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Drahthaardogs

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15. The PUMAs were just as bad.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 11, 2019, 02:00 PM

Apr 2019

Some of them are still around too!

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JACK PINE RADICALS in a nutshell... [View all] brooklynite Apr 2019 OP

I wasn't around here in the 2016 primaries, but I've heard it was a bit of a clusterf*ck at times... bearsfootball516 Apr 2019 #1

At times? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2019 #5

The PUMAs were just as bad. Drahthaardogs Apr 2019 #15

For those that are new, PUMA means "Party Unity My Ass". Blue_true Apr 2019 #29

Difference is that Hillary did not encourage PUMAs at all, and spoke out against them. NYC Liberal Apr 2019 #35

Yep. One only has to look at what happened at our convention as a starter. Blue_true Apr 2019 #38

Antagonistic, aggressive sorts are very typical of populists, Hortensis Apr 2019 #60

When people show up at a convention to disrupt like they did, there really is no control. Blue_true Apr 2019 #73

Well, it was shocking, and we need to be prepared Hortensis Apr 2019 #74

I can't think of a single DUer who said they were a PUMA. yardwork Apr 2019 #72

You heard mostly right. Cha Apr 2019 #24

Don't worry, they're still here Codeine Apr 2019 #32

Ugh mcar Apr 2019 #2

I see they have made the great leap from purgatory to nowhere DFW Apr 2019 #3

More like, "Jackpine Radicals in a nut's hell". Mister Ed Apr 2019 #4

Lol. Nt BootinUp Apr 2019 #21

They're still around. Aristus Apr 2019 #6

And they alerted on you bro DashOneBravo Apr 2019 #43

Alerted on by a Bernie supporter. Aristus Apr 2019 #44

Thank you for that very insightful, accurate and succinct list. Very well stated. Maru Kitteh Apr 2019 #48

exactly...If we dont have a safe place to discuss what is ACTUALLY happening, we are doomed Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 #52

You just described me and my thoughts. GentryDixon Apr 2019 #56

BoB's have a glass jaw, only do well in fever swamps radius777 Apr 2019 #62

Or, really, at all. Aristus Apr 2019 #63

Yup. The difference between nonextremists and extremists. Hortensis Apr 2019 #64

Removed from our shores but not, it seems, from our minds. LanternWaste Apr 2019 #7

Some have come back into DU. Blue_true Apr 2019 #30

All over my Facebook Johnny2X2X Apr 2019 #8

they aren't on MY facebook wall. I am lucky that these people aren't bothering me trueblue2007 Apr 2019 #20

Not on my Facebook either. cwydro Apr 2019 #50

Beto is their kryptonite. radius777 Apr 2019 #59

In a nutshell? Powerless and impotent. MineralMan Apr 2019 #9

They'll come back here Zorro Apr 2019 #11

Some are still here. Others are not. MineralMan Apr 2019 #13

All kinds of things happen on the internet melman Apr 2019 #17

How clever... MineralMan Apr 2019 #34

I suppose that's one way to describe it melman Apr 2019 #37

Does he sneak around trying to undermine Hortensis Apr 2019 #65

Not sure about that melman Apr 2019 #67

They and Russian bots took up stances that no honest democrat could reject. Blue_true Apr 2019 #31

Yes. I remember that. MineralMan Apr 2019 #40

I agree, we cannot afford to have that happen again. Blue_true Apr 2019 #57

As said. JPR is a little satellite forum that orbits DU, Hortensis Apr 2019 #61

I use the block feature a lot where Bernie folks are concerned. redstatebluegirl Apr 2019 #27

JPR aside, there are thousands of kgb agents and bots and gop working all over Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 #53

No doubt. I know of no way to identify them, though. MineralMan Apr 2019 #54

Oh I do. Concern trolls are very obvious. People who speak out when a dem does Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 #55

Those who let an OP drop like a rock and move on to Hortensis Apr 2019 #69

Russians are sometimes easy to spot DFW Apr 2019 #75

Why do you post about them so often? cwydro Apr 2019 #10

I find it useful to stay in touch with voices I disagree with...nutty as they may be. brooklynite Apr 2019 #19

It is kind of pathetic, isn't it? demmiblue Apr 2019 #36

Have to agree with you. Picking fights and trash talking. JudyM Apr 2019 #41

I remember when JPR splintered off from DU. I checked them out. ONCE. catbyte Apr 2019 #12

I popped over there the other day, just to check it out happybird Apr 2019 #14

careful Grasswire2 Apr 2019 #16

I quoted someone opining about their vote in 2020. brooklynite Apr 2019 #23

But, it's helpful to know he's Not Cha Apr 2019 #70

There are some I miss, if only for comedic value... SidDithers Apr 2019 #18

This needs to be taped to every good Dem's monitor, I think: sandensea Apr 2019 #22

This, exactly. JudyM Apr 2019 #42

You're very welcome sandensea Apr 2019 #45

Who is surprised by this? Gothmog Apr 2019 #25

Please argue about it with them there. nt Gore1FL Apr 2019 #26

Some people mistake them as our friends because they CLAIM to hold the same values that we do. Blue_true Apr 2019 #28

If I am not mistaken, one of our esteemed du hosts has his own forum over there. Tipperary Apr 2019 #33

+1...nt SidDithers Apr 2019 #49

WHAT THE FUCK! Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 #51

I responded to your message. Tipperary Apr 2019 #58

Let me fix the name of that site... backscatter712 Apr 2019 #39

K&R nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #46

They are not all gone. tymorial Apr 2019 #47

Post removed Post removed Apr 2019 #66

I feel just the opposite of those Cha Apr 2019 #68

A lot of them are stil here and bragging about it. yardwork Apr 2019 #71

Worst than the MAGAs Soxfan58 Apr 2019 #76

Gotta compete with QAnon for the top crazy award underpants Apr 2019 #77

These misguided muthafucks are so far "left" they ended up on the right. I went over there some UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #78