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countryjake

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

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 11:55 PM

Feb 2015

immediately. No questions asked. And that was for threats of violence against any person, in any way. It was a firm rule, we all we aware of it, and no member in good standing ever did such a thing. There might have been an occasional Rovian troll come here to disrupt who made such sick posts like that but they would have been rare, their threads would be removed, and the troll kicked off our site.

Sure, the Shrub was the butt of a multitude of jokes back then and he might have been mocked daily, but we knew better than to rile up the ever-present Agent Mike.

I still say that I want to see him and all his cronies at the Hague, but calling for Justice is a damned sight different than threatening death.

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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