Rope-a-dope, Bernie Sanders Is Seeing Gains In States That Have Yet To Vote.

[RATM435]

Sen Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is on the verge of catching up to Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, if national polls of the primary are any gauge.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-upcoming-primaries_us_571a7d4de4b0d0042da93713

A note about "Rope-A-Dope" as a political strategy.



http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022452465

[chknltl]

1. Great news! nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I hope you know the Rope A Dope strategy was used on George Foreman and not Sonny Liston.

[RATM435]

3. Click on the link einstein.

[Gwhittey]

5. Why read

And then let a perfectly good straw man go.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. He used the wrong picture...

Deal with it.

[stevenleser]

6. You can insult that poster, but the pic you posted is of Sonny Liston on the floor, not Foreman. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. You forgot a comma.

Click on the link einstein.

You forgot a comma, einstein.

It take a real man of genius to screw up a sentence with four words, einstein.

I still don't know what Sonny Liston has to do with the Rope A Dope strategy, einstein.

Since you seem to be a pugilism fan, einstein, your guy is going to get knocked out on Tuesday.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. 68,000 posts in thirteen years, pal.

[bvf]

12. Ali took too many blows to the head.

What's your excuse?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. My...

Ali took too many blows to the head.

What's your excuse?

My stalker is back. Too bad they don't issue online restraining orders.

[bvf]

14. I believe the word is "interlocutor."

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. What is the point of the photo?

"I believe the word is "interlocutor."




-bvf


http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1821016

What is the point of the photo?

He has Parkinson's Disease and it affects his countenance, his gait, and his expression. He's in a wheel chair now.

Do you think people with profound physical challenges are funny?


Oh, here is with Malcolm X when he was young, virile, and vibrant;

[bvf]

17. What? He won an award, and you're focusing

on his looks?

How clueless can you be?

And btw, if you find such an unremarkable photo offensive, why are you reposting it? You don't much think before you post, do you?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

18. Not as clueless as you. You chose that photo to denigrate him.

What? He won an award, and you're focusing

on his looks?

How clueless can you be?

And btw, if you find such an unremarkable photo offensive, why are you reposting it? You don't much think before you post, do you?

Other posters can judge your intentions.

I re-posted it, lest you delete it!

I choose to remember him when he was young, virile, and vibrant.

When you are not denigrating people with Parkinson's Disease are you throwing rocks at blind people?


I prefer to remember him when he was young virile and vibrant. Here he is with Bill Russell, Jim Brown. Rafer Johnson. and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:

[bvf]

19. How the *fuck* does that picture denigrate him?

There you go with that whole not-thinking thing again.

You're an absolute hoot.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

20. Do you think you intimidate me with your language?

How the *fuck* does that picture denigrate him?

There you go with that whole not-thinking thing again.

You're an absolute hoot

-bvf

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1821188

Do you think you intimidate me with your language? Am I supposed to be scared? I assuredly am not. I would literally wager my life on that proposition.


Out of all the photos of Muhammad Ali you chose that one to denigrate him.


I choose to remember him when he was young, virile, and vibrant.

Here is he with President Nkrumah:

[bvf]

21. Believe me, if I had wanted to post

an unflattering photo, I have no doubt there would have been plenty to choose from.

How you could find offense in the photo chosen only speaks to your seeming need to feel put upon at every turn. By all means, keep going with that angle. It's pathetic and funny all at once.

Btw, if you want to see a photo denigrating the poor guy, just say the word. I think you would like nothing more.

Boo!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

25. This is how you started our conversation.

Believe me, if I had wanted to post
an unflattering photo, I have no doubt there would have been plenty to choose from.

How you could find offense in the photo chosen only speaks to your seeming need to feel put upon at every turn. By all means, keep going with that angle. It's pathetic and funny all at once.

Btw, if you want to see a photo denigrating the poor guy, just say the word. I think you would like nothing more.



Boo!

-bvf

This is how you started our conversation, stalking me as usual:

Ali took too many blows to the head.

What's your excuse?

-bvf

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1820460

and it went down from there...



Did you or did you not stalk me to the African American forum, insult me in a post, and were you or were you not banned from that forum for doing so?


Sweet Jesus, that is so embarrassing and creepy. I am going to sleep with one eye open.

[bvf]

30. "Stalked"? I replied to a number of idiotic posts

that begged for responses. I've noted I'm not the only one here you've leveled this childish complaint against.

You seem to think that anyone who calls out the ridiculousness of your posts must somehow have it in for you. At least, that seems to be the gist of your act.

And, as I recall, you were practically begging me to PM you in the thread you referenced. The thought of that is just as sad now as it was at the time.

Nobody's stalking you. Grow up, for chrissakes.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

31. Lets unpack this

"Stalked"? I replied to a number of idiotic posts that begged for responses. I've noted I'm not the only one here you've leveled this childish complaint against.


-bvf

Do I have nemeses on this board? Do they sell overpriced coffee at Starbucks? They all come from the same camp. That is indisputable.

And, as I recall, you were practically begging me to PM you in the thread you referenced. The thought of that is just as sad now as it was at the time.

-bvf

I have no recollection of that private conversation. In any case here is where your stalking of me led to you being banned from the African American forum. We were having a cordial internet conversation, which you initiated, and you quickly turned it into a personal attack on me. It starts with Post 53:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/118744485#post53



The money post is Post 76:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/118744485#post76

It was shortly after that I was notified you were blocked from the group.

Grow up, for chrissakes.

-bvf

Physician, heal thyself.

[bvf]

33. Keep saying it until you're blue in the face.

Nothing can change the fact that you post a lot of unintelligent nonsense, and cry like a child about being picked on when anyone points it out.

You're quite reliable in that regard.

Here's something you might enjoy:

https://m.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

34. We established ...

We established that you stalked me and were banned from the African American forum for doing so. I can be an asshole on this board. I have written things I am not proud of. Self reflection, even critical self reflection is beneficiary. But I have never been banned from a forum here or anywhere on the internet for stalking.

Obsession.


Sweet Jesus.

[bvf]

36. Nope. Wrong. Keep at it though. It's amusing.

Did you like the video?

What was your favorite part?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

37. Were you or were you not banned from the African American forum for stalking me?

This post from one of the hosts:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/118744485#post76


is what is referred to in cards as a "call"

Shortly thereafter I was notified you were banned from the group for stalking me.


Good god, getting kicked out of an internet forum for stalking. How embarrassing.


Obsession


Sweet Jesus.

[bvf]

39. Nope. If anything, I was blocked for

calling something you posted stupid.

Trouble is, there's so much that applies that I'm a bit hard-pressed to remember particulars.

IIRC, it might have had something to do with your abject pleas that I PM you, which of course wasn't going to happen.

Keep trying. I'll see if I can find any more cute graphics for you. You wait right here, now.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

40. You were specifically banned from the African American forum for.

You were specifically banned from the African American forum for stalking me.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/118744485#post76

That was the prelude to the notification I received that you were banned for stalking me.

When I was a young man I knew a young woman who was stalking me. I lived In Daytona Beach Shores at the time and spent a lot of time on Daytona Beach which is just across the Halifax River. I used to work out three hours a day because I wanted to be a professional bodybuilder. One of my work out partners was Boyer Coe so I looked pretty good. I got to spend a lot of time on the beach because I was a bouncer at night at Mac's Famous Bar and The other Place. Any way, one day I look out my window and there was this young woman, a local like me, that I knew from the beach. She was there with her two girlfriends peering into my patio door window.

I was flattered by her stalking. Your stalking is creeping me out. God help me if I ever see you peering into my patio window. Luckily I live on the third floor and far from you.


Obsession

Sweet Lord.

[bvf]

46. That was a heartwarming story.

I got as far as "young man" before collapsing with laughter, tried again, and made it all the way to "work out." Not to worry: bookmarked (and snapped).

Nobody ever stalked you. Regarded you with a combination of pity and contempt, maybe. The sensation must confuse you.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

48. You really are...

I got as far as "young man" before collapsing with laughter, tried again, and made it all the way to "work out."Not to worry: bookmarked (and snapped).

You really are obsessed with me.

Sweet Jesus.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

167. Please stop following me around.

It makes me feel uncomfortable.


Thank you in advance.

[uponit7771]

42. "calling something you posted stupid. "... sounds like you have a pattern of ad homs & not arguments

[bvf]

45. Nobody was talking to you

and with good reason.

Let's all guess what it is.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

49. What's the reason ?

Nobody was talking to youand with good reason.

Let's all guess what it is

What's the reason? Just because a person posts on a progressive message board doesn't mean he or she isn't a racist or above making fun of people with end stage Parkinson's Disease, any more than posting on a message board for vegans doesn't mean the person posting isn't in reality someone who eats meat.



P.S. Message to anybody reading this post. It is a general observation and not about anybody in particular.

[bvf]

51. "Message to anybody reading this post."

Well, wasn't that a waste of keystrokes?



Use your head for once.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

52. What is there about uponit that makes him unworthy of your response?

Nobody was talking to you (uponiit) and with good reason.

Let's all guess what it is



-bvf

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1823237

Help me out , please.

Is it an immutable characteristic by chance?

Thank you in advance.


Are there other people that share his immutable characteristic that you feel are unworthy of your response?

[bvf]

56. You seem to enjoy these

so here's another.

My, but it's amusing watching you play the cultural maven, deconstructing an ad for bug control products.



Muhammad Ali: Hero or Tool?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

57. I am content to just to copy your posts without comment and let others come to their own conclusions

You seem to enjoy these

so here's another.

My, but it's amusing watching you play the cultural maven, deconstructing an ad for bug control products.




-bvf

Muhammad Ali: Hero or Tool?




http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1827218

Nobody was talking to you (uponiit) and with good reason.

Let's all guess what it is



-bvf

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1823237

Ali took too many blows to the head.

-bvf


http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1820460

"I believe the word is "interlocutor."




-bvf


http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1821016

You denigrate one of the most prominent African American figures of the twentieth century. You denigrate African American members of this board. I am content to just copy your posts without comment and let others come to their own conclusions.

[bvf]

58. LOL!

You denigrate one of the most prominent African American figures of the twentieth century. You denigrate African American members of this board. I am content to just copy your posts without comment and let others come to their own conclusions.

You do understand that you've just commented, right?

I'm not denigrating anyone. You see things that aren't there, thanks to the same brainpower that allows you to say "without comment" smack in the middle of a comment.

Every post of yours is more ridiculous than the last. I don't know how you do it, but keep at it. It's marvelous.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

59. I like this photo better than all of the ones you posted

I find this photo more uplifting than all of the ones you posted:




I am certain you don't but I will leave it to others to divine why.

[bvf]

60. This one probably bothers you for some reason.

Don't really know what you find objectionable about these, but as I noted (and as anyone here familiar with your posts knows), you strain hilariously to take offense sometimes. Keep those laughs coming.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

61. I like this photo better than all of the ones you posted

I am not remotely surprised you don't. I will let others divine as to why.

[bvf]

62. I like this one so much I'm posting it again.

You've been forgetting to lately.



Anything for a buck.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

63. I like this photo better than all of the ones you posted

I am not remotely surprised you don't. I will let others divine your intentions.

[bvf]

64. Given the age of that photograph

I estimate that Ali had already been punched in the head about 700 times before it was taken.

Of course, that's how he made his living, so that's probably not as impressive as it sounds.

Ravi Shankar, I'm guessing, two, maybe three times, tops.

Good game, this.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

65. If you were half the man in real life Muhammad Ali was in the ring you might actually like yourself.

Now let us get back to the topic at hand. I like this photo of Muhammad Ali:






I am not remotely surprised you don't. I will let others divine your intentions.

[bvf]

66. Much more recent, obviously.

My guess on this one is, oh, 3,000.

Your turn.

P.S.

You forgot to tell me how close I was on the previous photo. How the hell are we going to keep score?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

67. What's your...

I estimate that Ali had already been punched in the head about 700 times before it was taken.

What's your excuse? As I said, if you were half man in real life Muhammad Ali was in the ring you might actually like yourself.

[bvf]

68. 2,200 punches to the head before this was taken.

Zimmerman probably gave him a better run for his money than Shankar, what with the motorcycle crack-up and all.

But yeah, I'm going with 2,200. Let me know.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

69. What's your point?

What's your point?

Many people get Parkinson's Disease. Getting repetitive blows to the head certainly contributes to it. However many people who never stepped into a boxing ring suffer from it. The fact you would take relish in lambasting someone who suffers from it reveals more about you than it can ever reveal about them.

The man is one of the leading African American figures of the twentieth century, a cultural icon, and an inspiration to many. You are verbally defecating all over him in this thread. I am humbled to have this opportunity to defend him.

As I have said, ad infinitum and ad nauseam, if you were half the man in real life he was in the ring you might actually like yourself.

[bvf]

70. He made his living getting punched in the head, y'know?

Go ahead. Post more photos. I thought you were enjoying our little diversion, even though you weren't doing very well.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

71. I am enjoying our conversation, bvf, a lot !!!

"... I thought you were enjoying our little diversion..."

-bvf

I am actually enjoying our conversation, a lot !!! I have had it many times before but invariably they were with right wingers who hated him for opposing the Vietnam War. In fact I used to post a lot at boxrec. There are a handful of anti-Ali trolls there and most of their animus stems from Ali's opposition to the Vietnam War and his refusal to be inducted. Well, that and his refusal to kowtow to white cultural norms .

Do you know what their ultimate "go to card" is/was?

