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Douglas Carpenter

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66. if somehow through it all I have contributed to exposing just how absurd it is to suggest that those

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 11:48 AM

Jul 2013

who are highly critical of the Intelligence Industrial Complex are Paulbots - - If somehow in spite of how much to my shocking surprise some people missed the point and interpreted my message literally - If in spite of that somehow I have weakened the ability of those who attack us who support liberal democratic values as "Paul supports" - I have not lived in vain.

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Paulbot nut Sen Ron (Paul) Wyden comes unhinged - explodes into wild conspiracy theory while giving [View all] Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 OP

Proud to rec this expose of the enemy within cthulu2016 Jul 2013 #1

Comparing Center for American Progress with Cato or Alex Jones is very offensive... hlthe2b Jul 2013 #2

you've completely lost me -- now please explain how on earth the Cato Institute is any different at Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #6

Oh dear. I was afraid the OP wasn't sarcasm. n/t Fire Walk With Me Jul 2013 #9

I still can't tell... AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #50

I can't either Aerows Jul 2013 #96

I'm glad I "lost" you because your posts have been so offensive I just don't intend to bother. hlthe2b Jul 2013 #14

I've been to one world fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and I'm pretty sure .... Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2013 #21

Perhaps-- and granted I'm in a typical work day hurry, but I don't find this clever... hlthe2b Jul 2013 #27

The OP is the one who falls into the 'poorly crafted attempts at satire' trap Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #31

you got me... at least someone does Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #32

I'm simply asking a question - how on earth is the Cato Institute any different even in the slightest Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #26

Well, CATO was founded by Charles Koch in 1974 BlueToTheBone Jul 2013 #45

you know there is always a possibily that someone saying something completey crazy might be trying Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #49

Since this is a rather serious discussion board BlueToTheBone Jul 2013 #52

Insinuating that DU'ers are calling Wyden and Conyers "Paulbots" is disgusting. emulatorloo Jul 2013 #81

was not insinuating that at all - and I cannot for the life of me imagine why you would think that Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #89

The insinuation comes across loud and clear, unintended or not. Maybe take bluenorthwest's advice emulatorloo Jul 2013 #95

I rejoice in the 43 recommendation which does tell me that many people here and probably most do Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #108

Well bless your little heart. emulatorloo Jul 2013 #112

thank you Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #117

Your slanderous broad-brush smears of Conyers & Wyden are despicable. ~nt 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #102

please tell me that you're are being ironic and that you're not missing the point I was making Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #106

Pssssssssst� Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #65

Read my other posts. Even if meant to be hlthe2b Jul 2013 #85

Wyden: How many boxes in his garage? LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #3

+1000. That's what SERIOUS Americans want to know. reformist2 Jul 2013 #24

Do his neighbors like him? Aerows Jul 2013 #98

Senator Wyden ProSense Jul 2013 #4

So it's sarcasm. ananda Jul 2013 #5

what do you mean? Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #7

Are you talking about the original, now notorious, post that this parodies? leveymg Jul 2013 #10

I believe the OP is satire. Maybe the OP needs to use the sarcasm tag though, but I am certain sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #13

I wish that were the case, but from his defensive responses, I'd guess not. hlthe2b Jul 2013 #17

If a post as obviously sarcastic as this OP needs snort Jul 2013 #63

if somehow through it all I have contributed to exposing just how absurd it is to suggest that those Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #66

Poe's Law strikes again. Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #67

self-delete hlthe2b Jul 2013 #15

If the OP hasn't directly indicated with an emoticon or comment that it is satire... I assume it is hlthe2b Jul 2013 #18

I have seen proof-positive from some posters that John Conyers is really Ron Paul's sock puppet leveymg Jul 2013 #8

It all has to do with sapping our precious bodily fluids deutsey Jul 2013 #11

Strategic Air Command: "Peace is our Profession." "Gentlemen, no fighting in the War Room!" leveymg Jul 2013 #35

Outstanding. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #12

Beware of the PaulBots UglyGreed Jul 2013 #16

You're going to lead to the desperately needed upgrading of a lot of snark detectors Fumesucker Jul 2013 #19

I got the snark Ichingcarpenter Jul 2013 #20

Not in the Biblical sense I trust Fumesucker Jul 2013 #22

LL's problems are just beginning. lol n\t Ichingcarpenter Jul 2013 #28

Kick to expose the traitorous Sen Wyden LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #23

