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180. Clinton doesn't want to earn it, she wants to expect it n/t

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OK, so a prominent DUer was banned for disloyalty to the Democratic Party. [View all] backscatter712 Dec 2015 OP

Yes - earn it. 840high Dec 2015 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #2

You are spamming the board. Please stop. n/t demmiblue Dec 2015 #4

Send an email to MIRT JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #5

Nice try shenmue Dec 2015 #10

What do you mean by that? demmiblue Dec 2015 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #28

More spam, but at least shenmue has your back! demmiblue Dec 2015 #30

oh you mean 'name removed' that poster? azurnoir Dec 2015 #90

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #27

awesome post, OP. Said it all for me. :D roguevalley Dec 2015 #79

me too. ellenrr Dec 2015 #205

Me too! sabrina 1 Dec 2015 #353

Count me in. WHEN CRABS ROAR Dec 2015 #364

This is DU. There are rules and ToT. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #3

We don't have a nominee yet. 840high Dec 2015 #7

True, but.... Adrahil Dec 2015 #163

With a year to go - people soften. 840high Dec 2015 #174

They can soften somewhere else. TekGryphon Dec 2015 #244

Fucking classy!.... Hotler Dec 2015 #291

Not pscot Dec 2015 #294

I didn't think I would really need this... Hotler Dec 2015 #298

Democrats want to save the party from the Citizens United big money domination. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #299

No. Low-information voters want to "save" the party from a boogyman. TekGryphon Dec 2015 #318

There are two sides to this class war and the Citizens United billionaires rhett o rick Dec 2015 #322

Looks like my second sentence was 100% spot-on. TekGryphon Dec 2015 #323

You seem to be rationalizing why you support the wealthy 1%, the quid pro quo culture rhett o rick Dec 2015 #327

Oh, please. TekGryphon Dec 2015 #328

Yep. They create a fictional Hillary treestar Dec 2015 #406

Wrong! The party, OUR PARTY, IS being 'burned to the ground' by the corporate infiltrators sabrina 1 Dec 2015 #357

Some of us think it should be dU. truebluegreen Dec 2015 #9

"IBTL backatcha"? Okaaaay. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #13

Well, the site owners do not Godhumor Dec 2015 #26

They ask for our money SoLeftIAmRight Dec 2015 #45

I expect that your posts are as important as your donations, if not more so. merrily Dec 2015 #64

All the free content we give them -- when it suits them, that is? villager Dec 2015 #102

Then they'd be in trouble, but they still have plenty of people who want to post treestar Dec 2015 #156

Awww, Mr. No Star swears he'll stop contributing to DU. Hekate Dec 2015 #120

I have heard people very full of themselves SoLeftIAmRight Dec 2015 #126

So it's come to this has it? pscot Dec 2015 #325

It's cool. I just donated for you. TekGryphon Dec 2015 #245

Many thanks SoLeftIAmRight Dec 2015 #279

You donated to DU for someone else? Do tell! merrily Dec 2015 #352

Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #140

A Hillary supporter said she would vote for Trump if Sanders won, and she argued it for half a day AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #190

She should be banned too. TekGryphon Dec 2015 #247

DWS lit the match. Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #270

No, she should not. Manny was banned for ADVOCATING Hortensis Dec 2015 #273

This message was self-deleted by its author rhett o rick Dec 2015 #302

Rhett, "Manny" could have made his statements in Hortensis Dec 2015 #309

What I see is a rationalization for what's happening here. It isn't just Manny. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #315

Rhett, what else do you think is happening? Hortensis Dec 2015 #324

Sorry, but I am not free to discuss this w/o the fear of retribution. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #326

I don't believe you need to fear. It's all in the phraseology. Hortensis Dec 2015 #330

Thanks rhett o rick Dec 2015 #335

Yes, but someone needs to reveal what's going on. Hortensis Dec 2015 #344

If you have a problem with the TOS treestar Dec 2015 #314

Did you know that threads complaining about DU bannings are not permitted in GD? ucrdem Dec 2015 #332

I didn't see the post in question, but isn't that Manny person very tongue-in-cheek? PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #395

I did, Person. If he meant to be tongue-in-cheek, Hortensis Dec 2015 #396

See that is exactly what people have noticed over the last now almost 15 years nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #363

