2016 Postmortem

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27. This is true. I hate America.

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Mon Oct 26, 2015, 02:52 PM

Oct 2015

C'mon, really?

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The Race Card, the Red Card, the Gender Card! All being played by the Hillary Campaign. [View all] sabrina 1 Oct 2015 OP

Maybe she thinks it is just a game? nt artislife Oct 2015 #1

Red Card has already been thrown by Trump: He is not going to quit! lewebley3 Oct 2015 #43

LOL! merrily Oct 2015 #182

That's the funniest comment I've read all day! Poor Hlllary, every one shouts her down because she's sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #220

In Arkansas where they learned politics, it is classified as a contact sport. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #52

Sad thing is, I think most of them do consider it a game. Live and Learn Oct 2015 #228

The more I see people who are not black saying we are the ones using the race card... bravenak Oct 2015 #2

Insult is not the best way to bring people into the light Armstead Oct 2015 #4

As I said DU is not representative of minorities. If you have questions like that AAs in general sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #7

I know. But hope springs eternal I guess Armstead Oct 2015 #69

I wish you had taken my advice. bravenak Oct 2015 #10

As far as you're concerned I will Armstead Oct 2015 #66

Ditto bravenak Oct 2015 #68

Incredibly rude. Vattel Oct 2015 #266

Yes. I gave it freely. Tried to help. Was rudely rejected. bravenak Oct 2015 #267

Who said it is Bernie supporters that she is trying to ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #130

I won't comment on that particular poster Armstead Oct 2015 #133

Again ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #142

No one ever said all. I am discussing those in the dark. If it does not apply to a person,they bravenak Oct 2015 #146

Same goes for Hillary supporters. Lots of them in the dark regarding race. Using it as political sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #158

Thank you for that expanded explanation ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #163

I have that issue. bravenak Oct 2015 #172

Actually it was addressing a serious issue. I'm about issues, not character assassinations, and sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #221

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #239

Lol! Again, you prove my point. And btw, you know nothing about me. But I love the assumptions, it's sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #252

Again, LOL, again and louder ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #260

I received a similar lecture on the habits of blacks. From a white woman. bravenak Oct 2015 #256

Was it THAT white woman? She seems to have a penchant for that. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #261

YES bravenak Oct 2015 #262

I'm shocked! n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #263

I don't lump myself in with any group Armstead Oct 2015 #204

Okay; but, what others hear/see, is #NotAllBernie, rather than ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #240

I agree and won't defend that kind of thing Armstead Oct 2015 #242

You would have had my complete agreement, if ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #244

Not an apologia Armstead Oct 2015 #246

The more I hear from African Americans speaking for THEMSELVES the more I know that DU is the LAST sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #6

I am in the majority of blacks. bravenak Oct 2015 #8

Well, we all think our views are the majority views. What did you think of David Brock being exposed sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #17

I do not think about David Brock. bravenak Oct 2015 #20

That issue, the Money in Politics is one of the top issues for voters in this campaign.. sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #21

The reason I do not see movement on CU is... The Supreme Court. bravenak Oct 2015 #22

They've been a longtime issue for me too, especially the abhorrent Private Prison Industry sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #23

HRH supports the Drug War AND private prisons hifiguy Oct 2015 #63

One of the reasons I am voting Bernie in the primary randys1 Oct 2015 #89

Cool. hifiguy Oct 2015 #96

Yes, hard to understand. When you find yourself unable to keep defending a candidate on issue after sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #116

A lot of the hardest-shelled HRH supporters here hifiguy Oct 2015 #120

True. The Brits got a taste of a woman in power, well quite a few throughout their history. It sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #157

Uncool if untrue, though. merrily Oct 2015 #186

Some of us understand how polls work, though. DanTex Oct 2015 #29

And there is a perfect example of my points. Hillary supporter, avoiding issues, attempting to sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #36

+1 BeanMusical Oct 2015 #61

"she shares the faith. They love that." JDPriestly Oct 2015 #42

What ARE you TALKING about? bravenak Oct 2015 #45

You did ... GeorgeGist Oct 2015 #71

Bullshit stevil Oct 2015 #105

Wow! There it is! n/t sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #112

How is that voting AGAINST HIM BECAUSE he is Jewish? bravenak Oct 2015 #147

Oops... TheFarS1de Oct 2015 #229

And why wouldn't Bernie visit their congregations???? JDPriestly Oct 2015 #207

It is his job to reach out them. He would never be turned away. bravenak Oct 2015 #210

They have reached out to him. You're not too informed about his campaign at all, I see. He is sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #222

