2016 Postmortem

Eko

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46. Ad hominem attack

Reply to cali (Reply #45)

Mon Sep 21, 2015, 04:58 AM

Sep 2015

once again, I myself love the smell of hypocrisy in the morning, and man does it really smell right now.

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Ten honest questions I’d like every Bernie Sanders supporter to answer [View all] Eko Sep 2015 OP

I thought superPACs couldn't give money to candidates. ( n/t ) Make7 Sep 2015 #1

Sanders has said he doesnt want super pac money. Eko Sep 2015 #3

I'm amazed that Hillary supporters are trying to use this as a reason not to vote for Bernie. reformist2 Sep 2015 #68

Im not Eko Sep 2015 #72

Whom do you claim to be supporting to win the primary? merrily Sep 2015 #76

bwahaha. cali Sep 2015 #83

I'm a Democrat who doesn't want a Republican in the White House. yardwork Sep 2015 #126

"Not corrupt" is being pushed as if it's a bad thing AgingAmerican Sep 2015 #139

It was a disappointing statement from him. It's dishonest, or at best misleading. Recursion Sep 2015 #190

They can't. Even this article is accepting Sanders's troubling framing of this Recursion Sep 2015 #191

Here's what I don't get about all these "Actually I like Sanders better" posters... Bonobo Sep 2015 #2

That is ridiculous. Eko Sep 2015 #6

Please tell me you are not claiming to want Bernie to win the primary. merrily Sep 2015 #79

Oh come on, surely he's a real Bernie supporter. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #104

But, the OP keeps posting that he or she is NOT a hillary supporter, even in the alert, LOL. merrily Sep 2015 #106

Santa Claus isn't running for POTUS, Bernie is. VOTES is what makes him POTUS, not wish-dreams 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #124

Same hair though Capn Sunshine Sep 2015 #158

ok... SANTA IS NOT REAL demwing Sep 2015 #166

Sanders could win. Eko Sep 2015 #179

some people don't believe Hillary can win, does that mean hollysmom Sep 2015 #38

I hear you. Eko Sep 2015 #50

I like it when they say they're entirely for Sanders, will caucus for Sanders delrem Sep 2015 #65

yeah that is not good, Eko Sep 2015 #70

Usually, I like Bernie Butters mean they want Hillary to win the primary and merrily Sep 2015 #78

No they do not get it madokie Sep 2015 #167

+1. Lorien Sep 2015 #189

honest, my ass. I don't answer questions based on lies like when cali Sep 2015 #4

Which lies? Eko Sep 2015 #8

oh just to start with, the lies about Sanders supporters. cali Sep 2015 #10

Seriously? Eko Sep 2015 #18

uh huh. your questions are essentially anti-Sanders rhetoric in the form of questions cali Sep 2015 #32

Ill tell you what, Eko Sep 2015 #39

you first, dear. then I might consider it. cali Sep 2015 #47

Wow, Eko Sep 2015 #55

lol. And you don't even know what debate is. cali Sep 2015 #59

Alright, Eko Sep 2015 #64

Fact: HRC voted against a ban on cluster bombs. Divernan Sep 2015 #101

Yeah, had this discussion already. Eko Sep 2015 #180

Calling them "lies" gives them too much credit. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #22

I can live with that, Eko Sep 2015 #27

Because Ive listend to what the man has to say. And he's running on actual issues Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #30

Sure Eko Sep 2015 #40

I'm a Democrat when Democrats act like Democrats highprincipleswork Sep 2015 #5

When the policies of Democrats are like those of the Republicans, then again, not so much. Eko Sep 2015 #9

People want to see a plan to implement it. delrem Sep 2015 #15

Yup, just like a republican. Eko Sep 2015 #19

That is not about "single payer", which I mentioned. delrem Sep 2015 #33

I thought the argument Eko Sep 2015 #37

People want to see a plan to implement it. Like "single payer". A fucking no-brainer. delrem Sep 2015 #44

"I'm a Democrat when Democrats act like Democrats" Eko Sep 2015 #57

So you'r totally incapable of applying your attention to "single payer"? delrem Sep 2015 #60

I think single payer would be better. Eko Sep 2015 #71

Oh the hell with you. You responded to ME. delrem Sep 2015 #74

You might want to look Eko Sep 2015 #181

I'm not saying all policies. highprincipleswork Sep 2015 #16

I dont think you know what that word means. Eko Sep 2015 #20

check out the definition highprincipleswork Sep 2015 #163

Please provide a link to a statement by Hillary that she wants to raise the cap on Social JDPriestly Sep 2015 #80

Here is Hillary's plan on Social Security, to raise FICA taxes on incomes above Thinkingabout Sep 2015 #159

Good. The average Social Security benefit works out to the JDPriestly Sep 2015 #160

The earnings cap while drawing Social Security and not full retirement age is Thinkingabout Sep 2015 #164