Some HRC supporters have been suspended so often that I lost count. BeanMusical Dec 2015 #370

Not locked yet. backscatter712 Dec 2015 #379

+ a million hobbit709 Dec 2015 #6

This site from Day One has existed to elect Democrats. NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #8

They choose not to believe that; they don't read the TOS, don't know the history of DU.... Hekate Dec 2015 #11

OOOOOh! Anarchists.... Scarey! RoccoR5955 Dec 2015 #83

There's nothing scary about irrelevant people except their ignorance of DU history. Hekate Dec 2015 #88

I wish they forced people to read the tos before they could post. MADem Dec 2015 #202

Is this where the term "herding cats" comes from bjobotts Dec 2015 #219

This message was self-deleted by its author bjobotts Dec 2015 #220

You can do that on the internet better than in Congress!!! MADem Dec 2015 #246

A fair number of left-wing anti-Democrats are here, Hortensis Dec 2015 #275

Most of the right-wingers here seem like the anti-democrats to me daredtowork Dec 2015 #381

RWs and anti-Democrats really make an interesting mix, Hortensis Dec 2015 #394

Great and observant post. +1. 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #403

Oh, hi there. :) Hortensis Dec 2015 #408

Hey there ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #410

Exactly shenmue Dec 2015 #12

It reads "politically liberal people." Hepburn Dec 2015 #16

Politically liberal people who vote for Democrats. NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #22

So even if a D is a not liberal or even a bit of a progressive...I must support her? Hepburn Dec 2015 #56

Joe Lieberman. NT. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #211

I did not care for him. Hepburn Dec 2015 #212

Everyone here LOVED Joe when he was running for VP. MADem Dec 2015 #249

I was here. I didn't, don't and never have loved Joe Leiberman n/t kdmorris Dec 2015 #320

You support and vote for whomever you want. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #25

Yes, yes. I know what Duverger's Law is. n/t backscatter712 Dec 2015 #32

The power of "party" includes all of their resources. murielm99 Dec 2015 #66

That's not the answer Lazy Daisy Dec 2015 #74

You do realize that Bernie is not getting these resources for free RoccoR5955 Dec 2015 #86

I think you misunderstand the TOS during the primaries. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #97

So there are two sets of TOS? RoccoR5955 Dec 2015 #119

I agree, the last couple of days have not been good. But! MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #103

There have been a lot of candidates in the past murielm99 Dec 2015 #122

Nice reality check. BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #267

I was witholding judgment about BS despite his fans here, but not so much any more.... Hekate Dec 2015 #112

I always take note of your words, and I'm also... MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #124

He didn't get FREE access to the database zalinda Dec 2015 #144

I don't see anything about a payment in the agreement treestar Dec 2015 #155

lolz. Then why on Earth break the rules/laws by trawling around in HER proprietary information? Hekate Dec 2015 #160

He also signed a fundraising agreement w/Debbie Wasserman Schultz. MADem Dec 2015 #256

horse shit.... paleotn Dec 2015 #134

+1, well said dreamnightwind Dec 2015 #225

Sanders apologized to Clinton tonight because he realized his staff had wronged her. MADem Dec 2015 #257

Like the 'class' you're showing Kentonio Dec 2015 #331

Sanders shitcanned two more of those "steal the bern" staffers. I think Sanders has the right idea. MADem Dec 2015 #343

Oh please stop with this nonsense Kentonio Dec 2015 #345

Bernie Sanders doesn't think it is NONSENSE. Good grief, the denial you're expressing is way MADem Dec 2015 #369

Hahahaha Kentonio Dec 2015 #375

You're going to have to produce a link. MADem Dec 2015 #385

Well that 'Extraordinary claim' was part of the Sanders campaign lawsuit Kentonio Dec 2015 #386

I think the comic book store owner running Sanders' campaign was talking out his MADem Dec 2015 #387

Well setting aside that Weaver was a campaign aide for Bernie for over 2 decades Kentonio Dec 2015 #389

Excuse me, but PLEASE. MADem Dec 2015 #390

He's was an independent socialist who not only became a mayor Kentonio Dec 2015 #391

He became a mayor of a "city" that in most places would be called a small town. MADem Dec 2015 #400

Thanks for this document. I had not seen the full list of what the fired staffer had seached and riversedge Dec 2015 #384

