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MineralMan

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142. Marketing. My deal is electing Democrats to office.

Sun Jun 22, 2014, 04:43 PM

Jun 2014

That's also a primary goal of Democratic Underground. Elections involve marketing. In fact, that's what elections are about.

So, there's my reason for being here. Yours apparently is different. That's fine with me.

Just for grins:

GOTV 2014 and Beyond!

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Your mothers, sisters, aunts, grandmothers and grandchildren are on DU. [View all] MineralMan Jun 2014 OP

"Think of the children!" is something I always keep in mind when posting at Du. So, while other quinnox Jun 2014 #1

We're not supposed to have children on DU. MineralMan Jun 2014 #3

My son's second or third word was "shit." He heard me responding to something Bush Sr. said on TV. McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 #15

when my grandson was 8 months awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #31

i picked my 2 year old up from day care barbtries Jun 2014 #41

LMAO ...yeah DU is a magnet for children. L0oniX Jun 2014 #118

My mother, father, and grandmothers and fathers are all gone, I have no children or grandchildren warrior1 Jun 2014 #2

That's why I wrote, "someone's are" here. MineralMan Jun 2014 #5

Without children, I would be surprised if you had grandchildren ;-) nt TheBlackAdder Jun 2014 #40

good catch warrior1 Jun 2014 #43

I have no children but I do have a grandchild Kaleva Jun 2014 #50

Congratulations! Grandchildren... YvonneCa Jun 2014 #85

Thank you! Kaleva Jun 2014 #148

That sums up this whole thing perfectly BainsBane Jun 2014 #95

Wise words. mia Jun 2014 #4

You never tossed out a few whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #6

Actually, yes I have. MineralMan Jun 2014 #7

So you're pontificating on nothing whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #8

You'll see it as you see it, of course. MineralMan Jun 2014 #9

Lol you're welcome. whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #10

Pontificating from a suspect platform, actually. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #11

Yep whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #13

Sound and Fury absent of content HangOnKids Jun 2014 #84

+1 SixString Jun 2014 #16

Of course, then there is this: Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #72

But such words are of zero value when later the same person casts himself repeatedly as paragon Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #73

I get what you are getting at; it is the general tone of of posting, not just useing obscenity. lumpy Jun 2014 #61

My 70 plus year old mother cusses like a sailor. So, what's your point? McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 #12

It's a troubling pattern on DU, these days ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #14

+1000 DeSwiss Jun 2014 #60

And ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #133

You said it. lumpy Jun 2014 #62

Very well said MissDeeds Jun 2014 #64

+100 frazzled Jun 2014 #82

We usually spell better though...nt. freebrew Jun 2014 #128

So, you just have a better sense of proper behavior than everyone else, again TransitJohn Jun 2014 #17

Lol!! truebrit71 Jun 2014 #76

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Jun 2014 #116

... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #119

not everyone here is 'marketing' bigtree Jun 2014 #18

+1 whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #20

Good point. Warpy Jun 2014 #33

I am humbled...great post. Sometimes I forget myself in my anger to reply causticly thx MM Drew Richards Jun 2014 #19

I forget myself, too, sometimes. MineralMan Jun 2014 #21

None of my relations are blushing delicate flowers...least of all the females Demeter Jun 2014 #22

Interesting. Several people seem to think my OP is about MineralMan Jun 2014 #28

Oh, yes it is. Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #108

Yawn. GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #23

An interesting response, for sure. MineralMan Jun 2014 #29

They know the audience BainsBane Jun 2014 #24

I suppose that's true in some cases. MineralMan Jun 2014 #25

Yes, not all cases BainsBane Jun 2014 #26

I doubt very much that those whose ideas are fixed on certain MineralMan Jun 2014 #27

No, but the problem is they influence others BainsBane Jun 2014 #97

Good points. MineralMan Jun 2014 #111

... opiate69 Jun 2014 #146

Except this isn't a marketing website. I prefer the organic nature of the exchanges and am happy gtar100 Jun 2014 #30

DU is part of the marketplace of ideas. MineralMan Jun 2014 #32

It used to be more of an underground market BootinUp Jun 2014 #39

Perhaps. But, people here have goals they hope MineralMan Jun 2014 #42

Oh, please--it's a discussion board. Everyone's scared shitless of saying "the wrong thing" and MADem Jun 2014 #105

If the Goal is to Poke a Finger in the Eyes of Certain People, On the Road Jun 2014 #34

Well, I'm not just talking about foul language. MineralMan Jun 2014 #36

If this is about using "dirty words" on DU, here's what my hero Frank Zappa had to say about that 90-percent Jun 2014 #35

It's not really about that, although that's part of it. MineralMan Jun 2014 #38

Police yourself. Let the rest of us alone. DU would be a damned mess if you were in control. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #98

With this post, you appear to be trying to police MM's free expression.... hmmmm..... Squinch Jun 2014 #106

Yeah, riiiight. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #129

Excellent rebuttal Demeter Jun 2014 #54

Consideration is good. davidthegnome Jun 2014 #37

Considering the audience is vital in commericial writing such as you do professionally and cali Jun 2014 #44

I don't write 'literature' these days, although I have in the past. MineralMan Jun 2014 #48

why is literature in quotes? Just curious. cali Jun 2014 #52

Because I leave the judgment of that MineralMan Jun 2014 #69

Sisters, cousins, aunts? malthaussen Jun 2014 #45

and you win the prize for the Gilbert and Sullivan reference grasswire Jun 2014 #91

