Yep, I was right. FReepers rejoice at Walter Cronkite's impending demise.

[Faygo Kid]

I will fight them until my last breath, the ugly, inhuman, dittoheads.

Sorry. Forgive me; I am upset tonight, and they are indeed killers.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2274706/posts?q=1&;page=1

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. What those assweasels think is of no consequence.

None of them is worthy to scrape the chewing gum off the bottom of Cronkite's shoe. He was the best.

[A1Sauce]

34. Right On

Agreed

[Horse with no Name]

2. I'm sorry Faygo

:hug:
But seriously, they consider o'lielly and rush journalists?
There is no accounting for intelligence.
Collectively, they have the IQ of an infant.
Reflexive behaviour.

[AllentownJake]

3. We rejoiced over Reagan

Why should we be surprised that they rejoice over one of our heroes.

[Faygo Kid]

4. I didn't.

Class is class. Sometimes DU lacks it. The FReepers always do.

They are killers.

[AllentownJake]

7. Just saying

:shrug:

DU isn't as extremist as FR.

[WaveRunner]

11. Funny Statement

On the pro-choice board.

Thanks for the chuckle

[Horse with no Name]

13. Please....expand your thoughts

I'm not sure I have been able to peg your intentions yet.
:popcorn:

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[Tansy_Gold]

23. hardly a comment worthy of a DUer

I mean, really.

Just hit the alert button. That's what it's for

[Maru Kitteh]

24. Shhhh. I'm trying to get it to explode. It's fun to watch them explode.

You know, fun?

[krispos42]

29. Ding-dong!

[Horse with no Name]

36. OMG TOO FUNNY!!!

:rofl:

[malaise]

46. Perfect

:rofl:

[KamaAina]

38. And thanks for your concern!

:eyes:

[salguine]

28. I didn't rejoice over it, but I did take some glee in pointing out to conservatives that

he did not, in fact, rise from the dead after three days.

[Tansy_Gold]

25. "We" did not.

Individual DUers might have done their dancing at his death, but in general DU has remarkable respect and reverence, not only for the dead but for the ones they leave behind.

DUers in general do not wish harm to anyone, even our enemies, with the exception of those who continue to advocate for execution of certain criminals.

And while I think there are probably some of us who secretly smile when a particularly disliked individual passes away, there is relatively little real gloating.

I suspect that even when some of the most evil finally pass on, there will be appropriate condolences expressed here.




Tansy Gold

[cherokeeprogressive]

30. Bullshit. When a person hated by DU dies, the "I Think I Can Dance" threads go on for days.

For. Days.

[omega minimo]

33. I'd have rejoiced if his mental deterioration had been acknowledged when he was POTUS.

[jbnow]

35. Rejoiced over Reagan? I must have skipped all of those posts.

However I did think it was probably a very good thing and wasn't sure why great grieving. The devastation of Alzhemiers was the sad part. He was freed of that when he died.

Not that we are above it. There were some snotty comments as soon as Tim Russert died about things he did wrong in his job and so on.

When Falwell died my thoughts weren't too kind. I think those who are most surprised after death are atheists and fundamentalists... but the atheists will like the surprise.

But rejoicing at someones death? I might not grieve it, might feel unmoved...but why rejoice? Especially when someone is harmless at the time
Even with Reagan, as much as I despised his presidency, I wondered about Nancy. My grandpa was senile for the last couple years before he died at 96. Though he was no true companion his death left an emptiness...he'd been so much her focus at the end that the loss was very hard on her

[devilgrrl]

41. Bollocks!

:eyes:

[NMMNG]

43. *You* may have, but that doesn't mean everybody here did.

People with class and compassion never dance on graves.

[SlipperySlope]

45. Most were somewhat respectful, some were not.

Most were somewhat respectful, some were not.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=1726149&mesg_id=1726149&page=

i don't care what killed him, alzhiemers or the black plague, i'm glad he's dead and i don't care how many times i'm scolded or chastised for it. the day he took office was the most depressing day of my life, and i swore, that on the day he died, i'd drink a toast of celebration and figuratively piss on his grave and have said so to several gingrich sucking reagan worshipping dickheads.

fuck ronald reagan, and i hope in some small way my fuck you counteracts all the bullshit we are going to be hammered with for a fucking month after the fall of this 'greeeeeaaaaaat human being'.

fuck you ronnie, here's to ya pal. see ya in hell

There were worse ones. No reason to dig them up.

[BolivarianHero]

49. I did...

His government gave enormous power to far-right, pro-theocracy elements, dehumanized innocent people for using cannabis, and got rid of the Fairness Doctrine.

[PM Martin]

5. This was expected.

[BeatleBoot]

6. They don't know and they don't know that they don't know.

Zero self-awareness.

They got their ass beat in the last two elections and they don't know why.

Get on the clue bus, morans.

[bluestateguy]

8. They probably think he was the mastermind of the Killian memos in 2004

When of course he had been long retired, but never mind facts.