That agreement he signed with Debbie Wasserman Schultz includes shared fundraising. MADem Dec 2015 #252

If Joe Lieberman were a potential candidate or say NJ Chrispy were to seek the dem nomination Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #51

Must support, all Ds...no matter what...memo to myself. Hepburn Dec 2015 #70

Not Lyndon LaRouche. safeinOhio Dec 2015 #109

"Support"? No. Just don't use this board to work against. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #111

You would. treestar Dec 2015 #157

Well, support your candidate without bashing the other. christx30 Dec 2015 #76

You are not required to be a member here, right? Adrahil Dec 2015 #164

You got tht from what I posted? Hepburn Dec 2015 #169

It's rather like agreeing to respect the boundaries of a DNC database, limiting it to the national MADem Dec 2015 #371

Exactly. BumRushDaShow Dec 2015 #17

Well, the Democratic party will not get an absolute guaranty of loyalty from me. backscatter712 Dec 2015 #18

So? leftofcool Dec 2015 #54

Of course, that's not what being asked for. Donald Ian Rankin Dec 2015 #289

I suppose I'll get banned from the site... backscatter712 Dec 2015 #19

But they are NOT the only Democrats we "are given to support." DFW Dec 2015 #63

+ infinity nt LostOne4Ever Dec 2015 #114

pointing out garbage gets you labled as DISLOYAL Skittles Dec 2015 #258

Doncha know that thinking for yourself is now a crime? hobbit709 Dec 2015 #355

Good to know, thanks for the heads up, I will work that much harder to find someone to randys1 Dec 2015 #401

And from day one we have had members of other parties jwirr Dec 2015 #34

For your viewing pleasure- I submit notadmblnd Dec 2015 #37

Not true. The election for Florida Governor when Crist was running as an IND against the kelly1mm Dec 2015 #38

The party was not even backing its own candidate much then. So, Crist lost and so did the Dem merrily Dec 2015 #65

ONLY when there is no Democrat, or no viable Democrat. NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #113

viable is in the eye of the beholder, or in this case, DU Admins ....... nt kelly1mm Dec 2015 #162

And that was the subject of much debate around here. NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #191

Oh I remember the debates at the time. Set a bad precident. "Must not support kelly1mm Dec 2015 #195

Yep-- it's transparently 'whatever's most convenient for 'Centrists' that day'. Marr Dec 2015 #230

+1 BeanMusical Dec 2015 #372

Do you not remember the pumas? Many are still here and what did they threaten to do? LaurenG Dec 2015 #48

That was after the primary ended! merrily Dec 2015 #60

They should have been. Do you not think so? NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #108

Yes but they weren't and so I feel an allowance should be made here. LaurenG Dec 2015 #116

Plenty of allowances have been made. NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #186

You may be right because I haven't been here much recently. LaurenG Dec 2015 #192

I understand your point about equal treatment, Hortensis Dec 2015 #277

Links, please Hekate Dec 2015 #125

You'll have to dig them up yourself but here's a start. edited LaurenG Dec 2015 #132

Because you can't back up your claim? Hekate Dec 2015 #139

Hekate I know how long you've been here and so I'm shocked that LaurenG Dec 2015 #145

Wtf is that even about, "voting McCain." And I recall the PUMAs here quite clearly. Hekate Dec 2015 #175

I am trying to answer your questions. My point was that there were several people who LaurenG Dec 2015 #182

You are addressing someone who was grave dancing in a meta thread in GDP Puglover Dec 2015 #346

We don't have a fucking Democratic party candidate yet! Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #49

The banned poster supported voting against the Dem in the GENERAL, NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #107

Based upon the TOS, if Debbie Wasserman Schultz, avebury Dec 2015 #82

They would only be expected not to post advocating for her defeat. NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #106

And how has that worked out for us? zeemike Dec 2015 #141

"the excuse for not getting liberal things done was the mean old congress would not let him do it" NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #224

Well of course it is a fact. zeemike Dec 2015 #286

manny was banned for advocating others not to vote for the Dem nominee but of course they are Cha Dec 2015 #147

It seems like DU is paranoid avebury Dec 2015 #199

Talk to Skinner .. he set the rules. it's his board. if manny didn't think he was so special that Cha Dec 2015 #207

