2016 Postmortem

R. Daneel Olivaw

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27. I guess that is the meme of the day.

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The Democratic Primary Ruined My Friendship! [View all] Skinner Apr 2016 OP

Which is why I do not argue during primaries Uben Apr 2016 #1

K&R! JaneyVee Apr 2016 #2

What is particularly interesting about this from Michelle is that DURHAM D Apr 2016 #3

Imagine her surprise and shock, then.... Hekate Apr 2016 #167

Yes, I hope we all come to our senses soon. DCBob Apr 2016 #4

I think we need to understand that most voters MineralMan Apr 2016 #5

Yes, let's delegitimize them by clinging to the R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #11

Yah, OK then. MineralMan Apr 2016 #14

My pardon. Aparently you have run out of R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #20

Nope. I've run out of patience. MineralMan Apr 2016 #30

Or perhaps it is deeper than that? R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #35

LOL. MineralMan Apr 2016 #37

I think you just lost a friend. yallerdawg Apr 2016 #113

Guess that's what is with the old adage about.............. nolabels Apr 2016 #322

Yep. It is. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #251

Perhaps he just doesn't care what you are on to. leftofcool Apr 2016 #45

Maybe, just maybe sharp_stick Apr 2016 #92

Yeah, it's DEEP all right!! MADem Apr 2016 #97

Or maybe he's just bored with you. nt nolawarlock Apr 2016 #107

He's just not that into you, perhaps Hekate Apr 2016 #177

Maybe, just maybe, Bernie supporters aren't just that into Hillary timmymoff Apr 2016 #181

To borrow a gif from M0rpheus, one of my fave DUers ever, some of these folks here have me like this Number23 Apr 2016 #201

That is hysterically funny, and an antidote to all the not-funny stuff! Hekate Apr 2016 #245

Perfect! sheshe2 Apr 2016 #501

Just one more example of the incivility of late--back in the day, even when we had heated MADem Apr 2016 #93

I love your gif! Silver_Witch Apr 2016 #153

I had a cat that looked JUST like that for 21 years. MADem Apr 2016 #176

Could it be that the differences between candidates was never this stark? That a true leader emerged snowy owl Apr 2016 #227

It was rough in 08. Really rough. MADem Apr 2016 #256

So you were for Clinton then? Or Obama? snowy owl Apr 2016 #265

Clinton--but I Got Over It. MADem Apr 2016 #291

you make great points in both posts, MADem! bettyellen Apr 2016 #396

Thanks! MADem Apr 2016 #400

Did you seriously Uponthegears Apr 2016 #403

Obama admits it. Did you "seriously" take a "news vacation" during that period of time? MADem Apr 2016 #407

I remember Uponthegears Apr 2016 #450

It's right in every article written about it. MADem Apr 2016 #480

Don't patronize Uponthegears Apr 2016 #483

I am an "Obama supporter" and I paid close attention to that race. MADem Apr 2016 #484

First Uponthegears Apr 2016 #495

You are spot on, MADem! brer cat Apr 2016 #344

Thanks, it's appreciated nonetheless! nt MADem Apr 2016 #401

Whatever you say. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #250

Skinner changed the five hides rule because it was clear that Sanders supporters NuclearDem Apr 2016 #17

I have seen lots of abuse on DU that skinner never seemed to care about R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #23

I like the five hide rule sharp_stick Apr 2016 #95

Once GDP closes, it will be. moriah Apr 2016 #311

I gotta say - I love your posts. vintx Apr 2016 #492

I really try. And if I can't... moriah Apr 2016 #512

Thank you for actually understanding. PyaarRevolution May 2016 #513

+1 QC Apr 2016 #354

Too bad GulfCoast66 Apr 2016 #456

The present establishment is beholden to the same $$$ R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #465

I don't think he's indifferent Prism Apr 2016 #459

That's what I've seen since then... MrMickeysMom Apr 2016 #502

The last jury that I was one I decided to decline. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #509

Well, if the primaries are really over, no reason to not turn the timeouts back on. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #58

Excellent! NV Whino Apr 2016 #73

Yep Duckhunter935 Apr 2016 #80

I'm guessing the 5 hide won't be turned back on until the primary is declared over which Skinner seaglass Apr 2016 #329

Maybe. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #339

Can't say I disagree. n/t seaglass Apr 2016 #346

I'd rather see the DU'ers who were abusing the jury system get more time to reflect. KittyWampus Apr 2016 #355

Take a pleasant stroll around some of the transparency pages in question Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #398

Yeah, those Clinton Cavers can't do that, you are right. cui bono Apr 2016 #434

Yeah and posters who ran up another 10 or more hides catnhatnh Apr 2016 #102

well, it seems it depends on their candidate of choice. Raster Apr 2016 #393

+10,000 nolawarlock Apr 2016 #114

Is that more Brock Dark Talk? Or are you just guessing? Either way, pretty lame. snowy owl Apr 2016 #225

Bwahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Worst fail ever!! Scuba Apr 2016 #328

+1 Unicorn Apr 2016 #29

Wow ... that's one unhinged rant. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #50

No no no. "Unhinged" was January's talking point. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #59

Sorry, but "unhinged" is a perpetual state for some Sanders supporters. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #70

well I guess you told me! Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #143

Or he recognize the flaws in his jury system ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #117

It's funny that he only "sees the light" R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #253

Wow. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #273

Wow, Hilly people love to clutch at pearls inasmuch as it diverts drom the discussion. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #325

You seem obsessed with WillyT PaulaFarrell Apr 2016 #270

hahahahahahahahahahah! nolawarlock Apr 2016 #274

No, you're just obsessed PaulaFarrell Apr 2016 #297

You got me. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #301

You nailed it. So many people have given up voting. Independents make up the biggest group now. snowy owl Apr 2016 #222

the reason he has us "freed from time outs" is because that tiny minority is over represented here KittyWampus Apr 2016 #351

... R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #356

I hope you are right! pandr32 Apr 2016 #39

You'll probably have to look in other MineralMan Apr 2016 #42

For a while pandr32 Apr 2016 #87

I would have to say that I am not surprised to see this from an owner admin. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #6

There's no purge. cwydro Apr 2016 #8

Seemingly camp weathervane loves to talk about it. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #15

I don't know who camp weathervane is, sorry. cwydro Apr 2016 #19

If you say so. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #24

One persons purge is another persons exodus. nt Snotcicles Apr 2016 #60

That earned you an Ignore. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #61

and smelling faintly of elderberries... Fairgo Apr 2016 #68

It is not a purge. musicblind Apr 2016 #130

There's lots of Hillbots on DU salivating for it to happen. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #262

You will of course, point us towards the relevant posts, yes? LanternWaste Apr 2016 #361

It allows them victim status. 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #377

There won't be a purge. Codeine Apr 2016 #10

Will not declaring personality cult level support of the center-right R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #26

Its not an impending "purge" ....it's a personal self administered Enema by those wilfully violating pkdu Apr 2016 #40

However ya wanna spin it if ut majes you mite comfortable with the outcome. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #241

When the hell are the corporate loving conservatives going to start doing that? TheKentuckian Apr 2016 #324

People will also have to quit posting the truth about Hillary. Scuba Apr 2016 #330

There was a TOS when you signed up. Adrahil Apr 2016 #12

Ah, but the admins seem to jiggle that TOS R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #16

Then take it up with Skinner in ATA leftofcool Apr 2016 #48

DU is a forum, not a jail ... you can leave any time you want. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #52

classic Spiro Agnew mantra: "love it or leave it..." islandmkl Apr 2016 #77

Except DU is an internet forum, not a country. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #84

you seem a little obtuse... islandmkl Apr 2016 #380

Really--and there is that lovely "Discussionist" with no pesky "Support Democrats" TOS. MADem Apr 2016 #132

There are a lot of people from here who post at Discussionist. polly7 Apr 2016 #139

Not surprising that the right wing wouldn't mind Sanders. MADem Apr 2016 #205

Sanders is right wing now? nt. polly7 Apr 2016 #206

No. I said "the right wing wouldn't MIND him" because he's easy to beat. MADem Apr 2016 #211

lol. yeah ........ ok. polly7 Apr 2016 #213

It's not my fault that you jumped in while I was editing--there was almost no time between the MADem Apr 2016 #307

lmfao. nt. polly7 Apr 2016 #418

Your silence and now your comments are all about denigration of Bernie. Why? snowy owl Apr 2016 #237

Motives are transparent thanks to the glorious amnesty rules!!! Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #337

I am very PROUD of my transparency page--thanks for linking so I didn't have to. MADem Apr 2016 #409

wow you did get screwed on pretty much all of those hides dsc Apr 2016 #445

It doesn't show bullying. It shows the bully. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #490

Yes, the ones who hide innocuous comments. MADem Apr 2016 #494

Poor you. I guess that you believe that responding to you R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #496

"Denigration of Bernie?" Please. He is a POLITICIAN. MADem Apr 2016 #408

Yeah, too polite. Keep repeating that to yourself. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #243

There's a lot of stuff out there about the guy that hasn't been discussed here. MADem Apr 2016 #416

I can smell that cowpie that you dropped from here. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #417

No, you'll have to go to VT Digger or 7Days for that. MADem Apr 2016 #423

Nope, what you dropped stinks to high heaven R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #429

