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In reply to the discussion: the pearl clutching going on over someone directing "fuck you" at President Obama [View all]Whisp
(24,096 posts)399. Which leads me to think maybe the book isn't all true?
funny how that works but when a person puts out false information on one thing, or is just too lazy to check out the facts before blowing gaskets, other things he writes takes on a bit of that same stain.
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the pearl clutching going on over someone directing "fuck you" at President Obama [View all]
cali
Mar 2014
OP
Criticism for: "Fuck you, Mr. President, you piece of shit used-car salesman. "
ProSense
Mar 2014
#2
Bullshit. "The attack was misguided..." Put yourself in the shoes of someone whose OTHER HALF is
cherokeeprogressive
Mar 2014
#9
I'm talking about how a person feels when their OTHER HALF is suffering from a terrible disease and
cherokeeprogressive
Mar 2014
#27
You can't even THINK about posting without including "a vile comment toward the President".
cherokeeprogressive
Mar 2014
#44
It seems the formularies could easily have just been reconfigured. It's done all the time for
A Simple Game
Mar 2014
#510
How about how the 5 million people who just got Healthcare...some maybe right here on this blog
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#61
If you get offended by statements that neither mention you, nor your name, that's YOUR problem. n/t
cherokeeprogressive
Mar 2014
#62
People WHO just got healthcare would think rather highly of the man that did it for them...
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#78
Yeah, I don't have time for imagination games, and don't give a shit about what people like her say
cherokeeprogressive
Mar 2014
#84
When someone I respect lashes out in error out against someone I respect, I do take it personally.
Liberal Veteran
Mar 2014
#189
Obviously, this discussion offends you, though it didn't mention you or your name.
phleshdef
Mar 2014
#129
So if Rand Paul came here and said "Fuck YOU" and called him a "piece of shit car salesman"
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#469
How is that strawman...if it is a FACT that if a Republican came here and said those exact words
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#478
So you say Will Pitt gets a pass because his has always been so supportive of the ACA and
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#508
He said and I quote..."FUCK YOU President Obama" "you piece of shit car salesman"
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#513
So far every single time someone has claimed harm from it...has been found to be false...
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#480
Do you think that doesn't happen in Canada or Great Brittain or all that other countries with
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#65
did you or did you not say you would not buy the insurance at all if you couldn't get that one
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#101
but I am not wacky enough to say I wouldn't buy insurance at all if I couldnt get one drug!
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#130
No I don't I understood it perfectly and You are still defending that misguided
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#115
with specialtiy drugs, you really can not be assured they are covered before you buy
questionseverything
Mar 2014
#495
Honestly? They should've directed the attack where it belonged - at the right wingers who are the
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#42
Yup. That's why I don't want to hear the BS of attacking our president, when he is not the
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#450
I, too, want a sudden change from all this crap that has been going on so long. But the thing is,
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#468
Misguided my ass. I would think he would apologize to all of us who respect Obama if he truly
lumpy
Mar 2014
#66
and how about the fact that WE worked with the President to get he and his wife that
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#88
No, it was definitely misguided because it wasn't Obama's fault and the problem DID get solved.
phleshdef
Mar 2014
#127
I like this idea that all of us who criticized Will have perfect health and healthy relatives
theboss
Mar 2014
#441
Ironically most of the criticism on this board is illogical, stupid and unfair
treestar
Mar 2014
#316
I think that having a wife with MS who is being refused life saving meds, sort of takes precedence
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#343
If Obama couldn't handle the criticism, then he shouldn't have ever entered politics.
1monster
Mar 2014
#443
I am amazed at this justification that some feel for the over the top hate filled attack personally
lostincalifornia
Mar 2014
#529
Pitts remarks were not criticism. They were rantings of a person who shows his obvious
lumpy
Mar 2014
#86
they act like we don't read Democratic Underground and we have never seen anything else w
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#91
HAVE You? Outside the Bog this Democratic President is RARELY given credit....
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#461
It was more than misguided....it was insulting to those others on that thread
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#465
Some posters take criticism of the President personally. I have never understood it.
morningfog
Mar 2014
#5
You would think someone benefitting FROM the ACA AND calling themselves a Democrat...
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#104
Amazing isn't it. So little compassion for the sick. This has been an eye-opening situation. I am
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#361
the sick are GETTING more healthcare....some of us worked our asses off for that legislation.
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#466
So its fine with you when a DU'er calls the Democratic (twice elected by majority) President
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#467
I think it has to do with him being the first president in the "social media age."
morningfog
Mar 2014
#30
The change from DU2 and the elimination of the mod system has a lot to do with it IMO.
L0oniX
Mar 2014
#407
Sweety, I am probably old enough to be your great aunt. Old age hasn't affected my abilities
lumpy
Mar 2014
#270
Well, we did blame Reagan for his ignoring AIDS, but a different thing entirely.
Liberal Veteran
Mar 2014
#356
And some people take criticism of certain DUers personally and post multiple threads
Blaukraut
Mar 2014
#41
It makes no difference to me, but at least on DU, posters actually know each other.
morningfog
Mar 2014
#58
I can't speak for others, but I feel a strong affection towards Obama despite a lot of stuff I could
Voice for Peace
Mar 2014
#107
this was not a simple criticism....no matter how hard you sing that song...
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#119
Yes by that standard ALL republicans are welcome to come here and vent their anger right?
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#470
You support it....therefore it must be fine with you if a republican came to DU to say....
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#474
Alright, I am going to try to explain to you before I put you back on ignore.
morningfog
Mar 2014
#475
I am laughing at this post specifically. I don't think I've seen DU'ers using Obama family avatars
KittyWampus
Mar 2014
#258
Its NOT about the President per se....HE is now going to benefit from the very program
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#95
It's a conservative criticism ... Something "progressives" should stay far from no?
uponit7771
Mar 2014
#24
Anybody who has dealt with a chronic complex disease has had insurance/formulary issues.
Liberal Veteran
Mar 2014
#29
So true. Thing is, some of us believe Pitt has lost all respect for the Prez and that is why he
lumpy
Mar 2014
#293
Sorry, I disagree. He's our Democratic president. If the fuck you came from a right winger
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#39
You're not living in Europe, where one can work with shades of gray. Here? The system is
Sarah Ibarruri
Mar 2014
#447
Can you please point out the posts in this thread where Obama has been called names with impunity?
Autumn
Mar 2014
#276
"Little criticism".. rofl. there was "pearl clutching" but it wasn't from those who won't
Cha
Mar 2014
#216
I think I need to timeout on DU for a bit. This is turning into suckville.
PowerToThePeople
Mar 2014
#97
EXACTLY.....I keep repeating ...if a Republican came here and said those things....they would
VanillaRhapsody
Mar 2014
#472
Some here are in permanent attack mode. Question Obama, and you must be desroyed.
Skip Intro
Mar 2014
#112
I agree about the freedom of speech. but the immeasurable cost to reputation
crimeariver1225
Mar 2014
#135
anyone's. a person has a right to speak freely in this country. but there are still consequences
crimeariver1225
Mar 2014
#487
When was the last time a President was disrespected, attacked, slandered, etc, like PBO?
phleshdef
Mar 2014
#180
You seriously think he wasn't using deliberately inflammatory rhetoric?
ConservativeDemocrat
Mar 2014
#212
I don't think he should be banned and I was one of the harshest critics of that post.
phleshdef
Mar 2014
#231
You are bang on. The ones making that asinine argument don't even seem to understand what they
Number23
Mar 2014
#315
What I read was written out of despair and frustration. Taken in that context it's wholly and
cherokeeprogressive
Mar 2014
#241
They went after Clinton hard but still not nearly as hard as they have Obama.
phleshdef
Mar 2014
#202
I don't feel Obama represents me as well as (a dwindling number of) others in the Democratic Party.
WorseBeforeBetter
Mar 2014
#286
Clinton was not "accused of murder" by Democrats. The murder accusation was your point. n/t
ProSense
Mar 2014
#317
You don't need to click on the links. Its a direct transcript of your own discussion.
phleshdef
Mar 2014
#342
And nowhere did I state that Democrats accused the Clintons of murder.
WorseBeforeBetter
Mar 2014
#346
Thank you. Honestly that might've been the most vindicating thing I've wrote in a long time.
phleshdef
Mar 2014
#227
Call it misguided, call it whatever you want. But focusing on that single phrase misses the point
nomorenomore08
Mar 2014
#371
Yeah, we wouldn't want anyone to ever overreact to something posted in GD, would we.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2014
#213
We have respect for the Prez and we support him on the whole and those who just can't get that..
Cha
Mar 2014
#287
"And what I DO dislike is Obama's squad of fluffers. I hated the Bushbots and I dislike the
djean111
Mar 2014
#404
There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. Lord Acton
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2014
#251
lol @ pearl clutching, did someone go off message? Good. Honesty wins over corporate
pragmatic_dem
Mar 2014
#260
I understood why he was so fired up and I felt bad for his wife. What bothered me
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#269
oh yeh, I forgot about another time of poor fact checking - Karl Rove Indictment
Whisp
Mar 2014
#494
I wouldn't draw that conclusion. I just think that his emotions got the better of him
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#503
Which makes his inability to do basic research on #1. choosing an insurance plan and #2. how to get
KittyWampus
Mar 2014
#471
An apology of misdirected anger would be appropriate. A lot of people have bad things happen to
lostincalifornia
Mar 2014
#310
Calling anyone a POS is a big deal, and if you don't see that isn't my problem
lostincalifornia
Mar 2014
#528
My concern was that we were in the last days of sign-up and he's an influential person.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#527
when GW Bush was called nasty things on here the moral squad raised few objections nt
msongs
Mar 2014
#364
we criticize Obama because he we think he is capable of more than what he settles for
politicman
Mar 2014
#374
K&R! Our only hope to change the President's position is to criticize his position.
Enthusiast
Mar 2014
#376
DU was the reason that back in 2003 I actually got up off my butt, out of my shyness and isolation
DebJ
Mar 2014
#393
Well, I did ignore the original thread. I'm surprised to see so many threads about the thread.
randome
Mar 2014
#418
PO, way to insult everyone who doesn't think name calling=policy criticism n/t
Sheepshank
Mar 2014
#505