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Beats Hell Out Of Me, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2013 #1
Once again, Sir, you separate the wheat from the chaff. 11 Bravo Sep 2013 #7
"unremitting hostility to people elected to office as Democrats..." Sadly, no. You are wrong. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #10
Bravo! Scuba Sep 2013 #16
'Holding Feet To The Fire', Sir, Is Not Dousing Them In Gasoline And Striking A Match The Magistrate Sep 2013 #21
My sentiments exactly. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #102
. jazzimov Sep 2013 #115
Could not have stated it better myself!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #126
Strangely enough, I have not seen any DUer burning the POTUS in effigy not have I practiced that. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #127
I Appreciate Your Efforts To Demonstrate My Point, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2013 #138
I am very happy to point out your factually incorrect assumptions, when appropriate, R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #148
Again, Sir: You Have Demonstrated The Point I Made Splendidly The Magistrate Sep 2013 #156
Kick and Rec what you said, Sir! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #162
You are more than welcome to discuss... R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #166
Plumping For A Side-Track, Sir, Will Find Few Takers The Magistrate Sep 2013 #170
He doesn't quite realize he's been owned. MADem Sep 2013 #177
It's even better when you pretend to ignore it but then bring it to attention. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #197
You seem to be having trouble with your keyboard. MADem Sep 2013 #200
Oh, I'm fine. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #204
Sorry--I won't be derailed, either. You don't get to play the "Look over here" game. MADem Sep 2013 #212
Ah, another coward in denial. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #218
You don't get to be personally insulting either. nt MADem Sep 2013 #221
I'll leave that up to you as you run out the door. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #229
Keep it up---it helps people see you for what you are! MADem Sep 2013 #245
Oh, I thought you ran away. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #368
No, you didn't. nt MADem Sep 2013 #384
posts like this are what is making DU3 suck backwoodsbob Sep 2013 #389
I think you should look in the mirror, there, bob. MADem Sep 2013 #407
don't try to derail this subthread backwoodsbob Sep 2013 #411
If you don't want to be talked about, then don't insert yourself into the drama. MADem Sep 2013 #468
Anyone who types this dreck "The critics job is the hard path...the strait path" should know Number23 Sep 2013 #244
That was a hugely enjoyable film--I liked it way more than I expected I would!!! nt MADem Sep 2013 #246
I understand your reluctance. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #178
Very good debate, Daneel Lasher Sep 2013 #262
True democrats? Maybe not. True progressives and liberals, yes. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #303
Now That, Sir, Is a Sound Position The Magistrate Sep 2013 #309
bog is about respect hopemountain Sep 2013 #140
Explain how the three posted below are worthy of respect...for starters. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #158
those folks are hopemountain Sep 2013 #179
I like you Vanje Sep 2013 #186
back at you, vanje hopemountain Sep 2013 #190
I am going to offer an olive branch and explain my reasoning as well. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #195
thank you for the olive branch hopemountain Sep 2013 #222
"did you know the head of the usda is former monsanto?" R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #228
as is the appointed head of the FDA, Michael Taylor. bvar22 Sep 2013 #312
Great post hopemountain. Autumn Sep 2013 #299
+1 DCBob Sep 2013 #401
Thank you for this post! Celefin Sep 2013 #259
Thanks for the post hopemountain. Civil and balanced. nt GoneFishin Sep 2013 #452
Okay, enough! The horse is dead already. How many posts do we need on this? brush Sep 2013 #289
And you nail it once again, dear Magistrate! Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 #220
And this is why you RUN this joint. Yeah, the admins set it up but you own it. Number23 Sep 2013 #241
Really? Phlem Sep 2013 #328
No you have not disidoro01 Sep 2013 #366
You Are Going To Pretend, Sir, You Know My Comments And Views Better Than I Do? The Magistrate Sep 2013 #374
I've done some searching disidoro01 Sep 2013 #376
Good For You: I Have A Memory.... The Magistrate Sep 2013 #379
No disidoro01 Sep 2013 #381
Sometimes, Sir, The Messengers Just Make It So Easy... The Magistrate Sep 2013 #383