Drum roll

...

...

...

Look at him now.

You are in good company, I think.


I would be remiss if I didn't conclude by saying if you were half the man in real life Muhammad Ali was in the ring you might actually like yourself.

P.S. I forgot. You asked for a photo. Given the timing this is appropriate:

[bvf]

72. 3,000 punches to the head for this one, too.

Am I close?

In re: your little narrative, nobody's the least bit interested.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

73. I like my "narrative"

"...In re: your little narrative, nobody's the least bit interested..."

I like my little narrative so much that it bears repeating , in bold:

I am actually enjoying our conversation, a lot !!! I have had it many times before but invariably they were with right wingers who hated him for opposing the Vietnam War. In fact I used to post a lot at boxrec. There are a handful of anti-Ali trolls there and most of their animus stems from Ali's opposition to the Vietnam War and his refusal to be inducted. Well, that and his refusal to kowtow to white cultural norms .

Do you know what their ultimate "go to card" is/was?

Drum roll

...

...

...

Look at him now.

You are in good company, I think.

We just have to let others decide if they like my "little narrative" or not.


P.S. I would be remiss if I didn't conclude by saying if you were half the man in real life Muhammad Ali was in the ring you might actually like yourself.

[1StrongBlackMan]

74. This sub-thread is just a reminder ...

there are DU:"progressives" who are not progressive in the least ... the are just cowardly assholes.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

75. If it gets hidden, my friend and spiritual brother, posters can still open it and see the truth.

Out of all the people that would raise the ire of so called progressives and make them go to the hill to destroy one would think Muhammad Ali would be the last person in the world to be that person.

[1StrongBlackMan]

76. Like I said ...

I see no "progressive" there ... just a keyboard tough guy whose real life persona would no doubt explain his/her internet persona.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

77. That's how he and his roll.

Why would someone relish in the fact Muhammad Ali is sick?

[msanthrope]

118. Cowardly racist assholes. Beaming their prejudices, riding out GD:P for all

its worth.

[1StrongBlackMan]

120. And getting rec'ed to high heaven ...

by DU's most highly regarded "progressives". Go figure!

[msanthrope]

121. Interesting....but a hard look at the Recs reveals the same 20-40 nonposters who

routinely rec those threads. Fooling no one.

[zappaman]

78. jury results

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service

On Mon Apr 25, 2016, 10:46 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

This sub-thread is just a reminder ...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1830096

REASON FOR ALERT

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

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

calling a poster an asshole is a personal attack.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Apr 25, 2016, 10:53 AM, and the Jury voted 2-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I couldn't see just who he supposedly called an asshole here. Alerter should be more specific with their complaint.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I don't see this calling out a particular DUer.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I read the subthread in question, and am in complete agreement with 1SBM.
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: OP is not calling out any DUer.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: People need to stop being so thin-skinned around here.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

80. My brother can stay in the thread...

I am beyond disappointed that on a progressive board a poster can verbally disembowel Muhammad Ali, one of the most influential and celebrated African American figures of the twentieth century, a man who inspired millions to oppose the unjust war in Vietnam by refusing to fight in it, and a cultural icon there isn't more blow black.

As I said I have seen the attacks on him that were levied here but they sure weren't levied by progressives.

[Number23]

86. Juror #3 is a God(dess)

[Hekate]

79. Pursuant to jury duty, I read this whole subthread and had to have an antacid and a wash...

... before stating that I found myself in complete agreement with you. I appreciate the fact that other jurists voted 2-5 to leave it as well.

Have a nice day, 1SBM.

[bvf]

85. You forgot the picture again.

Here's a recap of how this goes:

You post a random photograph of Muhammad Ali, and I try to guess how many times he had been punched in the head in his career before the picture was taken.

Hope this gets you back on track. Here's another video of Ali hawking bug killer that you might like:

https://m.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

87. Please see Posts 76, 82, and 83

3,000 punches to the head for this one, too.

Am I close?

In re: your little narrative, nobody's the least bit interested.[/b




-bvf


http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511820293#post72

Please see Posts 76, 82, and 83

I will have some more posts for you to read tomorrow.

Thank you in advance,

BTW, do you like this video? Do you find it germane to our discussion?

[bvf]

88. Doubtful.

If history is any indication, when you make noise like that, it typically means you've decided to skedaddle.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

89. Non responsive.

Did you read Posts 76, 82, and 83?



Did you watch this video?

Do you find it germane to this sub thread?


Thank you in advance.

[bvf]

91. Nope. And nope again.

Where's the random photo of Ali?

Your heart doesn't seem to be in this any more.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

92. Please see Post 54

Maybe this video will enlighten you, my friend:

Sleep tight, my, friend.

[bvf]

93. Are you out of Ali pics already?

That must mean something.

I'm sure you'll be able to scare some up soon.

In the mean time, please feel free to post all the videos you like. Kind of pointless, but that's never stopped you before.

Come on! Ali pics!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

94. We have broadened our discussion

Last post for you tonight, my friend.

Being the empathetic individual I am I have decided to help you with a self-examination of your conscious feelings.

Take this test and report the results to me tomorrow:


http://www.understandingprejudice.org/iat/racframe.htm



Thank you in advance.

[bvf]

95. You can't come up with any more Ali pics?

Why, there must be thousands of them out there!

Everybody's counting on you--don't let them down!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

97. Good morning, my friend.

If history is any indication, when you make noise like that, it typically means you've decided to skedaddle.


-bvf

I don't believe I have done any "skedaddling" in my life. If our conversations have come to an abrupt end it is either because, as we have established, you were banned from the group we were having our conversation for stalking or you went into an apoplectic range and had your post hidden.

Being the empathetic individual I am I have decided to help you with a self-examination of your conscious feelings.

Take this test and report the results to me tomorrow:


http://www.understandingprejudice.org/iat/racframe.htm


-DemocratSinceBirth

Did you take the test, my friend? You had several hours to complete it. That is surely enough time for a smart lad like yourself. Would you please share the results with the rest of us?

Thank you in advance.

P.S. You can't come up with any more Ali pics?
Why, there must be thousands of them out there!
Everybody's counting on you--don't let them down!

-bvf

My pleasure:

[bvf]

98. Too bad you weren't able to find any more

pictures of Muhammad Ali. I was able to find a shitload, and might post them here if you ask nicely.

Looking at a picture of him, and trying to guess how many punches to the head he sustained prior to the picture, would probably make a good party game. I know you enjoyed it, which is why I'm mystified at your dropping the ball like this.

Watch this space and don't forget: ask nicely.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

99. Did you take the test, my friend?

Being the empathetic individual I am I have decided to help you with a self-examination of your conscious feelings.

Take this test and report the results to me tomorrow:


http://www.understandingprejudice.org/iat/racframe.htm


-DemocratSinceBirth

We are all eagerly anticipating the results.

