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What if POC act like Bernie supporters (Original Post) wilt the stilt Mar 2016 OP
Who's the POC ? Trust Buster Mar 2016 #1
People of color. aidbo Mar 2016 #2
Thanks. Trust Buster Mar 2016 #7
Which principles? DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2016 #3
OP is just flinging it SHRED Mar 2016 #8
It is the same exact actions wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #16
You talking to me? SHRED Mar 2016 #17
I'm not necessarily talking to you wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #22
Do you think suppressing the vote is mature or cheating? Politicalboi Mar 2016 #83
I am reluctant to commit to vote for her if forced to. Half-Century Man Mar 2016 #110
Now there's another loaded question SHRED Mar 2016 #4
It is exactly the way wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #6
Please proceed SHRED Mar 2016 #11
Simple question wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #52
Hi noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #66
I just wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #121
Your PM's to Me noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #233
I thought your post was about POC. floriduck Mar 2016 #182
Looking at your transparency page, should you really be talking about how other people act here? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #14
Bingo. Curmudgeoness Mar 2016 #49
still avoiding the question wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #57
Don't ask me. Curmudgeoness Mar 2016 #71
Be sure to offer him a mint. n/t bvf Mar 2016 #162
I don't care if he has a mint or not. Curmudgeoness Mar 2016 #169
The one, lonely rec this thread has garnered bvf Mar 2016 #218
Yes it is interesting to see who rec'd Wilt's thread. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #219
We're up to two. bvf Mar 2016 #239
I just saw that, another surprise! You can tell so much from recs. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #241
+1000 BeanMusical Mar 2016 #64
But, once again.... opiate69 Mar 2016 #153
Yes because he has Jewish friends! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #158
POC will vote for him if he wins the nomination JI7 Mar 2016 #5
I'm just highlighting wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #12
*cough* transparency page ! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #15
please answer the question wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #19
Did you know that snapping turtles use an appendage in their mouth to lure prey? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #21
Is that the appendage that looks like a worm? Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #75
Why yes it is! Here's a picture: beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #76
Wow! That is pretty alluring Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #87
They are dangerous but quite beautiful. Here's a baby alligator snapping turtle: beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #97
Holy mackerel! That's prehistoric looking! Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #101
Good score! Biaviians Mar 2016 #181
We have these where I live. I once stopped to get one off the road. PonyUp Mar 2016 #252
I came across a huge one eating a dead deer when I was kayaking. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #253
I just read they can live up to 200 years, 80-120 more likely, & in captivity they live 20-70 yrs! PonyUp Mar 2016 #254
Grow to weigh over 200 lbs and they're ancient, they've been around over 40 million years! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #255
speaking of which- does that Hello Vampire Kitty have a beard or tentacles under it's chin? bettyellen Mar 2016 #195
That's Hello Cthulhu! And yes, those are her tentacles! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #196
HA HA HA. Totally forgot Cthulhu has wings. Funny bit of cross-branding. bettyellen Mar 2016 #197
I borrowed her once from Modem Butterfly and kept her as a tribute. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #199
She would make a great bath toy! I just can't with the avatars. Am not even sure what mine is. bettyellen Mar 2016 #200
I had to search for my kayak one, then play around with it to make it fit. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #205
Ever see a vampire fish? With mouth closed their fangs go into slots in their head. Scary! PonyUp Mar 2016 #256
So cool! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #261
That 7-0 hide was particularly telling Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #78
Yes it was. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #80
Many of us are already Sanders supporters. NT. Juicy_Bellows Mar 2016 #9
pretty low percentage n/t wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #18
^ Lie. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #25
I like turtles. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #10
What if it's turtles Rainforestgoddess Mar 2016 #33
Even better! Turtles make me happy. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #39
obviously wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #42
This Curmudgeoness Mar 2016 #62
She's adorable! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #79
A direct... tonedevil Mar 2016 #89
What about Australian Newly Hatched Turtles? kdmorris Mar 2016 #118
SQUEE!!! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #122
Let's go!!! kdmorris Mar 2016 #124
She shoots, she scores! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #127
Slip me some shell! kdmorris Mar 2016 #130
He loves me, he loves me not, he loves me... beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #132
I'm on the top of the World, Looking down on creation kdmorris Mar 2016 #137
Ha! Beat this, a turtle AND a kitteh!: beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #164
Nighty Night! kdmorris Mar 2016 #165
See? Sea Turtles! Fairgo Mar 2016 #229
We do not have that luxury bravenak Mar 2016 #13
DU parole. You got that going for you. bvf Mar 2016 #240
Nobody running as a Democrat can win without the non-white vote KingFlorez Mar 2016 #20
I'v watching this tact wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #26
I have too. Buyou have to keep in mind that they are a small minority. AgadorSparticus Mar 2016 #203
The reason Hillary has been pandering in every region of the country she has been to npk Mar 2016 #53
wow. just wow. delrem Mar 2016 #23
saw hem many times wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #29
Well, that's wonderful. You're obviously a winner, with this OP. /nt delrem Mar 2016 #34
I saw them 6 days wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #38
Oh, Kent state. That's street creds, man. delrem Mar 2016 #44
I saw everyone wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #67
OK. Good experiences. That's all great stuff. delrem Mar 2016 #74
I do it wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #105
OK. You've demonstrated your depth. /nt delrem Mar 2016 #108
thx n/t wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #123
Millions of black and brown people are Bernie supporters Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #24
#Berniemademewhite beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #27
and your not a person of color wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #43
*you're Goblinmonger Mar 2016 #45
It's 'you're' and I know *I* never called someone "an old crusty Jew". beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #51
That is cringe worthy and why the OP writer should never be taken seriously. PufPuf23 Mar 2016 #65
That post was ban-worthy... ljm2002 Mar 2016 #154
Yes it was but thanks to amnesty he's here preaching to us about intolerance. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #157
I am nearly daily blown away by what I read at DU. PufPuf23 Mar 2016 #184
When rabidly anti-Semitic posters lecture others about racism you know DU's jumped the shark. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #185
I'm chinese wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #70
That's nice, does it excuse your use of an anti-Semitic slur? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #72
i said i am still in contact with all my jewish friends wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #77
Uh huh. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #81
I'l put it up wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #88
I hear the same thing from racists at work too, they all claim they have black friends. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #91
I have the $5,000 do you wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #95
You criticized Bernie supporters for their words and now you've been hoisted on your own petard. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #102
anytime wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #107
You're not getting this. It's an absurd argument since bigots can have friends who are minorities. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #111
anytime for the money wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #139
Results... Major Nikon Mar 2016 #133
Lol! Not my alert juror #6, I'm enjoying the show too much. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #141
some of my best friends are turtles... Mbrow Mar 2016 #214
Many people in red and blue states know their votes don't count. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #215
Agreed, Mbrow Mar 2016 #216
Good night, friend! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #217
"Some of my best friends"... ljm2002 Mar 2016 #156
So fucking what? ljm2002 Mar 2016 #155
Jesus, another fucking anti-Semite. Bookmarking, especially when folks try to say its not on DU riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #73
same bet to you wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #82
Oh my god, now you're using the "But I have Jewish friends!!11!!!" gambit. riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #84
I'm ready when you are wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #92
I don't bet. Ever. riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #100
ever been poor? wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #112
Yes, homeless poor. I've posted about that here on DU before nt riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #114
Sorry about that wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #117
It is. I just find no joy in gambling. riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #125