Don't be foolish disidoro01 Sep 2013 #390
No Need to Tell Me That, Sir; Not Even My Wife Thinks Me Foolish.... The Magistrate Sep 2013 #391
lol ok disidoro01 Sep 2013 #397
+1! DCBob Sep 2013 #373
+1 uponit7771 Sep 2013 #463
Exactly! n/t sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #105
+1000 !!!! Why I'm on DU orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #427
Ha! Well Done, The Magistrate! babylonsister Sep 2013 #19
Tell me about it!!!! Well articulated! nt MADem Sep 2013 #53
I respectfully disagree, sir Warpy Sep 2013 #116
Indeed, Warpy, elleng Sep 2013 #152
Better question: Why is the group so small? leftstreet Sep 2013 #2
I believe it's small because if you don't agree with EVERYTHING Obama says and does... CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #4
Well, that would explain it leftstreet Sep 2013 #9
Their banned list is nearly half of their enrollment. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #11
Well, that's not accurate, either. Unless you have a very fluid view of the word "half." nt MADem Sep 2013 #354
124 blocked to 315 subscribers. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #364
I hope you're not an accountant, if that's "nearly" to you. MADem Sep 2013 #385
39.4% Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #365
As I said elsewhere, if those percentages were election results, MADem Sep 2013 #388
Of course they are not election results, the banned list being a list of Obama voters Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #470
I used the word "if" for a reason. My point was that there's a huge difference in those numbers. MADem Sep 2013 #471
OMG!! You got thrown out of group? Was it for the F-Bomb?? madinmaryland Sep 2013 #38
My dear madinmaryland! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #45
Hey CP!! The only group I trashed was the madinmaryland Sep 2013 #55
Oh yeah...I trashed the gungeon too. I'd forgotten about it! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #65
Don't you have a checkbook to balance or something? Kolesar Sep 2013 #85
Heh. I don't hate anybody, actually. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #87
YOu are just doing this for stimulation, then Kolesar Sep 2013 #90
You think MY behavior is odd? CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #108
Hi Peggy~ sheshe2 Sep 2013 #110
You need to know how much I appreciated your support, esp when I was ill... CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #114
Peggy~ sheshe2 Sep 2013 #125
I hope we will always have this mutual respect. I plan to. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #144
"we do not walk in lock step." tkmorris Sep 2013 #185
No. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #191
An example - you blocked Bonobo muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #304
EXACTLY! Puglover Sep 2013 #334
One problem with his posting in that thread. DevonRex Sep 2013 #461
That's laughable. You're trying to pretend that 'this is in BOG' justifies any random ban? muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #466
Excellent point. Too bad it won't sink in. nt Union Scribe Sep 2013 #235
"those that wish to have us gone" Vanje Sep 2013 #193
Vanje, thank you for your reply. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #239
You say "a group that upholds Democratic ideals". An important Democratic ideal, as reflected AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #310
Interesting. That rather puts your recent "kind" words to me in a different light. DevonRex Sep 2013 #403
I always mean my kind words, always. Never doubt that. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #404
Right. And i guess so did all the others here who've said unbelievably cruel DevonRex Sep 2013 #428
I do. call someone "My Dear" and stab em in the back. nt dionysus Sep 2013 #476
Same could be said for other groups too, Peggy. RiffRandell Sep 2013 #128
That is bullshit, I am a big critic of Obama. joshcryer Sep 2013 #146
Yep. And that fact speaks volumes no matter how some may try to rationalize it. Mojorabbit Sep 2013 #234
Completely untrue. There is a variety of opinions on the policy. grantcart Sep 2013 #394
most DU groups are small , but i believe it's more active than most JI7 Sep 2013 #26
We sure as hell are active! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #129
because they run out ANYONE who doesn't have a Tiger Beat mentality Skittles Sep 2013 #33
It's got over three times the membership of the Elizabeth Warren group....but it's not a contest. nt MADem Sep 2013 #67
Number one in banning regulars, you should be proud. Rex Sep 2013 #413
Because their adoration is almost religious... HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #3
