Maybe Manny's trying out a new persona.....like "Grammar Nazi of DU Manny." (Reply #188)

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Thu Jan 29, 2015, 08:23 AM

msanthrope (37,549 posts)

188. Maybe Manny's trying out a new persona.....like "Grammar Nazi of DU Manny."

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Manny's told us many times he went to Cornell. And, he's a successful textbook writer. So with an Ivy League education and a penchant for technical writing, he may be perfect for the job.

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Is there trolling going on here in regards to Obama? Like [View all]	applegrove	Jan 2015	OP
Is there a specific op you have in mind? Nt	MannyGoldstein	Jan 2015	#1
This message was self-deleted by its author	Recursion	Jan 2015	#2
Why is that funny? nt	MannyGoldstein	Jan 2015	#9
Manny, your alter ego masterfully trolls about Obama nearly every day	Recursion	Jan 2015	#13
Well, thank you for the kind compliment	MannyGoldstein	Jan 2015	#16
Yeah, see my definition of "troll" downthread	Recursion	Jan 2015	#17
Ok, thanks for the clarification	MannyGoldstein	Jan 2015	#48
I prefer to think of what you do as	Andy823	Jan 2015	#59
Are there some examples that you'd like to point out?	MannyGoldstein	Jan 2015	#69
Post removed	Post removed	Jan 2015	#75
it's only satire if done correctly, maybe BP could take you on as an understudy?	snooper2	Jan 2015	#68
Your disagreement with his politics doesn't mean he's doing satire incorrectly.	merrily	Jan 2015	#125
Nope. Nothing in particular. Just noticing it here when I know it has been	applegrove	Jan 2015	#6
Err, I think you overestimate the importance of DU. This ain't the party's star chamber. n/t	X_Digger	Jan 2015	#3
that pretty much sums it up	still_one	Jan 2015	#10
+1 nt	RiverLover	Jan 2015	#41
(lol).	tosh	Jan 2015	#50
True, but	Andy823	Jan 2015	#63
Yeah, it looks like anti-Obama to me and a way to troll this board.	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#4
What do you mean by "anti-Americanism?"	Maedhros	Jan 2015	#82
No, by shaming and broad-brushing Americans using the	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#92
I guess I haven't seen those posts, so I can't comment.	Maedhros	Jan 2015	#93
He/she is very, very upset I posted a story of a child killed in a drone strike.	polly7	Jan 2015	#98
Nothing you ever say is in context.	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#109
Do what on purpose?	polly7	Jan 2015	#110
Nothing you say is in context.	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#111
Ahhhh.	polly7	Jan 2015	#115
Yet I've seen your hidden posts...	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#117
Oh no, don't doubt it at all! But still no answers?	polly7	Jan 2015	#118
Okay, now I am laughing at you.	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#120
I did what on purpose? Accused someone of nasty things for posting about the death of a child?	polly7	Jan 2015	#122
Back to my first post in this exchange. Nothing I've seen you say is in context.	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#126
In other words, you've got nothing but filthy accusations, using the death of a child.	polly7	Jan 2015	#127
"the death of a child" OMG, nothing you say is credible.	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#128
Then it should be easy to point out the others you've had such a problem with,	polly7	Jan 2015	#131
"just this one child" "others you've had such a problem with"	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#136
Well, reading your own posts, everything I said was 'in context'.	polly7	Jan 2015	#138
I've seen you attack other people for some time now.	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#139
Examples? nt.	polly7	Jan 2015	#140
LOL	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#141
Still nothing? Lazy stuff. I thought at least you'd try a little something. nt.	polly7	Jan 2015	#142
Oh, I'm sure you did think i would "try a little something"	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#144
Sorry, I've never alerted on you. But, you should have examples, no? nt.	polly7	Jan 2015	#145
Your own posts to me here are all over the place.	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#146
Did you miss the part that I reply as I'm spoken to, and when I'm accused of filthy things	polly7	Jan 2015	#148
Oh, you're back to "filthy things"	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#150
Sorry, I don't have any hidden posts.	polly7	Jan 2015	#156
I've answered you over and over and over.	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#157
Who broad brushed Americans in my post?	polly7	Jan 2015	#102
+1	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#87