! xchrom Jul 2013 #25

You can hear the cuckoo's chirping! Fuddnik Jul 2013 #46

I can not UNREC this enough PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #29

what do you mean? Are you seriously suggesting that Conyers and Wyden are not Paulbots? Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #30

I am suggesting that Wyden is a better Senator than you are satirist. Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #33

100% agree Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #34

Your 'satire' is mediocre hack work and you follow it with rudeness and snark Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #36

I 100% agree that we don't 100% agree. Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #38

That settles it. I'm convinced. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #53

I'm glad somebody does Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #57

Smug and rude and without the courage to actually say what you mean is all it is Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #75

well said, thank you.n/t emulatorloo Jul 2013 #83

your right Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #111

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries. reformist2 Jul 2013 #103

well that's true - but how did you know? Are you with the NSA? Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #110

JURY RESULTS say meh :shrug: whttevrr Jul 2013 #39

Sarcasm? My goodness!! Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #40

Then why did you act like an ass whenever anyone asked if it was sarcasm? whttevrr Jul 2013 #42

frankly no one has actually asked me if it was sarcasm. They seemed to either assume it was or Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #43

Except here... whttevrr Jul 2013 #51

And that is where the poster crosses into weeds. Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #78

In this place, you need to nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #61

you're probably right.. but I ... well you know - Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #62

It's very obvious sarcasm, IF... Oilwellian Jul 2013 #76

This is Alex Jones level nonsense AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #37

One can never be too diligent in rooting out Alex Jones sympathizers LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #41

There are no Alex Jones sympathizers on DU AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #47

That may not be true. PowerToThePeople Jul 2013 #55

Thanks for the link Progressive dog Jul 2013 #115

The OP is like something straight out of Alex Jones ... meegbear Jul 2013 #44

It's how they 'support' Obama AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #48

Alert sent. Coyotl Jul 2013 #54

please reference post # 49 Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #56

This belongs on literallyunbelievable.org limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #58

Perhaps you could tie Obama and the NSA's "side" to Michele Bachmann on spying issues, etc... cascadiance Jul 2013 #59

+10 Sadly true. RC Jul 2013 #68

LOL Oilwellian Jul 2013 #79

Widen has gotten nuttier. SoapBox Jul 2013 #60

Did YOU forget a sarcasm tag also? sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #64

Rec'd because I know this is sarcasm but I recommend use of the sarcasm tag Catherina Jul 2013 #69

rec'd for the sharpness of the sarcasm without even looking at the thread carolinayellowdog Jul 2013 #70

guessing some do see the sarcasm but are pretending not to, just to act offended limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #86

I certainly hope so - I really, really do want to believe that liberals on DU are smarter than Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #114

Probably I was wrong. limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #116

Fuck your headline. And once you are done doing that emulatorloo Jul 2013 #71

+1 1-Old-Man Jul 2013 #84

I was not insinuating that at all. In fact that interpretation never cross my mind until I read your Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #94

Haven't you heard? 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #104

Wyden supports keeping the PRISM program arely staircase Jul 2013 #72

His post is all about insinuating that DU'ers have called Conyers and Wyden "Paulbots" emulatorloo Jul 2013 #77

I know and it is bullshit arely staircase Jul 2013 #80

Pure mean-spirited and pointless divisiveness. emulatorloo Jul 2013 #88

too bad this barely made it past a jury arely staircase Jul 2013 #92

was not insinuating that at all -I cannot even imagine where you got the idea I was insinuating that Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #91

See my reply above. emulatorloo Jul 2013 #97

Ron Wyden is nothing more than a Republican posing as a Democrat. QC Jul 2013 #73

Wow. bvar22 Jul 2013 #109

Wyden has been in government since 1981 railsback Jul 2013 #74

He's my Senator and this is not a new issue for Wyden, he has been warning us Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #82

If he had been on this issue for years, people would have heard him railsback Jul 2013 #90

Perhaps you might have noticed if you'd been paying attention then... cascadiance Jul 2013 #113

Oh, that's going to leave a mark! Hydra Jul 2013 #87

It is a crying shame the UnRecommend feature is gone, because this post is lunacy. 1-Old-Man Jul 2013 #93

I'm getting the impression you missed the point I was getting at Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #100

if "Oregon or Washington or one of those unknown states" didn't clue you in carolinayellowdog Jul 2013 #101

thank you Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #105

Your right! The progressive wing of the Democratic Party has... blackspade Jul 2013 #99

thanks for the 40+ recommends.. I rejoice to know some folks have some critical faculties Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #107