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Electric Monk

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6. The OP quotes that shitty blog so much, I wonder if it belongs to them?

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Liberals Without A Conscience [View all] michigandem58 Sep 2013 OP

This should be fun. 11 Bravo Sep 2013 #1

yes creon Sep 2013 #133

If sitting on my big ol' deck enjoying a beautiful sunset... WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #143

having a Sierra Nevada Porter here.... NRaleighLiberal Sep 2013 #225

Hello, NRL! WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #226

I will be at West Point at Eno Park doing a garden talk 10-12 tomorrow! NRaleighLiberal Sep 2013 #231

Nice. We'll be riding the Neuse River Greenway. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #234

If you pick your house because of your neighbors..... daleanime Sep 2013 #2

I wonder why the blog owner refused to vote for Obama? Rex Sep 2013 #3

The OP quotes that shitty blog so much, I wonder if it belongs to them? Electric Monk Sep 2013 #6

No idea. Just think it is funny that a liberal hater that didn't vote Rex Sep 2013 #11

Election Night Liveblog, Through Twitter (Tuesday, November 06, 2012) struggle4progress Sep 2013 #182

http://www.thepeoplesview.net/2012_11_01_archive.html Rex Sep 2013 #185

Ask your Tech Support guy to teach you how to scroll down a web page: you may have a mouse button struggle4progress Sep 2013 #194

So in other words, you have no proof of anything just links. Rex Sep 2013 #196

Are you seriously unable to find that quote at the link provided?... SidDithers Sep 2013 #222

Hey if the guy doesn't want to vote for Obama, yet merely endorse him Rex Sep 2013 #235

I found it... Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2013 #282

Kewl so you found proof that this guy voted for Obama! Rex Sep 2013 #286

Yes you are... Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2013 #294

!! Number23 Sep 2013 #318

Nope. The shitty blogger is in CA. KamaAina Sep 2013 #77

Why not? Not all people who use States in usernames are in those States. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #97

Usually that's because they've moved. KamaAina Sep 2013 #105

approval not required. creon Sep 2013 #123

clear? HangOnKids Sep 2013 #189

It's his blog. The only reason he is here is to generate advertising hits on his blog. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #183

Youre absolutely right. bunnies Sep 2013 #254

Can you cite where he says he voted for Romney? nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #23

No just where he wouldn't vote for Obama. Rex Sep 2013 #28

Still waiting for you to cite that......nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #59

I said I could not cite that he voted for Mitt. Rex Sep 2013 #66

I did not miss that part. You made two claims, though. You cannot cite one, but what about msanthrope Sep 2013 #67

Sure thing! Here ya go! Nice Rec btw. Rex Sep 2013 #75

Just to set the record straight (or complete) deaniac83 Sep 2013 #90

Hey if you refuse to vote for Obama and say 'good riddance' then who am I to complain? Rex Sep 2013 #93

Nope not gonna hide it deaniac83 Sep 2013 #96

No you seem desperate in getting caught. Rex Sep 2013 #98

Strange that he hasn't posted here till now. That's a long time to lurk. Autumn Sep 2013 #110

IKR? Rex Sep 2013 #115

Very illuminating. Autumn Sep 2013 #117

Good post. Puglover Sep 2013 #288

So you get a path, the rest get your wrath? Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #99

Thank You, Rex. bvar22 Sep 2013 #100

I wonder who informed him so fast? Rex Sep 2013 #101

I think he finally became self-aware. bunnies Sep 2013 #259

You lurk these boards now? PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #108

got it in one creon Sep 2013 #136

Progress is impossible without change and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything freshwest Sep 2013 #322

That's your craptastic blog? Thanks, I know who to ignore now LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #211

No need. He said he wouldn't be posting anymore. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #219

And yet the same anti-liberal continues to link to that shitty blog LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #246

Yep. And runs away rather than engaging. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #250

2007 with a later post explaining that he was voting for Obama in 2008? msanthrope Sep 2013 #276

I thought not voting for Obama was the same as voting for Romney. Marr Sep 2013 #119

IKR!?!?! Rex Sep 2013 #126

You conclude from a 2007 post that the person voted for Romney in 2012? struggle4progress Sep 2013 #141

Well there is no proof that they voted at all, but carry on! Rex Sep 2013 #209

Wow- it's amazing how forgiving you can be when it's someone you agree with. Marr Sep 2013 #267

