#209
Here's a link to the new list of the emoticons, in case you don't have it already	Tx4obama	Dec 2011	#211
Thanks!	eomer	Dec 2011	#215
If the Patriot Act saved one life	XemaSab	Dec 2011	#124
I totally agree with what you're saying	Hutzpa	Dec 2011	#128
The ACLU doesn't like it	dflprincess	Dec 2011	#147
Or we can have both, where we have the PATRIOT Act and nuts are free to own guns	Doctor_J	Dec 2011	#133
There are websites/forums that get a huge thrill out of bashing Obama.	MADem	Dec 2011	#2
Maybe there is a reason that so many Democratic websites are critical of Obama.	JDPriestly	Dec 2011	#99
Well, this is pretty much the most vicious "Democratic" website I've seen when it comes to BHO.	MADem	Dec 2011	#138
Not Satan on a Ritzcracker, but leave a lot to be desired.	JDPriestly	Dec 2011	#157
When did he sign it? nt	gateley	Dec 2011	#4
I was under the false impression that he had.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#7
I was trying to find it via Google, but no official reports, so I thought maybe you might know.	gateley	Dec 2011	#37
Everyone has choices; I’ll respect yours if you respect mine.	Cigar11	Dec 2011	#5
Are you talking about during the...	Little Star	Dec 2011	#6
Never suggested as much.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#9
OK. And..	Little Star	Dec 2011	#26
No one should try to stifle criticism or concern.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#39
Well...	Little Star	Dec 2011	#47
My 'real intent' is in black and white.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#48
Okey, Dokey...	Little Star	Dec 2011	#49
Bye.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#60
Actually you just did that to me in another subthread.	a simple pattern	Dec 2011	#59
Then you should learn to communicate.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#61
I think you mean 'ambiguous.'	a simple pattern	Dec 2011	#65
When you sit on Santa's lap,	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#66
You used the wrong word. Look it up.	Zhade	Dec 2011	#199
that fact is just really irrelevant to a discussion though	hfojvt	Dec 2011	#63
And yet another person can't be bothered to READ the post they're responding to.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#64
So if you were faced with the choice of voting for one of two Fascists, which would you	JDPriestly	Dec 2011	#102
That's reasonable, however...	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#104
uhm, I responded to post #9	hfojvt	Dec 2011	#156
Excellent, hfojvt	JDPriestly	Dec 2011	#100
This message was self-deleted by its author	Remember Me	Dec 2011	#89
You created your own Strawman	ut oh	Dec 2011	#109
For the record, I won't be voting 'for' Obama, I'll be voting 'against' that evil	coalition_unwilling	Dec 2011	#10
Good Luck	Cigar11	Dec 2011	#13
Speaking of being reminded...	jtrockville	Dec 2011	#11
Does this apply to you?	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#14
Maybe.	jtrockville	Dec 2011	#15
You mean "The" Justice party candidate.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#19
Yep, I mean Anderson.	jtrockville	Dec 2011	#24
Hey, if you want to do	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#41
I'll vote for who I think would make the best President.	jtrockville	Dec 2011	#69
This post was hidden by jury decision.	Cigar11	Dec 2011	#16
I think you assume I'm bitter. I'm not.	jtrockville	Dec 2011	#23
REMINDER: John McCain and Sarah Palin where the alternatives.	Cigar11	Dec 2011	#12
"I'm not telling anyone to 'shut up' or 'keep your opinions to yourself'."	yodermon	Dec 2011	#17
You're welcome.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#21
I am bitterly disappointed in Obama	lapislzi	Dec 2011	#18
Most likely anyone wondering about whether to vote for O	themadstork	Dec 2011	#20
Berating posters to this forum is not the fast track	EFerrari	Dec 2011	#22
Berating who?	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#29
Hello?	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#44
When did you become an admin?	pintobean	Dec 2011	#25
I must have missed it too.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#30
You go ahead and call your convention "vegan" if you want to.	a simple pattern	Dec 2011	#27
Nice try.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#31
You keep using that word.	a simple pattern	Dec 2011	#51
It means 'think about'.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#53
