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Ed Suspicious

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177. To engage in discussion about real progressive

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2014, 10:48 PM

Mar 2014

principles. To become educated on political events past and present so that I am able to engage republicans and wrong minded in the outside world in an unflappable and intelligent manner. To keep a watchful eye on the indiscretions of our government and to engage in public critique so that others know there are principled progressives out there and I want them to see that we hold our own to a higher standard than the other party holds theirs. To stand up to hypocrisy so that I can always hold my head high and never need to equivocate iver a choice I made in the voting booth or a recommendation of chosen candidate made to a voting friend.

I am here to ensure that the Democratic Party is the only logical and responsible choice when pitted against republican opposition.

If you find that to be undermining, we're not even playing ball in the same park.

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Why are you here? [View all] madamesilverspurs Mar 2014 OP

Some here have argued that some here are auditioning for closeupready Mar 2014 #1

Yup! I suspect a few are here to promote themselves, and not for legit reasons nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #3

I am here to open can after can of electoral Whoop-Ass on Repubs. riqster Mar 2014 #2

Yes, you riq! Like that about Cha Apr 2014 #189

Why are you here? Rex Mar 2014 #4

+1000 n/t Catherina Mar 2014 #74

+1001 n/t Enthusiast Mar 2014 #110

+1002 LWolf Mar 2014 #152

+1003 sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #202

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #185

LOL! Rex Apr 2014 #186

The video was mine =) ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #187

Bane seems to have some anger management issues. Rex Apr 2014 #188

Is that your response to the original question? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #5

K & R Thinkingabout Mar 2014 #86

+1 2banon Mar 2014 #120

I'm beginning to wonder why too. This is becoming an anti-Democratic Party site. FSogol Mar 2014 #6

Yup, not enough lock-step obedience, and way too much critical thinking... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #12

Calling someone a name in a daily rant takes a lot critical thinking. FSogol Mar 2014 #14

...and yet anyone that dares criticise Dear Leader gets slammed by the swarm... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #18

BS. n/t FSogol Mar 2014 #20

Brilliant response... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #28

"Dear Leader," if I may remind people again, is what that little dictator in North Korea is called. Hekate Mar 2014 #24

FFS...It was ironic....Good grief... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #30

FFS screw the irony, dear truebrit. It's not ironic when it's not even true... Hekate Mar 2014 #43

Magic...you compeltely missed the point... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #53

No, she didn't. You did. nt stevenleser Mar 2014 #123

Yeah, she did. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #128

Let me add to the "You are dead wrong" chorus. MADem Mar 2014 #179

Fox "News" always misses the point. Scuba Apr 2014 #191

They want the lock-step obedience so much... Oilwellian Mar 2014 #76

Very true... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #80

LOL lock step obedience treestar Mar 2014 #146

Irony and sarcasm translate poorly to print. Warpy Mar 2014 #83

Perhaps you should read it more closely... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #87

I notice that with all the hand wringing over your "dear leader" comment SomethingFishy Apr 2014 #197

Yup... truebrit71 Apr 2014 #198

Ironic isn't it? SomethingFishy Apr 2014 #199

ROFL! truebrit71 Apr 2014 #200

Please take your "Dear Leader" garbage and stick it wherever you feel it will do the most good. 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #50

Another 'Irony-Free' poster... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #54

Does your dictionary define irony as "What one can claim they were trying to employ ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #94

Nope. Just the standard definition. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #99

That Dear Leader crap is bullshit. Desert805 Mar 2014 #119

Whether you think it is witty or not... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #121

I didn't miss anything. Desert805 Mar 2014 #122

Yeah, you did. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #125

Don't usually do this, but it was unanimous. demwing Mar 2014 #143

Um, yeah, you did. You missed it by a mile. cui bono Mar 2014 #154

Totally. Desert805 Mar 2014 #167

Bravo, the "mask" slipped off that one a loooooong time ago Number23 Mar 2014 #126