I've never used the term emoprog struggle4progress Sep 2013 #269

Forget emprogs, Spandan's the emotional one. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #261

In 2007? nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #275

I may be mistaken, but he did not say that he did. panzerfaust Sep 2013 #45

voting is a civic duty. creon Sep 2013 #137

How Obama Turnout is Creaming Romney - Monday, October 15, 2012 struggle4progress Sep 2013 #184

What a Stalinist you are MNBrewer Sep 2013 #203

I'll go against the grain here. Some are too stupid to be trusted with a ballot 7962 Sep 2013 #277

I've said this before and i'll say it again.... tomp Sep 2013 #278

Maybe he went third party. KamaAina Sep 2013 #79

Or maybe he decided not to vote at all. Rex Sep 2013 #85

Voting for "Liberals" like Jill Stein or Roseanne is not consistent with that site. bvar22 Sep 2013 #106

Jill Stein! Candidate for the 0.36% struggle4progress Sep 2013 #221

"I support President Obama because he is the most trust worthy politician I have come to see struggle4progress Sep 2013 #146

did he? creon Sep 2013 #131

See post #86. Rex Sep 2013 #134

"I'm throwing my support behind Barack Obama" struggle4progress Sep 2013 #142

... Rex Sep 2013 #144

"I support President Obama because he is the most trust worthy politician I have come to see struggle4progress Sep 2013 #149

... Rex Sep 2013 #150

Your link is from 2007, mine from 2008 and 2011. He changed his mind, as (of course) you are aware struggle4progress Sep 2013 #151

SO he says. And he still did not vote for him. Rex Sep 2013 #153

Your quote is from 2007. He changed his mind struggle4progress Sep 2013 #173

Endorsing is not voting for Rex Sep 2013 #175

Link? Just repeating something again and again shows nothing struggle4progress Sep 2013 #176

You mean just like you are doing over and over? Rex Sep 2013 #178

I love these threads Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #4

BRAVO !! Sand Wind Sep 2013 #5

Posting -- anonymously -- from a Crap Blog to another message board is courageous? WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #12

Well. He saved a kitten from a tree this morning too. Squinch Sep 2013 #87

:-) WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #109

Who is Spandan Chakrabarti (the author)? cyberswede Sep 2013 #7

Something from another poster. Rex Sep 2013 #17

He's a former DUer? Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #29

Yes the liberal bashers love him. Rex Sep 2013 #31

Liberal bashers? Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #37

Then why not vote for Obama when he ran for office? Rex Sep 2013 #38

Well it appears that he supports many of Obama's policies which I support Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #41

Yes he said it was Obama's view on LGBT Rex Sep 2013 #46

Well that's interesting... Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #51

Obama was not doing near enough and hence his refusal to vote for Obama. Rex Sep 2013 #52

He supported Edwards until Edwards dropped out, then switched to Obama; he had been angry about struggle4progress Sep 2013 #214

"... I didn’t decide to call myself a Democrat until I saw Senator Barack Obama on television struggle4progress Sep 2013 #186

... Rex Sep 2013 #190

TLDR, eh? It's in the fifth paragraph struggle4progress Sep 2013 #197

So you cannot just directly link to where you want to go? Rex Sep 2013 #201

That's by Tien, not Spandan. (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #195

OK. Here: "... if we get this president's back as he has always had ours, if we vote, if we get struggle4progress Sep 2013 #204

Is that where that obnoxious "president's back" originated? WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #212

Ya but does it really matter anymore? Rex Sep 2013 #206

That they're so quick to defend... WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #216

WillyT said it best in his thread on the topic. Rex Sep 2013 #218

WillyT does have a way with words. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #230

He posted IN this thread. He's not a former DUer. He's a DUer. Just doesn't post much. nt MADem Sep 2013 #307

He's an Executive Assistant/Fundraiser pursuing an online degree... WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #18

So he is a former troll that is getting recs from current DUers? Rex Sep 2013 #26

I haven't done a DU search... WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #50

The BOGers are in love with a guy that refused to vote for Obama? Rex Sep 2013 #56

I know. That's what's so damn funny. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #72

He posted on old DU. Here is his profile Autumn Sep 2013 #71

Ah, there he is. Our little Spandan. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #91

He showed up instantly and replied to me after I exposed his flippancy Rex Sep 2013 #103

Wow. Spandan in the flesh... WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #114

