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Wed Jun-03-09 07:58 PM
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| 145. Why did you capitalize administration in step 1? |
| -There is a predictable, persistent pattern on DU |
bluestateguy |
Jun-03-09 11:24 AM |
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Nothing is more predictable on DU than attempts to suppress dissent. |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 11:26 AM |
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Yes, that is the truly predictable pattern, and it has been cranked up to 11 lately, |
QC |
Jun-03-09 11:28 AM |
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you think the OP is about "squashing dissent"? |
KittyWampus |
Jun-03-09 11:50 AM |
#25 |
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It's laughable, isn't it? |
HughMoran |
Jun-03-09 12:20 PM |
#67 |
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They take away any credibiltiy |
Cha |
Jun-03-09 02:42 PM |
#117 |
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Now, now, the real translation is "how dare you state an opinion at variance with my own!" (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Jun-04-09 01:10 PM |
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he's right! |
Blue_Roses |
Jun-03-09 11:31 AM |
#7 |
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Some people are still bitter |
snooper2 |
Jun-03-09 11:59 AM |
#34 |
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there I go... |
Blue_Roses |
Jun-03-09 12:02 PM |
#40 |
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Thank you. |
redqueen |
Jun-03-09 12:12 PM |
#52 |
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Pointing out that you're a drama queen is NOT "suppressing your dissent" |
scheming daemons |
Jun-03-09 11:36 AM |
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Yes, I also wasn't dragged out of my bed in handcuffs and hauled off to jail |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 11:40 AM |
#17 |
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You need to look in the mirror... |
scheming daemons |
Jun-03-09 11:45 AM |
#21 |
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Find me one post like that. One that isn't responding to pro-Obama bullying |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 11:47 AM |
#23 |
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Well... |
scheming daemons |
Jun-03-09 12:24 PM |
#72 |
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Yeah, not so much |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 02:20 PM |
#105 |
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Name calling, ridicule and other forms of bullying sure are forms of suppression. |
EFerrari |
Jun-03-09 11:40 AM |
#18 |
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So... I'm being suppressed when called a "bootlicking, koolaid-drinking, cheerleading Obamabot?" |
scheming daemons |
Jun-03-09 11:46 AM |
#22 |
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Speaking of drama queens... |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 11:47 AM |
#24 |
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cultist |
HughMoran |
Jun-03-09 12:26 PM |
#74 |
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They're also forms of justice. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Jun-03-09 11:58 AM |
#33 |
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Now you're the dealer of justice |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 12:02 PM |
#38 |
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And you're some sort of Jesus figure? |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Jun-03-09 12:03 PM |
#41 |
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OK, it's a little early in the day for you to be this drunk |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 12:04 PM |
#44 |
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Hey, you're the one with the martyr act. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Jun-03-09 12:07 PM |
#47 |
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Please don't use words you don't understand |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 12:12 PM |
#54 |
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Jgraz... |
QueenOfCalifornia |
Jun-03-09 12:38 PM |
#78 |
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more like |
omega minimo |
Jun-03-09 01:34 PM |
#92 |
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To be perfectly honest... |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Jun-03-09 02:09 PM |
#100 |
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. |
omega minimo |
Jun-03-09 05:02 PM |
#138 |
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Oh shit.. that's what I get for not paying attention |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 02:13 PM |
#101 |
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So that's who ignored was? |
Individualist |
Jun-03-09 02:19 PM |
#104 |
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What, you've never met? |
omega minimo |
Jun-03-09 12:30 PM |
#75 |
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Generally by being smarter then the competition. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Jun-03-09 01:21 PM |
#90 |
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Wow that's the first time you've said something to me that's nearly intelligible |
omega minimo |
Jun-03-09 01:33 PM |
#91 |
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It's not a false accusation at all. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Jun-03-09 01:53 PM |
#95 |
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The funny thing is you still think you can pretend that you're not the instigator |
omega minimo |
Jun-03-09 01:58 PM |
#97 |
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You popped up in this thread to talk shit about me. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Jun-03-09 02:07 PM |
#99 |
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Yes, it's all about you all the time forever and ever |
omega minimo |
Jun-03-09 05:16 PM |
#139 |