Wait...I've been wearing a mask for twelve years?? truebrit71 Mar 2014 #130

You think it's been twelve years, hon. It's been slipping for a while and has fallen off completely Number23 Mar 2014 #133

So what's the upshot here? truebrit71 Mar 2014 #141

Yes, the overuse of the rofl smiley bolsters your contention that you are not trolling this web site Number23 Mar 2014 #150

...and have been since 2002, right? truebrit71 Mar 2014 #157

So tell me, why did you refer to the President as "Dear Leader"? notadmblnd Mar 2014 #55

Because I was being ironic.... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #72

What you posted is not ironic, it was snide and sarcastic. AKA snark. notadmblnd Mar 2014 #81

No, sorry, it was ironic... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #85

swarm, fealty, abolish criticism, ban critics, and a repeat of Dear Leader! FSogol Mar 2014 #89

Your point Mr. Serial Mis-Quoter? truebrit71 Mar 2014 #90

Every term in FSogol's post was lifted verbatim from your little screed. Exactly how ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #96

Oh dear, do try and keep up... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #100

Pip pip. I was well aware of Will's post and the follow-up. The fact that I was responding ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #106

Ah yes, the Bart Simpson "i meant to do that" riposte... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #117

How did you get "I meant to do that" from my words? I expressly said what I DID ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #129

Ah yes, the old insult post and dash... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #131

Were you being ironic here too? one_voice Mar 2014 #103

SHOCKINGLY, there is no response from Mr. Irony. Number23 Mar 2014 #135

Perhaps he has had an epiphany ... it may have struck him that he ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #138

Or perhaps I was having dinner... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #140

Spinach, right? Because it's chock-full of iron(y). 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #145

That's funny.. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #155

SHOCKINGLY, there was no apology from you for your blatant lies about me. cui bono Mar 2014 #158

Oh I bet you do remember. Anyone that gets that flustered and devastated over a typo Number23 Mar 2014 #161

Ah, but as I pointed out to you it wasn't about a typo at all. It was about you lying about me. cui bono Mar 2014 #162

NO. ONE. CARES. Number23 Mar 2014 #170

I'm hardly chasing you around, don't flatter yourself. cui bono Mar 2014 #171

No, it is perfectly sane to demand an apology over something so stupid and asinine Number23 Mar 2014 #173

The real irony in this thread is the person who created an OP accusing DUers of being "gleeful" Number23 Mar 2014 #174

Yes. Absolutely. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #137

So then you admit you're intentionally... one_voice Mar 2014 #163

No, that's not it at all... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #168

And nasty towards other posters on DU treestar Mar 2014 #147

Apparently it is. How are people not understanding why you say "dear leader"? cui bono Mar 2014 #156

I dunno...it's a comment about them... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #159

BS n/t Sheepshank Mar 2014 #95

Nope. That's not what I said at all. truebrit71 Apr 2014 #196

Yet, you just said this: Oilwellian Mar 2014 #25

The irony is simply staggering to behold... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #31

I don't think that word means what you think it means. Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #107

Yeah, I got my English degree at 7/11 truebrit71 Mar 2014 #115

Did you keep the receipt? (Maybe you can get a refund.) 11 Bravo Apr 2014 #190

You don't think there is enough range of Democratic/liberal/progressive thought FSogol Mar 2014 #35

So if you disagree with the President, or any other elected Dem you MUST be a republican disruptor? truebrit71 Mar 2014 #62

Did I say that? Pathetic. FSogol Mar 2014 #67

So you didn't just post this... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #71

Yes I posted that, but that doesn't mean: FSogol Mar 2014 #75

Uh huh... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #82

Debate and criticism has always been welcomed on DU Oilwellian Mar 2014 #70

I wonder who really wants lockstep treestar Mar 2014 #148

Like this...? LanternWaste Mar 2014 #60

Pssst...I have been reliably informed that this is an 'Irony-Free Zone'.... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #66

That is constantly the excuse for outright treestar Mar 2014 #16

And that is constantly the excuse offered whenever anyone steps out of line... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #23

