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Plucketeer

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94. I agree too

Thu May 2, 2013, 10:53 AM

May 2013

Head-in-the-sand approaches are just that - or maybe worse - like one's head being somewhere else. Imagine trying to block out any news of what was going on in Europe 70-some years ago. Actually, that was sort of the official approach - termed "isolationism".

I do find these fringe luminaries to be amusing in their loonieness, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't be aware of what they're saying. After all, they're WHERE THEY ARE because there's folks who've empowered them to their position. If they got THAT far, how much farther could they get if everyone who found them offensive just stuck their collective heads in the sand???

Nah, the world's yet to achieve "perfect" status. Once some cataclysmic event wipes out all humanity, it'll return to an Eden. In the meantime, I like folks hollering out "SNAKE!" when they see one.

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DU---quit telling me what Alex Jones, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin and other pond scum douchebags [View all] trumad May 2013 OP

How else can we keep our hate alive? Shrike47 May 2013 #1

I like cereal Katashi_itto May 2013 #75

Been saying for a long while now liberalmike27 May 2013 #93

Don't read the threads or, trash them if you don't like them... DonViejo May 2013 #2

It's very important to keep informed and raise awareness of what these folks are saying/doing nt stevenleser May 2013 #6

I agree, that's why I e-mail some of them to friends and DonViejo May 2013 #13

While that is true, HappyMe May 2013 #17

Absolutely. n/t OneGrassRoot May 2013 #30

That would be BobbyBoring May 2013 #71

Because they vote and are screwing things up, even in blue states... freshwest May 2013 #80

know subject May 2013 #82

+1 OmahaBlueDog May 2013 #43

+2 Faygo Kid May 2013 #92

I didn't even know who Alex Jones was until I saw his name on DU. femmocrat May 2013 #3

oh, Jones was an idol in the 9-11 forum back in the old days... Blue_Tires May 2013 #39

Yup. n/t Agschmid May 2013 #4

K & R. Agreed. Repeating every asinine thing they say, gives them more attention and more power. FSogol May 2013 #5

Same here Duer 157099 May 2013 #7

+1,000,000 Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #15

I was going to also mention MSNBC for the same reason Duer 157099 May 2013 #23

I think it behoves folks like to us to stand up and be heard. Perhaps they just don't know what a.. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #32

You forgot Sarah Palin. Jazzgirl May 2013 #8

True that... trumad May 2013 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #18

oh jesus god YES Blue_Tires May 2013 #40

I agree, and conspiracy theories should have no place in any society anyhow graham4anything May 2013 #9

This is dangerous, I think. dead_head May 2013 #44

A jury voted 5-1 to Leave It Alone. Sekhmets Daughter May 2013 #72

Who was behind 9/11? Common Sense Party May 2013 #62

It's okay with me. earthside May 2013 #11

I agree LeftInTX May 2013 #25

I agree too Plucketeer May 2013 #94

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #12

Alex Jones is pond scum. HappyMe May 2013 #20

in before the MIRT! lmao opiate69 May 2013 #21

"Paid thug?" Archae May 2013 #22

thank you. Tuesday Afternoon May 2013 #14

THUMBS UP!! We need a forum for IP's (Irrelevant People). Add Limbaugh and Palin to lamp_shade May 2013 #16

The problem is that those people's opinions have become mainstream. alp227 May 2013 #27

It is only because we know of their most outrageous comments that reasonable people are able to tblue37 May 2013 #19

A wise response. Rose Siding May 2013 #67

It's obvious why they do it whatchamacallit May 2013 #24

Yep. zeemike May 2013 #36

Fox is probably still on Benghazi 24/7. Life Long Dem May 2013 #26

I second that motion. Who care what these fools are spouting to morons. Pisces May 2013 #28

Have never understood why any of us here should care about closeupready May 2013 #29