here is the story with slots wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #142
Yep, and it'll only cost you $5000... ljm2002 Mar 2016 #159
that's two Ops who slide into race baiting antisemitism Fairgo Mar 2016 #230
BAM!!!!! ljm2002 Mar 2016 #152
Apparently they didn't used to care about grammar in college back when he went... opiate69 Mar 2016 #160
What was it Trump said? Oh yeah: "I LOVE the poorly educated!" beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #161
Of course, everything's true on the internet, no? opiate69 Mar 2016 #166
same goes to u wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #167
Lol opiate69 Mar 2016 #171
put up the bet wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #175
Excuse me here. bvf Mar 2016 #242
Lol! Kevin Hart: I Can't Tell Big Lies: beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #168
anytime wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #170
I can't, I sold everything I had and gave it all to Bernie, now I'm turning tricks to feed my kids. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #176
Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #180
And your results are in! Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #186
"Over-the-top snark"? Is that even possible? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #187
Juror #1 here. cyberswede Mar 2016 #189
You da person! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #191
Good jury. I hope it goes up hill. marble falls Mar 2016 #190
Yes it was! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #192
Snork!! opiate69 Mar 2016 #188
LOL! polly7 Mar 2016 #227
He must have had a soft spot for your sob story... his bet with me was $50,000!!! opiate69 Mar 2016 #202
Holy shit! 50 grand? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #207
A Prince among men! opiate69 Mar 2016 #209
And he got one whole rec! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #213
he hit the trifecta with his last post Fairgo Mar 2016 #232
Yeah that was a real doozy. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #237
And when I looked and saw who it was........ opiate69 Mar 2016 #235
Shocker, right? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #238
...... polly7 Mar 2016 #221
Ouch! Sorry about that! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #223
LOL! It's ok .... I didn't need those nose hairs anyway! polly7 Mar 2016 #224
LOL Wtf??? polly7 Mar 2016 #225
"Sander's is an old crusty "jew'."?!?! How in the hell... SMC22307 Mar 2016 #194
Good question, if you do a search on that person's posts you'll be even more shocked. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #198
How many hides before someone is Flagged for Review? SMC22307 Mar 2016 #210
2 hides in 24 hours will get your account flagged. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #211
Ah, thanks. SMC22307 Mar 2016 #212
I'm looking for the term that applies here nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #206
No problem, sunlight and all that. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #208
Holy Shit! Change has come Mar 2016 #263
I regret posting in this thread - but happy to read your comment! Juicy_Bellows Mar 2016 #30
Here is my issue wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #36
So how many total Bernie or bust members are on DU? dogman Mar 2016 #56
hopefully wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #120
It'll stop when BrockPAC tells them to stop. delrem Mar 2016 #31
uh wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #32
In Saturdays Caucus in WA MFM008 Mar 2016 #204
What policy positions does Bernie hold that they'd stand on principle against? riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #28
Please God no. We need every vote we can get for our nominee. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #35
Oh c'mon. The OP is just feeding the same machine you've been feeding. delrem Mar 2016 #37
no drective wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #40
No. It's YOU who did this exact tactic. delrem Mar 2016 #47
You do realize that when they say it they usually have a reason riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #50
"drective" bvf Mar 2016 #243
I assure you i don't care about your opinion of me or my fellow Hillary supporters. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #41
I can't even imagine supposing that you did! delrem Mar 2016 #55
I don't take orders from you so stop barking them. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #59
I didn't "bark orders" at you. delrem Mar 2016 #63
yup ibegurpard Mar 2016 #129
"Even God help us if it is Sanders". ?? wendylaroux Mar 2016 #46
I don't care for the man and don't want to see him elected. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #54
But "God help us" Goblinmonger Mar 2016 #85
I have no desire to argue with you over God or my political views. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #90
Might not want to post in GDP if you don't want people to discuss what you say Goblinmonger Mar 2016 #115
Some people keep forgetting that they aren't Warren Stupidity Mar 2016 #259
Thought you were done earlier. bvf Mar 2016 #244
There is only one God, and that God is mine! delrem Mar 2016 #93
I like him! I liked H alot more wendylaroux Mar 2016 #99
Do you really, REALLY skepticscott Mar 2016 #126
Isn't it amazing when one of you engage me the whole crew comes out? hrmjustin Mar 2016 #134
For someone who posts publicly, all over the place skepticscott Mar 2016 #140
I say this only because it is a pattern with you. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #145
Your posts are simply a more inviting target skepticscott Mar 2016 #147
Well your concern over my faith and the fact I pray is noted. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #148
The concern is not over the fact that you pray skepticscott Mar 2016 #150
Well your concern is noted. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #151
Don't worry, Justin. bvf Mar 2016 #245
Thank you and I will pray for you as well. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #247
Pshaw, I was just kidding. You knew that. bvf Mar 2016 #248
. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #257
I am a PoC and am tired of this line of OPs. artislife Mar 2016 #48
Which principles does Bernie support that PoC actually have a problem with? highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #58
I've tried asking that 2x upthread. riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #69
Wilt hated the name "Wilt the Stilt". Try "The Dipper", which he loved. HERVEPA Mar 2016 #60
I actually would change it if I could wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #94
I hated Havlicek. Filthy player. Not as much as I hated Auerbach though. HERVEPA Mar 2016 #98
I wasn't good enough shooter to be Bill Bradley wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #113
Celtics - Phila. Warriors was always a great rivalry HERVEPA Mar 2016 #136
I saw the "havlicek steal" wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #138
That would be "Chet the Jet" Walker HERVEPA Mar 2016 #144
I took his baseline move wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #149
Right! I loved that! I can hear Zinkoff saying "Greer!" when he made a shot. HERVEPA Mar 2016 #173
Yeah, this is bullshit Rebkeh Mar 2016 #61
POC aren't monolithic ThePhilosopher04 Mar 2016 #68
I'd bet that if Bernie were to win without even a single POC's vote, he would Snotcicles Mar 2016 #86
Exactly. Bernie will be the true champion for ALL ThePhilosopher04 Mar 2016 #96
That's just the stuff he's made of. nt Snotcicles Mar 2016 #104
Like everyone else, they should vote for the candidate they prefer. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #103
What if people/candidates/campaigns stopped treating POC/women/LGBT ScreamingMeemie Mar 2016 #106
It is as it has always been. Behind the Aegis Mar 2016 #201
Sure,why not? It's your fucking vote... Joe the Revelator Mar 2016 #109
How do you even think... tonedevil Mar 2016 #116
Which PoC? The ones who support Bernie nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #119
Are you implying the people of color are a hive-mind? ibegurpard Mar 2016 #128
Let's ask the least white state in the country what they think jfern Mar 2016 #131
Many POC actually ARE Bernie supporters n/t arcane1 Mar 2016 #135
I just looked at your transparency page Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #143
Yah, it's a pattern. Fuckheads is what it is. They're of all kinds. delrem Mar 2016 #177
What a waste Trajan Mar 2016 #146
Welcome to my Forever Ignored Club. nt valerief Mar 2016 #163
I think this wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #172
I think that *that* particular ship has probably sailed. bvf Mar 2016 #249
Bernie or bust people are not real democrats Gothmog Mar 2016 #174
Got a list of those "principles" these imaginary "POC" are standing on? 99Forever Mar 2016 #178
People should vote for who they prefer. Hillary is severely limited in that regard but that's based Vote2016 Mar 2016 #179
Do you talk just to hear your own voice? How did you learn to speak word salad like that? Vincardog Mar 2016 #183
I've already seen Lazy Daisy Mar 2016 #193
RACIST intimation: some POC are already Bernie supporters! Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #220
I should let this sink, but I will say that we are not as attuned to color of one's skin ... slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #222
You should wash your hands after all that shit slinging. CBGLuthier Mar 2016 #226
This message was self-deleted by its author imari362 Mar 2016 #228
More non-issue nonsense from Her Royal Highness' supporters. What's new. pdsimdars Mar 2016 #231
I love it when Bernie supporters refuse to answer simple, meaningful questions. baldguy Mar 2016 #234
Please point to it. artislife Mar 2016 #246
How's this for size: Who are the like-minded candidates who will support the Sanders revolution? baldguy Mar 2016 #260
This message was self-deleted by its author artislife Mar 2016 #262
What if monkeys LWolf Mar 2016 #236
Can Hillary win the GE without the Independent vote? n/t PonyUp Mar 2016 #250
Hey dont speak for PoC -- i will be voting for Bernie in the GE! quantumjunkie Mar 2016 #251
This message was self-deleted by its author felix_numinous Mar 2016 #258
No, he needs PoC beedle Mar 2016 #264
 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
16. It is the same exact actions
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:00 PM
Mar 2016

