Magistrate Appreciation Thread

[Mike 03]

There are so many kind, courteous people here, but I have to just say that The Magistrate is someone who has been so kind to everyone for years and I've never had the common sense to tell him (I am assuming it's a 'him') how much I appreciate his eloquence, civility and intelligence.

He reminds me of my favorite professors. He is patient, knowledgeable, forgiving and kind.

An awesome person here at DU. The Magistrate is another reason it's so gratifying to have found a website like DU.

[bigtree]

1. K&R'd

:kick: :toast:

[villager]

2. You, sir, are correct!

;-)

[lonestarnot]

3. K & R to dat!

:D

[EFerrari]

4. So, what are we after tonight?

:evilgrin:

I enjoy The Magistrate because we only agree every leap year and it's still such a benefit and a pleasure for me to get his viewpoint.

Thanks, Sir.

[blueraven95]

5. I agree wholeheartedly

I don't believe I have had the pleasure of conversing directly with The Magistrate, but I find him to be one of the most pleasant parts of DU and a wonderful moderator.

[yowzayowzayowza]

6. 2nd that Comrade. n/t

[Lilith Velkor]

7. I loves me some Magistrate

"My Ignorance Is Legend, Ma'am..."

:rofl:

[leftstreet]

8. WTF? The Magistrate would make a terrible Surgeon General

I'm so confused

:cry:

[TK421]

9. Wouldn't that be "Sir"geon General?

[flvegan]

12. That's a DUzy if there ever was one!

[tekisui]

10. knr~

[emilyg]

11. Yup.

[Starry Messenger]

13. A day with a Magistrate posting is always the best.

I enjoy his writing and his thought process.

[ColbertWatcher]

14. Agree! Kick and rec for The Magistrate! n/t

[MissB]

15. Cheers to The Magistrate!

I always enjoy his posts, and his wit.

[hfojvt]

16. I still think it oughta be called

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=4078881#4078916

[spanone]

17. sir.

:patriot:

[dweller]

18. "now, let's go get those Bush bastards"

ahh, to hear those words come from the highest court in the land...

k&r
dp

[The Magistrate]

19. Thank You, Sir!

Your kind words, and those of others here, are appreciated greatly.

[Uzybone]

20. K&R

Magistrate is the best. His posts make even the banal issue interesting.

[Sparkly]

21. I LOVE The Magistrate!!

:loveya:

[texanshatingbush]

88. DANG...you said what I was gonna say! So.......

thanks to The Magistrate for both your sage insights AND the mellifluous words with which you share those insights!

[Kahuna]

22. I appreciate the Magistrate. He's a very nice and smart man.

on edit.. I forgot to add that he's also very polite. :loveya:

[ClayZ]

23. K and R

Yes, sir!

[lildreamer316]

24. Hell yes. K and R.

..with a vengance.
Great Mod.

[Forkboy]

25. Hear hear!

An honorable man. :toast:

[jillan]

26. I completely agree!

The Magistrate won me over during the primaries.

S/he is a class act.

[Rhiannon12866]

27. K&R! I'm on board... Very well stated.

One of my very first friends on DU, kindness, wisdom and humor. I'm honored to know him... :yourock:

Memsahib Rhiannon :woohoo:

[The Magistrate]

30. Hello, Mem'Sahib!

I have not seen you about for a long time, and it is a pleasure to find you here!

[Rhiannon12866]

36. Hello, my friend! It's a pleasure to see you, as well...

And you must know that I'd have to post on this thread... :-)

I've been off and on lately, since my elderly computer here finally gave up the ghost. My friend kindly lends me his laptop, since I feel out of touch with the world when I can't access DU... I'm hoping that this situation is temporary... *fingers crossed*

It's especially necessary that I learn what's really going on in the world now, since we've sure been hit with a plethora of news... I've even stepped back into "The grudge match in the basement..." ;)

Kudos to you, my friend, from me and your legion of admirers. It's well deserved. :D

Mem'Sahib Rhiannon :yourock:

[Cetacea]

28. Most appreciated, Sir.

Thank you for civility and kindness. I love your posts.:patriot:

[TacticalPeek]

29. Agreed.

:kick:

[krispos42]

31. He's a skilled wordsmith

For which I forgive the ring he leaves in the Mod Hot Tub.

:-)

[EFerrari]

34. Too much information!

lol

[thewiseguy]

32. He is a class act.

Thanks for everything.

[Heidi]

33. You forgot funny! The Mag's wit is unparalleled.

:kick:

[hay rick]

86. His wit is unparalleled because it is sir-pendicular.

[Hekate]

35. Very nice post; I think you made my evening here. Hugs to you for the OP and the Mag for being...

... who he is on a consistent basis.