Someone in this thread no doubt. Rex Sep 2013 #118

Meanie. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #121

Well at least he came in here with a course correction. Rex Sep 2013 #122

Especially for Obama. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #125

Yeah I bet the POTUS is breathing a sigh of relief. Rex Sep 2013 #129

Is the OP of this thread the same person (deaniac83)? cyberswede Sep 2013 #32

Don't know. Perhaps. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #53

I expect so. He posts nothing but drivel from that blog. /nt Marr Sep 2013 #135

A pattern is developing in which michigandem58 puts up posts with links to The Peoples View. Maedhros Sep 2013 #148

Back in the good ol' days attacks on "the left"... WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #165

A blowhard with a high opinion of his own thoughts. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #22

So that's a new thing here? HappyMe Sep 2013 #49

Usually the other blowhards have some stature and gravitas. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #55

A blowhard is a blowhard. HappyMe Sep 2013 #57

This seems to have come full circle. :) Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #60

Yes, it has. HappyMe Sep 2013 #65

uh. no. NOBODY here has demonstrated much gravitas or stature Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #88

Sez the person with 13 hides. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #228

scholar on social policy and barrista. KG Sep 2013 #70

HA! nashville_brook Sep 2013 #264

Here you go: freshwest Sep 2013 #89

Any links for Spandan's attacks on Krugman, Kuttner, Stiglitz, Baker, et al.? WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #155

Well said, freshwest. Thanks! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #268

i dont know if you noted it SwampG8r Sep 2013 #270

IDK what convo you are talking about. Also, the OP author is not the blog author. It is not spam. freshwest Sep 2013 #273

not here on du? SwampG8r Sep 2013 #281

You find one thing, and still don't answer my post, for whatever reason. freshwest Sep 2013 #304

Actually, he said he was updating Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2013 #284

+1 nt MADem Sep 2013 #308

That is a really crappy blog. MuseRider Sep 2013 #8

I think it brings an interesting prersepective Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #13

I agree. HappyMe Sep 2013 #54

Sounds pretty much like an echo chamber to me. MuseRider Sep 2013 #62

Spandan's Crap Blog is nothing BUT an echo chamber. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #63

Unrec. PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #9

Thanks for posting that. It is right on. I responded to a poster in another OP who seems bluestate10 Sep 2013 #10

Let me ask you something cali Sep 2013 #14

The irony here is that the blog owner refused to vote for Obama. Rex Sep 2013 #21

Barack Obama: A Cautious Endorsement (Friday, February 01, 2008) struggle4progress Sep 2013 #169

... Rex Sep 2013 #171

You keep posting that tired, cherry picked statement Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2013 #285

Dream on. Rex Sep 2013 #287

I am loving your posts in this thread!! Number23 Sep 2013 #320

Thanks! Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2013 #321

DU rec... SidDithers Sep 2013 #15

I'm digging at people on the Left that have suddenly found the anarchist Rand Paul and the statist V Sand Wind Sep 2013 #16

Who are you replying to? Who are you quoting? cyberswede Sep 2013 #27

It's a quote from the source... Sand Wind Sep 2013 #30

The sepcious source aside, do you feel that the quote applies to DUers? cyberswede Sep 2013 #36

K & effin' R!!!!! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2013 #19

Many members who voted for tough stance on Syria now oppose military action ProSense Sep 2013 #20

^^^ THAT THREAD NEEDS REC'S michigandem58 Sep 2013 #40

WTH? There you go screwing with the magic again. Sigh... freshwest Sep 2013 #164

Cognitive dissonance and selective moral relativity: No other way to support president Obama panzerfaust Sep 2013 #24

Nice... SidDithers Sep 2013 #74

You shoulda seen the one before this one... freshwest Sep 2013 #167

I am so pleased that, at long last, the admins "have your number"..... MADem Sep 2013 #313

Praise be to Skinner! Long overdue banning for an extreme Obama hater. Thanks for the link. freshwest Sep 2013 #314

Shown the door for being an "Obama hater" as per Skinner Number23 Sep 2013 #319

I don't know.... MADem Sep 2013 #325

More straw man trollery from that crap blog. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #25

It is funny watching supposed hardcore Obama supporters Rex Sep 2013 #34

You have posted the same thing Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #68

Please, here ya go...twist away! Rex Sep 2013 #76

Was that so hard? Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #80

Of course you do, hurts don't it? Rex Sep 2013 #83

No, not in the least. Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #104

Yep you keep up with the narrative. Rex Sep 2013 #107

? Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #160

I've noticed you always go straight to playground insults when someone calls your bluff Marr Sep 2013 #138