many bernie supporters do every day. Do you support this type of behavior?

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
22. I'm not necessarily talking to you
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:07 PM
Mar 2016

I am talking to many of the Bernie supporters who constantly say the won't vote for Hilary no matter what. i don't know if you said that but I know this is a typical action by many Bernie supporters on this website. I'm just asking what if people of color take the same tact. Do you think it is a mature way to act?

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
83. Do you think suppressing the vote is mature or cheating?
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:47 PM
Mar 2016

And don't tell me it wasn't against the law, I don't care. If Bill Clinton turned even ONE voter away who couldn't stay the extras hours to vote because of him why is that fine with Hillary supporters? Why is he still allowed to do it? The vote may have been different had they not interfered. Are we supposed to overlook the cheating? I will NOT. I don't like liars either. Sniper Fire is a sign of being a pathological liar. Again, you support her, not me. She's the WRONG choice.

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
110. I am reluctant to commit to vote for her if forced to.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:15 PM
Mar 2016

She, as any candidate, must earn my trust and then my vote. As of right now, she has failed to earn my trust or a vote.
I need firm absolute commitments to many of Bernie's positions.
Break up the banks.
Universal Healthcare.
Tuition free public colleges.
End of the War on Drugs.
Complete commitment to armed conflict as the absolute last option.
De-militarization of law enforcement.
As well as some favorites of mine.
Break up the media monopolies.
Utter removal of Business practices from Education.
Doubling of the budget for public schools; gradual elimination of Charter/Private/religious schools.
Public destruction of all weapon capable drones. Drones to forever after used exclusively for recon/intel.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
52. Simple question
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:25 PM
Mar 2016

do you approve of this type of tactic we see all the time by Bernie supporters. You either do or you don't pretty simple.

noretreatnosurrender

(1,890 posts)
66. Hi
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:30 PM
Mar 2016

wilt the stilt. This is the first time I've run across one of your posts in a thread. I thought you only made comments through PM's like the two you sent me.

