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That's a really good point. lovemydog Jun 2015 #1
"One thread has already reached a thousand posts." Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #9
LOL lovemydog Jun 2015 #14
You should have been here when HRC was running against BHO . . . Petrushka Jun 2015 #10
I was a lurker back then.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #11
LOL Petrushka Jun 2015 #20
Vapors lovemydog Jun 2015 #27
Oh, my! Petrushka Jun 2015 #33
Bun B lovemydog Jun 2015 #37
Hugs! Petrushka Jun 2015 #40
Thank you winterwar Jun 2015 #49
Not only that BeyondGeography Jun 2015 #55
Ain't dat da troot! Petrushka Jun 2015 #116
Yeah, like women objecting to that word is somehow pearl clutching vapors... CTyankee Jun 2015 #78
Exactly! Petrushka Jun 2015 #115
Flash: "pearl clutching" is a misogynistic term! Divernan Jun 2015 #126
Misogynistic? "Ay-yi-yi," my grandma used to say, clutching her pearls. Petrushka Jun 2015 #134
Make mine a Blue Sapphire g&t w/ a twist of lime, please! Divernan Jun 2015 #144
Do not know about you but Hilary was horrible akbacchus_BC Jun 2015 #142
Don't let on that I told you, but . . . Petrushka Jun 2015 #143
All true, but NYC_SKP did not call Hillary anything. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #2
How many times have we heard of someone getting in trouble for forwarding a "joke"? Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #3
I'm unaware of that. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #5
I read it. I believe he got caught up in the moment. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #7
I finally saw the post...he did NOT use the word. SoapBox Jun 2015 #24
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2015 #29
Ditto! I read it, and I agree with you. man4allcats Jun 2015 #43
+ 1 nenagh Jun 2015 #59
I looked it up in the Urban Dictionary and what NYC Skip did write is identified as CTyankee Jun 2015 #62
He knew exactly what it was - there a link from years ago referencing it....and if that's not enough bettyellen Jun 2015 #69
People are still acting like it's nothing? zappaman Jun 2015 #75
Yeah, we have people saying it's similar to any mean word at all- bettyellen Jun 2015 #89
I honestly don't know why his defenders here take the tack that he didn't actually CTyankee Jun 2015 #76
Jebus... joeybee12 Jun 2015 #87
Seriously, can we not do this line of arguing? Scootaloo Jun 2015 #8
It isn't evidence of anything. It's ambiguous, mysterious, hard to know exactly JDPriestly Jun 2015 #13
The banning went much too far. stonecutter357 Jun 2015 #53
Question Aerows Jun 2015 #44
Point is, let's not pretend that what he said was some mystery, or unintentional Scootaloo Jun 2015 #50
The fact that he was a long time Du'er makes it worse. Hatchling Jun 2015 #118
Making a mistake Aerows Jun 2015 #120
your scary, creepy avatar has a certain misogynistic characteristic to me. 2banon Jun 2015 #124
I think he was referring to "it" rather than "her" . . . Petrushka Jun 2015 #15
Agreed. Removing the post? Good. Banning NYC_SKP? Over the top. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #21
C'mon, you knew what he was talking about and so did everyone else. CTyankee Jun 2015 #77
I finally read the post after reading here that he had used the 'c' word. He did not, that loses sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #86
....! KoKo Jun 2015 #93
Ageism, Or the myriad fat jokes I suffer every time Chris Christie makes headlines. Ed Suspicious Jun 2015 #129
Urban Dictionary? Petrushka Jun 2015 #114
At a glance it was meant as an insult. herding cats Jun 2015 #22
Removing the post would have been appropriate. Banning NYC_SKP was too extreme. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #25
That may well be true. herding cats Jun 2015 #28
What shoud he admit was wrong? He did not use the "c" word. He did not mention Hillary in his JDPriestly Jun 2015 #84
This is where we're going to disagree. herding cats Jun 2015 #104
If you look at the exchange between SKP and a troll... Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #106
Hillary wasn't the subject of the phrase, it was the stunt, whatever the hell the stunt is. Ed Suspicious Jun 2015 #130
Actually, it DID get hidden by a jury. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #140
There are lots of ways to say what he said. I hope they won't all be banned. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #119
Adults should not have to have a list okasha Jun 2015 #131
But the point was that he didn't use any of those words. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #141
The word he use is the equvalent....abslutely no different than saying Sheepshank Jun 2015 #117
Forum hosts should be held to a higher standard as they reflect the site more than scum like me. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #81
You're wrong. At 20k posts, you graduated from being scum to being riffraff. (n/t) Jim Lane Jun 2015 #136
It was just a jump to the left.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #137
It was an excuse, not a reason. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #105
+1 brer cat Jun 2015 #52
Exactly. A draconian death penalty for a misunderstanding of a 7 year member... 99Forever Jun 2015 #58
Thank you. Accuracy seems to be unimportant. I searched to try to find the 'offending post' sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #63
Who NYC_SKP supported is irrelevant to the discussion, IMO. peecoolyour Jun 2015 #4
That's typical. Think of the times we've tied a republican staffer's actions to their boss. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #6
NYC_SKP wasn't a member of Bernie's campaign. delrem Jun 2015 #12
It is extremely difficult to always use gender neutral words Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #16
I think that's where the fault lies. delrem Jun 2015 #41
How true. mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #51
'A rose by anyother name would smell as sweet' means that the thing is what it is, no matter what Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #61
Indeed. mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #73
