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joshcryer

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124. TBH if I knew it was Scott Stantis I would've hid.

Sat May 31, 2014, 02:28 AM

May 2014

That guys' political cartoons are pure garbage.

But, if I just saw the cartoon, I would not have hid it. If the alerter told me it was Scott Stantis I would've hid, but just seeing the cartoon, no I would not have.

The original context of that cartoon is how "Obama is owned by China" btw, but it came out after the original China corporate espionage scandal, in 2013. So, again, if the alerter told me about Scott I would've looked it up and judged it on that basis. I don't know why it was being reused as a hacking/spying thing because it really had nothing to do with that for Scott's original intent.

I don't know what the original alert was or I'd be able to judge whether the alert was worth hiding or not, and again, if it was just "right wing smear" I would not have hid. If Scott's name was mentioned I would've googled him and hid immediately.

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The toon was also published at The Washington Times, sabrina... SidDithers May 2014 #45

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I only know about Sabrina's concern about the Washington Times... SidDithers May 2014 #79

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repeatedly falsely accused of something [causes] it to be remembered joshcryer May 2014 #114

"I only suggested the search so DUers didn't think... MrMickeysMom May 2014 #160

Reading something and using it as a source in a debate are two entirely different things. cui bono May 2014 #218

Cartoons are syndicated. We won't get cooties. pacalo May 2014 #86

Scott Stantis is a right wing hack. joshcryer May 2014 #123

Wow, Washington Times? Really? joshcryer May 2014 #110

Way to go Sid, you tell them! Washington Times indeed! I couldn't agree more, why if I had my way A Simple Game May 2014 #193

He is just trying to protect us from the evil. nm rhett o rick May 2014 #222

Why would you want to help him? L0oniX May 2014 #208

What does Sid care about the changing of politics in the USA? bvar22 May 2014 #228

Good question! I can't imagine myself going to a forum in let's say, France, and attacking sabrina 1 May 2014 #238

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I noticed that, too. pacalo May 2014 #141

Apparently they didn't see who started the incivility ...or they are part of the attack pack. L0oniX May 2014 #209

Certain tells that they exhibit... Octafish Jun 2014 #254

More evidence of a concerted effort. Le Taz Hot May 2014 #169

That crowd doesn't do "nuance". bvar22 May 2014 #239

Seems some live to hide, lock and censor, never discussing issues. rhett o rick May 2014 #221

What issue is this thread discussing?...nt SidDithers May 2014 #229

I notice that you guys ask a lot of questions. Insinuation via question. Why dont you rhett o rick May 2014 #235

What issue is this thread discussing?...nt SidDithers May 2014 #236

Is there an effort to "cleanse" DU of the pesky left? Lock, hide and ban? nm rhett o rick May 2014 #237

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LOL !!! - Thanks For The Heads-Up... WillyT May 2014 #21

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You seem mean most the time. Nt Logical May 2014 #29

Oh well...nt SidDithers May 2014 #33

Lol, mean? Perhaps. I would say more likely not keeping up with the way things are today. sabrina 1 May 2014 #42

Nailed it. SixString May 2014 #44

Double nailed it! L0oniX May 2014 #210

Here's a hanky . . . Le Taz Hot May 2014 #38

Did you read the OP? pacalo May 2014 #81

Why not both? joshcryer May 2014 #108

It's not impossible that people from different political parties would agree on this issue. pacalo May 2014 #137

It matters if it was Scott Stantis. joshcryer May 2014 #138

Oh Plez save us from the rationalizations. Locking and hiding posts are a method rhett o rick May 2014 #233

Thanks for the heads up. joshcryer May 2014 #107

Screeching "leftists" is straight up McCarthy. BrotherIvan May 2014 #139

I am "the left." Scott Stantis is "the right." joshcryer May 2014 #143

Um, no BrotherIvan May 2014 #146

My post was in reference to the cartoonist. joshcryer May 2014 #148

You're using a derogatory term BrotherIvan May 2014 #151

As a self-described leftist, I fail to see it as an insult. joshcryer May 2014 #153

Exit Stage Right BrotherIvan May 2014 #154

Provide some substance. joshcryer May 2014 #157

Oh ...you're still here. L0oniX May 2014 #207

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And Miss Your Company... Oh HELL No... WillyT May 2014 #9

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You Didn't Read The OP, Did You... WillyT May 2014 #15

I did read your OP Cali_Democrat May 2014 #23

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hee hee. Jefferson23 May 2014 #34

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No. I will not sit down and shut up Cali_Democrat May 2014 #50

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You Just Told Me To Sit Down And Shut Up... WillyT May 2014 #97