"Definately?" You sure? LOL! MADem Apr 2016 #440

Oh, you. You don't use a shovel...IMHO. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #464

There you go, talking about MEEE again. nt MADem Apr 2016 #479

If you like we could discuss your transparency page... R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #481

Still talking about MEEEEE, are ya? MADem Apr 2016 #482

Of course you would be proud of that page! R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #485

If you would just stop talking about MEEEEEEE I wouldn't have to use the word. MADem Apr 2016 #487

Well, if you look at my transparancy page R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #489

because the Democrats supporting Clinton have been too polite to say much about it. passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #444

those guys aren't polite like Team Hillary passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #443

Selective enforcement? nah, here? noway. nt Snotcicles Apr 2016 #64

silenced? nolawarlock Apr 2016 #120

Says newbie of 5 weeks with 6 hides riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #144

Yeah, and nearly all of them were bogus. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #148

Poor oppressed minority riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #155

Yeah, so can I. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #160

And again, nolawarlock Apr 2016 #161

Well, I went through the first three of your hides and only one of them seemed legit Number23 Apr 2016 #208

Strangely, it was skinner who wrote something to the effect R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #246

His big amnesty message a few weeks ago ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #279

I imagine Democrats and tolerant, like-minded people returning. yallerdawg Apr 2016 #124

Yes ablamj Apr 2016 #171

I can tell... yallerdawg Apr 2016 #194

Have you tried forming your own political website? I say this in the kindest way possible... Hekate Apr 2016 #170

If Skinner starts purging people who dislike-to-despise HRC, he'd have to slash almost all of DU. Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #419

K & R Johnyawl Apr 2016 #7

Interesting. There was a similar article in the NYT Sunday. cwydro Apr 2016 #9

I have friends and family who are/were Sanders supporters. sufrommich Apr 2016 #13

Great post. Same here. cwydro Apr 2016 #21

I guess that is the meme of the day. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #27

It's no meme for me. cwydro Apr 2016 #32

So true. NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #63

Yea, I agree. The article is bullshit... not real life. SalviaBlue Apr 2016 #397

That's pretty much my experience ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #121

Same here. musicblind Apr 2016 #134

Yes, no issues like that with my family either Dem2 Apr 2016 #152

Um yeah, my husband and son voted for Sanders in the primary. I have family members seaglass Apr 2016 #336

+1, the relative few are grinders though... they are very persistent uponit7771 Apr 2016 #373

Same here, including me. blm Apr 2016 #421

You know damn well that there are outsider elements here manipulating both sides. onehandle Apr 2016 #18

truth Maru Kitteh Apr 2016 #315

I think those who argue the loudest lovemydog Apr 2016 #22

This isn't just some regular primary. We are fighting for the soul of our party. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #25

It's the gilded age all over again. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #31

Guilded? Guilds are like unions. Gilded is covered in gold. Hekate Apr 2016 #175

Thanks for the spell check. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #257

Nailed it! Scuba Apr 2016 #333

I'd rationalize accuracy as something else too were my candidate of choice dependent on it. LanternWaste Apr 2016 #363

Thanks Daniel & Rhett. I thought I'd stumbled into the HRC group. snowy owl Apr 2016 #242

So it's this bad after eight years of a Dem president? cwydro Apr 2016 #38

The ACA is failing. Insurance companies are pulling out of the exchanges. Hello. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #46

and our jobs are being shipped overseas or replaced by an H-1B visaholder. nt antigop Apr 2016 #78

That's a lot of newly insured that you simply blow off as if it's nothing. Dem2 Apr 2016 #98

Forced to buy it. But can they really afford what they have to pay? Armstead Apr 2016 #162

I am glad you are satisfied but I won't until all Americans are covered. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #184

As expected, a straw man answer Dem2 Apr 2016 #185

I work at a foodbank and with the homeless. I will show them your graph. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #193

I'm an optimist Dem2 Apr 2016 #197

It's tough to be optimistic when you see things getting worse every day. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #202

"If Clinton wins" ?? -- I guess you'll be overjoyed with President Trump? Dem2 Apr 2016 #214

But some here are working for the side that has put us where we are today. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #358

How can you keep trying? His answer, "I'm an optimist." That says it all & nothing at same time. snowy owl Apr 2016 #247

Good point. I think it's Authoritarian Adulation. nm rhett o rick Apr 2016 #359

That's it, you nailed it! Dem2 Apr 2016 #368

It's hard to remain an optimist when our economy keeps sliding backwards passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #448

I'm not buying it Dem2 Apr 2016 #449

I really think you do not understand the difference between covered and Luminous Animal Apr 2016 #209

This message was self-deleted by its author passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #437

They act like the ACA was a magic wand Lazy Daisy Apr 2016 #382

And after an initial burst of hope I see it slowly collapsing. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #387