Every black church in the US has reached out to Bernie? Or just a few? bravenak Oct 2015 #232

Are you for real? workinclasszero Oct 2015 #49

If the internet has taught us anything,it's that the Constitution sufrommich Oct 2015 #51

No kidding workinclasszero Oct 2015 #56

I quoted from the Constitution. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #124

I am free to vote against Bernie because workinclasszero Oct 2015 #128

The government cannot stop you, but the Constitution warns against applying a religious JDPriestly Oct 2015 #131

It shouldn't be the sole criteria workinclasszero Oct 2015 #135

Several of our Founding Fathers were deists, not really Christians. Many Christians forget that. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #214

The majority were deists hifiguy Oct 2015 #269

Yes. Thanks. Morris may have been a Christian, but most were deists. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #281

Interesting that you are voting *against* someone and not *for* someone. cui bono Oct 2015 #168

Sure you are, JD Priestly never said you could not. What she pointed out was that sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #227

Bravo! hifiguy Oct 2015 #70

+1 beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #77

"Share the faith" Lordquinton Oct 2015 #80

Wrong randys1 Oct 2015 #94

Can you provide the actual numbers for that? Lordquinton Oct 2015 #102

A truly excellent post, JDPriestly! Thank you for reminding us that discrimination takes many forms sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #177

That passage in the Constitution lovemydog Oct 2015 #208

Religious test is the exact language. That means that a person does not have to be of a certain JDPriestly Oct 2015 #209

Correct. lovemydog Oct 2015 #211

And here it comes... cui bono Oct 2015 #167

Where did I use the word 'Jew'? Link please? bravenak Oct 2015 #171

Upon further reading in this thread I see many others called you out already cui bono Oct 2015 #173

So no link? Just unfounded accusations? bravenak Oct 2015 #174

So another night of not reading my posts? cui bono Oct 2015 #181

Lol. Nice. bravenak Oct 2015 #184

You know, I am Jewish, and I don't know WTF you are talking about still_one Oct 2015 #188

It was called out by a half dozen other people in this thread. cui bono Oct 2015 #193

Let me see if I understand that. She has an uncle who is a Reverend, and his congregation supports still_one Oct 2015 #199

Love how you conveniently left out the part about sharing her faith. cui bono Oct 2015 #202

Thanks for speaking up. ucrdem Oct 2015 #285

Jury results zeemike Oct 2015 #189

Well I was on that jury and I voted to hide it because the alerter's comments are correct. still_one Oct 2015 #191

Well it made no difference to me what was said. zeemike Oct 2015 #196

I almost never do an alert, and I never place anyone on ignore. However, when I am selected to be still_one Oct 2015 #201

Thanks. cui bono Oct 2015 #192

It's not even worth it to engage some posters. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #205

You are so right, bmus. hifiguy Oct 2015 #270

You know how you can tell a fake progressive? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #286

I am in the majority of blacks. AlbertCat Oct 2015 #245

I fit within 'the majority'. Please do not be rude. bravenak Oct 2015 #254

I wasn't being rude. AlbertCat Oct 2015 #274

Ok. bravenak Oct 2015 #276

I did notice however... AlbertCat Oct 2015 #278

Better me than you, eh? bravenak Oct 2015 #279

Your seriously... MrWendel Oct 2015 #185

It's a good thing your self investigation revealed you were correct about everything. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #150

I was not concerned. It usually turns out that way. Glad you noticed. bravenak Oct 2015 #160

But you are not even trying to bring people "into the light". That obviously isn't your rhett o rick Oct 2015 #176

They are not ready for the light. bravenak Oct 2015 #178

It's when you say stuff like this: "her rivals ignore social justice" you lose real allies... Bread and Circus Oct 2015 #194

They were never my allies. The BLM reaction showed that. bravenak Oct 2015 #197

Do you really believe that? Aside from all the DU huff and puff? I mean come on. This is a forum... Bread and Circus Oct 2015 #198

I think they care more about their SS events. bravenak Oct 2015 #200

I am sorry to hear that. It's not excuseable. I know I get angry on this Bread and Circus Oct 2015 #206

Awesome. I am glad we can be cool and not at each other's throats. bravenak Oct 2015 #213

Very well said and that I think is one of the reasons I say Bernie Bread and Circus Oct 2015 #215

Win or lose he brought a perspective that was missing. bravenak Oct 2015 #216

Yeah and honestly don't think he expected to get this far. Bread and Circus Oct 2015 #217

4/10 not enough caps, bold, and italics. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #3