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I've been away from the DU mess for so long, I forget who I'm supposed to be fighting with. |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 02:26 PM |
#109 |
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I've noted this |
HughMoran |
Jun-03-09 08:08 PM |
#146 |
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Have you figured out a date yet when you plan on getting over |
cboy4 |
Jun-03-09 12:42 PM |
#80 |
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With as much sincerity as I can muster... |
scheming daemons |
Jun-03-09 01:18 PM |
#89 |
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We've been over this multiple times and you know as well as I do |
cboy4 |
Jun-03-09 01:38 PM |
#93 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Jun-03-09 08:42 PM |
#149 |
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Oh, snap! |
redqueen |
Jun-03-09 09:40 PM |
#153 |
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newsflash: the primaries are over |
jgraz |
Jun-04-09 07:53 AM |
#159 |
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the here and now: "I'm an Obama... supporter" |
foo_bar |
Jun-04-09 08:47 AM |
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newsflash: the primaries are over |
jgraz |
Jun-04-09 08:53 AM |
#162 |
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news at 10: you brought up the primaries, not I |
foo_bar |
Jun-04-09 09:44 AM |
#163 |
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Bullshit. Act like an adult and admit what you were doing |
jgraz |
Jun-04-09 10:17 AM |
#164 |
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try taking some of your own advice |
foo_bar |
Jun-04-09 11:52 AM |
#166 |
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Your posts aren't interesting enough to wade through your run-on sentences |
jgraz |
Jun-04-09 12:10 PM |
#167 |
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was that an example of "act(ing) like an adult"? |
foo_bar |
Jun-04-09 01:24 PM |
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. |
jgraz |
Jun-04-09 01:24 PM |
#172 |
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thoughtful post, as always. |
foo_bar |
Jun-04-09 01:28 PM |
#173 |
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oddly this is what spurs on the 3000 threads on the same subject |
La Lioness Priyanka |
Jun-03-09 11:42 AM |
#19 |
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it's a slow news day I guess... |
Blue_Roses |
Jun-03-09 12:04 PM |
#43 |
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It's a day that ends in "Y" on DU |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 12:05 PM |
#45 |
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Why? |
Omar4Dems |
Jun-08-09 03:00 PM |
#174 |
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This is the part I love. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Jun-03-09 11:54 AM |
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Thank you for completely and conclusively proving my point. |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 12:01 PM |
#37 |
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OMG! I'm being oppressed. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Jun-03-09 12:02 PM |
#39 |
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Indeed |
bluestateguy |
Jun-03-09 12:04 PM |
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What's even worse is when it's not even his policy that's the problem. |
redqueen |
Jun-03-09 12:15 PM |
#59 |
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lmao |
HughMoran |
Jun-03-09 12:22 PM |
#69 |
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yep - exactly right. |
cliffordu |
Jun-03-09 12:11 PM |
#51 |
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'they can't take it" (criticism) |
HughMoran |
Jun-03-09 12:15 PM |
#60 |
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Even dissenters can be misinformed, wrong, and stupid. |
JVS |
Jun-03-09 02:48 PM |
#119 |
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Holy smokescreen batman! |
HughMoran |
Jun-03-09 12:18 PM |
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This whole thread is about to collapse into a black hole of META |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 02:21 PM |
#106 |
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Hear, hear! |
Individualist |
Jun-03-09 02:17 PM |
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Oh, you're not one of those |
Cha |
Jun-03-09 02:40 PM |
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How nice of you to define your own terms |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 02:58 PM |
#126 |
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Whoa... the OP did hit |
Cha |
Jun-03-09 03:04 PM |
#127 |
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It's so much easier to win a debate when you make up both sides, isn't it? |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 03:19 PM |
#128 |
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Did you just admit you have no argument to make? |
HughMoran |
Jun-03-09 08:48 PM |
#151 |
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Did you just admit you lack the ability to parse English? |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 11:08 PM |
#154 |
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All your arguments are English parsing |
HughMoran |
Jun-03-09 11:16 PM |
#155 |
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Wow, that doesn't even make any sense |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 11:19 PM |
#156 |
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Yep, out of bullets and playing the idiot game |
HughMoran |
Jun-03-09 11:22 PM |
#157 |
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Nope, I'm done playing games with idiots for the night. ta! |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 11:25 PM |
#158 |
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that is also the usual inaccurate arguement. All you have to do is look around DU and you'll find |
WI_DEM |
Jun-03-09 03:21 PM |
#129 |
