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In reply to the discussion: Goodbye Will Twain: A ratfucker unmasked [View all]FSogol
(47,506 posts)105. Did anyone mention Trumman (sic) or national security? We were discussing elections and 3rd parties
Your dismissive 'cute' response would be like me saying, "No, Ferris wheels were first invented by Pittsburgh Engineer, George Washington Gale Ferris."
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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