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LaydeeBug

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25. If we don't put a stop to this when it starts, it could damn well SNOWBALL out of control, ie

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 10:48 AM

Aug 2012

Al Gore saying he invented the internet (No he fucking didn't. Get a grammar lesson), Howard Dean's scream (listen to it in context of the loud room) or just about everything in the Ken (Porno) Starr Report, and it should fucking be OBVIOUS why we need to head these off.

Shit, to beckon the person who wanted to hide my post, it should be fucking ELEMENTARY for sure. Funny that.

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Ok, it's going 'round FB about some college roommate of Barack Obama's [View all] LaydeeBug Aug 2012 OP

bullshit. As you said where was this person before? /nt still_one Aug 2012 #1

In prison? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #61

or the Brookings Institute. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #75

Brookings INSTITUTION. If you're going to take a swipe at it, WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2012 #120

What a bizarre non sequitur. yardwork Aug 2012 #132

Lol still_one Aug 2012 #145

If there was anything out there it would have turned up in '08. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #2

keep this shit on FB where it belongs maddezmom Aug 2012 #3

keep your stab at censorship somewhere else too, who do you think you are? LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #15

Like most of us, we're not interested in baseless gossip CabCurious Aug 2012 #32

Welcome to DU, please don't tell other posters what to do. No one is freaking out, present LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #45

"keep your stab at censorship somewhere else too"? Please don't tell other posters what to do. uppityperson Aug 2012 #79

Right back atcha. LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #105

Oh, I'm not telling you what to do, simply pointing out hypocrisy when I see it. uppityperson Aug 2012 #110

Me too. It seems ok for you too LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #111

Don't you get tired? Jumping to those false conclusions and missing the point? uppityperson Aug 2012 #112

Don't *YOU*? You seem to think you're not doing it. LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #118

All you have is "I know you are but what am I"? Hahahahahahaha uppityperson Aug 2012 #119

Censorship? UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #38

yup. LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #46

Is this something that the Brookings Institution is doing now? yardwork Aug 2012 #133

Thank you for your concern about our President. Did you parents not teach you kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #42

Did *EXPERIENCE* teach you that one man's "baseless gossip mongering" is another's undoing? LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #44

Don't call me "honey". I ain't your honey. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #126

She's someone who sees this as a rehash of a lie from 2008. Which is exactly what it is. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #56

I didn't see this in 2008, or I would have asked then...and while I appreciate your attempt LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #59

You don't have a position, you're just posting NOTHING CreekDog Aug 2012 #78

Again...WHINE AWAY, WHINE all you want, there is *clearly* a discussion here, your WHINING LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #97

no censorship, because you didn't say ANYTHING CreekDog Aug 2012 #74

Trying to BULLY someone as to what they can and can't say endorses CENSORSHIP LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #96

Trying to bully someone into shutting up also is censoring. Pot-kettle uppityperson Aug 2012 #106

Hear hear! This is RW BS. Nt. DevonRex Aug 2012 #131

I hear he had to pretend he was gay so Mr. Furley wouldn't kick him out. Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #4

Wrong. He and His Roomate Dressed Up As Women Yavin4 Aug 2012 #6

That was a Tom Hanks TV show. nt valerief Aug 2012 #64

thank you for your concern. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #69

Aren't you thinking about Jack Lemon lillypaddle Aug 2012 #124

Are you talking about that Wayne Root jerk? sinkingfeeling Aug 2012 #5

Oh thank you. Oh thank you!! Hugs, vibes, a very grateful good ole girl thanks you LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #16

you believe things so fast that you'll probably just believe the next rumor CreekDog Aug 2012 #80

<<<<<YAWN>>>>>>> LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #92

I can identify with you, LaydeeBug trayfoot Aug 2012 #81

I can identify with that as well, but I never for a second believed a bit of it, I just wanted LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #109

Just a point, since we're pretending this matters... aquart Aug 2012 #90

Thank you for this. It helps. LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #98

Facebook? WI_DEM Aug 2012 #7

Is this like the Michelle Obama get the red out Aug 2012 #8

Was that the dreaded "honky" video? Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #12

there's a honky video? LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #18

Don't remember much, other than freepers claiming it existed. Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #21

They will stop at nothing. Haters gonna hate. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #26

whitey 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #28

That could be correct! Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #30

If I remember right, it was obvious in the video 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #35

Yes, promised but never delivered get the red out Aug 2012 #71

Didn't find it on Facebook GoneOffShore Aug 2012 #9

This post was alerted on. The jury voted 5/1 to let it stand. ohiosmith Aug 2012 #10

I'm glad this stayed up... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #11

If we don't put a stop to this when it starts, it could damn well SNOWBALL out of control, ie LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #25

a stop to what? baseless gossip? nt CabCurious Aug 2012 #33

Welcome to DU! There seem to be a lot of new folk here LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #57

grab a clue: You don't put a stop to it by breathlessly spreading it the YOU are. cali Aug 2012 #40

I'd get a clue from you if you had one...but clearly you're too busy deciding I'm breathless LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #53

congratulations, you managed to get everyone to post every rumor they know about Obama CreekDog Aug 2012 #82

Congratulations, you contributed NOTHING other than your *whining* and *conflating* LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #95

Here's a clue... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #70

I am TOO! what is wrong with coming to a place that can be trusted Bluerthanblue Aug 2012 #31

Me too. I had an uncle bring this up over the weekend... JHB Aug 2012 #62

citizen! By repeating this, you undermine the principles of our democratic platform LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #114

Hahahaha! I had no idea I was so *popular* (sic). Haters gonna hate. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #19

That's why I went over to Meta and asked them to reopen the Research Forum Panasonic Aug 2012 #43