Hekate

[Ohio Joe]

37. K&R - nt

[Judi Lynn]

38. He's THE distinguished presence. K & R.

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

[tom_paine]

39. Everyone loves The Magistrate. Including me!

Yo, Magistrate!

Whadday think about the pending appointment of Sanjay Gupta to SG?

I need a dose of Magistrate's Patented Patient Reasoning to tell my why it isn't a bad joke and a VERY BAD sign and indicator of whether or not Obama is the man we thought he was and the man this nation needs him to be.

Ditto for Harry "I blow Mitch MocConnell for dimes because he knows which drawer I have nude photos of little boys in" Reid's slimy toadying to the Bushies in refusing to seat Franken (Burris, at least, makes sense in Reid's Toadying Capitulation).

So, what is your reply to these two events, latest in a long line since Nov. 4th's "victory" that is beginning to seem a bit more like our 2006 "victory that was no victory" every day, though I am not going to judge until I have seen Obama actually govern for at least a year.

Clearly, the Democratic Congress, with very few exceptions, is unchanged and as disgraceful as they ever were.

But what do YOU think? Are you concerned by these events as I am? Do you disagree fully, or with caveats that I might be right (though I am sure we both hope that I am wrong about what these things might mean)?

Lay that Buttery Magistrate Calm Logical Goodness on me, pal!

:hi:

[The Magistrate]

72. Thank You, Sir

I appreciate your comments, particularly as it is no secret we do not always see eye to eye. 'Whole hog' agreement ought not to be a requirement for mutual respect and amicability.

To answer your questions briefly....

Dr. Gupta does not seem to have a particularly sound grasp of public issues elating to delivery of health care. This is not too surprising; working doctors have not demonstrated much grasp of these; indeed, through the history of this debate since the close of WWII, the positions of the A.M.A. have mostly been twaddle. That a man is an expert in repair of automobiles does not make him an expert traffic engineer, and the specialized training required for medical practice necessarily leaves a person without a lot of time or energy to devote intelligently to other fields of expertise. If Dr. Gupta is being picked as an advisor, or a person expected to direct policy, the choice would not be a good one. He is, however, a competent 'talking head', and if he is appointed to work at selling policies President Obama's administration intends to press against opposition from the insurance establishment, and against Republican agitation over 'socialized medicine', then it could prove a sensible choice, as the man is certainly media-savvy, and popular with the public.

Sen. Ried is far from my favorite Democrat, and does not strike me as the person we need in the position of Majority Leader in the Senate. But there are some condition that should be borne in mind. Owing to the broad range of views in any national Democratic caucus, the persons who emerge as internal leaders in our Party tend to be people skilled at mediation and conciliation, and persons with those qualities do not often display alongside them any great capacity for ruthlessness and harshness. The Republicans, being more of a feather in their flockings, are able to select leaders on the basis of fighting spirit, and regularly do so. It is time for Democrats in Congress to grow up, and accept that they are part of a bloc which must act together, even at the cost of some individual discomfiture, for the good of the whole.

A lot will depend on President Obama's skill in rallying the people of the country to him in legislative efforts, so that is clear to legislators, and not only Democratic ones, that the country demands Congress act favorably and speedily on the President's agenda.

[tom_paine]

91. Good points all. Food for thought and I will consider it. One place I do disagree with you.

You said:

A lot will depend on President Obama's skill in rallying the people of the country to him in legislative efforts, so that is clear to legislators, and not only Democratic ones, that the country demands Congress act favorably and speedily on the President's agenda.

I guess I don't see it quite like that. Certainly what you say is true, but IMHO it is still FAR SECONDARY TO WHAT LEGISLATIVE INTATIVES HE PROPOSES. I mentioned two of my pre-inauguration concerns, and in retrospect I see they were both "appointment related" which doesn't speak as well to my original point/question. So let me choose two legislative examples.

Caveat: this is all M$M speculation and thus should be taken with a grain of salt, but if there's one thing the last 8 years ALSO shows conclusively is that when the M$M reports the Democrats are about to cave or be Bushie-Lite, that almost ALWAYS is what happens.

One could almost say that reporting on Democratic Capitulations is the ONLY thing the Toady M$M is reliable about.

I don't think my disagreement with you, perhaps strong disagreement, on your last point, invalidates your other points.

Having said that two examples of my LEGISLATIVE concerns as it interfaces with Obama and reflects on the disgusting passel of Nancy Pelosi Democrats that now IS the Democratic Party (and I am not speaking of the Left-Right dichotomy, but by the Serves Bushies-Serves America scale), are both involving tax cuts.