You totally missed my point. avebury Dec 2015 #296

Ever notice that 99% of the people who say that are Hillary Clinton supporters? davidn3600 Dec 2015 #194

It's Sanders fans who are making "angry rants" and "threats". NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #222

The stronger progressive creeksneakers2 Dec 2015 #235

If your candidate was truly progressive, there wouldnt be a threat davidn3600 Dec 2015 #238

Zell Miller, Joe Lieberman, Ben Nelson. . .all Democrats. Feeling the Bern Dec 2015 #214

And in a race between them and a Republican, I will vote for them every single time. NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #221

I live in Arizona. I know that. Feeling the Bern Dec 2015 #268

Many of us are still here because the primaries haven't begun yet. Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #271

No one has said they won't support Democrats. I will always support Democrats but choose rhett o rick Dec 2015 #304

Thanks for so well expressing my position on this. It's about policies, not party. I'll support .. Scuba Dec 2015 #15

and even more - policies and principles before - way before - personality. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2015 #20

Perhaps a Change in TOS fredamae Dec 2015 #21

That is a good idea. backscatter712 Dec 2015 #23

Blind loyalty is what the Republicans are known for, evidently some Democrats want the same. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #29

Not this year. The Republicans I know like Trump, because he states that truedelphi Dec 2015 #231

Party before Country, how Republican? I think some need to re-evacuate their priorities. A Simple Game Dec 2015 #81

Alternatively, you could start your own site, and write your own TOS. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #36

So, I/We should not try fredamae Dec 2015 #39

You're welcome to email any suggestion to the site owners. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #40

Thanks for the info :) n/t fredamae Dec 2015 #44

Not a realistic alternative for most people. totodeinhere Dec 2015 #356

That, or a Progressive Underground site for those of us JimDandy Dec 2015 #100

Let us know when you start that site. Hekate Dec 2015 #129

The owners of DU are the experts in that. Hoping they start such a site JimDandy Dec 2015 #131

Uh-huh Hekate Dec 2015 #137

Is that skepticism over my veracity? JimDandy Dec 2015 #168

good idea Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #206

I like the notion of a Progressive Underground as well but.... chknltl Dec 2015 #248

I wish someone actually would start a site like that PFunk1 Dec 2015 #151

Maybe a petition to Skinner? Discussionist (DI) came into being JimDandy Dec 2015 #165

There's a Place for That.... LovingA2andMI Dec 2015 #227

You know where Ask The Administrators is Hekate Dec 2015 #127

I'll find it... fredamae Dec 2015 #130

Wow!! Bravo!! haikugal Dec 2015 #24

K&R. If anyone is disloyal to the Democratic party it's DWS. It's suffered so CharlotteVale Dec 2015 #31

Exactly. jwirr Dec 2015 #33

There are probably other sites which allow post closer to what pleases Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #35

I will say it again, this really shouldn't be rocket science still_one Dec 2015 #61

HOpefully they will move on to their Roots Cryptoad Dec 2015 #41

K&R!!!! Phlem Dec 2015 #42

Beautiful rant! It would be spot on if it wasn't a bunch of hyperbolic bullshit. Amimnoch Dec 2015 #43

DWS has supported Republicans over Democrats in Florida. Dawgs Dec 2015 #53

Which would have gotten her banned here. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #59

+1 a huge bunch! Enthusiast Dec 2015 #101

Dawgs, thank you. Amimnoch Dec 2015 #93

Thank you for that. dgibby Dec 2015 #152

She campaigned for three Republicans and chaired the DNC during the historic losses of 2014. merrily Dec 2015 #72

In a rational world, SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #87

Senator McCain and I are ready for that 3 am phone call, but Senator Obama is not. merrily Dec 2015 #89

Oh, I remember that one very well. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #96

Was what DWS's brainchild? The Senator McCain comment? Doubtful That was HRC's campaign is my guess. merrily Dec 2015 #98

Oh, I get that. (Do I.) SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #110

You might ask in the Florida Group. merrily Dec 2015 #117

Thanks. nt SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #150

Here is a link wilsonbooks Dec 2015 #172

One would think. Enthusiast Dec 2015 #104

LOL, I knew this was from a hillary fan before I read it. Not a shock. nt Logical Dec 2015 #143