The following three posts:

Post 74
Post 76
Post 54

Which one comes closest to capturing your essence?

Thank you in advance.

Oh, here is another photo for you.

[bvf]

100. Nope. My guess is 2,400 punches

to the head by the time that one was taken.

What do you think--am I close? I'm sure you're enough of a fan to have a decent idea, right?

Would you like me to post some of the pictures I found? Just say the word.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

103. Why

Nope. My guess is 2,400 punches

to the head by the time that one was taken.

What do you think--am I close? I'm sure you're enough of a fan to have a decent idea, right?

Would you like me to post some of the pictures I found? Just say the word.

-bvf

Why didn't you take the test, my friend?


http://www.understandingprejudice.org/iat/racframe.htm


Are you afraid what you might find?


Here is an assessment of you from Hekate:

Pursuant to jury duty, I read this whole subthread and had to have an antacid and a wash...

... before stating that I found myself in complete agreement with you. I appreciate the fact that other jurists voted 2-5 to leave it as well.

Have a nice day, 1SBM.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1830270


-Hekate

Do you demur from that assessment, my friend, and if you do, why?


Thank you in advance.


Oh, do you want a photo with my next reply?

[bvf]

104. This is a hell of a lot more fun.

Ready for some pictures? They're pretty tasty. Mind you, not a.b.p.grotesque tasty, but you might find them interesting. As I stated earlier--just say "when."

[DemocratSinceBirth]

105. Did you take the test, my friend?

http://www.understandingprejudice.org/index.php

Consider it a self inventory.

This is a hell of a lot more fun.
Ready for some pictures? They're pretty tasty. Mind you, not a.b.p.grotesque tasty, but you might find them interesting. As I stated earlier--just say "when.

-bvf

Out of these posts

#82


#74


Which is closer to capturing your essence?

As I have said, ad infinitum and ad nauseam, if you were half the man in real life Muhammad Ali was in the ring you might actually like yourself.

I am going to see Elvis and Nixon later this morning so this photo has resonance. I would guess your cinematic tastes gravitate to Birth Of A Nation .




Oh, these photos you are withholding.

Ready for some pictures?

-bvf

Please post them, please

When my mom died the E R nurse let me in the E R Operating Room to see her. She had a tube they stuck down her throat to revive her so there isn't much that I haven't seen.



P.S. What does "b.p." grotesque mean? I hope I don't regret asking.

[bvf]

106. I'm going to say 1,150 punches to the head for this one.

WRT a.b.p.*, your naïf act was old ages ago.

Coming up soon: Muhammad Ali before his conversion.

Brace yourself--I can't be held responsible for any emotional trauma the upcoming image(s) may induce.

Certainly, the jury will keep in mind that they will have been posted at the stated request of DemocratSinceBirth.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

107. No problem, my friend.

Brace yourself--I can't be held responsible for any emotional trauma the upcoming image(s) may induce.

-bvf

Just post the photos.


I have seen lots of unsettling things. My mom died in my arms. My mom was ninety years old and in failing health. She was having more and more transient ischemic attacks (mini strokes) toward the end of her life. One morning she woke up and couldn't talk... That was scary. I called 911 but by the time they arrived she was able to talk again. That's the nature of mini strokes. Any way they said it was best if they took her to the hospital for tests. My mom was one tough woman... After a while she said " I want to go home" so I complied. When I was helping her into my car she went limp. Wow! The nurse checked her pulse and rolled her back in the wheel chair...They do a code blue, just like you see in the movies, and several nurses all come to the E R Operating room. They hook the defibilator to her chest and I can see her levitate off the table from the shock.


So go ahead and show me your scary images, pal. I doubt they will move me.

You know, bvf, somebody like you could only exist on the internet.

[bvf]

108. That's a disturbing degree of oversharing.

Do you find dredging up stories of your loved ones' personal tragedies in the company of complete strangers beneficial in some way?

Now, that's twisted--especially in conjunction with your expressed desire to look at hospital photos of a punch-drunk old man.

That's fucked up, and I refuse to feed your fetish.


But enjoy this:

Look! Ali being felt up by a nun. (I'm guessing he's had 3,000 punches to the head by this point.)

[DemocratSinceBirth]

109. You are the one, friend, who said he could post photos that disturb me. Oh, you mad too !!!

You are the one, friend, who said he could post photos that disturb me

Brace yourself--I can't be held responsible for any emotional trauma the upcoming image(s) may induce.


-bvf

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1839340

I am still waiting, friend. Nothing shakes me.

And in that vein your faux tough guy rhetoric:

That's fucked up.

-bvf

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1839340

doesn't move me either.


Oh, this is my favorite post of the whole sub thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1830227

Love,
DSB



P.S. I regret our conversation has taken a turn for the worst. You were so much more likable and entertaining when you were desperately searching for picayune grammatical and spelling errors to insult me.

[bvf]

110. You're quite capable of finding

as much internet grotesquery as it takes to satisfy your odd little desires all on your own. Seems you even contribute to it when the opportunity presents itself.

Don't even think of suggesting I PM you with pointers or anything like that. You've gone that route before, and it won't work this time, either.

Here's an MRI image just for you.



- B.Kliban

[DemocratSinceBirth]

111. I think we are getting close to the end. *

I think we are getting close to the end. Your material is becoming increasingly inane. I am almost beginning to feel sorry for you but not so sorry for you that I won't leave you with the post in this thread which captures your essence:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1830227


Love,
DSB




P.S. * Or maybe not. I am sure you have a treasure trove of disturbing images on your computer to regale the rest of us with:

Brace yourself--I can't be held responsible for any emotional trauma the upcoming image(s) may induce.


-bvf


http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1839340

[bvf]

112. The essence of your posts from day one can be

summed up with that very word: "inane."

From your pathetic requests that I post disturbing pictures for your entertainment, to your need to tell absolute strangers tales of personal trauma, to your strange worship of a guy who made his living getting punched in the head, to your delusional expectation that anyone would waste time on your links, "inane" is le mot juste.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

113. IRONY

From your pathetic requests that I post disturbing pictures for your entertainment

-bvf

Any reader of our conversation can see you don't need my encouragement to post images you find disturbing.

I would be remiss if I didn't leave you with one of my favorite posts from this thread:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1830227


Love,

DemocratSinceBirth


P.S. Your repartee is lacking. It is simple and plain.

[bvf]

114. There you go again,

using words you don't understand. That's practically an identifying trait of yours.

?w=460

[DemocratSinceBirth]

115. You are becoming redundant.

But in an entertaining way.

[bvf]

116. Then you'll really appreciate the message here:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

117. If that's the best you can come up it with a surrender is in order.

It was essentially over the minute you used a cultural icon in failing health to attack me.

[bvf]

122. You mean the guy who spent an entire adult lifetime

getting punched in the head, only to develop head problems?