You hate the President. We have seen that repeatedly. Kolesar Sep 2013 #77
Unintentional irony? LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #83
nosey nellie...eom Kolesar Sep 2013 #86
Wait a minute. The SOP of that group is that it isn't a site for criticism. MADem Sep 2013 #84
MADem! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #149
Anytime! nt MADem Sep 2013 #169
Here is the problem disidoro01 Sep 2013 #271
That is not true. And there is no "problem" -- except for disruptors who are thwarted. MADem Sep 2013 #339
Nice disidoro01 Sep 2013 #342
Nice attempt at distraction. Clumsy, desperate, and obvious, but done with verve! MADem Sep 2013 #348
You are correct disidoro01 Sep 2013 #362
I am correct that you should find another hobby. MADem Sep 2013 #371
More disidoro01 Sep 2013 #377
I can understand why you need "more." MADem Sep 2013 #382
You are technically correct disidoro01 Sep 2013 #396
I am sorry for your pain. MADem Sep 2013 #405
Yawn disidoro01 Sep 2013 #408
I wasn't trying to "do it." MADem Sep 2013 #410
there have been brilliant, informative posts hopemountain Sep 2013 #157
Exactly--it's one place that folks can click on where they won't be getting a fistful of shit MADem Sep 2013 #176
well, on the possibility hopemountain Sep 2013 #182
Hee hee! nt MADem Sep 2013 #184
My glass is always half full. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #205
+1,000 MADem Sep 2013 #206
no, that is what it is SUPPOSED TO BE Skittles Sep 2013 #227
If "Tiger Beat" isn't your thing, you could always trash the group. MADem Sep 2013 #247
"Do you really think anyone who posts there cares about your opinion?" Number23 Sep 2013 #256
I think Obama would be extremely disappointed in the BOG. Rex Sep 2013 #414
I'd find that idea easier to believe Union Scribe Sep 2013 #257
Yeah, they "rally the troops" all the time... MADem Sep 2013 #378
hear & here. exactly, madem nt hopemountain Sep 2013 #478
Thanks for explaining that so thoroughly, MADem. nm Cha Sep 2013 #265
Well said. n/t ronnie624 Sep 2013 #337
Exactly nt treestar Sep 2013 #392
yep DrDan Sep 2013 #94
I believe that is what Skittles refers to as Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #213
The squealing MuseRider Sep 2013 #119
Like a Backstreet Boys concert.... HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #122
Hey Hooptie! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #134
Everything ends up being abbreviated into an acronym. Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #5
But an acronym does not always end up being wielded as an insult. nt tblue37 Sep 2013 #18
Theres a lot acronyms on DU Vanje Sep 2013 #189
Tell me about it. I have had to ask Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #449
I feel like Tien1985 Sep 2013 #6
Why did someone feel like they needed a special group for Barack Obama? kentuck Sep 2013 #8
Same as all the others zipplewrath Sep 2013 #13
Didn't it get started when he was a candidate? CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #15
Holy shit, the Joe Lieberman group must reduce you to a paroxysm of frothing rage! 11 Bravo Sep 2013 #17
Uhmm. The Rick Santorum Group is the only "frothy" group!! madinmaryland Sep 2013 #58
LOL! with a side of Nausea nt Vanje Sep 2013 #194
Isn't there an Elizabeth Warren Group? JoePhilly Sep 2013 #25
There is. MADem Sep 2013 #202
why not, there is one for other Democrats , is it surprising there wouldbe one for the Dem President JI7 Sep 2013 #32
Why do Elizabeth Warren, John Kerry, and Hillary Clinton supporters "need" a special group MADem Sep 2013 #91
I see groups as more than just a way to discuss a person or issue without outside interference. Revanchist Sep 2013 #201
That's a fair point, too. The pace is slower and yes, more thoughtful. nt MADem Sep 2013 #203
Do I really need to answer that for you kentuck? sheshe2 Sep 2013 #168
Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #233
We support the elected President of The United States. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #243
Echo chamber, some need it for security. Rex Sep 2013 #416
It's an acronym, as is 'POTUS'. Are you actually demanding more respect for the BOG Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #12
His point is that the acronym is being used as an EPITHET-- tblue37 Sep 2013 #23
How would you know what his point is? They call themselves the BOG. So if to call them Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #28
It is very easy to use a group's self-selected label tblue37 Sep 2013 #56
I understand your point Vanje Sep 2013 #198
And "Progressive" is, amazingly, being used as an epithet LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #89
By the BOG, no less. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #117