Funny thing is I have observed some in the AfAm community saying they see little difference	NoJusticeNoPeace	Jan 2015	#204
Yes, I've noticed that, too.	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#212
Well, we're not going to have any volunteers come forward and say.. "yeah!"..	Cha	Jan 2015	#5
I still think our President deserves proper grammar	MannyGoldstein	Jan 2015	#12
Petty. nt	Bobbie Jo	Jan 2015	#42
Petty? Why?	MannyGoldstein	Jan 2015	#43
Who are you trying to impress?	Bobbie Jo	Jan 2015	#46
Don't you agree that "I got Obama's back" is gramatically incorrect?nt	MannyGoldstein	Jan 2015	#47
Don't care.	Bobbie Jo	Jan 2015	#49
That's deeply unfair.	MannyGoldstein	Jan 2015	#51
Right.	Bobbie Jo	Jan 2015	#57
Isn't that generally what happens when someone is losing an argument or ...	Stellar	Jan 2015	#270
No more and no less incorrect than using a colon rather than a semi-colon to separate a dependent...	LanternWaste	Jan 2015	#52
Disagree	MannyGoldstein	Jan 2015	#54
Some here only post for the rec's	Andy823	Jan 2015	#64
The same ones (I think, not sure anymore) who relentlessly attack our President also	NoJusticeNoPeace	Jan 2015	#206
Someone using the incorrect spelling of "complement"	chieftain	Jan 2015	#83
Ouch!	MannyGoldstein	Jan 2015	#84
Hey chieftain..	Cha	Jan 2015	#152
Hey to you Cha,	chieftain	Jan 2015	#195
What is your complaint? The "I got" bit? Join the 21st Century--language is evolving far faster	MADem	Jan 2015	#94
LOL.. I Got You Babe!	Cha	Jan 2015	#151
You know, I wondered what this year's gefilte fish was going to be. nt	msanthrope	Jan 2015	#187
This is it?	Cha	Jan 2015	#189
This message was self-deleted by its author	msanthrope	Jan 2015	#191
Gotcha!	Cha	Jan 2015	#192
You Better Believe It! nt	msanthrope	Jan 2015	#193
It ain't hard to "get" some folks' numbers hereabouts! nt	MADem	Jan 2015	#196
Yeah, and this drives 'em irrational..	Cha	Jan 2015	#215
Take 'em to church--show 'em the VIDEO!!!!!!!	MADem	Jan 2015	#217
Zounds! I knew she was beautiful from her back but I had no idea.. for one thing I thought	Cha	Jan 2015	#224
Don't get mad when anyone gives you some 'issue' with your sig line.	MADem	Jan 2015	#227
Yeah, I usualy don't pay attention.. because who would have issue	Cha	Jan 2015	#233
Kurt Vonnegut on "Got".. Final word.	Cha	Jan 2015	#262
I am so loving you, MADem!	sheshe2	Jan 2015	#226
Don't get mad--put up a happy picture! That's my philosophy....	MADem	Jan 2015	#228
k~	sheshe2	Jan 2015	#232
MADem's Spectacular Spectacular, she.. The story behind the sig line..	Cha	Jan 2015	#234
If some here care to look every picture tells a story Cha.	sheshe2	Jan 2015	#239
Maybe Manny's trying out a new persona.....like "Grammar Nazi of DU Manny."	msanthrope	Jan 2015	#188
OMG, that is an hilarious sketch! nt	MADem	Jan 2015	#198
Hahaha!!!!	Major Hogwash	Jan 2015	#14
On advice of a lawyer it was suggested I stay away from certain threads.	sheshe2	Jan 2015	#223
Just called to say	Cha	Jan 2015	#225
Well, sure, any discussion board has trolls	Recursion	Jan 2015	#7
I meant payed GOP trolls. Here to mess up life for democrats...and thus alienate	applegrove	Jan 2015	#8
Ah, I believe the word you may be looking for is "shill"	Recursion	Jan 2015	#11
Limbaugh references LexisNexis which gives the dittoheads	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#15
I would be surprised if any dittoheads can actually read!	Major Hogwash	Jan 2015	#116
That's actually a very good distinction.	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#119
Also to add: The poster using the databases at the law firm	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#134
You could not imagine why anyone would plant paid posters here? Or perhaps make it part of	merrily	Jan 2015	#53
It is very interesting you mention Sunstein "cognitive infiltration"	JonLP24	Jan 2015	#70
He was on the Daily Show recently--book tour--saying essentially the same thing that my post said.	merrily	Jan 2015	#71
Thanks for the Daily Show mention -- watching now	JonLP24	Jan 2015	#73
Well, there are faux Democratic Third Wayers	LondonReign2	Jan 2015	#56
By troll, does one mean anyone who disagress with one?	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#24
By my definition none of those makes you a troll	Recursion	Jan 2015	#25
OK. Thanks.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#29
I remember the Trolls of Yore, back in the 1980s	Recursion	Jan 2015	#30
Here I would only count "Concern Troll"	daredtowork	Jan 2015	#39
Like the OP of this very thread?	merrily	Jan 2015	#124
The GOP doesn't have to do that, plenty of DUers will do that just because	Rex	Jan 2015	#18
Obama his own worst enemy. Can u say TPP, torture or chained CPI?	on point	Jan 2015	#19