Oh it's required? treestar Mar 2014 #32

Where did I even come close to saying that... truebrit71 Mar 2014 #34

How is calling the President an "f'ing piece of shit" criticism appropriate for this forum? FSogol Mar 2014 #37

'Tis ever so reasoned and insightful, awash in critical thinking and deep analyses. riqster Mar 2014 #46

Yeah, I admit, I was thinking about cheerleaders that day in Rhetoric class. FSogol Mar 2014 #48

A most common malady, meseems. riqster Mar 2014 #51

That's not what was written though was it...?? truebrit71 Mar 2014 #47

No. They spelled out "fucking." n/t FSogol Mar 2014 #49

Nope. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #59

My outrage? You're the guy who follows me from thread to thread complaining FSogol Mar 2014 #64

So I'm right and all you've got is a smilie? truebrit71 Mar 2014 #69

"All you've got is a smilie" says the poster whose post #90 consisted of a title, 4 smilies and ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #97

I'm sure they're capable of answering for themselves.. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #101

Actually that's what makes it a Democratic site. Republican sites tend to march in lockstep, never sabrina 1 Apr 2014 #204

I'm here to catch up on news and discuss issues Marrah_G Mar 2014 #7

Ditto for me nt marlakay Mar 2014 #52

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What, no loaf of bread? BainsBane Mar 2014 #9

Oh cool, domestic violence humor The Straight Story Mar 2014 #11

so PC BainsBane Mar 2014 #13

Naw, I use a Mac. The Straight Story Mar 2014 #15

oh crap, Straight Story, you made me laugh out loud and now the dog is looking at me funny. Hekate Mar 2014 #27

Rimshot! riqster Mar 2014 #42

At this point, morbid curiosity. name not needed Mar 2014 #10

Lolz. Good one. nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #92

Beer and Travel money Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #17

^^^^^ um, yeah me too NightWatcher Mar 2014 #19

! cyberswede Mar 2014 #21

You win the thread. Brigid Mar 2014 #22

And some adventure... nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #26

And many experiences Fumesucker Mar 2014 #84

What are you "undermining?" polichick Mar 2014 #29

I'm here to trash threads... City Lights Mar 2014 #33

lol, it feels that way sometimes. quinnox Mar 2014 #113

I'm here because I'm not there. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #36

Could be worse... riqster Mar 2014 #40

42 PeaceNikki Mar 2014 #38

The perfect answer! riqster Mar 2014 #41

The actual answer is 43. Mosby Mar 2014 #58

uh... no PeaceNikki Mar 2014 #63

maybe I'm being a little particular Mosby Mar 2014 #77

As long as no one figures out the question, we're all right. riqster Mar 2014 #79

How did I get here? 2banon Mar 2014 #134

Critical thinking skills is a life-long endeavor Glitterati Mar 2014 #39

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #44

Also morbid curiosity Hekate Mar 2014 #45

Arguing for Democrats to behave more like Democrats than Republicans [n/t] Maedhros Mar 2014 #56

I was wandering by one day and one of y'all told me there were pretzels. Arkana Mar 2014 #57

I'm here to read about and discuss issues important to Democrats LadyHawkAZ Mar 2014 #61

Seriously. n/t FSogol Mar 2014 #68

nailed it nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #73

yeah, they are angry that Bush was treated horrribly on DU and think it's unfair JI7 Mar 2014 #104

I believe you have that almost precisely backwards... truebrit71 Apr 2014 #194

to cause maximum mayhem and ennui steve2470 Mar 2014 #65

4: To weaken or ruin by degree the Cooking & Baking group. Kaleva Mar 2014 #78

too much cream in a recipe ? :) nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #88

And yet, your application stated you were joining Cooking & Baking "to spice things up" hmmm nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #93

i'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum frylock Mar 2014 #91

To procrastinate from my work ... frazzled Mar 2014 #98

Since my answer was already taken.... Turbineguy Mar 2014 #102

I Feel That Way about Third-Wayers fascisthunter Mar 2014 #105

cats. Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #108

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