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riderinthestorm

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376. You do realize I'm not whining about DU right?

Thu Jun 19, 2014, 07:42 PM

Jun 2014

I'm aghast that one of the most progressive, long term writers, who clearly is on "our side", the Democratic side, is being shut down by a small group who would rather censor via a hide rather than discuss or ignore the Rude Pundit's column.

Furthermore, in all of my DU history, meegbear has posted all of the Rude Pundit's columns without anyone targeting meegbear specifically for the hide. That's not the way DUers have ever worked before and I was amazed that DUers have moved in this unprecedented direction.

DUers specifically, not Democratic Underground.

I've been gone for the past couple of hours and didn't see your post. Truly I have no desire to see this become a Meta thread. As a host however, you appear to be asking me to self-delete this thread. Is that what you want? I'm not so sure that that action would "help" at this stage - might actually make things worse...

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Really?! So now even the Rude Pundit is thrown under the bus by DUers? [View all] riderinthestorm Jun 2014 OP

Well, if you're going to have a rule against 'rude' posts.... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #1

"Rude" doesn't mean "rude to the evil Bush Cabal," fergawdsake. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #199

Boo. JaneyVee Jun 2014 #2

Says it all. QuestForSense Jun 2014 #402

Apparently the post was hidden by only one necessary juror vote to hide, Hissyspit Jun 2014 #444

A thread which expresses the hope that a woman should suck a "syphilitic dick" Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #3

Where did you get 'syphilitic', other than your own mind? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #8

Here: Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #11

Ah, then you should alert on that comment. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #12

Uh... the thread is still there, hence you can reference it. It is only the OP that is gone. salib Jun 2014 #128

Correct, but a GD thread that nobody can reply to sinks very quickly (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #130

Yes. It does sink quickly, bvar22 Jun 2014 #235

Me too. blackspade Jun 2014 #286

Another rec from me. It's really bad when the Rude One is no longer acceptable on DU. sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #370

+1 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #391

I agree dflprincess Jun 2014 #412

I am offended by war criminals. Everything else takes second place to that. I see someone slamming sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #416

oh good grief. alert on that particular responce not the original thread. Javaman Jun 2014 #184

I was not the alerter (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #206

Okay, my bad. Javaman Jun 2014 #223

Really, duh! Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2014 #210

On June 8th, I juried one of your posts. Here was my comment to Leave It Alone: TheBlackAdder Jun 2014 #212

Whether or not I agree that Jesus was the most influential person ever, I totally agree that that is DesertDiamond Jun 2014 #362

I bet the rude one is... lame54 Jun 2014 #131

Is your addition of the word 'syphillitic' an expression of the honesty that comes from having Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #13

Nope, I was referring to this reply in the thread: Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #21

Then you should have alerted on that reply instead. Iggo Jun 2014 #68

I was not the alerter on the OP (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #103

That's a comment in the thread Gore1FL Jun 2014 #69

By "the thread" I mean the thread as a whole, not just the OP. (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #106

Fair point Gore1FL Jun 2014 #237

I'll add my voice here. You're wrong. You should acknowledge it. Demit Jun 2014 #84

By "thread" I meant the whole thread, not the OP in isolation. Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #109

And yet you failed to say so and laid the blame on the OP. The word is 'dishonest'. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #120

I used the word "thread" rather than "OP" for a reason. Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #126

So sorry your delicate sensitivities were offended hueymahl Jun 2014 #92

I was not the alerter, nor a juror (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #101

Did not see that...HMMM doxydad Jun 2014 #179

Oh, please. It wasn't written by a DU member. But you knew that. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #201

The "syphilitic" commentary was (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #209

Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #335

Not surprised. BlueStater Jun 2014 #4

I agree underpants Jun 2014 #7

yes, it's becoming more like Ladies Home Journal 2pooped2pop Jun 2014 #53

yeah, what's the point in hiding anyway? grasswire Jun 2014 #175

+1000 Javaman Jun 2014 #189

"hidden posts do nothing more than attract more eyeballs" HubertHeaver Jun 2014 #408

it is indeed a double edged situation. nt Javaman Jun 2014 #458

This Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2014 #236

Yep, I always do, too. nt awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #373

Exactly... sendero Jun 2014 #328

Bravo! silvershadow Jun 2014 #414

The Corporate Media doesn't get hidden though. That is considered 'credible' by the same small sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #372

