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MADem

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89. What "battle?" I'm not doing any fighting, here, never mind rebutting long screeds

Fri Mar 7, 2014, 08:22 AM

Mar 2014

posted elsewhere in the thread.

I don't regard discussion as a fight, and it looks like there are plenty of differing views on this topic, not just on this thread but throughout the board. There are some people doing a swift walkback from cheerleading, while others are denying they did it at all. A few are doubling down and proud of it (the minority of racist Ukrainians "justifies" the invasion of a sovereign nation, is the thesis, near as I can tell).

I paid close attention, from before the Olympics, with the whole Putin-Russia-Homophobic thing, and it's not the Temptations singing Just My Imagination, either. MIRT has cleared out a lot of the more obvious ones, but there are others who are either woefully uninformed or "having a laugh" as Gervais might say.

Very "not-progressive" IMO.

You have a good weekend as well.

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Y'know... I can call-out some actual Putin lovers [View all] cthulu2016 Mar 2014 OP

True, Sir: Republican Crushes On Mr. Putin Rather Give Their Whole Game Away The Magistrate Mar 2014 #1

+1 OKNancy Mar 2014 #3

As long as the ruler is their gop daddy, like Ilsa Mar 2014 #9

.... DeSwiss Mar 2014 #12

Nailed it. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #15

Hands across the sea, Sir. bemildred Mar 2014 #16

Let's hope that they keep it up through 2016. n/t amandabeech Mar 2014 #25

Oh, I do. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #27

Indeed nt fishwax Mar 2014 #101

^^^ This ^^^ I could not have said it better! Excellent! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2014 #102

There are a few weirdos here who are "crushing" on Vlad the bare chested bear man, too. MADem Mar 2014 #2

Unfortunately MIRT can't get the ones that have been here for a while.... Cali_Democrat Mar 2014 #4

That's so true. There's the odd newbies who turned up for the Olympics and stayed for the invasion, MADem Mar 2014 #5

S'truth. +1 riqster Mar 2014 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Mar 2014 #17

I am really getting tired of that meme. It is not true for the most part Mojorabbit Mar 2014 #36

Send your concerns to MIRT CreekDog Mar 2014 #123

You around?Check out that gun thread in hosts Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #124

I saw someone accuse someone of adoring Putin because he used a metaphor... ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #18

This might be too nuanced for you. MADem Mar 2014 #37

You may have forgotten... go west young man Mar 2014 #60

What do you think I've done? Read the thread before you start finger wagging. MADem Mar 2014 #63

Did I miss something when you posted this upstream? go west young man Mar 2014 #104

Yes. Read the whole thread, or don't. I don't really care what you do. Putin is a despot, MADem Mar 2014 #105

In 2003, Bush sent troops into Iraq; in 2014, Putin sent troops into Ukraine muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #82

When a good many people don't see it ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #86

Yes, and the reverse is true. When people do see something happening, it likely is. nt MADem Mar 2014 #87

I think you're losing this battle of trying to frame something. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #88

What "battle?" I'm not doing any fighting, here, never mind rebutting long screeds MADem Mar 2014 #89

Why wouldn't you name names? If I saw anyone pretending to be a liberal sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #19

They don't exist... ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #21

You're not the only one, that is why I want them to come right out and name names. This insidious sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #26

Well said. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #30

Yes, despicable. Thankfully it is only a few, but one is too many on a Democratic forum. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #32

Well .... polly7 Mar 2014 #85

Scary, isn't it? Creepy actually because our hope that the country wasn't totally lost during the sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #103

What, and offer up an alert opportunity for a callout? MADem Mar 2014 #23

If what you are saying is true, there would be no risk of an alert. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #28

It is true, but that doesn't remove the risk at all. The very people who object to Pootie MADem Mar 2014 #38

Seems like a small price to pay, a hidden post, to clear the board of 'Putin lovers'. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #40

Well, maybe for those who enjoy engaging in disruptive conduct. MADem Mar 2014 #41

I always take my own advice, thanks for the suggestion. And if I find a Putin/Saddam lover sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #43

Who's using the "commie lover" routine? Name names, now!!!! MADem Mar 2014 #46

Well, you for one, and if you give me a minute I believe there is another in this thread. Calling sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #49

I know that Putin isn't a commie, so your premise is a lame attempt and false. MADem Mar 2014 #54

Is he the enemy? sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #57

No "work" involved at all. Not even a bit. Some posters have a lot to say about certain topics. MADem Mar 2014 #61

'Commie' a reference to 'enemy' not to his politics, ideology. But carry on. I'm having fun. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #65

Annnnnd....there it is! MADem Mar 2014 #67

You Better Believe It! nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #91

OK that wins the thread!!! MADem Mar 2014 #108

Covering GD in a fine shit spray of unsubstantiated generic accusations isn't "a better way winter is coming Mar 2014 #34

You have a search feature, as I said elsewhere in this thread. Why aren't you getting busy yourself MADem Mar 2014 #39

I have been paying attention, and have not found this mob of Putin Lovers, or even one frankly. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #42

But you found the "commie" accusers--so you say--and I don't see you naming those names, now! MADem Mar 2014 #51

You tossed the smear out there. If you don't want to back it up, you shouldn't make it. n/t winter is coming Mar 2014 #44

It's not a smear, it's an observation. nt MADem Mar 2014 #48

No, it's a smear. If it were something you actually observed, you would provide a link sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #50