Okay, how many more would you like? What did you think of David 'blinded by the money' Brock being sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #11

The post you're replying to is another perfect example of your points. BeanMusical Oct 2015 #74

The Debate and The Hearings aftermath hurting the GOP far more than Sanders makes ME not sad. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #5

Thank you Sabrina... SoapBox Oct 2015 #9

Corporate money is to blame. See David Brock eg, caught attempting to plant in the media, smears sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #13

So, I'm reading Brothers Karamazov again and came across this passage last night passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #67

Perfect quote. Yes there are people who play the victim 'just for the beauty of it'. At least in sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #100

Seeing how many people hifiguy Oct 2015 #103

no biggie....plenty of Bernie supporters are vociferously playing the anti semetic card Sheepshank Oct 2015 #12

What did you think of David Brock caught in the act of trying to plant smears using the Red Card, sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #15

Love you bravenak Oct 2015 #16

Would you like me to post some links to WHERE the playing of the Anti-Semitic card began? sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #19

The screencaps posted here by bmus hifiguy Oct 2015 #73

+1 Absolutely. BeanMusical Oct 2015 #82

They think they can hide their shit. hifiguy Oct 2015 #85

+1 BeanMusical Oct 2015 #88

actually the Red Card came first, with McCaskill MisterP Oct 2015 #14

I'm sure they are working on that right now! How to incorporate right handed people into sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #26

see my post 67 passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #76

That was a good one! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #237

Kickin' for more truth. n/t in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #18

Because they care more about their candidate winning than the country. n/t jtuck004 Oct 2015 #24

This is true. I hate America. Blue_Adept Oct 2015 #27

Perhaps you put it under the wrong screen name has nothing to do with blind devotion to a cause, or jtuck004 Oct 2015 #72

Yep. For them it's like a high-school popularity contest. hifiguy Oct 2015 #60

Huge +1! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #238

SHE IS EVIL INCARNATE Blue_Adept Oct 2015 #25

You are? Why? That sounds hyperbolic and desperate. My advice would be to look at the issues sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #30

Oh for crying out loud Blue_Adept Oct 2015 #34

The point in the OP is that Bernie in his speach in Iowa differentiated his past stances on issues JDPriestly Oct 2015 #48

no, the point of the op was that SHE'S EVIL Blue_Adept Oct 2015 #59

The question is not whether she is evil, but whether she really did take and then in some cases JDPriestly Oct 2015 #117

Excellent post, thank you! Too many 'mistakes' to have the needed good judgement and foresight sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #155

Thanks. This is so important. Bernie's views on the TPP are the reflection and proof of his JDPriestly Oct 2015 #212

A person's religion can be considered when voting, nothing says an individual A Simple Game Oct 2015 #99

No, just that Hillary supporters are willing to overlook pretty much anything horrible Maedhros Oct 2015 #38

Hillary is a class act: She is leader and statesmen: Bernie has his own problems lewebley3 Oct 2015 #44

Interesting. I spoke to a Hillary supporter yesterday, an older woman. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #50

You have been dissing this older woman was probably your mother: Who cares about antidotes lewebley3 Oct 2015 #62

I wonder what it is that leads anyone to conclude hifiguy Oct 2015 #75

You keep pushing the sins of the GOP on Hillary! lewebley3 Oct 2015 #104

Um, hifiguy Oct 2015 #106

Hillary was famous lawyer: before her marriage lewebley3 Oct 2015 #113

I must confess that I do find your syntax and spelling hifiguy Oct 2015 #115

She failed the D.C. bar; that's why she ended up in Ark. w/ Bill Divernan Oct 2015 #175

Really? hifiguy Oct 2015 #268

No, Hillary gave up a big career to go help a small state with Bill lewebley3 Oct 2015 #271

We need a candidate who deal with Republicans. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #129

Sanders is to weak to standup to the GOP lewebley3 Oct 2015 #277

He has been standing up to them since he was elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #280

He has not: Vermont population is 600,000: GOP's their are libs lewebley3 Oct 2015 #282

Hillary is utterly hated by Repbulicans. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #290

Hillary voted for a use of force: There was not a war vote: Bush chose war alone! He said so! lewebley3 Oct 2015 #298

Sanders saw through the ruse. Hillary did not. It is a matter of judgment and JDPriestly Oct 2015 #299

His vote didn't mater: He is state is all lib ruled! lewebley3 Oct 2015 #300

Sanders showed courage. He always does. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #301

Sanders vote showed absolutely no courage: He is from almost 1 party ruled state lewebley3 Oct 2015 #302