Spot on, they are exactly like the republicans. Exultant Democracy Jun 2014 #379

lol Love it. ctsnowman Jun 2014 #450

Saw "dick" & "viscous goo," thought it was an anti-gun thread... Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #80

Bullshit. Paladin Jun 2014 #5

Tom Tomorrow has been banned??? !!!! 2banon Jun 2014 #190

is that true? grasswire Jun 2014 #257

No hosts locked one of his "gun" cartoons. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #288

thanks.. interesting. strange, twisted logic prevailing in certain quarters. 2banon Jun 2014 #290

it remains a monument to host perfidiousness. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #367

Saw that. Lame alert, lame jury. Scuba Jun 2014 #6

Agreed. First nipple alerts and now "Don't be rude to the Cheneys" alerts. FSogol Jun 2014 #10

People are reading DU at work jberryhill Jun 2014 #158

Should be people be reading DU at work? caraher Jun 2014 #166

Yup: "I wasn't doing my job and it's all DU's fault! Damn those nipples! Damn those Cheneys!" FSogol Jun 2014 #176

I often read DU at work. It helps to relieve the boredom. totodeinhere Jun 2014 #473

maybe those people shouldn't display rude pundit threads then.. grasswire Jun 2014 #183

Good grief, it's a little hard to believe anyone could think that a reasonable argument! Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2014 #218

Ah, but then the poster would have to use some acronym which escapes me at the moment arikara Jun 2014 #293

Not my circus, not my monkeys lapislzi Jun 2014 #191

Here, here!!! Blus4u Jun 2014 #266

Yeah. I've been here a decade. I swear I don't ever Hissyspit Jun 2014 #360

Wow Caretha Jun 2014 #394

It helps to be self employed jberryhill Jun 2014 #469

u just pulled that out of your ass. mopinko Jun 2014 #424

As I've said--and I've gotten excoriated for saying it--it's called "Trolling from the left." MADem Jun 2014 #200

Very true. n/t FSogol Jun 2014 #211

I bet if Alerters had to include their name...a lot of frivolous alerts would stop. Old and In the Way Jun 2014 #272

I'm not so sure they could be shamed. pacalo Jun 2014 #434

Agreed. Alerters should not be anonymous. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #476

One of our most reliably progressive voices... squashed here riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #22

this place has become most reliably unprogressive.. frylock Jun 2014 #296

or determined neo-liberals. countryjake Jun 2014 #313

X 1000 ctsnowman Jun 2014 #451

I agree; do you have the alert and results? nt RiffRandell Jun 2014 #156

Sorry, no. Scuba Jun 2014 #164

Unbelievable leftynyc Jun 2014 #9

Alerting!!!!! sharp_stick Jun 2014 #28

The Old Golf Pants. . . ProfessorGAC Jun 2014 #38

LOL - that's why I used knickers leftynyc Jun 2014 #81

Not all Tools! FSogol Jun 2014 #180

Here are the words Not to be used again: ballabosh Jun 2014 #340

And the naughty bits of Reginald Maudling A HERETIC I AM Jun 2014 #419

You Gotta Be Kidding Me... WillyT Jun 2014 #14

Fuck the four trolls on that jury bobduca Jun 2014 #15

FYI: "Results of your Jury Service" Chan790 Jun 2014 #54

Juror #7, your opinions help set community standards and you don't have to go along with A Simple Game Jun 2014 #104

No shit.... truebrit71 Jun 2014 #116

I am shocked that there are people who do not understand how the community standards are formed here MADem Jun 2014 #194

Loved the clueless rationale of Number 7!! "I don't really have a choice...?" Uh, no--YOU DO have MADem Jun 2014 #188

Thanks for sharing that. bobduca Jun 2014 #426

One takes their chances. NCTraveler Jun 2014 #16

It is a subject that deserves any (and I do mean any) nastiness JEB Jun 2014 #17

Election year = infiltration by Concernbots. nt valerief Jun 2014 #18

Yep. +1 Gemini Cat Jun 2014 #86

More crap from the humor challenged here. hobbit709 Jun 2014 #19

A ridiculous hide. Rude Pundit should have his own version of the Taterguy exception here. stevenleser Jun 2014 #20

Agreed mcar Jun 2014 #29

There are a vocal few on DU that purposely look for things to be offended by. n/t A Simple Game Jun 2014 #111

Yes there are few here who appear to want to monitor what DUers read or watch. They do seem okay sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #371

