Can we ban gushing threads on the President and First Lady?

[trolling4dollaz]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by trumad (a host of the General Discussion forum).

(By the way, I admire her greatly.) I think it is unbecoming of a group of so-called intellectual types to be so fawning. We should soberly judge the President for what he does, not how good he looks in a suit!

[FarLeftFist]

1. Why can't we do both?

[Shankapotomus]

85. +1 (nt)

[randome]

2. Not 'ban'.

But start a thread about it and 'suggest' it? Okay.

[StarryNight]

75. agree no ban, but it would be nice if people refrained voluntarily. nt

[sinkingfeeling]

3. No. We're here to freely discuss whatever we want. I doubt you will be

staying with us for long anyway.

[goclark]

28. Where is that button?

I'm with you.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

4. Sounds like you're living up to your name. Tread lightly....

[teddy51]

7. Guess he/she didn't tread lightly enough, PPR'd already. lol n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

9. I see! DU is gangsta!!! LOL!! n/t

[Arugula Latte]

20. His/her name was brilliant in its subtlety.

[teddy51]

29. lol No kidding, think that was a dead give-away? n/t

[StarryNight]

77. "democracy" in action. sure to win the dem party friends and influence people. nt

[hedgehog]

5. that was fast!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=284932

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

6. It sure was! LOL!!!

[Indykatie]

8. I'd Rather Ban You n/t

[mfcorey1]

22. +1

[Solly Mack]

10. ...

[malaise]

34. Hahahahahaha

[Solly Mack]

64. Hi, malaise

I was feeling cheeky.

[SunsetDreams]

44. OMG

As if that wasn't bad enough, then I read "Your crowning glory." underneath it!!

[malaise]

52. There's nothing sweeter than abeing on a thread with a

live one - trust me

[SunsetDreams]

53. I know

that was delicious Well not the butt....but nevermind (backs out really fast so as to not insert foot in any deeper)

[Solly Mack]

65. Someone is always after me lucky charms.

[Spazito]

58. I am laughing so hard I can hardly take a breath!

[Solly Mack]

66. I like it. lol

[Bake]

11. No way! No need! No how!

It's nice to have a President we can be proud of!

I remember Camelot ...

Bake

[Canuckistanian]

12. Might just as well ban Kitty pics in the Lounge

Ain't gonna happen.

[Arkana]

13. Nope, sorry.

Problem?

[SidDithers]

14. Byeeeee....

Sid

[Tarheel_Dem]

56. It's interesting that this crap, by a repeat troll, got two recs. Hmmmmmm.......

[SidDithers]

59. Isn't transparency wonderful?...

Sid

[Tarheel_Dem]

62. It's bliss, I tell ya!

[Posteritatis]

82. Given the size of this forum pretty much anything could get a few recs. (nt)

[danadevin85]

15. Is it that important?

Last edited Wed May 23, 2012, 01:54 PM - Edit history (1)

Why does it matter?
If you don't like a post ignore it is it really that hard?
Does it bother you that much? LOL

[immoderate]

16. Can't wait to hear what you would ban next!

"So called intellectual types," of which we are here at DU central, must always mind their behavior!

Welcome to DU!

--imm

[CTyankee]

17. Over so soon? I went to get some popcorn, I come back and it's OVER???

Aww, this is no fun...

I was getting ready to post a "you can take adorable photos of the First Family away from my cold, dead eyes..." or something like that.

[appleannie1]

18. If you don't like a post, you don't have to open it. It is called 'choice'.

[malaise]

19. What are your favorite flowers again?

Enjoy your stay

[SalviaBlue]

21. How much do you make trolling?

Oh, and welcome to DU, enjoy your stay.

[alittlelark]

23. You're kinda funny!

[NoGOPZone]

24. No nt

[lamp_shade]

25. That was quick.

[mfcorey1]

26. Is that the rule over there on Freerepublic? nt

[thelordofhell]

27. No

[CJCRANE]

30. Where did you get the idea that we're sober intellectuals...

[kestrel91316]

31. If you don't like fans of Obama talking about him, there are other places you might enjoy playing

little more.

[Raine]

32. Uh NO ... that is not going to happen

plus could your name be anymore obvious?

[bigtree]

33. fuck that

don't be a hater

[MineralMan]

35. Who's this we?

Near as I can tell, you're not part of it any longer.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

57. probably Romney in disguise.

[MrScorpio]

36. How about banning trolls?

Oh, we already did.

[Puzzledtraveller]

37. That's why we have GD, plus you can always trash a thread you don't like.

Or just ignore it.

[msongs]

38. catapulting the propaganda counts for a lot in politics lol nt

[pennylane100]

39. It is interesting that you ask us to "soberly" judge the president.

Have you thought of applying the same standards to yourself when posting at Democratic Underground.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

40. I doubt you are going to be paid for this

Whoever's paying you to troll has obviously recruited a dud employee because you are not very good at it. You probably need a new occupation

[cali]

41. I'd prefer to ban stinking pieces of dog shit like you, asshole.

[Son of Gob]

42. Good job Mirt

[pinboy3niner]

43. What do you mean, "We," Mitt?

[deutsey]

45. "so-called intellectual types"

Run along back to Free Republic, Trog.

