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LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)
19. K&R
Fri Aug 9, 2013, 06:22 PM
Aug 2013

Nobody should be above criticism.

Think about how it feels to be called a paid shill and constantly have people invoking "blue links" ProSense Aug 2013 #1
. . . . . . WilliamPitt Aug 2013 #7
there is no parallel grasswire Aug 2013 #9
You take it well, PS.. You're amazing in the way you just let Cha Aug 2013 #31
You have 103,000 posts. Bake Aug 2013 #33
You can count. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #46
Why humor and derision of such hate talk are in order nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #2
I feel your pain. Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #3
derogatory slurs are the norm if you dare disagree with specific or general policy, msongs Aug 2013 #4
I second Prosense's statements. I think this would mean more if you criticized the other side's name stevenleser Aug 2013 #5
"Both sides do it" cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #13
No, it's not even that "both sides do it". It's the other sides fault its happening to begin with. stevenleser Aug 2013 #17
LOL. cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #23
You can pretend to laugh, but look downthread. Which side is already name-calling here? nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #32
LOL x 100 Puglover Aug 2013 #37
Except, my point is already proven by namecalling downthread. Nice try though. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #41
Once again. Puglover Aug 2013 #43
And once again, look downthread. My point is already made and proven. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #47
Clearly you are not getting my point. Puglover Aug 2013 #54
I dont care what you think of my point. It's proven whether you care to see it or not. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #56
+1 Just Saying Aug 2013 #60
oh, the "moral equivalence" argument? grasswire Aug 2013 #21
Neither. For instance, notice there is already name calling here in response to this OP. Which side stevenleser Aug 2013 #27
Emoprogs. Firebaggers. Reactionary Screamers. Marr Aug 2013 #57
No one in this thread has used those terms. Now you have used "Apologist" That is the third name in stevenleser Aug 2013 #65
Apologist is an actual word and an accurate description. Marr Aug 2013 #71
+1 nt MADem Aug 2013 #55
I don't really care what they accuse me of... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #6
I'm sick and goddammed tired of being called a cheerleader treestar Aug 2013 #8
Presidents EARN s upport. grasswire Aug 2013 #16
"Presidents require support" NoOneMan Aug 2013 #39
We support the President when he does good things Hydra Aug 2013 #42
Please link to me all the posts sheshe2 Aug 2013 #72
"Presidents require support also" PSPS Aug 2013 #53
I remember many years ago when I first found DU the great thinkers and interesting writers that were monmouth3 Aug 2013 #10
Its the same four people...over..and over...and over again. bvar22 Aug 2013 #11
I AGREE Skittles Aug 2013 #22
New ones are popping up to replace the ignored ones.[n/t] Maedhros Aug 2013 #38
I've gone years without having anyone on ignore. LWolf Aug 2013 #67
Damn right we have a right and a duty to question our leaders... Aristus Aug 2013 #12
You have two options: millennialmax Aug 2013 #14
c. PUT THE SWOONERS ON IGNORE Skittles Aug 2013 #18
Define swooner. I'm curious. eom millennialmax Aug 2013 #20
you remind me of the people who say, DEFINE GUN HUMPERS Skittles Aug 2013 #24
Well, at least we agree on gun humpers. millennialmax Aug 2013 #29
LOL Skittles Aug 2013 #36
it's just the swooners and they are NOT CREDIBLE Skittles Aug 2013 #15
K&R LiberalEsto Aug 2013 #19
and didn't Obama tell us to hold his feet to the fire? nt grasswire Aug 2013 #25
I admire you, Mr. Pitt... Wait Wut Aug 2013 #26
Most of the name calling I've seen comes from Obama attackers. nt Progressive dog Aug 2013 #28
you got that right. Whisp Aug 2013 #40
I'm with you Will. My support for Obama is appropriately critical & NOT NOW or EVER, SYCOPHANCY hlthe2b Aug 2013 #30
The problem is, reasonable critics are being conflated with hateful hyperbole addicts... phleshdef Aug 2013 #34
And lets look at that too, the reasonable critics aren't trying to reign in the hateful hyperbole stevenleser Aug 2013 #44
I have put some hateful hyperbole addicts on Ignore too Skittles Aug 2013 #45
Some are, while others are so immersed in ideology, they get angry at anyone who wavers. phleshdef Aug 2013 #59
poor baby Whisp Aug 2013 #35
That's their shortcut Jakes Progress Aug 2013 #48
Uh huh. As opposed to Swooner/Sycophant/3rd Way/DLC/Centrist/etc? stevenleser Aug 2013 #51
The sycophants and groupies are not to be taken seriously, they don't represent liberals or quinnox Aug 2013 #49
Ive seen "paid shill" an " authoritarian" sufrommich Aug 2013 #50
Thanks, I momentarily forgot those. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #52
Don't forget apologist, lacky, cheerleader, toady....! MADem Aug 2013 #62
You forgot "swooner". I never see this kind of sufrommich Aug 2013 #73
Thanks. I didn't just vote for him. I volunteered long hours for his election and re-election. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #58
So far, we have folks who support the President referred to as swooner and sycophant in response to stevenleser Aug 2013 #61
We can add apologist to that now, by the way Will. That has now been used under your OP. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #66
That doesn't prove anything and you know it. Marr Aug 2013 #68
You can try to assert that. But it's clear which side jumps to name-calling first and reflexively. stevenleser Aug 2013 #75
Frankly I would rather be called an asshole rather than have someone tell me that Puglover Aug 2013 #69
You're only saying that because you hate Obama. Zorra Aug 2013 #63
When you/we hold the President's feet to the fire, that is exactly the support the President NEEDS Faryn Balyncd Aug 2013 #64
Well good. I'm tired of being called an apologist, cheerleader, cutlist and centrist... Drunken Irishman Aug 2013 #70
Locking. This is Meta... Violet_Crumble Aug 2013 #74
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