No, it's succeeding. A single national insurance co dropped out that never was a major player anyway pnwmom May 2016 #518

ACA has done jack shit in reducing healthcare costs davidn3600 Apr 2016 #53

The ACA has also saved the life of my neice. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #88

Was she on medicaid? ACA did help medicaid patients - the very, very poor. snowy owl Apr 2016 #249

Millions of people on the ACA have also benefited, including my son. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #520

ACA Old Codger Apr 2016 #129

Reminds me of the post we had about a friend going to the ER for a broken arm that cost mega-bucks. Hekate Apr 2016 #180

I thought we all concluded the ACA was a good start? yallerdawg Apr 2016 #226

Hey, I'm one of those silly people who LOVE that ACA got passed and signed in any form at all! Hekate Apr 2016 #255

Well Kall Apr 2016 #316

Very good post. Kentonio Apr 2016 #320

So do I get your post as saying we should accept what we've got and shut up? rhett o rick Apr 2016 #467

Would that be by imperial fiat... yallerdawg Apr 2016 #469

+1. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #521

You might want to check with insurance companies about it being a huge gift mythology Apr 2016 #212

Well, isn't that the point. It isn't working whether because people can't afford or other snowy owl Apr 2016 #254

That points out the basic flaw in the ACA -- Private health insurance is a bad business model Armstead Apr 2016 #323

The ACA provided health care to me, a person with severe medical conditions. musicblind Apr 2016 #140

Thank you for letting us know. I hope the increased access helps you a whole lot. Hekate Apr 2016 #183

Anecdotal evidence is often the best a lazy mind can produce. LanternWaste Apr 2016 #364

Wrong. CBO numbers show it is slowing the rate of cost increases. We need to do more, but pnwmom May 2016 #519

Yes. It's still that bad for a lot of people! TDale313 Apr 2016 #56

You have to understand what the ACA does Prism Apr 2016 #461

+1.nt Snotcicles Apr 2016 #67

+1. The soul of the party is exactly right. Very few of the convos here are about who we like JudyM Apr 2016 #112

Sadly when we say we are fighting for a fair break for the 99% we get ridiculed. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #174

They said all this in '08. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #122

And you like that pattern? Barack_America Apr 2016 #126

Not at all ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #128

You've 800 posts and been here since march and you are telling us what's for? rhett o rick Apr 2016 #179

I am actually critical of corporate involvement in politics. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #189

You don't win if you have to sell your soul. Clinton wants to amass a huge fortune. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #195

Go right ahead. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #198

The lady doth protest too much, methinks. n/t xocet Apr 2016 #238

This message was self-deleted by its author nolawarlock Apr 2016 #240

you realize the Felicia nonsense ibegurpard Apr 2016 #298

:) nolawarlock Apr 2016 #303

Oh I guess you didn't ibegurpard Apr 2016 #312

:) nolawarlock Apr 2016 #313

+ 1000 And an inhabitable planet. nt Live and Learn Apr 2016 #204

The soul of the party was lost at the crossroads. zeemike Apr 2016 #458

I stick to talking Republican politics IRL... Barack_America Apr 2016 #28

Michelle and those she highlights in her article live in rarified air. SalviaBlue Apr 2016 #33

x10,000 one mature woman to another :) We have institutional memory. snowy owl Apr 2016 #261

It is a tradition of capitalism, say or do whatever you have to.......... nolabels Apr 2016 #331

This election has really sorted out the real progressives from pretenders kcjohn1 Apr 2016 #34

+ 1 nt. GoLeft2004 Apr 2016 #178

Nicely said coyote Apr 2016 #310

If anything good came out of it, at least we know for certain who the fakes are. onecaliberal Apr 2016 #427

I love my family, friends, the planet. A candidate tepid or agnostic on climate change fucks us over riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #36

If people don't share my values, they are not my friends. It's that simple. antigop Apr 2016 #51

That is just unbelievably isolating. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #110

um, no, it's not. nt antigop Apr 2016 #115

Alrighty then. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #118

So having friends is more important than saving the planet, getting kids out of poverty, providing snowy owl Apr 2016 #267

Great premise nolawarlock Apr 2016 #268

Do you, now? nolawarlock Apr 2016 #108

I'm not a christian. riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #151

What are you talking about? nolawarlock Apr 2016 #154

And if it isn't clear that I'm not a Christian ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #158

Just now read your profile. LOL, if I'm ever in Salem.... Hekate Apr 2016 #187

haha cool! nolawarlock Apr 2016 #191

I used to live in Nawlins in the early 80's, climate change is gonna be a real drag there Fumesucker Apr 2016 #210

Heeeeeere we go ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #271

I've been through two hurricanes, nothing as heavy as Katrina Fumesucker Apr 2016 #431