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Bullying posters is definitely a way to suppress criticism. |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 03:34 PM |
#132 |
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Heck it hasn't even been 10% successful if you look at all the posts. |
WI_DEM |
Jun-03-09 03:51 PM |
#135 |
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Really? Democratic supporters of Obama can't post anything? |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 04:30 PM |
#137 |
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IBTL n/t |
WeDidIt |
Jun-03-09 11:27 AM |
#2 |
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Step Six |
countingbluecars |
Jun-03-09 11:28 AM |
#3 |
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lol... |
Blue_Roses |
Jun-03-09 11:33 AM |
#11 |
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Betrayal! |
meegbear |
Jun-03-09 11:29 AM |
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That sarcastic "change" crap drives me up the wall. |
redqueen |
Jun-03-09 12:16 PM |
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And there's a predictable, persistent pattern in the White House |
katandmoon |
Jun-03-09 11:30 AM |
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Touché |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 12:06 PM |
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Example of him embracing "abhorrent Bush positions and practices that he condemned"... |
redqueen |
Jun-03-09 12:17 PM |
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Here is a litany from a post of mine today. |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Jun-03-09 02:34 PM |
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Thank you! |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Jun-03-09 02:27 PM |
#110 |
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It's completely unfair to call the White House on this... |
Orsino |
Jun-04-09 08:50 AM |
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Step 7: accusations of "supressing or stifling dissent" will start to fly |
Uzybone |
Jun-03-09 11:31 AM |
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Yep. |
redqueen |
Jun-03-09 11:32 AM |
#9 |
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Name two... |
Junkdrawer |
Jun-03-09 11:33 AM |
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step seven- |
mopinko |
Jun-03-09 11:33 AM |
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Evidence, Please? |
MannyGoldstein |
Jun-03-09 11:34 AM |
#13 |
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Pelosi v. CIA, Military Tribunals. |
KittyWampus |
Jun-03-09 11:52 AM |
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I Don't See How Either Of Those Fit |
MannyGoldstein |
Jun-03-09 02:21 PM |
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All right, here's one |
bluestateguy |
Jun-03-09 11:53 AM |
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That incident is a PERFECT example of why pressure on Obama is so important... |
Junkdrawer |
Jun-03-09 11:56 AM |
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Correction: you were *told* by the White House that the plan was never on the table |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 12:09 PM |
#49 |
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Dear that is called FLOATING A BALLOON.... all administrations do it |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jun-03-09 12:44 PM |
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Trial balloon |
QC |
Jun-03-09 02:01 PM |
#98 |
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Trial ballon or RW smear? |
JVS |
Jun-03-09 02:56 PM |
#124 |
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That's the wonderful thing about trial balloons--if the public recoils in horror, |
QC |
Jun-03-09 06:46 PM |
#142 |
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He Was Considering It |
MannyGoldstein |
Jun-03-09 02:25 PM |
#108 |
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Today's "new source of outrage" is the bogus Bin Laden message greeting Obama on his arrival |
omega minimo |
Jun-03-09 11:34 AM |
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Links? |
Lorien |
Jun-03-09 11:34 AM |
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There is another "predictable, persistent pattern on DU". |
bvar22 |
Jun-03-09 11:45 AM |
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Reactionary Screamers don't have to think or stand either. Well, they do metaphorically stand on DU |
KittyWampus |
Jun-03-09 11:54 AM |
#28 |
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I think the POINT of this thread is that |
Blue_Roses |
Jun-03-09 11:59 AM |
#35 |
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there is a parade? |
hfojvt |
Jun-03-09 12:55 PM |
#85 |
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These posts about Du are very predictable too. It's a message board. Don't |
NC_Nurse |
Jun-03-09 11:54 AM |
#29 |
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The part that drives me round the bend is assigning to Obama or anyone |
Peacetrain |
Jun-03-09 11:57 AM |
#32 |
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Thank you for the lecture. May we be excused now? n/t |
leftstreet |
Jun-03-09 11:59 AM |
#36 |
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Better than that -- you were never obligated to read a single word of that post. |
Buzz Clik |
Jun-03-09 12:10 PM |
#50 |
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Oh, I'll read any silly thing on DU. For example.... n/t |
leftstreet |
Jun-03-09 12:14 PM |
#57 |
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Feel free to read whatever you want. Just spare us "can I be excused now" nonsense... |
Buzz Clik |
Jun-03-09 12:17 PM |
#65 |
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Yes sir. It happens every hour of every day. |
Buzz Clik |
Jun-03-09 12:09 PM |
#48 |
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You have no idea how the process works, do you |
nichomachus |
Jun-03-09 12:12 PM |
#53 |
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win. |
jgraz |
Jun-03-09 12:14 PM |
#56 |
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I Agree. See post #27 & #31. If we don't shoot down bad ideas... |