Are you taking notes too? Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #166

And again, no answer. Marr Sep 2013 #193

What "answer?" Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #224

Try to calm down. Marr Sep 2013 #238

I'm not into gotcha game playing. Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #248

Double ugh. Puglover Sep 2013 #289

he/she is certainly not a liberal, but the writer of that shitty blog has no conscience cali Sep 2013 #33

Please explain how your commentary is any different at all than Ann Coulter or Sean Hannity? Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #35

The blog author supports: Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #39

The blog owner did NOT support Obama. Rex Sep 2013 #42

You told me that above. Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #44

the blog author is a serial liar and no liberal. cali Sep 2013 #43

He supports those policies I mentioned Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #47

Just not the man that came up with the policies. Rex Sep 2013 #58

merely trying to smear the blogger without treestar Sep 2013 #73

Excellent point treestar Andy823 Sep 2013 #92

prove the lie creon Sep 2013 #127

Dick Cheney and the entire Log Cabin Club were early supporters of marriage Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #111

What about the ACA Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #113

I think Cheney and other unscrupulous folks would mouth 'support' for anything Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #229

So why hasn't he or other republicans mouth supported those policies? Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #240

Romney and the Republicans designed it, bvar22 Sep 2013 #233

So why is every Republican in congress opposed to it? Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #239

Because Republicans are reflexive assholes LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #257

This is just so stupid, it's not worth debating Oilwellian Sep 2013 #48

Come on... ocpagu Sep 2013 #61

This D Bag in the Curly Hair is the one who turned Chile over to the fascists warrant46 Sep 2013 #132

Awesome post. sagat Sep 2013 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Sep 2013 #78

The blog owner sure seems to have a flipant view of politics. Rex Sep 2013 #81

Good point about the executive orders treestar Sep 2013 #69

bloggers without a brain cell hfojvt Sep 2013 #82

Meh. It's a screed that insults a bunch of DUers, posted as a link to another blog Maedhros Sep 2013 #84

Nailed It! bvar22 Sep 2013 #112

A liberal without a conscience. Rex Sep 2013 #86

Ah, if only this were a perfect world we wouldn't have to discuss this demosincebirth Sep 2013 #94

"...conducts surveillance operations within the law and the Constitution..." OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #95

I was searching my mind for a word to describe this post. zeemike Sep 2013 #147

It's harvesting low-hanging fruit. OnyxCollie Sep 2013 #181

Starts out with a lie as a premise and gets worse from there MNBrewer Sep 2013 #102

fail creon Sep 2013 #124

You are so funny! HangOnKids Sep 2013 #210

The irony level of the words about community coming after a divisive screed like Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #116

OP is all about building community MNBrewer Sep 2013 #128

I agree creon Sep 2013 #120

fail MNBrewer Sep 2013 #130

Are you supposed to be the mythological ruler of Thebes... WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #139

Actually, that's a typo. QC Sep 2013 #145

:-) MuseRider Sep 2013 #152

Hi! Good to see you again! QC Sep 2013 #158

Well, he did use "ignoble" upthread... WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #159

Worst Fucking Blog Ever. 99Forever Sep 2013 #140

If you don't support our NSA and the war on Syria one hundred percent . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #154

if you buy garbage like that you might be stupid stupidicus Sep 2013 #156

Remember the old saying about pointing fingers? DeSwiss Sep 2013 #157

This sounds an awful lot like the right-wingers who accused us of loving Saddam Hussein Bjorn Against Sep 2013 #161

Wow...is Obama up for re-election again or something... joeybee12 Sep 2013 #162

Obama for 2016 !! Sand Wind Sep 2013 #168

Bizarre rant AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #163

Those who call Democrats spineless, well, there's the liberal with a backbone you said you wanted! freshwest Sep 2013 #170

OP/author writes "troll". "troll"? OP is blog owner wanting advertising hits, hence provocation. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #172

Notice how the OP-troll-blogger posts provocation and doesn't reply. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #174

Funny how he got some supposedly hardcore Obama supporters to rec this thread Rex Sep 2013 #177

He spams DU mailboxes for recs. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #180

Wow. How tacky. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #191

Got to keep the chattering class outraged at their own party. Rex Sep 2013 #199

I've heard that, but don't remember who coined it. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #208

Well imagine that, it is a slam at liberalism! Rex Sep 2013 #213

They don't care if it's used properly... WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #223

nattering nabob of negatism SwampG8r Sep 2013 #271

The core of liberalism is NOT blindly supporting militarism and corporatism....... marmar Sep 2013 #179