And Hillary is for combating climate change. nolawarlock May 2016 #523

So you laugh when a compassionate candidate loses? That's sad. snowy owl Apr 2016 #269

Huh? nolawarlock Apr 2016 #272

Noted that so changed but you saw it too quickly. Like me, you're addicted. :) snowy owl Apr 2016 #277

Well there is that. :-D nolawarlock Apr 2016 #278

Nice try. ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #41

And the Presidency is the least powerful branch of our government. randome Apr 2016 #43

Plus a thousand ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #47

Boom! sheshe2 Apr 2016 #103

Which is why Trump as President isn't really that big a deal Fumesucker Apr 2016 #216

Well, good point. But if the GOP has the Presidency AND Congress, they will be unstoppable. randome Apr 2016 #411

Rot starts at the top and seeps down. You need a good leader. snowy owl Apr 2016 #275

There are a whole bunch of people in the ME and Afghanistan who would say different PaulaFarrell Apr 2016 #284

Skinner, we've hung out together for thirteen years. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #44

Exactly. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #55

So true Duckhunter935 Apr 2016 #89

The problem at DU is that passionate partisans are allowed to go to war in GD:P andym Apr 2016 #290

You're right in that primaries - save 2012, for obvious reasons - are always ugly as hell here. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #294

Very interesting post. artislife Apr 2016 #57

It absolutely cannot be said any more perfectly than you just said it. Every word. arcane1 Apr 2016 #62

Post removed Post removed Apr 2016 #69

well fucking said! zappaman Apr 2016 #228

Ya, and one of those hides. A Sanders supported jury, just as Joe stated. Nt seabeyond Apr 2016 #343

Wow. It's like you were Nelson Mandela. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #266

That must be one of those bullshit hides he was referring to Capt. Obvious Apr 2016 #367

Oh snap! truebrit71 Apr 2016 #375

Free, Free Nelson JoePhilly... R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #384

... Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #493

I saw the specials a long time ago. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #497

Every once in a while one post catches your eye, stark in its realness...authenticity. RiverLover Apr 2016 #71

Perfectly stated! Thank you. onecaliberal Apr 2016 #83

+1 Marr Apr 2016 #91

Agreed. It did not go unnoticed who was allowed to return with lots o hides. Not Bernie supporters corkhead Apr 2016 #111

Says you who attack new members here both as paid trolls and on personal levels... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #125

Nailed it. kiva Apr 2016 #133

Excellent post. 840high Apr 2016 #142

+ another one nt riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #168

+ a gazillion. nt Live and Learn Apr 2016 #196

Agree on all counts dreamnightwind Apr 2016 #259

Thank you for some much needed truth and clarity MissDeeds Apr 2016 #349

You don't beat around the bush, do you, Jeff? Zorra Apr 2016 #378

Its sad mcar Apr 2016 #49

The enemy is within. RiverLover Apr 2016 #79

+1000. Spot on. nt antigop Apr 2016 #94

Exactamundo Ned_Devine Apr 2016 #119

+ 1001 nt. GoLeft2004 Apr 2016 #223

I've read down this whole thread... ReRe Apr 2016 #234

Fuckin A! TheKentuckian Apr 2016 #332

Agree. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #371

Hillary is a big part of the "real threat" Doctor_J Apr 2016 #136

Suggestion, Sir: Go ahead and "call it", but reinstate the timeouts for those w/transparency showing Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #54

Gore/Bradley in 2000 had all of the same memes of people The Second Stone Apr 2016 #65

This campaign has tested my identity as a lifetime Dem. That never happened before. leveymg Apr 2016 #66

it's not a hard time to be a Democrat if... antigop Apr 2016 #74

+1000 nt Live and Learn Apr 2016 #199

I have lost a friend. madaboutharry Apr 2016 #72

I have a practical, hopefully lucrative suggestion. IdaBriggs Apr 2016 #75

How about "Democratic Underground" and "Third Way Underground?" senz Apr 2016 #203

It wouldn't be nearly as interesting. Preaching to each other would get old fast. snowy owl Apr 2016 #287

Okay, I'll have to admit I enjoy a little verbal fisticuffs myself, but around here senz Apr 2016 #309

If Hillary gets the nod at the convention, TOS would require IdaBriggs Apr 2016 #353

I am a Progressive supporting HRC. You want an Ideologue Underground KittyWampus Apr 2016 #362

Project much? Katashi_itto Apr 2016 #468

WOW... Now I Really Feel I'm In The Wrong Place! ChiciB1 Apr 2016 #76

Yep Duckhunter935 Apr 2016 #96

Appeal to his financial side and join me in asking him for a new site *Progressive Underground* JimDandy Apr 2016 #163