Just for the record: In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #32

Interesting. I wonder if those were for the statement by him that was known as the exception. stevenleser Jun 2014 #71

I wasn't around when the exception happened but I think someone called him a dumbass in META. In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #78

Got it. No, that doesnt seem like the exception. I looked it up, his exception is to call other stevenleser Jun 2014 #114

D'oh In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #241

WTF did that get hidden for? Love to see the alert reasoning on that one! bluesbassman Jun 2014 #273

I agree with you ... would love to see the alert and jury reasons. In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #277

LOL. Didn't have a clue what that was about. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #279

i recently had a post hidden for replying to a post that i referred to as a dumb-ass post.. frylock Jun 2014 #298

Alerters comments and results . . . taterguy Jun 2014 #354

Amazing. The alerter didn't even have a clue WTF they were alerting about, but boy it was bad! bluesbassman Jun 2014 #366

Yeah, I think so, too. closeupready Jun 2014 #60

He's playing a character, like Stephen Colbert, and like Colbert he says outrageous things. The stevenleser Jun 2014 #244

Right. And I'd guess he's likely about my age, because closeupready Jun 2014 #282

I propose a Rude Pundit protected group. aikoaiko Jun 2014 #337

I would go along with this. Then we can post a note in GD that there is a new post with a link. stevenleser Jun 2014 #338

I propose people get their heads out of their asses tabasco Jun 2014 #399

Kinda like the BOG? U4ikLefty Jun 2014 #478

There are times when you realize sharp_stick Jun 2014 #23

You too were alerted on this morning... sheshe2 Jun 2014 #401

Thanks for the heads up sharp_stick Jun 2014 #406

Juror #5 rocks. NT hueymahl Jun 2014 #455

I posted a suitably edited version of the thread. Now we can all be happy. JVS Jun 2014 #24

I agree with the hide. dawg Jun 2014 #25

I disagree with the hide because the rule that used to apply before the jury system was that... JVS Jun 2014 #36

I see your point. dawg Jun 2014 #40

Agreed, n/t doxydad Jun 2014 #177

I voted to leave it JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #37

Could you post the results please? SwankyXomb Jun 2014 #280

Bingo! William769 Jun 2014 #39

So you going to alert or vote to hide all RP posts from now on? whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #42

I have never alerted on any post. dawg Jun 2014 #48

Really!?! hueymahl Jun 2014 #79

Telling Cheney to "go suck a dick" is making gay sex out to be an ultimate put-down. dawg Jun 2014 #96

And your response shows both an utter misunderstanding of satire and hueymahl Jun 2014 #102

Explain to me how that part was satire. dawg Jun 2014 #115

Might as well explain algebra to a elephant. NT hueymahl Jun 2014 #121

I'm not an elephant. And I understand algebra. dawg Jun 2014 #132

Ummmm....fellatio occurs in straight couples, too, you know. riqster Jun 2014 #129

Dick Cheney is male. dawg Jun 2014 #136

And Liz is not. riqster Jun 2014 #147

So he's definitely being homophobic in the comment about Dick ... dawg Jun 2014 #160

Thanks for the in-depth explanation. riqster Jun 2014 #168

so are we going to hide every post with a "fuck you" in it? grasswire Jun 2014 #192

No. "Fuck you" applies equally to all. dawg Jun 2014 #238

"suck dick" applies equally to all, as well. grasswire Jun 2014 #255

Do you really not see how this is being used as a homophobic slur? dawg Jun 2014 #263

no, it actually excludes straight men completely. and that is kind of the point. bettyellen Jun 2014 #427

how about telling him to suck a hemorrhoidal asshole snooper2 Jun 2014 #250

I like that one! dawg Jun 2014 #260

Cheney IS a hemorrhoidal asshole!!! AngryDem001 Jun 2014 #347

Sucks to find out how many brogressives are on this site huh? nt redqueen Jun 2014 #308

Men and women have oral sex. Nothing wrong with that. Context may be everything. L0oniX Jun 2014 #87

Interesting, the final post in that thread complains it is sexist. Demit Jun 2014 #107

To me, the homophobia of the comment is obvious. dawg Jun 2014 #127

Yes, you said that. Demit Jun 2014 #205

It shouldn't be an insult at all. That's the point I'm trying to make. dawg Jun 2014 #234

Well we're going to end up talking past one another Demit Jun 2014 #281

Perhaps adding the words The Wizard Jun 2014 #456

Me too. It was a righteous rant but I couldn't get past the subject line. MadrasT Jun 2014 #233

