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Mon Sep 23, 2013, 11:18 PM

hopemountain (3,919 posts)

190. back at you, vanje

to honestly question and even to offer pertinent or even critical consideration of another is one thing. but to disparage, curse, disrespect, or harshly criticize another without having even heard their explanation for their actions is an unjust form of judgement.

yes, let's keep on keep'in on!

"never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - margaret mead

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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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