 

floriduck

(2,262 posts)
182. I thought your post was about POC.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:16 PM
Mar 2016

Are we now headed down a different rabbit hole? If not, Bernie has survived so far with the majority of POC supporting Hillary. However, much of that support comes from her "Firewall" states that historically vote Republican. So to answer your original OP, yes. Bernie may be able to win without their votes. But we'll see how it plays out as we move forward.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
57. still avoiding the question
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:27 PM
Mar 2016

do you support this type of tactic we see from Bernie supporters all the time. It is a very fair question.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
71. Don't ask me.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:34 PM
Mar 2016

I am a Bernie supporter, and I have never posted that I would not vote for Hillary. Most of us have not. And I am willing to bet that the reaction you speak of is only a consequence of all the loyalty oaths that Hillary supporters were demanding. I am not taking it seriously. I would suggest that you don't get so upset about it as well. This is still the primary and stirring shit is not helpful.

Remember, he who stirs shit has to lick the spoon.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
169. I don't care if he has a mint or not.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:01 PM
Mar 2016

I'm not getting close enough to smell his breath.

It is rather interesting to me that he has hounded everyone in this thread when they comment to him, but he has nothing here. Obviously, it isn't any fun to play with me. Rather disgusting to see the game that is being played. I hope that everyone is enjoying it.

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
218. The one, lonely rec this thread has garnered
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 02:31 AM
Mar 2016

so far (and its owner) says a lot all by itself, doesn't it?

It's been clear for a long time that race-baiting is the only tool available to a lot of Clinton supporters around here.

It's really ugly, yes.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
19. please answer the question
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:03 PM
Mar 2016

instead of just avoiding it. I believe you might have said you won't vote for Hilary. Right or wrong?

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
97. They are dangerous but quite beautiful. Here's a baby alligator snapping turtle:
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:59 PM
Mar 2016

Rarr!



And his grandpappy:


 

PonyUp

(1,680 posts)
252. We have these where I live. I once stopped to get one off the road.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 02:18 PM
Mar 2016

I used a big stick to try to prod him along. He hissed and grabbed the stick out of my hand so I decided to leave him in the road. I watched for traffic and he eventually crossed the road and crawled over the side of a culvert to about a 15-foot drop into the water. He then went on his way. One tough turtle!

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
253. I came across a huge one eating a dead deer when I was kayaking.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 02:21 PM
Mar 2016

Looked like a dinosaur and hissed like a demon, I gave him a wide berth. Their mouths are huge!

 

PonyUp

(1,680 posts)
254. I just read they can live up to 200 years, 80-120 more likely, & in captivity they live 20-70 yrs!
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 02:25 PM
Mar 2016

I'm enjoying this turtle thread!

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
255. Grow to weigh over 200 lbs and they're ancient, they've been around over 40 million years!
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 02:27 PM
Mar 2016

Turtle bombing threads is awesome!

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
195. speaking of which- does that Hello Vampire Kitty have a beard or tentacles under it's chin?
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:21 AM
Mar 2016

It can't be whiskers.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
200. She would make a great bath toy! I just can't with the avatars. Am not even sure what mine is.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:33 AM
Mar 2016

Forget the sigs. Lame at all that.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
205. I had to search for my kayak one, then play around with it to make it fit.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:39 AM
Mar 2016

I wish I was as talented as some folks here, their creativity amazes me.

Juicy_Bellows

(2,427 posts)
9. Many of us are already Sanders supporters. NT.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 07:57 PM
Mar 2016

EDIT - as for your second question, probably not but plenty of us will be voting for him should he make it.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
62. This
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:29 PM
Mar 2016

is one of the baby turtles that I raised for a hatchling, on the day that she was released into the sanctuary. She is such a cutie. Cool, huh?

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
26. I'v watching this tact
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:10 PM
Mar 2016

going on for months by the "progressive people" on this website. It is "Bernie or Bust". "I won't vote for Hilary" refrain all the time. What makes these progressives think that the AA vote is locked up and that they will vote for Bernie.

AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)
203. I have too. Buyou have to keep in mind that they are a small minority.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:38 AM
Mar 2016

People I talk to in the real world don't say this kind of stuff. They have more perspective and aren't so lost in the trees that they can't see the forest like it is here on DU. The Bernie supporters on DU give Bernie Sanders supporters a bad name.

npk

(3,660 posts)
53. The reason Hillary has been pandering in every region of the country she has been to
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:25 PM
Mar 2016

About the only vote she hasn't tried to sway is the straight white vote. Bernie has been honest and has kept his message the same no matter what region of the country he has been in. Bernie wants a better America for "all" Americans.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
38. I saw them 6 days
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:18 PM
Mar 2016

after Kent state. I probably saw some variation of the Airplane d the Airplane 15-18 times.

delrem

(9,688 posts)
44. Oh, Kent state. That's street creds, man.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:21 PM
Mar 2016

Now back to your generalized assertion putting "POC" vs "Bernie supporters".

That's a real evolution in street creds. proactive stuff. I'm impressed.

Hope you liked the music.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
67. I saw everyone
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:31 PM
Mar 2016

from janis to the Who before Tommy. i saw the allman's closing weekend at the Fillmore east and I went to woodstock. i marched on washington in'69 at the first march against the Vietnam war and also the second and I went to obama's inauguration. I have never ran into another person who did those 4 things. it is what every liberal is proud to have gone to.

delrem

(9,688 posts)
74. OK. Good experiences. That's all great stuff.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:36 PM
Mar 2016

But your putting "POC" vs "Bernie supporters" in this OP sucks big time, and isn't even on that scale of values.

It's bad politics, my friend. How did you end up doing this kind of shitty thing?
What was the "evolution", so you would use a race based taunt against "Bernie supporters" like that?

