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43. That's why I went over to Meta and asked them to reopen the Research Forum

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Mon Aug 13, 2012, 11:55 AM

Aug 2012

Opposition research is always a very good thing.

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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