Obama is already bending like a reed in his Clintonian "post-partisan" bullshit which we all know the Bushies laugh at with the same gloating contempt for Liberal Weakness that the Nazis did. I will NOT back off on that, it is NOT hyperbole in the least and it is, I believe a very close similarity, if not identical, in this one area (and others, too, but that is a conversation for another day).

First, Obama reportedly is going to let the Bush Tax Cuts go until 2010. Second, Obama is already on his knees before Mitch McConnell (as if the last 8 years never happened) coughing up 40% tax cuts in the name of "compromise".

And WE KNOW what the Bushie idea of compromise is. Norquist told us in a rare moment of honesty: It's Date-rape.

Even if they ARE for the middle and lower class, tax cuts are Bushie Doctrine and DON'T WORK. It was shown during Raygun, Bushler I, and now obviously and undeniably under Bushler II. Yet the Bushies, who regularly revise history and melt/bend reality like mozzarella cheese with their Goebbels v2.0 Propaganda Machine, have done so with that reality, and now EVERYONE accepts as Conventional Wisdom, and now Tax Cuts "worked, have worked, and always will work".

Let me make a point of something I discovered years ago now, that the Bushiganda is as much or more to re-engineer the mind of the Democratic Leadership as it has to re-engineeer the National Mind into neutralized impotence.

This Bushiganda Program, too, has met with great success.

Can you honestly say, after the last eight years (and with a handful of notable exceptions) that you haven't noticed that the Nancy Pelosi Wing of the Democratic Party (which is to say 70-85% of our seated Democratic Congress) despises us with almost as much contempt as the Bushies do?

You think that's an accident, any more than it's an accident that there has been an explosive rise in "Nazi-style absolutist and demonization thinking" the last 28 years and the numbers of Hannidiots and Savage Weiners? (people who are incapable of distinguishing beween "Nazis" and everyone else, basically and a bit metaphorically stated...Good Germans)

Which brings me full-circle to the Caeser/Hitler-level effectiveness of the Bushiganda program, even in manipulating the mind of our so-called "representatives" (who represent the top 0.01% and NO ONE ELSE, with a handful of notable exceptions, IMHO).

Obama is not looking like FDR, so far. Not even close. He is looking, quite frankly (and I am witholding judgement but am very concerned) like Bill Clinton, as I said above.

Which wouldn't be a bad thing at all...if the nation was not under severe authoritarian threat from the Bushies, and our System of Checks and Balances at or near an all-time low of health and vigor. (the threat has not diminished simply because the Bushies had to "let" us win this time or their cover would be fully blown)

But we need better than that now. MUCH better.

Just to let you know, Magistrate, in these last few paragraphs I lapsed into a way of speaking that sounds like I am CERTAIN of these things. Rather than go back and re-edit my entire post with caveats, let me just state that I am certain of NOTHING right now.

I hope I am misreading these signs, but we will find out within a year of Obama is the man we think he is or if he is a Bill Clinton or (which while not a bad guy, is the WRONG guy for this dire situation, metaphorically-speaking) Nancy Pelosi Democrat.

[PurityOfEssence]

40. A veritable bastion

Most pleasant and dependably more-or-less on the right side of things.

Sorta bulwarky at times, too...

[HamdenRice]

41. You, Sir, have nominated a singularly qualified individual for approbation!

[malaise]

42. I agree 100%

K & R

[pleah]

43. K&R :)

:loveya:

[ColesCountyDem]

44. I don't know if he is or not, but I hope he's a judge in real life.

His posts are always well thought-out, lucid and, on occasion, wickedly funny!

:hug: :) :hi:

[LeftishBrit]

45. I'm on board!

[annabanana]

46. Highly deserved, no question. . . . . n/t

[xchrom]

47. 48th recommend. nt

[immoderate]

48. K&R. It's always good to know The Magistrate is with us.

I always appreciate his words. :)

--IMM

[NanceGreggs]

49. I LOVE 'IM!!!

He's the Magistratiest!!!


:applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause:

[Missy Vixen]

50. The Magistrate RAWKS

I only wish I had your patience, Sir.

Julie

[IsItJustMe]

51. Yes he is.

[lumberjack_jeff]

52. Right on, Mike! n/t

[ozymandius]

53. The Magistrate is who I want to be when I grow up.

One could make a book of civility and knowledge from his collected posts.

[bridgit]

54. kiss ass!

:spray:

[librechik]

55. IsThe Magistrate my long missing Algonquin godfather? Inquiring minds

should enter the sweat lodge and ask the spirits why, WHY

The Magistrate is such a "Superior Man," as the I Ching would say.