[Contrary1]

9. Well duh...he's the reason we lost Vietnam...

Doncha know? :crazy:

[Faygo Kid]

12. One of the nicer comments there tonight: "When Cronkite dies, I’ll just think “good riddance”.

This is who they are.

They are no different than Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, or any show on Fox News.

They are haters, and killers. And we take them for granted, or for fools, here at DU. They would kill us in a minute if they had the chance. And you can see that over there tonight. Yet many here take all of them together for granted, and as not a threat to our nation, and to basic decency.

I think that's wrong, but I expect to be ridiculed for it. The comments on Obama are one thing. But check out the raw hatred for Cronkite there. More like the Holocaust Museum shooter. That's who they are. That's who Rush, O'Reilly and Beck are, as well. They just mute it so as to make their $$$$, but that's what they want. They are killers.

We take them as jokes at our peril.

[Mrs. Overall]

48. What they are saying about Walter Cronkite is terrible and revolting--

Shocking that they claim to be Christian.

Interesting that their celebration of Cronkite's demise also brings out their hatred of JFK and Obama.

And yes, I think many DUers underestimate the power of the right wing's hatred and prejudice. And, they claim to have God on their side.

[The Wizard]

14. Cronkite lost Vietnam

to the Vietnamese. Wow that's strange logic from people who profess to adhering to the democratic principle that people should choose their own government.
The fact is the Vietnamese people wouldn't let an invading army take over their country.
Freepers suffer mental disorders and should only be let out of the basement on leashes.

[MADem]

10. The opinion of the idiot doesn't concern or sway me.

It shouldn't you, either.

Consider the source.

[Faygo Kid]

18. Yeah, just relax. Please see my prior post.

Your post, with all due respect, is just insane.

Wait and watch. These people are dedicated.

[MADem]

26. Sorry, I just can't agree with you. There are idiots all over the world.

And when idiots are quite deservedly ridiculed, and marginalized, they don't shut up and retool/regroup, they get vociferous and boisterous and tell everyone about how they've been slighted and put down and don't get the "respect" that they deserve.

That's all you are seeing with those jerks--the disordered rantings of failed losers. They should stand up every so often and brush the cheeto fluff off of their boxers, and if they're really motivated, they should put on a bathrobe, walk up the stairs from mom's basement, and take out the trash for poor old mom.

My post on this subject is not "insane," FWIW, but I have paid attention to "these people." The smaller their party gets, the more they carp about bullshit, use hateful invective, and further isolate themselves from any sort of civil discourse.

Again, consider the source. You'll never see ice cream coming out of a horse's ass, so it's a counterproductive excercise to be expecting that. They are what they are.

[Bucky]

15. I'm sorry that when you walked in the sewer you got shit on your shoes.

I guess someone should keep an eye on them, just as they got lurkers keeping an eye on us. That's why we have open politics in this country--with the exception of White House visitor logs. But I can't go there sometimes. I know what the shit's gonna smell like when something like this comes up. Somedays the stupid is funny over there, but about this it's not.

[buff2]

16. Freeptards are the most unhappiest Forrest Gumps on this planet.

They also have the darkest and coldest hearts of anyone on this planet. Ugh......I am so GLAD I am not one of "them". They are really sickening. :puke:

[buff2]

19. Freeptards are the most unhappiest Forrest Gumps on this planet.

They also have the darkest and coldest hearts of anyone on this planet. Ugh......I am so GLAD I am not one of "them". They are really sickening. :puke:

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[yodoobo]

22. People who dance on graves are despicable

Figures that Freeperville would be full of them.

[HughMoran]

27. That's OK

They're just giving us permission to do the same. It's just the internet.

[sakabatou]

31. A death "cult"

[omega minimo]

32. The love and admiration for Walter Cronkite and his integrity will blow their spittle back to Hell

:toast:

[Rob H.]

37. The freepers hate Cronkite because FoxNews hates Cronkite

He had the temerity to be openly critical of Chimpolini's administration so FoxNews tried to smear him whenever they could. It was laughable to see, really, since Walter Cronkite has more journalistic integrity in a single one of his famous moustache's hairs than exists in all the vacuous shitbags who populate that channel.

[martymar64]

39. Fuck those punk ass bitches

Cronkite is always #1 in my book. He reported in the field during Operation Market Garden,

He is a true American Treasure.

[bamacrat]

40. It amuses me to think all these douchebags think they know god and his admissions policies.

How can you rejoice in someones death that did not kill anyone or harm anyone. He was a reporter, i think Bill-o and Limpballs have more repenting to do than Cronkite, if you believe in that.

[rvablue]

42. No surprise....he stood for everything they abhor.

Truth, Facts, Integrity, Empathy, Intelligence, Enlightenment, Accountability, Fairness.....


I could fill a book.

[shadowknows69]

44. No words. Ok, actually a couple. May you all rot in the Hell you believe in.

Because Jesus would never have anyone as vile as you.

[spanone]

47. they think the enquirer is 'high journalism'

[ThatsMyBarack]

50. When Jesse Helms died last year....

My family and I "danced on his grave."

(I don't know why I'm posting this. I guess I just want attention! ;))