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Cali_Democrat

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175. I wish you would reconsider

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Sat Jul 6, 2013, 07:52 PM

Jul 2013

Take a little break and come back later.

A little rest and relaxation never hurts.

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Time for me to say goodbye to DU. Wish you all well It isn't for me anymore /nt [View all] still_one Jul 2013 OP

You'll be back. ForgoTheConsequence Jul 2013 #1

LOL Kurovski Jul 2013 #66

Wish you would not go, still_one. Th1onein Jul 2013 #2

He or she explained the other day. They think DU has become an Obama hate site stevenleser Jul 2013 #3

Obama hate and doom, doom, doom BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #5

I don't care about being disagreed with, it's the lack of fact based discussion on the topic that is stevenleser Jul 2013 #9

I forget how many times I've been called an authoritarian BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #25

+100 zappaman Jul 2013 #31

Do you think that people on the othe side of the argument truedelphi Jul 2013 #33

No, on this issue, the differences between the sides and how they operate are stark. stevenleser Jul 2013 #93

I get it G_j Jul 2013 #116

Glad you finally are starting to see the light. nt stevenleser Jul 2013 #123

Oh, I've seen it G_j Jul 2013 #134

+1 Rex Jul 2013 #153

Me too! n/t truedelphi Jul 2013 #169

T'is a wonderous light! scarletwoman Jul 2013 #256

Reasonable, you mean like your suggestion that the US could use 'gangs' sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #314

The new This Modern World whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #383

Yes, your side is so genteel and rational Union Scribe Jul 2013 #343

Yes we are. Glad you recognize it! nt stevenleser Jul 2013 #345

This issue has truly laid you bare. Union Scribe Jul 2013 #390

steven i read one of your fact based posts which explained in detail the processed, Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #37

Not just libertarians� there used to be a website where extreme, hate-filled posters would KittyWampus Jul 2013 #56

Same old story, if you dine with buzzards you can not soar with eagles, eagles will remain here Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #63

Was that the site filled with people who'd been tombstoned here, along with their acolytes, pnwmom Jul 2013 #295

Yes, somewhere under an old tree�.. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #301

Now I remember . . . . pnwmom Jul 2013 #302

I googled up that diseased place Kolesar Jul 2013 #375

Some topics bring out emotion. Like the DOMA did a year ago. Much disagreement. This.... Logical Jul 2013 #51

You equate what Snowden did with LGBT equality? stevenleser Jul 2013 #69

And once again, another DUer who thinks this is about Snowden and not the whole paranoia about... Logical Jul 2013 #71

That isn't any better. You equate that with equality for LGBT? stevenleser Jul 2013 #73

I was trying to make a point that you whining about the DU not getting along happens all the damn... Logical Jul 2013 #77

LOL, the folks whining about the NSA accuse other people of whining!!!! stevenleser Jul 2013 #82

Let me make this simpler for you....... Logical Jul 2013 #94

Oh please, do you honestly think I am bothered by the numbers around me who disagree? stevenleser Jul 2013 #98

Well, I do not have a video of myself on national TV to post so I guess..... Logical Jul 2013 #105

Did you not accuse me of not liking being outnumbered? Was I not outnumbered 3-1 there? stevenleser Jul 2013 #109

I will say I appreciate you standing up against them in a tough environment. I do not have.... Logical Jul 2013 #115

It isn't a comparison I would bring up, but since you asked ... BlueStreak Jul 2013 #106

+1 SammyWinstonJack Jul 2013 #333

+2 JimDandy Jul 2013 #370

+1 Marr Jul 2013 #381

I accuse you of deliberately misconstruing that post. MNBrewer Jul 2013 #359

There has been zero discussion on treestar Jul 2013 #140

I agree. But without Snowden, no one would even be saying we need a discussion. n-t Logical Jul 2013 #144

Leslie Cauley brought this to our attention in her USA Today article in 2006 stevenleser Jul 2013 #151

