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Tue Apr-10-07 10:28 AM
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| 1. They do. It's called General Discussion. nt |
| -Should DU have a separate forum for MSM non-stories like Anna Nicole, Imus, etc? |
yurbud |
Apr-10-07 10:26 AM |
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They do. It's called General Discussion. nt |
jobycom |
Apr-10-07 10:28 AM |
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Yes, General Discussion-POLITICS is strictly politics, though |
DemBones DemBones |
Apr-11-07 02:57 AM |
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I've been on DU awhile; this too shall pass. If more people just ignored |
babylonsister |
Apr-10-07 10:28 AM |
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You consider the Imus thing a non story? |
xultar |
Apr-10-07 10:29 AM |
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sadly, a lot of people do. |
Lerkfish |
Apr-10-07 10:31 AM |
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Me too n/t |
ellacott |
Apr-10-07 10:32 AM |
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I don't defend or minimize, rather question the amount of play it gets |
yurbud |
Apr-10-07 11:41 AM |
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How did I misread this? |
Lerkfish |
Apr-10-07 11:45 AM |
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I am also more disturbed by the defense of Imus calling |
DemBones DemBones |
Apr-11-07 03:01 AM |
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And therein lies the rub |
Frank Cannon |
Apr-11-07 02:46 AM |
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That just blows my mind |
Mabus |
Apr-10-07 10:35 AM |
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yes its a non story |
morgan2 |
Apr-10-07 11:32 AM |
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Unfortunately racism is acceptable to some. |
Rosemary2205 |
Apr-10-07 12:57 PM |
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The "hide thread" function is your friend. I recommend it highly! |
dicksteele |
Apr-10-07 10:32 AM |
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"Hide Thread" is tedious and impracticle |
Toucano |
Apr-11-07 12:33 AM |
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There are too many dupe threads on the same subject |
Winebrat |
Apr-10-07 10:35 AM |
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The Imus issue is news. It's about much more than Imus: racism, sexism, use of the airways... |
DeepModem Mom |
Apr-10-07 10:40 AM |
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any time before 2000, I would have agreed that this story needed to be beaten to death |
yurbud |
Apr-10-07 11:49 AM |
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They already do - it's called the lounge. |
Balbus |
Apr-10-07 10:41 AM |
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the trapdoor to the lounge isn't being opened often enough |
yurbud |
Apr-10-07 11:45 AM |
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Snicker! |
cat_girl25 |
Apr-10-07 12:27 PM |
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I think it could go lounge or GD. |
SarahBelle |
Apr-10-07 10:46 AM |
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We need a Tabloid Forum...... |
RedEarth |
Apr-10-07 10:47 AM |
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that would be hilarious..a DU tabloid, |
NightWatcher |
Apr-10-07 10:55 AM |
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I like politics, hard news, technology, science, health & tabloid stories-- |
LiberalHeart |
Apr-11-07 01:00 AM |
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Are you serious? Non-story? You are not looking deep to even |
higher class |
Apr-10-07 11:08 AM |
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If people were going after this as a "divide & conquer" story, I'd be on board |
yurbud |
Apr-10-07 11:43 AM |
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Call it the General Discussion Diversion Forum |
dogday |
Apr-10-07 11:10 AM |
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Absolutely. Call it the "I am REALLY CONCERNED!!11!1!" forum. |
karlrschneider |
Apr-10-07 11:17 AM |
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While ANS and the diaper stories are stories |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-10-07 11:21 AM |
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Read Milton Friedman's "The Social Responsible of Business" to see why business & celebs do good |
yurbud |
Apr-10-07 11:44 AM |
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I really hate to see the Imus story lumped in with the ANS saga |
Lil Missy |
Apr-10-07 11:28 AM |
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I find it hard to equate ANS with Imus |
Canuckistanian |
Apr-10-07 11:50 AM |
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They could call it something like "The National Enquirer Forum". |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Apr-10-07 11:52 AM |
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The Dreck tends to attract lots of comment |
pscot |
Apr-10-07 12:02 PM |
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that's the saddest thing |
yurbud |
Apr-11-07 12:10 AM |
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Mods should LOCK DUPLICATE THREADS of ANY topic. |
WinkyDink |
Apr-10-07 12:17 PM |
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I'm ignoring all Iman's treads! |
watercolors |
Apr-10-07 12:55 PM |
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I can decide for myself which threads to ignore, don't need anyone to do that for me. nt |
eppur_se_muova |
Apr-10-07 01:06 PM |
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God forbid we should decide for ourselves what interests us |
blondeatlast |
Apr-10-07 01:19 PM |