really? when? where? hopemountain Sep 2013 #165
Right here LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #285
They frequently speak of "The Left" as something other than themselves. bvar22 Sep 2013 #329
The use of the BOG is fine with me LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #331
Hear, hear! n/t Laelth Sep 2013 #351
Thats an attitude shared by Fla Dem Party. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #459
Thanks for explaining acronyms in general and POTUS specifically. I had no idea. 11 Bravo Sep 2013 #24
I can simply say you are using it as an epithet, that's all you are doing, making an unsupported Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #37
So you are contending that BOG is not routinely used dismissively at DU? 11 Bravo Sep 2013 #44
I'm saying you have not defined, supported or made clear what your contention is. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #68
I am contending that BOG is occasionally used as a perjorative term at DU. 11 Bravo Sep 2013 #78
I'm sure it is occasionally, but any word can be spoken with contempt, even one's own Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #97
I came back to see if you responded to my post after all of your invective, if you would Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #311
Doubtless you can point to examples of "all (my) invective". 11 Bravo Sep 2013 #380
Well, "bog" is Brit for toilet. riqster Sep 2013 #43
A "bog" can be a dreary wasteland of muck and mud Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #54
If you want to be technical and go back to the origins of the term, I think it's Irish. MADem Sep 2013 #183
It was better than calling it Tiger Beat? Fumesucker Sep 2013 #14
Fumesucker MuseRider Sep 2013 #34
Thread Winner! adirondacker Sep 2013 #79
HA! SammyWinstonJack Sep 2013 #95
Fanboys was already taken. morningfog Sep 2013 #98
Game. Set. Match. RetroLounge Sep 2013 #121
#%^* MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #155
Ahh yes... 99Forever Sep 2013 #278
Perfect Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #284
This response makes this entire mess worth reading libodem Sep 2013 #306
Yer a bad boy! L0oniX Sep 2013 #320
That's only OK when it's Eddie Snowden treestar Sep 2013 #400
When we start seeing lovingly posted swimsuit pics of Snowden, Assange or Warren get back to me n/t Fumesucker Sep 2013 #477
OP, I really really want to hear why you think 'POTUS' is ok but 'BOG' is not. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #20
Look upthread. If you can't figure it out from there, then I can't help you. 11 Bravo Sep 2013 #27
Uh...you don't make fun of someone by calling them a POTUS. You can by calling them a BOGer NoOneMan Sep 2013 #31
That does not even make sense. Any word can be spoken with intent to convey contempt Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #40
Maybe it's like the *N* word. Some can use it, and some can't. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #42
Saying BOG is like the *N* word isn't nearly as fucking funny as you THINK. DevonRex Sep 2013 #250
No, Bluenorthwest obviously thinks that we are merely being neutral tblue37 Sep 2013 #64
I never said the things you are ascibing to me, and that is unacceptable bullshit. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #74
Give us all a break. Desert805 Sep 2013 #252
Who is you all? Union Scribe Sep 2013 #260
That is how they refer to themselves. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #22
it's an ACRONYM - *HELLO* Skittles Sep 2013 #29
Umm, I get that. My reference was to the way the term is often applied here. 11 Bravo Sep 2013 #39
So you feel people need to express more devotion and respect when saying BOG? Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #49
It's an acronym frequently slung contemptuously AS A SLUR. *HELLO* nt tblue37 Sep 2013 #66
gee I cannot IMAGINE why Skittles Sep 2013 #72
Any place that refers MuseRider Sep 2013 #92
it makes certain people feel good about themselves, like how they brag about how many recs JI7 Sep 2013 #30
Figure out why they've banned 100+ people from their group. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2013 #35
^^^^_____^^^^ this nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #57
You state/accept a false premise in framing your query. While the BOG might have begun Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #36
Barack Obama Group. BOG. Statement of Purpose. SOP Autumn Sep 2013 #41
oh it has switched - it's not the USE of the acronym BOG Skittles Sep 2013 #46
OFFFs. What are we supposed to do? Say it sexy? Autumn Sep 2013 #52
As the orthodox type God G*d we must also type B*G to convey respect for our centrist Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #59