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
105. I do it
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:07 PM
Mar 2016

because I find the bernie supporters being really childish and pulling all sorts of temper tantrums. It is total "my way or the highway" they constantly call us long time democrats not democrats because we might support Hilary and we are separatists. We don't pass their purity test.

it is very tiring and counter productive so i just wanted to show them how foolish it is. Of course the POc won't withhold their votes but i don't expect to see that kind of bullshit going on here

 

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
24. Millions of black and brown people are Bernie supporters
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:09 PM
Mar 2016

Shame on you for acting like those two groups are separate.

Deeply offensive. I'm not kidding.

Dear Hillary supporters, please stop doing that.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
51. It's 'you're' and I know *I* never called someone "an old crusty Jew".
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:25 PM
Mar 2016
Sander's is an old crusty "jew'. If most of the Sanders supporters don't understand how he would play out there then I think you are missing America's underlying feelings about northeasterners and how they view "jews".

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1059701


So there's that.

ljm2002

(10,751 posts)
154. That post was ban-worthy...
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 10:42 PM
Mar 2016

...if there ever was a post that was ban-worthy.

But nope, the creep who made such a post is allowed back on the site to continue to sow discord, which he is doing with great gusto.

Some animals are more equal than others.

Yuck.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
157. Yes it was but thanks to amnesty he's here preaching to us about intolerance.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 10:44 PM
Mar 2016

That's a real kick in the head, in'it?

PufPuf23

(8,755 posts)
184. I am nearly daily blown away by what I read at DU.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:33 PM
Mar 2016

I do not find much in common with the haters.

They seem proud and careless.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
185. When rabidly anti-Semitic posters lecture others about racism you know DU's jumped the shark.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:36 PM
Mar 2016

It just boggles the mind.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
70. I'm chinese
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:33 PM
Mar 2016

you know the people they used to call chinks. My grandmother was arrested in 1910 for cavorting with chinese people in 1910. Do you want to see the article. i have it. every other word in the article call my grandfather a chink.quite an article. Also I'm 64 so i remember how bad it was. When i grew up we were called orientals.

Most on this website have never experienced discrimination.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
77. i said i am still in contact with all my jewish friends
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:42 PM
Mar 2016

in NYC. Go look up Greystone area in Yonkers. i went to Emerson JHS in 1963. i met these 13 guys at that school in 1963. i still talk to them at least twice a week. i am hardly anti semitic but you just keep believing it. how about this bet I will send you a picture of all of us from a reunion from 2 years ago in Chicago. i will put up $5,000 and you put up $5,000 and lets see who walks away with the money.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
88. I'l put it up
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:52 PM
Mar 2016

if you will. anytime you are ready.or is it just blather from you. Either you have the nerve to challenge me and my friends or you don't. back down and I'm right i need the $5,000

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
91. I hear the same thing from racists at work too, they all claim they have black friends.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:54 PM
Mar 2016

Right after they get caught using racial slurs.

How convenient.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
95. I have the $5,000 do you
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:58 PM
Mar 2016

and i will have every one of my friends write a testimonial. either put the money up or shut up.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
102. You criticized Bernie supporters for their words and now you've been hoisted on your own petard.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:02 PM
Mar 2016

Enjoy the view.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
107. anytime
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:11 PM
Mar 2016

for the money PM me and i will give you all my friends and their email addresses. you write them if you don't believe me. then you will be shut up for all time. pretty easy to do and either i am right or you are.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
111. You're not getting this. It's an absurd argument since bigots can have friends who are minorities.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:15 PM
Mar 2016

The racists at work really do think they have black friends and if pressed could probably produce one or two but that doesn't mean they're not racists.

The AA folks at work judge them by their words and so do I.

Once you use a slur you have no more credibility.

Major Nikon

(36,818 posts)
133. Results...
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:47 PM
Mar 2016

On Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:02 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

i said i am still in contact with all my jewish friends
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1597199

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

This poster got called out on an Anti-semitic remark about Sanders, and now he's doubling down on it by claiming that he "has Jewish friends"

If someone here called Obama a N****r and said it was OK because they had black friends they would be banned from the site! This needs to be strongly hidden to send a message that Anti-Semitism is not OK here.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:21 PM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: The post that you want hidden has no antisemitic remarks!
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I wish I had a nickle for every time I heard a wingnut bigot say, "I'm not racist, I have black friends". So while this line may be old and worn out to the point of cliche by bigots, this particular post in and of itself does not constitute bigotry.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Sounds more like he his back-tracking, or at least trying to look that way. I think the OP is shit-stir, but the post that was alerted on and the sub-thread aren't hide-worthy.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: There's little to say. Possibly alerting the wrong post?
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: This is the most ridiculous jury alert I have ever seen in hundreds I have served on. All I can say to alerter is WTF
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Hi BMUS!
Juror #7 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: over-the-top

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
141. Lol! Not my alert juror #6, I'm enjoying the show too much.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 10:10 PM
Mar 2016

Watching Wilt try to weasel out of his words is quite amusing.

Plus we're turtle bombing the thread and who doesn't like turtles?


Mbrow

(1,090 posts)
214. some of my best friends are turtles...
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 01:08 AM
Mar 2016

What a silly op, of course most of us Bernie people will vote for Hillary rather then those dumb fuck re thugs. Just don't think we will stop calling out people on their nonsense or her's as well. If Bernie makes it to the Show and doesn't come thru (he will) we will give him a hard time as well, Just as progressives have try to do to BHO. The people who will vote for Bernie and not Hillary are the progressive independents and a lot of the younger people who don't see any difference between HRC and the re thug, Most of us do, especially here at DU so stop it already.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
215. Many people in red and blue states know their votes don't count.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 01:11 AM
Mar 2016

It's a symbolic thing, no Bernie supporters want Trump to win, that's another bullshit meme perpetrated by people who want to bully us into falling in line.

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
73. Jesus, another fucking anti-Semite. Bookmarking, especially when folks try to say its not on DU
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:36 PM
Mar 2016

Should be banned like the other raging anti-Semite here.

SMH

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
82. same bet to you
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:46 PM
Mar 2016

I will send you picture with my friends from 1963. All 13 jewish guys. i'll put up $5,000 and you put up $5,000. i am in touch with these guys at least twice a week. We had a reunion in chicago 2 years ago. do you have enough nerve to take this bet?