It's not shallow.	a simple pattern	Dec 2011	#57
Yet you have no real proof of that beyond the fact that he had to get past Republican obstruction.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#58
Yep, he preemptively caved his way right on by that Republican "obstruction."	a simple pattern	Dec 2011	#62
This post was hidden by jury decision.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#170
+1000.	kath	Dec 2011	#153
So very sad.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#169
Well fuck me for wanting Democrats to act like Democrats.	Odin2005	Dec 2011	#28
Cool! We want the same thing!	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#33
no, you seem to want peeps to vote Dem no matter what	ut oh	Dec 2011	#111
Actually, I'm still a registered Republican.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#112
You write and sound like one	Bluenorthwest	Dec 2011	#121
You're not terribly perceptive, are you?	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#161
A quick glance turned up the usual "whine", "outrage" and "righteous indignation" talking points.	Bonobo	Dec 2011	#32
You should read the posts you respond to.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#34
+10000 nt	Mojorabbit	Dec 2011	#38
Thanks for chiming in! Hey... do me a favor...	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#40
I personally found the tone of the op very condescending.	Mojorabbit	Dec 2011	#72
Funny thing that;	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#92
I read the post	Mojorabbit	Dec 2011	#114
I didn't write it to 'change anyone's mind'.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#168
It's alright to express an opinion if it is hidden?	midnight	Dec 2011	#35
I have a suggestion;	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#36
This post was hidden by jury decision.	pintobean	Dec 2011	#42
Likely that would be	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#43
Well, I'm fairly confident that most Either/Or scenarios we're presented with...	LanternWaste	Dec 2011	#50
"If you don't brush your teeth, you'll lose them."	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#55
I don't think it's my confidence that's misplaced-- merely the prognostications of the few.	LanternWaste	Dec 2011	#74
So it's 'biased' to believe that not brushing your teeth is bad for them?	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#85
Sounds great	TheKentuckian	Dec 2011	#213
Did a search - couldn't find anyone asking you to tell them how to vote.	kenny blankenship	Dec 2011	#54
Please learn to read the posts you respond to.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#56
Sounds reasonable	Beavker	Dec 2011	#68
Thanks for putting (most) of my feelings into words!	Wait Wut	Dec 2011	#70
K&R. It's entertaining to watch The Doctor. surgically dismiss non sequiturs.	great white snark	Dec 2011	#71
It's actually kind of sad.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#82
Oh they're here.	ElboRuum	Dec 2011	#146
Unfair! Unfair!! Yer being logical! That's oppressive to non-logic. Isn't that a TOS violation?	TygrBright	Dec 2011	#73
I still have the quaint notion that my vote belongs to me. Not the party or any politician.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Dec 2011	#75
No one should tell you otherwise.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#77
TL;DR	Fumesucker	Dec 2011	#76
ditto	i_sometimes	Dec 2011	#78
I give as I get.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#80
lol	i_sometimes	Dec 2011	#84
When you admit to ignorance,	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#86
You have a nice day too.	i_sometimes	Dec 2011	#91
You mean: "TL;DI"	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#79
I read plenty of long things..	Fumesucker	Dec 2011	#90
Aren't you a big boy!	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#93
It takes time and effort to make a post short and succinct..	Fumesucker	Dec 2011	#110
So, you cite a major manipulator and suggest I should 'do as he does'.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#113
What about legitimate disagreement? How will it be treated?	mmonk	Dec 2011	#83
Sigh	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#87
Just wondering.	mmonk	Dec 2011	#103
S'ok.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#106
I don't think we elected The Doctor	i_sometimes	Dec 2011	#137
No one elected me. WTH are you talking about?	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#178
Hmm...	i_sometimes	Dec 2011	#206
Get rid of the idiots in Congress, too	Aerows	Dec 2011	#88
That's fair. Hard to disagree.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#94
I know.	Aerows	Dec 2011	#95
Nail, Hammer, thwack.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#98
Same applies to all offices.	TheKentuckian	Dec 2011	#214
I would just like to see the language in the bill.	JDPriestly	Dec 2011	#97
Here's the full bill..	SomethingFishy	Dec 2011	#101
The LAST thing I want is a Republican President.	bvar22	Dec 2011	#117
That's a fair point.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#167
He killed habeus corpus.	Deep13	Dec 2011	#118
So we're just 'making shit up' now?	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#166
Nope. nt	Deep13	Dec 2011	#204
You have chosen to ignore that some of the most ardent bashing of Dems has come from	Doctor_J	Dec 2011	#120
Anyone	ProSense	Dec 2011	#123
To your second point: Please keep reminding people that the next	tblue37	Dec 2011	#126
if a Republican becomes president THEN people will regain perspective!!	StarsInHerHair	Dec 2011	#145
WORD.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#165
An unpleasant reality!	green917	Dec 2011	#131
I, for one, completely believe you when you say 'Barack Hussein Obama'.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#164
I'm not sure what you're insinuating with this post	green917	Dec 2011	#201
I agree with what you have said.	gtar100	Dec 2011	#132
K and R	DonCoquixote	Dec 2011	#134
K/R...thanks, n/t	bonzotex	Dec 2011	#136
It is not authoritarian to tell people what your own choices are and expect them to	patrice	Dec 2011	#139
Sounds like we're on the same page.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#162
wish I could give this 100 recs	BlancheSplanchnik	Dec 2011	#141
I will express my disagreement with the President	4dsc	Dec 2011	#142
It does seem that way.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#171
Nice rantrum. nt	Javaman	Dec 2011	#143
Notsomuch.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#163
one persons lecture is another persons tantrum. nt	Javaman	Dec 2011	#173
Again, notsomuch.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#192
I love when people quote the dictionary...	Javaman	Dec 2011	#195
Especially when they don't know the diiference between "ambivalent" and "ambiguous"!	Zhade	Dec 2011	#210
K&R!	Grateful for Hope	Dec 2011	#144
yes, we all know we have no choice but to vote for him	Skittles	Dec 2011	#148
Wrong. You definitely have a choice. If you had read the OP	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#159
WTF	Skittles	Dec 2011	#205
Funny how even those	i_sometimes	Dec 2011	#207
The Republican boogeyman is getting stale	arendt	Dec 2011	#150
Great post, Arendt!	kath	Dec 2011	#154
The OP addresses that. Did you read it, or just go by the responses?	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#158
awesome post!	LaydeeBug	Dec 2011	#177
This thread is chock full of great metaphors	Doctor_J	Dec 2011	#182
Kicked and rec'd. n/t	Tx4obama	Dec 2011	#151
Thanks Dr. for the prescription...	Historic NY	Dec 2011	#152
I think we could replace him and still beat the Republicans.	caseymoz	Dec 2011	#160
yep.	barbtries	Dec 2011	#176
I am a Democrat who believes we can wear our big boy pants and handle a little criticism.	Dustlawyer	Dec 2011	#179
Good. Nothing wrong with criticism at all.	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#183
Frogs in a slow- heating pot ...	bread_and_roses	Dec 2011	#180
No, he's not...where's that unrec button when you need it!	joeybee12	Dec 2011	#181
What are you talking about? Who's not what?	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#184
The OP has posted 61 times in his own thread.	kath	Dec 2011	#185
I prefer the hit-and-run tactic, you're right.	Robb	Dec 2011	#186
Well, there's a happy medium somewhere, and this sure ain't it.	kath	Dec 2011	#188
And yet people can't seem to resist...	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#190
You just forced me to post in your thread!	Ikonoklast	Dec 2011	#198
Woo Hoo!	The Doctor.	Dec 2011	#189
Not really.	i_sometimes	Dec 2011	#208
When the "unpleasantness" is based on spin and hero worship...	Zhade	Dec 2011	#196

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