Rec this thread- If you think it's time for Hillary to drop out

[NJmaverick]

[rateyes]

1. .

[Hissyspit]

377. Previous recommendation record questions - please see Post #365 or look HERE:

:7

National Lawyers Impeachment Guild, Al Gore Nobel Prize Win, and Iraq Vet were previous record holder subjects.

ON EDIT: Well, here is post #365 since it is getting hard to find other posts -

understandinglife holds the record - almost 1,000 recs pointing to an impeachment thread I posted which he asked everyone recommend - the National Lawyers Guild Impeachment Resolution from last November. I posted it in LBN and understandinglife posted asking everyone to recommend it to 1,000. My original thread held the text of the resolution against Bush and Cheney,but ran out it's 24-hour time period, and everyone recommended understandinglife's thread, in which he asked everyone to read the text of the resolution, to about 970. The record before that by about a month (Oct. 2007) was my LBN announcement that Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize. It got 550-something. I may be bragging a bit, but I also like records. :7 Seriously, it was really great of understandinglife to call attention to the resolution text.

However, it is important to remember that there were many, many GREAT posts on DU before the recommendation system and the Greatest Page was implemented. This is all relative to a great extent.

The impeachment thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2201269

The Al Gore thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=3025458

[Emit]

392. lol!

I was just about to suggest that you link to #365 because I had a damned hard time finding it! Thanks

Cheers Hissyspit

[Hissyspit]

480. Kurovski says there was a thread about how great FLDem5 is that got to 735.

I don't remember that one.

[Coexist]

620. that, of course, was a joke!! Please don't take it seriously

he was funnin' me!

[Hissyspit]

686. LOL Well, I thought he might have confused you with madfloridian

She did get a thread that had at least 150 recommendations.

Not that you shouldn't get one, too! :)

[Kurovski]

708. Oh, I see. So I'm easily confused, am I?

Well...you...well...I, I can't really think of any way to defend myself on that one.

[Hissyspit]

711. Well, I am easily confused about your easy confusion.

Or something...?

[Kurovski]

712. Definitely "or something".

I guess.

I'm not sure.

[Hissyspit]

513. understandinglife held the previous record fo 950+ for an impeachment thread. n/t

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

546. can somone nominate this thread to the DUZY's???

and how many hours do we have left to drive this thing over the top of the top????

[DUyellow]

569. .

[Maraya1969]

563. If you want her to see the results send it here.

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/help/contact/

[sce56]

579. Do you think she would listen?

I doubt it!
But this is a post that also cries out for a thumbs down listing also so we could gage the yeas against the nays!

[FrenchieCat]

600. DU this poll!

Is Hillary the "comeback kid with her win in PA?"
http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/american.morning /

[Maraya1969]

702. It's gone or I just can't find it. Can you tell us what the general consensus was?

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. I would,

but i really, really want to vote against her in two weeks.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

118. what? Only 404 recs? Why only 404?

hit that rec button, come on, you know you want to

[Usrename]

121. Sorry, I just saw this!

407 now!

[Yael]

146. Just saw it

Added #472. :evilgrin:

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

189. what, only 558 recs? why? can't we get 600? hurry!!!!

[tridim]

213. I just made it 600.

[liberalhistorian]

215. And with mine,

it's 603!!!

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

257. good job, 682 recs, do I hear 700?

did you use your pyramid marketing scheme?

Whoever makes the 700th post I will reward with jpgs of Obama buttons,
logos, or art.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

269. 700 recs at 6:33 PM keep going, but here's some Obama logos for you

Cool Obama buttons when we break 750

Obama logos

bitter old grandma








typical bitter voter


bitter voters for Obama

Obama hypno toad

Bitter Sweatie for Obama

bitter Pennsylvanians


Japanese logo

bitter thinking with a conscience







bitter liberals


bitter elite misogynist pigs for obama

Bitter leafs fan


Lemon with check mark

Bitter Geeks

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

333. 783 recs at 8:07 pm here's some Obama buttons - for 1,000 recs will get you a sparkle pony

Obama buttons

little blue

grassy



statue of liberty multi color

O’Bama green

[Tesha]

359. 816 as of 8:31 EDT. (NT)

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

407. 864 recs at 9:32 can we make it 900 recs ???

we still have time to do it....

[amb123]

434. K&R! 900 recs at 10:14 PM EST. Hoping it gets to 1000.

:bounce: :woohoo:

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

439. ok, over 900 (904 now) HERE'S YOUR SPARKLY PONY:

[Yael]

449. Ponys? I thought getting a pony was just a pipe dream.

LOL!

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

443. if you'all can get recs up to 1,000 I will suprise you with an even more "special" sparkling GIF

won't say what it is, but its special!!!

[file83]

484. 971 @ 8:34pm Pacific time

only 29 more to go!

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

535. GOAL! 1,004 at 12:20 HERES THANKS TO YOU:

[pettypace]

547. Fantastic GIF

Where in world did you get those lines from?

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

549. I found that gif here:

No way do I have the talent to make that.

I found it here:

"All in the Games"

By way of my sis-in-law Lotta, here's a funky animated gif: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton play the oldest game of all. (The text is early on from Neil Gaiman's Sandman, when Morpheus descends into Hell to retrieve his helmet and is challenged to a contest of wits to reclaim his prize, at the risk of unending torment.)

[Tesha]

614. 1129 recs at 07:22 EDT. (NT)

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

637. **about 1 more hour left to recommend**

get those last minute recommends in..

[kid a]

494. k

[quantass]

504. I see your "K", and i raise you an "I"...(anyone want to raise me a "C" and a "K")

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

572. Can some late night owls keep this baby going through the night?

I'm gonna turn in soon.

We've got until 10 am tomorrow to keep getting recommends.

[Hutzpa]

I see Will is checking...... I raise you on a C

:hi:

[Hutzpa]

663. oops- sorry - double post n/t

:hi:

[quantass]

498. lol

[Tribetime]

445. great pic when/where did that happen

[Yael]

450. February 5, 2008

[Tribetime]

452. thanks, I missed that one

[Muttocracy]

575. :-D nt

[quantass]

196. .

[liberalhistorian]

214. Me too, I can't wait to vote against her

on June 3! Problem is, I wish she'd get a clue and go the hell away long before that. By now, the primary math is clear-she isn't gonna get there just by the primaries, even with the PA win. If she forces the superdelegates to give her the nomination despite what the party's voters have said, all hell and back is going to break loose. But she doesn't care. She will destroy the party before allowing anyone else to have the nomination, she and Bill both. I never, ever, ever thought I'd ever even come close to saying such a thing about the Clintons, but it's crystal clear by now. And her Scaife endorsement is just unbe-freaking-lievable.

[hraka]

279. I hear ya

but I still rec'd it

[hraka]

284. I wonder...

if they DID give her the nomination, if we could have the only write-in elected as president.

[helderheid]

3. she HAS to stay in. She needs to raise enough money to pay her debts. n/t

[havocmom]

5. Doesn't bode well for her war agenda in the odd event she wins

Staying in until the debts are paid, while still running up debts is just not sound. Sometimes you cut your losses.

Hillary doesn't seem to understand that fact of life.

[AntiFascist]

53. Perhaps this is how she would also run her foreign policy. n/t

[nachoproblem]

114. 'd hate to see what she does with Iraq

if she's willing to stay in this race for the next 100 years.

[invictus]

93. Hillary should pay her debts with her $109 million from Bill's lobbying. n/t

[hraka]

280. She loaned $5 mil to her campaign

[SaveAmerica]

4. past time

[Milo_Bloom]

6. Shameless way to get your post to the greatest.. but hey, I rec'd. lol

[maximusveritas]

7. Not now. After NC

It'll be hard for her supporters to accept her dropping out right after a supposed victory, especially given how the media has distorted it to make it sound like it was huge.

[NJmaverick]

11. That makes sense, but it wastes two weeks Obama

Could use to unite the party and start making up ground on McCain. Ground that the Clintons caused him to lose.

[ClayZ]

719. kick

[kenny blankenship]

96. I agree. She waited this long - too long. But she should write her speech now.

[Orsino]

8. Well, sorta.

I would assume, though, that she's leveraging her massive support for a reason. Since she can't possibly be aiming for 2025, she's looking for the VP slot, or a Cabinet position (hard to fathom)--or a way to circumvent the primary/caucus process completely.

At what point does her remaining in the primary race hurt Obama in the long term? I dunno; perhaps we've passed that point, or perhaps a united party could still win easily even if she doesn't concede for weeks or months. I really don't know, so I won't demand that she simply drop out.

[meegbear]

9. Why do I have to rec this thread for that?

Will it make her drop out if enough people do?

[NJmaverick]

10. It might send a message to the SDs if they start seeing and hearing more calls

for this thing to end.

[shraby]

12. She should drop out just because of her

"annihilation of Iran" remark alone, not to mention the fact that she's so far behind and can't catch up. Every primary she wins from here out, gives her delegates, but also puts a chunk of them in Obama's column and keeps him out in front. The only winner in keeping her in the race is the news media because of the advertising buys and viewership they have from the whole farce.

edited for terrible typing.

[NJmaverick]

13. The news media isn't the only winner- McCain is a bigger winner

[Poll_Blind]

112. Yep, it's scary too. n/t

PB

[Mad_Dem_X]

14. She should bow out gracefully

She's doing nothing now except helping to tear the party to pieces.

[Occam Bandage]

15. Possibly the most obvious vote-whoring I've ever seen. K&R.

[kenny blankenship]

25. But it's for a good cause. There's a heart of gold under that vinyl and fake fur

[hisownpetard]

324. !!!

K&R, too.

[raystorm7]

16. Why I think she should NOT drop out...

If she doesn't bow out now and drags this thing out to the end. Her and the Clinton's rep will have suffered severely and Obama will still win the nomination. As Obama wins the Presidency the Clinton's will fall to mediocracy if not for a long time, then forever.

If she stays in for the long haul and ruins the Dems chances in the general election. All the blame will be thrown her way and the Clinton's would be enemy #1 if not for a long time, then forever.

If she by some farce hijacks the nomination from Obama, she would undoubtedly loose to McCain in the general election, and then we've got a McCain Presidency. End of the Clinton's.

The sooner she gets out, the easier it will be for her to make a comeback in 4-8 years. I am willing to let her roll the dice and destroy her chances for good. Maybe her daughter will gain some sense after this and learn from her Moms mistakes, then maybe I will be willing to give the Clinton name another chance then.

[f the letter]

17. Not a bad argument.

That's an interesting point. Although i think a lot of damage has been done already, she probably could run again if she dropped out now

[ChairmanAgnostic]

111. but with her ego, until a gun is pointed at her, she won't

so the poster above is correct.

[Triana]

21. SHE isn't worth losing the GE and ending up with McSame for..

...sorry.

THE REST OF US have to suffer with another 8 years of Repuke rule if Mrs. NarcissistMeMeME doesn't get a clue and learn to add. And it's NOT WORTH it just to "get rid of the Clintons".

Return on investment? Less than Zero.

She needs to hightail her thighs to Aruba and get the Hell out of the race.

[SunsetDreams]

154. amen to that, she's just not worth it.