Thank you. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #121

You are entirely welcome! hifiguy Oct 2015 #126

Your are a Zealot when it comes to Sanders: Hillary whole life has been about fighting the GOP lewebley3 Oct 2015 #272

Done with you. hifiguy Oct 2015 #273

checkmate lewebley3 Oct 2015 #275

"Antidotes"?!?!? Do you mean anecdotes, dear? Divernan Oct 2015 #84

Well I can tell you that after reading that I certainly need the antidote. cui bono Oct 2015 #169

"Who cares about antidotes" BeanMusical Oct 2015 #91

I'm 72. She wasn't all that old. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #119

Those who have been poisoned... Fairgo Oct 2015 #231

You can't fix that kind of stupid. hifiguy Oct 2015 #111

Four. Months. To. Go. RandySF Oct 2015 #28

Yes, after which I predict that many who showed so much 'concern' about these things, won't be sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #31

yes, four months till bernie wins iowa and nh restorefreedom Oct 2015 #46

The Left direction Lordquinton Oct 2015 #78

quite true! nt restorefreedom Oct 2015 #123

After Hillary's Trifecta -You still dream big. That is OK. riversedge Oct 2015 #95

i am an idealist restorefreedom Oct 2015 #122

I'm afraid to ask about Hillary's Trifecta.. frylock Oct 2015 #138

More war - Keystone - cuts to Social Security? *That* Hillary's Trifecta? WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2015 #164

Bernie supporters have to get their excuses lined up firebrand80 Oct 2015 #64

K & R, sabrina1. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #32

Once she gets enough mana in play expect to see some serious cards. Nt. Juicy_Bellows Oct 2015 #33

And the more they do that, the more people they will turn off. It's not like Bernie is sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #40

How much mana is enough mana? hedda_foil Oct 2015 #170

a Magic: The Gathering pun? you're sick, Juicy! SICK MisterP Oct 2015 #218

"Hugo Chavez is a communist dictator!"-Bernie Sanders JaneyVee Oct 2015 #35

I believe that's what's known as a non sequitur. hedda_foil Oct 2015 #180

K & R AzDar Oct 2015 #37

K&R azmom Oct 2015 #39

Thank you, Sabrina Jack Rabbit Oct 2015 #41

you play cards when you have no platform olddots Oct 2015 #47

Not to mention its thralls and hifiguy Oct 2015 #53

If Sanders doesn't smear people, why do you? shenmue Oct 2015 #54

On-line polling confirms people like smearing, maybe? Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #140

Yep. K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #55

Alert-stalking? indeed. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #57

It should have been hidden. sad what DU has become. moobu2 Oct 2015 #81

Bad alert, buddy. Try again. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #83

As usual. Jury results: Aerows Oct 2015 #58

The explanations of the jury members who explained their reasoning are similar Zorra Oct 2015 #264

Got any SPECIFIC examples of any of that stuff? George II Oct 2015 #65

Post removed Post removed Oct 2015 #79

Before this gets hidden... brooklynite Oct 2015 #86

It is undeniable, this time the mask fell off. emulatorloo Oct 2015 #93

Yup. zappaman Oct 2015 #108

And I am of the opinion that their are people in our own party who HATE what they perceive to be the sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #98

"You sure aren't getting any support for your candidate." brooklynite Oct 2015 #107

Could you link to the state polling. I'm too lazy to look them up ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #265

You must have missed the hidden post then. emulatorloo Oct 2015 #110

I've seen plenty of hidden posts from Hillary supporters. I've seen personal attacks on sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #114

We have the same goal, Sabrina. emulatorloo Oct 2015 #134

Well, we are familiar with the tactic now of pretending to be Bernie supporters. That got old almost sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #152

How can we forget being called "fucking retards" by Obama's hand-picked guy? arcane1 Oct 2015 #132

Oh no, we have not forgotten that. They do think they can toss out personal attacks like sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #137

I dont like people who put corporations in front of people davidn3600 Oct 2015 #143

Pity it got hidden. hifiguy Oct 2015 #144

You can add the "Yo Mama" card to that shit-stained attack deck. Divernan Oct 2015 #87

DLC Brand Democrats admire republican dirty trick campaigns for their "success". Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #90

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Oct 2015 #92

"Race card" and "gender card" are constructs of racists and sexists respectively. nt LexVegas Oct 2015 #97

+10000 betsuni Oct 2015 #148

Oh, but it's jquite okay with you when Bernie plays the "use government to fix our problems" card Bucky Oct 2015 #101

Talk about playing the victim card!!!! Would like some cheese with that? Persondem Oct 2015 #109

