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Squinch

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170. Seriously. He was pretty bad, but there are plenty more who are as bad or worse.

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Tue Feb 25, 2014, 04:12 PM

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Bennyboy, has bit the dust on DU [View all] boston bean Feb 2014 OP

Not sorry to see that, I must say. TDale313 Feb 2014 #1

I have to say he isn't on my list of the worst misogynists BainsBane Feb 2014 #2

Oh, he was a misogynist, no doubt about it. boston bean Feb 2014 #5

last line was actually the clincher for me. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #8

Yeah, that was pretty telling. TDale313 Feb 2014 #11

You know how many people were taken in with this boston bean Feb 2014 #12

truth nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #15

He was a bigger, more successful troll than geek is giving credit for. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #42

oh I give him credit for being an extreme troll geek tragedy Feb 2014 #51

maybe, I meant to reply to Baines, given her first comment in this thread. Thanks Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #58

yep. I wish him well in real life and hope he gets the help he needs. There is some real pain in Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #19

Yes...it appears he does need some help Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #38

Gotcha BainsBane Feb 2014 #9

ya think ... Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #22

So much anger and hate. TDale313 Feb 2014 #37

Gee, I can't imagine why he's not currently with a "female partner" ... Arugula Latte Feb 2014 #56

... Sheldon Cooper Feb 2014 #77

My thought exactly. cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #169

here's a couple examples of his fine work: geek tragedy Feb 2014 #17

ugh. That first link. Makes me want to vomit. Whisp Feb 2014 #21

puts his SI stuff into context nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #23

That was frickin sick and why that didn't earn him the hammer boston bean Feb 2014 #26

I'm sure BennyBoys' high fivers are really proud today for indirectly Whisp Feb 2014 #35

Nah, his getting banned just reinforces their persecution complexes. TDale313 Feb 2014 #73

yep. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #115

Reading that post pintobean Feb 2014 #134

Are you skinner or earlg? boston bean Feb 2014 #135

No. That's why I said I assume pintobean Feb 2014 #136

The second commenter in that OP sufrommich Feb 2014 #29

the second commenter finds more to criticize of liberals CreekDog Feb 2014 #54

He/She isn't familiar to me,I guess I should sufrommich Feb 2014 #59

oh he's probably familiar to you CreekDog Feb 2014 #61

Yeah, that had me scratching my head. RBStevens Feb 2014 #83

it was not agreement with his beliefs, more a statement of fact loli phabay Feb 2014 #87

I see. Thanks for that. RBStevens Feb 2014 #88

First impressions are often correct BainsBane Feb 2014 #92

and when you take into account the history of posts JI7 Feb 2014 #163

those two replies ... Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #95

the child porn one should have got him banned right away JI7 Feb 2014 #161

sad Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #178

How do you make it that long on this site without being exposed? liberal N proud Feb 2014 #3

he's been exposed for a while. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #6

Probably an Event Horizon in his eyes Whisp Feb 2014 #7

I am glad he is gone but Whisp Feb 2014 #4

I agree. nt sufrommich Feb 2014 #14

I doubt this banning will help. If anything, he'll be angrier than ever. n/t Laelth Feb 2014 #28

That's a frightening thought. nt sufrommich Feb 2014 #31

Quite. n/t Laelth Feb 2014 #33

Addition by subtraction. WilliamPitt Feb 2014 #10

Quality not Quantity. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #99

I thought he already was. Hatchling Feb 2014 #13

I hate to grave dance, usually. But, truly -GOOD RIDDANCE TO THAT POS.- Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #16

Given his admission that when in a bad mood, he came here to "piss off the women...." hlthe2b Feb 2014 #18

he praised the existence of child and snuff porn, called it 'democratic' geek tragedy Feb 2014 #20

I'm glad I missed that, at least.. hlthe2b Feb 2014 #24

that porn and snuff post was back in early December... wtf Whisp Feb 2014 #25

He is not the only one. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #45

using Free Speech as a pathetic excuse for that Whisp Feb 2014 #50

yep. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #52

dumb enough not to understand that "Freedom of Speech" is about government interference... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #154

links? Electric Monk Feb 2014 #74

links geek tragedy Feb 2014 #75

Ok, that was some weird shit for him to post. Thanks for the links. nt Electric Monk Feb 2014 #78