I suggest that the issue was effectively buried under the BushCo. shitstorm TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #364

good find, the DU archives may show the outrage treestar Jul 2013 #385

Bunk. The info has been out there for over a decade. riqster Jul 2013 #198

Not true davidpdx Jul 2013 #222

If that's really how you've seen it, that's amazing. Marr Jul 2013 #382

one can disagree with the potential scope of NSA spying and still think snowden is a douche. dionysus Jul 2013 #292

Snowden made it about Snowden when he moved on from talking about US surveillance pnwmom Jul 2013 #296

Well, you are one of the exceptions. Most of the emoters that I have seen are advocating bluestate10 Jul 2013 #201

For the millionth time, it was self-described "moderates" who failed to turn out in 2010. Marr Jul 2013 #384

Good point. Agschmid Jul 2013 #240

well that's logical thinking (no pun intended), but others here are not so logical. nt dionysus Jul 2013 #291

How do you feel about being governed using classified interpretations of laws? MNBrewer Jul 2013 #200

Most governments in history have done that and are still doing that. There is some information, bluestate10 Jul 2013 #204

Classified "interpretations of laws" MNBrewer Jul 2013 #212

I don't believe that is what is happening. I think the article I read that claimed that abused stevenleser Jul 2013 #205

Which article is that? MNBrewer Jul 2013 #214

And they often they just respond with with that "brilliant" retort.. "LOL". DCBob Jul 2013 #252

it has. And there is an open invitation for more to come. Whisp Jul 2013 #6

It is a point well taken. Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author VanillaRhapsody Jul 2013 #18

Please pm me with the new spot you have in mind. nt stevenleser Jul 2013 #23

please pm me with you new site, as well. Gregorian Jul 2013 #24

Please pm me with you new site too! zappaman Jul 2013 #34

PM me, please. I am interested in checking out something better. Thanks. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 #42

Post the site when you're ready... SidDithers Jul 2013 #44

Might? Brother Buzz Jul 2013 #49

Parade or not, I'd like the information as well... haikugal Jul 2013 #380

PM me too! Itchinjim Jul 2013 #59

Another looking for a pm. MH1 Jul 2013 #75

Daily Kos just is not organized so well. Kolesar Jul 2013 #379

Please PM me as well, growing weary of the babble..... redstatebluegirl Jul 2013 #81

add me to the list to PM rufus dog Jul 2013 #136

"I quit learning new things here some time ago" And THAT is the real problem with this place now Number23 Jul 2013 #150

It's the "DU is NOT an echo chamber" claim Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #154

"DU is not an echo chamber" is only slightly less hilarious than the "DUers are so super informed" Number23 Jul 2013 #190

Haha! Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #208

When one of every fifth OP seems to be written by one of three DU members who seem bluestate10 Jul 2013 #210

You noticed that too, eh?... SidDithers Jul 2013 #258

People who claim it isn't an echo chamber are just pretending..plays well to the Cha Jul 2013 #315

The only people I see wanting an echo chamber Union Scribe Jul 2013 #391

Let me know, as well Hekate Jul 2013 #164

PM me as well. Gravitycollapse Jul 2013 #193

pm me too graham4anything Jul 2013 #206

You have just taken a silly thread and made it LUDICROUS! WestStar Jul 2013 #239

And you.... Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #265

And just who might you be? WestStar Jul 2013 #276

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #336

How incredibly unclassy Bonobo Jul 2013 #231

If DU is still, as it claims to be, a "Democratic-supporting site" Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #285

Bye bye! Bonobo Jul 2013 #287

Actually, there are many Democratic-supporting sites Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #288

Zzzzzzzzzz.... Bonobo Jul 2013 #289

I don't know where you conjured up the theory Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #293

Just a line from my favorite movie. Bonobo Jul 2013 #297

I can't believe you are a host. Proof DU's system is flawed in the extreme. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #347

Whatever, map-chick. You'll go down in history. nt Bonobo Jul 2013 #348

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Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #356

"Chick" is a gender-based insult. Kindly delete it, please. nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #368