You know, I hired ( Voted for) Obama to do a job, Autumn Sep 2013 #71
Maybe we need a :respect: tag that indicates proper tone. RetroLounge Sep 2013 #124
I think I am kind of fond of MuseRider Sep 2013 #288
Now you have me wondering just how "bog" can be said in a sexy way DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2013 #112
In all my years here I have never known you to be willfully obtuse, Skittles. 11 Bravo Sep 2013 #62
Nor am I a member of the group, nor do I post there. tblue37 Sep 2013 #96
This is an amazing post! My sentiments exactly stated! Outstanding post!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #132
Thanks. nt tblue37 Sep 2013 #188
For some reason, people act like there's no difference between someone who is Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #274
Thank you Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #172
true. true. true. hopemountain Sep 2013 #479
Ah yes. The HOF group... Callmecrazy Sep 2013 #50
I thought the HOF group was a sub-set of the Sports Group (Hall of Fame)! madinmaryland Sep 2013 #60
For a brief and shining moment, when I first saw the term referenced, MADem Sep 2013 #353
I thought hof was hall of fame. that explains why I am not in there Doctor_J Sep 2013 #159
The folks using it as an epithet are struggling to deal ... JoePhilly Sep 2013 #47
on they Syria issue JI7 Sep 2013 #51
Yes. The anti-war crowd is mad because we didnt go to war w Syria Vanje Sep 2013 #208
No, they're mad because ~Obama~ didn't go to war with Syria as they all predicted he would. tridim Sep 2013 #282
rolley eye emoticon Vanje Sep 2013 #283
I was 100% correct about Syria and the President's reaction. tridim Sep 2013 #286
^^^^^^^^^^^THiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiissssssss^^^^^^^^^^ FFS. Nt pkdu Sep 2013 #70
Heh. Good post. nt tblue37 Sep 2013 #99
They haven't dialed it back since DU3. joshcryer Sep 2013 #150
Yep. Some are still raging puffy red because Obama didn't bomb like they hoped. Whisp Sep 2013 #154
Link? Union Scribe Sep 2013 #231
Strangely enough, when Obama was thinking about bombing Syria Rex Sep 2013 #240
Read it again, that's not what was being said at all. tridim Sep 2013 #295
Actually, BOG members and Obama supporters ... JoePhilly Sep 2013 #301
Don't bother. Seriously. We know what we said. DevonRex Sep 2013 #465
By Jove, I think he's got it! nt MADem Sep 2013 #248
That's all wrong...it's backwards. dkf Sep 2013 #261
In reality Obama IS keeping us out of stupid wars. tridim Sep 2013 #287
As a candidate, he said he'd leave Iraq and add troops to Afganistan? JoePhilly Sep 2013 #347
Spot on, Joe Philly Hekate Sep 2013 #467
I think that kicked in automatically after they banned the 112th DUer. rug Sep 2013 #48
Being Banned from the BOG is a Badge of Honor Skittles Sep 2013 #61
Because we're awesome. bravenak Sep 2013 #63
... Scurrilous Sep 2013 #322
I'm a host of the Barack Obama group. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #69
124 bans of DU regulars, how proud you must be. Rex Sep 2013 #223
124 bans of people insistent on planting their flag where it was not welcome. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #226
Thanks Bolo for explaining the situation. 124 Blocks of disruptors intruding into a GROUP Cha Sep 2013 #266
Not true. Some were banned for stuff that had nothing to do with the President. Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #269
I got banned and did not even know I'd been in that group, I avoid that group because Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #469
So your inability to recognize what and where you are posting is our fault? Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #474
Yes, for shame!!1! Scurrilous Sep 2013 #313
Way to throw disidoro01 Sep 2013 #273
"Way to throw the racist card." I've done no such thing. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #275
I see the problem here, it is the main host. Rex Sep 2013 #317
You may "call out the President for his drone policy" DevonRex Sep 2013 #341
Conform right disidoro01 Sep 2013 #343
I just said you CAN. So start a thread in GD where the most people DevonRex Sep 2013 #356
And good day to you sir! disidoro01 Sep 2013 #363
You can, just not in the BOG. Rex Sep 2013 #345
Because the hatred and disdain for this president is nothing like we've ever seen before... Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #73
Did you live through the Clinton presidency? nt grasswire Sep 2013 #118
I sure did. But again, I've seen NOTHING like the hatred of THIS president. Nothing like it. Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #120
I monitored freerepublic during the Clinton years. grasswire Sep 2013 #133