+1 Nicely put Hekate Dec 2015 #158

+1 treestar Dec 2015 #312

Bravo! Hulk Dec 2015 #46

Me too. Enthusiast Dec 2015 #105

Boom n/t PasadenaTrudy Dec 2015 #47

If that is how you feel, murielm99 Dec 2015 #50

As a Democrat and a DUer...... marmar Dec 2015 #75

Who the hell are you to tell people not to post here? That's an admin call, not yours. merrily Dec 2015 #78

When Bernie Sanders wins the nomination, are you joyfully supporting him? marble falls Dec 2015 #274

We progressives support Democrats all the way so inferring that we don't is rhett o rick Dec 2015 #305

I hope you like the sound of your voice. It carries 0 authority. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2015 #411

Couldn't have said it better myself! cer7711 Dec 2015 #52

Lol or what? rjsquirrel Dec 2015 #55

+++++++++++++ For being wise, and not doing a TOS violation. No one on any website, including DU still_one Dec 2015 #57

No, people are not compelled. But some want to make the declaration and say why they are making it. merrily Dec 2015 #69

BEST POST EVER!!!!!! TIME TO PANIC Dec 2015 #58

Preach it!! DonnaM Dec 2015 #62

I so agree with the OP truegrit44 Dec 2015 #67

Agreed. RedCappedBandit Dec 2015 #68

Yes. And Hillary has NOT yet earned my support. closeupready Dec 2015 #71

Don't agree with everything there but thats pretty much exactly how I feel. PatrynXX Dec 2015 #73

Brilliant. Best post I have read in a long time. Bread and Circus Dec 2015 #77

Hey, that's what I was going to say. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #306

Tell it brother! RoccoR5955 Dec 2015 #80

K&R. nt DLevine Dec 2015 #84

K&R for truth... G_j Dec 2015 #85

Banned? Wow. Stalin-Esque billhicks76 Dec 2015 #91

Best fucking post I have read in a long while! Kicked and Recommended! Enthusiast Dec 2015 #92

I will vote for the nominee in the general awoke_in_2003 Dec 2015 #94

Yes!!. We support VALUES NOT LABELS. Duppers Dec 2015 #95

+1 Paka Dec 2015 #198

DURec leftstreet Dec 2015 #99

"Earn" your loyalty? How about you work for the Party and change it? When have you EVER done that? n Hekate Dec 2015 #115

There really is this approach that the party is a consumer item treestar Dec 2015 #313

Forgive my ignorance, but, what exactly was said that triggered the ban? CaptainTruth Dec 2015 #118

Hard to tell, dgibby Dec 2015 #153

It's almost impossible to stop someone posting if they wanted to start a new account. Kentonio Dec 2015 #334

I think some of the folks upstairs biases are starting to show... liberalnarb Dec 2015 #121

one word: McKinney MisterP Dec 2015 #136

Fab OP. DURec. Owl Dec 2015 #123

Pull the party to the left as much as possible. Threaten it all you want to achieve this. pampango Dec 2015 #128

Individualism used to be a Democratic Trait, Bernie never worked for Goldwater . n/t orpupilofnature57 Dec 2015 #133

BRAVO! Hear! Hear! avaistheone1 Dec 2015 #135

I agree 100%. DrewFlorida Dec 2015 #138

Yep! I agree. Duval Dec 2015 #142

Actually he was banned Andy823 Dec 2015 #146

Which is kind of funny to me. YEARS of mocking and putting down the AA community, both here and Number23 Dec 2015 #170

yep, the endless pleas of ignorance from someone whose opinions were held up as gold.... bettyellen Dec 2015 #183

They didn't embarass themselves at all, be. They knew exactly what the hell he was doing Number23 Dec 2015 #185

well, I think there was a % of low info DUers who just needed a figure to worship.... bettyellen Dec 2015 #187

+1,000 Number 23 Hekate Dec 2015 #200

+1 nt steve2470 Dec 2015 #216

Good point. Andy823 Dec 2015 #319

+1 n/t JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #269

"I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever, Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2015 #148

T.J. Duppers Dec 2015 #307

Great post fbc Dec 2015 #149

He was banned for violating the TOS of DU treestar Dec 2015 #154

He is loyal to the Democratic Party and in my opinion a better Democrat than those that rhett o rick Dec 2015 #308