+1000 LongTomH Aug 2012 #63

Agreed! (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #73

Is it really okay to post the jury info? As a DU Juror, I think it weakens the system. n/t progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #48

This is the new scam Jerome Corsi is peddling. Ganja Ninja Aug 2012 #13

He's holding back because the first Photoshop was so shoddy. GoneOffShore Aug 2012 #14

and the monkeys will swear up and down it's true, 'they'll know someone who saw it','who was there' LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #22

thank you for this. I have relatives clamoring with glee and spite. I am glad it's a yawn. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #24

Wait, what? Arkana Aug 2012 #88

Something doesn't smell right about your concerned posts. I have seen quite a few stink bug. Pisces Aug 2012 #17

I grew up near a waste water plant, and know STENCH myself...thanks for your *concern*. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #20

Ahh, that explains where you crawled out from. Pisces Aug 2012 #140

You aren't alone - so have I. I smell something. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #127

There are no kxm40 Aug 2012 #23

Good stand, LaydeeBug. JohnnyLib2 Aug 2012 #27

+1 forewarned is forearmed Bluerthanblue Aug 2012 #36

and if you don't say anything, they pretend it's tacit approval. I'm not saying that's the way it LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #49

The SuperPACs have how much invested in this election? turtlerescue1 Aug 2012 #29

Jerome Corsi: Mitt Romney Married Hitler On Mars! CJCRANE Aug 2012 #34

Oh look, now it's going 'round DU as well. Brickbat Aug 2012 #37

Oh look, maybe we could put our heads together and combat it, or just bitch about LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #50

and you felt the desperate need to spread this slime, whatever it is, here. cali Aug 2012 #39

Why are you jumping on LaydeeBug? It's already been posted here... sinkingfeeling Aug 2012 #41

because haters gonna hate. LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #47

It's not "haters." I've been here since 2001, and every election, these skirmishes happen. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #51

As we are all aware of the monkeys flinging poo about us.... LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #54

if it was already posted, why did you post it again? CreekDog Aug 2012 #87

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #100

LOL, go somewhere else and quit whining! N-t Logical Aug 2012 #52

Now you're deciding I'm desperate, and *STILL* have not contributed ONE THING OF SUBSTANCE LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #55

uh-oh....everyone hide..it's the fun police !!!!!! zzaapp Aug 2012 #65

Good thing she didn't link to Free Republic! n/t demmiblue Aug 2012 #135

Are you friends with World Net Daily on FB or something? Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #58

Friends from Way Back and Relatives...saying *this* will bring him down. LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #67

So what was so telling? Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #76

How I was referred to as as "desperate" and "breathless" <<<-----as a woman, I find this extremely LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #117

Okay - I was talking about your OP. Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #122

As a woman, you find it "extremely offensive" to be called "breathless?" yardwork Aug 2012 #134

This fits the pattern of other right-wing non-stories. louis-t Aug 2012 #60

I agree, but it could get the 'mistress' treatment or it could be a swiftboat. LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #72

Thank you for your concern. nt valerief Aug 2012 #66

No...no...thank YOU for your *contribution* Really. LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #68

oh, well nothing could be more true than a facebook rumor quinnox Aug 2012 #77

that's what the Swiftboaters said, but keep pretending we don't have to LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #107

bwahahahahaaaa and the reThugs have been sitting on this story for four yrs....bwhahahahaa spanone Aug 2012 #83

I personally enjoy seeing these kinds of posts on here. Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #84

and that is EXACTLY why i posted it. LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #101

At least he paid his taxes Ezlivin Aug 2012 #85

That is an awesome response, and we should use it LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #93

Thank you for your concern. aquart Aug 2012 #86

It is Larry Sinclair re-warmed jberryhill Aug 2012 #89

While they are beyond hope, their audience is not, so smacking is necessary. nt LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #108

Nonsense jberryhill Aug 2012 #113

It's only going around among DESPERATE WINGNUTS Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #91

Sadly, no. LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #102

This is old news. I used to a have a goper in my life and heard about this years ago. jillan Aug 2012 #94

I didn't see it last time around, and it went beyond the rightwing monkey scope LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #104

First - do not call our President "B.O." Avalux Aug 2012 #99

First, here IN REALITY, presidents are referenced by their initials all the fucking time... LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #103

Yup, I see JC and RR all the time here. Damn straight! GF also, not to mention RN uppityperson Aug 2012 #116

Yeah, that was the "tell" lolly Aug 2012 #123

It certainly IS a "tell". kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #128

And all the time I THOUGHT I was saying "JC GF, I'm an RN" I was ACTUALLY saying uppityperson Aug 2012 #138

Nice.....thank you. n/t Avalux Aug 2012 #137

She did not spread an unsubstantiated rumor ... because she never said what the rumor was. n/t ieoeja Aug 2012 #125

Oh, and just in case any of the dogs missed the whistle, the roommate is Pakistani KamaAina Aug 2012 #115

PEOPLE WHO RECALL OBAMA FROM COLUMBIA jberryhill Aug 2012 #121

Nu-uh! If they can find one person who never met Obama at Columbia it proves he was never there!! yardwork Aug 2012 #136

Snopes.com: Barack Obama did not attend Columbia University - FALSE Hissyspit Aug 2012 #129

The imminent appearance of the infamous "whitey" tape was also going 'round. AtomicKitten Aug 2012 #130

But then nobody knew Obama in college treestar Aug 2012 #139

Please don't refer to our President as B.O. mzmolly Aug 2012 #141

there's another 'concern' thread in Politics 2012 forum AtomicKitten Aug 2012 #142

Hmmm. Many mzmolly Aug 2012 #143

It must be really really important if it's on FB just1voice Aug 2012 #144

Anything real and damaging from his past would Incitatus Aug 2012 #146