[SoonerPride]

18. Can I rec this thread a hundred times over?

I would if'n i could

[BlueCaliDem]

19. Gave my Rec - love your Avatar! N/T

[NJmaverick]

20. Thanks, it's my favorite show and character

[BlueCaliDem]

28. Mine too. :-) House is one of my "guilty pleasures". eom

[Harry Monroe]

22. Done, Done and Done!!!

[kid a]

376. k

[Deep13]

23. Where's the "go the hell" option?

:shrug:

[Kurovski]

103. In GDP.

[WA98070]

24. I think it's way past time, but I rec'd anyway.

[hfojvt]

26. She never had to drop out

Just concede the fact that there's a good chance that Obama WILL be the nominee and stop trying to tear him down or piling on when the M$M tries to tear him down.

[NJmaverick]

27. Had she done that, she wouldn't have to drop out

since she didn't do that, and shows no inclination not to damage the party, it's time for her to go.

[hfojvt]

29. Hey I never thought her candidacy was a good idea from the start

but that's just me
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/hfojvt/63

[SaveAmerica]

30. I think that must be a record in getting to the front page and recs v. responses

[pjt7]

31. I like Obama, but

why would she drop out after winning PA by 10%? She needs to keep it close in NC & to win Indiana. If those two are not met, then the question should be asked 24/7.

[NJmaverick]

33. She won by 9% and she needed to hold on to her 20% lead

If she wanted to stay a legit candidate. Even though she won the state, she failed to win the more important delegate race.

[hraka]

288. Cuz she used to have PA by 25%

you do the math

[NJmaverick]

32. There were 100 recs in the first hour

I think that pretty much says where people at DU stand on the Hillary issue. It makes sense though, DUers know what's going on and they don't want to see the Democratic party hurt.

[liberalcommontater]

219. The country will be hurt

if we don't win in the fall.

[SammyWinstonJack]

696. Then we shouldn't have allowed the corprat media whores to run off the more electable candidate

:shrug:

[Poll_Blind]

421. There's 800, almost 900 recs now! n/t

PB

[PuppyBismark]

34. The Goal is to Win the White House, not nominate HRC

The win at any cost mentality of HRC as evidenced by her changing her story and half truths has convinced me that we cannot afford to have her as our candidate. She has little concern for the people of this country, just for her position in the country. Last night's winner was clearly John McShame.

So, last night I made my first contribution to BO's campaign. I expect to continue to try to help as much as I can to rid our party of this stain on our principles. HRC, please go do something else for your ego.

[godai]

35. You gotta wait 2 weeks

After Indiana, if Obama wins there and NC, she's gone. Before then, there is little chance of her dropping out. The only scenario that I can imagine is $$ problems plus polls looking bad for her in Indiana.

[leftstreet]

36. K&R

[greguganus]

37. kick

[kid a]

492. k

[Ysabel]

38. k and r (n/t)...

[Turbineguy]

39. Obama and Clinton

should keep fighting until McCain wins.

We now have the country devided in three.

For Rove, it's Mission Accomplished.

[NJmaverick]

41. Yes there is no question that the GOP and McCain are the ones

that gain the most by her continued campaigning

[urbuddha]

40. It's way past time

Drop out Hillary and save some self respect.
Let's all unite behind Obama !

[stillrockin]

42. c ya

[stillcool]

43. If she could continue on...

without the aid and abetting of the Republican Party I would have no problem with it. Because she is in such dire need of cash, I believe she will allow the republican 527's to run negative ads for her. This is a low, that it is too low to go.

[NJmaverick]

65. She had a chance to run a clean campaign this past month

she has shown you can't count on her to do that.

[stillcool]

86. She has shown me since Iowa...

right before my eyes she is dying a thousand deaths from self-inflicted wounds.

[BootinUp]

44. Where's the anti-rec button?

[chiffon]

45. wreckin'.. rec'd'... and reckon she should

yeah.. i said it.

[eboltz]

48. If I rec the thread...

will Carter and Gore finally endorse Obama or does it have no impact on the people who could end the arming of the McCain talking points campaign?

"Senior people in YOUR OWN PARTY have said..." The commercials will be so easy for the GOP now.

[chiffon]

58. Ya know eb, what I would do is "stay tuned" and see.

Keep in mind also that Gore has remained quite distant from the Clinton's since his run in 2000, especially while he was campaigning, so who knows. I don't expect he is about to jump in the middle of this fray.

As for Carter, some say his endorsement in light of his recent attempts at foreign policy could be the 'kiss of death' for Obama at this juncture. Even though, I thought he accomplished more than this rethug administration would or could.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/03/jimmy-carter-hints-at-oba_n_94834.html

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0408/Carter_hints_at_Obama_backing.html

Bottom line, the democratic party is not really concerned with the endorsement of Gore or Carter at this juncture in the primaries, and quite less concerned with future Rethug talking points during the GE. (we'll reserve pudding pie for the mentally malleable)


Malleable–adjective

1. capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
2. adaptable or tractable: (the malleable mind of a child)


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[DeeDeeNY]

46. It was time a long time ago

But I have a feeling she's so involved in hanging on and being a fighter, she's lost sight of the bigger picture by now.

[Maven]

47. Yay this is obviously gonna make a huge difference!

GOOD JOB!

[Barack_America]

49. A pledged delegate win is now an impossibility...

Favoring the popular vote disenfranchises the caucus states. Ergo, the pledged delegate totals must be honored.

The race is over.

Say goodnight, Hillary.

[SunsetDreams]

316. agreed :) It's over!

[Maineman]

50. Or, she could stay the course, just like George W.

I never cease to be amazed at how much she is like George W. Power freak, tough guy, talk tough, war monger, stay the course.

She has essentially no chance of winning. I wonder if living around power for a long time causes a person to lose touch with reality. That would explain why presidents have such a tendency to make war, as if war is no big deal.

[Maineman]

51. Or, she could stay the course, just like George W.

I never cease to be amazed at how much she is like George W. Power freak, tough guy, talk tough, war monger, stay the course.

She has essentially no chance of winning. I wonder if living around power for a long time causes a person to lose touch with reality. That would explain why presidents have such a tendency to make war, as if war is no big deal.

[Tab]

52. I'm NOT going to rec it

Why should she drop out? I don't see anyone suggesting Obama drop out when Obama falls behind. Last I looked, the two were pretty darn close.

Hillary's a fighter - the contest isn't over - let her fight as long as she wants to and has the resources.

I think the only thing she's doing is making Obamafans worried they might not win. If you're concerned about party integrity then I would fully expect whoever doesn't get the nomination to throw all their efforts to the nominee's side to help defeat the GOP in November. Otherwise all I'm hearing is a double-standard.

(Edited for typos.)

[NJmaverick]

63. There is no way for Obama to "fall behind" so your point

doesn't make any sense

[TragedyandHope]

54. Go with grace, Hillary.

[kenny blankenship]

417. Go with Agnes, go with Dolores, go with Peppermint Patty - BUT GO

[Perry Logan]

55. Hillary sez thanks for the feedback.

[meow mix]

425. thanks for the

:kick:

[Richard D]

56. Hmmmm.

I just recommended this, but the count didn't change.

[Tom Rinaldo]

60. Self Delete. Wrong placement n/t

[NJmaverick]

61. 4 isn't a very impressive number when you consider he has won 30

[Tom Rinaldo]

70. My post about Hillary winning 4 of the last 6 got moved below

George W. Bush won 31 States in 2000 and 30 States in 2004. Regardless of the Supreme Court had Gore won 20 States in 2000 he would be President today. Republicans usually win the most States but none of us think that winning the most States is what should determin our next President.

Most of the last 6 Primaries have been in high population States. Vermont, one of the two that Obama won, is an exception.

If Obama still seems like a good candidate to America's voters he should be able to win some States now with his huge money advantage. That is the key question. Indianna is a toss up state - let Obama show he can at least win there now before telling the candidate who is winning to drop out of the race.

[NJmaverick]

73. No matter how you spin it, Obama has won substancially more than Hillary

That's why he is in first place and Hillary is a distant 2nd.

She picked up like 12 delegates. That doesn't put much of a dent into his 161 delegate lead.

[CadenBlaker]

57. She should have after Texas.

I think she should have easily stepped out of the race after losing the delegate race in Tx.

[SunsetDreams]

224. yep

[ms liberty]

59. K&R n/t

[Tom Rinaldo]

62. Hillary just won 4 out of the last 6 Prmaries by popular vote

Let Obama beat her in Indianna if he can, then talk about it. That's a toss up State and Obama has money to burn there.

[NJmaverick]

68. 4 wins compared to how many of Obama? 30?

[Tom Rinaldo]

71. We meet again, lol

George W. Bush won 31 States in 2000 and 30 States in 2004. Regardless of the Supreme Court had Gore won 20 States in 2000 he would be President today. Republicans usually win the most States but none of us think that winning the most States is what should determin our next President.

Most of the last 6 Primaries have been in high population States. Vermont, one of the two that Obama won, is an exception.

If Obama still seems like a good candidate to America's voters he should be able to win some States now with his huge money advantage. That is the key question. Indianna is a toss up state - let Obama show he can at least win there now before telling the candidate who is winning to drop out of the race.

[NJmaverick]

91. There are states like NY and CA that will definately go for either one of them

Obama also puts more of the states in play, then Hillary does. The reality is Hillaries failure to make up any significant ground on the last really big state, leaves her helplessly behind in the score.

[Tom Rinaldo]

123. Some States respond better to one or the other

Florida responds much better to Clinton than to Obama for example, and there are examples in the opposite direction also.

[NJmaverick]

128. Pretty much every state has trended toward Obama

The difference is how much it favored Hillary before they campaigned there.

[Tom Rinaldo]

To an extent. However there has been a pretty constant pattern

of late deciders breaking to Hillary after Obama has poured resourses into a State. He closes the gap intitially but slips somewhat back in the final days. What's up with that?

[Liberal Gramma]

180. Could it be Rovian campaigning by the HRC club?

She has run the dirtiest campaign I have ever seen a Democrat run.

[suzie]

469. The only Democrat who might take Florida

would be Al Gore.

Clinton has a lot of support among the Party in the state so she makes a big deal about it. McCain will have huge support among the military and military retirees and the Republican Governor is a very popular supporter of his.

Better to leave Florida in the red column and worry about the states that Obama can put in play that Clinton can't.

[Capn Sunshine]

308. What about that?

If someone consistently loses voters the more time she spends in each state, it really creates doubt about actual electability. The PA primary was a HUGE gimmee to HRC; the demographic is tailor-made for her people. Yet, she went from + 22% to +8.65%

That she couldn't articulate a blowout win there does not bode well. If we'd had another week there , we might have won by the same margin.

[Scurrilous]

64. 300th rec

:thumbsup:

[anitar1]

66. K & R n/t

[Erin Elizabeth]

67. I wasn't saying it before, but I am at this point.

She's had all this time to seal the deal if she was going to. Remember how this wasn't even supposed to go on past Super Tuesday because she was such the presumptive nominee? Yeah.

And at this point, there's no way she can get enough delegates to win. Not even with a string of minor miracles. When it reaches that point, it's time to be classy and graceful, thank your supporters, figure out a plan to pay off the debt, and bow out.

And if she's REALLY classy, throw her support behind Obama, but I'm not holding my breath on that level of class.

If she ends up fucking things up all the way to the convention, I can tell you right now I'll never forgive her and I'll never forget it.

[Erin Elizabeth]

69. Also? She's going to get *stomped* in NC

so she might as well go out on a good note right now.

[Tom Rinaldo]

74. And Obama is going to get stomped in Kentucky and West Virginia

...right after that. Indianna is a toss up State. Obama certainly has the money he needs to wage a good campaign there. That is the true test. Indianna hasn't recently been in the bag for Clinton like Kentucky has or like NC has been for Obama.