[SalviaBlue]

46. And the moral of this story is:when they show you who they are, believe them.

[lpbk2713]

47. Blow it out your a$$

Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.

[WI_DEM]

48. 14 posts and already trying to run the place?

[11 Bravo]

49. Wow, here less than an hour before suggesting that we ban complimentary threads regarding ...

a Democratic President and his First Lady! I guess they don't teach patience in Troll School.

[Marrah_G]

50. Just don't click on those threads

Some folks like them and they aren't harming anyone.

[RedCappedBandit]

51. I don't like those threads

I couldn't care less what kind of outfit a politician might be wearing. I don't like it when people here call republicans ugly / call out their sense of fashion, and I don't really like it when people here post threads about how 'pretty' some of our own are. It has nothing to do with.. anything relevant.

But they're entitled to do so IMO.. Perhaps though, the lounge is a more appropriate place. I simply don't click on threads I don't like, really.

[provis99]

54. ha, ha, troll! PPR'd.!

[ohiosmith]

79. This post was alerted on. Jury decision:

At Thu May 24, 2012, 04:58 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

ha, ha, troll! PPR'd.!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=722031

REASON FOR ALERT:

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate. (See <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=aboutus#communitystandards" target="_blank">Community Standards</a>.)

ALERTER'S COMMENTS:

troll grave dancing.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Thu May 24, 2012, 05:04 PM, and the Jury voted 1-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: "Troll Grave Dancing" Wasn't that a Bobby "Boris" Pickett hit in the 60s? Leave the post.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: I see no problem whatsoever with this post, trolls are malicious intruders. - Zorra
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[SidDithers]

88. provis99 spam alerted on a whole pile...

of their own posts. Very strange behavior, for which they were subsequently banned.

Sid

[lonestarnot]

55. Oh kiss my ass.

[Vanje]

60. Can we ban trolls?

Apparently WE CAN

[Lasher]

80. And did.

[trackfan]

61. Who said this was a group of intellectual types?

This group includes all, intellectual or not. What a ridiculous straw man.

[Lasher]

83. Actually this troll called us "so-called intellectual types"

In this familiar jargon of right wing extremists, we are never given credit for anything that could be construed as a positive attribute.

But the so-called truth is, the average liberal really is smarter than the average conservative.

Psychology Today: Liberals think they're more intelligent than conservatives--because they are.

Why Liberals Are Smarter than Conservatives

British Study: Liberals smarter than Conservatives

[spanone]

63. 14 posts and this is your request?

[RZM]

67. Trolling hit all the bases with a different post

First of all, is "illegitimate" a real verb or are you just kree-a-tuv?

Coining labels like 'truther' and 'birther' marginalizes those who QUESTION. The Illuminati does this with abandon and you the sheeple pick up where they left off. It's just like how Foucault describes: the prisoners start enforcing one another.

Cheesy and incorrect attempt at coining a phonetic term? Check

Unnecessary caps? Check

Outdated conspiracy theory reference? Check

Outdated buzzword (sheeple)? Check

Shallow academic namedropping? Check

[Scurrilous]

68. Kick

For the hilarity.

[BlueMTexpat]

69. No. Just no.

There is just too damn much unhappiness in the world, mostly as a result of RW politics, policies and general sense of entitlement.

I love anything that demonstrates the humanity of this President and his family. We all desperately need to believe that selfishness and self-interest can be trumped by compassion, empathy and caring.

[50 shades of grey]

70. Uh...what about the drones killing kids?

Any compassion towards them?

(By the way, I went down to NATO last weekend and a man was sitting on the sidewalk on Congress Pkwy. holding up a sign which said: "Obama's drones kill babies." Succinct and to the point )

[Tarheel_Dem]

71. LoL

[BlueMTexpat]

72. Love your photo! :)

It was pretty obvious, wasn't it?

[Tarheel_Dem]

73. Obvious indeed. It hit nearly every forum, and the theme was the same throughout.

Repeat troll.

[Lasher]

81. Dirty socks

"My name is Legion; for we are many."

[StarryNight]

74. but but but... he really does look like Will Smith in Men in Black... so presidential... and hot!

BARF! i agree completely. i wish people posting on this website would keep in mind that not everyone who reads these boards is necessarily an Obama devotee. people should try to maintain some level of decorum and respectability. ditto with all the swearing and gratuitous violent language/imagery. "He f**kin' gut-punched the GOP pig!!!!" may sound manly and tough but it probably doesn't gain the democratic party anything.

[MADem]

84. Welcome to DU and speaking of reading, a great place to start is the TOS. nt

[CBHagman]

76. No.

Mods, you may edit this post for length and clarity.

[datasuspect]

78. can we ban you?

[undeterred]

86. So-called intellectual types are some of the best fawners.

[JoePhilly]

87. Sure ... but let's demand to see his birth certificate for the 100th time!!!!

[trumad]

89. Locked

Op belongs in Meta.