This. redqueen Jun 2014 #249

+1000 PoliticalPothead Jun 2014 #381

Solution, do not read the Rude Pundit. You will be offended, he is offensive, he doesn't care sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #410

It isn't about sex or "dirty" words. dawg Jun 2014 #413

We have different priorities as to what is most offensive, obviously. When I see the word sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #421

I get where you're coming from sabrina 1, but two wrongs don't make a right. dawg Jun 2014 #422

I don't think you do, dawg. But that's okay, not everyone can remain focused totally on the evil sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #423

Do you think I'm saying these things to defend the Cheneys? dawg Jun 2014 #425

It isn't about US always, do you understand that? WE are NOT despite our zenophobic notion to the sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #428

I don't have to choose between the two, sabrina 1. dawg Jun 2014 #429

You did choose between the two. You put the focus on a few words. Sorry, but that is a fact. sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #430

So, just a smidge of bigotry is okay, so long as the rest of the message is good? dawg Jun 2014 #432

No, bigotry is the hallmark of our Foreign Policy. So it is not okay, but we, our government, sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #437

Brilliant. Can I steal this? You've said it much better than I ever could... nt riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #472

Context is everything vlakitti Jun 2014 #442

Thanks, I just try to put it in perspective. I ask myself this: ACTUAL RAPE and SODOMY of Children V sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #443

More Rude Pundit, please! derby378 Jun 2014 #26

OMG! What is wrong with hitting the "ignore" button or just IGNORING the post and moving on? kysrsoze Jun 2014 #27

Because the perpetually offended want to keep YOU from enjoying something. hobbit709 Jun 2014 #31

Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #63

I used to think that it was solely a right winger trait, so much for that. corkhead Jun 2014 #70

A wise friend told me: HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #125

You noticed? hobbit709 Jun 2014 #133

Yes, a couple hundred alerts I've juried. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #153

Yep Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2014 #246

Now, Lantern Waste gets tagged. Some folks managed the impossible: Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #134

When you get offended by everything, then you will offend someone. hobbit709 Jun 2014 #143

Well, I'm a Gunhumper: I got High Standards. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #155

another ridiculous hide grasswire Jun 2014 #196

It goes against AUTHORITARIAN REPUBLICAN ideals. Punishment can be fun. L0oniX Jun 2014 #98

Hiding that rant is ridiculous deutsey Jun 2014 #30

Absurd! ChazInAz Jun 2014 #33

I read the post. I can't believe it was hidden. dballance Jun 2014 #34

Bad precedent whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #35

Yup. Ominous and ridiculous nt riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #41

+1 Javaman Jun 2014 #204

The Alert Should Have Been Summarily Dismissed ProfessorGAC Jun 2014 #43

Very good point. kysrsoze Jun 2014 #46

'summarily'? Are you calling for all alerts to be pre-screened before getting to a jury? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #50

Ok With Me ProfessorGAC Jun 2014 #56

'Automatically'? I don't think you think what these adverbs you're using mean muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #65

I'm Done With This ProfessorGAC Jun 2014 #73

The admins have never retracted a hide ...that I know of. L0oniX Jun 2014 #99

After 141 recs wyldwolf Jun 2014 #44

It's revelatory of an issue of the jury system. Chan790 Jun 2014 #93

Reccing a thread does not prevent one from being on a jury pintobean Jun 2014 #113

That mitigates the issue slightly. Chan790 Jun 2014 #144

It would be nice if there were a rec override for juries. JVS Jun 2014 #446

And because of the "hide", more people will read & rec. mwooldri Jun 2014 #365

rude can cross the line. mopinko Jun 2014 #45

Yes, let's hide stuff that shouldn't be hidden Hissyspit Jun 2014 #307

apparently. mopinko Jun 2014 #332

Kickety Wrec. GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #47

I hope he will recover from the terrible tragedy of having a post hidden. n/t Orsino Jun 2014 #49

Very unfortunate malaise Jun 2014 #51

Next time just post a link, I got to the link anyway. rickyhall Jun 2014 #52

Too rude for the prudes n2doc Jun 2014 #55

Or just a sign of the times Blue_Adept Jun 2014 #59

You spelled "fucking" wrong. Iggo Jun 2014 #74

One hundred and 43 recs, and some morons decided to alert and can it? Demeter Jun 2014 #57

Sometimes I think this place The Wizard Jun 2014 #457

What a shitty hide. NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #58

Well, that's the problem packman Jun 2014 #61

The only thing rude about this post is that... kag Jun 2014 #62

and that "hook 'em" gesture is actually taken from the image of the goddess Isis niyad Jun 2014 #193

Once again, DU provides a detail I wasn't aware of! LuvNewcastle Jun 2014 #411

It's sexist to tell anyone, male or female, to do what that subject header had Blue_Adept Jun 2014 #64

Those penis-size posts are not okay with me either. dawg Jun 2014 #75

Dude (or duddette) - You are way to sensitive to be on here hueymahl Jun 2014 #83

I'm a bleeding-heart liberal. dawg Jun 2014 #108

Again, you really don't get the purpose of satire hueymahl Jun 2014 #119

When you tell another man to go suck a dick ... dawg Jun 2014 #141

No it doesn't. hueymahl Jun 2014 #151

There is so much wrong with what you just wrote ... dawg Jun 2014 #178

It Never Occurred To Me That One Would Take An Insult Literally... WillyT Jun 2014 #264

I was literally just thinking exactly the same thing. betsuni Jun 2014 #470

LOL !!! - I'm Sure "God Damn You!" Had A Lot More Impact Several Hundred Years Ago... WillyT Jun 2014 #471

K&R stonecutter357 Jun 2014 #197

Yes it is insulting to the Dick LiberalLovinLug Jun 2014 #220

Exactly, it becomes Left-Wing Authoritism. N/T TheJames Jun 2014 #466

This gay male Puglover Jun 2014 #172

Thank you. n/t Ms. Toad Jun 2014 #165

No fucking shit... truebrit71 Jun 2014 #123

Definitely. And it's not even what the real issue is, so it keeps us from talking about it. Blue_Adept Jun 2014 #202

"men & guns:" On the frontlines of free speech! Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #122

Maybe something with washing machines. or doors can be worked into it somehow. Blue_Adept Jun 2014 #135

Or, "Always reaching for her revulva." Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #149

Kicked for exposure, that post has almost 150 recs This thread needs at least as many. corkhead Jun 2014 #66

Instead of voting to hide someone's post... nyabingi Jun 2014 #67

Totally stupid alert and hide. Iggo Jun 2014 #72

I just found this thread and think I should chime in ... meegbear Jun 2014 #76

+1,000,000 hobbit709 Jun 2014 #82

Why not ask Skinner for an explicit exception Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #112

Everyone SHOULD know Skinner's answer by now Capt. Obvious Jun 2014 #117

When you say that you edit out the "c" word, do you mean that RP uses that word? Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #118

Does he use it in regular real life? No. Does he use it once in a blue moon in his RP posts? stevenleser Jun 2014 #154

You mean, he isn't? LuvNewcastle Jun 2014 #415

LOL, exactly. stevenleser Jun 2014 #418

We went round and round in the mod forum Puglover Jun 2014 #162

Not that you need it but I can vouch for you. When I have spoken to him, he said he is aware of stevenleser Jun 2014 #163

we all appreciate you posting his rants here, meeg.. frylock Jun 2014 #301

It's nice he allows you to post his entire piece Oilwellian Jun 2014 #322

Rude Pundit uses language to shock. To pick out one image to tsk-tsk it is missing the point. Demit Jun 2014 #77

Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #85

You just know someone will have a cow and will. hobbit709 Jun 2014 #88

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service PDittie Jun 2014 #137

All that hide did was definitely prove his point. hobbit709 Jun 2014 #140

Do you really not understand how sissy is a slur? NuclearDem Jun 2014 #268

thank you grasswire Jun 2014 #221

Waaaaaaaah we can't use misogynistic and homophobic insults waaaaaaaah! redqueen Jun 2014 #254

Amazes me lupinella Jun 2014 #295

I'm no longer surprised. redqueen Jun 2014 #299

Alert me too hueymahl Jun 2014 #90

As far as I know, Sissyk Jun 2014 #145

Didn't read that one, but wryter2000 Jun 2014 #89

Which C word? Censorship? hueymahl Jun 2014 #97

The C word that's the equivalent to the N word for women wryter2000 Jun 2014 #152

I respect that hueymahl Jun 2014 #161

Yes, its hard to understand in this context. stevenleser Jun 2014 #243

Attention all delicate flowers...^^THIS^^^ is the correct response... truebrit71 Jun 2014 #146

He is not a misogynist. The character he plays has a misogynist streak. And various other issues stevenleser Jun 2014 #215

Would someone who used F for a gay man be a homophobe? eom wryter2000 Jun 2014 #284

Not if they are an actor playing the part of a homophobe, No. nt stevenleser Jun 2014 #287

So, he's pretending to be a misogynist when he calls wryter2000 Jun 2014 #291

It's a pretty big hint when someone named "Lee Papa" writes as "The Rude Pundit" stevenleser Jun 2014 #292

There are people on DU who think it should be fine to use as well. redqueen Jun 2014 #256

some people will alert and vote to hide posts due to potty words being used. geek tragedy Jun 2014 #91

Alerting "potty" L0oniX Jun 2014 #95

Well fuckety-fuck! That's fucking goddamned bullshit, I agree. Fucking shitass alerters! nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #100

Democracticunderchurch.org L0oniX Jun 2014 #94

Such Fucking Bullshit! ybbor Jun 2014 #105

Who was the delicate flower that objected to that? truebrit71 Jun 2014 #110

According to the inter-office memo... jberryhill Jun 2014 #157

It was one of his better posts, and they're all pretty good. mn9driver Jun 2014 #124

Dumb hide. zappaman Jun 2014 #138

ALERT! DANGER WILL ROBINSON davidthegnome Jun 2014 #139

Snort! Guffaw! Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #271

WTF indeed! Some days this place really sucks Aldo Leopold Jun 2014 #142

sucking dick is one of the many tools of the patriarchy d_b Jun 2014 #148

Can't see that, but I can't see in this forrest. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #185

.. d_b Jun 2014 #219

The thought police cross all party lines Android3.14 Jun 2014 #150

FYI, your post was "alerted" I was Jury #2 . :) 2banon Jun 2014 #228

That's just pathetic Android3.14 Jun 2014 #341

Not a fan of them, but there have been more hides lately quinnox Jun 2014 #159

it is a way to disrupt and chill speech nt grasswire Jun 2014 #227

. libodem Jun 2014 #167

Well said Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2014 #253

YES! YES! YES! YES! AngryDem001 Jun 2014 #350

Exactly! ctsnowman Jun 2014 #452

I Would Never, Sir, Vote To Hide A Piece From The Rude One The Magistrate Jun 2014 #169

Thanks for the link to the original RP rant LiberalLovinLug Jun 2014 #170

. libodem Jun 2014 #171

. libodem Jun 2014 #173

Good one! Aldo Leopold Jun 2014 #217

. libodem Jun 2014 #229

Love it! pacalo Jun 2014 #436

Why, thank you libodem Jun 2014 #438

If I have to use ignore tools for the ones complaining the loudest & endlessly... pacalo Jun 2014 #439

I hear what you are saying libodem Jun 2014 #440

It is what it is... doxydad Jun 2014 #174

that post should not be hidden. samsingh Jun 2014 #181

I have no problem with that hide - would have voted the same way - over-the-top offensive DrDan Jun 2014 #182

WTH?!?! TRP is writing about a man WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WAR CRIMES. WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN WinkyDink Jun 2014 #207

no apology necessary DrDan Jun 2014 #214

this is DU now. Javaman Jun 2014 #186

One post was hidden because of a stupid homophobic and misogynistic remark NuclearDem Jun 2014 #187

So go ahead and ignore him, but that doesn't mean it should be hidden from the rest of us... truebrit71 Jun 2014 #247

+1 TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #363

I was on the jury - voted against hiding el_bryanto Jun 2014 #195

I agree with that JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #300

WTH?! A DU JURY voted DOWN TRP?! For railing against THE DICK CHENEY?! FTS, man. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #198

But it was filled with misogyny and homophobia. Right in the title. Blue_Adept Jun 2014 #208

I get it now. It's time to take down TRP, because he's---GASP!!---"offensive." NS, S. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #213

EPIC WIN KamaAina Jun 2014 #203

Apparently the huffy HOF group don't like the word dick. Cleita Jun 2014 #216

So the "huffy HOF group" has the power to pack juries? KamaAina Jun 2014 #222

No Kidding Blue_Adept Jun 2014 #226

No one else alerts on words like the D word, especially when Cleita Jun 2014 #269

They have the power to alert until something sticks and the jury Cleita Jun 2014 #251

Tinfoil hats off, please KamaAina Jun 2014 #252

Here comes the accusations when you see some uncomfortable truth Cleita Jun 2014 #258