And pointing that out was somehow an attack? On you??

My! But you have an odd way of looking at things, not to mention a perverse idea of what you think is of interest to anyone else.

Here is a picture for you. It's of Muhammad Ali eating some food. How many times do you figure he was punched in the head before it was taken? Say, within 50 punches, either way?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

123. bvf

I would be remiss if I didn't state, again, if you were half the man in real life Muhammad Ali was in the ring you might actually like yourself. I believe that was what my friend was getting at:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1830227



I look forward to your next response which will undoubtedly be more puerile and pathetic than the last one. It's become a pattern. Please don't disappoint me.



Love ya,

DemocratSinceBirth

[bvf]

124. This from someone who still has a hard time

with ergo.



Stick to your native language, whatever it is.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

126. You didn't.

I look forward to your next response which will undoubtedly be more puerile and pathetic than the last one. It's become a pattern. Please don't disappoint me.

-DemocratSinceBirth

This from someone who still has a hard time
with ergo.

Stick to your native language, whatever it is.

-bvf

You didn't.




Here is something to read while you fashion your next unfailingly puerile and pathetic response:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1830227


With love,

DemocratSinceBirth

[bvf]

129. It's adorable how you drag out this

limited supply of tools, over and over.

Speaking of "over and over," how many times do you reckon Muhammad Ali got punched in the head before the picture below was taken? Hint: "Over and over" isn't a valid answer. We're looking for a number here.

("Ergo," as you might say, stupidly.)

?quality=75&strip=color&w=766

[DemocratSinceBirth]

130. I know you come from a rarefied milieu.

It's adorable how you drag out this
limited supply of tools, over and over.

-bvf

I know you come from a rarefied milieu. But in the milieu from where I come from when you attack someone you don't get to calibrate their response.

This isn't over until I say it is over. Until then, enjoy.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1830227

Love ya,

DemocratSinceBirth

P.S. I am going to the gym. Who knows what aberrant nonsense you will write in my absence? I will just have to wait and see...

Brace yourself--I can't be held responsible for any emotional trauma the upcoming image(s) may induce.

-bvf

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1839340

You can pleasure yourself to all the aberrant images you are harboring until I return though.

[bvf]

131. How Bluto-like of you

and what with your cute little thesaurus and all.



How many punches to the head in this one?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

132. I really am out the door on the way to the gym, my pal.

How Bluto-like of you

and what with your cute little thesaurus and all.

-bvf

Brace yourself--I can't be held responsible for any emotional trauma the upcoming image(s) may induce.

-bvf

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1839340

I really am out the door on the way to the gym, my pal. However I am sure all the aberrant images you claim to collect will keep you busy until I return. Don't forget to wash your hands though. Hygiene!

Love ya,

DemocratSinceBirth



P.S. I don't know how I missed this post:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1848104

[bvf]

133. Nobody asked where you were going.

But, since you mention it, here's something for your locker:

?c=2

How many punches to the head here?

I won't even speculate as to what might be going through your mind as you ponder this one.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

134. I didn't ask you if I could tell you.

Nobody asked where you were going.

I didn't ask if I could tell you, did I, pal?

It was wonderful. I feel twenty years younger when I'm done.


Now that we got that housekeeping out of the way I have decided to be magnanimous. If you apologize to the readers of this thread for using the failing health of a cultural icon and one of the most celebrated African American figures of the twentieth century in a failed attempt to make me upset I will cease and desist in my exposé of your character or should I say lack of one.

The ball is in your court.


Love ya,

DemocratSinceBirth

[bvf]

135. Funny. Why so touchy all of a sudden?

Here's something to cheer you up.

The guy on the left made his living getting punched in the head, and became a hero to millions for, uh, getting punched in the head.



Quick quiz: How many times did he get punched in the head before this picture was taken?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

136. Not on behalf of myself

Not on behalf of myself but on behalf of my fellow members of our community I ask you peer into your conscience, heed your better angels, and apologize for your character assasination of one of the leading African American figures of the twentieth century and a beloved figure to many around the world.

Thank you in advance.


Love,

DemocratSinceBirth

[bvf]

137. I have no idea what you're talking about.

Clearly, neither do you.



How many punches to the head before this one, do you suppose?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

138. Maybe you lost your glasses

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Maybe you lost your glasses. Being the empathetic individual I am I will write it again but in bold:




Not on behalf of myself but on behalf of my fellow members of our community I ask you peer into your conscience, heed your better angels, and apologize for your character assassination of one of the leading African American figures of the twentieth century and a beloved figure to many around the world.

Thank you in advance.


Love,

DemocratSinceBirth

[bvf]

139. You just keep getting more amusing with each post.

Look at this.

How many punches before this one was taken?

Go ahead. Take a guess. You must be so used to being off-base by now that it really won't matter how wrong you are.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

140. A request and a video

First the request:

Not on behalf of myself but on behalf of my fellow members of our community I ask you peer into your conscience, heed your better angels, and apologize for your character assassination of one of the leading African American figures of the twentieth century and a beloved figure to many around the world.

Thank you in advance.

Now the video:

Neil's problem and it was/is a huge one is that he thinks racism is endemic to the south.





DSB, just peeling the onion.


Love,

DemocratSinceBirth

[bvf]

141. Did you say something?

Oh, look! Someone cleverly doctored a photograph to make it appear as if Ali were musically inclined. Ha ha! That's a good one! Everyone knows he got punched in the head for a living!

But seriously though, how many punches to the head do you think he took before the original version of this picture was taken?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

142. I did.

Did you say something?

-bvf

I did. You obviously responded, pal. Since you missed it I will be kind enough to re-post it, in its entirety:

Not on behalf of myself but on behalf of my fellow members of our community I ask you peer into your conscience, heed your better angels, and apologize for your character assassination of one of the leading African American figures of the twentieth century and a beloved figure to many around the world.

Thank you in advance.

Now the video:

Neil's problem and it was/is a huge one is that he thinks racism is endemic to the south.





DSB, just peeling the onion.


Love,

DemocratSinceBirth

[bvf]

143. Huh?

You know, that last one was such a rib-tickler that I think it deserves another go.

I'll explain it to you again. It's funny because Ali wouldn't actually be playing a guitar in the middle of a bout! And if he were, he would probably sound like shit.
Hope this helps you see the humor here.

Oh, I almost forgot: You have yet to guess how many punches to the head Ali took before the various photos in this thread were taken. I have a good idea why that is, but feel free to jump in any time, even if you think you're nowhere close. It's more important just to make the effort.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

144. True or false

Not every Klansman or kindred spirit cloaks himself in a sheet and a hood. Some even where business suits:





and some even hold themselves out as progressive and participate in online progressive communities.




True or false.


Love ya,

DemocratSinceBirth

[bvf]

146. Eh?

Here is Muhammad Ali eating food again.

