Can I get a Moderator to explain why this thread "How Obama can Adress his former heavy cocaine use"

[MadBadger]

Hasnt been locked yet? I know numerous amounts of people who have alerted but to no avail. First of all it starts out slandering Obama by referring to his drug use as Heavy when there have been no evidence to support that fact at all and because of that and what it says has turned into one giant flamebait.

Is this apparently a reasonable thread, cuz I think its horseshit.

[msongs]

1. gee when you people are sliming hillary clinton with worse that's ok though nt

[dbonds]

3. Did she toke up with Bill?

[aquart]

13. Since there isn't so much as a whisper about this

I figure you figured that lying and sliming is just the right image for your candidate.

When you can provide me a link, a witness, or a confession, we'll talk.

Until then, is Creeps for Kucinich attracting a wide following?

[dbonds]

23. Hey, just asking....

You know.

And thank you for asking about Kucinich, I know he would be honored.

[aquart]

4. They don't notice any similarity at all.

The hypocrisy is almost endearing.

[SoxFan]

5. Show me some proof

When did an Obama supporter accuse Hilalry Clinton of something like this?

Oh, right. They haven't.

Stay classy, Chappaqua!

[cali]

14. that thread sucks, but if you can't see that there's been far more

numerous and far worse threads against Clinton- whether started by Obama supporters or not- you're blinded by partisanship.

[Joe the Revelator]

21. Got any examples?

Aside from my tounge in cheek Vince Foster thread (which wss locked) I don't recall any. And I spend an unhealthy amount of time here.

[Joe the Revelator]

6. Thats bullshit, I have had many a thread closed because of Hillbot complaints

they weren't even in the same league as the thread in question.

[Tom Rinaldo]

9. Wrong is wrong, whenever and wherever. I agree with this OP. k&r

Bring up a different specific thread and we can discuss that too.

[SoxFan]

2. I second this sentiment

The post in question makes very serious and unproven allegations against a Democratic candidate, and is thoroughly sleazy in tone and intent. It needs to be locked, if not deleted.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Moderators work in consensus with one another...

It's a group decision...

They may have decided that this thread is OK...

Or they may not ...

Or they might be horribly busy with some other threads...

Who knows?

[MadBadger]

10. I've alerted twice, and Its not like Im getting responses to them

Id like to hear from them why the thread is okie dokie.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. Sometimes it takes literally an hour or more to make a decision.

I did a term as a Moderator, and I speak from my own experience...

It's not easy, or simple to come to a decision...

[Joe the Revelator]

28. Being a moderator is truely a thankless job....

I just want to make that clear, I really appriciate everything they do, I just don't like some of the recent inconsistancy.

[BootinUp]

8. waaaaaa!

[snowbear]

12. Let's see you cry when someone slams Ms. Clinton.

Please. That thread was planted here for malicious purposes.

[BootinUp]

18. waaaaaa!

You must be kidding. How many malicious threads and posts have you hurled at the opposition?

[snowbear]

27. OMFG.

Jim4Wes is having a bad day! ---->

By the way, show me some threads that I have STARTED that have been malicious.

Go for it.

Name ONE.

[mtnsnake]

29. awwww, as if Ms Clinton has never been slammed before. waaaahHH

[Joe the Revelator]

16. So you condone that type of thread.

Noted.

[BootinUp]

20. thank you. nt

[Beaverhausen]

11. DId you alert on it?

They can usually be pretty quick if enough people alert on a thread like that.

[Joe the Revelator]

15. I think a lot of people have alerted that thread. There is a sub thread in that thread discussing it

nt

[Beaverhausen]

25. Oh- Ok

I will alert on it too. It's pretty fucking sleazy but par for the course for that crowd.

[MadBadger]

19. I've alerted.

[mtnsnake]

17. WTF?? You're not supposed to call moderators out or threads out like that, genius

If a thread is bugging the shit out of you, just friggin alert on it for chrise sake and accept whatever happens. If it's still driving you crazy, PM a mod if you really want to know, instead of crying about it in public.

Good gawd you think the earth revolves around you or something.

[MadBadger]

24. You're not supposed to this, You're not supposed to that

I see it as me being a citizen on DU who wants some answers from the officials of the government. I'm not calling out one person, because that would be calling somebody out.

[Joe the Revelator]

26. If the alerts go unanswered with no explanation, I see no reason to not ask the question publically

nt

[maddezmom]

30. locking

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