I love you. And cheese. betsuni Oct 2015 #149

Thank you!! Cheese thanks you as well :) nt Persondem Oct 2015 #153

I'm going to join! zappaman Oct 2015 #118

Can I come? I have grapes and crackers... bravenak Oct 2015 #203

Sorry. zappaman Oct 2015 #219

Ha! Good one. nt betsuni Oct 2015 #224

Lol! bravenak Oct 2015 #233

She is fighting to win treestar Oct 2015 #125

The only pertinent question is, however, hifiguy Oct 2015 #145

I'm waiting for the "He's not a Christian" card. arcane1 Oct 2015 #127

It's already been played, right here in this thread actually! And I forgot to add the Anti-Semitic sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #136

I should NOT be surprised to see that here. arcane1 Oct 2015 #139

I wasn't surprised. And yes, that was a particularly vile post. But nothing should surprise us. sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #156

You missed it! It's upthread. cui bono Oct 2015 #183

I'm definitely starting to learn one thing. arcane1 Oct 2015 #249

Kick !!! WillyT Oct 2015 #141

Yeah, it's been a bad couple of weeks for the Sanders campaign. zappaman Oct 2015 #151

Yes, it has. But I feel as if my advice is helping them. They are Learning. bravenak Oct 2015 #161

Baby steps. n/t zappaman Oct 2015 #179

Bernie has had a fantastic week. As for your advice, I'm sorry you are having trouble communicating sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #230

The advice was to practice humility and silence in the face of things not understood. bravenak Oct 2015 #235

Winner of the 2015 Nobel prize for Condescending Arrogant Fiction. Congrats! betsuni Oct 2015 #247

Let me fix that for you. Winner of the NobLE prize for exposing ARROGANT fiction! sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #251

+ 1,000,000,000 What You Said !!! WillyT Oct 2015 #253

Arrogant? As arrogant as a white woman telling a black woman about the black experience? bravenak Oct 2015 #255

I agree, it is funny how some people know nothing about an issue, even tell us they have no interest sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #257

It was funny last night when it happen to me by your hand - last night. bravenak Oct 2015 #258

Great, so we were both amused! Better to laugh than spend one's time being angry. sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #259

Called out by at least three different black posters in this thread and still WILL NOT STOP Number23 Oct 2015 #291

It's revolting all right. nt betsuni Oct 2015 #292

+ 1 and an obnoxious number of zeros Bobbie Jo Oct 2015 #296

Maybe it's just the Halloween season, but I'm getting a seriously creepy vibe. Do not like! betsuni Oct 2015 #297

She is playing to win by playing the hand she is dealt. Deal with it! nt kelliekat44 Oct 2015 #154

Money out of Politics? Who's gonna pay for the 6-figure Twitter hashtags? Planes? 50-state polls? ucrdem Oct 2015 #159

Haven't you been paying attention? The PEOPLE are funding Bernie's campaign. And I love how frugal sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #165

Like "Billionaires for Bernie" people? ucrdem Oct 2015 #166

Hillary's House of Cards has no chance of occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Major Hogwash Oct 2015 #162

House of Cards is a very bad hand to hold. Signed, Zoe Barnes, Peter Russo and America. nt merrily Oct 2015 #190

Clinton is a hard campaigner, and she's playing the game as she PatrickforO Oct 2015 #187

Few people have this on the top of their list of issues that concern them. Not to mention that sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #195

Hi sabrina 1. That's a lot of cards. lovemydog Oct 2015 #223

I've read it. What does it have to do with this OP? Lies are lies and when race is used to lie sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #225

I'm wondering what your evidence is lovemydog Oct 2015 #226

K&R Katashi_itto Oct 2015 #234

anything but the issues. Warren Stupidity Oct 2015 #236

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #241

accusing people of using 'cards' is a standard deflection bigtree Oct 2015 #243

Kick !!! WillyT Oct 2015 #248

Me: "Got any SPECIFIC examples of any of that stuff?" Still no answer. George II Oct 2015 #250

Your question was a joke, wasn't it? Lol, I sure didn't take it seriously! sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #288

No surprise. So in reality none of that stuff ever happened - no Race Card, no Red Card, and.... George II Oct 2015 #289

You're very witty. That's the second joke in just two comments! sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #293

You're making serious accusations about a Democratic candidate and you consider being asked... George II Oct 2015 #295

Kick !!! WillyT Oct 2015 #283

And Another... WillyT Oct 2015 #284

Kick !!! WillyT Oct 2015 #287

Kick !!! WillyT Oct 2015 #294