That might threaten his wife's future employment. Luminous Animal Apr 2016 #186

His development of the Discussionist website for Republicans did not JimDandy Apr 2016 #220

Setting up a site that directly challenges a Hillary presidency that would likely Luminous Animal Apr 2016 #224

Actually, I DOUBT I Would Get Any Reaction OR Perhaps A ChiciB1 Apr 2016 #436

I admit this primary brought out the worst in me. hrmjustin Apr 2016 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author Marr Apr 2016 #82

I've found, to my horror, that some "committed progressives" are all too willing to MADem Apr 2016 #85

You aren't kidding! nolawarlock Apr 2016 #137

Agree. lovemydog Apr 2016 #239

Paranoia strikes. Into your lives it will creep. And it has. snowy owl Apr 2016 #289

'deep' lovemydog Apr 2016 #386

Reality. snowy owl Apr 2016 #394

+1000 nt brer cat Apr 2016 #345

Thanks for the anti-Bernie supporter hit piece, Skinner. aikoaiko Apr 2016 #86

Did you read the article? It was balanced fairly between both Sanders and Clinton supporters. n/t musicblind Apr 2016 #157

Yes I did read it and no it isn't "balanced" aikoaiko Apr 2016 #164

I voted for Bernie n/t musicblind Apr 2016 #207

IIRC you're happy to vote for HRC in the election. You're a HRC supporter now. aikoaiko Apr 2016 #319

If she makes it to the general, of course I will support her. I support the democratic party. musicblind Apr 2016 #441

Either way Skinner's article in the OP is still heavily weighted against Bernie's supporters. aikoaiko Apr 2016 #446

It said Progressive Bros. musicblind May 2016 #515

It's interesring in the exerpt that was displayed. Very telling. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #276

I can see the argument that he picked a bias excerpt. musicblind Apr 2016 #442

The intent, on the part of the OP poster, is very telling. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #463

I've seen this mentioned a couple of times. musicblind May 2016 #514

Read. R. Daneel Olivaw May 2016 #516

That's why that poster thought it was unfair, because it wasn't biased towards Bernie stevenleser Apr 2016 #451

It's time, skinner! NV Whino Apr 2016 #90

This message was self-deleted by its author TekGryphon Apr 2016 #100

"Progressive Bros" 2banon Apr 2016 #99

Thanks for letting me know I am a misogynist. I hadn't realized. corkhead Apr 2016 #101

This is something I had always reserved for Republicans postatomic Apr 2016 #104

Are you saying that you are unaware of any specific lies that Hillary has told? Doctor_J Apr 2016 #141

Please re-read what I wrote postatomic Apr 2016 #145

If anyone actually ends a real friendship over a political candidate ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #105

My whole family and my friends are all for Bernie, so that was not a problem for us. JimDandy Apr 2016 #106

Those damn progressives! mhatrw Apr 2016 #109

It's not Progressives. It's Ideologues. People who are intolerant KittyWampus Apr 2016 #365

Skinner, would you put up a Progressive Underground site for the JimDandy Apr 2016 #116

If he doesn't, RiverLover Apr 2016 #123

Can't see sigs on my mobile. If it's JPR, I think they are great JimDandy Apr 2016 #138

Why would you want Skinner running such a site? dreamnightwind Apr 2016 #264

why not just go to jackpine radicals? A poster suggested that for me . . . or will I be hidden now? snowy owl Apr 2016 #295

Yes dreamnightwind Apr 2016 #305

There will be a big change at JP soon. We are moving to a more user friendly software. Autumn Apr 2016 #432

Thanks for that news, Autumn! dreamnightwind Apr 2016 #435

That's really good to hear Autumn, passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #452

I had the devils own time getting used to that software and I still only reply. Autumn Apr 2016 #457

Good to know, thanks. zeemike Apr 2016 #460

Or maybe you could just learn to understand people who aren't like you. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #131

Transparent Hubris: Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #334

All that proves ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #390

Oh please, those were some nasty ass comments and they are there to see courtesty Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #439

I can see them myself just fine. nolawarlock May 2016 #522

Why all the anti-Bernie graphics? Mean spirited? Kind of in-your-face isn't it? snowy owl Apr 2016 #389

Is that so? nolawarlock Apr 2016 #392

Yes, we can't have any difference of opinions. RandySF Apr 2016 #219

Perhaps it is because some individuals are made up entirely of invective and snark: Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #338

Another splinter group? lovemydog Apr 2016 #244

Why not go to Discussionist? All bets are off over there, and you can muster your MADem Apr 2016 #263

Seems like a good destination for conservatives. You all can discuss the evils of "free stuff", TheKentuckian Apr 2016 #340

