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When he was first posting here, most people's messages were divisive on all sides
Pretzel_Warrior
Oct 2013
#106
It wasn't just his language, it was the message, which he delivered on behalf
sabrina 1
Oct 2013
#311
Yes, to drive advertising hits by traffic to his blog; or maybe more nefarious purposes. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2013
#57
He was always a Left Basher, well known on Dem forums where he created nothing
sabrina 1
Oct 2013
#85
I don't have time to build a dossier on every DU poster. I judge posts on their merit
Pretzel_Warrior
Oct 2013
#96
Fine. Just so you know....he became more abrasive IMO and I haven't rec's any of his stuff
Pretzel_Warrior
Oct 2013
#132
That was pretty innocuous. I take greater issue with those who rec'd THIS one:
PassingFair
Oct 2013
#185
I am also sceptical of people who do a nice thing and race to DU to tell everyone about it
grantcart
Oct 2013
#198
Well no - presumably if he were posting stuff you agreed with there'd be no problem
el_bryanto
Oct 2013
#36
While MichiganDems latest posts aren't that great do you really think he's a freeper? nt
el_bryanto
Oct 2013
#41
I always took him or her to be a centrist democrat - to the right of many if not most on this board
el_bryanto
Oct 2013
#46
Troll blog. RW pretending to be radical center - or is it the other way around?
leveymg
Oct 2013
#292
Well obviously if I posted something you disagreed with i'd expect you to disagree with me
el_bryanto
Oct 2013
#137
That caught my eye, too. While I'm sure it was karmically good to have said all those prayers...
Hekate
Oct 2013
#270
And if you consistently posted OPs whose only point was to divide and disrupt, they might have had
Warren Stupidity
Oct 2013
#153
He posted inflammatory OPs and never ever came back to debate the responses. That's trolling. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2013
#144
Even though said posts were actually CALLING OUT *actual* purity trolls......
AverageJoe90
Oct 2013
#234
The ppr'd troll did not think it was a discussion board, he never discussed just posted
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2013
#187
hmmmm - occasional and petulant poster . . . . who could that be referring to? nt
el_bryanto
Oct 2013
#177
That would be the first thing that would occur to the authoritarian mindset.
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2013
#87
Really? Is that the standard? Ban posters because they recc'd a thread you didn't like?
msanthrope
Oct 2013
#142
Well, I recc'd that thread simply because another poster started making a big deal about who recc'd
msanthrope
Oct 2013
#148
Maybe it means that to you, but you don't control what it means to others. And I can't
msanthrope
Oct 2013
#219
No--you don't have to read anything extra into what I do. One would hope you
msanthrope
Oct 2013
#225
Oh please spare me the hyperbole. There was no enemies list and no punishment desired.
cui bono
Oct 2013
#324
I'm not ashamed. And I won't be ashamed for asking to be on the enemies list.
msanthrope
Oct 2013
#158
Why would you rec an OP whose only point was to divide us when we were
Warren Stupidity
Oct 2013
#170
Because a poster on that thread posted the names of the people who rec'd the thread.
msanthrope
Oct 2013
#203
So you rec'd it in solidarity with the people who rec'd it in agreement with
Warren Stupidity
Oct 2013
#221
No--I rec'd it because I want to be on the enemies list of anyone who thinks rec lists
msanthrope
Oct 2013
#222
Good to know you are so reactionary you will rec something regardless of whether or not you believe
cui bono
Oct 2013
#326
For many of them, it's part of a more long-term history of douchebaggery.
backscatter712
Oct 2013
#261
In fairness he "DU rec'd" just about every other post by that idiot. Nt.
Warren Stupidity
Oct 2013
#263
I don't know. I've had two replies hidden for K&Ring someone else's thread, and one
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2013
#199
Idwio's name is way out of place on that list, she was either reccing for exposure or by mistake
Dragonfli
Oct 2013
#229
The only things that screwed us in 2010 were the actions of the Democratic Party leadership
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2013
#243
I don't doubt the Party had it's share of screwups. But again, that only forms part of the picture.
AverageJoe90
Oct 2013
#245
Perhaps, in a mass fit of pique, all the hosts will resign, leave, and
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2013
#143
Liberal is a wide field; President Clinton and Obama might well describe themselves as Liberal
el_bryanto
Oct 2013
#128
But you do think there's another group of people that needs to be tombstoned, right?
el_bryanto
Oct 2013
#139
I have a little terrier here that, I'm sure would describe himself as a liberal, too.
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2013
#168
But it's a point based on a false assumption. Liberal is not in the eye of the beholder
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2013
#182
One could argue that the policies of Obama and Clinton did those very things;
el_bryanto
Oct 2013
#186
LOL ...heh ...they only said that to get votes. Lot's of lefties are under the bus.
L0oniX
Oct 2013
#274
I want you to bring that up to Admin. Seriously. Because if that's the standard---
msanthrope
Oct 2013
#164
Go read it every day since you like it. Just don't post it here & run away like michigandem58 did.
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2013
#150
Maybe they will adopt a new baby BOGie ...aww how cute ....ewww what's that smell?
L0oniX
Oct 2013
#272
The "Trans traitor" thread of August 24th should have earned him a one-way
bullwinkle428
Oct 2013
#145
Sit across the border and toss turds into the punchbowl with their universal healthcare
neverforget
Oct 2013
#196
i never heard of anyone sending a message asking for a rec.. 2 mentions on this thread
xiamiam
Oct 2013
#236
Well, lucky for you - you can still hang out at the Peoples View blog to your heart's content.
scarletwoman
Oct 2013
#257
Holy Shit at that transparency. So long then and good riddance! I was wrong about him.
freshwest
Oct 2013
#300
On the contrary, I think this is one of the best threads I have seen on DU in a while
quinnox
Oct 2013
#321