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
84. Oh my god, now you're using the "But I have Jewish friends!!11!!!" gambit.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:50 PM
Mar 2016

I have zero respect for anyone who'd label Bernie Sanders a "crusty old jew".



 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
92. I'm ready when you are
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:55 PM
Mar 2016

put up the money or shut up. I grew up in Yonkers and went to emerson JHS in 1963. i met these 13 guys then. Yonkers had a very significant jewish population. when you are ready to put up the money the let's do it. i need the &5,000. ready?

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
100. I don't bet. Ever.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:01 PM
Mar 2016

You've clearly never been poor where every single last fucking cent counted so take your faux outrage elsewhere.

You're just pissed you've been outed.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
112. ever been poor?
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:16 PM
Mar 2016

I grew up in the back of a laundry and I shared a twin bed with my brother until I was 9 and he was 10. i grew up in 400 sq. ft with my brothers and my mom and dad. that would be 5 people in 400 sq. ft. the only thing that separated my parents bed an my bed was a chest of drawers. My younger brother was in a crib until he was 5.

you think you were poor?

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
125. It is. I just find no joy in gambling.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:41 PM
Mar 2016

I have worked too hard for the money.

True story, my husband and I went to Lake Tahoe years ago for his sister's wedding. Everyone went to a casino one night. I'd never been to one before so I really thought it would be fun. I had my $50 and was ready to party. I got to the first slot machine and froze. I literally couldn't put the damn quarter in lol.

I ended up using most of my cash on booze which you know is a feat at a casino where its almost free. I did play a couple hands of blackjack but told my husband I'd probably would have had more fun just opening the car window and throwing it out to those folks walking on the Strip.

And there's my first and last time gambling.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
142. here is the story with slots
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 10:11 PM
Mar 2016

you put in 3 coins and you get back 2 LOL. blackjack is your best odds. they win 52 and you win 48. If you win 3 hands in a row at a blackjack table pick your mony up and leave you won't win the 4th also don't sit at at one table too long you will lose.

ljm2002

(10,751 posts)
159. Yep, and it'll only cost you $5000...
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 10:46 PM
Mar 2016

...for him to prove it.

Like anyone would want to pay this dude to find out anything whatsoever about him.

Pathetic.

 

opiate69

(10,129 posts)
166. Of course, everything's true on the internet, no?
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 10:57 PM
Mar 2016

Didn't I ever tell you that after my band sold 40 million records, I grew bored with the tedium of touring and recording, so I went back to School and almost got my PhD in Cosmology, but since Brian May beat me by a semester, I decided to switch my area of study to maritime law? Passed the bar after only taking one pre-law class too!

 

opiate69

(10,129 posts)
171. Lol
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:04 PM
Mar 2016

Sorry.. all the money I made from selling out arenas worldwide burned up in a haze of cocaine, Italian sports cars, and women of questionable intentions.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
170. anytime
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:04 PM
Mar 2016

$5000 bet if u have the balls u keep mot committing if u think I am antisem itic then put up the money if not shut up

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
176. I can't, I sold everything I had and gave it all to Bernie, now I'm turning tricks to feed my kids.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:09 PM
Mar 2016

DAMN YOU BERNIE SANDERS! HOW MANY MORE LIVES WILL YOU RUIN???


Response to beam me up scottie (Reply #176)

Cassiopeia

(2,603 posts)
186. And your results are in!
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:01 AM
Mar 2016

On Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:42 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

I can't, I sold everything I had and gave it all to Bernie, now I'm turning tricks to feed my kids.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1598480

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Over-the-top snark.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:59 PM, and the Jury voted 0-7 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Ok - thanks for the laugh. Really.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Snark is now a TOS violation. Alerter should have alerting privileges revoked for this one.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Not over the top at all. Alerter needs to raise their snark threshold.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: humor and sarcasm are just fine
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given



The most frivolous alert I've seen yet.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
207. Holy shit! 50 grand?
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:44 AM
Mar 2016

All that money and he still takes the time to lecture us poor folks?

What a humanitarian!

Fairgo

(1,571 posts)
232. he hit the trifecta with his last post
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 07:06 AM
Mar 2016

antisemitic, race baiting, and misogyny. Well into republican territory at this point.

polly7

(20,582 posts)
225. LOL Wtf???
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 03:43 AM
Mar 2016

I read the hidden reply to your post. Did you just get offered $100?? Oops, that was to another post. Oh well, made me laugh anyway.

Crazy good thread ......... I gotta go read more.

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
194. "Sander's is an old crusty "jew'."?!?! How in the hell...
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:21 AM
Mar 2016

does a poster not be given the ol' heave-ho after that? This, from the TOS:

No bigoted hate speech.

Do not post bigotry based on someone's race or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or lack thereof, disability, or other comparable personal characteristic. To be clear: This includes any post which states opposition to full equal rights for gays and lesbians; it also includes any post asserting disloyalty by Jewish Americans, claiming nefarious influence by Jews/Zionists/Israel, advocating the destruction of the state of Israel, or arguing that Holocaust deniers are just misunderstood. In determining what constitutes bigotry, please be aware that we cannot know what is in anyone's heart, and we will give members the benefit of the doubt, when — and only when — such doubt exists.


Wilt and the "brave" one... what a pair.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
198. Good question, if you do a search on that person's posts you'll be even more shocked.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:28 AM
Mar 2016

I don't look for his threads but damn if someone like that lecturing me about racism doesn't make me go

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
210. How many hides before someone is Flagged for Review?
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:57 AM
Mar 2016

Ol' Wilt has 8 hides and a status of Active. They shoulda kept the damn time-outs. I'm not sure I can stand all this civility and unity.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
211. 2 hides in 24 hours will get your account flagged.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 01:00 AM
Mar 2016

And yeah this amnesty thingy is really working out well.

It's all Lord of the Flies in here.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
206. I'm looking for the term that applies here
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:43 AM
Mar 2016

A... AAAA

ANTISEMITIC... ahh much better.

