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George II

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63. You are very brave! I waded into the "freeper" pool about a decade ago....

Sun Mar 8, 2015, 03:08 PM

Mar 2015

....and registered because I wanted to counter some idiotic claim (it's so long ago I can't even remember it, but it had to do with bush)

I tried several screen names that hinted at a Democratic or progressive theme, they were rejected. Then I decided to choose one quasi-related to the current president, the screen name that you all see here (FINALLY, after years of insults from "DU"ers because of my screen name, it can be revealed WHY I have this name!!!), and it was accepted.

My posting career as a freeper at Free Republic lasted TWO posts. I didn't even get too contrary, just presented objective facts. I was banned for life!

I never went back. So, again you are one brave person, good luck.

But I retained the screen name just because of my very very brief experience over "there".

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Day 5 visiting Free Republic. ugly...very ugly. [View all] trumad Mar 2015 OP

Yeah, no shit, you sure wont hear that GARBAGE here, will you NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #1

The far Left and the far Right are exactly the same! MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #64

Please tell me that was meant as humor Kelvin Mace Mar 2015 #67

Just read this thread! MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #73

Kelvin! Hissyspit Mar 2015 #222

It is getting harder these days Kelvin Mace Mar 2015 #228

I know the feeling. Hissyspit Mar 2015 #235

This message was self-deleted by its author hopemountain Mar 2015 #85

Thank you, trumad. You read FR, so we won't have to. Cooley Hurd Mar 2015 #2

The sacrifices that he makes for DU pintobean Mar 2015 #12

don't go over there it will make your head explode strawberries Mar 2015 #3

It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 #4

Cool story bro. Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #5

it was horrible... trumad Mar 2015 #7

I can't begin to imagine ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #22

Take a good, hot shower and a stiff drink! LongTomH Mar 2015 #66

But nothing like you "reported" right? LiberalLovinLug Mar 2015 #86

hey no one is stopping you from going there trumad Mar 2015 #92

Day 5 visiting Democratic Underground. ugly...very ugly. LiberalLovinLug Mar 2015 #96

cheap stunt? trumad Mar 2015 #101

Have fun LiberalLovinLug Mar 2015 #120

This breaks my heart... trumad Mar 2015 #122

I would stand in the way of a bus for you, trumad. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #165

best way to clear up any confusion would be to link to those posts at FR.. frylock Mar 2015 #230

Investigation? Where is the evidence then? And where is your "expert analysis" of which you speak? cui bono Mar 2015 #206

They do that, though. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #50

Didn't see your post demwing Mar 2015 #54

you had better graphics. Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #78

Yeah, especially when they use "facts" demwing Mar 2015 #81

Now, now... are you criticizing his/her "long investigation" and "expert analysis"? cui bono Mar 2015 #207

There has been a LOT of such dumping lately, too. arcane1 Mar 2015 #107

Are you sure you don't have cooties? shenmue Mar 2015 #6

If he went over there, I'm sure he got them. Jamastiene Mar 2015 #113

trumad, you are the wind beneath my wings DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #8

Wouldn't that make him a bird fart? 11 Bravo Mar 2015 #59

No, what you're talking about is a variation on that song, the "wind between my cheeks"....sorry! George II Mar 2015 #65

Did Weird Al cover that song? Jamastiene Mar 2015 #115

for birds a flying fart is a great thing. Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #82

The Only Good Thing to Say About That Leith Mar 2015 #9

Well played, sir. OilemFirchen Mar 2015 #10

You're like our Richard Engel, going into that war zone, that hellhole of insanity. valerief Mar 2015 #11

Maybe like our Brian Williams? demwing Mar 2015 #175

This schtick is getting tired. n/t Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #13

Ditto ! virgogal Mar 2015 #14

Yep. How is it different than Cavers obsessing over DUers? (n/t) SMC22307 Mar 2015 #21

tru is speaking to the confluence of interests, not our obsession with us for them or them for us. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #30

It's still caring about what Freepers think. SMC22307 Mar 2015 #55

Freepers don't think. Jamastiene Mar 2015 #116

Heh! freshwest Mar 2015 #211

You being forced to read the OP against your will or something, Grumpy? bluedigger Mar 2015 #75

Seconded ... n/t Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2015 #229

And the inevitable alert failed once again... SidDithers Mar 2015 #15

I stand with trumad DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #19

Oh my god ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #20

You have been here a while as I have had... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #25

Its out of control crazy that's for sure ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #28

LOL! Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #24

Thanks for the Jury results Sid. trumad Mar 2015 #36

and I thought I was the only one to figure that out. n/t 5X Mar 2015 #39

Remember when DU used to pretend to filter these assholes out? Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #48

Oh, the impotent ire of the thin-skinned and humorless... zappaman Mar 2015 #99

Jury got this one right. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #130

Funny how some "satire" is allowed here but not others, huh? Number23 Mar 2015 #142

Apparently, some seem to think Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #203

I know. The massive pile ons and insults. The hastily thrown together OPs which could just say Number23 Mar 2015 #204

If only brain bleach were safe to use... I'd be doing it. freshwest Mar 2015 #212

trumad has absolutely nailed it in these threads... SidDithers Mar 2015 #225

Which freepers did s/he piss off? I didn't see mention of them posting over there... cui bono Mar 2015 #208

Aw, did a creep from Freeperville get its wittle feelings hurt? freshwest Mar 2015 #215

Someone should alert on that so that admins can keep an eye on the two who voted to hide stevenleser Mar 2015 #224

Disagree... Agschmid Mar 2015 #227

off to the showers w you. mopinko Mar 2015 #16

Now you've stepped in it! Good luck! freshwest Mar 2015 #213

and ruin the party? mopinko Mar 2015 #220

Rim Job's '486 server is still functioning? BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #17

Never visit that place ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #18

No kidding. Like NewsHounds: We watch Fox so you don't have to! freshwest Mar 2015 #216

Oooh! Oooh! I get it! I get it!!! If we criticize Hillary we are JUST LIKE FREEPERS!!!!!!! djean111 Mar 2015 #23

I see you have figured it out. zeemike Mar 2015 #60

410, 188, 10,296 pintobean Mar 2015 #26

Thanks for the kick. trumad Mar 2015 #34

Will you quack for us again? pintobean Mar 2015 #37

Yum trumad Mar 2015 #40

Still getting that bang every morning, I see. pintobean Mar 2015 #43

Tasty trumad Mar 2015 #46

... ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #53

heh. JackRiddler Mar 2015 #68

Ahhh, Monsieur Creosote. louis-t Mar 2015 #83

Thank you for your service! steve2470 Mar 2015 #27

I hope you had a hazmat suit on! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #29

Ya know I Hope you checked..that yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #31

LoL! ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #41

Lint brush.. Plucketeer Mar 2015 #42

Lint brush... yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #45

This is why I don't spend time with the lower life forms. backscatter712 Mar 2015 #32

And we are glad you are here with us trumad. We all value you my friend! hrmjustin Mar 2015 #33

K&R! stonecutter357 Mar 2015 #35

Are they obsessed over DU like the conservative cave is? hrmjustin Mar 2015 #38

There is strong overlap between the con-cave and freeperville Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #47

And now they are on discussionist. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #52

I hope you took about five showers John Poet Mar 2015 #44

Wait ..wait...Freepers are against her Iraq war vote and her ties to Wall Street? demwing Mar 2015 #49

No, they hope/ believe useful idiots will try to use those issues to divide the center left vote... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #57

I think you give Freepers too much credit demwing Mar 2015 #72

I have met some intelligent conservatives but not on Free Republic. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #77

Exactly - which is why they'd never demwing Mar 2015 #79

It really is a cesspool of homophobia, nativism, and racism./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #80

only useful idiots have any concern with Clinton's cozy relationship with Wall St? frylock Mar 2015 #231

"Useful idiots , regardless of their ideology, divide the vote which inures to the benefit ... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #232

so best to ignore those issues then, eh? frylock Mar 2015 #233

Math DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #234

Love that pic! LongTomH Mar 2015 #70

It is believable. treestar Mar 2015 #90

LMAO! cwydro Mar 2015 #51

Lurking Luxadvector Mar 2015 #56

You, my friend, cilla4progress Mar 2015 #58

In Japan they delcare people national treasures. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #61

We need to give him an honorific./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #62

You are very brave! I waded into the "freeper" pool about a decade ago.... George II Mar 2015 #63

OK. If that's the way you wanna play... nt MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #69

I never, ever thought I'd see the day. OilemFirchen Mar 2015 #100

And then the question arises once again, do we want a president who was so careless in her JDPriestly Mar 2015 #71

You, good woman, ARE A FREEPER!!! MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #76

The ideologically rigid left will give the far right the rope they hang us all with. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #84

The ideologically flexible center-right will put the rope around our necks for us. /nt Marr Mar 2015 #157

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.Thank you, sir. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #158

It's called an extended metaphor. /nt Marr Mar 2015 #159

It's called borrowing another person's metaphor in lieu of finding one of his or her own. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #161

Aww. Marr Mar 2015 #166

Just defending my work product. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #168

Am I the one they are talking about? JDPriestly Mar 2015 #119

Please tell me who that perfect candidate is so I can work for their victory and keep Repblicans Fla Dem Mar 2015 #88

All good reasons to vote ANY Dem, not merely Hillary demwing Mar 2015 #93

Thanks. Someone who is not wedded to Wall Street and the corporate elite. JDPriestly Mar 2015 #108

Well then you're probably going to end up with a Bush. nt Fla Dem Mar 2015 #139

Fine, and I will support the "people's" candidate whomever that may be if they have a chance Fla Dem Mar 2015 #136

You have no real idea of who has a chance, or who is really running demwing Mar 2015 #170

No I don't, and neither does anyone else, which is my point. Fla Dem Mar 2015 #205

Elizabeth Warren is the perfect candidate in my estimation. JDPriestly Mar 2015 #106

Great, let me know when you are successful in your efforts. nt Fla Dem Mar 2015 #137

"what about her vote on Iraq....what about her close ties to Wall Street" AgingAmerican Mar 2015 #74

Kinda like touring a Hazardous Waste Site devoted to sewage. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #87

Shouldn't freepers be happy with treestar Mar 2015 #89

now that it is settled and the primaries are over there no excuse for making up lies about Hillary Douglas Carpenter Mar 2015 #91

What he said ^^^ /nt demwing Mar 2015 #94

I also check in at FR and I see NOTHING like what you claim to have seen. Jim Lane Mar 2015 #95

yah must have missed it.... trumad Mar 2015 #104

Thanks for posting links to back up your claims. At least we know your post isn't made-up bullshit. arcane1 Mar 2015 #110

won't post the links ... trumad Mar 2015 #111

Of course you won't. They don't exist. arcane1 Mar 2015 #112

Then PM me the links and I'll be happy to check them out. Jim Lane Mar 2015 #123

Heart breaking...just heart breaking. trumad Mar 2015 #126

Reality is a cruel mistress. MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #128

Like I said Manny. . trumad Mar 2015 #132

Oh now you're disagreeing with my mother! MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #134

Thank you. blackspade Mar 2015 #180

+100 ND-Dem Mar 2015 #188

Now THAT'S what I call "investigation" and "expert analysis". cui bono Mar 2015 #209

I'm shocked Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #221

I can't believe how many people here took your post literally BillZBubb Mar 2015 #97

Not everyone is familiar with the OP's "work." SMC22307 Mar 2015 #167

I've been seeing these pop up the last couple days, this is the first one I opened uppityperson Mar 2015 #201

It's a commentary on how OTT some of the Clinton supporters have been. Jim Lane Mar 2015 #214

Doesn't that suggest daredtowork Mar 2015 #98

perhaps . trumad Mar 2015 #102

That's why the place is safely ignored. Orsino Mar 2015 #103

You are tough as boot leather no doubt madokie Mar 2015 #105

This thread is all kinds of awesome! Spazito Mar 2015 #109

Innit? Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #117

I love the Venus Flytrap plants, they are awesome! Spazito Mar 2015 #121

Say what? pintobean Mar 2015 #124

Huh? Spazito Mar 2015 #125

It certainly is! greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 #127

It really is a thing of beauty. zappaman Mar 2015 #129

You know, normally I wouldn't think this kind of thing was helpful. But Skinner and the other admins Number23 Mar 2015 #144

No argument from me... Spazito Mar 2015 #146

i'd suggest a bleach and ajax scrubbing and two hours of a scalding hot shower. spanone Mar 2015 #114

Trumad the True! I stand with you! leftofcool Mar 2015 #118

WOW! Interesting thread! I wonder why some are so pissed off at you! Rex Mar 2015 #131

you don't understand why people would get mad when he implies m-lekktor Mar 2015 #133

No I do. Rex Mar 2015 #135

Uh huh pintobean Mar 2015 #141

Well if it isn't the gatekeeper! Rex Mar 2015 #145

You have twice as many as I do. pintobean Mar 2015 #147

Yes but I've never been in Timeout, what was that like? Rex Mar 2015 #148

Stepped in it, huh? pintobean Mar 2015 #149

Nothing? Rex Mar 2015 #150

Ask your friends. pintobean Mar 2015 #152

He shoots and he misses! Rex Mar 2015 #153

You're having way too much fun malaise Mar 2015 #138

edited to say I rightly got called out on my post. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #140

True why would people get worked up at being called freepers!? Rex Mar 2015 #186

I don't think that is what he really means. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #187

I do. Rex Mar 2015 #189

Selling out? hrmjustin Mar 2015 #191

Yeah going for the cheapshot. Rex Mar 2015 #193

I think he is doing it on purpose to mock others who he feels are attacking Hillary to the point hrmjustin Mar 2015 #196

I think he just wanted to call out someone but doesn't have the guts to do it. Rex Mar 2015 #199

Well it certainly looks like he is having a moment. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #202

!!! MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #192

Oh GOSH did I type that out loud!? Rex Mar 2015 #195

Here's a thought Joe Turner Mar 2015 #143

I look forward to hearing about day 6! zappaman Mar 2015 #151

what a hot pile of shit nasty this vile little thread is BubbaFett Mar 2015 #154

As opposed to the people promoting rightwing racist blogs geek tragedy Mar 2015 #155

Exactly. You would think they would be attacking Jeb Bush R B Garr Mar 2015 #163

Oh no, that would be their SOP. I think they didn't vote in 2012 from DU threads posted then. freshwest Mar 2015 #217

yep trumad Mar 2015 #160

both/and is a thing BubbaFett Mar 2015 #173

Hillary's fans are, once again, not doing her any favors. Marr Mar 2015 #156

Disruptive meta is what it is cyberswede Mar 2015 #162

Yeah---I know what you mean... trumad Mar 2015 #169

People posting their opinions is what discussion boards are for. cyberswede Mar 2015 #182

That made absolutely no sense. trumad Mar 2015 #185

I'll try again... cyberswede Mar 2015 #190

Yep BubbaFett Mar 2015 #176

One could say the same for some Warren and Sander fans here. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #164

For some, perhaps. Marr Mar 2015 #172

I think we could go on and on who is more divisive. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #177

You're probably right. /nt Marr Mar 2015 #179

This is not to say I don't have my moments. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #181

Oh, I do, too. Marr Mar 2015 #183

Just think 22 months till the next Inauguration. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #184

Seriously?? G.W. Bush was President during the IWR and the ecomonic R B Garr Mar 2015 #178

What? As if they are going to be against the fact that someone supported their war. cui bono Mar 2015 #210

Mean girls BubbaFett Mar 2015 #174

This is fun. betsuni Mar 2015 #171

See? You bring a knife, we bring JDPriestly. MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #194

Night Manny. trumad Mar 2015 #197

He was batting a thousand until day 5. Rex Mar 2015 #198

"We" R B Garr Mar 2015 #200

Why, I'd almost think you were surreptitiously trying to make some other point with this OP Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #218

Fake OP. Quite a few posts about emails eridani Mar 2015 #219

You forgot your sarcasm thingy. patricia92243 Mar 2015 #223

Right Nation, gross but not as bad as Free Republic in ChazII Mar 2015 #226