I bet most DUers will disagree. Heaping praise on a racist is not generally what we do here (Reply #6)

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Mon May 28, 2018, 11:25 PM

stevenleser (32,886 posts)

6. I bet most DUers will disagree. Heaping praise on a racist is not generally what we do here

YMMV.

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40 replies	Author	Time	Post
He died at Pearl Harbor and wasn't identified for 76 years. Now an Iowa sailor can be laid to rest [View all]	Omaha Steve	May 2018	OP
But according to the Con, he is happy with his America	malaise	May 2018	#1
Welcome home, Sailor.	Dennis Donovan	May 2018	#2
Self-deleted	Dennis Donovan	May 2018	#3
There is some ugly statement attributed to him in his wiki page	stevenleser	May 2018	#4
...and this is nothing remotely germane to this particular conversation.	Dennis Donovan	May 2018	#5
I bet most DUers will disagree. Heaping praise on a racist is not generally what we do here	stevenleser	May 2018	#6
There was no praise, just recognition for a guy who had a front seat to hugely historical events...,	Dennis Donovan	May 2018	#7
When you inject a person into a discussion that had nothing to do with him,	EffieBlack	May 2018	#8
This is about Pearl Harbor...	Dennis Donovan	May 2018	#11
So if David Duke was at Pearl Harbor you would want DU to praise him too? Nt	stevenleser	May 2018	#14
self delete	Dennis Donovan	May 2018	#16
Says the guy who hijacked the thread about a Pearl Harbor hero to talk about who ELSE was there	EffieBlack	May 2018	#20
Have a good night!	Dennis Donovan	May 2018	#22
YOU brought up Leavelle and Oswald's shooting.	EffieBlack	May 2018	#17
I'm not mad at all	Dennis Donovan	May 2018	#18
Exactly. I don't know what this person's problem is	stevenleser	May 2018	#19
Or even just silence would have been than arguing about "germaneness."	EffieBlack	May 2018	#21
Have a good night!	Dennis Donovan	May 2018	#24
It's such a bother when we point out someone is a racist. We should just shut up about	stevenleser	May 2018	#25
Attacked?	Dennis Donovan	May 2018	#23
Uh huh. You aren't fooling anyone about anything. So you know. nt	stevenleser	May 2018	#26
Have an AWESOME night!	Dennis Donovan	May 2018	#27
That's what you are going with after directing praise toward a racist?	stevenleser	May 2018	#10
.	Dennis Donovan	May 2018	#12
Exactly	stevenleser	May 2018	#15
yeah	heaven05	May 2018	#30
conveniently ignoring certain aspects of our past certainly allows us the opportunity to celebrate	LanternWaste	Jun 2018	#31
And as I said above, I have no idea why that person reacted to me the way they did.	stevenleser	Jun 2018	#32
he posted @ 1:49p - you responded at 2p on a 5 day old post that I self-deleted	Dennis Donovan	Jun 2018	#34
Nope, not creepy, happened to be reading DU and when Lantern posted it kicked the thread which	stevenleser	Jun 2018	#35
oh, sure... in the span of 10 mins from one reply not to you	Dennis Donovan	Jun 2018	#37
Yup, that's how it happened. I like your selfie. nt	stevenleser	Jun 2018	#40
Sorry, Waste...	Dennis Donovan	Jun 2018	#33
Apparently the exception is inventing new ways to be nasty to me however. nt	stevenleser	Jun 2018	#36
Always the victim, eh Sparky?	Dennis Donovan	Jun 2018	#38
Nope, I don't feel the slightest bit victimized by you. I'm just noticing your behavior. nt	stevenleser	Jun 2018	#39
This message was self-deleted by its author	uppityperson	May 2018	#9
K & R	Niagara	May 2018	#13
K&R	radical noodle	May 2018	#28
K&R!!	Docreed2003	May 2018	#29

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