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Other: Those who complain about the adminstration of DU shoudl start their own boards? |
blondeatlast |
Apr-10-07 01:15 PM |
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so no suggestions allowed? |
yurbud |
Apr-11-07 12:10 PM |
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Let me get this straight |
George Oilwellian |
Apr-11-07 12:29 AM |
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Imus is a serious issue, Smith is not |
NormanYorkstein |
Apr-11-07 02:52 AM |
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How dare you. Tell the young women Imus called whores they are "non-stories". nt |
Bluebear |
Apr-11-07 02:53 AM |
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Since when is racism in the national media a "non-story"? |
Kickin_Donkey |
Apr-11-07 02:56 AM |
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Thank you. |
Bluebear |
Apr-11-07 03:07 AM |
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What happened to this place? |
Kickin_Donkey |
Apr-11-07 03:18 AM |
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I will say this about that. |
Bluebear |
Apr-11-07 03:25 AM |
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That is what GD is for. |
nicknameless |
Apr-11-07 03:03 AM |
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Yes there should be an Enquirer forum for this shit! |
hang a left |
Apr-11-07 03:36 AM |
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Sorry, I find your sentiment EXTREMELY offensive. |
Bluebear |
Apr-11-07 03:39 AM |
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Really??? |
hang a left |
Apr-11-07 03:51 AM |
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Yes really. And keep your snarky "hmmmmm??". |
Bluebear |
Apr-11-07 04:00 AM |
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Bluebear really, |
hang a left |
Apr-11-07 04:07 AM |
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Because the incident upset me and I don't like people minimizing it! |
Bluebear |
Apr-11-07 04:08 AM |
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I'm sorry you got upset |
hang a left |
Apr-11-07 04:14 AM |
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OK |
Bluebear |
Apr-11-07 04:15 AM |
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I'm sorry. |
hang a left |
Apr-11-07 04:21 AM |
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hehehehe |
Bluebear |
Apr-11-07 04:23 AM |
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Democratic candidates go on Imus ALL the time, he's not a "nobody" |
NormanYorkstein |
Apr-11-07 03:42 AM |
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Thank you. He can host a white man's retreat at his "ranch" |
Bluebear |
Apr-11-07 03:44 AM |
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yep - a boycott is the solution, it's already working |
NormanYorkstein |
Apr-11-07 03:53 AM |
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Guess what Yorkenstein... |
hang a left |
Apr-11-07 03:59 AM |
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What are you doing with your free speech? |
NormanYorkstein |
Apr-11-07 04:16 AM |
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Quite frankly, I keep it to myself for the most part |
hang a left |
Apr-11-07 04:38 AM |
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that's fine, I wish Imus would keep it to himself |
NormanYorkstein |
Apr-11-07 04:53 AM |
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Since when is racism in the media a National Enquirer story? |
Kickin_Donkey |
Apr-11-07 03:47 AM |
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PS just heard the news, Imus is losing more and more advertisers |
Bluebear |
Apr-11-07 03:51 AM |
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So you don't think I belong on DU?? |
hang a left |
Apr-11-07 04:02 AM |
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More Important Battles? |
Madspirit |
Apr-11-07 07:31 PM |
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Every time there's a dominant story, there's a rash of "put topics I dont' like somewhere else" |
ContraBass Black |
Apr-11-07 03:50 AM |
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Imus a non-story? Shame on you. This involves racism and sexism in our culture and socially |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Apr-11-07 03:55 AM |
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I am not black & not a woman and the whole thing was an insult to me. |
Bluebear |
Apr-11-07 03:57 AM |
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Bluebear |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Apr-11-07 10:27 AM |
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the odd thing is, as others have pointed out, why THIS story more than worse right winger ones? |
yurbud |
Apr-11-07 12:16 PM |
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I think the focus of his attack is the true story in this. Here is a team of talented, smart women |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Apr-11-07 06:03 PM |
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I just saw a picture of the girls and it made me take this more seriously |
yurbud |
Apr-11-07 07:24 PM |
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People would start arguing about what constitutes a story or a non-story. n/t |
LoZoccolo |
Apr-11-07 10:28 AM |
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Get a Clue |
Madspirit |
Apr-11-07 07:27 PM |
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I guess we should have the moderators set the topics for us. That would be MUCH better!! |
renie408 |
Apr-11-07 07:28 PM |
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I just wish that DU had |
tammywammy |
Apr-11-07 07:30 PM |
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