[Zodiak]

79. The true test is the delegate count

That is it. No one state's performance means anything at all....all of that is calculated into the delegate count.

Even though one side wishes to move the goalposts every few weeks, the metric remains the same.

So how can Obama's opponent get to that number (2025) without overturning the will of the Democratic electorate and destroying the Democratic party's chances in November?

[Tom Rinaldo]

88. Yes. The Delegates. All the Delegates. That's what counts.

As to "overturning the will of the Democratic electorate", here are my thoughts on that:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5439012

[Zodiak]

98. Your thoughts exist only in a vacuum

All that matters are the thoughts of millions and millions of Democratic voters, many of which will walk away from the party should Clinton manage to steal the nomination after she clearly lost the primary. The new young voters...gone....black voters....gone. Idealistic voters.....gone. Cross-over from the Republicans....gone.

You are not going to convince too many people otherwise, and holding McCain up as the boogeyman isn't going to stop the exodus.

You had better pray that come November you will not be holding on to your "the will of the people has no legal standing" argument while you sit in a party that has been emptied of its base watching McCain celebrate his victory speech.

[Tom Rinaldo]

122. For the record, for those who don't follow my link

the "will of the people" is a powerful moral force when it is both clear and measured by agreed upon standards. It can be argued that the will of the People in Texas and Nevada was to support Clinton but the delegates weren't divided that way. The popular vote is often an unofficial way of seeking to understand "the will of the people", though as Al Gore knows, it had no legal standing.

[Zodiak]

156. And to go back to my original question (which you did not anwser)

Do you believe that this type of hair-splitting legalese will placate Democratic voters enough so they will accept Hillary usurping the nomination from Obama without the pledged delegates, the popular vote, and the caucuses?

I assert that it will not. If Hillary gets this nomination when it is already clear she did not win the primary election in the states, we will have a 1968 style schism, and yes, the Republicans will waltz into office.

I hope that the superdelegates have more foresight than this goal-post moving logic.

[Tom Rinaldo]

200. You automatically presume usurping, so that colors your question

I do not. Under many circumstances I think SD's helping Clinton get the nomination now would be usurping, but not under all circumstances. I still see plausible scenarios, maybe not likely granted but plausible, where I believe it would be the appropriate action to take. And that is what I was writing about.

[meow mix]

427. shes toast after IN/NC/OR

that is all

[hisownpetard]

325. Those of us who "didn't follow your link," did so by choice. Ya know?

[New Earth]

72. yes plz

thx

[Poll_Blind]

75. Wow, there have only been a few times I've seen that many recs.n/t

PB

[harun]

665. It is the most I have ever seen (n/t)

[newmajority]

76. It is abso-fucking-lutely time for Hillary to step down

PA did not give her the numbers she needed to make a case. They keep moving the goal posts, and Grandpa McLoon is laughing his maniacal ass off, because he continues to get a free ride from the media whores.

She has no legitmate path to the nomination. Period.

And any so called "superdelegates" who would throw away the will of the people for the deliberate intent of electing John McLoon deserves to be excommunicated from this party.

[WA98296]

77. Overdue.

[Eurobabe]

78. She got her "deeply personal" 9% points in PA

NOw get the fuck outta the race, you aren't going to WIN. Step aside.

[civildisoBDence]

80. She's like the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail

It's just a flesh wound...
http://newsprism.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/hillary-clinton-and-the-black-knight">Hillary and the Black Knight

[lutefisk]

84. Both of them believe: "If you never give up, you can't possibly lose"

According to the DVD audio commentary (Cleese, Palin, Idle audio track), the sequence originated in a story told to Cleese when he was attending an English class during his school days. Two Roman wrestlers were engaged in a particularly intense match and had been fighting for such a substantial length of time that the match had degraded to the two combatants doing little more than leaning into one another with their body weight. When one wrestler finally tapped-out and pulled away from his opponent, it was only then that he and the crowd realised the other man was, in fact, dead and had effectively won the match posthumously. The moral of the tale, according to Cleese's teacher, was that, "If you never give up, you can't possibly lose" - a statement that, Cleese reflected, always struck him as being "philosophically unsound".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Knight_(Monty_Python)

[SunsetDreams]

81. kick

[Diane R]

82. It's way past time . She's just playing spoiler at this point.

[Ian_rd]

83. What's the record for the most recs ever?

[Hissyspit]

371. See post #365

[nvme]

85. This thread is low class

I am a bartender. I work in a restaurant that is in a neighborhood that is affluent. Business has declined. (the economy) I say we are off 25%. I was talking with the owner's son who used to work side by side with me (He can sling some drinks like me). Now he is the GM. He works his ass off. There is no free lunch in his family. He earned every step he he took forward. He was relaying to me that he is looking at every way to reduce staffing to save money and help those who truly want to make $$$$$. He was saying that he has to make money for mom and pop (who are also there from sun up to sun down). He has cut hours across the board. He has been regularly closing early to reduce cost. But it is something he knows is a short term cure but long term dangerous. He tells me how he hates to have to do it, but if he doesn't make adjustments his business will close and 40 families are gonna loose income. We are just one string of bad weeks away from serious danger.
During the progress of our discussion, he mentioned how he was destroyed because a Mexican dishwasher who works the hardest of all his employees had a problem with his check. He asked the worker to give him the check and he will cash it for him. The Mexican worker works from start to finish during the course of the day. The worker gave him the check it was $143.00 after taxes. Dale (the GM) was ashamed. How can this man survive (the worker)on that much. Both dale and I would lose our minds if we made less than that in one day. Whats worse is there really was nothing he could do with out putting the himself in the red. He and went back and forth about what can be done to help this guy. We both prayed god that the worker had a second job or something. Truly we both felt impotent to be able to offer a hand up to the worker. It sticks with me. I know the GM is not a capitalist pig he is willing to sacrifice to help, he won't sacrifice the restaurant that feeds 40 employees because of one worker, but he will seek ways to increase the hard workers income.
Thus far my company pays half my Blue Cross and Blue shield. Its $500 per month. we are paying for higher food costs and fuel costs. we have tried to absorb as much as we can without price increases. this is to stave off further declines in patrons attendance. we are all struggling together. Owner and employees.

This post is tasteless. No matter how much I support Obama, It is offensive to make this statement toward Senator Clinton or any of her supporters. This particular type of negative appeal is exactly contrary to what Senator Obama is appealing to. It is divisive and counter-productive. It alienates, anyone who would seek to leave the Clinton Campaign. Where is the message of Unity? If you are truly seeking to see Obama44, then make it possible to do so.
This primary has degenerated into a shit-fight. I congratulate Senator Clinton on her expected PA victory. She fought ugly and hard. I don't care for the tactics utilized in this victory. I acknowledge it and challenge all sides to do better.
For Obama supporters thank you thank you for whittling it from 20 point lead to 10. It was up hill and you guys fought hard all the way. you made each vote count. Now its Indiana and NC. Lets work harder and solidify a lead.
Democratic party members need help. Our economy needs help. We need health-care. We need to rebuild a great nation. We need encourage all to stop this madness that has sprung from the last 8 years. We all must share in the sacrifice that faces us. Our it will be to our common peril.

Realize ever-time you post a down with Hillary thread her supporters see that you want no part of her or her people. When we do so on a smaller scale we are acting like GWB. He refuses to engage only seeks to attack those who do not share our agenda. We need to look diplomatically at all democrats whether support Barack or not. Remember if he is the nominee (hillary supporter are right to point out he has not closed the deal yet) then we need to point out the reason why they should support our candidate and not diminish them for supporting theirs. Their candidate does have appeal otherwise they would not have gotten this far.

[acmavm]

87. Don't try to reason with this crowd. They think the whole country

cares what they think.

[Kurovski]

90. There will be more party leaders politely ushering Senator Clinton out.

Perhaps that will be more to your rarefied tastes.

This is abuse of the system. The only way to win at this point is for Clinton to engage in ever more underhanded campaign techniques or outright theft. Is that high class?

She will be ushered out in the coming weeks. The calls for her to gracefully step down will step up. Will she be classy about the reality of her situation? I hope so.

[Coexist]

89. 357 - wow. Has anything ever been rec'd higher?

I think there was a Vets check-in thread, and Memorial threads.

But ever a topic thread?

[Kurovski]

94. There was one about what a great

gal that FLDem5 is which reached 739. Did you miss it? :-)

[Coexist]

110. lol!

[invictus]

92. Hillary must quit. She has no chance to win. She is only doing McCain's dirty work. n/t

[NJmaverick]

95. Sadly, as we saw in NC, even McCain will not do her type of dirty work

[kenny blankenship]

99. Another way to look at it is, he has her doing it FOR him for free

But yeah, in the final analysis he probably would refrain from going to all the sordid places she goes to.

[NJmaverick]

102. I agree she is making it easy for him, to look good

[SunsetDreams]

317. yup!

[dogindia]

97. have there ever been this many recommendations for a post? nt

[Hissyspit]

363. See post #332

[proud2BlibKansan]

100. I have never seen a thread here with this many votes

EVER

[NJmaverick]

104. Neither have I, I hope this some how sends a message to the SDs

That the party faithful have had enough

[proud2BlibKansan]

107. I'll be happy if the Hillary peeps here get the message

[NJmaverick]

108. My sense is that Hillary is not going to quit

I think that cooler heads (the SDs) are going to have to prevail

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

150. I'm certain you will. I will continue to speak up in support of her candidacy, in spite your

hopes I do otherwise.

[proud2BlibKansan]

151. So you will continue to promote division in our party

At least you are up front about it.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

159. I will support a Democratic candidate in a Democratic primary. As I've done my entire voting life.

Sorry you have a problem with it. :hi:

But, it's OK, I'm glad you've become a Dem, we truly are the big tent. :-)

[ClayZ]

218. Kick

I hope it goes over a GRAND!


:kick:

[Hissyspit]

365. understandinglife holds the record - almost 1,000 recs pointing to an impeachment thread I posted

which he asked everyone recommend - the National Lawyers Guild Impeachment Resolution from last November. I posted it in LBN and understandinglife posted asking everyone to recommend it to 1,000. My original thread held the text of the resolution against Bush and Cheney, ran out it's 24-hour time period and everyone recommended understandinglife's thread to about 970. The record before that by about a month (Oct. 2007) was my LBN announcement that Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize. It got 550-something. And, yes, I'm showing off. :)

The record before that was by an Iraq vet, if I recall correctly.

[proud2BlibKansan]

423. You deserve to show off

:hug:

[Hissyspit]

483. I love charts. Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars!

Did you know? In 1975, with their song "Fight The Power (Pt. 1) on the Hot 100, the act with the longest span of chart hits was by The Isley Brothers, who started in 1979 and were still charting into the 2000s. They started with the hit "Shout" in 1959 beating out Smokey Robinson and the Miracles by TWO WEEKS!

Actually, Kurovski says upthread that there was a 735 recommendation thread for how great FLDem5 is. I don't remember that one.

[GoneOffShore]

101. K&R

:kick:


:kick:

[baldguy]

105. It's long past time.

[Shae]

106. woohooo

I'm the 379th recommender!!!

Is that a consensus, or what??!!

:thumbsup:

[johnlal]

109. Only because I'm voting for Obama

[ClayZ]

113. K and R

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[Zuiderelle]

115. Good thing that this site doesn't represent democrats in the real world.

[GarbagemanLB]

117. Today's Gallup: Obama 50, Hillary 42. Goodbye Hillary!

[Zuiderelle]

119. Yes, and polls are always accurate.

[Kurovski]

125. ...within 3-5 points, yes.