We should not means test Social Security because JDPriestly Sep 2015 #168

Hey, it was talk, this would probably mean the top 1% would not receive benefits, not so sure they Thinkingabout Sep 2015 #169

I'm not sure I understood your post. JDPriestly Sep 2015 #173

Since I happen to work with one gentleman who is 84 and he pulls his weigth very well and I also Thinkingabout Sep 2015 #177

I am 72. Some people like me are still very young and healthy at my age. JDPriestly Sep 2015 #178

Granted, a bit tepid. but it fits the bill of expand. Eko Sep 2015 #182

Let's see jfern Sep 2015 #7

good job demonstrating how sickeningly dishonest those rhetorical questions actually are. cali Sep 2015 #12

Of course they are Eko Sep 2015 #21

lol. you tell yourself that. cali Sep 2015 #36

Ad hominem attack Eko Sep 2015 #42

bwahaha cali Sep 2015 #48

Clearly, you don't understand the term "ad hominem attack" because no doubt, you think that claim merrily Sep 2015 #113

That is a pretty good anwser. Eko Sep 2015 #26

lol. you demand people answer these craptastic faux questions cali Sep 2015 #41

Sorry, Eko Sep 2015 #43

+1! RiverLover Sep 2015 #69

10. Non Anwer 9. last statement is crazy on its face given the GOP congress that Sanders will... uponit7771 Sep 2015 #85

Laugh, that first para is hilarious. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #102

Thank you for taking the time artislife Sep 2015 #143

Was that written by a computer program? delrem Sep 2015 #11

If Bernie Can't Win - Then Why Post This Meme So Often - Maybe He Can And Some Are Scared cantbeserious Sep 2015 #13

Sure, there are only two anwser ins life Eko Sep 2015 #23

Not every critique of Clinton is baseless. Garrett78 Sep 2015 #14

I am pretty sure Eko Sep 2015 #24

I assume you read your own OP. Garrett78 Sep 2015 #29

However you want to read insinuation Eko Sep 2015 #34

Dude, be serious. Garrett78 Sep 2015 #54

What? Eko Sep 2015 #58

So, your point is that "baseless smears" are baseless. Great. Garrett78 Sep 2015 #67

Sorry, I dont owe "dailynewsbin" anything. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #17

So you cant anwser the questions Eko Sep 2015 #25

They're not questions, theyre some blogger bargling off. Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #28

"you understand you support sanders for the same reason people support trump?" Garrett78 Sep 2015 #31

Awesome reply. Eko Sep 2015 #35

I love the smell of unintentional irony wedded to hypocrisy, early in the morning cali Sep 2015 #45

Ad hominem attack Eko Sep 2015 #46

lol. cali Sep 2015 #51

I dont think I can dive Eko Sep 2015 #62

You know the saying, Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #144

+ a brazillion beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #118

With logic like that.... merrily Sep 2015 #115

wow, I just went there. it's amusingly heavy handed. doesn't anyone do propaganda cali Sep 2015 #49

Questions 3, 4, 5, 7, and 10 are all about polls and/or why Bernie can't win... reformist2 Sep 2015 #66

When I read the quote from the article Warren posted... Garrett78 Sep 2015 #75

"Hillarially Clintbin.com" Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #136

I love answering questions that have added snide commentary as to why I'm wrong. ;) reformist2 Sep 2015 #52

because they're so durn honest! cali Sep 2015 #53

Oh look. Another passive-aggressive post on behalf of Camp Weathervane. AtomicKitten Sep 2015 #56

so bad and transparent that it's good. cali Sep 2015 #61

Don't you just love the smell of desperation in the morning? Mnpaul Sep 2015 #110

"Honest, mom, the dog really did eat my homework! I swear! Zorra Sep 2015 #161

So THIS is where that SuperPAC money goes, into websites where paid hacks and trolls spout off. reformist2 Sep 2015 #63

Yah. A large influx of new posters. delrem Sep 2015 #73

Yeah, 'cause we have never had that happen on DU before. Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #131

jury results. merrily Sep 2015 #77

bull alert and just lame that anyone would vote to hide cali Sep 2015 #82

Kinda whine-y and cheese-y, wasn't it? merrily Sep 2015 #84

Bwahahaha! "This is getting out of hand" - isn't that how the Third Way feels about Liz Warren? djean111 Sep 2015 #87

I believe that was a juror's reference to what the alerter imagined to be a personal merrily Sep 2015 #89

I agree with everything you said. The getting out of hand by the one vote to hide just djean111 Sep 2015 #94

Nah, they also go to sites that post articles about how awesome her logo is. (nt) jeff47 Sep 2015 #134

Cali nailed it. "Craptastic faux questions." merrily Sep 2015 #81

Wow. Faux "questions", indeed. Your concern is noted. djean111 Sep 2015 #86

Few post out of nearly one hundred address's the 5 - 6 fair questions about Sanders. Most are uponit7771 Sep 2015 #88