No I didn't Cali_Democrat May 2014 #103

Well Thank You For That... Yet "You Should Be More Careful" Is Sort Of Ominous... Don't You Thik ??? WillyT May 2014 #112

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Hear here 2naSalit May 2014 #206

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Your name is on a list being passed around the lunchroom. QC May 2014 #182

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better shut your mouth.. grasswire May 2014 #111

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Never... WillyT May 2014 #48

Why the hell people spend all their time trying to ban others Generic Other May 2014 #35

Prepping For The 2014 Mid-Term Purge, And Inviting Unintended Consequences ??? WillyT May 2014 #51

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You Want I Should Kick Their Asses?? WillyT May 2014 #147

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What, you weren't PPRd?!1!! pinboy3niner May 2014 #56

Of All My Complaints... THAT Was The One That Got Me Locked ??? WillyT May 2014 #61

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Oh no! We're no longer safe from mildly unflattering editorial cartoons. pa28 May 2014 #60

I don't think Willy can fit that many in his blacklist pinboy3niner May 2014 #64

ROFL !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2014 #66

alerting on rightwing cartoons from rightwing cartonists is not frivolous geek tragedy May 2014 #83

I'll sleep better knowing you are on the job 24/7. pa28 May 2014 #88

wonderful, so long as you don't post or defend that stuff we'll get along smashingly! nt geek tragedy May 2014 #93

or the ones on the right. n/t SixString May 2014 #92

No, while it grieves me that we were correct and you were incorrect geek tragedy May 2014 #94

I had no idea the cartoonist had a history or even who the cartoonist was. Jamastiene Jun 2014 #251

Yeah, people were kind of talking past each other. nt geek tragedy Jun 2014 #252

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Thank You !!! WillyT May 2014 #72

now, this is a party! grasswire May 2014 #67

Woo Hoo !!! WillyT May 2014 #73

Alerting ...because "woo". L0oniX May 2014 #215

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when I consider DonCoquixote May 2014 #69

From Your Lips... WillyT May 2014 #75

damned right DonCoquixote May 2014 #122

I didn't send you anything privately, WillyT... MrMickeysMom May 2014 #71

Aw.... WillyT May 2014 #77

And in another thread a lot of us commented on the injustice of that hide pinboy3niner May 2014 #80

TBH if I knew it was Scott Stantis I would've hid. joshcryer May 2014 #124

Members here had different perspectives on the cartoon pinboy3niner May 2014 #126

It definitely didn't bug me. joshcryer May 2014 #133

I love that saying, pinboy3niner... MrMickeysMom May 2014 #161

I like you willy, but that toon wasn't from the WaPo editorial page, but rather the rightwing geek tragedy May 2014 #74

Chicago Tribune endorsed Obama for POTUS....I think you forgot that fact. n/t Jefferson23 May 2014 #82

The first time they've ever endorsed a Democrat for President.... SidDithers May 2014 #87

I did not say nor suggest they were not conservative. What they did was endorse Obama. Jefferson23 May 2014 #90

or they endorsed the home town candidate to help their sales revenue geek tragedy May 2014 #96

No one said they were lefties, but they did endorse him..they can think..evidently. Jefferson23 May 2014 #98

you really think it was a coincidence that one of the most geek tragedy May 2014 #102

Nope, no coincidence..they live here in the US too. Bush/Cheney nearly destroyed the world. Jefferson23 May 2014 #109

Ugh, are you really gonna play this with me. geek tragedy May 2014 #91

Why are you bring back his work again..what is that suppose to mean? I'm not playing any game. Jefferson23 May 2014 #95

setting the record straight as to the source of the cartoon. geek tragedy May 2014 #99

Nuance is difficult for some, like the cartoon in question. Carry on. n/t Jefferson23 May 2014 #101

sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, especially when peddled by geek tragedy May 2014 #104

I guess that makes some kind of sense to you....good night, We're done here. n/t Jefferson23 May 2014 #113

a lot n/t reddread May 2014 #245

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We Need More DU Parties... WillyT May 2014 #106

I see you found the punch bowl! nt grasswire May 2014 #116

You were... gone? For a cartoon? Well that's just silly. DRoseDARs May 2014 #100

willy got dinged with some bad hides, no doubt, but the cartoon was geek tragedy May 2014 #105

No, it wasn't bad it was terrible and abusive in an ongoing bid to control opinion and the foaming TheKentuckian May 2014 #166

righteous rant, there grasswire May 2014 #190

if you want to have rightwing memes and attacks on Democrats as part of your reading geek tragedy May 2014 #191