Junkdrawer |
Jun-03-09 12:15 PM |
#61 |
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the true believers still think he's running things "differently". |
FLAprogressive |
Jun-03-09 12:16 PM |
#63 |
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Wrong. |
redqueen |
Jun-03-09 12:22 PM |
#70 |
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YES! |
bvar22 |
Jun-03-09 03:33 PM |
#131 |
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yep - it's our JOB to voice dissent at ANY bad idea or policy. Obama's a big boy and can handle |
blm |
Jun-03-09 12:24 PM |
#71 |
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True, and... |
HughMoran |
Jun-03-09 12:34 PM |
#77 |
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This deserves an OP all on its own |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jun-03-09 12:45 PM |
#82 |
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Truth, I wish more of it existed. |
ItNerd4life |
Jun-03-09 12:48 PM |
#83 |
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Love your Step Five. |
RufusH |
Jun-03-09 01:51 PM |
#94 |
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nichomachus for the win. |
Starry Messenger |
Jun-03-09 01:57 PM |
#96 |
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What makes you think step 5 isn't just as much a part of the process? |
JVS |
Jun-03-09 02:54 PM |
#123 |
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+1! |
RufusTFirefly |
Jun-04-09 11:39 AM |
#165 |
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You have described this behavior to a "T" |
HughMoran |
Jun-03-09 12:13 PM |
#55 |
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I like the "disclaimer" notice idea! |
Blue_Roses |
Jun-03-09 12:21 PM |
#68 |
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I like it, too. |
dgibby |
Jun-03-09 02:33 PM |
#113 |
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So? |
Catherine Vincent |
Jun-03-09 12:14 PM |
#58 |
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Awww..poor widdle politicians are such tender and helpless creatures. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jun-03-09 12:26 PM |
#73 |
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Prez Obama can take all the shit |
Cha |
Jun-03-09 02:49 PM |
#120 |
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Then we agree....sort of. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jun-03-09 02:58 PM |
#125 |
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So what is the current "betrayal" of the day? Hmm? |
Jennicut |
Jun-03-09 12:31 PM |
#76 |
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and can we register to have it emailed so we don't miss it? |
havocmom |
Jun-03-09 01:10 PM |
#86 |
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All of this sucking up. |
cboy4 |
Jun-03-09 12:40 PM |
#79 |
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Yes, we must all follow in lockstep. Oh wait, |
ItNerd4life |
Jun-03-09 12:50 PM |
#84 |
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I have noticed a pattern, as well |
Zodiak |
Jun-03-09 01:14 PM |
#87 |
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+1 |
bvar22 |
Jun-03-09 03:37 PM |
#133 |
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The bullshit that goes on here at DU, by DUers... |
ElboRuum |
Jun-03-09 04:16 PM |
#136 |
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That is what they are designed for |
Zodiak |
Jun-04-09 12:29 PM |
#168 |
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I never said it was good or bad. Just interesting. |
ElboRuum |
Jun-04-09 12:55 PM |
#169 |
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Locking |
omega minimo |
Jun-03-09 01:15 PM |
#88 |
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It's a messageboard. This is the way it's always worked. Just now Obama is President. |
Lex |
Jun-03-09 02:16 PM |
#102 |
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There's another pattern as well. |
Marr |
Jun-03-09 02:30 PM |
#111 |
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I'll say one thing for the apologists |
Individualist |
Jun-03-09 02:38 PM |
#115 |
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Yeah, President Obama has supporters on |
Cha |
Jun-03-09 02:53 PM |
#122 |
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Oh, so you admit the first pattern.. |
Cha |
Jun-03-09 02:51 PM |
#121 |
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As a matter of fact, yes I do. |
Marr |
Jun-03-09 05:17 PM |
#140 |
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Here's another pattern: |
walldude |
Jun-03-09 02:32 PM |
#112 |
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lol, I love this place. n/t |
pleah |
Jun-03-09 07:38 PM |
#143 |
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+1 |
L0oniX |
Jun-03-09 08:23 PM |
#148 |
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It's a more general phenomenon. |
Igel |
Jun-03-09 02:43 PM |
#118 |
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Sounds like you don't like it here |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Jun-03-09 03:29 PM |
#130 |
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OMG--people on the internet just wasting time blabbing to each other over nothing!!! |
librechik |
Jun-03-09 03:38 PM |
#134 |
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Maybe so.. |
sendero |
Jun-03-09 05:21 PM |
#141 |
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I believe this to be the truth, as well. |
theophilus |
Jun-03-09 07:49 PM |
#144 |
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Why did you capitalize administration in step 1? |
deaniac21 |
Jun-03-09 07:58 PM |
#145 |
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'causE they'rE verY beefY |
HughMoran |
Jun-03-09 08:12 PM |
#147 |
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lol. I love your summary |
Liberal_in_LA |
Jun-03-09 08:43 PM |
#150 |
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Except for LGBT issues, I'd have to agree with you |
BR_Parkway |
Jun-03-09 09:35 PM |
#152 |
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