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63. If you like taking nuanced philosophical positions...

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Mon Mar 24, 2014, 04:02 PM

Mar 2014

and reducing them to cartoon stereotypes, you might belong on Fox News.

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If you are an Obamabot but don't like the Third Way, you may be... [View all] WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 OP

Says you.... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #1

Why aren't you a Third Way Democrat? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #2

because I am not...that's why... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #3

This is EXACTLY why that guy's poll didn't include Third Way WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #5

I ignored the Obamabot crap and clicked on the link. The article is quite good Autumn Mar 2014 #4

I never heard of the term until last night when someone posted a thread linked to... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #7

because OTHER people call them "obamabots" that was just someone OWNING the term VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #8

Learn about Obamabots? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #12

Yes it is lame....how about post that in threads that actually use it as a perjorative.... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #16

It is an odd phenomenon Aerows Mar 2014 #18

Yeah I saw the title, why I became an Obamabot or something like that. Autumn Mar 2014 #21

It truly is. Aerows Mar 2014 #17

I wish I could live up to that standard. I've been reading some really bizarre posts... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #22

And if you exhibit an us or them mental outlook.... idendoit Mar 2014 #6

That would describe close to 100% of DU members. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #9

So you're including yourself then? idendoit Mar 2014 #11

Do people answer your rhetorical questions? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #14

Didn't you just answer with a rhetorical question? idendoit Mar 2014 #15

So you came to Democratic Underground to complain about Obamabots? JaneyVee Mar 2014 #10

I've been a member since 2005. You weren't here! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #24

+1 Jamaal510 Mar 2014 #72

the world does not work like this, i support Wendy Davis but she is much more conservative JI7 Mar 2014 #13

That's a good point, but I think the world does work like this... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #19

no, not representative of the real world as there are a large number of conspiracy theorists on here JI7 Mar 2014 #20

Heaven knows government conspiracies are practically non-existent. RC Mar 2014 #39

What is the deal with this Black/White mentality? jazzimov Mar 2014 #23

This thread isn't just for Black and White thinking. You're shades of grey was... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #27

Good Lord frazzled Mar 2014 #25

I bet Elizabeth Warren would consider herself an Obamabot... Drunken Irishman Mar 2014 #26

Except for the part about fighting Third Way policies... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #28

Well you said it yourself ... she's suffering from dissonance. Drunken Irishman Mar 2014 #45

Thanks for a great article. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #29

Thank you nadin! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #31

There are actually quite a lot of factions and variations of beliefs in the Democratic party. stevenleser Mar 2014 #30

So it's the small factions within DU that are doing all the hating... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #32

what side does Wendy Davis fit into ? JI7 Mar 2014 #33

TBH, I don't really follow her. Do you think she'd identify herself as an Obamabot? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #34

she is much more conservative than Obama(and lieberman) but Elizabeth Warren is supporting her JI7 Mar 2014 #35

Yeah, but that's a different level of support... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #37

what does any of that have to do with Wendy Davis ? you are the one who talked about sides JI7 Mar 2014 #38

Hahaha! You asked a question that I couldn't answer. You didn't like that, so you... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #41

i asked you a question based on your OP JI7 Mar 2014 #44

Once again, the fact that you group everyone into either friends or enemies is about you, not DU. stevenleser Mar 2014 #55

Please explain this: RobertEarl Mar 2014 #36

Thanks, that's why I was saying above that the world really is like DU WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #40

You were quoting them? RobertEarl Mar 2014 #42

Midnight in Chicago... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #43

"bitch slap Steve Leser" I can totally understand why this OP has one rec Number23 Mar 2014 #46

i alerted on the "bitch slap" comments but everyone voted to leave it alone JI7 Mar 2014 #47

I alerted too. Got that it was left 0-6. Sorry you lost your alert privileges for a spell Number23 Mar 2014 #48

i saw that , there were a few other similar hides while sexist attacks JI7 Mar 2014 #50

... Boom Sound 416 Mar 2014 #49

Counters! Counters are the wealth proxy of every message board WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #58

Post 53 sums up this thread, and particularly this post, beautifully Number23 Mar 2014 #59

53 responses?! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #64

HEY! since you're still responding to me (and I don't know why)... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #66

If you're looking to keep kicking your own thread, why don't you stop pretending that I "keep" Number23 Mar 2014 #68

Look numbers... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #70

I don't know what comment you're talking about, who reported what or what the hell you are Number23 Mar 2014 #71

You actually think you came out on top in our conversation? And what an ugly and sexist term. stevenleser Mar 2014 #56

Were you a republican at one point? ecstatic Mar 2014 #51

Anyone who supports the so-called "Third Way" and calls him/herself a Democrat NancyDL Mar 2014 #52

What a bizarre thread. nt Bobbie Jo Mar 2014 #53

President Obama expanded Medicaid -- he didn't attack it. pnwmom Mar 2014 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author Bobbie Jo Mar 2014 #57

I really love purity-test posts....... Amaril Mar 2014 #60

I support the Democratic Platform... LanternWaste Mar 2014 #61

Bookmarking 1000words Mar 2014 #69

Gack, what an authoritarian stand. Whisp Mar 2014 #62

If you like taking nuanced philosophical positions... Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2014 #63

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+ 100 JoePhilly Mar 2014 #67