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PumpkinAle

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140. Of course, we need to shine the light

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 02:19 PM

Mar 2015

on Democrats that discredit the party. We should stick our head in the sand and pretend everyone is great ........ that is what repugs do.

Is this a good example of a Democrat............just last week Assemblyman Richard Carrillo, D-Las Vegas, charged with drunken driving and possession of a firearm while intoxicated.

There are too many bad politicians that need to be shown the door, we don't want or need them in the Democratic party. We have some really, really great people (Franken, Warren are just two) and we should cultivate them and be proud of them for what they do not just because they have "D" behind their names.

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I say we lock any post that says anything bad about any Democrat!!!! [View all] Logical Mar 2015 OP

Finally some common sense Kalidurga Mar 2015 #1

Obviously you forgot to add the sarcasm thingy.... peacebird Mar 2015 #2

Should I have needed it? :-) Logical Mar 2015 #10

Not for me, but .... peacebird Mar 2015 #14

Not for me, I recognized it for satire immediately. GGJohn Mar 2015 #28

I suspect you are 100% correct! :-) Logical Mar 2015 #52

lol "satire" Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #83

Well, what would you call it? eom GGJohn Mar 2015 #95

Call it whatever you want Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #115

.... merrily Mar 2015 #3

lol! HappyMe Mar 2015 #4

We are all Joe Lieberman now.. Fumesucker Mar 2015 #5

Lieberman was an independent when he fought the public option tabasco Mar 2015 #48

Lieberman was always Lieberman all along. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #96

He changed the letter after his name because Democratic voters rejected him tabasco Mar 2015 #116

they rejected him because he was a dino. actually he was a saboteur. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #120

I see, so you admit he was not a Democrat. tabasco Mar 2015 #125

He just played one on TV. But the Party accepted the play. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #127

Not to mention a Vice Presidential candidate. Marr Mar 2015 #134

+100 ND-Dem Mar 2015 #135

that's ridiculous. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #101

The truth is ridiculous to you? tabasco Mar 2015 #114

ridiculous to imply that putting an I in front of his name changed what he was or what he'd been ND-Dem Mar 2015 #117

It was not the placement of the letter, tabasco Mar 2015 #122

It was his lack of any Democratic principles that led to the lack of voter support that put the ND-Dem Mar 2015 #126

Lieberman became an independent because of the far left Fumesucker Mar 2015 #132

exactly. it's all your fault, lefties! ND-Dem Mar 2015 #100

Why are you so eager to attack them? treestar Mar 2015 #6

Excellent question Andy823 Mar 2015 #15

Define Attack vs. Disagree. I bet that is most the problem. Your Attack is my Disagree. nt Logical Mar 2015 #17

Exactly SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2015 #21

Ain't that the truth. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #40

Playing the victim card treestar Mar 2015 #82

Of course SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2015 #89

You used the word "attack" in your OP. Why don't you define it? DanTex Mar 2015 #24

Difference being, the OP was satirizing others who use the word "attack." Reply 15 was not. merrily Mar 2015 #36

Spot fucking on. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #30

I see plenty of attack treestar Mar 2015 #79

I think Hillary is a corporate politician. And not a real progressive. I will vote for her..... Logical Mar 2015 #91

Why telegraph u'll vote 4 Hillary 4 Prez no matter wat? That's not logical Logical-wud seem ur givin up leverage 2 move her further left on progressive issues. JMHO InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #97

You think my post will change Hillary? nt Logical Mar 2015 #111

You are right - there is never anything constructive treestar Mar 2015 #78

Came in to see if you were serious... Oktober Mar 2015 #7

Of course not serious. nt truebluegreen Mar 2015 #25

Seems pretty obvious to me. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #98

Straw men are flammable./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #8

Yes! We must continue to enable republican policies driven by Democrats In Name Only!! RiverLover Mar 2015 #9

Evidently this is what we are supposed to do...... djean111 Mar 2015 #33

If that's what you really believe, you aren't a Democrat treestar Mar 2015 #86

Why the anxiety about quashing criticism? It's like 'they' know the heroes have deviated HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #11

Sames reason Justin Bieber fans shriek and howl QC Mar 2015 #138

Gotta admit I'm not familiar with Beibar or his delinquency... HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #139

Does your old Brown Shirt still fit? Better have it drycleaned, anyway. leveymg Mar 2015 #12

You're calling the OP a Nazi? merrily Mar 2015 #39

No. leveymg Mar 2015 #80

good. merrily Mar 2015 #81

One snark invites another. leveymg Mar 2015 #87

Snarking about some DUers trying to stop criticism of Democrats is not exactly on the same level merrily Mar 2015 #90

I didn't think he was entirely serious, nor was my response. leveymg Mar 2015 #93

You do realize that it was satire don't you? eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #41

Yes. But, I've seen a lot of McCarthyism on this board of late. leveymg Mar 2015 #85

mccarthyism? you mean posters criticising others for being too left-wing? i've seen it too, ND-Dem Mar 2015 #106

Point taken. The allusion to McCarthyism is more apt. leveymg Mar 2015 #121

makes more sense now. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #131

can we all get matching uniforms as well to go along with our locksteping? NightWatcher Mar 2015 #13

Yes, I have picked out these uniforms...... Logical Mar 2015 #16

I say we lock any post Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #18

If we do that SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2015 #37

Be happy. randome Mar 2015 #19

Oh nooooo... TreasonousBastard Mar 2015 #20

I've seen some posts locked and couldn't fathom why wyldwolf Mar 2015 #22

No locked but people throwing fits that we are complaining about dems not being dems. nt Logical Mar 2015 #23

So the posts haven't been locked? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #29

I read the complaint as being about going ad hom as an attempt to silence. merrily Mar 2015 #43

what part of his post complains about ad hom attacks? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #59

Dude, it's satire, get over it. eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #62

OPs like this never stand alone. The poster has a history and that is what people reference... wyldwolf Mar 2015 #63

It's satire on a Sunday morning, just roll with it and quit being so serious. GGJohn Mar 2015 #65

nah. He's trying to make a statement with it wyldwolf Mar 2015 #74

Ok, whatever. GGJohn Mar 2015 #76

The way I read the OP, the OP, taken as a whole does that. merrily Mar 2015 #64

where's the ad hom attacks? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #69

Yeah, you know Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #55

So you want to stifle debate? hrmjustin Mar 2015 #26

YES! Democrats cannot be attacked no matter how non-progressive they are!!!!!! DON'T YOU GET IT?? nt Logical Mar 2015 #27

If it were a safe haven I would say yes that you could lock threads like that. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #31

Amazing!!!!! GGJohn Mar 2015 #32

Actually i do but I enjoy playing along. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #42

Ok, my bad and apologies. GGJohn Mar 2015 #44

. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #46

I really didn't think I needed it. Wow, how much more over the top can I get? :-) Logical Mar 2015 #45

Well, with a certain faction here...................................eom. GGJohn Mar 2015 #50

Please see Reply 43. Seems to me, those who go ad hom and call people merrily Mar 2015 #51

And you will never see that from me. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #58

Different posters have different tactics. merrily Mar 2015 #60

Insulting someone on purpose is not mine. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #66

i've not seen you do it. but i have seen others do it as their first line of defense. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #108

I have seen it done as well on both sides and it is not pleasant. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #119

insulted or criticized? i don't mind being criticized, but irrelevant personal remarks accompanied ND-Dem Mar 2015 #123

Insulted. Criticism comes with the territory. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #129

i agree, criticism comes with the territory. personal attacks are another matter. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #130

Sarcasm???!!! Bagsgroove Mar 2015 #34

there is a message in his sarcasm, though. An underlying aim wyldwolf Mar 2015 #47

There is a message in the sarcasm--always is--but not the message you describe. merrily Mar 2015 #53

The please explain, Oracle, how his post is only about 'ad hom' attacks wyldwolf Mar 2015 #61

Never claimed to be an oracle, so thanks for that ad hom, but pls. see Reply 64. merrily Mar 2015 #71

Calling you 'oracle' doesn't meet the definition of ad hom. pls see reply #6 wyldwolf Mar 2015 #73

It goes to the person (me) and not to any issue. merrily Mar 2015 #84

Which isn't the definition of ad hominem wyldwolf Mar 2015 #102

Was it issue related? No. It was about me. Was it intended to compliment to me? No. merrily Mar 2015 #103

You can't invent your own definitions. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #105

I don't need to. http://literarydevices.net/ad-hominem/ merrily Mar 2015 #109

Your link in no way describes what you're calling 'ad hom.' wyldwolf Mar 2015 #137

RIGHT ON! Woodchucks Unite! hootinholler Mar 2015 #35

Anger is not logical. randome Mar 2015 #38

Great pic! nt Logical Mar 2015 #49

Reading anger into words on a screen is not logical, either. merrily Mar 2015 #57

I get it now. Didn't at first. Oh, well... randome Mar 2015 #68

Thank you!! nt Logical Mar 2015 #70

Oh, so now you're trying to pretend you're not poutraged? merrily Mar 2015 #72

invasion of the body snatchers was a nimoy film? ND-Dem Mar 2015 #110

In the sense that he play a character in the film, yes. merrily Mar 2015 #112

that's the 1978 remake, the source of the picture you posted. the original was 1956. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #113

So, does that fix what the party pumps out over time to REPRESENT THE DP? MrMickeysMom Mar 2015 #54

Locking L0oniX Mar 2015 #56

LOL, fooled me! nt Logical Mar 2015 #67

In politics, I much prefer those who 'attack' issues and positions over those who 'attack' persons. Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #75

Politicians criticize each other all the time. Even during the primary. So you might let them.... Logical Mar 2015 #92

The only locked thread in GD that I can see, scanning back a couple of pages... SidDithers Mar 2015 #77

OP is making a satiricalModest Proposal, ala Jonathan Swift, not reporting about locked threads. merrily Mar 2015 #88

Poe's Law in action... Oktober Mar 2015 #94

Good sheeple don't question their leaders. They just march in lockstep to where ever the leader dissentient Mar 2015 #99

Can't, DU would shut down. JoePhilly Mar 2015 #104

censorship . . . great idea . . . . it'll solve all ills DrDan Mar 2015 #107

And, put it on their Permanent Record! Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #118

"Heil" fadedrose Mar 2015 #124

The OP really needs the sarcasm marker Android3.14 Mar 2015 #128

Won't happen. Hopefully that will happen at election time though, and if still_one Mar 2015 #133

Been my philosophy for a long time liberal N proud Mar 2015 #136

Of course, we need to shine the light PumpkinAle Mar 2015 #140

LOCKING. William769 Mar 2015 #141