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In reply to the discussion: Goodbye Will Twain: A ratfucker unmasked [View all]BainsBane
(57,299 posts)21. Remember his "women and minorities" lament
That Clinton's appeal to "women and minorities" would be the death nail of the middle-class. All his excuses about division was straight out of the GOP.
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Wonder if they'll withdraw their recs? Too late, the internet never forgets... n/t
freshwest
Apr 2015
#251
Thanks, Hitler/Skinner/Sid! Love the bittersweet smell of censoring ratfuckers in the morning!
freshwest
Apr 2015
#253
And Libertarians are the 'real liberals,' too. It's on their official websites and other places. n/t
freshwest
Apr 2015
#370
I enjoyed his chief cheerleader saying they'd been here under multiple incarnations... n/t
freshwest
Apr 2015
#222
Yes and the first 2 years when he had a democratic majority was during a horrible recession. I
okaawhatever
Apr 2015
#22
Not true: " before FDR Congress was the focus of national elections, not the presidency."
FSogol
Apr 2015
#74
Did anyone mention Trumman (sic) or national security? We were discussing elections and 3rd parties
FSogol
Apr 2015
#105
Very nasty of you to use facts and historical records to counter emotional nonsense.
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#170
Really? DU's software makes it pretty easy to tell. Open that other post up and look in the upper
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#175
Of course they did.. the pitchforks were out and the torches lit.. didn't matter if it were true
Cha
Apr 2015
#226
that one was dumb enough to troll one of Skinner's threads. Oopsy daisy nt
geek tragedy
Apr 2015
#38
Yeah, that one despite being here for a year and a half only had 48 posts, but always managed to
FSogol
Apr 2015
#59
That was WillTwain, too?! this is what he posted to me yesterday on Skinner's thread..
Cha
Apr 2015
#225
He told me to "stop embarrassing the Democratic party by behaving the way you do" when
FSogol
Apr 2015
#248
All you have to do is make up a bunch of shit about Obama and see how many fall for it.. WT bragged
Cha
Apr 2015
#237
At least two of my friends got a hide because of that troll.. by speaking to truth to his
Cha
Apr 2015
#246
I have a saved list of recs for one of PretzelWarrior's banned socks, but I'm not going to
Zorra
Apr 2015
#148
That's great, he's one of the fakes exploiting verbiage about Unions and labor to make
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#16
Plus it feeds into the latest republican BS concern over the working class LOL
workinclasszero
Apr 2015
#126
It's always a red flag when people use Labor rhetoric and diss equality issues because Unions are
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#62
I critique the party from the Party's left I am not now, nor have I ever been, a Leninist or a
merrily
Apr 2015
#384
STEVEN! Just for fun I looked up "agrumentum ad populum and it's an actual thing!
KittyWampus
Apr 2015
#147
Oh yes, I knew. I relookup the logical fallacies every now and then to make sure I dont use
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#154
What's crazy is I see socks that are ten, eleven years old with only one hundred or so posts...
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2015
#46
Which sounds cooler than "They're losers who are STILL living in Mom's basement after all these
MADem
Apr 2015
#213
There are some with zero posts, who manage to rec certain types of threads daily.
FSogol
Apr 2015
#69
Catch-o-the-Day. Who's next?? Trolls do have a certain stink about them..
misterhighwasted
Apr 2015
#41
Would be nice to see mea culpas from those 200+ folks who would rec his OPs.
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#50
That is one interpretation. Another is, too many of a certain segment is all too happy to hear
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#162
On this board, criticisms of Democrats are often more valuable than criticisms of Republicans.
Jim Lane
Apr 2015
#183
I disagree with how you think DU should be used and what posts are more valuable here.
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#184
I just used your own words. You find criticism of Democrats most useful here
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#295
Yes, that this even needs to be voiced by someone makes me feel like we have entered
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#306
I have no idea. Are you describing yourself? You sound like a Democrat right?
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#120
Not my problem. You weren't proud enough to defend Democrats who were accused of corruption.
Octafish
Apr 2015
#221
You ought to check out the cases against those guys. Unlike Octafish, I do my homework
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#273
Interesting you brought up oppression in Russia because Octafish defends them
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#270
Admit it. You're just mad I didn't use it as an opportunity to criticize Obama
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#266
You entered late into the conversation and clearly don't know what's being discussed. Nt
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#276
Well, you mentioned foreign policy and the posts have nothing to do with that
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#279
That is low and rude. I respect your right to defend yourself but that is low.
hrmjustin
Apr 2015
#202
In his defense, he is flailing in his attempt to explain his repeated rec's of a troll's posts. He
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#203
imo aside from my much good natured nudging of those who recced willtwains posts
hrmjustin
Apr 2015
#205
Why should I be ashamed to call a fan of Putin a fan of Putin? Do you think
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#287
I wonder how many who recced those threads are really green or third party voters.
hrmjustin
Apr 2015
#268
putinista may never have passed your lips or fingers your words cluster with those who do
reddread
Apr 2015
#293
Yep, straw man + change the subject. That crowd uses those tactics all the time. Nt
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#300
Wow, a straw man in response to being called out for using straw men. Impressive! Nt
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#304
No, it doesn't. "Those people" has a very specific connotation. But it's interestin that
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#307
And then you throw a straw man in for good measure. Because your nonsense in
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#290
You mean besides being joyfully taken in by a troll whose M.O. was to use wedges to
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#284
I guess the fact that many of you seemed to enjoy it so much was particularly
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#299
Trolls come in lots of flavors. Some banned trolls have taken on a centrist sort of persona.
Marr
Apr 2015
#359
Nasty is right, Bobby Jo.. this is what one of his sock puppets posted to me yesterday.. just bc he
Cha
Apr 2015
#235
I had a few hides back in the day for attacking BBI. I was proud of them and looked
FSogol
Apr 2015
#85
Lord knows I've had my share, I just feel bad for treestar who never gets hides.
Tarheel_Dem
Apr 2015
#91
Its a bad sign this far out of the primary and election. Its going to be rough.
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#169
That's for sure. I just hate it when long-time "good" DU'ers fall victim to troll a**holes. n/t
Tarheel_Dem
Apr 2015
#186
You're not the only one that got a HIDE bc of him, treestar.. I PMed someone Monday
Cha
Apr 2015
#243
LOL.. you made him get a HIDE! What an idiotic thing to say. I wanted to get on that thread and say
Cha
Apr 2015
#349
I just saw on there.. where WillTwain called YOU a "conservative" and of course one of his fans
Cha
Apr 2015
#373
You Better Believe It! It's amazing how so many can be so gullible. Let's hope his "friends" follow.
Tarheel_Dem
Apr 2015
#80
"but when I saw him use Leninist as an insult, that really raised a red flag."
Spitfire of ATJ
Apr 2015
#83
Hmmm. Looks like he fired up an account and didn't use it much, until he broke it open.
MADem
Apr 2015
#89
Good idea. Sometimes I look up posters with very low posts and find they joined years ago...
Hekate
Apr 2015
#207
Yep--doesn't take a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing with some of 'em! nt
MADem
Apr 2015
#210
I think it would cut down on a lot of the bullshit. And we are seeing a lot of bullshit of late.
MADem
Apr 2015
#390
I agree. However, we don't have a smilie for expressing something facetiously.
notadmblnd
Apr 2015
#122
There are several other 'red baiters' here that need the same treatment....
blackspade
Apr 2015
#116
And, this is why I love this ratfucker's inglorious exit so much.. you're the 3rd friend that
Cha
Apr 2015
#254
It was unreal the way he jumped around his threads spreading misinformation like a frog on
Cha
Apr 2015
#298
"The next willtwain who comes along will get the same welcoming by the same crowd."
NanceGreggs
Apr 2015
#327
Which is what is so disappointing about those who buy into those memes here.
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#187
That poison analogy may be the best way of putting it that I have ever seen. nt
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#194
Yeah, he didn't get a HIDE.. bc well.. his lookalikes.. this is my reply to him.. thanks JI7..
Cha
Apr 2015
#380
BainsBane Know that we still love you and what you stand for and that was a ridiculous hide.
William769
Apr 2015
#409