Luvya, Mag!

:hug:

[onenote]

56. k&r

[clu]

57. ya the magistrate rocks

i dunno if it's his politics, presentation, or possibly my lack of exposure but i can't recall reading anything from him that's questionable.

[rosesaylavee]

58. I agree - he is very kind and polite and deserves this thread

K & R

[Uncle Joe]

59. Kicked and recommended for a true Gentleman.

Thanks for the thread, Mike.

[SlowDownFast]

60. My favorite poster/mod, bar none. n/t

[sammythecat]

61. He IS the magistrate. If he isn't one, he should be.

Even without the "sirs" and "ma'ams" his responses are immediately recognizable for the qualities you stated, eloquence, civility, intelligence, patience, and knowledge. I'll lump forgiving and kind in with civility.

His words are always the words of an intelligent grown-up who thinks before he speaks.
:thumbsup: for The Magistrate

[Ishoutandscream2]

62. A kind, decent, thoughtful fellow

Yes, I am a big fan of his. We could all learn from his wonderful manners.

[lpbk2713]

63. K&R

I'm in total agreement.


:thumbsup: :hi: :thumbsup:

[Shardik]

64. I'll add my rec to this as well.

[Ignis]

65. The Magistrate, sir, is a purveyor of fine quality posts!

And so I'm delighted to give you a K with a side of R.

:woohoo:

[DeepModem Mom]

66. Most delighted to kick and recommend!

[shanti]

67. count me in as an "M" fan!

:kick:

[sniffa]

68. Really?

[leftynyc]

69. K&R

A true gentleman in every sense of the word. We're lucky to have him among us.

[baby_mouse]

70. My fave DUer. If he didn't exist it would be necessary to invent him.

Props to the Magistrate!

:toast:

[Buzz Clik]

71. Yeah, he really knows how to delete posts and lock threads with dignity.

I always feel honored when he hammers my posts. :evilgrin:

[Jack Rabbit]

73. I had the pleasure of serving with him as a mod years ago

That was quite the experience.

[The Magistrate]

76. It Was a Great Pleasure For Me as Well, Sir

I miss those times a little on occasion: you are an extraordinarily fair-minded person, and a very sound thinker.

"Gentlemen, this officer was on Samar!"

[JuniperLea]

74. I've always thought the Magistrate was Irish...

He can tell you to go to hell in such a way as to make you look forward to the trip!

:rofl: I crack myself up... but seriously... I've never had more cordial disagreements or more sincere and kind agreements.

I recently hung this quote on a wall near my desk, and I've thought of The Magistrate more than once when I've read it.

"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. - Author Unknown

[The Magistrate]

85. That is An Excellent Sentiment, Ma'am

"Let the proud Saxon feel Erin's avenging steel!"

[JuniperLea]

90. I'm glad you approve, Sir! eom

[yardwork]

75. OMG yes! One of the very best. k&r

[DinahMoeHum]

77. For He's A Jolly Good Fellow. . .And So Say All Of Us.

:toast::toast::toast:

[Taverner]

78. He rocks - - but what I really wanna know is

Does he talk in prose in real life?

[ihavenobias]

79. K & R

[Blue_Tires]

80. +1

I've been around for awhile, so I know what types of threads bring out certain DUers, but the Magistrate is the one whose movements I can never predict...I've seen him calmly putting out huge flamewars, and I've seen him being the single respondent to a an odd post...The fact that he continually keeps his moderator status is a testament to his ability to cut through the static and keep DU's message signal clear -- And he does it without 'vanity' posts or threads that just about every DUer is guilty of at one time or another...

plus, he also makes model planes...how cool is that!

[Buns_of_Fire]

81. If I grow up, I wanna be just like The Magistrate!

(Aside to my wife, Morgan Freeman: "Is that pretty good sucking-up?" My wife, Morgan Freeman: "I've seen better, but it'll do." Me: "Fine. I'll let it stand.")

To The Magistrate: A Truly Class Act.:toast:

[BrklynLiberal]

82. I second that emotion...in every aspect.

:thumbsup:
Each adjective that you chose is perfect.

[tbyg52]

83. Hear, hear!

:applause:

[npincus]

84. He's one of my faves!

(if he's a "he"... otherwise, she is!) :)

[TygrBright]

87. Extra stars for unfailing courtesy....

...even when he's in the process of tombstoning some weaselly troll.

Whatta guy!

appreciatively,
Bright

[stevedeshazer]

89. Does he really speak in that ridiculous tone all the time?

I mean in real life.