None of which is law. And "torture"? Link?	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#85
Torture problem is pretty simple. Failure to prosecute Bush criminals. Try google for a link	on point	Jan 2015	#88
Your original post insinuates Obama committed torture & the rest is, not surprisingly, all nonsense.	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#90
What's "nonsense"..	sendero	Jan 2015	#186
I was on an interesting jury earlier	daredtowork	Jan 2015	#20
I try to vote to leave posts as often as I can.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#26
This is my policy on juries on, too	daredtowork	Jan 2015	#38
Respectfully, I think it depends on your view of jury duty, not your view of DU.	merrily	Jan 2015	#160
Yes on civility and being a Democrat. But Democrats do not agree on all issues.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#161
I've been accused of being everything but a child of God, so I am very	merrily	Jan 2015	#165
There's no doubt in my mind that there is trolling going on for that reason AND because	BlueCaliDem	Jan 2015	#21
Do you really believe those who are criticizing Hillary Clinton	JonLP24	Jan 2015	#28
No. Not all of them, but it's hard not to be skeptical of some posts that are anti-Hillary here.	BlueCaliDem	Jan 2015	#58
There is a lot of that on both sides of the Hillary candidacy issue	JonLP24	Jan 2015	#61
Hillary is not synonymous with Democratic candidate.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#32
True. But she is the frontrunner...for now. It's self-defeating to put her down as some	BlueCaliDem	Jan 2015	#60
I agree much like the PUMA thing	JonLP24	Jan 2015	#62
I do not trust Hillary Clinton, and I think a writing campaign would be a waste of time.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#76
"I do not trust Hillary Clinton." Then there's no reason to continue discussing her with you.	BlueCaliDem	Jan 2015	#162
Thank you. I've been watching politics since I was nine years old.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#164
OK, but if Hillary is the nominee and she loses California by one vote, I'm	merrily	Jan 2015	#176
She is a frontrunner before the primary even starts, much like 2008.	merrily	Jan 2015	#130
Money quote!	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#137
If you knew how many, many hours I worked to get Obama elected.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#154
Thanks, Tarheel_Dem. eom	BlueCaliDem	Jan 2015	#163
Hahahaha!!!!!!!!	Major Hogwash	Jan 2015	#114
I did not say that she was not a Democrat although I suppose you could read my words that way.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#149
CNN Money: "Elizabeth Warren is worth millions"	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#133
We are not burning anyone, certainly not mere millionaires.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#147
The Hill: "Warren: Destroying ISIS should be 'No. 1 priority'"	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#153
I do not disagree with Elizabeth Warren on that. It's just common sense.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#158
So you're not against all war making millionaires, just Hillary? That about right?	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#214
I am against Hillary's vote on the Iraq War. She should have checked her facts.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#219
Just to be clear, you want to make war with ISIS, but only if Millionairess Warren is CIC?	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#220
No. I did not say that.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#238
It's a discussion board, is it not? Many of us fear that the hype surrounding EW is just that.	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#251
My big issue is disparity in wealth. I do not believe that Hillary Clinton understands that issue	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#253
Warren is rigorously pro-military. People don't realize that about her.	MADem	Jan 2015	#237
I support Warren for, among others, these reasons.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#243
You are of course free to support whosoever you choose~!	MADem	Jan 2015	#245
^^^^^THIS^^^^^	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#250
It's easy to do--what's hard is to weigh the good, the not-so-good, the things ya like,	MADem	Jan 2015	#252
The sitting POTUS can attest to everything in your post. The pitting of one Democrat against another	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#258
But of course....which is why, despite all the pot stirring, we're not seeing much	MADem	Jan 2015	#260