He is not loyal to the Democratic party treestar Dec 2015 #311

Some people don't like those that dare speak out. He never has advocated for anyone that rhett o rick Dec 2015 #316

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #159

Who did you used to be? ScreamingMeemie Dec 2015 #171

LOL! Rex Dec 2015 #173

... ScreamingMeemie Dec 2015 #179

The two are not mutually exclusive n/t arcane1 Dec 2015 #176

You are floating on the wind uppityperson Dec 2015 #201

Well said backscatter. zentrum Dec 2015 #161

Amen! Paka Dec 2015 #166

The country isn't it's elected officials. Similarly, the party isn't the chairperson or her favorite lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #167

If Any Candidate Wants My Vote - Earn It cantbeserious Dec 2015 #177

Clinton doesn't want to earn it, she wants to expect it n/t arcane1 Dec 2015 #180

^^^ This ^^^ cantbeserious Dec 2015 #181

^^^^This^^^^ LovingA2andMI Dec 2015 #229

Caveat: She expects it while insulting you. Fixed. Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #337

A malcontent was banned, and the DU is already better for it Tarc Dec 2015 #178

Wow...been coming here for a decade and a half and have never seen banning a guy as a malcontent EndElectoral Dec 2015 #184

THANK YOU Skittles Dec 2015 #213

You mention "gravedancing" like it's a bad thing. n/t Lil Missy Dec 2015 #188

K&R Mbrow Dec 2015 #189

What does "Underground" even mean any more? yodermon Dec 2015 #193

Exactly! ctsnowman Dec 2015 #278

...not only THAT, bvar22 Dec 2015 #339

So noted. nt Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #340

Absolutely Old Codger Dec 2015 #196

+1 nt rbnyc Dec 2015 #197

I am not a Democrat. I am a socialist. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #203

Manny??????? Le Taz Hot Dec 2015 #204

A few to add... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #208

HELL YEAH! And screw the Third Way/DLC/corporate lackeys that have taken over the DNC and Roland99 Dec 2015 #209

A righteous rant, backscatter712. I feel the same way! Dont call me Shirley Dec 2015 #210

No, he was banned for violating the TOS. NuclearDem Dec 2015 #215

Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Marrah_G Dec 2015 #217

Your last three sentences resonate with me. However, I don't think truedelphi Dec 2015 #218

"The Democratic Party is a means to my ends, not the end itself." hay rick Dec 2015 #223

They think they are entitled to our support by having a D next to their name jfern Dec 2015 #226

You said it better than I could. PatrickforO Dec 2015 #228

Good riddance. TekGryphon Dec 2015 #232

learn to use the IGNORE function Skittles Dec 2015 #233

Not the point Tarc Dec 2015 #234

oh HORSESHIT Skittles Dec 2015 #236

Manny didn't point out anything. TekGryphon Dec 2015 #242

your opinion Skittles Dec 2015 #254

That DU died on 1/20/2009 and the Obots killed it Fumesucker Dec 2015 #276

0-7 LEAVE IT RiverLover Dec 2015 #280

Proud to have been on the best jury evah! corkhead Dec 2015 #282

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2015 #336

I agree that this DU you speak off is dead nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #361

I was banned from the Bernie group for vowing the vote for the Dem nominee. McCamy Taylor Dec 2015 #237

I was banned from the BOG and HRC groups Skittles Dec 2015 #241

I was banned for saying Manny violated the Terms of Service. TekGryphon Dec 2015 #243

Just so you know... Blue_In_AK Dec 2015 #250

I inadvertently kicked a thread in the Clinton Group, no text at all, only the kicking donkey emoji Fumesucker Dec 2015 #295

knr Douglas Carpenter Dec 2015 #239

I do not think he was disloyal to the Democratic Party! akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #240

he was disloyal to rightwing bullshit being called DEMOCRATIC Skittles Dec 2015 #255

How much more disloyal than "actively telling people to vote against them" can you get? Donald Ian Rankin Dec 2015 #290

DWS is as devious as a republican. Cobalt Violet Dec 2015 #251

Is that why Sanders signed a fundraising agreement with her? Is that why he is sheltered MADem Dec 2015 #259

no to all your questions. Her deviousness is her character flaw. Cobalt Violet Dec 2015 #262

She's so nasty she offered him a fundraising opportunity where he can make way more, faster, than he MADem Dec 2015 #263

right on! nilram Dec 2015 #253

It is very sad that some really do not know why a particular poster was banned. It wasn't because still_one Dec 2015 #260

Wow, so that's what happened. Duppers Dec 2015 #321

Shush you! tammywammy Dec 2015 #329

I see one after another saying it was because he wouldn't vote for Hillary in the GE still_one Dec 2015 #333

The poster was not ... NanceGreggs Dec 2015 #261

At this rate, only trolls & sycophants will be left on DU emsimon33 Dec 2015 #264

Yep. DU will most likely end up looking like this... backscatter712 Dec 2015 #293

TOS or no TOS..... diverdownjt Dec 2015 #265

Bring back a person who was advocating voting against the Dem nominee? really?! tia... uponit7771 Dec 2015 #342

Earn it! Betty Karlson Dec 2015 #266

Addition by subtraction GitRDun Dec 2015 #272

BRAVO! City Lights Dec 2015 #281

Interestingly Hillary Clinton also believes humbled_opinion Dec 2015 #283

Great post. RiverLover Dec 2015 #287

I have said it before and I will say it again, I will not vote for Clinton CBGLuthier Dec 2015 #284

I'm not even sure if I would vote for either... diverdownjt Dec 2015 #348

this is the most rec'd post I've ever seen. retrowire Dec 2015 #285

Most I've seen in recent years leftstreet Dec 2015 #300

Amen. K&R nt TBF Dec 2015 #288

'Nuf said. 99Forever Dec 2015 #292

Brilliant post! I completely agree. Cassidy Dec 2015 #297

Nicely done! HassleCat Dec 2015 #301

You said it very well. Our enemy isn't just the Republicons but the oligarch run Democratic rhett o rick Dec 2015 #303

What? CountAllVotes Dec 2015 #310

Ask not what your country can do for you . . . ucrdem Dec 2015 #317

The meta premise of this OP is dead wrong and it has 450 recs... sigh... sigh uponit7771 Dec 2015 #338

451. Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #341

Dead wrong to 450 people that post here? Rex Dec 2015 #349

Yes... break TOS and get banned... don't know what is wrong about that posittion uponit7771 Dec 2015 #351

Except the primaries are not over nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #359

No, ... that's not right... advocating for others to NOT vote for the dem nominee is against TOS uponit7771 Dec 2015 #366

I read it and I expect a lot of bannings nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #368

Now almost 500 recs...but you must be right and they are wrong about something else. Rex Dec 2015 #398

rec count != facts uponit7771 Dec 2015 #404

AFAIK, this is the most progressive of the large discussion boards steve2470 Dec 2015 #347

"Disloyalty to the Democratic Party..." cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #350

I would like to see the DU owners change the rules to allow disloyalty to the corporate owned totodeinhere Dec 2015 #354

A-fucking-men. DLCers and Third-Wayers are a cancer on the party. backscatter712 Dec 2015 #358

Some people are keeping lists of people to ban nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #360

It took me a while to "get" Manny CJCRANE Dec 2015 #362

The grave dancing thread got 98 recs, this one has 470 LittleBlue Dec 2015 #365

right there with you. read my sig line. nt Javaman Dec 2015 #367

Kick and R BeanMusical Dec 2015 #373

Well there is one effective way... ljm2002 Dec 2015 #374

If Manny Goldstein is gone, I may start visiting more often. PBass Dec 2015 #376

In 12 or more years, I have never seen so many Recs Bonobo Dec 2015 #377

TMI Person 2713 Dec 2015 #378

Yup nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #380

Seems Manny being tombstoned was too much for Sid neverforget Dec 2015 #382

3 bogus hides in a row. joshcryer Dec 2015 #392

No! Sid is on time-out? That's just wrong. RiverLover Dec 2015 #393

DU Rec Capt. Obvious Dec 2015 #397

I am late to this thread but agree 100% Jim Beard Dec 2015 #383

K&R. AngryOldDem Dec 2015 #388

I won't advocate for third party/write-in votes on a website dedicated to getting Democrats elected LanternWaste Dec 2015 #399

You're on a private site... one_voice Dec 2015 #402

I have nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #405

no social media has a loyalty oath right to my vote. NuttyFluffers Dec 2015 #407

You have every right to assert that...just not here brooklynite Dec 2015 #409