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They used bad words Joe the Revelator Apr 2016 #1
A dumb OP--I'll play. "Perhaps they didn't feel like beating the shit out of a black protester!" TheBlackAdder Apr 2016 #45
I'm shocked by 153 million dollars. Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #2
No fucking idea. Sorry you're still such a sheltered creature you've never encountered "vulgarity" riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #3
Somehow I missed the part Eko Apr 2016 #9
"I was brought up to only use civil discourse", followed by a harangue? riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #12
Them only using civil discourse Eko Apr 2016 #13
Their shock and horror at the phrase "corporate whore" belies your defense nt riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #18
Not at all. Eko Apr 2016 #20
Politics is a contact sport. Grow a thicker skin or get out imo nt riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #23
Contact sport? Eko Apr 2016 #24
Maybe this will help. Eko Apr 2016 #28
Awwwww, Eko Apr 2016 #30
Who thinks it's a contact sport? rock Apr 2016 #111
try science SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2016 #59
I also must have missed Eko Apr 2016 #21
So we can piss you off is the best excuse I have..n/t monmouth4 Apr 2016 #4
... and still lose. You forgot to add "and still lose." LuvLoogie Apr 2016 #41
Well there's the entitlement part. longship Apr 2016 #82
cool RazBerryBeret Apr 2016 #5
Why do Hillary supporters drink the blood of puppies for breakfast? ScreamingMeemie Apr 2016 #6
Because I think they take an oath Silver_Witch Apr 2016 #52
We have no wish to be "elegant" like Hillary is. grasswire Apr 2016 #7
lol... podium bird tell you that most of Sanders money comes from the 50k earners? uponit7771 Apr 2016 #10
This is the way people act when they lose power and affluence to the "others", they're officially... uponit7771 Apr 2016 #8
The responses show what's wrong with the movement realmirage Apr 2016 #11
And because you don't include caucus votes... DemocracyDirect Apr 2016 #103
They're so vulgar! QC Apr 2016 #14
Why do Hillary supporters like to call their opponents names? earthside Apr 2016 #15
Oh my stars, somebody get the fainting couch! beam me up scottie Apr 2016 #16
LOL! fleur-de-lisa Apr 2016 #95
"Strident". Well if we used THAT word, we would be called "sexist". See the problem here? Bonobo Apr 2016 #17
I can't wait for the General Election when all manner of bad language will be used against GOP Armstead Apr 2016 #19
Conservatives Don't Like Swear Words noretreatnosurrender Apr 2016 #22
Because we're more intelligent pinebox Apr 2016 #25
lmao i fucking love it nt retrowire Apr 2016 #105
To be fair I am pretty good at using vulgarity. hrmjustin Apr 2016 #26
You've got more than 40 hrs per week to disparage those who make min wage or less Electric Monk Apr 2016 #27
Sometimes civil language just doesn't get your point across. If YOU are not angry about jmg257 Apr 2016 #29
Excuses, excuses. NurseJackie Apr 2016 #61
Sure got everyone's attention didn't it? I think it got his point across quite effectively. jmg257 Apr 2016 #62
HA! That's no accomplishment ... NurseJackie Apr 2016 #64
All depends on what his goal was, doesn't it? jmg257 Apr 2016 #68
Setting one's goals low and meeting them is no accomplishment. NurseJackie Apr 2016 #69
And don't forget the 48,000 cheering him on. nt jmg257 Apr 2016 #72
Oh, it's up to 48,000 now? NYPD puts the attendance at 11,000 not 27,000 (or 48,000) NurseJackie Apr 2016 #74
Cool thanks for the update! Nt jmg257 Apr 2016 #85
You're welcome. NurseJackie Apr 2016 #90
Link please angrychair Apr 2016 #109
It is due to the safety of sitting behind a computer screen Tarc Apr 2016 #31
I was brought up to fiercly defend what I believe in. You have a problem with... ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2016 #32
We're boorish and uncivilized. Ed Suspicious Apr 2016 #33
Fuck if I know. n/t pantsonfire Apr 2016 #34
You were???? Gee, I was taught to curse and swear at every opportunity! Peregrine Took Apr 2016 #35
I find right wing talking points and values to be much more offensive than mere words. beam me up scottie Apr 2016 #36
