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Mon Sep 23, 2013, 10:14 PM

hopemountain (3,919 posts)

140. bog is about respect

of president barack hussein obama and the office he holds as leader of our country.

i proudly post there, neither blindly nor pretending to be anything more than what i am.

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How did a group dedicated to discussion regarding a Democratic POTUS, on an ostensibly ... [View all]	11 Bravo	Sep 2013	OP
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 Gd we must also type BG 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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