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Capt. Obvious

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18. Can somebody help me up off this couch?

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Mon Mar 31, 2014, 09:18 AM

Mar 2014

And I lost my monocle so please take care not to step on it.

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So now, it's not just Obama, but the Democratic Party that's being bashed here? [View all] berni_mccoy Mar 2014 OP

Yup. Democrats need our support, not our ennui. MineralMan Mar 2014 #1

It's a discussion board Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #2

It is, indeed. We're discussing the negative MineralMan Mar 2014 #8

Vee vill have no dissention in ze ranks! Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #10

German accented dialect posting? MineralMan Mar 2014 #11

Most will see the humor. Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #14

And others will see your true intent. MineralMan Mar 2014 #15

My "true intent?" Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #17

Agent Mike ...is that you? L0oniX Mar 2014 #26

Shhh!!!! Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #31

So Unsupported Innuendo and Ad Hominem = Democratic Values??? TheSarcastinator Mar 2014 #94

You appear to be in hyper anti Dem overdrive today. Sheepshank Mar 2014 #79

You got me. Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #84

alrighty then Sheepshank Mar 2014 #88

No, it's not about discouraging donations to Democrats. It's about discouraging donations .... Scuba Mar 2014 #28

The Democratic Party has left its Democratic base behind, in its march to the Right. RC Mar 2014 #50

+ no shit! Phlem Mar 2014 #59

Love the sign-off! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #36

"GOTV-Way MineralManny"? You win the Internet for today. riqster Mar 2014 #40

If people here keep trying to defund and cast a completely negative light on appleannie1 Mar 2014 #77

some people have been doing that here for years hfojvt Mar 2014 #100

Misery loves company? randome Mar 2014 #3

Critical thought requires the ability to critique. Ed Suspicious Mar 2014 #7

'Bashing' is not the same as 'criticism', though. randome Mar 2014 #90

FUD don't spread itself, my friend. nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #4

It's not the first time.. SunsetDreams Mar 2014 #5

For years the national party leadership has seen TX as a cash cow for donations hobbit709 Mar 2014 #6

California too. Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #12

OTOH Californians can handle it pscot Mar 2014 #27

This California thanks you for your sane words. nt SunSeeker Mar 2014 #32

It would just be nice if they were to Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #33

Because my local party has democratic clubs folding nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #43

That's true pscot Mar 2014 #58

And we have a rule. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #64

So there are no Democrats in California? VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #37

Yeah, 'cause that is exactly what I just said. Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #61

Or something..... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #65

Virginia as well. We had a very viable candidate challenging Eric Cantor, and Nay Mar 2014 #57

True! tea and oranges Mar 2014 #78

NJ JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #80

Have you noticed the abundance of teahadists license plates? westerebus Mar 2014 #104

Yes, but the Dem was polling 40%. That should have been a clue to whoever Nay Mar 2014 #107

I think the comments about the emails are not bashing the Party frazzled Mar 2014 #9

This is bashing: berni_mccoy Mar 2014 #13

Well, yeah, some of them are bashing ... frazzled Mar 2014 #19

^^^^ THAT!! VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #38

THIS nt redqueen Mar 2014 #69

That is 'bashing' *of a badly worded message* muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #103

It's a constant drumbeat of negativity Hekate Mar 2014 #108

What bernie_mccoy said. nt Hekate Mar 2014 #109

The emails are way cheaper and more effective sufrommich Mar 2014 #16

They may work for a while, but it could end up backfiring frazzled Mar 2014 #24

I had to laugh at the years worth of Oreos. sufrommich Mar 2014 #25

Several months ago I unsubscribed from nearly everything, and told them all the same thing.... Hekate Mar 2014 #111

Can somebody help me up off this couch? Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #18

Did you check in your boots? L0oniX Mar 2014 #29

K&R Agree 100%. They don't even attempt to hide their ratfucking anymore. n/t FSogol Mar 2014 #20

The republicans Turbineguy Mar 2014 #21

Either mrchips Mar 2014 #22

kick nt SunsetDreams Mar 2014 #23

Are you actually complaining about what other DU posters do? How isnt that "whining about DU"?? rhett o rick Mar 2014 #30

Ahhh, but don't you see? Glitterati Mar 2014 #35

Apparently there are no issues to be discussed like the TPP, XL Pipeline, fracking, Wall Street rhett o rick Mar 2014 #48

That takes critical thinking Glitterati Mar 2014 #51

Wow...just wow... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #39

It boggles the mind that someone who is unhappy with the e-mails they are getting... Spazito Mar 2014 #34

because its not about the emails.... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #41

This^^^^ riqster Mar 2014 #44

Yep! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2014 #46

Yep! I just auto-route them all to one folder, then go in periodically and look at them, I give RKP5637 Mar 2014 #45

Yep, if I don't want to receive e-mails from someone or some organization, I simply block them... Spazito Mar 2014 #47

Yep, someone is playing stupid. bettyellen Mar 2014 #56

DNC e-mail "complaints" go way back Bobbie Jo Mar 2014 #62

Yes, I have noticed that, it is quite obvious... Spazito Mar 2014 #68

Well, I suppose I could block anything with 'obama.com' in the 'From' line. Stonepounder Mar 2014 #67

Yes, actually you could simply block all 'obama.com' if you don't want the e-mails... Spazito Mar 2014 #71

Or you could hit the "unsubscribe" link. jeff47 Mar 2014 #86

1. How do you improve things? 2. How do you ensure things stagnate and don't change? joeglow3 Mar 2014 #42

What are you, a Party Flack? A Fascist? A Stalinist Apparatchik???? alcibiades_mystery Mar 2014 #49

Hey Bernie nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #52

Interesting comments maddezmom Mar 2014 #76

At the risk of exposing myself as a narcissist... MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #53

It seemed pretty obvious to me that had been your point muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #112

I agree 100%. There are so many other, more important battles to be had. DrewFlorida Mar 2014 #54

Hmm... Quite an effort to frame a common complaint (spam) as "subversive" whatchamacallit Mar 2014 #55

I love my ignore filter sharp_stick Mar 2014 #60

Have you ever read the emails? Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #63

"You are free to say anything you want..." AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #66

SERIOUS FUD here... at some point there should be limits to RWTPs as OPs uponit7771 Mar 2014 #70

Seems to me the problem is that once you respond LibDemAlways Mar 2014 #72

Exactly correct! JEB Mar 2014 #110

K&R BumRushDaShow Mar 2014 #73

Thanks for that, Herr party member. Indeed, we should be grateful for any official party emails quinnox Mar 2014 #74

pretty obvious the anti-campaign is in full throttle Sheepshank Mar 2014 #75

Not according to DU's Terms of Service Oilwellian Mar 2014 #85

When Straight folks say 'bashing' I get a queasy feeling... Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #81

If you have a problem with TOS, write the owners of DU Oilwellian Mar 2014 #82

It's just that some have lost Bobbie Jo Mar 2014 #106

Truthfully, what the heck are the Democrats supposed to do when faced with Koch money Peacetrain Mar 2014 #83

It's not the fundraising that is the problem Oilwellian Mar 2014 #87

So contact them and let them know this. randome Mar 2014 #91

What makes you think DU'ers haven't? Oilwellian Mar 2014 #101

Let me take it a step further nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #93

Yes, this "just shut up, donate and vote" schtick is getting old and won't garner votes n/t Oilwellian Mar 2014 #99

It must be Loyalty Oath time again. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #89

sacred cows make the best burgers TheSarcastinator Mar 2014 #92

If people are going to maximize their activism so that it matters. LiberalFighter Mar 2014 #95

I alerted on a post that violated the S.O.P. of DU flamingdem Mar 2014 #96

working for the other side. mopinko Mar 2014 #97

OMG. We just want policy positions in line with the majority Dem goals that's all:) grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #98

the question is...how to get there Sheepshank Mar 2014 #102

Rest assured IkeRepublican Mar 2014 #105

+1. "That's not dissent, it's subversion." Doesn't make sense does it? Considering the TOS..... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #113

Locking... Lasher Mar 2014 #114