Truth be told, I don't see EW creating the kind of enthusiasm that HRC & BHO did. People were.....	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#261
P.S.: If by "most Americans" you mean the ones who want EW not to be POTUS, follow the numbers.	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#155
I did not find Warren's name in either article.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#159
EW is "G" at the scribd link, but you have to scroll to the very bottom if that tells ya anything.	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#211
Where was "she" herself, Hillary Rodham Clinton, personally endorsing the pipeline?	MADem	Jan 2015	#235
She was Secretary of State when the pipeline deal was being discussed and negotiated with Canada	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#236
You do realize that, as Secretary of State, she is NOT her own actor? She speaks for POTUS.	MADem	Jan 2015	#240
If you are correct, then I would expect Hillary to make it very clear that she opposes and opposed	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#241
I strongly doubt you'll see that happen anytime soon.	MADem	Jan 2015	#242
Sorry. But aside from the issue of the pipeline, that is Hillary at her least clear, her most	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#244
No--she's being very clear. She's not going to talk about it.	MADem	Jan 2015	#246
Warren was an unknown challenging an incumbent. Of course it was touch and go.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#247
An incumbent IDIOT who was an INTERIM seat-filler. He hadn't done a full term--he was finishing	MADem	Jan 2015	#249
Same is true for Hillary. Benghazi! Ridiculous.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#254
It's not a contest for "Who has the most 'exciting' ideas.	MADem	Jan 2015	#256
And if you think that is bad, wait till you see what they do to Hillary.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#257
No, we've heard that before--it's not news. We will tell naysayers to cut the crapola, to get	MADem	Jan 2015	#266
When I speak of "attractive," I'm not talking about beauty.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#267
Neither Hillary--nor Barack--are "rulers." They don't have the power you ascribe to them.	MADem	Jan 2015	#269
She managed 8 pts, in a state that Obama carried by 23. Eight pts would have been impressive if....	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#259
If she wasn't worth millions by now, I'd think she was pretty stupid--and she's not stupid.	MADem	Jan 2015	#230
I think a troll has a better chance of defending RW policies of Obama	JonLP24	Jan 2015	#22
I'm with you.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#33
Nailed it.	JEB	Jan 2015	#45
+100	ND-Dem	Jan 2015	#67
no, there's a simpler explanation	Enrique	Jan 2015	#23
This message was self-deleted by its author	1000words	Jan 2015	#27
+10000000. Oh, the horror of it. Someone daring to think for him- or her-self. Imagine that.	JDPriestly	Jan 2015	#34
Exactly.	merrily	Jan 2015	#177
You Better Believe It! nt	msanthrope	Jan 2015	#31
No doubt	Jamaal510	Jan 2015	#35
YES!	sheshe2	Jan 2015	#36
considering Obama's positioning in the polls are absolutely dependent on DU - there must be - Part	Douglas Carpenter	Jan 2015	#37
I don't think so but I do think some are so hypersensitive	ChosenUnWisely	Jan 2015	#40
some of you apparently wish the whole of DU was the BOG.	m-lekktor	Jan 2015	#44
Yeah and some	Andy823	Jan 2015	#65
GD in DU is basically an anti-Obama forum.	JoePhilly	Jan 2015	#80
Care to back that up?	great white snark	Jan 2015	#89
Mahalo great white snark.. those posters know criticism of the President is rampant in GD.. the OP	Cha	Jan 2015	#184
Thank you gws!	sheshe2	Jan 2015	#200
Is the President Black?	Major Hogwash	Jan 2015	#97
Instead of vague accusations, maybe those who feel this way can lay out what positions Obama has	dissentient	Jan 2015	#55
What a strange OP	Marrah_G	Jan 2015	#66
Oh I agree you cannot tell from one OP. I thought to myself	applegrove	Jan 2015	#79
I count 3.. including myself that could be one of those trolls	JonLP24	Jan 2015	#91
Why did you single out my post, are you accusing me of being a troll? nt.	polly7	Jan 2015	#99
I didn't mean to have it single out like that	JonLP24	Jan 2015	#101
Oh, my apologies	polly7	Jan 2015	#104
'This' post is what this is all about??	polly7	Jan 2015	#100
I should have clicked "View All" before copying and pasting	JonLP24	Jan 2015	#103
No worries!	polly7	Jan 2015	#105
Bingo!	RiverLover	Jan 2015	#179
Of course there is, its a public forum.	JaneyVee	Jan 2015	#72
Yep. Pro this or that trolls, as well as anti this or that trolls	merrily	Jan 2015	#178
IMO it is so illogical to let Republicans win because Democrats are not conservative enough	treestar	Jan 2015	#74
You've seen a lot of DU posts suggesting that we let Republicans win?	merrily	Jan 2015	#123
Yeah letting Rs win because Democrats are not progressive enough	treestar	Jan 2015	#180
Really? I'm here almost daily and don't see many posts like that.	merrily	Jan 2015	#182
You don't see any because that special poster	Rex	Jan 2015	#197
Thanks for the 411.	merrily	Jan 2015	#199
Anytime!	Rex	Jan 2015	#207
Those Democrats from red states do far more Obama bashing	JonLP24	Jan 2015	#264
Trolling? At an anonymous online bulletin board? Why would anyone suspect that?	struggle4progress	Jan 2015	#77
I'm a big fan of the President personally.	NaturalHigh	Jan 2015	#78
As a critic of many Obama policies, all I can say about "innocently" criticizing him in the BOG	merrily	Jan 2015	#129
Actually, no I didn't know...	NaturalHigh	Jan 2015	#183
Then I am sorry I assumed you would surely know. Criticism of Hillary should not be	merrily	Jan 2015	#185
That's cool either way.	NaturalHigh	Jan 2015	#190
Yes	butterfly77	Jan 2015	#81
From the defensive tone of some of the responses, I think you got your answer.	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#86
Do people really believe that Obama discussions here on DU impact his numbers?	oberliner	Jan 2015	#95
No but creating strife on settled issus, like Iran negotiations in exchange for no nukes,	applegrove	Jan 2015	#96
Settled issues like claiming Iran is after nukes?	polly7	Jan 2015	#106
That is a bit of a misrepresentation, at-least regarding me	JonLP24	Jan 2015	#107
That is up to them. Plenty of Democrats, rightist, center and leftist, supposedly were	merrily	Jan 2015	#167
Yet, your two line OP mentioned posts here bringing down Obama's numbers.	merrily	Jan 2015	#181
This message was self-deleted by its author	1000words	Jan 2015	#112
LOL. I take it you don‘t want the discussion	applegrove	Jan 2015	#121
This message was self-deleted by its author	1000words	Jan 2015	#135
That poster has pages of self-deleted posts.	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#143
I have a grand total of four posts hidden, they are posted as journal entries.	1000words	Jan 2015	#201
Wow, sounds like quite a strange and calculated strategy.	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#202
Lots of games being played at DU	1000words	Jan 2015	#203
"Lots of games being played at DU" Oh, U Betcha.	R B Garr	Jan 2015	#205
Point of order	Bobbie Jo	Jan 2015	#209
You are correct, my mistake.	1000words	Jan 2015	#210
Oh Snap! "Grand strategy" indeed. Thanks for that.	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#216
Just trying to be	Bobbie Jo	Jan 2015	#221
And doing a bang-up job, my Dear!	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#222
Well, if the truth were known . . . .	Major Hogwash	Jan 2015	#113
Major Hogwash, pls link to one of those daily posts about about impacting Obama's poll numbers	merrily	Jan 2015	#132
Merrily, pls link to "every single one of those posts" ...	NanceGreggs	Jan 2015	#166
Sure. Right after I get the link I requested.	merrily	Jan 2015	#168
I am a bit perplexed ...	NanceGreggs	Jan 2015	#172
Oop. You didn't get perplexed about Reply 168 until after my reply 169 called you out for bad faith	merrily	Jan 2015	#175
Now I am perplexed ...	NanceGreggs	Jan 2015	#208
Oh, sorry. I didnt notice that you were asking for a link to EVERY SINGLE post that I have seen	merrily	Jan 2015	#169
I agree it was an unreasonable request.	NanceGreggs	Jan 2015	#170
After your unreasonable and bad faith posts to me, I could not possibly	merrily	Jan 2015	#171
In other words ...	NanceGreggs	Jan 2015	#173
Predictable much? In other words, due to your bad faith, I very obviously never looked.	merrily	Jan 2015	#174
Game! Set! Match!	Tarheel_Dem	Jan 2015	#213
merrily, you have been targeted here by a particular kind of....	grasswire	Jan 2015	#218
Thank you, grasswire. At this point, I'm ignoring the posts (on this thread) of one of them.	merrily	Jan 2015	#231
Just using logic to deduce why they think they have an impact on Obama's poll numbers.	Major Hogwash	Jan 2015	#229
Logic? That is not logic; it's leaping to quite a few baseless conclusions.	merrily	Jan 2015	#248
I've been here for 12 years.	Major Hogwash	Jan 2015	#265
ALL YOUR BASELESS CONCLUSIONS BELONG TO US!!	merrily	Jan 2015	#268
This message was self-deleted by its author	Corruption Inc	Jan 2015	#108
No politician still in office is a settled issue.	99Forever	Jan 2015	#194
The trolls been here in my opinion	mstinamotorcity2	Jan 2015	#255
Sometimes I think yes, sometimes no, if you mean paid trolling.	ucrdem	Jan 2015	#263

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