She consistently has high unfavorable ratings in polls. Particularly as compared to Obama. I also see this to be the case in the world beyond DU.

[Zuiderelle]

129. And the polls I've seen have her performing better against McCain than Obama does.

[Kurovski]

149. Overall, Obama has that advantage over Clinton as well...

Eight National Head-to-Head Polls

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/national.html

[ClayZ]

198. Yay!

:kick:

[Major Hogwash]

116. 400!

Don't waste time, e-mail your super delegates now and tell them the party is MORE IMPORTANT than HILLARY!

[NJmaverick]

130. Should mention that the largest Democratic message board

is solidly in favor of her dropping out

[Usrename]

120. don't go away mad, just go away

:kick:

[Swamp Rat]

124. Ignored

:hi:

[Kurovski]

127. Ignored

...and rightly so.

Hey, hey, love! :hug:

[Swamp Rat]

Amorcito!

:hug:

I am so sad. The OP said I'm a "Hillary troll," among other interesting things, then put me on ignore. :cry:

:D

[Kurovski]

140. The nimble, playful mind of the artist is often confusing

to the average individual. Every elitist knows that, you Freeper pond scum! ;-)

[Swamp Rat]

208. LOL!

:rofl: .... ungh, my stomach. :P

[Kurovski]

153. I forgot to comfort you...

:hug:

And to petition nomad1776. nomad1776...Free Swamp Rat! Viva La revolution!

[Swamp Rat]

209. Gimme a barf bag!

:puke: I ate too much crawfish and shrimp, if that is even possible. :P

[Kurovski]

241. You have to take ten minute breaks, small bites and drink wine.

That's how I've managed to continue to consume victuals for five years running. Plus, I'm a Taurus.

Are you off ignore yet? :rofl:

[Swamp Rat]

252. Nope

:D


But I'm am of the Bacchanal breed: :9 :D

[Kurovski]

254. He's a cutie.

But don't piss him off.

Why don't we have a toast gif with wine here at DU? Or espresso demitasse ? Hmmph. :toast:

[Swamp Rat]

256. OK

Check your PM. ;)

[Kurovski]

278. Okay, now check yours.

!

[SunsetDreams]

203. love the pic Swamp rat :)

[ClayZ]

184. I see you!

:patriot:

[Generator]

126. Looks like a cranky doctor to me!

Oh I would love to hear him talk about Hillary. LOL.

[Kurovski]

132. Dr. Dean, too.

This guy, to your left, in my avatar.

[redqueen]

131. Over 100 rec's per hour.

I wonder if that's a record.

[Kurovski]

134. Here's a record...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMiNRr5hSYM

[redqueen]

135. Aw... I love his voice.

Thanks. :)

[Hissyspit]

399. See post #377 all the way at the top. n/t

[Catherina]

133. I've never seen this many recommends!

I wish I could recommend it many times.

[futureliveshere]

136. wow..thats a lot of recs' ho many DU'ers are there here?

[Kurovski]

138. Ho, about 100 an hour at least.

:-)

[golddigger]

369. Maybe 80, with 10 sockpuppets each.

:evilgrin:

[yardwork]

137. k&r

[apocalypsehow]

139. K & R.

:thumbsup:

[Major Hogwash]

141. It's only 450, where is everybody? Out to lunch?

:rofl:

Try that on for size, Hillary!

[NikolaC]

142. Who's To Say That She Will Ever Drop Out?

There is a SLIGHT possibility that, if she does not get the Dem party nod, she will pull a Lieberman and run as an independent.

[Stop Cornyn]

143. I can't rec this thread because I disagree that it's now time for Hillary to drop out. She should

have dropped out six weeks ago.

[SunsetDreams]

158. lol

[Fox Mulder]

144. Wow...460 recs.

I don't think I've ever seen that many before.

Oh, K&R.

[happygoluckytoyou]

145. IM ON A RISKY EDGE NOW... BUT I'D SAY MOST DELEGATES SHOULD WIN...SORRY HILLARY

[LoZoccolo]

147. I think it would be great to see this thread get a thousand recommendations. n/t

[helderheid]

148. Jeez, only 473 recs???

[sampsonblk]

152. Long overdue-nt

[kwenu]

155. K-yes. R-yes. Bye Hillary.

[Cooley Hurd]

157. Kick! Rec!

[Hepburn]

160. Holy shit, in all the years I have been on the DU....

...I have NEVER seen any thread with this many rec's! Proud to K&R on this!

:toast:

[SunsetDreams]

422. it's a good thing Holy shit doesn't smell

[Ysabel]

161. wow...

- another kick...

[VotesForWomen]

162. ah yes, dems demanding the opposition drop out so they can win; how inspiring. why don't you demand

that mccain drop out too? then O will win for sure.

[NJmaverick]

163. Not "THEY".... WE

You are part of the Democratic party, are you not?

[Tellurian]

166. 517 recommendations... NOT hardly enough to speculate with...

Poor, Obama. The only way he can WIN is by default! (as usual)

[NJmaverick]

170. Are you serious?!?! Never in the history of DU, has there been this sort of response

Yet simply dismiss it. Astonishing!

[Tellurian]

172. yeah, and I suppose they're all regulars..

:rofl:

[NJmaverick]

175. Seems there are many regular DUers checking in on this thread

Who do you think is pumping up this never before seen total?

[Tellurian]

335. Not even close to 700 posters...

[NJmaverick]

406. You're right it over 860

[golddigger]

379. I know, poor delusional souls. I wonder how many sockpuppets for each member...Lmfao!

:evilgrin: :rofl:

[Kurovski]

169. Barring full-out theft for Clinton, it is already over.

It's a "Weekend at Bernie's" campaign that she's running.

[myrna minx]

183. But if you add the popular vote from Atlantis and the absentee ballots from

moon base alpha, she's a shoe in!11!!

Hey you! :pals: I think this thread is a record breaker.

[Kurovski]

186. I think it might be.

I think it definitely WILL be. Keep kickin' it if you can. :pals:

[kid a]

495. k

[sampsonblk]

265. McCain and Obama are going to be the nominees. Hillary should show some class and drop out

Hillary Clinton is the one who has stayed on this stage far too long. It shows a complete lack of class. Huckabee stayed in the GOP race, but he quit saying bad things about McCain when it was clear he couldn't pass McCain for the GOP nomination. Hillary cannot pass Obama. Time to drop out was weeks ago.

Hillary Clinton gets the No Class Award for this election cycle.

[SunsetDreams]

401. can't argue with you there sampson

[golddigger]

375. Ah yes, isn't that how he won before? Eliminated all the competition and ran unopposed.

Somebody needs to refresh their memories.

[Erin Elizabeth]

380. There is NO possible chance for her to win

barring some unethical shenanigans on her part. No way. She'd have to win every one of the contests left by 32% or more.

Ain't. Gon'. Happen.

Obama already won. He's going to win. He's going to be the nominee. Not even a string of miracles would do it for her now. And her campaign is in debt. So why is she still in?

[ecstatic]

164. kr. wow nt

[ellisonz]

165. 517

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

167. That's triple digits!

:rofl:

[uponit7771]

168. Come on yaw, 517 recs on a single thread?

[Catherina]

171. Bookmarking this one n/t

[underpants]

173. #524

:patriot:

[Leftist Agitator]

174. Wow...

I've never seen a thread with over 500 recs before.

[Maine-ah]

176. 522

[Stop Cornyn]

177. What's the most recs ever?

[jeff30997]

179. I don't know but...

This is the most Recs I've seen since I registered 4 years ago.

[BREMPRO]

191. Hill-Bill-y CAN'T win without nuking Obama and the party. It's long past time to GO!>>>

She can't and won't catch up on pledged delegates, and the super's won't overturn the will of the people and the movement that has brought in so many new voters.
IT'S OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dragonfli]

250. She IS pro nuke y'know - To Oblivion whenever possible.

Perhaps she and LIEberman can form a "more aggressive" neocon style party (those guys are wimps in comparison and don't have the love of fighting for it's own sake that she has)
They can pick up whatever is left of Bushco, create the Imperialist party, hire Rove and steal the presidency.

Then use nukes on the Dems next time they are all together at a convention - just for the thrill of killing so many people with such really cool and powerful devices. The thought of destroying a city full of people (with lots of women and children to sweeten the pot) would really get her sexually excited. It would be foreplay before doing the same with a whole nation full of brown people.

She should drop out of our nomination however, not really a democrat once you get to know her.

[Hardrada]

346. No wonder Madeline Albright thought just killing a few hundred

thousand kids and old folks was OK with Hillary as one of her bosses. Hill the Obliterator would kill a few million or so and then go have lunch.

[bluevoter4life]

178. Just added rec. #531 n/t

[Upton]

181. 545!

[Lerkfish]

182. already reccm'd this thread, so I'll kick it to boot!

:kick:

[helderheid]

188. indeed!!

I think this is a record for recs!

[mamalone]

185. rec and kick:)

nt

[Danger Mouse]

187. 555! Must be a DU record! Let's get MORE!

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

192. invite a friend

[Dukkha]

190. indeed just so we can focus on the real enemy McLame.

[ClayZ]

193. Kick

Just because I wanted to!

:kick:

[futureliveshere]

194. This post is on FIRE!!!! I wish I could re-rec this one...

[DearAbby]

195. K&R

[IronLionZion]

197. Is this a DU record? Anyone know? nt

[RBInMaine]

199. She's NOT dropping out. So please, these are useless threads. (And I'm for OBAMA.)

[AllexxisF1]

201. Rec'd

and bumped.

[knixphan]

202. she won't drop out, and I'm more than

Happy to keep Obama's piggy bank full while we play chicken with the spending.

If she's masochistic, then so be it, we just have to keep playing the clock out.

[newmajority]

204. Kick

:kick: .....right to the throat of the BushClinton dynasty.

[sandsavage]

205. Yes !

She is taking us all down.

[jenmito]

206. K&R.

[Norrin Radd]

207. kr

[Kurovski]

210. Kick

:kick:

[dschmott]

211. I'm sick of the cackling clown. She lost a long time ago.

[GarbagemanLB]

212. Let's get to 600!

[NJmaverick]

216. Done and then some

[liberalcommontater]

217. Absolutely not...

Hillary is making her case that she is more electable. Period.

Obama is not entitled to anything he cannot earn through the process and if he cannot get enough delegates, then the super delegates should choose the one most electable.

Go Hillary!

PS I will vote Dem in the fall regardless.

[HopeforChange]

220. The time has come. The time has come. The time is now. Just go. ... I don’t care how

“The time has come. The time has come. The time is now. Just go. ... I don’t care how. You can go by foot. You can go by cow. Hillary R. Clinton, will you please go now! You can go on skates. You can go on skis. ... You can go in an old blue shoe.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/opinion/23dowd.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[Lochloosa]

221. Wow!

[haydukelives]

222. The time has come

the time is now
Marvin J. Mooney,
will you please go NOW!

Dr. seuss

[dlfuller]

223. IT was time Loooooog ago

With her history, and her husband's, why anyone supports her I must assume is ignorance. If you know her actions....

[Celeborn Skywalker]

225. I think she should.

We need to start focusing on John McCain as soon as possible.

[SunsetDreams]

236. agreed.

[Scriptor Ignotus]

226. higher and higher, baby! - nt

[OnlyObama]

227. K&R

[helderheid]

228. 627? PISHAW, DU. We can do better than THAT!

[Warren DeMontague]

229. Wow. I didn't even know it went that high. nt

[dipsydoodle]

230. I was the first when it listed

but just rec'd didn't repsond. I've only just seen the subsequent response. :rofl:

According to BBC News the difference was only 8.6 with 99% of votes counted. Is there something about double figures she can't quite grasp ?

[TheDonkey]

231. should be nearing a record

[BlooInBloo]

233. I wish a mod would tell us what the record is.

[helderheid]

238. calling Skinner!

[Hissyspit]

350. See post #332

[kid a]

497. yep

[YOY]

232. Holee shnikes 631 Recs!

I think that's only been beaten two or three times!

[Undercurrent]

234. Stop the drama

Vote Obama!

(love that tee shirt :) )

[NJmaverick]

235. That reminds me of a line from this great Obama video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0e-ahgvNAg

[mod mom]

237. Wow-is this a DU record?

[thevoiceofreason]

239. What is the all-time rec record?

[slackmaster]

240. 657

:argh:

[helderheid]

242. nomad1776, may I personally congratulate you for posting the most popular thread in DU history

as far as I know?

:yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock:

[dogindia]

244. me...with a big rock.....too.

[NJmaverick]

624. Thanks, I am so proud of DU with this response!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

243. Squirrel Award

[Viracocha711]

245. Billary will never go away!

I think Billary has the idea that if She/He can not have the Presidency then Obama will not...Your basic Kamikaze type politics!

[tekisui]

246. Rec #668.

That's gotta be a record.

[davidlynch]

247. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS MANY RECS BEFORE > 600!!! n/t

[HopeforChange]

251. A Lot of Edwards Supporters Endorse Obama

http://www.observer.com/2008/lot-edwards-supporters-endorse-obama

[hillsidestrangler]

248. I would rec, but I don't have enough posts yet. n/t.

n/t

[DerekJ]

255. Cheat!! just reply to my post several times,

:evilgrin:

[golddigger]

364. Yep, cheat. Hmmm...can we say sockpuppets? I know you can.

:popcorn:

[grantcart]

249. how high can it go we still have 12 hours

who said Hillary couldn't unit the democratic party base

[helderheid]

253. !

:yourock: :rofl:

[dogindia]

259. R O C K U

[Popol Vuh]

258. All I have to say is:

Hillary and all those who continue to support Mrs. I'll Obliterate You should just go make their own fucking political party already because they've more than demonstrated they're not Democrats and they don't give a shit about the Democrat party.

Calling yourself a Democrat and registering as a Democrat doesn't necessarily make you a Democrat. When you support a corporatist who has a history of taking sides against labor. When you support a war monger who's also expressed that they'll vaporize millions of unarmed innocent people (little kids included). When you support a habitual liar who has displayed that they're willing to do or say anything to get their way and the truth and other people be damned. And when you support someone who's willing to ignore the majority vote in the Democrat Party. Then you are absolutely NOT a Democrat - Period!

Just go and start your own party already and call it the Confused Party.

[dogindia]

264. rockon popol

[Popol Vuh]

266. Thank you dogindia

:toast:

[dogindia]

272. for all the other crap....it is the obliteration of Iran thing that is the ultimate worst.

Ever. ever, ever. ever.

Hill...look at yourself and think about dead meat. You should be totally ashamed and shocked at to what low level you have sunk. This is a shocking abomination. I am getting more mad the more I let it sink in. Cold war? How about a hot war over your hairdresser.

Hill.....do you know how mad we are at you. Do you know how you have shamed us who voted for you? Do you have any idea how outraged we are? Commander in chief? And you said Bush was bad. You. You. You. Look into the mirror. Yes I am outraged.

[Popol Vuh]

294. Here, here

Can you believe that? I mean WTF was that statement? I am at least glad she made it so we can get even a better look at who she is and what she's about.

When I heard that statement, even with my low opinion of her I was like W...T...F? Then I shook my head in disgust.

[dogindia]

307. Her whole persona has changed. She is almost bitten by the bug of

power and challenge. It is like she has lost her mind to the potential office with all those weapons. Are we watching the will to power corrupt in front of our eyes? I don't mean to say bad things about her. But she has pushed beyond a serious concern for the people, the planet and the world toward a power hungry personality. It isn't about winning so much as a kind mania. I hope I am wrong about her. As the NYT said: Call the f...ing dogs off. I don't know if she can. The other side of feminism. Deep anger and need to control.

[rainbow4321]

260. "Error: You've already recommended that thread."

Bummer....:evilgrin:

[watrwefitinfor]

261. Kicking, cause we certainly

don't want this thing to sink. :rofl:

Wat


:bounce:

[hillsidestrangler]

263. Good use of wordplay there...

Kick'd n' Rec'd.

[newmajority]

262. Since I can't recommend it again, I'll just keep kicking it.

:kick: right to the head of the corporatists.

[Missouri Girl]

267. Amen - Hallelujuh! n/t

[GarbagemanLB]

268. 700???

[SunsetDreams]

271. oh look it's the 700 club lol

[Pastiche423]

270. #664

[montanto]

273. #701 nt

[uponit7771]

274. Damn, DU has 700 people posting on it?

[ecstatic]

silent majority I guess... nt

[jzodda]

275. Lets get to 1000!

[hillsidestrangler]

281. Oh Yeah!

We are going to 1000! We are going ALL THE WAY!

[roseBudd]

276. Ask Chicken Little: a candidate with a dishonesty rating as high as HRC isn't viable

[jackson_dem]

277. One of the great things about Hill winning is to see the netroots echo chamber go crazy over it

[Kurovski]

283. You're not alone in enjoying such pleasures,

great big deluded assholes like it too.

[jackson_dem]

289. lol at the irony of your response

[Kurovski]

306. Ah, the false laughter of a Hillaroid.

So like she herself in its dishonesty.

[golddigger]

385. Ah, the false laughter of the sockpuppet brigade. What a joke.

[Kurovski]

588. Oh, the unoriginal comebacks from a paranoid sockpuppet land of the mind.

[Kurovski]

310. Kick

:kick:

[redqueen]

296. Uh... no... she was ALWAYS expected to win (by 25+, not 9)

The ACTIVISTS are going crazy because the M$M is lying to make her candidacy seem viable... lying to make her actions seem less nauseating... her stealing the slogan he's been using to try to co-opt it... her mocking his campaign in her "victory" speech.

(I put "victory" in quotes because he cut her lead by 16 points in her HOME STATE. Pathetic. Some "win".)

[SunsetDreams]

304. I agree, she should have never have crapped on the activist base

[lojasmo]

282. Kick.

[me b zola]

285. #695

:bounce:

[wisteria]

286. She will never go peacefully. She must be forced out or she will ruin or party's chances in Nov.

Dean needs to pull her life support!
Why are they being so F*cking nice to her while she uses RW swift boating and assists Rebubs in smearing Obama?

[dogindia]

287. 721

[jgraz]

290. Holy shit -- 727 recs. That's not a thread, it's an airplane.

[mythyc]

291. K&R.... this is the most recs I 've ever seen for a thread

[tekisui]

292. Kick, I love it!

[texanwitch]

293. Looks like 730 recs. now.

Kick

[montanacowboy]

295. IT'S TIME!!

go now

[Auggie]

297. Done

[bagimin]

298. Can we hit 1000 by 9pm eastern?

[usregimechange]

299. I have never seen this many recs in my entire DU life!

[cascadiance]

302. It would be cool if DU had a "hall of fame" page that had all of the highest rec'd pages...

It would be interesting to see what all of them were, and how this page stacked up in that ranking. It might also help us keep things in perspective over time too.

[dogindia]

300. 737. A thread? An airplane? No. It is a meteor.

swhisssshhhhh.

[golddigger]

388. 737, A thread, An airplane? A meteor? No it's SuperSockPuppet Brigade.

What a joke.

[Major Hogwash]

397. Unless you have proof, I wouldn't insult the board admins with that accusation.

It's a particulary bad accusation to make of some guys who have worked so hard to prevent such a thing from occurring.

[helderheid]

301. seven hundred and forty three

:wow:

[forintegrity]

303. Our wonderful media are the only bones keeping it going!

The pledged delegate race is over.
Obama has won.
She can't.
What's the point of this charade? To allow the media some ratings but most of all, to allow the repukes to win in the GE!!!

[SunsetDreams]

309. hammer meet nail :)

[Kurovski]

311. The only bones!

I knew what you meant, I just wanted to :kick: the thread.

[forintegrity]

315. Freudian slip but a good one I must say!

the media is nothing but bones with no guts!!!

[OnlyObama]

305. Lets get a 1000

[dogindia]

312. 754

[Coexist]

313. Holy crap.

[Cha]

314. Happy to Rec'd # 753...

hilary needs to drop out because of her lying, and shilling.

[dogindia]

318. From Skinner via my question to him.

Re: Re: record for most recommends
From: Skinner
Date: Apr-23-08 07:18 PM
Offhand I don't know. But that might be the record.

Yippeee.

[Hissyspit]

332. Previous record is 950 or so for a thread by understandinglife recommending my thread on impeachment

- the announcement and text of the National Lawyers Guild Impeachment Resolution. Doc asked everyone to recommend my thread to 1,000, but it ran out it's 24-hour period, so everyone recommended understandinglife's thread. It is documented at 760 in the thread, but I remember it falling just short of 1,000.

Here it is: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2201269

Previous record to that was 556 recs for my thread announcing Al Gore's Nobel Prize. Not being an egoist here (well, maybe a little :) ), but because the threads had something to do with me, I happen to remember.

[dogindia]

395. it is 9:15...little less than 100 recs to break your glorious record. Hippeee.

Hope you don't mind, For me it is the Iran annihilation thing that burn her bridge.

Thank you Hissyspit and Understandinglife.

[intheflow]

580. The one I remember having the most participation was the

"My name is Stephen Joseph Vincent", posted right after Kerry's loss. It had over 930 replies in the thread where this one has less than 600 as I type this. I think that was before the Greatest Page existed, but I bet that one would have been up there in the recs.

[mythyc]

597. that's an amazing thread; thanks for sharing it

very moving :patriot:

[helderheid]

656. 2 outta 3 ain't bad!

[chknltl]

319. In yer face fascist MSM

The internets are having their say, soon we may be spillin out into the streets, whatcha gonna do then huh???

[BlooInBloo]

320. Working for 1000!

[Kurovski]

322. Kick.

:kick: do Another, bloo!

[katty]

321. I think she needs a 'reality check' NOW-serious consideration to

this before we go into another round of her 'crossing fingers'.

[SunsetDreams]

327. most definitely!

[Fox Mulder]

323. I'd love to see a thousand here.

[rndmprsn]

326. K&R

[hisownpetard]

328. K...I...C...K...

[d00mzday]

329. Long overdue! K&R

"Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."

—John F. Kennedy

[dailykoff]

330. I'm sensing a lot of support for getting Hillary out of this race.

Call it a hunch.

[MelissaB]

331. Signing on the dotted line

since I voted earlier.

[mcollier]

336. The Bullshit is just too deep

The Dems are going to have a tough time reigning in the rouge...

[MelissaB]

338. If you're replying to me I'm not sure what you mean...

[NeedleCast]

334. 786

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

337. Wow, a lot of independently wealthy folks support him.

You all are lucky to have the opportunity to stay home and track this thread all day, mid day, Wednesday.

I kid, I kid, you wild and crazy GD-Pers! :loveya:

on edit, imagine if every poster here campaigned for him, and donated not only money to his campaign, but money to DU, as well!!!