We never get answers when we bring up those issues. snowy owl Apr 2016 #391

It's a free for all over there--all bets are off. Uber-left/Ultra-right, it's all good in that yard. MADem Apr 2016 #415

Why don't you start your own site? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2016 #410

Well, Skinner... Bobbie Jo Apr 2016 #127

As opposed to "the treatment" Clinton supporters have dished out. JimDandy Apr 2016 #146

Drop in the bucket. Bobbie Jo Apr 2016 #150

It's been a whole bucket brigade of them. JimDandy Apr 2016 #169

"right-leaning Dems" Bobbie Jo Apr 2016 #172

Absolutely serious. There is a clear fracture line in the Dem party now and on DU JimDandy Apr 2016 #218

Good reply. Totally accurate. Right-leaning and passive-aggressive. A lot of that in HRC grps. snowy owl Apr 2016 #299

Really, how do you know us here? Loki Apr 2016 #335

You have a legacy to be proud of. I'm looking at here and now and that's what I see. snowy owl Apr 2016 #388

I'm not a purity test Democrat, never have been and Loki Apr 2016 #399

You either didn't read Bobbie Jo Apr 2016 #376

Absolutely unproductive. Bobbie Jo Apr 2016 #374

If you lost a friendship over the primary I need to know your definition of "friendship" UMTerp01 Apr 2016 #135

Exactly. This is ridiculous. jillan Apr 2016 #159

me, too snowy owl Apr 2016 #300

K&R Jeffersons Ghost Apr 2016 #147

"The people who came to hate each other over the Democratic primary are a small... herding cats Apr 2016 #149

Some people need to grow up. I have friends that are Trump supporters. Friendship is jillan Apr 2016 #156

Agreed totally. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #165

There's hope yet. Thank you Skinner. Hekate Apr 2016 #166

In the first sentence I can tell this BS supporter doesn't know what he's talking about .. who knew? Cha Apr 2016 #173

I have never lost a friend over politics. Beacool Apr 2016 #182

Me either. One of my closest friends is a Republican. A Log Cabin Republican at that. Luminous Animal Apr 2016 #188

I can't imagine being a Republican and having to choose between "Lucifer" Cruz and Trump the buffoon Beacool Apr 2016 #190

I've been trying to convince him to change his party affiliation to unaffiliated before the Luminous Animal Apr 2016 #200

Yeah, at that age it would be a huge change. Beacool Apr 2016 #230

Beacool, just on the light side, you are right Even you and that guy akbacchus_BC Apr 2016 #229

Thank you. Beacool Apr 2016 #232

See, we can all come together after the primaries is over to support the candidate that we like! akbacchus_BC Apr 2016 #248

That's great. Beacool Apr 2016 #413

NO !! GoLeft2004 Apr 2016 #233

Your life, your choice of friends. Beacool Apr 2016 #414

K & R. I've tried to take some solace in noticing that most of the truly belligerent feces-throwers Maru Kitteh Apr 2016 #192

Think 1912! andym Apr 2016 #215

Taft was never a progressive Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2016 #412

Disagree. Taft was clearly progressive, but more conservative than the other two. andym May 2016 #524

Just as some people should not be allowed near sharp objects RandySF Apr 2016 #217

"Left" vs. "Liberal" Sparkly Apr 2016 #221

"Progressive" not "left" Another passive-aggressive put down. snowy owl Apr 2016 #395

The DemocraticUnderground ruined my friendship ... NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #231

I expected zero tolerance, too. yallerdawg Apr 2016 #235

I'm new so I may get trashed for agreeing ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #236

But skinner didn't stand by and do nothing. He opened the gates for the HRC supporters R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #280

Skinner acknowlged ... NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #281

Bingo again. nt nolawarlock Apr 2016 #286

And that 15% for Hillary or other were all helpless victims. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #288

What does any of that ... NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #292

Oh, perhaps bigotry on the part of those who aren't in the majority on DU R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #326

That person you're responding towas a victim of the jury system to the point they got a timeout once Capt. Obvious Apr 2016 #370

I know. But thanks for being obvious, captain R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #385

Hey, listen ... NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #425

Let's start at the beginning with your logical fallacy. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #430

I am suggesting the bleedin' obvious ... NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #433

Cry me a fu@king river...seriously. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #462

Your cried for river would be full of your own red herrings. nt stevenleser Apr 2016 #472

Whatever that word salad means... R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #474

Yup. nt stevenleser Apr 2016 #476

What poor victims you all are. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #477

See my #498 below. nt stevenleser Apr 2016 #505

Sorry, steve, but I am just not that into you R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #511

Nope, and you created a straw man in your attempt to accuse Nance of using a logical fallacy stevenleser Apr 2016 #471

Wow, what brain power it took fir you to say no. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #473

Nope, it's simple try responding to what folks actually say. nt stevenleser Apr 2016 #475