I intend to call it for what it is now, Thanks for shining some light there BMUS

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
36. Here is my issue
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:15 PM
Mar 2016

We see people all the time on this website using this exact tactic. I'm i only voting for Bernie. i will never vote for Hilary. It is foolish nonsense and destructive to the democratic party.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
120. hopefully
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:33 PM
Mar 2016

This mode of communicating has been going on for some time. There is no need to act like we are in a death battle.

MFM008

(19,803 posts)
204. In Saturdays Caucus in WA
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:38 AM
Mar 2016

all the Bernie people were white
all the POC were in the HRC groups
Im just telling you what I saw.

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
28. What policy positions does Bernie hold that they'd stand on principle against?
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:11 PM
Mar 2016

For many BOB folks its Hillary’s support for fracking for example.- a morally unsupportable position if you careabout the planet.

For others its her hawkishness. Her no fly zone in Syria ensures war with Russia - morally unsupportable if you aren't in support of starting WWIII.

Others find her support for the war criminal Netanyahu - yup, again, morally unsupportable.

So which of Bernie’s positions are so heinous they'd not support him even if they love Hillary?

 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
35. Please God no. We need every vote we can get for our nominee.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:14 PM
Mar 2016

I understand the desire to give it back to the Sanders supporters on this board and Lord knows some of them deserve it, but in the end our nominee will need every vote. Even God help us if it is Sanders.

delrem

(9,688 posts)
37. Oh c'mon. The OP is just feeding the same machine you've been feeding.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:16 PM
Mar 2016

The OP just hasn't got the new directive, yet.

I think the new directive is that Bernie is a wife-abuser. AmIright or not?

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
40. no drective
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:19 PM
Mar 2016

just throwing it back at the many bernie supporters who do this exact tactic all the time.

delrem

(9,688 posts)
47. No. It's YOU who did this exact tactic.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:24 PM
Mar 2016

Setting "Bernie supporters" vs "POC",

as if you knew shit from shinola.

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
50. You do realize that when they say it they usually have a reason
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:24 PM
Mar 2016

They're not just saying it because.

As Justin is trying to warn.you, you're OP is almost custom designed to drive the BOB voters even farther away.

But if that's your goal then hey, carry on.



 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
243. "drective"
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:23 PM
Mar 2016

Is there such a thing as a Freudian Typo?

If not, congratulations! You've just invented it!

delrem

(9,688 posts)
55. I can't even imagine supposing that you did!
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:26 PM
Mar 2016

But you care about "votes" -
so tell the OP to parse his Hillary-speak.

 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
59. I don't take orders from you so stop barking them.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:28 PM
Mar 2016

I made my point to the op and to you.

Continue if you need to but i am done addressing you.

 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
54. I don't care for the man and don't want to see him elected.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:25 PM
Mar 2016

But if he wins I will vote for him because I am loyal to the party.

That is all I have to say.

delrem

(9,688 posts)
93. There is only one God, and that God is mine!
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:55 PM
Mar 2016

So take this bullet to the head, you infidel!

I'll leave the cleanup for the hired help.

 

skepticscott

(13,029 posts)
126. Do you really, REALLY
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:41 PM
Mar 2016

think that someone is listening? Or that, if it is, it cares about the teensy little political race in one political party, in one little country, on one little planet in an insignificant galaxy of a hundred billions stars in a universe of a hundred billion galaxies?

Do you pray for your team's field goal kicker, too?

 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
134. Isn't it amazing when one of you engage me the whole crew comes out?
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:47 PM
Mar 2016

Am i not posting enough in the religion room enough for you so you can mock my faith?

Did you find out about this post through your little FB group because your friend ran there to tell on me?

Really Scott you are like a kid in a candy store when i mention God anywhere on this site.



 

skepticscott

(13,029 posts)
140. For someone who posts publicly, all over the place
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 10:08 PM
Mar 2016

you seemed shocked that anyone notices your posts.

But you never answered my question.

 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
145. I say this only because it is a pattern with you.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 10:14 PM
Mar 2016

As you know 99 out of 100 times when we engage each other it is you who engages me first. I don't seek you out.

And when one of your clique engages me outside the religion room you seem to follow along. I guess you just can't help it. Always the follower never the leader.


And if I wanted to discuss my faith with you I would do it in the religion room.

 

skepticscott

(13,029 posts)
150. The concern is not over the fact that you pray
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 10:36 PM
Mar 2016

but over whether you think that anything is actually listening.

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
248. Pshaw, I was just kidding. You knew that.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 02:05 PM
Mar 2016

Here's where you say something adorable and naïve.

Go.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
94. I actually would change it if I could
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:57 PM
Mar 2016

I actually like havlicek and i copied my game after him. a slasher.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
113. I wasn't good enough shooter to be Bill Bradley
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:19 PM
Mar 2016

even though I moved without the ball. I needed my quickness to get one step up on you and go to the basket hence havlicek.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
138. I saw the "havlicek steal"
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 10:06 PM
Mar 2016

live on TV with Chris Schenkel and i once saw Chamberlain and Russell hit the rim with their shoulders and break the rim.

The one player who is under appreciated was Dave Debuscherre ( today's sportswriters and kids). It is all offense now. They ranked Kevin Durant as the 6 the greatest forward ever.

Rick Barry was in the top 10 also. Every time Rick Barry played Debuscherre he was held to 10 points below his average and Debuscheere always got his 16 points per game.
Debuscherre was great.

Talking about the the 76'ers my best move I stole from Chet walker.

 

wilt the stilt

(4,528 posts)
149. I took his baseline move
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 10:35 PM
Mar 2016

used it all the time. It almost always worked. Also hal Greer taking jump shots for free throws.

Rebkeh

(2,450 posts)
61. Yeah, this is bullshit
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:29 PM
Mar 2016

The last thing we need is to single out any group for blame when a candidate loses.