How many times was he punched in the head before this picture was taken?

Since you seem afraid of guessing, I'm going to do the small service of presenting this to you as a multiple choice question. I hope this helps you overcome your shyness.

So again:

How many times was he punched in the head before this picture was taken?

a.) 350
b.) 700
c.) 1,200
d.) Manila




If you picked d., you need to focus.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

147. I post. Others decide

Ali took too many blows to the head.

-bvf

“You have to remember that when Ali beat Sonny Liston [in 1964] (below), it was a crime in many states for black people and white people to marry,” he explains. “Segregation was the law of the land, and when he burst upon the scene, an awful lot of black people thought it was better to be white. Reggie Jackson – a very famous baseball player – said that to me. That before Muhammad Ali, there were times when he was ashamed of being black, but that obviously he is proud of being black now. Muhammad Ali was part of that growth process for him.

http://talksport.com/boxing/muhammad-misunderstood-unravelling-ali-myth-141023120370

As I said, ad infinitum and ad nauseam, if you were half the man in real life Muhammad Ali was in the ring you might actually like yourself.

With love,

DemocratSinceBirth



P.S. You are desperately trying to get a rise out of me. I would literally rather die than accede. Please proceed. You are entertaining, albeit, in a profoundly pathetic way.

[bvf]

148. What a disappointment.

Well, the bad news is that you pissed away a good deal. I can no longer provide you with multiple choices, which was looking like your only hope of breaking out of zero-land.

But the good news is that you can try again!

How many times was Ali punched in the head before the photograph below was taken? (Careful! This could be a trick question.)

[DemocratSinceBirth]

149. You are not half as clever as you think you are.

You are not half as clever as you think you are. Several posters have seen right through your little "who me" act. I will post their observations in my next reply.

But for now I will post and let others decide:

Ali took too many blows to the head.

-bvf

In the Sixties there was a phrase among Black people: “Tell it like it is.” Very few people are willing to speak of life in these terms, but there were two persons, possibly because of their association with Ali, who told it like it was. One of them was Ferdie Pacheco, known as boxing’s “fight doctor.” He was in a position to observe Ali’s effect on the populations surrounding him, and on the communities that he visited during his boxing career. Pacheco reminds us that Ali singlehandedly defused the idea that Black was ugly, and points out that prior to Ali:

Blacks were considered subhuman – hard word for me to say, but that’s what they were. In the South especially. That’s where Ali’s from, in the South. He comes along and by dint of his athletic ability, his graciousness, his funniness, his personality, and this incredibly good-looking body and face, he says to the camera, ‘Black is beautiful. Look at me. I’m prettier than anybody in Hollywood…and I’m black.’…By the time he got through, he had defused the idea that black was ugly. ‘You don’t have to worry about being black. Black is beautiful.’ And in that context alone, if you didn’t look at anything else, he was just as big as Martin Luther King, or anybody else, ‘cause he got black people thinking that they were good, nay, that they were better.”[45]





http://www.americansc.org.uk/Online/Ali.htm

Love,

DemocratSinceBirth

P.S.

I almost forgot. As I have said, ad infinitum and ad nauseum , if you were half the man in real life Muhammad Ali was in the ring you might like yourself.

[bvf]

150. Truly, I don't care what you do.

To this day, you're still getting Latin phrases wrong.

I almost forgot. As I have said, ad infinitum and ad nauseum , if you were half the man in real life Muhammad Ali was in the ring you might like yourself.

If I were you, I'd stick to whatever language you were raised with, instead of risking looking the idiot.

How many punches to the head before this one?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

152. Temper, temper

If I were you, I'd stick to whatever language you were raised with, instead of risking looking the idiot.

-bvf

Temper, temper, little man, you might actually hurt yourself

Ad nauseam is a Latin term for disgust that has continued so long that it has continued "to [the point of] nausea".For example, the sentence "This topic has been discussed ad nauseam" signifies that the topic in question has been discussed extensively, and that those involved in the discussion have grown tired of it.

Ad infinitum is a Latin phrase meaning "to infinity" or "forevermore".

As I have said, ad nauseam and ad infinitum, little man, if you were half the man in real life Muhammad Ali was in the ring you might actually like yourself.

Truly, I don't care what you do.

-bvf

Sure you don't, little man. For your edification:

Pursuant to jury duty, I read this whole subthread and had to have an antacid and a wash...

... before stating that I found myself in complete agreement with you. I appreciate the fact that other jurists voted 2-5 to leave it as well.

Have a nice day, 1SBM.

-hekate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1830270

Hmmm. Wasn't "Mr. Interlocutor" a minstrel show character? This guy is so subtle...

-hekate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1831089

Cowardly racist assholes. Beaming their prejudices, riding out GD for all its worth

-msanthrope

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1848104

This sub-thread is just a reminder ...

there are DU:"progressives" who are not progressive in the least ... the are just cowardly assholes.

1StrongBlackMan

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1830096

wow, wish some people would just say they don't like black folks instead of hiding


-uponit

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1826666

86. Juror #3 is a God(dess)

Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I read the subthread in question, and am in complete agreement with 1SBM.

-Number 23

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1834919

To paraphrase Kafka, in a battle of a little man against the world, bet on the world.



Love ya, little man,


DemocratSinceBirth

[bvf]

153. Keep at it. This is such fun.

Mangle all the Latin you like, call me all the names you like, cut and paste all you like.

Nothing can change the fact that Muhammad Ali made his living by getting punched in the head--over, and over, and over. This seems to bother you, and that I find hilarious.

There are obviously other things equally hilarious on the subject (you know what the subject is, right?) but this will do the trick for now.

How many punches to the head before this one?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

154. Your arrant pedantry

Keep at it. This is such fun.

Mangle all the Latin you like, call me all the names you like, cut and paste all you like.

-bvf

Your arrant pedantry , little man, is a poor camouflage for your paucity of character or the most rudimentary social skills. Oh, and I have not called you any names, little man. I have used appropriate descriptors. When I was in college my friends called me "Big Bri", short for Brian. I never took umbrage.

Pursuant to jury duty, I read this whole subthread and had to have an antacid and a wash...

... before stating that I found myself in complete agreement with you. I appreciate the fact that other jurists voted 2-5 to leave it as well.

Have a nice day, 1SBM.

-hekate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1830270

Hmmm. Wasn't "Mr. Interlocutor" a minstrel show character? This guy is so subtle...

-hekate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1831089

Cowardly racist assholes. Beaming their prejudices, riding out GD for all its worth

-msanthrope

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1848104

This sub-thread is just a reminder ...

there are DU:"progressives" who are not progressive in the least ... the are just cowardly assholes.

1StrongBlackMan

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1830096

wow, wish some people would just say they don't like black folks instead of hiding


-uponit

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1826666

86. Juror #3 is a God(dess)

Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I read the subthread in question, and am in complete agreement with 1SBM.

