do you think it's ever acceptabLe to insuLt a dem?

[sniffa]

Poll question: do you think it's ever acceptabLe to insuLt a dem?

regardLess of who it is, do you think it's acceptabLe to ever insuLt a dem (ad hominen or not)?

feeL free to expound.

[Olney Blue]

1. Only Independent Democrats

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. i insult Nancy and harry with ever post about them

given their complete lack of spine. If they change and stand up to Bush, I will change my ways as well.

[Moochy]

18. You are going to democratic hell!

Now I want you to say 5 Hail Nancys and think about what you've done!

[NMDemDist2]

2. Democrats are humans too

they aren't immune to f@#king up and should be called on it

:hide:

[Mika]

4. Does Lieberman count?

:evilgrin:

[stillcool]

5. Criticism does not have to be 'insulting'...

Insulting is when politicians lie.

[ellacott]

21. This goes over many people's heads n/t

[NavyDavy]

6. yes, dumbass hehehe jk

[Breeze54]

7. I criticize both parties and their members but

I probably go after the rethugs a lot more than the Dems unless they really
badly, imho, screw up badly and ignore what the majority wants them to do!

It depends on who it is and what the issue is... :P All are fair game, imho,
especially in this political environment and no one is above criticism, even me. ;)

[Skittles]

8. usually I will say "Dem"

but hell yes, I am not a goose-stepping repuke

[PurityOfEssence]

9. It's REQUIRED, isn't it?

It isn't just a big tent, it's a big ward. When you've got slobbering ninnies traipsing around who like the likes of McCain, Nader and Paul, it's hard to keep civil.

[gateley]

10. Yeah, and that weasel Skelton is ripe for the picking. nt

[Cameron27]

11. Of course,

they're not saints, and I gave up crushes when I was 15.

[Truth2Tell]

12. Do signature photos count? n/t

[Bryan]

13. Sometimes, yes

It is sometimes tactically counterproductive to let a personal vetch against a candidate erupt into vigorous disdain, but all of our representatives are as prone to errors and questionable notions as any human.

To say otherwise is to suggest that, of the 280-odd Congressional representatives (to say nothing of those in the states), none of them could be wrongheaded or sometimes even stupid. They all have it coming, but some of them are able to mitigate it to a greater degree than others.

[Vidar]

14. As long as the blue dogs & DLC collaborators are with us, hell yes!

[robcon]

15. As long as Kucinich is still in the party, yes.

Among other Democrats who are open to criticism.

[wyldwolf]

17. As long as the "progressives" are still with us, hell yes.

[jmp]

16. Right, left or center ...

A *bleep* is a *bleep*.

[Snarkturian Clone]

19. No one is above an ass-whuppin' nt.

[Mass]

20. From what I see here, this poll should be 90 % of YES.

[IndianaJones]

22. Great. Another Clinton bashing thread. nt.

[Mudoria]

23. Only the wingers...

[Clintonista2]

24. The people who insult dems like Hillary rationalize it by saying

"Well, she's more of a republican than a democrat." Putting aside the fact that she votes with the Democratic party 93% of the time, it seems more like the genocidal "It's not murder because you're not a human" argument.