Course language is appropriate at times. The_Commonist Jun 2014 #46

"COARSE" Language, if you please Demeter Jun 2014 #51

Bhwwwaaa haaaa haaaa!!!! The_Commonist Jun 2014 #56

The people who need to hear this the most are *aware* that they offend others YoungDemCA Jun 2014 #47

If so, that's very sad, indeed. MineralMan Jun 2014 #49

If you mean bullies, why not just come out and say it? Demeter Jun 2014 #53

Agree. That 'high' of offending others ends up to be just a belittling themselves. lumpy Jun 2014 #63

Could you point out Enthusiast Jun 2014 #99

crickets..... grasswire Jun 2014 #152

Agreed. theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #143

Your mindfulness is one of the reasons I continue to patronize this "business" Hekate Jun 2014 #55

" .....you can't eat an entire entree of jalapeno and expect to be nourished" lumpy Jun 2014 #65

You're too kind. MineralMan Jun 2014 #71

Yeah let's kick 'em all outside..... DeSwiss Jun 2014 #57

No, nuts with raisons can be entertaining at times. lumpy Jun 2014 #67

MineralMan - I just put you on my 840high Jun 2014 #58

So are brothers, uncles and grandfathers. rug Jun 2014 #59

Had you read past the title, MineralMan Jun 2014 #68

Excellent post, MineralMan MissDeeds Jun 2014 #66

Thank you. MineralMan Jun 2014 #70

OMG! countryjake Jun 2014 #74

Well, thanks for taking the time MineralMan Jun 2014 #75

This is a great fucking thread!! Fucking brilliant, and right on fucking point... truebrit71 Jun 2014 #77

Thanks so much... MineralMan Jun 2014 #78

You're fucking welcome!!! truebrit71 Jun 2014 #79

LOL ctsnowman Jun 2014 #102

LOL Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #110

Anyone who comes to DU... liberalmuse Jun 2014 #80

Should DU maybe have an Adults Only Forum? dilby Jun 2014 #81

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST IS ON DU GusBob Jun 2014 #83

Fuck Yes, thank you old great finger wagger. bahrbearian Jun 2014 #86

fuck 'em if they can't take a joke.... mike_c Jun 2014 #87

Yes� and apparently, you can't say it here, Mike_c MrMickeysMom Jun 2014 #94

As a practical matter, the content of the OP doesn't work. It's too sanctimonius to be persuasive. LeftyMom Jun 2014 #88

Precisely. Conservatives and the political right understand this intuitively, cheapdate Jun 2014 #89

"too *fucking* sanctimonius to be persuasive." bobduca Jun 2014 #93

Fucking yes. I am so tired of the preaching on DU (more) anneboleyn Jun 2014 #134

Fuck yeah! NealK Jun 2014 #150

My beautiful, blonde, angelic granddaughter at her high school graduation in 2002 tularetom Jun 2014 #90

LMFAO ...I love it. L0oniX Jun 2014 #120

I agree with you. MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #92

LOL! Thanks! MineralMan Jun 2014 #112

(Shrug) It's your choice if you want to hang around a place that takes people like me. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #96

Sometimes people post here who aren't trying to influence others politically. raccoon Jun 2014 #100

Some people seem to want to control the way that other posters post. merrily Jun 2014 #101

Indeed. cordelia Jun 2014 #144

I don't know the future, but I do know for certain that it's not the first time. merrily Jun 2014 #145

Ain't that the truth... cordelia Jun 2014 #147

LOL. KG Jun 2014 #103

I am not above making disparaging remarks that water down the value of a discussion think Jun 2014 #104

Then I suggest you confine yourself Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #107

I suggest he monitor what the children use the computer for. L0oniX Jun 2014 #117

Fuck that. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #109

Agreed.. butterfly77 Jun 2014 #113

Politics brings passion TNNurse Jun 2014 #114

DU is f*ck*ng being displayed on our church jumbotron 24/7. L0oniX Jun 2014 #115

Thank you MineralMan NEOhiodemocrat Jun 2014 #121

Yes, each one of us on DU... ljm2002 Jun 2014 #122

And so do his sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts! AlbertCat Jun 2014 #123

"Bad words" don't bother me in the slightest. DeadLetterOffice Jun 2014 #124

I didn't even mention "bad words." MineralMan Jun 2014 #125

Didn't mean to imply that you did. DeadLetterOffice Jun 2014 #126

I agree with you. Thanks. MineralMan Jun 2014 #127

well considering the context the implication was obvious. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #130

Really? What context was that? MineralMan Jun 2014 #131

right. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #132

Too fucking long, didn't fucking read RetroLounge Jun 2014 #135

Yeah, well, I don't believe you. MineralMan Jun 2014 #136

Doesn't fucking matter what you believe... RetroLounge Jun 2014 #137

Well, that's certainly true, at least to you. MineralMan Jun 2014 #139

No shit, sherlock RetroLounge Jun 2014 #156

Plus fucking one. NealK Jun 2014 #151

Maybe folks could worry about these people when it is policy and budget time TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #138

This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Jun 2014 #140

I originally came here because this place was about HONESTY Hissyspit Jun 2014 #141

Marketing. My deal is electing Democrats to office. MineralMan Jun 2014 #142

Derp. NealK Jun 2014 #149

Thanks for your thoughtful reply. MineralMan Jun 2014 #153

You're welcome. NealK Jun 2014 #154

I can tell that you put a great deal of thought into it. MineralMan Jun 2014 #155