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Glassunion

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23. Read this, form your own opinion. An old post from Skinner.

Reply to Iris (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 11:41 PM

Feb 2015

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2487403&mesg_id=2487403

And here as well:
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Skinner/131

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I just saw someone claim on Facebook that when Bush was president, "readers" at DU threatened [View all] Iris Feb 2015 OP

It is a Republican attempt at moral equivalence. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #1

I don't remember that at all. Nite Owl Feb 2015 #2

I think we did a fantastic job of ridiculing Junior... ailsagirl Feb 2015 #17

There were occasional irresponsible remarks, quickly quashed. . . Journeyman Feb 2015 #3

They are full of shit. Nobody threatened to kill him, certainly not "daily" arcane1 Feb 2015 #4

Been here since Jan of 2002. There was a lot of ridicule salin Feb 2015 #5

That's what I remember. Constant ridicule. Iris Feb 2015 #10

Been here 10 years Tsiyu Feb 2015 #6

They'll say that in one breath and then TBF Feb 2015 #7

You're right about that. Iris Feb 2015 #11

Sure, cuz we all thought that Cheney would have been s-o-o-o much better, yeah? nt procon Feb 2015 #8

Right! And even with Cheney, Marie Marie Feb 2015 #20

That would've have gotten the poster an instaban. tkmorris Feb 2015 #9

I know. I know. It's just so irritating. Iris Feb 2015 #12

FB or IRL, Republicans are liars. nt tridim Feb 2015 #13

It rarely happened Renew Deal Feb 2015 #14

I remember a post from Skinner about the SS requesting info on a couple of posters. Lochloosa Feb 2015 #15

Daily? jberryhill Feb 2015 #16

Of course not. Not once. "Someone" was lying on Facebook.DU doesn't do that, as you should know. n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2015 #18

I do recall numerous calls for him and cheney BarbaRosa Feb 2015 #19

So.....there's a possibility that a Republican lied? And on Facebook, no less? merrily Feb 2015 #21

As far as I've ever seen, Skinner immediately bans anybody making a death threat. eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #22

Read this, form your own opinion. An old post from Skinner. Glassunion Feb 2015 #23

thanks for the info. Iris Feb 2015 #26

I would forward that to the facebook "friend" Tsiyu Feb 2015 #33

It happened a couple of times, but it was rare Bjorn Against Feb 2015 #24

I've been here since the first year & anyone who threatened violence was tombstoned... countryjake Feb 2015 #25

Well ... Egnever Feb 2015 #27

Nope shenmue Feb 2015 #28

Me, either. I remember it that way as well. Iris Feb 2015 #29

Can you say projection? peace13 Feb 2015 #30

I remember it was READERS not POSTERS doing the threat. Vincardog Feb 2015 #31

No, we didn't. bush supporters lie.. big shocker. Cha Feb 2015 #32

I used to think it, but never said it. nruthie Feb 2015 #34

I may have shipped him a bag of pretzels! rufus dog Feb 2015 #35

Meta! Iggo Feb 2015 #36

I remember several volunteers to give him a blow-job if he would be impeached, but nah, Mnemosyne Feb 2015 #37

It's quite easy for them to rationalize their position. lpbk2713 Feb 2015 #38

Perhaps that kind of sentiment was present at times, but death threats are a big taboo bhikkhu Feb 2015 #39

I think it was like it is now MiniMe Feb 2015 #40

That would be a bald-faced lie, that would.Threatening to kill Pres. Bush was instant pizza delivery Hekate Feb 2015 #41

Nope. It didn't happen. McCamy Taylor Feb 2015 #42

No, it wasn't allowed on DU. Any posts like that would be removed and posters banned. nt CJCRANE Feb 2015 #43

facebook is a toilet olddots Feb 2015 #44