:bounce:

[MethuenProgressive]

621. I had no idea their were so many sockpuppets on DU!

I'd be great if all those non-donors signed up and donated to DU!

[Poll_Blind]

339. God this may actually make it to 1,000 recs! n/t

PB

[TBF]

340. It's way past time.

[sniffa]

341. This is like a Rec Bomb

About to hit 800. :woohoo:

[Hardrada]

342. Reck-oh-mennd! Baby. Let's keep this going!

[MrSlayer]

343. Rec #798. End this fiasco now Hillary. It's over and you lost. Deal with it.

And stop trying to fuck us all over.

[SoonerPride]

344. Will this thread get 1,000 recs?

What's the record?

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

352. Never mind.

I'm no Freud.

:-)

[sueragingroz]

345. yep... she's winning and is raking in the cash again

that's the best time to quit..

sure.....

and it would be a nice statement to all of those kind Pennsylvanians who went to the trouble to vote for her...

yep... I see your logic....

NOT.

[Stump]

347. Over 800 recs!!!

What's the record???

[Hissyspit]

349. See post #332

[phrigndumass]

348. Wow, I've never seen a thread with 800 recs before

Amazing!

:patriot:

[natrat]

353. pleasehillary go back in your neocon hole and drop out

[AtomicKitten]

351. I am not allowed to recommend this thread more than once.

Just know I've done so 1,000 x metaphysically. ;)

[SunsetDreams]

367. lol same here

[LWolf]

354. It's not time yet.

I want her in there long enough to force a showdown at the convention. If it looks like it will help, I'll toss her a vote next month.

Once we get to the convention, it will be time for BOTH OF THEM to drop out, and I'll encourage them both to do so.

[ima_sinnic]

355. I was 775--but in the few minutes it's taken me to post, about 25 more have rec'd!

HRC has no class at all. She might have even been able to "steal" superdelegates away from Obama if she'd worked for the good of the party instead of trying to destroy it. She's not a team player, she's a cold, calculating, mean-spirited, petty, lying, small, self-absorbed, untrustworthy, scheming, manipulating, cold-blooded bloodsucker.

It has seemed more important to her to destroy Obama than to destroy McCain. For that, I can't wait to see her demise. What goes around, comes around--her own nasty shit has come full circle to bite her in the butt. Karma's a bitch.

[eleny]

356. i'll play

[ampad]

357. Are we going for a record here?

I rec earlier today just wanted to give this nice thread a :kick:

[emald]

358. k&r and she'd damn well better do it soon

way too late. Get out now lady. Your ugly.

[Barrymores Ghost]

360. K&R....woof. N/T

[kid a]

361. k

[FrenchieCat]

362. Error: You've already recommended that thread.

[Romis]

366. Rec

:woohoo:

[Genevieve]

368. 827, NT

[cascadiance]

370. So when it gets over 1000 votes will it just say (1000+ votes) like our post counts?

... just wonderin' since we've not seen this threshold crossed yet! :)

[Hissyspit]

373. LOL See post #365

Previous experiment in orgasmic recommending fell JUST short of 1,000.

[cascadiance]

383. Perhaps we need to be prepared to alert skinner if this does happen...

I wouldn't want to see the surge of votes stop because noone could see increases of the tally wants that threshold is met. We might not get too many other chances to get this many votes on a thread in the future.

[thewiseguy]

384. I say once this thread gets 1000 recs, the sky is going to fall!

[swishyfeet]

386. LOL I can't find 365 for the life of me

Can you fill us in?

[Hissyspit]

391. understandinglife holds the record - almost 1,000 recs for pointing to impeachment thread I posted

which he asked everyone recommend - the National Lawyers Guild Impeachment Resolution from last November. I posted it in LBN and understandinglife posted asking everyone to recommend it to 1,000. My original thread held the text of the resolution against Bush and Cheney, ran out it's 24-hour time period and everyone recommended understandinglife's thread to about 970. The record before that by about a month (Oct. 2007) was my LBN announcement that Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize. It got 550-something. No, I'm not an egoist, well, maybe a little :), maybe just the unofficial archivist?

The record before that was by an Iraq vet, if I recall correctly.

Everyone should remember that there were many, many GREAT posts on DU before the recommendation feature was implemented. This is all relative to a great extent.

Here is the impeachment thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2201269

Here is the Al Gore Nobel thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=3025458

It took me a while to find Post #365, too!

[swishyfeet]

410. Oooh, that'ns hard to beat.

:yourock:

[cascadiance]

530. Guess we can still keep countin'!!!

[cascadiance]

534. Keep going to 1194 so that we can surpass 1% of ALL DU users on record...

tombstoned or not!

119,318 user registrations and 36,518,131 posts since January 2001

[Guaranteed]

405. No, DU will shut down, and anyone trying to log in will see their monitors

explode. :)

[Baby Snooks]

372. But she's in the lead now...

Don't you realize she's in the lead now? She won Pennsylvania. And if it weren't for "those people" at MoveOn.org well she would have already had the delegates and it would be Obama who would need to drop out.

Then years ago it was the "right-wing conspiracy" trying to destroy the Clintons. Ten years later it is the "left-wing conspiracy."

Always a conspiracy with the Clintons. Never mind there is usually basis to whatever public discussion has emerged with regard to the latest sewer they have fallen into.

I guess if she manages to steal the nomination, which is the only way she will get the nomination, and then loses to McCain it will be a "centrist-conspiracy."

[OnlyObama]

374. idiot

[Baby Snooks]

576. Idiot?

The only idiots here are the ones who still believe the Clintons care about anything or anyone other than the Clintons.

[helderheid]

378. 837?!?!??!?!

WOW. 1000 would be.... sweeeet.

[thewiseguy]

381. wow 838 recs?

:wow:

[peacebaby3]

382. Wow, this really says a lot! K & R! n/t

[Reterr]

387. I don't hate the Clintons and probably never will but this needs to end

It is ridiculous-there is more at stake than personal egos here :shrug:-environment, economy, Iraq...
We need a nominee soon and we need to get to work. This theatre has to end.
Kicked and recommended....

[myrna minx]

389. 840 recs!

For no reason, I'm going to post a Never Nude:

[JNelson6563]

390. An amazing amount of recs!

That's quite something.

[KamaAina]

393. Drop out? I thought she already had her degree.

:P

[last_texas_dem]

394. K and R

Generally, I avoid the whole encouraging someone to drop out deal. I was an Edwards supporter and felt a little bit robbed when he dropped out of the race as early as he did...

Also, I understand where some of the more well-meaning Clinton supporters (although they seem to be a distinct minority on here) are coming from, who not only like Clinton but see her as a stronger candidate to face McSame in the fall. Looking at the polls, both Clinton and Obama have their different strengths and weaknesses. To be perfectly honest, I'm not particularly convinced that either one of them will be able to win the Presidency, but it looks like we're stuck with one of them. And personally, I prefer Obama. Clinton may be polling slightly stronger in a couple of important swing states, but some Clinton supporters seem to be neglecting the fact that she generally polls worse than Obama (in head-to-heads with McCain) in some of the bluer swing states that we can't take for granted, such as OR, MN, WI, etc.

She also has dismal personal approval, trust, likeability, etc. ratings. I just don't see someone that generally disliked by Americans winning the presidency. Neither Gore nor Kerry were disliked on that level, and still had to deal with all of the voters supporting Shrub based on wanting to have a beer with him.

If I thought there was conclusive evidence that Clinton's candidacy would be a slam-dunk proposition in the general election, I could perhaps better understand those arguing for Clinton to stay in and leave the decision up to the superdelegates despite Clinton going to the convention behind in terms of the delegates won based upon caucuses and primaries. But I haven't seen evidence of this. And I think whatever weaknesses Obama may have vs. McCain would not compare to the weaknesses Clinton will have if she is seen as basically "stealing" the nomination via the superdelegate process. For a political figure already so strongly disliked, this will only hurt her worse. She might still be popular with those rural white voters she has suddenly discovered the existence of (that is, the miniscule percentage of them who won't already be voting straight Repug in November anyway) but her gaining the nomination that way would likely lessen her popularity to an extent that it would be almost impossible for her to pull off a victory.

[Buzz Clik]

396. KICK!

[NoBushSpokenHere]

398. Rec'd ...Past time for drop out... overdue... nt

[FightingIrish]

404. Already recced but a kick won't hurt.

[usregimechange]

400. KICK!

[Kittycat]

402. Kick and a big fat RECOMMEND

[Longtooth]

403. Nay, I think Hillery may just pull this out.

[FightingIrish]

416. I think she spells it Hillary but thanks for the kick.

[Longtooth]

451. Sorry, My bad.

[gal]

408. 841

[Guaranteed]

409. K&R. nt

[merh]

411. wow 873 recommends

dang

[Mira]

412. Yo- works for me !

[SunsetDreams]

415. kick...

oops sorry Mira lol

[meow mix]

413. K&R #877

[helderheid]

414. yowza!

[L0oniX]

418. Oh crap ...I already recommended this thread.

:P

[newmajority]

419. Can we hit 1000 recs by midnight??

YES WE CAN!! :evilgrin:

[helderheid]

420. YES WE CAN!

[skyounkin]

424. 888 n/t

[meow mix]

426. ..

:kick:

[cascadiance]

428. 100 bottles of beer on the wall. 100 bottles of beer! (urp!) ...

[cascadiance]

436. Take one down, rec it now... 99 bottles of beer on the wall!...

[cascadiance]

442. Take seven down, rec them now... 92 bottles of beer on the wall! (hic!)

[cascadiance]

475. 46 bottles of beer on the wall! 46 bottles of beer!

[cascadiance]

485. 38 bottles of beer on the wall... 38 bottles of beer!

[mudesi]

429. Wish I could recommend twice (nm)

[wisteria]

441. Me too! n/t

[Domitan]

430. #900 here

DAMN, we need more!

[dailykoff]

431. 900 votes... I'm sensing a trend.

Not that Hillary would take a hint or anything.

[ClayZ]

432. Hooot! 900

Kick

[Tribetime]

433. old record 550 wow

nevermind I see above this is it, the old record was 550 or so.

[Catherina]

458. What was that for? n/t

[Tribetime]

462. Impeachment, see above in first few threads

[Catherina]

488. Thanks n/t

[Hissyspit]

558. Old record was around 950.

[lmbradford]

435. K and R

[bonito]

437. Clinton is definitely not the peoples choice

But the paid for MSM has been ringing her bell very loud, telling.

[Tatiana]

438. 904.

Hey y'all :hi:

Hope this nightmare ends soon...

[SunsetDreams]

482. Hi there :)

:hi:

[Erin Elizabeth]

440. Wow. I've never seen 904 recommendations.

[cascadiance]

444. 9/11 NOW! (er 911)

[OneSelf]

446. My very first rec.

Happy to be of service!

:woohoo:

[cascadiance]

447. Welcome to DU! Hope Hillaryites don't accuse you of being an Obama fan user alias!

[OneSelf]

454. Thanks calipendence!

Happy to be here.

I don't really post much, and when I do it's fairly innocuous, so any accusations of sock puppetry are baseless.

[SunsetDreams]

455. Welcome to DU! You put your first rec to good use :)

[RiverStone]

448. Rec!

[ampad]

453. Get er done!

:kick:

[doublethink]

456. Okay I'll play .....

K&R :kick:

[Catherina]

457. 919 Recommends? I may have to put this in my sig line!

Has any thread ever been had so many recommendations?