"alert until something sticks" KamaAina Jun 2014 #262

There are more than one person attached to that group and members have Cleita Jun 2014 #267

Your post is crap. Agschmid Jun 2014 #474

A post can only be alerted once. jeff47 Jun 2014 #320

I wasn't talking about a single post. Cleita Jun 2014 #330

well then you would agree that your theory that this alert was a HOF attack is unfounded bullshit. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #368

This place is becoming unbelievably stupid. zeemike Jun 2014 #224

+1 Javaman Jun 2014 #240

What a steep price for unity! n/t xocet Jun 2014 #445

isn't it? a sad statement. nt Javaman Jun 2014 #459

I agree. Cleita Jun 2014 #275

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jun 2014 #225

Puritan Underground? KG Jun 2014 #230

kick & rec angel823 Jun 2014 #231

Now that I've read this, I'm flummoxed as to why it was hidden. 2banon Jun 2014 #232

Ridiculous! liberalmuse Jun 2014 #239

If I were meegbear, that would be the last Rude Pundit OP I would make... SidDithers Jun 2014 #242

Juries utterly fail at perspective and context and this is an example. stevenleser Jun 2014 #294

Agreed. nt Bobbie Jo Jun 2014 #324

heh shanti Jun 2014 #245

You said Dick Oilwellian Jun 2014 #334

yeah shanti Jun 2014 #465

Quite Surprised bpj62 Jun 2014 #248

'Waaaaaah waaaaaaah! Why can't we post misogynistic and homophobic insults!' redqueen Jun 2014 #259

I just totally fucking love NuclearDem Jun 2014 #265

It's great isn't it? redqueen Jun 2014 #274

Are you in The rude pundits head bpj62 Jun 2014 #345

Banning an article on DU is progress? liberalmuse Jun 2014 #409

the thing about being rude, is that you are intentionally alienating people La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #261

This is bullshit... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #270

The ethical thing to do is remove yourself from the jury pool. nt redqueen Jun 2014 #297

What a singularly bad idea... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #302

Hey, if being unethical is your thing, go for it. redqueen Jun 2014 #305

Whatever... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #306

Let me guess, you were one of the people defending the fried chicken and watermelon shit, too... redqueen Jun 2014 #310

I don't even know what in the hell you're talking about Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #312

LOL, of course you don't. redqueen Jun 2014 #315

As have you... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #316

You just said you'd never vote to hide anything as a juror. redqueen Jun 2014 #317

You're rolling on the floor... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #318

Are you fucking serious? redqueen Jun 2014 #319

Not often...Not really Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #321

LOL redqueen Jun 2014 #323

Seriously. You're not laughing out loud at this... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #325

Oh I most certainly am. redqueen Jun 2014 #327

I don't believe you...Not for a minute Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #329

OK, is anyone keeping track here? Is this third- or fourth-order outrage? eom TheJames Jun 2014 #467

current potus has stopped bushco from being prosecuted for war crimes questionseverything Jun 2014 #477

+ bazillion giftedgirl77 Jun 2014 #309

I'll do the same LittleBlue Jun 2014 #433

In the words of Senator James Abourezk, this place is becoming a "chickenshit outfit" villager Jun 2014 #276

Some people are fucking wimps. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #278

Nope, no irony in this whatsoever. NuclearDem Jun 2014 #283

Agreed. blackspade Jun 2014 #285

It was indeed offensive. JEFF9K Jun 2014 #289

I have to ask myself how does a Woman perceive these phrases randys1 Jun 2014 #303

The point of the Rude Pundit completely goes over your head apparently. Hissyspit Jun 2014 #304

Oh no, we get it. Certain kinds of bigotry are ok with him. redqueen Jun 2014 #314

Yes, his character also uses racist and religious slurs. stevenleser Jun 2014 #420

Dishonest comparison. In your examples he is referring to bigots who think that way. redqueen Jun 2014 #462

No it's not. Now you are moving the goalposts. First, it was "he only uses anti-women and anti-LGBT stevenleser Jun 2014 #463

All you've shown is that he used the words. Do you now want to claim context doesn't matter? redqueen Jun 2014 #464

Not really. NuclearDem Jun 2014 #357

Not really. Hissyspit Jun 2014 #359

He's brilliant and one of the first media pundits who considered Women's Issues important. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #311

Well...if he was truly concerned about Women's Issues... The Road Runner Jun 2014 #333