Well, I've provided a number of links. MADem Mar 2014 #52

No, you intended to smear good Democratic DUers imo, and with nothing to back up your claims sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #53

You are not a good source for these assertions, I'm afraid, given your own history. MADem Mar 2014 #55

'What books do you read, what are your sources of information, do you sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #59

Sorry, your attempt at constructing a "straw man interrogation" won't work. MADem Mar 2014 #69

Sure you have no 'desire' to know my reading habits. Lol, you just proved otherwise and are still sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #71

What did I just say? I Do Not CARE what you read. As for the rest, Sabrina, TL-DR. MADem Mar 2014 #72

Sorry, you chose to try to intimidate me by using an old comment of mine, coincidentally the same sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #73

Again....TL/DR. Go bother someone else. You're ranting/rambling. nt MADem Mar 2014 #74

Not for you, for those reading. Don't attack me for what I choose to read and you won't have to sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #75

Now you're just goading/baiting and writing dramatic subject lines. Again, TL/DR. nt MADem Mar 2014 #77

I'm responding to an attempt to accuse democrats of being 'enemy lovers'. And when I sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #78

How many more paragraphs are you going to write? I'm not reading your diatribes, sorry. nt MADem Mar 2014 #79

The news was interesing, I checked out RT, Al Jazeera and CCTV, also the BBC. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #80

Why are you hyperposting? I don't read past your subject lines, and I don't care what you're up to. MADem Mar 2014 #84

The reason is obvious. joshcryer Mar 2014 #94

I believe I have repeatedly asked you to refrain from any contact with me, including the now well sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #115

Leave me alone. joshcryer Mar 2014 #117

I am asking you again, stop following me around DU. And don't even try to twist what you are doing. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #118

I wasn't talking to or about you. joshcryer Mar 2014 #119

You've discovered my method of dealing with this poster....read nothing after msanthrope Mar 2014 #98

I think the term "word salad" is apt in this particular situation. MADem Mar 2014 #107

Yes--Hannah Bell/HiPointDem/*** is a staunch NK apologist. msanthrope Mar 2014 #110

Ewww!!! ASPIC!! MADem Mar 2014 #111

That is just nasty. What the hell are the white chunks? nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #112

I think that might be boiled white potato or maybe diced swedes.... MADem Mar 2014 #114

Not very nice of you to speak that way about MADem. As you can see, I don't get along too well sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #120

Good, then you won't be worrying about what sources DUers use to inform themselves anymore. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #121

I'll still call a source BS when that's what it is, but you have a nice day, now! nt MADem Mar 2014 #122

Why does this conversation remind me of Janet Parshall. Puglover Mar 2014 #113

Lol, I remember that interview, Randi wiped the floor with that poor woman. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #116

You'd think that the treatment of Pussy Riot would be enough amandabeech Mar 2014 #20

I think you're right. nt MADem Mar 2014 #24

Palin is on the Left? sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #29

I think that she is to the left of Attila the Hun, yes. amandabeech Mar 2014 #31

Can't disagree with that. I misunderstood your comment then, thought you were joining the sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #35

No problem! n/t amandabeech Mar 2014 #62

I'll name names. joshcryer Mar 2014 #93

There was a huge cadre of people with five or six letter nonsense names in lower case letters... MADem Mar 2014 #106

Some revealed themselves long ago with their incessant braying. Behind the Aegis Mar 2014 #6

If you go back to the OLYMPICS threads, early on and even before the games started, there was a MADem Mar 2014 #45

You guys must be referring to me. go west young man Mar 2014 #58

Nope, sorry. Not talking about you. Don't know you. Maybe you can get some attention elsewhere. nt MADem Mar 2014 #70

That is the fact. Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #92

I thought for sure that was only me. joshcryer Mar 2014 #97

+1 joshcryer Mar 2014 #95

Spot on lillypaddle Mar 2014 #7

Weird indeed davidpdx Mar 2014 #8

Putin is kind of awesome. He rides bears! reformist2 Mar 2014 #11

That's because there was no real difference between Uncle Ho and Tricky Dick. riqster Mar 2014 #13

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2014 #14

I think that Sarah wants some of Putin's precious, bodily fluids. amandabeech Mar 2014 #22

Yeah, she's admitted that she watches him from her front porch! DeSwiss Mar 2014 #56

She probably likes it best when he has his shirt off. amandabeech Mar 2014 #64

Well, she can see him from her house. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #66

Yeah well...... DeSwiss Mar 2014 #68

Now THOSE are deserved callouts. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #33

they are irrational spanone Mar 2014 #47

Sarah's not a major figure in any political party. merrily Mar 2014 #76

Daily Caller poll: "Who would make a better US president - Putin or Obama?" muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #81

Whoa. The comments. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #96

A lot of Freeper-style BS there muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #100

Here's a nice song Turbineguy Mar 2014 #83

I remember that--it came out a while ago, I think when Porgie was still Pretzeldunce. MADem Mar 2014 #90

Love the music! Alex Jones loved on Putin years ago, saying 'Putin's patriot who loves his country.' freshwest Mar 2014 #126

Palin's comments were vile even by Palin standards. Rudy as well. Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #99

"You can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska..." gulliver Mar 2014 #109

Well, Putin is no Gorbachev AnnieBW Mar 2014 #125