No, because I disagree. Bonobo Jul 2013 #397

i gotta say SwampG8r Jul 2013 #294

I realize that most DUers Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #298

i have seen it addressed in ATA SwampG8r Jul 2013 #304

i agree (someone mark the calender!) SwampG8r Jul 2013 #403

Excuse me? What site is being promoted? Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #299

I would feel the same way Bonobo Jul 2013 #300

I love this subthread. It gives me great hope. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2013 #366

For what? Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #398

I'll take one of those pm's too.....nt. mn9driver Jul 2013 #232

This list is mostly star members... Agschmid Jul 2013 #238

Skinner doesn't give a shit. DevonRex Jul 2013 #250

I'd like to believe he does care... Agschmid Jul 2013 #251

There is nothing that can be done now. No rules anymore DevonRex Jul 2013 #253

Bigger party, yet plenty of "purity" posts here. CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #322

Heartily agree. Skidmore Jul 2013 #325

We are being exploited. nt patrice Jul 2013 #402

When was the last time Skinner posted anything outside of logistics in AtA? alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #338

Another one here who would madmom Jul 2013 #369

I'll take a PM if you're still handing them out LadyHawkAZ Jul 2013 #374

Me too...Thanks haikugal Jul 2013 #377

I'll miss!! you, but I keep thinking I need to decide too. I would like to find something better. patrice Jul 2013 #400

That is BS. The NSA spying has divided this place but..... Logical Jul 2013 #47

Looks like the real shit stirrers are bored with this place and moving on. Rex Jul 2013 #156

The IRS and Benghazi scandals are scandals that ensnare republicans. bluestate10 Jul 2013 #213

That's a big problem here. Everything is always about Obama. Zorra Jul 2013 #108

Liberalism and Progressivism are ideologies that need to be grounded in fact and reason stevenleser Jul 2013 #125

Maybe if the government put forth a clear, sincere, comprehensive, and acceptable explanation Zorra Jul 2013 #159

I've explained it and posted the transcript. stevenleser Jul 2013 #167

Sorry, bro, your explanation is unsourced; it does not project, or go deep enough Zorra Jul 2013 #194

It's sourced with multiple Appeals court rulings on the subject and the history. And... stevenleser Jul 2013 #203

You're wasting your time. The poster's mind is made up. No fact will change that. nt bluestate10 Jul 2013 #215

It's not about Obama. It's about the seizure of information that can be used as a weapon Zorra Jul 2013 #229

Sorry, but that's a major oversight, making the seizure of the records Zorra Jul 2013 #224

I have no idea what point you are making here. I pointed out the facts in my article stevenleser Jul 2013 #246

In 30 words or less, can you specifically sum up the critical point you were trying to make? Zorra Jul 2013 #255

Senators Wyden and Udall beg to differ MNBrewer Jul 2013 #324

And they are contradicted by appellate decisions going back to before they were born. stevenleser Jul 2013 #329

You have no idea whether they're contradicted by any of those citations MNBrewer Jul 2013 #330

Yes, I do, because I read them. nt stevenleser Jul 2013 #346

You read the classified interpretations MNBrewer Jul 2013 #357

so when was it that you read the classified interpretations, Steven? MNBrewer Jul 2013 #399

No, it hasn't and that is a false, and disgusting claim. DU is what it always was, sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #170

Nope, the details and subtleties of this issue are being missed completely. stevenleser Jul 2013 #173

Excellent. Notafraidtoo Jul 2013 #306

I don't care. I rather stay and fight it out with the assholes that rip Obama for every bluestate10 Jul 2013 #189

It hasn't become an Obama hate site. But it is flush with Obama Haters. MjolnirTime Jul 2013 #354

TOTALLY AGREE WITH HIM! medeak Jul 2013 #50

Me neither, just habit at this point. Deep13 Jul 2013 #4

Understood. It's a bummer to be attacked for supporting Obama flamingdem Jul 2013 #7

We should not use either of those terms. Th1onein Jul 2013 #10

There are FAR more that people use with impunity. CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #20

True. That is a nasty accusation and lately it's the marching orders statement flamingdem Jul 2013 #30

When it all becomes too much for me justiceischeap Jul 2013 #48

What exactly is a "purist leftist" and what is the problem with them? Th1onein Jul 2013 #278

Intolerance disguised as idealism nt flamingdem Jul 2013 #280

That sounds like intolerance, itself, on your part. Th1onein Jul 2013 #282

While a 'purist' might draw some people with them, they also repel people away from them Bodhi BloodWave Jul 2013 #311

Nope. Historically..... Th1onein Jul 2013 #341

We have to remember that one of the rules/reasons for banning posts is that they okaawhatever Jul 2013 #61

I agree but the administration here seems to be ignoring flamingdem Jul 2013 #286

Yeah, it will be interesting in 2014 to see how well that plays out.. Voting Cha Jul 2013 #317

Can't much blame you CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #8

That would be sad, but it seems to be trending. Behind the Aegis Jul 2013 #11

Safe travels nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #12

Can't blame you one bit... SidDithers Jul 2013 #13

Please have a rethink malaise Jul 2013 #15

Take care, and know you're always welcomed here. nt ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #16

I wish you wouldn't, but I understand. Part of DU has become hostile to factual and rational stevenleser Jul 2013 #17

As far as this Snowden thing goes, you are one of the saner voices here. zappaman Jul 2013 #36

Thank you! I posted the other day, those of us on my side are ready to have a reasonable discussion stevenleser Jul 2013 #128

Don't go still_one... ucrdem Jul 2013 #19

Attention-seeking thread. Apophis Jul 2013 #21

I could make the same argument for CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #22

The plonk thing is inane flamingdem Jul 2013 #26

What is this plonk thing I keep seeing? Agschmid Jul 2013 #241

A DUer, think it's Backscatter puts people on ignore by responding with "PLONK" flamingdem Jul 2013 #242

When I ignore I do it in silence. Agschmid Jul 2013 #244

It means "Have a good life in my iggy list" according to East County Magazine stylebook Brother Buzz Jul 2013 #248

+100! zappaman Jul 2013 #38

+1000 sad-cafe Jul 2013 #40

Nowhere in my post did I mention ignoring the OP. Apophis Jul 2013 #53

+1000 RedCappedBandit Jul 2013 #233

+ 23830302#1 flamingdem Jul 2013 #243

You're here since January and the OP has been here nine years BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #27

+1 Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #55

+1 Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #95

+1 Hekate Jul 2013 #176

+1 Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #188

+1 Skidmore Jul 2013 #326

+1 and that's NOT "ageism". It's about value added to what DU is, or WAS, i.e. we helped build patrice Jul 2013 #401

^^^ THIS ^^^ usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #60

Amazing how much you've figured out about DU and DUers... SidDithers Jul 2013 #65

I've been reading DU since 2001 usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #67

Sure you have... SidDithers Jul 2013 #68

Don't like it? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #70

Zombies don't get banned anymore, you know... SidDithers Jul 2013 #72

Wonder if its a Zombie or long time lurker from that website stevenleser Jul 2013 #74

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #78

Certain opinions are banned here. If you don't like that, take it up with Skinner and EarlG stevenleser Jul 2013 #84

Well then usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #87

Nope, I'll keep pointing out how ridiculous and unsupported they are. The difference is, now I know stevenleser Jul 2013 #88

Alert is your friend usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #92

Whoopsie. zappaman Jul 2013 #227

Yeah, Cha Jul 2013 #309

You like to throw the T word around treestar Jul 2013 #145

What, you got some kinda pseudo ban on the 'T word'? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #147

Your use of it is ridiculous treestar Jul 2013 #218

George Zimmerman wants �inflammatory terms� banned from trial usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #155

No he doesn't. Rex Jul 2013 #162

Yep, I think there is a swarm around me usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #165

LOL, how's that working out for you? stevenleser Jul 2013 #235

Got over a thousand posts here usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #76