 

ThePhilosopher04

(1,732 posts)
68. POC aren't monolithic
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:32 PM
Mar 2016

Some will vote for Bernie, some won't. It's their right to vote or not vote for whomever they want. That's the beauty of our so called democracy.

 

Snotcicles

(9,089 posts)
86. I'd bet that if Bernie were to win without even a single POC's vote, he would
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:51 PM
Mar 2016

keep on fighting for them as he always has. And would not ever mention it.

 

ThePhilosopher04

(1,732 posts)
96. Exactly. Bernie will be the true champion for ALL
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:58 PM
Mar 2016

People, including those who do not support him, whether out of ignorance, spite or other reasons.

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
106. What if people/candidates/campaigns stopped treating POC/women/LGBT
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:09 PM
Mar 2016

as if they were collateral? That's what I'm more interested in. The behavior here continues to sicken me. Not so very many truly give a shit.

Behind the Aegis

(53,921 posts)
201. It is as it has always been.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:34 AM
Mar 2016

I too am disgusted by this. I am equally disgusted by the anti-Semitism and those using it, excusing it, ignoring it, and "suddenly" interested in it. It has been very nasty here as of late.

 

tonedevil

(3,022 posts)
116. How do you even think...
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:26 PM
Mar 2016

this sort of question legitimate? There is an election for the candidate of the Democratic party for the presidency of the United States. That contest is between Secretary Clinton and Senator Sanders. Some supporters of each candidate have indicated they so can't stand the other candidate they will not vote for them in the general election. More of those are Senator Sanders supporters I think because he is the underdog.
The contest is not between Senator Sanders and People of Color in fact the Senator had strong support from indigenous people in Alaska and Hawaii. They are PoC don't they count? The only way to pose that question legitimately is to ask if Secretary Clinton supporters refuse to vote for Senator Sanders. To answer that I say to you PUMA.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
119. Which PoC? The ones who support Bernie
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:33 PM
Mar 2016

but people like you keep pretending don't exist?

You realize this is very racist already?

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)
128. Are you implying the people of color are a hive-mind?
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:42 PM
Mar 2016

that they think collectively and are unable to reach their own individual conclusions?

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
143. I just looked at your transparency page
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 10:12 PM
Mar 2016

Two hides for calling people assholes. Some material about Jews and really, just ugly stuff.

delrem

(9,688 posts)
177. Yah, it's a pattern. Fuckheads is what it is. They're of all kinds.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:09 PM
Mar 2016

It doesn't matter much to me what "candidate" or "party" they talk about, they're just fuckheads.

99Forever

(14,524 posts)
178. Got a list of those "principles" these imaginary "POC" are standing on?
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:11 PM
Mar 2016

I can list an easy half dozen of my principles that the Clintons violate.

Please proceed.

 

Vote2016

(1,198 posts)
179. People should vote for who they prefer. Hillary is severely limited in that regard but that's based
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:12 PM
Mar 2016

on her conservative ideology and dishonest self promotion and not based on race.

If you think "PoC" are some homogenous mob who thinks and votes alike, you are a racist.

Why don't you treat people as individuals, and if those individuals are centrists afraid of change or in love with the status quo, let them vote for Hillary, but if they are progressive and brave enough to work for a better way, let them vote for Sanders.

Please stop reducing voters to their skin pigment.

 

Lazy Daisy

(928 posts)
193. I've already seen
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:18 AM
Mar 2016

POC say a candidate has to earn their vote. That just being the nominee doesn't insure they vote for that candidate. If there is no candidate that has earned their vote, they will stay home. And honestly, I think I support that. I think a politician should have to connect with people, who ever they are.

I think we've come to a point that it's not enough to throw the Republican boogy man at us. That our party has to give us candidates we want.

So, yeah, if they don't want to vote for Bernie because of their principles, than that is their right. God knows they've EARNED it.

 

Betty Karlson

(7,231 posts)
220. RACIST intimation: some POC are already Bernie supporters!
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 03:26 AM
Mar 2016

Claiming that the two are mutually exclusive categories is beyond absurd, as well as fanning a fire that should be extinguished.

Any DU-er should feel very small, and very ashamed, to post such false intimations.

slipslidingaway

(21,210 posts)
222. I should let this sink, but I will say that we are not as attuned to color of one's skin ...
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 03:35 AM
Mar 2016

you would be best served to find another playground,

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pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
231. More non-issue nonsense from Her Royal Highness' supporters. What's new.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 07:04 AM
Mar 2016

Talk to us about the TPP, or SOMETHING . . well, I guess that's too difficult because you never know what her position is from day to day.

 

artislife

(9,497 posts)
246. Please point to it.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:32 PM
Mar 2016

Because this OP certainly didn't ask a meaningful question.

And as a PoC, but not the kind that matters, I found it asinine.

 

baldguy

(36,649 posts)
260. How's this for size: Who are the like-minded candidates who will support the Sanders revolution?
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 06:24 PM
Mar 2016

We not only need to keep the Presidency - we need to take back the House and the Senate, along with most of the Governorships and State Houses.

Sanders supporters should be able to name literally hundreds of candidates, at every level of government. Nobody seems to be able to come up with more than a couple.

It's a funny revolution that has only one revolutionary with power.

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LWolf

(46,179 posts)
236. What if monkeys
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 09:19 AM
Mar 2016

start flying out of the asses of all those posting ludicrous, non-factual attacks on Sanders?

It could happen.



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beedle

(1,235 posts)
264. No, he needs PoC
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 11:07 PM
Mar 2016

Which is why he is not dismissing them.

Sanders isn't the one spreading the meme that portrays PoC as "my voters".

It may be a fact that certain demographics in certain areas of the country vote largely for specific candidates, but it's the Hillary side that is the side saying that this means Sanders "has a problem with minorities" ... especially without actually articulating what this 'problem' actually is.

His 'problem; is name recognition .. it's not 'racism' or policies that hurt PoC ... but the Clinton camp implies that bullshit with their constant ploy to keep PoC from voting for Sanders, not by pointing out real racism, or real harmful policies, but by just repeating "Bernie has a problem with minorities" ... although at times they do actually imply racism.

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