[BlooInBloo]

459. The only question is: Who's gonna be the 1000th rec?

[Catherina]

463. Whoever it is should get a prize & OneSelf in post 446 should get a star

If he doesn't have one by tomorrow, I give a DU friend of mine some cash to do it.

919 Recs? That's too cool!

[Ichingcarpenter]

460. Is this a record for nominations? I've never seen over 900?

Wow! BTW nominated and kicked.

[LoZoccolo]

465. Almost; there's a history of recommendation records tucked away in response #365! n/t

[Catherina]

468. Thanks n/t

[MzShellG]

461. There needs to be some kind of grassroots petition for this...nt

[SunsetDreams]

467. yes for sure!

[D23MIURG23]

464. I've never seen a thread this recommended in my entire time here.

[cascadiance]

466. If we can get 1193 recs....

At the top of the main page on DU:

119,311 user registrations and 36,516,061 posts since January 2001

If we get to 1193 recs we will have 1% of all total DU users since its been started (active and tombstoned I think) recommending this thread! Let's see if we can hit that number or thereabouts by tomorrow morning!

[Pawel K]

470. Good catch. K&R

[jjchvz]

471. Olbermann Proposes Taking Out Hillary! Video Clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv9FfZfegNg

[tekisui]

472. OMG! It's gonna hit 1,000!!!

:rofl:

THis is what we think of you, Hillary,

No Thank You Very Much!!!!

[tavalon]

473. It's actually long past time

[Fox Mulder]

474. C'mon! Only 51 more votes to go!

[mudesi]

476. 45 more votes (nm)

[workinclasszero]

477. Hillary is working for McCain now

Rec

[jefferson_dem]

478. Face reality, Hillary.

Get out now.

:kick:

[Th1onein]

479. K & R

n/t

[SeattleGirl]

481. 960 Recs?

:wow:

[kid a]

486. 27 more out there ? kick

[kdpeters]

487. 972 recs? This is far and away the most recommended thread in my five years here

The Greatest Page on DU is one of the only sites I check everyday. If there has been a more recommended thread ever, I don't know how I missed it. The silent majority is speaking.

[thewiseguy]

490. You are so right. Many silent Obama supporters that I previously did not know

[stillcool]

489. Holy Toledo!

who would have thunk it? GOBAMA!

[IndianaGreen]

491. K&R

Time for Hillary to spend the rest of her sorry ass life in Chappaqua, waiting for Bill to get home.

[Tribetime]

493. this is like staying up to midnight new years eve as a kid

I can't go to bed until it's 1000

[thewiseguy]

496. Same here! 20 to go!

I so want to go to bed. lol

[JackORoses]

505. the Big Ball is about to drop!

[kwyjibo]

499. Wow, way to go DUers! I've never seen so many recs.

[grantcart]

500. Skinner should set up a thread like this and charge $ 10 a rec

What is the prize for hitting 500 on the nose???????????

[SunsetDreams]

553. yeah grant, Skinner could have raked in the dough tonight!

[quantass]

501. Woohoo ANOTHER Prize! I think i will wear that too -- Too much? (PIC)

[Pierre.Suave]

502. rec'd

now when is she going to drop out?

[kimsterdemster]

503. rec & kick!

I was sOOOOOOO proud of my Gov (Brad Henry) today!

[thewiseguy]

506. LETS DO A COUNTDOWN----10!

[JackORoses]

507. 9!!!

[cascadiance]

511. 8!

[thewiseguy]

512. 7!

[thewiseguy]

515. 3!

[quantass]

573. 1! (prime # count down)

[helderheid]

508. 9 recs to 1000??? Will DU asplode?!?!?!

[dailykoff]

509. 10.. 9.. 8..

Get ready folks the ball is about to drop on Hillbot!

:woohoo:

[helderheid]

510. I'll be part of DU History...

:woohoo:

[FirstLight]

514. 995 recs, and it is 9:11 PST

I can't even begin to post all the thoughts I have on this subject...maybe later
great thread, though...wow

[ampad]

516. Kick

Almost to 1000

[Divine Discontent]

517. 3 to go! DU history in the making - a clear sign to Hillary - the troublesome activists have had

ENOUGH!

[JackBeck]

518. Come on the final three....

Do it already....

[Viva_La_Revolution]

519. 998

:popcorn:

[patrick t. cakes]

520. am i one thousand

?????????????:toast: :party: :party: :party:

[SunsetDreams]

ummm not sure but way to go somebody lol!!!

[patrick t. cakes]

537. congrats DU!!!!!!!

[Tatiana]

529. I am donating $10.00 to Obama in honor of these thousand+ recs. n/t

[FlyingSquirrel]

596. Sorry, it doesn't work that way. You have to donate $1000

Didn't anyone explain this to ya before you got in? Oh well, Vinnie here'll break your kneecaps for ya if you ain't got it.

;)

[Kurovski]

680. It's one-thousand pennies!

...and $5 dollars more than Senator Clinton recently begged for from her supporters!

[Hissyspit]

521. 1,000!

Congrats to Pat Cakes!

[SaveAmerica]

548. WOOO HOOOO

:toast:

[thewiseguy]

522. YES!

[cascadiance]

523. 1000!!!!!!

http://umtailgate.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/Celebration,_Brooklyn_Bridge,_New_York_City.jpg

[Divine Discontent]

524. that's a whopper

[SunsetDreams]

610. so are those balloons lol

[sce56]

525. 1000th Rec and a Kick!

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[Kurovski]

556. A kick in honor of Kucinich.

:kick:

[NikolaC]

617. Make That Two

:dem: :)

[IndependentDem]

526. WOW 1000 recs. thats a hell of a response. n/t

[Spazito]

527. WOW!

One for the books!

[SavageDem]

528. Damnit! I just missed being #1000! (NT)

[sce56]

586. ¡Sorry I got lucky! ¡I could not believe it by the time I finished reading it was luck!

¡This needs to be emailed to all DU people so as to spread the word about this record breaking thread!


:kick: :daily: :wow: :crazy: :think: :woohoo:
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[dailykoff]

531. DU breaks a record.. another sign that this race is too close to call!

:crazy:

[FirstLight]

532. Holy delegates Batman...

I think someone should email this to her campaign headquarters!!!!

Progressives DO have some LOUD voices! :headbang: :applause:

[VenusRising]

533. Wow!!

That's unbelievable!

:wow::wow::wow:

[helderheid]

536. SOMEONE NEEDS TO SEND YOU A TROPHY!!!!

1008!!!!!!!!!!

[thewiseguy]

538. Whats the new goal? 2000?

:evilgrin:

[cascadiance]

540. At least 1194. That will have 1% of ALL users ever registered at DU!

tombstoned or not!

[SaveAmerica]

539. I was here when this post reached 1000 recs - Celestial Choir Time

[helderheid]

541. kick before bed cuz this is fucking CRAZY!

[Kurovski]

554. Can I have a drink of water?! The chocolate got cold now! Did you get that fan?

What do you want for breakfast?! I can make a spinach and cheese omelet! Do you eat breakfast?! You're not allergic to eggs are you?!

[helderheid]

644. OH YOU COOK??! SCORE!!! Omlete!!

[OnyxCollie]

542. K&R. nt

[John Q. Citizen]

543. It's time when she thinks it is. But Obama IS going to win a majority of the pledged delegates.

And Obama is going to win the nomination.

Hillary may still be in it to win it in April 2009 for all I know.

She is so out of touch with reality who can say what she will do?

[truedelphi]

604. Hopefully the media will have given up on her before then

[Califooyah Operative]

544. WOW. I've never seen 1k+ Rec's before and I've been here for a looooong time. nt

[cascadiance]

545. Hillary's reaction?...

[EFerrari]

550. Kick

[ekwhite]

551. Vote #1037 K&R

[grantcart]

552. can someone say "presumptive dropper outer"!!!

[New Dawn]

555. K&R!

[boppers]

557. I would kick this but...

Ooops. Wait.

Nevermind.

[kma3346]

559. K&R

:kick: :kick: :kick:


:toast:

[ATypicalIndependent]

560. My very first post...

...but I need to join this effort. Enough is enough.

[SunsetDreams]

566. Welcome to DU!

[Greyskye]

678. Welcome to DU

It's not usually this cutthroat, hope you stick around!

[BeachBaby]

561. You're right - it's TIME. K&R. n/t.

[doublethink]

562. Typical nomad1776 hit and run post !!! ......

;)

:kick:

[SlingBlade]

564. K & R

[defendandprotect]

565. Yes . . . but I think the monied interests supporting her want her to stay in . . .

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

570. the media including even some blogs - want it to go on

they are making money off of this.

Even the Huffington Post is milking this and not pressing the point that
ITS OVER.

Buzzflash is honest and they aren't pressing the lies.

[defendandprotect]

583. Oh . . . I see . . .

because they get 80% of the campaign funds so they certainly don't want to see public financing
and the public using their own airwaves!

And two candidates are worth more than one?

Of course, Edwards and Kucinich weren't sending big bucks their way . . . !!!

Something happened with Huffington maybe six months ago?
I unsubscribed ---

[guyanakoolaid]

567. Wow

I'm proud to have given the 3rd or 4th rec to this thread. It feels like I helped raise it. And my how big you're getting!

[Autumn Colors]

568. Kick .... I recommended it earlier today (nt)

[JeffR]

571. Ok, who recced this thread?

;-)

[chknltl]

584. I did and I am positively giddy...I think

I have never partaken in anything record breaking before. I need to look up giddy to see if that is what I am. I am fairly confident that I am not as giddy as a schoolgirl though.

[JeffR]

590. It's amazing.

Just stay hydrated.

[Kurovski]

591. Some people think it was just you doing it 1,080 times.

You are the king of the sockpuppets. I suspect it's true, because This many people would never recommend such an anti-democratic thread. Why Jeff, Why?!

Count every vote we already knew wasn't going to count! Please!

[JeffR]

676. I used the same technique to elect John Barrow in the Georgia 12th

He, of course, has been a big disappointment since the election.

My socks and I will be watching nomad1776 very carefully, to make sure he doesn't let us down. My socks hate to be let down.

[Kurovski]

682. All my sockpuppets have garters and waterproof linings.

A weaselly underhanded bastard such as myself always has sweaty palms.

I'll send you a pair of garters. They're quite fetching.

[JeffR]

685. Sweet!

Those should complement by Obama thong nicely.

[Kurovski]

693. I have to say...

you are one hot sockpuppet.

[Diane R]

574. kicked for the night.

[Crunchy Frog]

577. Wow, over a thousand recs. This has to be an absolute record here.

[Unbowed]

578. HEY SUPER DELEGATES! TAKE A LOOK HERE!

We're the real Democrats & you better pay attention if you care about the Democratic Party.

We are sending you a message and it is LOUD and CLEAR.

[mckeown1128]

581. this thread has to be a record... someone get Skinner in her to see this. nt

[sce56]

592. Yep I'd like to know if he could also say who was the 1K rec I belive it was me but so do 2 others?

I saw the rec at 999 rec'ed it then went back and it said 1000 then started to post my reply that took a bit of time and looks like several other think it was them..

[Jim Sagle]

582. I recommend this thread as an excellent asswipe.

[Kurovski]

721. Even if you were a mediocre asswipe, it was still nice of you to kick the thread.

[Norrin Radd]

585. k

[concerned canadian]

587. i wish she would drop out

if for no other reason than the sound of her voice. But the drama will continue; as the future president of the USA said,

'ït's the politics of distraction'.