The ''abuse'' if any....... DeSwiss Jun 2014 #352

LOL...Very Rude...But Funny The Road Runner Jun 2014 #358

RP's suggestion that Dick Cheney is having a sexual relationship with his daughter... The Road Runner Jun 2014 #326

All of this brings to mind. sgtbenobo Jun 2014 #331

Alerting. zeemike Jun 2014 #339

It was well deserved. aikoaiko Jun 2014 #336

You should wear a badge. Android3.14 Jun 2014 #342

The same standards that apply to other DU posts apply to posts that repost RP aikoaiko Jun 2014 #346

Oh, I see. Censoring peope is okay because censoring people is okay Android3.14 Jun 2014 #351

Juries judging the appropriateness of posts is a feature of DU. aikoaiko Jun 2014 #355

Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #361

Maybe, but they are not as pathetic as those whining about a hide aikoaiko Jun 2014 #364

Also in reply to #361! Damn, People! TheJames Jun 2014 #468

Time to call the... NealK Jun 2014 #343

I am very disappointed that this wonderful article was hidden. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #344

K&R DeSwiss Jun 2014 #348

Meta moment: ucrdem Jun 2014 #349

Well, this should get interesting. Sissyk Jun 2014 #353

It's done. No consensus. nt ucrdem Jun 2014 #356

Oh and in terms of the possible outcomes, 4: the post is fine, it gets discussed, life goes on. nt Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #369

4 hidden posts and counting = textbook disruptive meta. nt ucrdem Jun 2014 #374

who has 4 hidden posts and what does that have to do with anything? Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #380

What??!! I have NO hidden posts. I'm pretty sure I've NEVER been a textbook disruptive meta! riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #385

The thread. nt ucrdem Jun 2014 #386

See, hosts are supposed to consider only the OP and judge it on it's own merits Autumn Jun 2014 #398

You do realize I'm not whining about DU right? riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #376

hosts have zero authority to demand ask or implore you to do anything. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #377

Please read what I actually wrote, thanks. nt ucrdem Jun 2014 #382

I'm sympathetic, but objecting to jury decisions is the definition of whining about DU. ucrdem Jun 2014 #378

How do you know "everyone" has had their say? riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #387

Do what you like. nt ucrdem Jun 2014 #388

This is the new DU, more terrible every day. A good place ruined with petty selfish bullshit. Exultant Democracy Jun 2014 #375

I haven't been here long and I've been on a lot of juries in the past few months. tofuandbeer Jun 2014 #383

And this thread now has 4 more hits by the perpetually outraged. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #384

jury nullification solved prohibition NuttyFluffers Jun 2014 #389

Oddly enough, I think that as an article on the internet it might not violate DU standards Babel_17 Jun 2014 #390

Yes, I've been told that this is the gist of the host's conversation about this thread riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #393

Almost two hundred rec.s and they still hide it? another_liberal Jun 2014 #392

Unfuckingbelieveable. tabasco Jun 2014 #395

What is amazing is that the post was up for almost a whole day... SomethingFishy Jun 2014 #396

Oh, God� I wish I had seen that hidden post before I could no longer KnR it! MrMickeysMom Jun 2014 #397

You can still recommend it, I just did. Autumn Jun 2014 #400

Right you are... MrMickeysMom Jun 2014 #431

Never thought I'd see the day. liberalmuse Jun 2014 #403

Uhh... No. Owl Jun 2014 #404

The Self Appointed Guardians of Morality and Soldiers Against Bad Words Warpy Jun 2014 #405

Community standards say the Rude Pundit despite being hidden, has 198 recs. sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #407

Back Up! Ok, Go Forward! Stop! Back Up Again! BootinUp Jun 2014 #417

Not by this DUer, rider. pacalo Jun 2014 #435

How juries could be packed (a thought experiment) bobduca Jun 2014 #441

I think the simpler explanation is the switch to a 4 of 7 system. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #449

ha barbtries Jun 2014 #447

It's the obscenity mgardener Jun 2014 #448

It's easy to choose not to read what you don't like. backscatter712 Jun 2014 #461

K & R ctsnowman Jun 2014 #453

How exactly does this thread improve the lives of the poor? McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 #454

Improving the lives of the poor is an important issue of course. totodeinhere Jun 2014 #475

Dick and Liz Cheney can suck a bag of syphilitic dicks. backscatter712 Jun 2014 #460