Cause we are Adults and can say whatever we want LostOne4Ever Apr 2016 #37
They tend to be young and immature. n/t Lil Missy Apr 2016 #38
Or older and really pissed off. n/t Autumn Apr 2016 #49
Or are really old and really, really pissed off. Duppers Apr 2016 #60
At least we're not old and stuck up? - see how those not so subtle digs feel? MillennialDem Apr 2016 #89
What a fucking shitty and completely WRONG thing to say! nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2016 #92
Yet, you don't. Nt Logical Apr 2016 #39
Fuck if I know. Maybe some of us are tired of this shit. Kalidurga Apr 2016 #40
They are one and the same... Yurovsky Apr 2016 #71
look who we are dealing with. 2pooped2pop Apr 2016 #42
Civility is for those unwilling to face their oppressors... Chan790 Apr 2016 #43
Then you're not doing it right. NurseJackie Apr 2016 #65
Civility has never won anything. Chan790 Apr 2016 #70
I encourage you to go with that. NurseJackie Apr 2016 #75
As if you... tonedevil Apr 2016 #110
Actually, boorishness and hostility are copouts of the weak- civility is a sign of TRUE strength EffieBlack Apr 2016 #91
Probably because the smarter of the bunch realize that time is COLGATE4 Apr 2016 #44
I see hill2016 Apr 2016 #48
hillary has lost 20 points in less than a month... she only has a 5 point berniepdx420 Apr 2016 #51
Don't hold your breath. Regardless of the point spread, COLGATE4 Apr 2016 #83
Doing the right thing needn't come to an end if Sanders isn't nominated. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #56
Why do Hillary supporters call Bernie supporters Nazis? jillan Apr 2016 #46
Researched this fuck. Fawke Em Apr 2016 #58
Why are Hillary supporters ok with lies and corruption? Waiting For Everyman Apr 2016 #47
Honesty is much simpler and more direct beedle Apr 2016 #50
Accuracy isn't your forte ... pacalo Apr 2016 #53
Because we're fuckheads. Is that what you want to hear? I'll wear it, don't care. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #54
Why are Hillary supporters scared to discuss the issues? AgingAmerican Apr 2016 #55
Post removed Post removed Apr 2016 #57
Yes, they are angry about the status quo. How loud do they have to speak up Betty Karlson Apr 2016 #63
probably because there's only one of him Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #66
They are allowed because they are morallly superior to the rest of us. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #67
This whole morally superior thing is really asking for trouble, will not end well. betsuni Apr 2016 #79
They end up attacking and pushing away ... JoePhilly Apr 2016 #81
As if I haven't heard red baiting, anti-Semitism and ageism from the other side. Vinca Apr 2016 #73
Because the RW is writing their talking points. baldguy Apr 2016 #76
I like to fucking curse. SamKnause Apr 2016 #77
PC B Calm Apr 2016 #78
Perhaps for the same reason that Trump and his supporters do Freddie Stubbs Apr 2016 #80
All sides are getting ugly, now. sofa king Apr 2016 #84
+1,000,000 n/t asuhornets Apr 2016 #86
Pot calling the kettle, etc. alarimer Apr 2016 #87
1. We're pissed off and 2. We're generally young and like to swear in general. Video game culture MillennialDem Apr 2016 #88
this is really not polite though hill2016 Apr 2016 #93
Skinner? shanine Apr 2016 #94
Another goddamned "supporters" thread. n/t Orsino Apr 2016 #96
Strong language doesn't offend me TSIAS Apr 2016 #97
Fuck if I know. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #98
You tend to get that way when you see a bleak future. basselope Apr 2016 #99
We all broad brush at times SHRED Apr 2016 #100
Better to have a dirty mouth... SHRED Apr 2016 #101
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24173194 apcalc Apr 2016 #102
We believe in speaking truth to power - calling out the fucking scumbags who have sold the country. polichick Apr 2016 #104
We is "We came, we saw and he died" not considered ugly? artislife Apr 2016 #106
And you lift your pinkie when sipping tea, no doubt. Scootaloo Apr 2016 #107
We picked it up from Hillary supporters. Vinca Apr 2016 #108
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