My dear, you went on Free Republic. You should expect that from Free Republic. You should not Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #137
I see many people disagreeing with Obama here. grasswire Sep 2013 #139
I disagree with Obama on quite a few things. That's fine. But I see quite a bit of pure HATRED here Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #142
I have seen very little of that hatred MuseRider Sep 2013 #290
Well, we just see things differently then. I disagree with you wholeheartedly. Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #291
Thanks for replying. MuseRider Sep 2013 #294
And I just ask that when you confront it that you won't turn a blind eye to it. Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #336
Oh my MuseRider Sep 2013 #357
We have more in common than you think. I am the daughter of a black gay Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #359
Awesome! MuseRider Sep 2013 #361
I can and will happen, we just have to remain diligent. Look, I never thought Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #367
LOL-- I was banned from the BOG for quoting from the U.N. Charter.... mike_c Sep 2013 #75
I mentioned "3-dimensional chess" in a half-line response DrDan Sep 2013 #103
WHY YOU WERE BLOCKED RIGHT HERE IN YOUR OWN WORDS: DevonRex Sep 2013 #123
What about that is not true? Fumesucker Sep 2013 #264
He wrote the last 2 paragraphs & they're against the SOP. AND DevonRex Sep 2013 #268
sounds like ya'll will go to great lengths to avoid the truth... mike_c Sep 2013 #297
So if, on the BOG, I write... MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #302
And that is the meat on the bone: what little is left. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #174
No, you were not. You were banned for calling POTUS a "war criminal." MADem Sep 2013 #251
That's typical, too. They pretend complete innocence when they DevonRex Sep 2013 #254
this is why DU sucks.... mike_c Sep 2013 #298
I'll invite you to elucidate, if you can. nt MADem Sep 2013 #333
well, first I did NOT "call the POTUS a war criminal...." mike_c Sep 2013 #346
Excuse me, I cut-and-pasted your very words. MADem Sep 2013 #352
LOL-- I'm LAUGHING at the BOG, not whining about being banned.... mike_c Sep 2013 #387
Naaah. MADem Sep 2013 #393
I bet they banned Ban Ki Mon right after you. nt Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #270
It's so bad in there ...even Obama got banned. L0oniX Sep 2013 #321
I've never wandered in there BainsBane Sep 2013 #76
Because that group operates like a fanclub LittleBlue Sep 2013 #80
Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #81
What is that supposed to mean? eom Kolesar Sep 2013 #88
Not sure what he was Trying to say.. but evidently the Cha Sep 2013 #267
AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Orrex Sep 2013 #293
In a country of 300 million, 100 compulsive flamebots have found their way to this forum Kolesar Sep 2013 #82
+1. LOL. n/t FSogol Sep 2013 #93
Pfft. As if. truebluegreen Sep 2013 #106
I for one am glad they found each other. Scurrilous Sep 2013 #113
In an age of acronyms, this self-named group chose BOG. They are free to change it. Divernan Sep 2013 #100
facinating life you lead Kolesar Sep 2013 #101
BOG is a very touchy bunch, they love to "BAN" people from their insularity, like me. 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #104
I think Skinner sums it up pretty nicely here: Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #107
That's good to know. Thanks .. "Dear Leader" huh? that's rich. ~nt~ 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #111
Skinner has the etymology and usage wrong here LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #292
Your entire post Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #296
Oh Bobbie honey, if you say it it must be true LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #327
Take a bow.... Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #340
But you misunderstand my appreciation of your oh so wise council LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #344
Insight. Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #358
Only your insight can save us LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #370
I said that he wasn't Wall Street's biggest enemy MisterP Sep 2013 #167
It isn't so much because of what they post in the BOG. morningfog Sep 2013 #109
Brwawawaaaa.. consider the source 11 Bravo.. Cha Sep 2013 #130
LOL~ sheshe2 Sep 2013 #180
ObamaCares.. do you? Cha Sep 2013 #209
For the life of me,I cannot understand the obsession some sufrommich Sep 2013 #131
I can't stay I understand it, either. If you hate Obama, fine. Why pick on the BOG? Just don't go Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #135
Why doesn't the BOG get its group hidden from "Latest Threads"? grasswire Sep 2013 #141