[kid a]

589. john stewart said it best tonight - hillary says, "fuck the lever pullers"

[taught_me_patience]

593. k and r

can't believe I missed this earlier. Time for Hillary to leave with at least a bit of honor.

:kick: :kick: :kick:

[uppityperson]

594. well this tells me there are at least 1097 posters on DU.

[FlyingSquirrel]

595. Members, anyway

They don't all post.

:hi:

[cascadiance]

598. And probably at least 2200 according to the Hillary crowd...

... since they would argue that she has a "majority" of the popular vote of Democrats, and therefore there would be at least half of DU's active members that wouldn't rec this thread! :)

Oh wait, perhaps she lumps DU with that "activist crowd" at moveon.org that she's not fond of!

[cascadiance]

599. Right around 7:42 AM tomorrow morning, someone post the number of recs this thread has then...

... so we can have a record of the record for future reference! Not make it so we have to "guess" what the previous record like we did with the impeachment reference thread earlier.

[krispos42]

601. Stick a fork in her, she's done.

I'm tired of hearing her, I'm tired of looking at her.

I mean, I understand how she feels. She's been on this path to the Presidency for close to a decade. She's worked the DNC and DLC, the lobbyists and activists, the smoke-filled back rooms and the floor of the Senate, put in her time... and is seeing it usurped by an out-of-nowhere candidate that has people thronging to him by the ten thousand.

So she's pissed. But she has to get over it. She's a second-term Senator, for god's sake! That's a major accomplishment!

She should withdraw gracefully. before she's kicked to the curb in an embarrassing manner.

[SunsetDreams]

602. kick

[Kurovski]

603. Good night kick.

:kick:

[mythyc]

605. wow, 1111. this thread rocks

eleven-eleven, wasn't there something superstitious about that number ;)

:headbang:

[ClayZ]

606. 1111 Wooo Hooo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP21zUrMh7s

Kick

[SunsetDreams]

607. kick

cute video :)

[Jennifer C]

608. K & R

[meow mix]

609. k&R

this thread needs a sticky!

[malaise]

611. Wow

This thread has broken all records

[Tesha]

612. It's a shame the message isn't universal yet. (NT)

[NJmaverick]

613. Over 1100 votes, I have never been more proud of DU!

:applause: :grouphug: :toast:

[Lochloosa]

615. It's not the amount of Recommendations that count...

It's the popular vote. And since I'm from Florida, don't forget to count me. :evilgrin:

[Coexist]

619. sorry, Lochloosa, the FDP has taken away your Rec function,

so of course you should blame Barack Obama and Howard Dean!

[Ian_rd]

616. For the record, 1131 votes and still within 24-hours - still on front page

I already rec'd. :D

ABOUT 3 HOURS TO GO! REC! REC! REC!

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

618. still time to recommend - up until 10:42 AM

do it just to spite stupid Joe Dead Internet Scarborough

[MethuenProgressive]

622. I'd like to welcome all these new members to DU!

If you donate, you can get a star!

[NJmaverick]

625. Denial - It's more than a river in Egypt

[Tatiana]

640. Been here for 7 years, but thanks anyway. n/t

[Broadslidin]

623. Dear Senator Clinton: The side Show is Over, time to Move On......

:yoiks:

[eridani]

626. Not doing bad with 11,000+ views as well

My 2007 events thread has nearly 17.000 views, though. Of course it won't get archived for awhile--

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=184&topic_id=10485&mesg_id=10485

[Renew Deal]

627. wow

1151 recs!!! :wow:

[K Gardner]

628. Error: You've already recommended that thread.

[ClayZ]

717. Kick

[NOLALady]

629. K & R

1155

[shaniqua6392]

630. You have about 10,000 views on this post

and about 1,000 recs. So that means approximately 10% of DU'ers wish for her to drop out. I think she should drop out when she wants to. That is democracy in action.

[racaulk]

631. Not necessarily.

I'm sure a lot of people are viewing this thread multiple times, and each time it counts as a separate view. That doesn't mean that 10,000 have opened this thread, so I think your 10% figure is understated.

[PunkinPi]

632. k&r

1159

[ElboRuum]

633. Hillary is the ONLY choice for President... How DARE you!

Heheh. Made you look. So, is that two on the arm? I forget how this works.

:evilgrin:

[SoonerPride]

636. Well she was the only choice in meeshegan

touché

[EnviroBat]

634. kicked.

[stlsaxman]

635. rec # 1165...

wow!

[RoadRage]

638. I'm Rec 1167....

I'm Roadrage, and I approve of this message.

[helderheid]

639. 1167!

:wow:

[meow mix]

641. K&R good thread

[gulfcoastliberal]

642. I rec'd yesterday, just a friendly kick. C'mon, more recs!

[8 track mind]

643. yep..

count me in!

[Kittycat]

645. kick

[helderheid]

646. I'd like to see this reach 2008 :P

[crispini]

647. Wow! 1184 recommendations. Dang! nt

[SaveAmerica]

649. Is this dancing on a grave?

[crispini]

651. I think people are tired of it.

And it's not just us anymore.

[SaveAmerica]

664. I noticed that too, tv hosts are not even trying to hide that they think it's a

joke anymore, and that's sad. I'm not just talking about those who get paid to make jokes, either. Hillary had a chance to leave when it was clear that she gave it a good try, and did well, but was just not getting high enough numbers. I wonder if and when they will realize how much damage this has done to them?

[Ron Green]

648. OK, it's been 24 hours. A pretty good number of recommendations.

[helderheid]

650. Is this still able to get recs? If so, why is it off the Greatest page?

[racaulk]

654. Because the thread is now over 24 hours old.

Once a thread has been around for that time period, it comes off the Greatest page...regardless of the number of recs the thread has.

:hi:

[helderheid]

655. I am very impressed. Who would have ever guessed any thread on DU would get 4 digit recs??

[NoodleyAppendage]

652. KICK! Kick her thick ass out of the party. She's a Repuke at heart anyway... n/t

J

[MessiahRp]

653. If ever there were a post that should be pinned on the Greatest Page for more than 24 hours...

this is that thread.

Rp

[dailykoff]

657. Let's see, 1,189 to 8. . .

Statistical tie! It's still a dead heat!!

SHAME ON YOU DELET YOU POST!!!111

[cascadiance]

660. Darn! 5 votes short of crossing the 1% barrier of all DU user registrations...

As noted by the message at the top of the page here:

119,340 user registrations and 36,526,943 posts since January 2001

if we'd gotten 1194 recs we'd have rec's from over 1% of all DU users ever registered (tombstoned or no). Oh well, that perhaps is a goal for a future thread now, which will be a floating target and higher later probably.

[Hutzpa]

661. lol!

wait a minute....we just raised $5 mil in 30 mins, does that count? :shrug:



bwahahahaha!!!

:rofl:

[Norrin Radd]

658. k

[Hutzpa]

659. Just wonderful, dang! amazing

682 Posts

1189 Recs

10842 Views


Best posts of all time

Its alive and kicking.



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:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

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[cascadiance]

662. Paging Skinner!... We need a DU "Greatest hits" page...

... which has the all time greatest thread on it ranked in order by their rec counts.

That would really give us a historical record of what we've felt is important over time.

[ClassWarrior]

668. I second that idea. It would be fascinating to see.

NGU.

[myrna minx]

669. This just amazing.

I never seen anything like this in my time on DU.

[jordi_fanclub]

666. Ooops... "Error: You've already recommended that thread." (n/t)

:evilgrin:

[Myrina]

667. Too late to Rec, but AYE!!

:kick:

[doublethink]

674. 1190 !!!! Do I hear 1191 ??? !!!!

:kick:

Shit who said we can't count these things manually ...... unlike Hillary supporters ...... WE CAN COUNT !!!! We don't need no stinking calculator, the writings on the wall !!!

:bounce:

[Leopolds Ghost]

692. AYE!!! Abandon Her or Abandon Hope.

Hillary is Mother Cleary's Chickens around our necks.

[WA98296]

670. K&R

[bigtree]

671. this is as useless in the real world as a DU poll

This is an Obama supporter haven. What did you expect?

[TNOE]

672. 1,189 People Get It

[faithfulcitizen]

677. It's a Democratic/progressive haven. If she's not liked on DU, imagine what the GE would look like.

[PassingFair]

673. kick nt

[Greyskye]

675. Legendary Thread!

[mythyc]

681. comic book guy agrees

[Stuart G]

679. I think that Hillary should think about what she has said, then drop out.

[mzmolly]

683. Rec 1190 here

if I wasn't too late. ;)

[AZBlue]

684. I can't rec because it's been more than 24 hours (which I think should be changed, BTW)

But I can certainly kick it!

[progressoid]

691. Yep, that number would be a lot higher if those that don't check in everyday got a chance!

[wowimthere]

687. Yes Clinton get out and never come back!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[helderheid]

688. 1189. Just wow.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

689. Wow, is this a record?

[MadBadger]

690. I Officially Endorse This Thread - I can't Recommend anymore, but I hadnt.

[Blue Diadem]

694. Right there with you!

Too late to Recommend but I would if I could.

[bvar22]

695. 1189.....I think thats a MANDATE!

:patriot:

[futureliveshere]

697. Kick again. Any new people want to weigh in today?

[SunsetDreams]

698. wow!!! quite a spread here!

[me b zola]

699. Wowza!

:kick:

[Bonobo]

700. I was away and couldn't rec. So consider this an unofficial rec.

[Scooter24]

701. Amazing thread... Rec'd!

add another Rec that can't be counted. :woohoo:

[Guaranteed]

703. I think this thread will remain kicked until Clinton, in fact, drops out.

Or the admins lock it, of course.

[DarkTirade]

706. Or until the sheer size and activity in this single thread causes it to crash the server.

:P

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

704. congratulations for breaking DU record

most recommends for any thread ever.

[dailykoff]

705. This is a DU landmark and there is something very, very wrong here:

Clinton is not playing by the rules and I think it's worth wondering why not.

[Andy823]

707. That's easy

She wants to destroy Obama so she can run again in 2012! The only way she can do that is to take Obama out of the picture. She doesn't care about the party, or the country only herself!

[dailykoff]

709. Yes, that's highly plausible.

But it looks to me like she's directly colluding with the GOP and has been from the start. This is of course IMHO, but that's what it looks like. Notice for example that we never hear a peep from Junior, Dick and the rest of the gang while Hilly is swinging her hatchet.

[KittyWampus]

710. yes, I do.

[quantass]

713. lol

[tbyg52]

714. Whoa. 1189 as I type

Rec'd earlier but wasn't able to get back to reply on my dialup. Found it again so I could add myself to the record here. I am completely sick of her and Bill and their goalpost moving. If this is how they run a campaign, imagine how they'd run the country.

[KittyWampus]

715. too bad it didn't make it to 2008

:)

[mdmc]

716. I never got to R

:cry:

[dailykoff]

718. I'm sure this just a temporary thing.

We'll all get over it as soon as she wins Puerto Rico.

[dailykoff]

720. Call it a hunch, but I think the nomination has been decided.

Good night, Hillary. :hi:

[azmouse]

722. I wish I could recommend this thread every day.

[FlyingSquirrel]

723. Well, at least you can kick it.

[Moochy]

724. woot six days and still near the top!

:party:

[grantcart]

726. near the top are you kidding - through the roof

[jordi_fanclub]

725. Oooops... "Error: You've already recommended that thread." (n/t)

:bounce:

[Hepburn]

727. Kick....

..."Error: You've already recommended that thread." :hi: