Grrrrrrr!!!!! 5 minutes in GD and I can't take it anymore!

[SeattleGirl]

There are SO MANY PEOPLE who are convinced they could do a better job than Obama.

Who are convinced that we could get out of Afghanistan and Iraq RIGHT FUCKING NOW (and yes, I said could, not should) by just packing our bags and catching the next flight out.

Who think that he is EXACTLY like Bush.

Who KNOW that everything he said in his campaign was just lies lies lies.

And who are CONVINCED that just because everybody on the planet doesn't run around screaming and pulling their hair out like they, then they are far superior to the non-screamers.

:banghead: :banghead:

Okay, taking a deep breath........

:)

[Hekate]

1. You're home now. I just got here myself and put the coffee on.

Have a seat.
:hi:

Hekate

[Peacetrain]

3. Can I have a cup

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

4. Thanks, Hekate!

Don't mind if I do.

:hi:

[Peacetrain]

2. Seattle I had to come in here too.. came home from work..

Came in here.. and could not believe my eyes.. I went over and looked at FR.. and there are more threads here attacking the President than there.

And no one has heard the speech yet.

If I go in there, I am going to lose my temper and that does no one any good.

[SeattleGirl]

5. That doesn't surprise me.

It disappoints me, though.

And like you, I need to stay away from there, because after reading some of the posts (and even just some of the post titles), I could feel my blood pressure going up, along with my temper.

[Cha]

6. You should try coming over to

GDP..it's more sane.

I never see you there and we could always use some more rational thought.

But, this place is great to come into and kick back..have some :donut: minus the donut in my case.:)

[goclark]

37. Cha you deserve to kick back, you are so patient and sane

on the other Forums.

How you do it I don't know but it is peaceful here.

[gratefultobelib]

7. I have been so depressed lately reading all the negative stuff on DU. I checked here

a few weeks ago and it was all old posts. I am SO glad to see so many here posting and supporting our guy. I trust him implicitly.

[Cha]

9. Yeah, it's fine to have a place to

post that hecklers aren't allowed. At least that's what I understood to be the deal.

[Born_A_Truman]

8. I was just about to start a similar thread

GD, GDP are both OB=Obama Bashing. Daily. I can't use "hide thread" fast enough. Some even hit my "ignore" list for good measure.

[Cha]

10. Have to thank DeepModem Mom for

starting this place way back.

[azmouse]

11. Too many "hate baiters" in GD right now.

I doubt they even believe all the shit they spew. They do it for the attention, because they know they'll get a reaction.
What disgusts me most are all the recs the shit gets. Why are these people here if they hate the Democratic President and the Democratic party?

[JimWis]

12. Some of the posts in GD sound just like some of the crap

posted on facebook tonight by some of my friends who are right wing nuts. Thought I was back there for a minute.

[Arkana]

13. I wanted to smash something after reading the "OFFICIAL SPEECH" thread.

The "WE HATES OBAMA, PRECIOUS, YES, WE DOES, MY LOVE" crowd showed up in force tonight.

[NYC Liberal]

14. At least updating the good ol' Ignore list was easy.

All of em right in one thread. :)

[NYC_SKP]

15. I spent some time, too much time, in there. I need a hug.

Nothing but bullshit, no substance.

And any threads of substance were unrecced, the most hateful had plenty of recs.

Pathetic.

I need a hug.

:grouphug:

[mecherosegarden]

19. A hug for you...

Although, I think I also need one! That forum tonight is just insane !


:grouphug: :grouphug:

[Cha]

21. You, too..I'm Cha~

:hug: :grouphug: :)

[NYC_SKP]

23. Aww, thanks!

A smile upon my face! :P

:grouphug:

[Cha]

20. ..

:hug: :grouphug: :D

:hi:

[NYC_SKP]

24. Back at Ya!

:hi:

:hug: :grouphug: :D

:pals:

[Tarheel_Dem]

16. I didn't even check in there, because the forum is so predictable.

Maybe I'm a loyal Democrat, and that's the problem? I swear, it's almost as if I have absolutely nothing in common with the activist base. While I don't expect everyone to be in 100% agreement with the president at all times, because I'm not either. But, the over-the-top vitriol expressed by the keyboard vigilantes is far too much.

[Born_A_Truman]

17. DU needs a hide multiple thread tool!

I hid several tonight then gave up. I find it very sad.

[SeattleGirl]

18. Wouldn't THAT be nice!

I usually just stay away from those forums anymore.

There's even a thread in the Lounge right now about how nasty GD and GDP are:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=9148145&mesg_id=9148145

[NYC Liberal]

22. It'd be cool to have a "hide by keyword" feature

So you could just automatically filter out threads with "cheerleaders" or whatever the crap meme of the day is.

[CBR]

25. Hi Everyone! For some reason,

I just discovered this group!

First, I am not a supporter of the Afghan decision but I cannot stand the vitriol so easily spewed at the President in some quarters. It is nauseating. I want meaningful discussion and some respect shown to the Pres.

I hope to find some refuge here!

[gratefultobelib]

26. Welcome. It wasn't very active here for awhile, but it's definitely picked up, thank goodness!

[Undercurrent]

34. Glad you found this group!

I'm a supporter of the Afghan decision, but there is no room for discussion with anyone who hurls the kind of hateful muck I've seen so much of on DU. Can't even read a thread about the White House Christmas tree without ugly posts!

I respect anyone who acts like an adult, even if we disagree on policy. Especially if we disagree.

Cheers!

[Born_A_Truman]

27. I had to take a break last night

Seriously. My blood pressure must have been soaring.

[Patsy Stone]

28. You, you... warmonger!

:loveya:

I stayed away last night because I knew what I would find. When I checked in, surprise: I found it. I love the I'm-more-left-than-you'll-ever-be-and-it's-the-only-way-to-be posts. The reverse psy-ops troll is always a crowd pleaser.

[SeattleGirl]

29. Oh yeah.

The holier-than-thou crowd. Ain't they just da best???? :sarcasm:

[Lindsey]

30. You are so right on, SeattleGirl! Let those guys spend 30 minutes

in President Obama's shoes and they'd run out of the White House screaming and wouldn't be able to down their Xanax's fast enough!
The job results are really good today and WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SeattleGirl]

31. Yes, we are on the right track.

Unfortunately, lots of people got off at the wrong station.

[Cha]

32. You have to read this from

one of our Canadian posters..not sure who the guy is who wrote it..

Cross post from GDP

<snip>

AngusTheGodOfMeat"

Comment 1

"Obama did not get “rolled.” He made a very tricky and difficult decision, and I have never seen one person here whose ability or judgment I would rate as being superior to his, and that includes mine, and yours, John Cole. Not one, not even for one day.

This decision is not about hippies, or Vietnam, or weak Democrats, or any of that other bullshit. It’s about the realities of the situation in Afghanistan, and whether I agree with the exact assessment profferred by the president last night (and I don’t know whether I do or not) I certainly would not consider for a second that I have enough information or enough good advice from other people who do have enough information to overrule Obama’s decision.

Here’s the bottom line for me. The war in Afghanistan was voted for by all but one member of Congress, between the two houses, back in 2001. Most people supported it. I am pretty sure John Cole did. I know I did. I didn’t know anyone who didn’t.

So, we made a bad call back then, as a country. The whole country, not a defective few. Basically, almost all of us. We didn’t forsee the mess we are in there now. We were blinded by anger over 911 and wanted to go do something, and that is what we chose to do."

<much more>
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x39867

[HopeOverFear]

33. some idiot over in GD actually had the gall to say

that there was no difference between Obama and Sarah Palin... *smh*

[SeattleGirl]

35. Seems there are more than a few people on DU who like to

emulate freepers by tossing out asinine one liners that have no basis in fact.

[goclark]

36. Leftbaggers

[LiberalAndProud]

38. I take my coffee black, thanks.

And I could use a hug too.

:grouphug:

[treestar]

39. They are getting ridiculous with their nitpicking

this notion that Obama was wrong to say we never attacked a democracy - by citing a bunch of CIA ops and I guess asserting they count as "war." This has no other purpose than just slamming the President. They know damn well what he meant.

[SeattleGirl]

40. I'm sure they do know, but I guess for some people, anything but

pure negativity somehow means you are "less than" a, what? True liberal? Government watchdog?

Someone in GDP today referred to Obama as a "democratic neocon." :eyes:

[FrenchieCat]

41. The Kool Kids read their daily propaganda, and think that they know it all.......

Like the United States is going to stop all of the sudden, and Obambi was going to
pass flowers all around! I don't have time for the stupids. And far as I'm concerned,
arrogance doesn't make one smart.