Again, why do people who don't like to post on BOG because of the nature of that group Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #147
Thank you for the concern about the BOG! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #236
WE HAVE NO FUCKING CONTROL OVER THAT. IT'S SKINNER'S CALL.nt DevonRex Sep 2013 #253
Every new post on this web site shows up in Latest Threads. The admins have made the Number23 Sep 2013 #255
not so grasswire Sep 2013 #316
Nor do any of them have over 100 banned regulars. Rex Sep 2013 #318
And my guess would be only one of them, maybe two, JimDandy Sep 2013 #439
Even if what you say is true (and I'm not sure if it is) it doesn't negate the fact that Number23 Sep 2013 #386
yes, and I wonder why someone doesn't? grasswire Sep 2013 #443
Well, you have been repeatedly shown that you are wrong. I guess only time will tell Number23 Sep 2013 #457
No they do NOT "have that protection for themselves." DevonRex Sep 2013 #462
Grasswire, Here is the motherfucking heading at the top of the Greatest Page: DevonRex Sep 2013 #417
Crickets. Cha Sep 2013 #440
I'm not sure why you're so excited. grasswire Sep 2013 #441
"I frequent several groups that do not expose their OPs to Latest Threads," DevonRex Sep 2013 #445
Probably because it spills out into GD Union Scribe Sep 2013 #258
So if other DUers would just stop disagreeing with you sufrommich Sep 2013 #279
^This Hydra Sep 2013 #324
Some people need an echo chamber to feel secure. Rex Sep 2013 #136
Because of their behavior during the primaries of 2008. TransitJohn Sep 2013 #143
It's true that Jane Hamsher was a Hillary shill... joshcryer Sep 2013 #151
Blue spruce jellybean rainbow TransitJohn Sep 2013 #160
I clearly blew your mind. joshcryer Sep 2013 #161
I thought we were spouting non-sequitors after you started. TransitJohn Sep 2013 #163
I thought we were bashing primary supporters of Obama. joshcryer Sep 2013 #175
It wasn't at all clear that that is what you were doing. TransitJohn Sep 2013 #181
That really is the only response you can give sometimes! Rex Sep 2013 #219
So... Hillary supporters are "shills"? winter is coming Sep 2013 #164
Nah, she shied away from that support once Obama was nominated. joshcryer Sep 2013 #173
Innuendo and lies. joshcryer Sep 2013 #145
here is what confuses me: Raine1967 Sep 2013 #153
The BOG is also a safe haven group: Raine1967 Sep 2013 #171
They earned their contempt when... Oakenshield Sep 2013 #187
It has so far banned 124 DU members from the group? Rex Sep 2013 #192
Nearly half its member base. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #199
The ONLY group that has over one hundred bans of DU regulars. Rex Sep 2013 #211
Get over it. n/t Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #276
I am sorry if facts hurt your feelings. Rex Sep 2013 #314
It's none of your business, Rex. n/t Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #406
Yeah I know you would like me to stfu, but I will be far more vocal about Rex Sep 2013 #429
Look, it's your life. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #435
More parroting Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #207
Didn't mean to hurt your feelings. Rex Sep 2013 #210
IOW Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #215
Kewl story bro. Rex Sep 2013 #216
U mad? Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #230
You obviously are. Rex Sep 2013 #232
I think we've identified Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #237
I agree you always lose these conversations. Rex Sep 2013 #238
the numbers don't matter treestar Sep 2013 #398
Wrong, the POTUS would be ashamed that someone is representing Rex Sep 2013 #419
It's not more of a disgrace than any other group treestar Sep 2013 #453
Welcome to bizarro DU... SidDithers Sep 2013 #196
There is nothing bizarre about criticism of our electeds, Sid. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #214
What is bizarre is a tiny group banning over a hundred DU regulars. Rex Sep 2013 #217
It reminds me of the * days where the rabid right weenies were R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #224
BOG is the best name for that group no doubt. Rex Sep 2013 #225
Because a party label tells us all we need to know about the President! YoungDemCA Sep 2013 #249
It's only *some* of the President's supporters who behave like trolls muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #308
I don't think I've ever posted there either Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #242
That group has no moral core. All they care about is where Obama stands. dkf Sep 2013 #263
Out of the many disgraceful comments on both sides of this fight, yours is one of the worst. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #277