I did, my poor 9x hidden friend. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #478

See my #498 below. nt stevenleser Apr 2016 #504

See the door, steve. I don't care. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2016 #510

Straw man. nt stevenleser Apr 2016 #470

Go take a taxpayer provided chill pill ibegurpard Apr 2016 #283

You DO realize you're wasting your time - right? NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #285

yes ibegurpard Apr 2016 #293

I happen to be "sitting in a country" ... NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #302

name them? ibegurpard Apr 2016 #304

Yes, Hillary Clinton ... NanceGreggs Apr 2016 #306

I almost lost my coffee Capt. Obvious Apr 2016 #372

Thank you, Nance. brer cat Apr 2016 #347

You will be ok Mr. Skinner, you run this place and honestly, akbacchus_BC Apr 2016 #252

Youth Culture Killed My Dog Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #258

On the contrary, this primary has restored lost friendships with many of my RW family members tularetom Apr 2016 #260

I can relate to this. coyote Apr 2016 #314

That Hillary -- she's a uniter, she is! Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #381

commiserating w/ RW nutjobs is a good thing now, eh? Not for long buddy. bettyellen Apr 2016 #500

It's actually been quite cathartic ibegurpard Apr 2016 #282

The problem at DU is that passionate partisans are allowed to go to war in GD:P andym Apr 2016 #296

What a read. Two things: task analyzers and relational bloggers; if graphics matter, HRC most rude snowy owl Apr 2016 #308

Agreed Joob Apr 2016 #317

I've seen plenty of anti-hillary sig items ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #422

It really isn't JUST her record we fear. Sky Masterson Apr 2016 #318

You are far too generous in labeling this as losing friends Capt. Obvious Apr 2016 #321

Exactly. Puglover Apr 2016 #342

It's a dog's life ainn't it? Capt. Obvious Apr 2016 #348

Actually when you Puglover Apr 2016 #360

If you supported Clinton, you are no progressive pengu Apr 2016 #327

Clinton and Sanders are not similar, they are opposites. Waiting For Everyman Apr 2016 #341

You are describing "institutional memory." Now that I'm older, I see how fast it can be lost. snowy owl Apr 2016 #404

Afraid people are the problem. raouldukelives Apr 2016 #350

I've read this and many other articles in the same vein DemonGoddess Apr 2016 #352

From what I've seen lately justiceischeap Apr 2016 #402

Is it just a label for you? Don't you care that your party has moved so far right? snowy owl Apr 2016 #405

It's cause and effect justiceischeap Apr 2016 #420

The Goddess Pose ... ?! omg. hilarious Hiraeth Apr 2016 #357

Hard to imagine that happening in real life. stone space Apr 2016 #366

K&R Thank you for sharing. nt. NCTraveler Apr 2016 #369

It's a good essay on "why to avoid Facebook". JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #379

The stakes are only getting higher with each passing election. Orsino Apr 2016 #383

Takes time to wind down. Teams represent principles and values. It is intense. Shouldn't it be? snowy owl Apr 2016 #406

How disappointed would you be if 1/4 of your Democrat friends gave up and decided to support Kasich? Attorney in Texas Apr 2016 #424

And Hillary won't care - as long as she gets your vote demwing Apr 2016 #426

I'm sure you and your "Democrat" friends... yallerdawg Apr 2016 #428

Oh, so it IS your sandbox. passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #454

Well when people get so low as to question nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #438

Well, that went well. /nt yardwork Apr 2016 #447

And the nasty craziness is turned on you for no good reason. stevenleser Apr 2016 #453

who by and large left the realm of remotely rational discourse passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #455

With Sanders supporters controlling juries that's the equivalent of two hides stevenleser Apr 2016 #466

What I find most amusing here passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #486

What I find most amusing and goes a long way to proving my point is that stevenleser Apr 2016 #498

Yep, and they are the first to cry "censorship" if something nasty gets hidden- but alert stalk bettyellen Apr 2016 #499

And the irony is, in order for a Sanders supporter to get something hidden, at least two stevenleser Apr 2016 #506

Shows how little you know, but then it's what I expect from you. passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #507

Oh I know and I expected you to try to use those very excuses. stevenleser Apr 2016 #508

Oh I see passiveporcupine May 2016 #517

One of my friends voted for Clinton in the primary, and it shocked me when she told Zorra Apr 2016 #488

None of my friendships have been ruined. LWolf Apr 2016 #491

Are there really any friendships in politics? JonathanRackham Apr 2016 #503

Skinner—One ends up realizing…it was not truly ‘friendship.’ CobaltBlue May 2016 #525

• ALSO • Michelle Goldberg is a sellout. (No sympathy.) CobaltBlue May 2016 #526