Wow Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #97

zzzZzzz usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #100

. Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #103

They always seem to billh58 Jul 2013 #121

And, making friends pintobean Jul 2013 #122

Heh. zappaman Jul 2013 #132

Hey! Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #141

It goes back to the old saying pintobean Jul 2013 #211

I'm so impressed Hekate Jul 2013 #180

wasn't meant to usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #183

You're demonstrating something, alright. Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #226

Yep, that he is posting beyond community standards. nt stevenleser Jul 2013 #236

LOL! Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #152

Hi Sid. Alerted on Post 60. How much you want to bet it gets let to stand? Hekate Jul 2013 #179

Well, I'm totally not shocked that was Left... SidDithers Jul 2013 #262

Nasty little buggah Hekate Jul 2013 #177

+1 Corruption Inc Jul 2013 #263

"A Democrat president"??? And where does that term come from? Hekate Jul 2013 #172

good catch treestar Jul 2013 #220

Holy crap. Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #228

Bingo! sheshe2 Jul 2013 #332

I almost missed your talk of a "Democrat President" your slip is showing. nt stevenleser Jul 2013 #174

Bitchy post. MjolnirTime Jul 2013 #355

I applaud your witty retort. Apophis Jul 2013 #376

Maybe you'll be happier here tularetom Jul 2013 #28

Wish you the best and I hope you come back after som time off. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #29

Pointless drama queen thread. intheflow Jul 2013 #32

Precisely Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #45

Sometimes it's drama, sometimes a courtesy. pintobean Jul 2013 #133

Courtesy, Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #178

No, still_one has been here 9 years and that's a lot of "friends" Cha Jul 2013 #319

Your opinion, Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #371

It's a fact.. I care and obviously so do many other on DU. Cha Jul 2013 #389

Kind of like the same HappyMe Jul 2013 #52

lol NT ctsnowman Jul 2013 #62

Yep. Apophis Jul 2013 #161

lol fascisthunter Jul 2013 #217

Hope you stay, or come back. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #35

Don't forget your passport and exit visa and avoid Venazuela Airlines. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #39

Lmao!!! darkangel218 Jul 2013 #277

I understand your reasons. Just Saying Jul 2013 #41

For fucks sake. Why do people announce they are leaving? Just leave. n-t Logical Jul 2013 #43

"don't go away mad; just go away" Skittles Jul 2013 #316

If someone did that pecwae Jul 2013 #323

He's leaving because of people like you who post shit like that. tridim Jul 2013 #352

LOL, no whining about the DU. n-t Logical Jul 2013 #365

I can't whine about a DU that doesn't exist any more. tridim Jul 2013 #367

Wow, the whine is strong in you today. n-t Logical Jul 2013 #394

Oh, Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #46

What do vegetarians do to celebrate that day? nt justiceischeap Jul 2013 #54

midnight... Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #57

I like mine with corn flakes. n/t Chan790 Jul 2013 #91

They serve that at the Olive Garden in Manhattan. madinmaryland Jul 2013 #168

You we're always one of the good ones. Never forget that. n/t leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #58

Sad, but I understand Dragonfli Jul 2013 #64

How do you know where the OP will be spending their fre time? JoePhilly Jul 2013 #79

I don't know, I only suggested that there are sites that like the neo-liberal policies Dragonfli Jul 2013 #85

How do you know what "many would prefer .. "? JoePhilly Jul 2013 #89

Stop putting words in my mouth, by the posters own posts I merely suggested there were more Dragonfli Jul 2013 #107

Na, you just recommeded the OP go spend JoePhilly Jul 2013 #112

Neoliberalism refers to economic policies. That has nothing to do with this. stevenleser Jul 2013 #90

Surveillance has become big business or are you unaware that Snowden worked for a private firm ? Dragonfli Jul 2013 #99

I note that poster just accused you of putting words in their mouth. I'm guessing you dont actually stevenleser Jul 2013 #111

where? Dragonfli Jul 2013 #114

You probably don't know what the Chicago School is Kolesar Jul 2013 #386

Milton Friedman school of economics, I know all about his influence on those that felate the 1% Dragonfli Jul 2013 #388