I'm worried for his dog. Who will he kick now? Squinch Feb 2014 #147

exactly... n/t hlthe2b Feb 2014 #148

Just saw. He went way over the line and I understand the ppr but I wish him well for the future. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #27

I don't wish people who think child porn is part of democracy, well. boston bean Feb 2014 #30

Well you know I am being nice. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #34

Sometimes, nice isn't nice. boston bean Feb 2014 #36

I agree he was going off the rails and he got what he deserved. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #41

I understand what you are saying but, now that he can no longer harass people on this site Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #49

I don't consider myself an ungracious person. boston bean Feb 2014 #82

I understand. I too, am just glad he is gone. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #86

Shame we can't warn other women that he'll now go after them when... Solly Mack Feb 2014 #32

Yes, he could very well take it out on an unsuspecting woman Whisp Feb 2014 #39

Hopefully, he confines his behavior to behind a keyboard. Solly Mack Feb 2014 #48

Yeah, someone with that much hate TDale313 Feb 2014 #57

He just goes to the library and starts another account or just moves over to the next computer ... MindMover Feb 2014 #40

Actually, DU's got a decent track record ID'ing & zotzing zombies. TygrBright Feb 2014 #62

Library Girl has been banned twice already today. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2014 #64

Points for persistence! But yeah, case in point. ::waves howdy:: n/t TygrBright Feb 2014 #65

That's one word for it! greatauntoftriplets Feb 2014 #66

She never says hello anymore to me. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #67

Maybe we get her too fast. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2014 #69

Ah thats ok. I am glad you guys get her fast. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #70

Same here. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2014 #72

Me neither. Paulie Feb 2014 #158

Good one - nt Ohio Joe Feb 2014 #43

Reason: Misogynist. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #44

Oh, you got a link for that one? boston bean Feb 2014 #46

Well, when you have a well-established poster liberalhistorian Feb 2014 #160

Seriously. He was pretty bad, but there are plenty more who are as bad or worse. Squinch Feb 2014 #170

Very true. Unfortunately, they know liberalhistorian Feb 2014 #174

Yikes, I remember that! LeftishBrit Feb 2014 #117

I guess I can take him off ignore now? Iggo Feb 2014 #47

After reading your post I was upset 1awake Feb 2014 #53

Yay shenmue Feb 2014 #55

"polite" bigots tend to last a while CreekDog Feb 2014 #60

Yep, plenty of 'polite' ones left laundry_queen Feb 2014 #93

yeah, the innocent "who me" victim tactic. ugh. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #100

Way, way, way, way, way too true. Squinch Feb 2014 #146

Sorry that this is a bit off-topic but what is that Recommendations number under number of posts? seaglass Feb 2014 #63

you can see a person recommendations history under their profile. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #102

OK I must be blind because I can't see a number like that anywhere in mine. n/t seaglass Feb 2014 #103

you are right. I can see your rec history Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #106

Do you have a number in yours? n/t seaglass Feb 2014 #107

No, I do not. I wonder if that number is generated at time of PPR and included in the PPR notice. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #108

Yeah I was wondering that or if it is a number of how many recs Bennyboy has received on his posts. seaglass Feb 2014 #109

I really don't know if it is His History of Total Recs or is it The Total recs his OPs have received Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #110

If you click on his profile, you can view all the threads he rec'd boston bean Feb 2014 #111

I think so, too. but, seaglass made a good observation and poses an interesting question. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #113

Men like him are frightening and RBStevens Feb 2014 #68

finally. that guy has had a string of outrageous posts for months that I've been following him Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #71

and you've been banned how many times so far? Electric Monk Feb 2014 #79

PW had a post hidden for saying 'Debby Downer' Whisp Feb 2014 #81

electric monk doesn't like me because I provide credible pushback to Obama hate on DU Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #85

