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11. wow-oh-wow

Wed May 11, 2022, 12:59 PM

May 2022

...the replies which made out like the poster was trolling.

Not their finest hour either, although the trolling was very real. Broken clock or prescient?

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Long lost DUer BrentWil, whoever you are, wherever you are, you nailed it back in 2014. [View all] Tommy Carcetti May 2022 OP

Wow. Delphinus May 2022 #1

He was spot on correct blue-wave May 2022 #2

The thread comments didn't age well for sure. N/t LiberatedUSA May 2022 #3

No they didn't. Not at all. nt Phoenix61 May 2022 #12

Nope, not so much. themaguffin May 2022 #85

That was fun. I usually click on these sorts of links to see if I made an ass of myself. hunter May 2022 #4

Many of those hopes are Gerhard Schroeder's doing DFW May 2022 #27

Schroeder wanted to believe and his personal wealth depended on it. hunter May 2022 #78

I recall seeing that quote here a LOT at the start of the Iraq invasion. Crunchy Frog May 2022 #89

It has a particular meaning to my family, of course. DFW May 2022 #91

So many of those DUers have been banned unc70 May 2022 #5

But some are still here.... Bev54 May 2022 #8

That was eye-opening to say the least. nt MerryHolidays May 2022 #6

I had the same kinds of responses in 2020. wnylib May 2022 #26

Not to toot my own horn here, but... Tommy Carcetti May 2022 #30

As we know, you were spot on. wnylib May 2022 #36

So, so sad that you could not be completely right -- RBG did not get her retirement. eppur_se_muova May 2022 #68

Challenging the prevailing DU narrative is always a risky business. Crunchy Frog May 2022 #90

Exactly. senseandsensibility May 2022 #92

So I've noticed. wnylib May 2022 #93

It was always frowned upon by many to criticize President Obama in any way oldsoftie May 2022 #7

There Was Some Serious Trollery About Then, Sir The Magistrate May 2022 #9

KnR your post, Sir Hekate May 2022 #47

The Saker - Blind Loyalty, Disguised as Defiance Celerity May 2022 #57

The map in question isn't available. Harker May 2022 #10

The DU Ukraine-Russia Wars of 2014-15 were something else. Tommy Carcetti May 2022 #13

I couldn't help but wince. Harker May 2022 #17

It came out in other places, too, but mostly in the Primary Forums during election years. Tommy Carcetti May 2022 #18

wow-oh-wow bigtree May 2022 #11

Including William Pitt, H2O Man, and our dear malaise Pluvious May 2022 #76

it was a massive troll era bigtree May 2022 #80

In general, being anti-war is a very good thing to be. Tommy Carcetti May 2022 #83

yeah. just a few years after Pres. Obama's 'reset' efforts bigtree May 2022 #86

Oh my GOODNESS, DUers were not only not kind, were elleng May 2022 #14

Always an ugly combination. n/t Harker May 2022 #15

The name calling is remarkable, as is the questioning of his democratic bona fides. RussellCattle May 2022 #25

I like the flag avatars with the responses Sympthsical May 2022 #16

A blast from the past. Well deserved shoutout for sure. Definitely should have done full scale yaesu May 2022 #19

That was interesting. How did you find that post? rainin May 2022 #20

Occasionally something will spark a memory of back in the DU Ukraine wars of 2014-15. Tommy Carcetti May 2022 #21

Kick. MontanaMama May 2022 #22

Holy shit ismnotwasm May 2022 #23

All propaganda works, gab13by13 May 2022 #24

Wow. Lot of asshole responses to BrentWil back then. /nt spudspud May 2022 #28

Interesting- Thtwudbeme May 2022 #29

Spot on. roamer65 May 2022 #31

Fascinating. BlackSkimmer May 2022 #32

I didn't weigh in, I thought it was 50-50 at that point Warpy May 2022 #33

I was subjected to a very heavy dose of that treatment in the summer of 2008. DFW May 2022 #34

Primary season is horrible here. Elessar Zappa May 2022 #39

A lot of the troublemakers left mid 2016 by refusing to agree to the terms of service. Tommy Carcetti May 2022 #45

Grateful you gave DU a second chance after the uncalled for nastiness. Boomerproud May 2022 #43

Thank you for that DFW May 2022 #62

KnR your post Hekate May 2022 #46

What a great story! I don't recall reading that- I DO have a question for you though Thtwudbeme May 2022 #52

I'm afraid I can't claim credit for that one DFW May 2022 #60

Amazing how many people who challenged through that assertion did not agree to the terms of service mahina May 2022 #35

Good for him Meowmee May 2022 #37

Wow. WillPitt senseandsensibility May 2022 #38

I think he's still around but I never see him cited by anyone. LOL. tenderfoot May 2022 #41

His account is still up, but Admin notes he never agreed to sign the new TOS, so he can't post. Hekate May 2022 #48

I've yet to see anyone share one article of his on any progressive site, twitter, etc. tenderfoot May 2022 #61

He went a wee bit over the top with his ... Hekate May 2022 #49

Could you clarify what POSUCS means? (eom) StevieM May 2022 #66

Shortest possible version. ... Hekate May 2022 #67

I remember him, and I didn't like him. BlackSkimmer May 2022 #51

You remember quite correctly. That DU'er is no longer here. niyad May 2022 #74

Look who's talking.. Cha May 2022 #55

? senseandsensibility May 2022 #56

Not You! But who Cha May 2022 #58

Okay, sorry if I was slow on the senseandsensibility May 2022 #59

lol.. No worries! Cha May 2022 #65

I'm happy to see that many of the mockers are long gone tenderfoot May 2022 #40

He did. I am also amazed at the pettiness of DUers responding in that thread... demmiblue May 2022 #42

BrentWil still has an active account. senseandsensibility May 2022 #44

wow......... Takket May 2022 #50

Amazing that about 30 of those posters are gone. That said, if there was one Obama decision ... Hekate May 2022 #53

+100000 BlueLucy May 2022 #69

And, Check the Profiles.. Cha May 2022 #54

K&R MustLoveBeagles May 2022 #63

Puzzled by Germany. moondust May 2022 #64

UKR didn't have the military then that it has today Kaleva May 2022 #70

100% TRUE orangecrush May 2022 #71

You have to have character to be embarrassed, courage to apologize, compassion to donate. chia May 2022 #72

Thank you orangecrush May 2022 #77

You're welcome :) chia May 2022 #81

Unless I'm missing something, you senseandsensibility May 2022 #84

I did not realize orangecrush May 2022 #87

What a disgusting thread (not this one; the linked one) intrepidity May 2022 #73

KNR and bookmarking. niyad May 2022 #75

K and r. BlackSkimmer May 2022 #79

Interesting how many responders in that thread are now ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2022 #82

Just noting again, the handwriting was on the wall... Tommy Carcetti May 2022 #88