PSA: What is OK to post on DU about a Dem Candidate for POTUS:
I will specify at the outset that was in the Hillary Group, in case that makes a difference to you. Still, Madoff swindled people out of $20 billion dollars, while Bernie has fought for justice, including economic justice, all his life. http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/10/news/companies/bernard-madoff-ponzi/
With very few exceptions, I post jury results as often as reasonably possible for me, without saying how I voted because I think transparency is important. Also, when jurying, I try to keep my explanations as bland as humanly possible. I veered from those practices on this alert: I was Juror Five. I agree with Juror 7's vote, but not with Juror's 7's comments: Very little of this crap originates with Hillary's supporters on DU. The two main sources, as far as I have been able to determine, are the campaign (including PACs, surrogates and affiliated websites) and the right wing--who may or may or may not receive talking points from the campaign. They just don't link to the right wing source.
Anyone wants to alert on this post to try to get me taken off the eligible juror list, please be my guest. (Most people get paid for their services. DU's jurors have to pay DU in order to up their chances of serving. I am not going to fight to serve.)
This is also yet another example of how juries are not rigged in favor of Senator Sanders--and this is not even a "wee hours" alert, which most often seem to favor Hillary.
On Wed Apr 13, 2016, 09:32 AM an alert was sent on the following post:
Sanders Channeling His Inner Madoff
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1107100040
REASON FOR ALERT
This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.
ALERTER'S COMMENTS
Calling a Senatoer who has always caucused and supported Democrats and democratic legislation a grifter and equating him with Maddof is way out of line and OTT. Please hide this crap.
You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Wed Apr 13, 2016, 09:40 AM, and the Jury voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT.
Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Madoff?? Seriously???
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: This is the expression of an opinion. Nothing personally offensive or against DU TOS.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: another Bernie supporter who cannot stand to see anything negative about his/her darling.....this is an opinion for pete' sake....leave it alone
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Do you alert on the posts that equate Hillary to Trump? I doubt it.
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: This thread starter post is a POS.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Predictably, these new smears originate solely from the "desperately seeking legitimacy" Clinton camp. Voting to hide.
Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.
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I was on one a few minutes ago and this was one of the hide reasons:
Explanation: Voting to hide it because the OP forgot to mention that Sanders' supporters eat kittens.
Have fun
in this case this is total BS. like trying to say tie Hillary to Hi**er.. and labeling that free speech. I get hidden if I tie Hillary to Bush. X_X sigh. and Laura Bush might be endorsing her smh, yes I know she slants left more like she slants as moderate. This will be a big mess if she's nominated. Bout as big of a mess as Trump simply because they are both moderates. We needed a Moderate somewhat to get off the far right that we swung back from too far a turn and we'd roll. Now we need a real Liberal to get the economy into gear. Sad to see nothings changed here. Everything DU stood for just went up in flames in about 6 months 
I don't get it. Yeah I know Republicans have no principles when they nominated Mittens. Also a Moderate and nevermind part of a cult. (one of the original 4 main cults, and there are sub-cults out of the cults. like Ben Carsons Religion cult 7th Day .. which spun off some idiot in Waco TX in 1993..) fairly sure this entire reply would be hidden 4 ways from sunday because there's nothing in here they wanna know. using the old Mitt Romney trick hey what I don't know won't hurt me. even if I inadvertently ordered it.
At Nancy Reagan's funeral (where she commended the Reagans for spearheading the fight against AIDS
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and my just came in here and someone alerted to a back and ford comment spree face palm. PC run amok I thought that was a Right wing thing that oh gosh PC come on. (I know it isn't having grown up with a rather Left Wing George Carlin. But seriously DU is spiralling out of control on that hide function now. Being used and very well abused. this time I had to leave a remark on how silly the PC (Politically Correct Zero Tolerance ) crowd has gotten smh like okay offend my tv but let me know if it is ahead of time. was mostly in her looking for NEWS on Japan but is very hard to find actual NEWS anymore even on the main page. I go to CNN and somehow Bernie's Religious Feelings means he contradicted himself saying he doesn't belong to any one religion. Wait does CNN understand English NO!! What Gives? have no idea what CNN is getting at because he didn't contradict a thing. He's Jewish, you don't exactly need to belong to anything to believe in what you believe. Wonder where there is an actual non political News site. not sure they exist anymore. Al Jazzera and thats about it. sometimes France 24 (english) until the protests break out....