Well, to be fair, quite a few of those posts were insults from the OP to those who did respond and merrily Sep 2015 #90

5 out of the 10 questions are not "bait"... they're fair. I've been asking for months about the GOP uponit7771 Sep 2015 #95

That's your opinion. The questions are "craptasitic" concern trolling and not "honest" questions. merrily Sep 2015 #99

#5 is fair. Garrett78 Sep 2015 #92

We are still waiting for the 10 honest questions Mnpaul Sep 2015 #93

Are we waiting? Why? Because taking time to answer them thoughtfully would matter on DU? merrily Sep 2015 #108

it's propaganda and dishonest stinky shit. cali Sep 2015 #100

11.) When did Bernie supporters stop beating their wives? beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #91

spouses merrily Sep 2015 #103

Kids, puppies, Hillary's supporters... beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #105

Dunno. Only a bunch of Bernie supporters would ignore the word "honest" right in the title. merrily Sep 2015 #107

But it's totes honest and seriose. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #109

Speaking of which, the Bernie Store has added a brand new tote. merrily Sep 2015 #112

True. I have two from LLBean that I've had for over 15 years. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #114

He has said he had no idea it would happen as fast as it did. merrily Sep 2015 #116

Have a good one, merrily! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #117

Nah, wives jeff47 Sep 2015 #135

question #5 contains 4 questions. not wasting my time with the rest. magical thyme Sep 2015 #96

Accurately quoting Clinton is one of the most common ways she is bashed on DU. jeff47 Sep 2015 #137

Here you go. Eko Sep 2015 #183

Here we go: JDPriestly Sep 2015 #97

First, you're mixing facts and opinions. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #98

A brilliant post as always. merrily Sep 2015 #111

to #6: EVERY candidate has his/her "inappropriate" supporters who should simply be ignored. (n/t) thesquanderer Sep 2015 #119

#5 suggests a depressing premise. thesquanderer Sep 2015 #120

DailyNewsBin LOL Capt. Obvious Sep 2015 #121

Wow. Okay, I'll take on these blatantly dishonest questions. LWolf Sep 2015 #122

another concerned bernie "supporter" restorefreedom Sep 2015 #123

And each and every one of them has been answered. Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #125

LOL MuseRider Sep 2015 #127

He could get public campaign financing that Barack Obama turned down against McCain... cascadiance Sep 2015 #128

I have already donated twice as much to Bernie as I have ever donated to anyone else liberal_at_heart Sep 2015 #129

Eko Trajan Sep 2015 #130

You got zero answers treestar Sep 2015 #132

So....didn't bother to read the thread then? jeff47 Sep 2015 #138

there's a lot of snark but no answers treestar Sep 2015 #150

No, there are actual answers. Why are you lying? (nt) jeff47 Sep 2015 #152

that is just blatanty false. I'll never get why people do that. cali Sep 2015 #141

Concerns noted. 99Forever Sep 2015 #133

I don't sign loyalty oaths. And, I don't vote for labels. I registered as a Democrat in 1965. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2015 #140

I've heard of HONEST answers... november3rd Sep 2015 #142

Easy Answers to this blogger's questions. aikoaiko Sep 2015 #145

This post is absolutely obnoxious. jkbRN Sep 2015 #146

Honest questions are good. Insulting bullshit masquerading as questions, not so much Armstead Sep 2015 #147

Taking DU members to be too dumb to discern the difference rurallib Sep 2015 #148

Perhaps the author should learn to count the number of questions she asks. GeorgeGist Sep 2015 #149

Sounds like every "push poll" I've ever gotten nichomachus Sep 2015 #151

Well yeah, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #154

Well, we needed a yes or no answer nichomachus Sep 2015 #157

There are two ways to go about voting for a presidential candidate. Avalux Sep 2015 #153

None of these are honest questions. Wow. Scootaloo Sep 2015 #155

What? Another Bernie Basher. Why am I not surprised. Binkie The Clown Sep 2015 #156

How's all that sweet Koch money working out for Scott Walker? frylock Sep 2015 #162

Not honest questions at all demwing Sep 2015 #165

Well, as you can see from the replies ... NanceGreggs Sep 2015 #170

I can only speak for myself TexasBushwhacker Sep 2015 #171

#9 makes no sense at all based on the comments much of this crowd has made about Obama Number23 Sep 2015 #172

It's a pathetic bunch of questions, but Here goes: MindfulOne Sep 2015 #174

Thanks, Eko Sep 2015 #184

K and R for a much needed voice of reason. oasis Sep 2015 #175

I don't agree with some of the questions, but do agree on this... GitRDun Sep 2015 #176

One honest question I would like a liberal to answer. raouldukelives Sep 2015 #185

No, Eko Sep 2015 #186

Answers ieoeja Sep 2015 #187

Kick oasis Sep 2015 #188

You can't make sense and expect most Bernie supporters to understand. nt kelliekat44 Sep 2015 #192