-Number 23

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1834919

Love ya,

DemocratSince Birth


P.S. I forgot one, little man

Like I said ...



I see no "progressive" there ... just a keyboard tough guy whose real life persona would no doubt explain his/her internet persona.

-1StrongBlackMan


http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1830227

[bvf]

157. Keep fumbling.

Cool story, "Bri."

Your "friends" probably understood "BRI" to be a common abbreviation for "basic reading inventory."

Right, "Bri"?

Hey "Bri," get a load of this: It's a picture of Muhammad Ali eating. (How come he always seems to be eating with his hands? Have you noticed that?)

Anyway, you know the drill. How many punches to the head are we talking about here, would you say, "Bri"?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

158. Do you like this post?

Keep fumbling.Cool story, "Bri."

Your "friends" probably understood "BRI" to be a common abbreviation for "basic reading inventory."

Right, "Bri"?

Hey "Bri," get a load of this: It's a picture of Muhammad Ali eating. (How come he always seems to be eating with his hands? Have you noticed that?)
[

Wow, now you are obsessed with the man's eating habits !



Gawd, your repartee is weak, really weak..

And all this time, little man, I thought I was called Big Bri because my first name is Brian and I was six feet two inches tall and athletic looking.


Do you like this post, little man?

As a Bernie Sanders supporter, let me support YOU, DemocratSinceBirth!

It is, indeed, SHOCKING to me to read that other guy's ridicule of Mohammed Ali. I am old enough to remember the Vietnam War. Some of the boys from my high school served in that war. Many young men of all colors, and some young women, served in the US military in that war. And many of them died or were maimed or otherwise ruined in that war. And that was also true of many, many, many Vietnamese in that war. I remember the utter shame and misery of being a young American in that time, with increasing evidence that it was an unjust, unnecessary, futile, vicious war, and seeing so many boys sent off to be traumatized or physically maimed or killed, wreaking such havoc on that tiny nation that had not attacked us. And then came the stories about how so many of the Black young men were being treated even worse, and that made it even worse! You may think we white kids didn't care about that, but oh yes we did! And nothing we said or did seemed to make any difference. And then this young Black guy, Mohammed Ali, had the guts and ingenuity to STAND UP to the white supremacist architects of the mass murder machine that was that war. He not only defied their draft call; he showed other Black guys some tricks that could work! And he wouldn't shut up about it! It was part of what we had hoped for, especially those of us who had read that poem that says, Nobody sets a free man free; a free man sets himself free. I always wonder how many Black young men lived because Mohammed Ali used his strength, his guts, and his intelligence to stand up as a champion at that crucial hour.

-raging moderate


http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1859466

I almost feel sorry for you, almost.

Love,

DemocratSinceBirth


P.S. Little refers to the smallness of your character. I have no idea of your physical stature.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

160. I know you hate my guts and I am okay with it

How about this one, "Bri"?


http://assets.catawiki.nl/assets/2014/12/31/3/6/c/36cc7920-90d3-11e4-8a21-b556dc177694.jp *







How many times do you think Ali got punched in the head by the time this picture was taken, "Bri"?

As always, watch out for trick questions.

And as always, nobody gives a crap about your vital statistics. Sounds like you post them for your own benefit, which is a bit unsettling. "Bri."


-bvf


http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=post&forum=1251&pid=1862862

I know you hate my guts and I am okay with it. I am actually proud someone like you hates my guts but why did you denigrate an entire race by posting an image that is disturbingly close to the now verboten lawn jockey?





* when you copy and paste the image please add a g after the p. I don't feel comfortable re-posting it

[DemocratSinceBirth]

165. Bluto? I am Popeye-the good guy!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

169. Lots of people seem to be. You should respond to them.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

170. Cool sig, bro. I am flattered by your attention, I think.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

168. Please stop. It's a bad look for you.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

161. What is wrong with you?

I humbly request you peer into your conscience, heed your better angels, and choose a different path.

Thank you.

[Aerows]

171. Great pic.

Thank you for interjecting something positive into a back and forth that everybody on DU could have most certainly done without. You and I don't agree on our choice of candidates, but the crap thrown at you in this exchange was both unnecessary and shameful. Thank you for rising above it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

172. Prince looks almost angelic in that photo.

BTW, check out our friend's signature. I have changed my avatar FOUR TIMES and he has changed his signature four times to mock me.

I just changed my avatar to Malcolm X. Let's see what happens.

Thank you for your kind words. It reminds me that people are more than the candidate they support.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

166. Good morning.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

173. Why do you insist on bringing negative attention to yourself?

[rbrnmw]

81. ....

[Hekate]

82. Hmmm. Wasn't "Mr. Interlocutor" a minstrel show character? This guy is so subtle...

NOT.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

84. You are correct.

Interlocutor. I say, Bones, were you ever in love?

Bones. I wasn't nothin' else, old hoss.

Interlocutor. What kind of a girl was she?

Bones. She was highly polished; yes, indeed. Her fadder was a varnish-maker, and, what's better still, she was devoted to her own sweet Pomp.

Interlocutor. What do you mean by that? She must have been a spicy girl.

Bones. Yes, dat's de reason she was so fond of me. She was a poickess, too.

Interlocutor. A poetess, you mean.

Bones. Yes, she used to write verses for de newspapers

Interlocutor. Is that so, Bones?


http://twain.lib.virginia.edu/huckfinn/minstrl.html

[DemocratSinceBirth]

164. This is a political board ...What is wrong with you?

If you have no respect for your fellow posters please show respect for the hosts who make this board possible.

Thank you in advance.

[uponit7771]

50. lol... typical, ad homs abound when your argument is weak

[DemocratSinceBirth]

163. Please address your fellow posters with more respect.

Thank you in advance.

An apology might be in order as well.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

162. Maybe you were blocked for your signature!

[uponit7771]

44. So first you claim he got hit in the head too many times and then post this pic... what are you

.. REALLY trying to say!?

Why not just come out with it?!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

53. He is trying to say it is okay to denigrate black cultural icons with Parkinson's Disease.

He is trying to say it okay to denigrate black cultural icons with Parkinson's Disease by posting images of them in a most unflattering light as possible.

It is an all too subtle or not so so subtle way of pushing the envelope. I used to post on the ESPN NBA General Board that no longer exists. When folks have the opportunity to post on whatever they want some of them will invariably post on race. There was this one poster named weezer who constantly pushed the envelope. He would stereotype African American women and call them "Shaniqua". When called on it he would say "Well , there are African American women called Shaniqua." There are also African American women called Zoe, Stacey, Lisa, Mary, Kimberly, Gabby, et cetera.


That's the game being played here... Thank God the person playing it is on the other side.

[uponit7771]

54. wow, wish some people would just say they don't like black folks instead of hiding

[DemocratSinceBirth]

55. In the context of this discussion the photos of Muhammad Ali that were used were despicable.

It is a sad day when Muhammad Ali is treated more reverentially by George Walker Bush:


WASHINGTON -- Muhammad Ali, his hands shaking and eyes
reflecting the White House chandeliers, accepted the nation's
highest civilian award from President Bush on Wednesday.





http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2219166


The world has changed. Our mutual friend posted a video and photo of him selling peddling roach spray. In his ignorance he failed to see how that was emblematic of the way the media treated black icons in the 70s and what they thought black folk cared most about. Here is Ali with his grandson in a Louis Vuitton ad:

[uponit7771]

41. Ad homs are an indicator of a weak position

[raging moderate]

155. As a Bernie Sanders supporter, let me support YOU, DemocratSinceBirth!

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It is, indeed, SHOCKING to me to read that other guy's ridicule of Mohammed Ali. I am old enough to remember the Vietnam War. Some of the boys from my high school served in that war. Many young men of all colors, and some young women, served in the US military in that war. And many of them died or were maimed or otherwise ruined in that war. And that was also true of many, many, many Vietnamese in that war. I remember the utter shame and misery of being a young American in that time, with increasing evidence that it was an unjust, unnecessary, futile, vicious war, and seeing so many boys sent off to be traumatized or physically maimed or killed, wreaking such havoc on that tiny nation that had not attacked us. And then came the stories about how so many of the Black young men were being treated even worse, and that made it all even worse! You may think we white kids didn't care about that, but oh yes we did! And nothing we said or did seemed to make any difference. And then this young Black guy, Mohammed Ali, had the guts and ingenuity to STAND UP to the white supremacist architects of the mass murder machine that was that war. He not only defied their draft call; he showed other Black guys some tricks that could work! And he wouldn't shut up about it! It was part of what we had hoped for, especially those of us who had read that poem that says, Nobody sets a free man free; a free man sets himself free. I always wonder how many Black young men lived because Mohammed Ali used his strength, his guts, and his intelligence to stand up as a champion at that crucial hour.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

156. Thank you so much.

He was also prohibited from boxing for three and one years which was his livelihood.He would have been 27, 28, and 29. Those are the prime years of any athlete's career.

If he would have not refused induction he would have have got a deal like Joe Louis during WW ll where he would have participated in exhibition matches. He would have never been put in harm's way. But if he did that he would have lent his name to the war. That was something he couldn't do.

[snooper2]

145. Nice transparency page you have there...how many more states do you plan to fuck?

The PURGE- COMING JUNE 2016 to a Theater Near You!

[MattP]

4. Yes outspending her 3-1 and getting his ass handed to him

Is all part of the plan, by all means send him more money

[RATM435]

8. Bullshit.

Which Presidential Candidates Are Winning the Money Race

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/election-2016-campaign-money-race.html

[CajunBlazer]

23. Sanders and Hillary campaigns have both collected...

...nearly identical amounts - $183 Million.

Of course that not counting Hillary's super PAC.

[musicblind]

24. Uh, the article you linked to shows that Sanders has out spent her...

It may not be by 2 to 1 but he has outspent her so far according to that chart you linked to.

[uponit7771]

43. So Sanders didn't spend twice as much as HRC in New York?! REALLY?!!?

[alcibiades_mystery]

15. ROFL

When he loses all five states on Tuesday I'm going to laugh so hard at this.

[jknudsen]

26. The next war

When your kids or grand kids are send off to the next uncalled for war. I'm going to laugh so hard at this.
How sad.

[alcibiades_mystery]

35. Not everybody believes the Sandersite lies about Hillary Clinton

I'm still gonna laugh and kick this OP though.

[Unicorn]

90. Can I ask how Hillary Clinton is going to win in the GE?

A significant portion of Dems are leaving the Dem party over her.

How is she going to magically unify them?

Just saying, you can get your corporate horse through the DNC but there's a serious problem with her getting votes after that.

She should be disqualified because the independents and progressives refuse to show up to vote for her.

Are you really so blindly politicized that you don't see glaring writing on the wall?

She can't unify.

[alcibiades_mystery]

96. Blah blah blah

It's the same bullshit that the Hillary PUMAs said about Obama when it was clear they had lost the primaries.

Nobody will remember these little claims even by mid-summer.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

83. he's going to win RI.

[CajunBlazer]

22. BS!

[dinkytron]

27. I could not resist linking to video of that fight! Two great champions and great men.

[MFM008]

28. keep hope alive.

[Major Hogwash]

29. They are tied.

A poll in California shows them tied, as well.

Hillary is going down!!

[LibDemAlways]

127. He will win California. No doubt.

Californians are not sheep. They are not into being led by the DNC and Debbie Downer. Independent thinkers out here and many, many young people who are not interested in the corporate owned candidate.

[Tarc]

32. "...if national polls of the primary are any gauge"

Unfortunately, they are not.

The Problem With Bernie Sanders’ Polling Argument

The numbers are accurate, but both Democratic and Republican pollsters say that they don’t mean as much as Sanders says they do.

To be sure, Clinton also makes the case that she would be a stronger candidate in a general election due to her experience and ability to compromise. But Sanders’ emphasis on the polls is misguided, experts say.

General election polls taken months before voting day have a history of being wrong. According to data compiled by FiveThirtyEight, general election polls taken a year in advance have been inaccurate by more than 5 percentage points in the last 10 out of 14 elections for which there is data.

Even polls six months out are inaccurate, too. For example, at this point in the 2000 election, late April polls showed then-Gov. George W. Bush with a strong national lead of five points over then-Vice President Al Gore. Bush lost the popular vote to Gore by half a percentage point that November.

[JoePhilly]

38. More "losing is winning" nonsense.

[reddread]

47. if he wins Kentucky big

that photo is very appropriate.

[RandySF]

101. Losing is not an effective strategy.

[beachbum bob]

102. Lol....after today...and Hillary padding both delegate and

popular vote lead....sanders will need 80% of remaing pledged delegates and votes to catch her....about 100% improbable.... Too bad we can't wager....i would a bunch of money off of sanders supporters...

[alcibiades_mystery]

119. Weaver and Devine are already on that racket

[BernieforPres2016]

125. My Ignore function is working like a charm

124 replies, I see 3. That's a new record. It's obvious where the people from the Dark Side are gloating this morning.

[LibDemAlways]

128. Ignore has been a godsend this election season.

My only concern is that DU will run short of bandwidth for my ever expanding list of rude obnoxious gloaters.

[northernsouthern]

151. This is what could do it.

With Hillary being dirty and her getting exposed for her tricks we may get the pivotal swing of mass opinion where they start to cheer for him realizing they have been watching a fixed fight...or we get a scene like in Snatch where the fixed fight takes a bit of a turn.