If double standards are your concern, consider the fact that NYC_SKP stated that he felt those who Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #112
And a skunk cabbage is a skunk cabbage is a skunk cabbage. okasha Jun 2015 #132
No it isn't hard to do that dsc Jun 2015 #74
"What contributors to DU say doesn't reflect directly back on specific politicians." Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #17
I don't see it that way. delrem Jun 2015 #34
You have to admit that your conservatives have been harmed by our Tea Party. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #66
No shite.. bet Bernie wouldn't want him. Cha Jun 2015 #19
Do you think Hillary wants you? nt delrem Jun 2015 #30
I don't have a candidate I'm commiting to yet.. I like all the candidates. are you excusing his Cha Jun 2015 #31
No, I asked you a simple question, that's all. delrem Jun 2015 #35
Good. I'm glad you're not excusing his misogynistic slur against Hillary because so many are and Cha Jun 2015 #36
Actually I don't see that, Cha. delrem Jun 2015 #38
doesn't matter.. I see it and I'm sick of it. Cha Jun 2015 #39
Is to call a politician "morally depraved" acceptable to you, then? delrem Jun 2015 #42
I've talked about that twice on this board and here it is again.. Cha Jun 2015 #45
So you forgive yourself, in retrospect, and suffered no harm. delrem Jun 2015 #46
Oh get over yourself. People grow and learn.. I have nothing to forgive. Cha Jun 2015 #47
OK delrem Jun 2015 #48
She also called Hillary a liar in very plain, stark language. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2015 #68
Politicians get called liars here all the time treestar Jun 2015 #96
Hey! We agree on something. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2015 #99
False equivalency. okasha Jun 2015 #133
False argument since I didn't suggest "equivalence". delrem Jun 2015 #135
What you were trying to do okasha Jun 2015 #138
What are you trying to do? delrem Jun 2015 #139
Who wouldn't want Cha? treestar Jun 2015 #94
Excellent point, Spitfire. Cha Jun 2015 #18
K & R SunSeeker Jun 2015 #23
Watch your step if you want to say any thing negative about HRC. SoapBox Jun 2015 #26
A misogynistic slur is "negative"? there have been tons of negative things said about Hillary and Cha Jun 2015 #32
Someone tried to tell me the word "tool" was worse, lol... bettyellen Jun 2015 #70
I saw that little exchange.. it was all I could do not to enter the fray. lol Cha Jun 2015 #113
how about- watch your step if you want to use a slur about a Democrat nominee for POTUS? KittyWampus Jun 2015 #54
Everyone needs to watch their step w/r/t bigoted language. nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #56
There are hundreds - maybe thousands - of negative posts about her every week. Codeine Jun 2015 #57
There are many negative posts about Hillary and a few posters who make such posts regularly Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #64
Yeah, excepting him. funny how that works isn't it? CTyankee Jun 2015 #65
I hope that's not the lesson you got from this. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #80
Silly because plenty of negative things treestar Jun 2015 #97
A very excellent point. Bernie's campaign is in part about changing the way we campaign and run Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #60
Yes Bernie would have fired that person, and had Skip not been banned he would have been Autumn Jun 2015 #67
Wow madfloridian Jun 2015 #82
Yes, I have unsubscribed as well. I am still trying to decide what lesson is to be learned from Hiraeth Jun 2015 #90
Autumn, Did You See This? The Exact Exchange---including Reply to Banned Poster KoKo Jun 2015 #101
That's sheer speculation. closeupready Jun 2015 #71
Yes and, if a member of Hillary's campaign had implied that Bernie was a racist I would expect the Hiraeth Jun 2015 #72
There is a difference between a coordinated effort to smear and a cheap shot. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #79
I agree the OP about Bernie was a cheap shot. What I find hard to understand is why Hiraeth Jun 2015 #83
The cheap shot was a one off slur against Hillary.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #85
From my understanding of what transpired, NYC_SKP was replying to a troll who had also Hiraeth Jun 2015 #88
^^^That is it^^^ -none Jun 2015 #91
Though the idea Bernie is a racist was never said treestar Jun 2015 #98
The implication of the total OP, including the pictures chosen, was very clear. Hiraeth Jun 2015 #103
The thousand threads were launched over the ambiguity over what NYC_SKP said daredtowork Jun 2015 #92
Respectfully, totally and emphatically disagree Hiraeth Jun 2015 #95
I respect your respectful disagreement daredtowork Jun 2015 #100
Yes, I did. Did you read the post to which he was replying? Hiraeth Jun 2015 #102
Unless I missed something, wasn't he just set up by the word "cunning"? daredtowork Jun 2015 #107
I do not think Skip was an MRA. In fact, I find him to be quite the opposite. Please refer to: Hiraeth Jun 2015 #108
No Skip was not an MRA daredtowork Jun 2015 #109
Actually, given the action taken by the Admin, it will now be much easier to ban anyone Hiraeth Jun 2015 #110
IMHO, it was EarlG's wording that was poor daredtowork Jun 2015 #111
Then it is "kinda" like a poor choice of pictures for *that* OP and you know a picture is worth Hiraeth Jun 2015 #146
It wasn't Cunning Stunt daredtowork Jun 2015 #148
Yes I read the whole thing. Thing is I know nothing of this Hiraeth Jun 2015 #149
Kinda like a "thoughtcrime" ---> Petrushka Jun 2015 #122
No Kinda about it. it wAs a Thought Crime n/t 2banon Jun 2015 #125
Oops! Must remember the Ministry of Love might be watching and . . . Petrushka Jun 2015 #127
Thanks for the reminder. Been a long time since I read 1984.. (high school back in the 60's.) 2banon Jun 2015 #147
Is it just me, or are things getting a bit Orwellian around here? Divernan Jun 2015 #145
Immaterial Aerows Jun 2015 #121
Hear! Here! 2banon Jun 2015 #123
After reading all the comments above, the word for today isn't in the Urban Dictionary---I looked. Petrushka Jun 2015 #128
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