You flubbed the definition of neoliberal Kolesar Jul 2013 #395

No Dragonfli Jul 2013 #396

Maybe just take a break? cyberswede Jul 2013 #80

Great idea. To all who are thinking of leaving. . . ucrdem Jul 2013 #86

I agree. RavensChick Jul 2013 #104

thanks RavensChick. . . ucrdem Jul 2013 #149

You're welcome! RavensChick Jul 2013 #202

Leave or don't. 99Forever Jul 2013 #83

...and what might that be? Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #102

The OP has been here for almost a decade Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #113

Whatever you say. 99Forever Jul 2013 #139

Graduates of the Greenwald School of Civility? CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #261

Actually, it verifies just two things for me. Cha Jul 2013 #320

I wish more people would get a sheshe2 Jul 2013 #337

I want you to change your mind. We like you...and care. BlueJazz Jul 2013 #96

I don't blame you 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #101

Please read my previous post. RavensChick Jul 2013 #110

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #117

Wait, you just got here. This is your very first post. ucrdem Jul 2013 #118

You joined Du today to knock it? hrmjustin Jul 2013 #119

ave atque vale ucrdem Jul 2013 #124

Well at last that one departed our presence. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #126

Fast, too. ucrdem Jul 2013 #127

I have a feeling that one will be back. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #129

See #130. That didnt take long! stevenleser Jul 2013 #138

I guess that didn't take long. Must have been a cave member. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #143

Thank goodness! RavensChick Jul 2013 #207

I really miss grave dancing. L0oniX Jul 2013 #219

Some wait until they get a few more posts. In fact, lots of posts... freshwest Jul 2013 #312

Join Free Republic HockeyMom Jul 2013 #120

That seems pointless. Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #137

We even have at least one resident "former" freeper Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #327

Uncalled For And Untrue otohara Jul 2013 #260

that's just gratuitiously nasty. Cha Jul 2013 #321

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #130

anyone who finds a discussion forum unpleasant and not to their liking can (and probably should) quinnox Jul 2013 #131

Best wishes on any decision. But hopefully you'll stay. There is no other site like DU think Jul 2013 #135

I would encourage you to stay instead and put the hair on fire crew on ignore for now. stevenleser Jul 2013 #142

I'm so close to keyword hiding Snowden... Agschmid Jul 2013 #257

Hmm. Just read through all this, and am hoping it doesn't become a stampede. Benton D Struckcheon Jul 2013 #146

Goodbye still_one pintobean Jul 2013 #148

What's the reason? brush Jul 2013 #157

Extreme poutrage that other people have an opinion. Rex Jul 2013 #160

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #158

The worst of all time was when they started calling DUers racist that didn't agree with them usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #163

Yep, hopefully they will leave and go find another site to call them racists. Rex Jul 2013 #166

I'm with you usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #171

What person with common sense would trust anyone else 100% of the time? Rex Jul 2013 #182

Quite the crowd you're running with now. Number23 Jul 2013 #191

You haven't left yet? Rex Jul 2013 #192

What a bizarre response. But considering that in one thread you are the main one cheering the Pres Number23 Jul 2013 #195

Yawn, once again you have nothing to say. Rex Jul 2013 #196

Coming from you, that is the highest compliments. See you at the next thread Number23 Jul 2013 #197

Why don't you clowns just reopen the Old Elm Tree? That's where you belong. MjolnirTime Jul 2013 #358

Hmmmm Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #186

Well I guess you can alert on those posters instead of creating a GBCW Rex Jul 2013 #187

Looks like they did! ROFLMAO! See you in the next thread! stevenleser Jul 2013 #237

I wish you would reconsider Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #175

I get it. MineralMan Jul 2013 #181

Don't let the door hit you in the ass my friend. If you give up because other people contest bluestate10 Jul 2013 #184