You are entitled to your own opinions, of course. Sometimes we agree, sometimes we don't. Electric Monk Feb 2014 #89

once. fully admitted to. full context in my journal Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #84

Well color me surprised. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2014 #76

I wonder who is next Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #98

lol Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #101

Yeah, it does seem like he had some issues. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #80

When he admitted he was on DU to annoy some women treestar Feb 2014 #90

Gee, I just can't imagine why he was having liberalhistorian Feb 2014 #162

I thought he just had bad musical taste, and was surprised when he revealed himself to be such a pig Tom Ripley Feb 2014 #91

... lol ... Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #104

You know, there is a great deal of overlap... Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #137

Good. I just saw that immature flaimbait post of his that withstood a (clueless) jury. cui bono Feb 2014 #94

Good. n/t tammywammy Feb 2014 #96

Thank you, Jaysus! n/t PasadenaTrudy Feb 2014 #97

A blessed day indeed. nt Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #105

Good. His behavior was aggressive and ridiculous. alcibiades_mystery Feb 2014 #112

Sad. Zorra Feb 2014 #114

Bennyboy may have made DU suck, but so does this gloating. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #116

It can be therapeutic pintobean Feb 2014 #118

I'd say his postings about child porn are what's creepy and unseemly. LanternWaste Feb 2014 #123

public executions have little deterrent effect unless they're public geek tragedy Feb 2014 #126

well in some ways it lets people know hfojvt Feb 2014 #140

He hung out in the lounge a lot. Built up post count there and has allies because of it. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #144

purge ? mob mentality ? bennyboy was probably a sexual predator and he defended child porn JI7 Feb 2014 #166

I'm guessing you've never read the conversations that take place when seabeyond Squinch Feb 2014 #171

first time ive agreed with you, dont always agree with sea but i respect her. loli phabay Feb 2014 #173

His was obvious. That it took this long to ban him is rather frustrating. LanternWaste Feb 2014 #119

Soundman just got the axe too. boston bean Feb 2014 #120

he was even worse, an obvious woman-hating misogynist if one ever lived geek tragedy Feb 2014 #121

Some leading from the top from admin boston bean Feb 2014 #122

interesting that skinner has alerted on posts, only to have juries vote to keep them. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #124

You can just put the posters on ignore. Gormy Cuss Feb 2014 #125

You know... I don't understand what boston bean Feb 2014 #127

I'd ask admin about it Gormy Cuss Feb 2014 #131

I noticed many questions go unanswered boston bean Feb 2014 #132

I reviewed it just today - DURHAM D Feb 2014 #133

So, if I'm reading your post correctly... Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #139

No. People who don't pay for a star, click and give content. boston bean Feb 2014 #141

I'm not going to pay anymore. PasadenaTrudy Feb 2014 #143

I let my star expire. Squinch Feb 2014 #150

Exactly. PasadenaTrudy Feb 2014 #168

I'm done too mindfulNJ Feb 2014 #175

DU does not have a zero tolerance policy for sexism and misogyny. DURHAM D Feb 2014 #129

good. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #142

soundman is the one who complained about women "sleeping around" and how he wont feel bad JI7 Feb 2014 #165

I got one of my few hides because of him. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #128

I know what you mean, Tommy. I know what you mean. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #145

good riddance. nt La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2014 #130

One obnoxious yahoo down. idendoit Feb 2014 #138

A good start.... Rowdyboy Feb 2014 #149

Thanks for letting me know CountAllVotes Feb 2014 #151

I won't say goodbye GP6971 Feb 2014 #152

And Soundman too. Starry Messenger Feb 2014 #153

I hate to grave dance DonCoquixote Feb 2014 #155

yep. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #157

Another one to remove from my ignore dungeon. L0oniX Feb 2014 #156

Maybe he can join Pab liberalhistorian Feb 2014 #159

Long time coming. Matariki Feb 2014 #164

Wow, how many more of these in-house trolls are there? idendoit Feb 2014 #167

I bet we could each name a few. Squinch Feb 2014 #172

Where does one see the recommendation number on a profile... Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #176

Took long enough. nt William769 Feb 2014 #177