It's the truth. How can you be against stupid wars and support all this aggression? dkf Sep 2013 #325
Your insults go over the line. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #409
The truth hurts because it is the truth. dkf Sep 2013 #421
I'm not putting up with your bullshit smears of other good DU members. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #423
I don't think it has anything to do with Obama and where he stands. Rex Sep 2013 #319
I agree completely, Obama would be ashamed of the BOG. Rex Sep 2013 #422
This hurts most of all. Thank you so much. DevonRex Sep 2013 #425
I don't believe a word of what you are saying anymore. Rex Sep 2013 #432
Are you saying I have no moral center? DevonRex Sep 2013 #424
How can you if you have no disagreements with him? dkf Sep 2013 #426
Answer the question like an adult. DevonRex Sep 2013 #430
I do question how you can think you have a moral core and be only supportive of Obama throughout his dkf Sep 2013 #434
So now you're afraid to answer. Learn from Rex above. don't weasel around it. DevonRex Sep 2013 #438
Actually I need to thank you for opening my eyes to the mysterious hatred Rex Sep 2013 #444
Leave me alone, Rex. You have done enough damage to me today. DevonRex Sep 2013 #446
Oh my gosh...please don't think anyone is mad at you or hates you or anything like that. dkf Sep 2013 #450
... DevonRex Sep 2013 #454
Good vibes to your son and your family. dkf Sep 2013 #456
'm sorry your feeling that way Vanje Sep 2013 #460
Vanje, DevonRex Sep 2013 #464
you had a 200+ post in meta detailing a thousand ways you were a right winger and you have the dionysus Sep 2013 #475
Well, clearly, it's because everybody else is wrong. nt bemildred Sep 2013 #272
Well, when you put it that way Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #280
Am I now an official Bogglehead? ananda Sep 2013 #281
Great question - thanks for posting. bluedigger Sep 2013 #300
There are two issues here. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #305
You have a point. bvar22 Sep 2013 #326
I was thinking about that last night and this morning. MuseRider Sep 2013 #332
If a Group uses their "privileges" to suppress criticism, dissent, ... bvar22 Sep 2013 #335
I agree. MuseRider Sep 2013 #349
I blame Obama. antiquie Sep 2013 #307
Because some people are really intolerant. Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #315
You mean like the BOG? Phlem Sep 2013 #355
No. that group is there for a specific purpose that anyone can choose to ignore Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #360
Oh I see Phlem Sep 2013 #375
Because "BORG" was already taken. L0oniX Sep 2013 #323
LOL... Nailed It! bvar22 Sep 2013 #330
Not sure about the US but bog is UK expression for toilet. dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #338
To Americans a bog would be a wet area like a peaty marsh. Jesus Malverde Sep 2013 #350
LOL! That's what I thought about the first time I saw BOG on DU. snappyturtle Sep 2013 #455
Thank you so much for your kind words dipsydoodle. DevonRex Sep 2013 #399
how did those who voted for this President twice but don't always agree with with him 100% magical thyme Sep 2013 #369
Simple. A small group says that there shall be no criticism of PBO, R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #372
You're getting to know DU quite well. L0oniX Sep 2013 #415
I dunno. It just worked out that way. Iggo Sep 2013 #395
That group reminds me of a high school clique. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #402
Message hidden by jury decision. L0oniX Sep 2013 #420
Message hidden by jury decision? Why can I still reply to it? Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #447
the freepers definitely DID do that to Bush grasswire Sep 2013 #451
IMO the cult of personality has divided DU a lot ...not on facts so much as it has on... L0oniX Sep 2013 #472
fact v. fantasy, yes. nt grasswire Sep 2013 #473
I can't speak for everyone else, but for me it was smarmy condescension. corkhead Sep 2013 #412
I heard they were going to call it Spirochete Sep 2013 #418
Wasn't it because they wanted a criticism-free zone? polichick Sep 2013 #431
I think you are on to something. Rex Sep 2013 #433
Not so sure I agree with your figuring work there, Rex. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #436
Wrong your echo chamber is just fine and intact. Rex Sep 2013 #437
A DU safe haven group operating like a safe haven group is not hypocrisy. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #448
It's not an epithet. Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #442
When they start complaining that Obama is a fascist neocon dictator baldguy Sep 2013 #458
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