I'm not familiar with still_one, but maybe he or she is leaving... SMC22307 Jul 2013 #264

True. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #274

So damn many pointlessly nasty replies. Says SO much about what DU has become. Hekate Jul 2013 #185

Hekate, you've been here long enough to know this is how a farewell thread goes. Kurovski Jul 2013 #273

Just take a break. The DU morphs into something over time. So do we. applegrove Jul 2013 #199

You leave, the increasingly obvious divide and conquer gamers chalk one up. n/t zeeland Jul 2013 #209

I agree. nt bluestate10 Jul 2013 #216

Yep, as I said, best thing to do is place that crew on ignore and hide terms like NSA, Surveillance stevenleser Jul 2013 #234

Ignore check... just wondering... Agschmid Jul 2013 #266

You are not on ignore. nt stevenleser Jul 2013 #305

Phew! Agschmid Jul 2013 #342

I agree flamingdem Jul 2013 #267

get over it fascisthunter Jul 2013 #221

It's been a long time LWolf Jul 2013 #223

Tombstone me Skinner right ##@@%% now!!!! senseandsensibility Jul 2013 #254

That was a priceless OP to be sure Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #328

** This by Hekate says it all flamingdem Jul 2013 #225

We have moles siligut Jul 2013 #275

I've been on so much lately I see the pattern better flamingdem Jul 2013 #279

"COINTELPRO Techniques for dilution, misdirection and control of a internet forum" siligut Jul 2013 #283

great! what the doctor ordered flamingdem Jul 2013 #284

There it is. Bookmarking because of this post. freshwest Jul 2013 #313

Technique #2 in action Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #349

Indeed! zappaman Jul 2013 #387

Whenever I consider leaving ... Trajan Jul 2013 #230

That's understandable. sagat Jul 2013 #245

What you actually did with this is show that the DU community has started to recognize that stevenleser Jul 2013 #247

Yes. blue neen Jul 2013 #259

There's already been a failed experiment Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #269

I feel like I'm visiting Pompeii over there! flamingdem Jul 2013 #270

Right? Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #271

The survivors had to migrate somewhere.. flamingdem Jul 2013 #272

I would encourage you to take a week or two off and then come back. dawg Jul 2013 #249

. struggle4progress Jul 2013 #268

I'm discussing with OP (in regular email not DU mail) and trying to convince them not to go. stevenleser Jul 2013 #281

With all due respect, Steven ... Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #290

It's more of a temporary amputation that is then put in deep freeze with the hopes that one day stevenleser Jul 2013 #303

I admire your optimism for this site Summer Hathaway Jul 2013 #307

thinking the same........ spanone Jul 2013 #308

Nooooooooo! I think DU needs your Cha Jul 2013 #310

Sorry to hear that. LeftishBrit Jul 2013 #318

Completely understandable since this site has been overrun with hate and vitriol. liberal N proud Jul 2013 #331

Its really weird how so many have turned on the President and on Democrats on this Democratic site.. DCBob Jul 2013 #335

DU has been invaded IMO liberal N proud Jul 2013 #344

"Seems almost like trying to talk to republicans." Bobbie Jo Jul 2013 #350

I think its a combination of invaders with ulterior motives and... DCBob Jul 2013 #362

Inability to deal with complexities and compromise is a right wing trait liberal N proud Jul 2013 #378

Totally agreed, the jury system sucks and we need unrec to balance out the organized recs. tridim Jul 2013 #363

Understand your predicament BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #334

This message was self-deleted by its author alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #340

+1 flamingdem Jul 2013 #373

This really is where we separate the grown ups from the children, still... MrMickeysMom Jul 2013 #339

Adios. City Lights Jul 2013 #351

Bringing "unrec" back now would be a very good idea, management. tridim Jul 2013 #360

Haven't been around for awhile - what did I miss? polichick Jul 2013 #361

Well shit. great white snark Jul 2013 #372

Take a break. Union Scribe Jul 2013 #392

You will be missed. AtomicKitten Jul 2013 #393