I agree. 99Forever May 2013 #31

Bring 'em on, I say! Some cannot resist the temptation... dogknob May 2013 #33

I know I'm in a minority here but OldHippieChick May 2013 #34

Agreed. I would rather be aware than ignorant firenewt May 2013 #37

Exactly right. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #35

couldn't agree with you more. just sayin' magical thyme May 2013 #38

And Sarah Palin. progressoid May 2013 #41

Totally disagree oberliner May 2013 #42

They're just so hilariously evil though... RyanThomas May 2013 #45

I prefer to keep abreast of what the crazies are saying. DirkGently May 2013 #46

Exactly ................ dothemath May 2013 #47

good post trumad May 2013 #49

Bravo. lamp_shade May 2013 #52

Know your enemy Bjorn Against May 2013 #48

but what they are saying is simply rehashed shit... trumad May 2013 #50

Of course it is rehashed shit, being able to point that out is essential to winning a debate Bjorn Against May 2013 #54

we know because of the rehashed shit.. trumad May 2013 #56

If you are not interested in keeping up with what the opposition is saying don't read those threads Bjorn Against May 2013 #61

look...there's opposition. ..and then there is crazy trumad May 2013 #70

I personally consider the crazy to be the opposition Bjorn Against May 2013 #73

Trash thread is a wonderful tool obxhead May 2013 #51

Hide thread or don't click proud2BlibKansan May 2013 #53

why would you want to know what Ann Coulter trumad May 2013 #55

Because after they say it, their fans repeat it. proud2BlibKansan May 2013 #57

i agree. who cares what those freaks say and what difference does it make what DUers say HiPointDem May 2013 #58

People can discuss what they like. Common Sense Party May 2013 #64

They grow more shrill if we ignore them Generic Other May 2013 #59

What?? This didn't get sent to META? HereSince1628 May 2013 #60

Simple: My Account: Trash Can Common Sense Party May 2013 #63

heh, not a fan of getting needlessly annoyed with stupidity? octothorpe May 2013 #65

Stop posting shit about "Alex Jones, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, et al". We might think madinmaryland May 2013 #66

+1,000 n/t malaise May 2013 #68

I'd much rather read Palin etc than see another "teacher caught materbaiting"... marble falls May 2013 #69

While I would agree with you in spirit... elzenmahn May 2013 #74

Don't you mean Pond Scum Doucebass? El Supremo May 2013 #76

LOL---you play that typo for everything you can get... trumad May 2013 #86

DU isn't telling you anything if you choose not to click. gateley May 2013 #77

i dumped 4-5 facebook friends over thier crazy shit madrchsod May 2013 #78

Okay, then... this is the last thread for you ... MrMickeysMom May 2013 #79

Even though you want them irrelevant olivelove May 2013 #81

Word mahina May 2013 #83

A Big Amen Bryn May 2013 #84

1. Autotrash has reduced those types of threads for me KurtNYC May 2013 #85

If you don't want to talk about it, don't post about it. n/t A Simple Game May 2013 #87

I'm with you Faux pas May 2013 #88

It's a form of Stockholm Syndrome IMO Doctor_J May 2013 #89

Word... trumad May 2013 #95

I don't mind it, I don't want to have my head in the sand treestar May 2013 #90

Well, they're not very evolved, but they're a part of who we are on this planet. toby jo May 2013 #91

Agree. Bobbie Jo May 2013 #96

Don't like 'em, don't read 'em nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #97

Well you do have this. NCTraveler May 2013 #98

DU---quit telling me what Alex Jones, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin and other pond scum douchebags The CCC May 2013 #99

YES! One of the reasons I stopped watching MSNBC ... Myrina May 2013 #100

Look at the Pic of the Day. These Pond Scum Douchebags inform roughly half of all Republicans Ian_rd May 2013 #101

This thread REALLY should be pinned to the top for awhile... Blue_Tires May 2013 #102

Another note of thanks... Phentex May 2013 #103

Big hug for trumad! We really don't need or want to know about pigs farting in the wind. nt Zorra May 2013 #104

Tabloid stuff is fun for a lot of people. People love trash. Whisp May 2013 #105