Who the heck are you to tell people where to go? FFS nt Mojorabbit May 2014 #205

Who are YOU? bvar22 May 2014 #241

You wrote what I was thinking Waiting For Everyman May 2014 #227

Faith in humanity : RESTORED bobduca May 2014 #118

Willy, I thought that cartoon was funny, too, Blue_In_AK May 2014 #119

It's A Fucking Cartoon !!! WillyT May 2014 #140

Glad to see you back bud! Phlem May 2014 #120

Amazing the import we give to a cartoon that has already faded and sunk pinboy3niner May 2014 #121

willy, do you have a jury blacklist going? grasswire May 2014 #129

Well, 15 is not enough for Willy pinboy3niner May 2014 #132

Nor is 15 enough for most of us lefties. L0oniX May 2014 #216

And the sock puppets popping up makes it hard to keep up to date. nm rhett o rick May 2014 #225

Oh Grass.. I've Never Trashed A Thread, Never Put Anyone On Ignore, Rarely Vote To Hide... WillyT May 2014 #134

it lets you make a list... grasswire May 2014 #135

I'll Take It Under Advisement, But... If They Want Me Gone... WillyT May 2014 #136

Come on over, the water is fine The Straight Story May 2014 #142

Yes it is, and when you find the conservatives there are more reasonable and open to Autumn May 2014 #172

No shit ...there is some common cause on some basic issues. L0oniX May 2014 #217

Doing the blacklist is VERY good advice, WillyT. Waiting For Everyman May 2014 #243

sailed right over their tiny pinheads didn't it, WillyT? Skittles May 2014 #144

... --- ... WillyT May 2014 #152

Welcome back! n2doc May 2014 #155

I got PPR'd for a toon once... Flying Squirrel May 2014 #156

bet most of the alerts came from people who think exactly as portrayed in the toon! MisterP May 2014 #202

Hey Mon malaise May 2014 #158

those aren't sensitive SOULS who are out to get you carolinayellowdog May 2014 #159

WillyT, don't get tombstoned! We need you here!!! Scuba May 2014 #162

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I wondered where you were - TBF May 2014 #168

You were framed. rug May 2014 #170

Welcome Back !!!! marmar May 2014 #171

Missed you. 840high May 2014 #177

Welcome Back! Jamastiene May 2014 #179

Found the hidden cartoon, only took me an hour amd a half fadedrose May 2014 #181

Good to see you, WillyT! City Lights May 2014 #183

Just wanted to ad my name to the Wellcome Back WillyT list. zeemike May 2014 #184

Good you are back, WillyT yallerdawg May 2014 #185

Good to see you back my friend but we at mirt had nothing to do with it. hrmjustin May 2014 #186

I Know That... See Post #41... WillyT May 2014 #230

Fundies can't handle criticism of their idols/ideals. Ask that Danish cartoonist. Throd May 2014 #188

so, no cartoons should be hidden by juries at DU? nt geek tragedy May 2014 #192

Some should. Throd May 2014 #195

So, rightwing cartoons are ok so long as they target the President? geek tragedy May 2014 #196

Because the definition of "right-wing Republican attack" is in the eye of the beholder. Throd May 2014 #198

So, we should allow all rightwing Republican attacks here? geek tragedy May 2014 #199

No, that is what the jury system is for. Throd May 2014 #200

That's an illogical inference from what he said. This is supposed to be rhett o rick May 2014 #223

All that keeps coming to mind is this. Blue_Adept May 2014 #189

I didn't pm you but know that I do publicly protest my love for all things Willy T! ancianita May 2014 #194

Explain how the toon was about hacking please, and why it was made in 2013. BootinUp May 2014 #197

Welcome back! I missed you! nt Mojorabbit May 2014 #204

Just catching up on all this now suffragette May 2014 #212

Welcome back!!! DeSwiss May 2014 #214

Yay! Didn't know you were gone since I've barely been on here due to work... cui bono May 2014 #220

Now straighten up. westerebus May 2014 #232

Good News, Willy. bvar22 May 2014 #234

How was the prison food? Puzzledtraveller May 2014 #240

For some delicious irony, go to this thread... bvar22 May 2014 #242

Glad to see you back, WillyT! n/t BuelahWitch May 2014 #246

Willy..are you all the way back, or is this like parole? Algernon Moncrieff May 2014 #247

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Welcome back, WillyT! Uncle Joe May 2014 #249

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MIRT? What does MIRT have to do with it? MineralMan Jun 2014 #255

^^That Orrex Jun 2014 #256

I Was Trying To Start The Thread With A Little Levity... See Post #41... WillyT Jun 2014 #257

OK, but MIRT has nothing to do with long-time DUers. MineralMan Jun 2014 #258

Damn... MM... Always So Serious... WillyT Jun 2014 #259

Ah, thanks for your advice. I'll take it under consideration, MineralMan Jun 2014 #260