Look at how hard he supporters are playing CYA in this thread! Rex Sep 2013 #192

Not bombing Syria is for "the greater good, the common good." WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #187

The B team is out to prop this up HangOnKids Sep 2013 #198

B? Hell they on the F team by now. Rex Sep 2013 #202

Well shit I was trying to give them SOME credit HangOnKids Sep 2013 #205

I think this OP is vindication for we on the left fascisthunter Sep 2013 #242

I'm laughing my ass off at some of the replies directed towards me HangOnKids Sep 2013 #243

they are dishonest unconscionable goofballs fascisthunter Sep 2013 #245

While the Heathers are passing notes in Social Studies. Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #256

"B" for Binka... SidDithers Sep 2013 #295

K&R!! rury Sep 2013 #188

Ah yes, "The Peoples' View" Scootaloo Sep 2013 #200

Oh, ShitBlog again? LondonReign2 Sep 2013 #207

ROFL. nt alsame Sep 2013 #215

Exactly like Wall St investors. raouldukelives Sep 2013 #217

Pissing off all the right people... SidDithers Sep 2013 #220

... Rex Sep 2013 #237

If by ''right people'' you mean Democrats sick of the status quo, yes. Octafish Sep 2013 #290

Ah yes. LWolf Sep 2013 #227

Aww.. Someone needs attention so much even negative attention will suffice Fumesucker Sep 2013 #232

I've never been accused of being very perceptive, and rightly so. LanternWaste Sep 2013 #236

Lousy Gamblers HangOnKids Sep 2013 #249

thank you for outing yourself and those cheerleading this fascisthunter Sep 2013 #241

It's impossible to please some people shenmue Sep 2013 #244

How would Spandan know how a liberal thinks? NuclearDem Sep 2013 #247

I have only one thing to say about "the peoples view" blog: scarletwoman Sep 2013 #251

A blanket accusation that those who arrive at opinions that differ from yours ... markpkessinger Sep 2013 #252

I also got "rec?"-spammed by this poster. xfundy Sep 2013 #253

I wonder if the Admins support that. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #258

Doubt it. xfundy Sep 2013 #262

I guess I could ATA, but I imagine the response will be... WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2013 #292

Apparently his conscience tells him that the way to deal with evildoers eridani Sep 2013 #255

Ah the People's Spew..... neverforget Sep 2013 #260

If you think that torture should not be prosecuted, you're sick. grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #263

all I got from this Eko Sep 2013 #265

this writer's "community" Precisely Sep 2013 #266

i doubt you would SwampG8r Sep 2013 #272

Another OP for the compost heap. blackspade Sep 2013 #274

Because there is a contingent here that loves to rec Rex Sep 2013 #280

Very few wingnuts hate progressives more passionately QC Sep 2013 #283

And they keep coming back even when TSed. Puglover Sep 2013 #291

And they're apparently allowed to come back, QC Sep 2013 #293

If you look at the profile of rec, you will see a lot of old DU...so maybe you should not Sand Wind Sep 2013 #297

Old tired and well known to us Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #302

I haven't the slightest idea Puglover Sep 2013 #303

Ok I will try to rephrase Sand Wind Sep 2013 #306

I have been on this website for over 10 years. Puglover Sep 2013 #309

What mean Tsed ? Sand Wind Sep 2013 #310

It's actually a colloquial term from DU2. Puglover Sep 2013 #311

Ok I see, but most of the people who "rec" are long time DU'ers, some with hundred of Sand Wind Sep 2013 #312

There have been people banned for being trolls after tens of thousands of posts Fumesucker Sep 2013 #323

Ok, I see, thanks ! Nt Sand Wind Sep 2013 #324

What a steaming pile of horse shit. Safetykitten Sep 2013 #279

Holy trolly. Maven Sep 2013 #296

Yeah, I just noticed who the OP is. Raksha Sep 2013 #300

Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #298

To whoever wrote this: SHAME ON YOU! Raksha Sep 2013 #299

What are Obama's "sins" pray tell, and are you sure you're in the right place? nt MADem Sep 2013 #315

"the most effective liberal to have entered the White House in nearly a century" Deep13 Sep 2013 #301

K & R Scurrilous Sep 2013 #305

Yum yum yum... Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2013 #316

DAYUM!! Number23 Sep 2013 #317