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Octafish

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118. seemslikeadream

Sat Aug 15, 2015, 10:52 AM

Aug 2015

...and a hundred more we can name without having to GOOGLE are the reasons DU became the place to be for Democratic discussion.

War Inc can't have that, so the asshats and emoticon brigade showed up. Sieg heil.

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I miss Will Pitt. [View all] grasswire Aug 2015 OP

He'll be back. onehandle Aug 2015 #1

I think so too. Just because of the haters. You know, those that never discuss issues but are rhett o rick Aug 2015 #45

He's left and returned multiple times for various reasons. onehandle Aug 2015 #75

I find it odd that people make a big deal about it one way or the other. rhett o rick Aug 2015 #120

Well, if that's why he keeps coming and going, I guess it works. onehandle Aug 2015 #134

What is "the grave dance"? AikidoSoul Aug 2015 #153

After someone gets banned, there are those that get some kind of strange pleasure rhett o rick Aug 2015 #158

He may, he may not tavalon Aug 2015 #83

agreed Skittles Aug 2015 #2

you are the best, Skittles grasswire Aug 2015 #3

Ewww! George II Aug 2015 #77

... MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #13

WE SHOULD GO KICK THEM! nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #14

All I can say is this LynneSin Aug 2015 #39

Hum, I have a couple of names in mind but I believe that I know who you mean. BeanMusical Aug 2015 #56

we all know who they are Skittles Aug 2015 #156

This seems to be pintobean Aug 2015 #162

I miss the old DU, before all the swooners Skittles Aug 2015 #164

Wha hoppen? trof Aug 2015 #155

K&R & a small sob nt riderinthestorm Aug 2015 #4

We need to learn how to disagree ... Martin Eden Aug 2015 #5

I miss him too, but I read him on Facebook. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #6

I don't care about relaxed. grasswire Aug 2015 #7

Oh, he's plenty feisty! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #30

Yup, and also a lot friendlier nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #54

I second that one tavalon Aug 2015 #84

x 1000 and then some. sad.nt 7wo7rees Aug 2015 #8

Where did he go? Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #9

He decided to leave the site for some reason. Tobin S. Aug 2015 #10

he got fed up with the assholes on DU Skittles Aug 2015 #37

Oh my! alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #44

Exactly. Owl Aug 2015 #114

me too but who can blame him for leaving? carolinayellowdog Aug 2015 #11

I know the feeling nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #12

I for one appreciate your endurance and forebearance carolinayellowdog Aug 2015 #17

I agree. But they wouldn't have the power they do if we all put them on ignore. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #40

^This^. No audience, no power. nt Zorra Aug 2015 #48

Exactly. I personally don't have them all on ignore because I find their antics amusing in rhett o rick Aug 2015 #51

I tried ignoring them for 10 plus years nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #53

Children are taught to ignore bullies and they'll just stop. I NEVER found that to be true. merrily Aug 2015 #99

I recently placed one particularly irritating bully on ignore. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #121

That reminds me to copy my ignore list to my jury blacklist. Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #163

But there's more of us who enjoy (and need) your posts than there are bullies dflprincess Aug 2015 #23

After reading a lot into the behavior nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #24

I'm glad youy have thick skin. nt SalviaBlue Aug 2015 #25

I enjoy your posts . I already have been rattled here with in the short time posting I hope you keep posting Person 2713 Aug 2015 #166

I REPEAT Skittles Aug 2015 #29

+12 Alittleliberal Aug 2015 #33

+1000 BeanMusical Aug 2015 #57

absolutely shanti Aug 2015 #130

The written word can get one in trouble RobertEarl Aug 2015 #15

... alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #16

He ran and hid like Assange and Snowden. randome Aug 2015 #18

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #31

I wouldn't say he hid. Just decided to hang out with better people in a less hostile place. nt MH1 Aug 2015 #49

What a stupid, mean and clueless thing to say. BeanMusical Aug 2015 #58

I think it's inaccurate to compare Will Pitt Frances Aug 2015 #59

we all know who we WISH would "run" Skittles Aug 2015 #61

Who do we WISH would "run" ? Bonx Aug 2015 #150

ASSHOLES ON DU Skittles Aug 2015 #151

Oh well...nt SidDithers Aug 2015 #19

Oh FFS. BeanMusical Aug 2015 #60

Are you going to be okay? pintobean Aug 2015 #63

Your concern about my well-being is really moving. BeanMusical Aug 2015 #65

Fixed that for you... onehandle Aug 2015 #136

Hope so... SidDithers Aug 2015 #142

LOL !!! - Said The Guy From Canada... Question... Have You EVER Commented... WillyT Aug 2015 #160

I've been following him on Facebook forever Sedona Aug 2015 #20

I wouldn't know Facebook if it bit me in the butt, but I catch his sterling essays over at Truthout Brother Buzz Aug 2015 #46

Facebook will eat your life tavalon Aug 2015 #85

Yes, and others too dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #21

i miss all those you just listed questionseverything Aug 2015 #35

marym625 is relocating to another state . She was leaving Chicago in August so probably busy Person 2713 Aug 2015 #55

Thanks for the info, that is good news, I hope she returns - eom dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #89

Yeah she tried to get an Illinois DU meet up together but dates and places hard to coordinate Person 2713 Aug 2015 #111

Do you know which Coast or whereabouts she is moving to? glinda Aug 2015 #135

California Person 2713 Aug 2015 #152

Oh darn. Was hoping she would be near us. poo..... glinda Aug 2015 #165

If DU had a Mt. Rushmore, Will Pitt would be on it. oasis Aug 2015 #22

I remember a DU fund raiser where you could pick SalviaBlue Aug 2015 #27

By popular acclaim. oasis Aug 2015 #28

Unfortunately, the admins are not in love with him. BeanMusical Aug 2015 #64

It has nothing to do with the candidate he supports. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #82

Yes it does, in part. That's why I said: "among other things." BeanMusical Aug 2015 #90

I do too... and kentuck who left in frustration (apparently) the same time... hlthe2b Aug 2015 #26

"...one need not always agree with a given DUer to appreciate the contributions they make." Tobin S. Aug 2015 #32

Can I point out to his supporters that Pitt frequently tossed out insults and invective? mythology Aug 2015 #68

so what? grasswire Aug 2015 #79

I prefer him being real tavalon Aug 2015 #86

I prefer it when people have real facts in their grasp when they go on a rant. High drama palls. Hekate Aug 2015 #88

Lol! BeanMusical Aug 2015 #91

Pitt was a member since inception (2001), as was Kentuck hlthe2b Aug 2015 #95

I never saw him do that unless he was being swarmed. Poke the bear and the bear might just merrily Aug 2015 #100

No melman Aug 2015 #129

I never witnessed that. merrily Aug 2015 #148

Exactly, he developed a copycat style that looked like it mimicked that R B Garr Aug 2015 #125

me 2 ellennelle Aug 2015 #34

I miss his presence. His stories are a good reason to make some popcorn and read. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #36

This place has driven a lot of good posters away or TS'd them. L0oniX Aug 2015 #38

Sadly some so-called political liberals believe that if you can't convince them, ban them. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #42

Starting with DU's AA posters who defended BLM instead of Sanders. NuclearDem Aug 2015 #168

DU's greatest enemy isn't the cave or freerepublic, it is itself The Straight Story Aug 2015 #43

Yep. BeanMusical Aug 2015 #67

seemslikeadream Octafish Aug 2015 #118

Whagarble. Derp. Tom Brady is innocent. Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #41

What are you, some kinda posucs? nt Codeine Aug 2015 #78

Oh my... SoapBox Aug 2015 #47

+1 A lot. 840high Aug 2015 #50

... zappaman Aug 2015 #52

I missed his commentary on BLM... joshcryer Aug 2015 #62

Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #70

Huh? A lot of DUers follow him on FB. joshcryer Aug 2015 #73

You really have no clue how much personal information can be squeezed from your page, do you? BeanMusical Aug 2015 #74

Not a whole lot. joshcryer Aug 2015 #81

Sounds like a doxxing threat to me alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #92

Me, too. Sheldon Cooper Aug 2015 #107

I've had people dig into my personal information, too. MineralMan Aug 2015 #112

Interesting that you'd bring that into the thread. MineralMan Aug 2015 #109

That link leads to nothing. merrily Aug 2015 #101

That your link goes to a broken page says it all too. Rex Aug 2015 #124

I can see it. Here's the info in text form uppityperson Aug 2015 #128

I don't believe that's what he's doing in the tall grass. pintobean Aug 2015 #137

Let's bear with it for a while uppityperson Aug 2015 #138

Wow... SidDithers Aug 2015 #141

I really like that Bernie Underground graphic navarth Aug 2015 #161

Help yourself...nt SidDithers Aug 2015 #169

You have to be signed in to FB. joshcryer Aug 2015 #167

I don't miss him at all. redstateblues Aug 2015 #66

At least he has a talent. That's a lot more than I can say for many other DUers. merrily Aug 2015 #102

People are born with talent. They aren't born to be jerks. redstateblues Aug 2015 #132

Talent-less people can also be jerks. Given a choice between a talent-less jerk and a talented jerk merrily Aug 2015 #147

After I joined in 04, I finally stopped lurking and got up the nerve to post and he was vey rude redstateblues Aug 2015 #157

You're the one making a nasty assumption about me. I made a general statement. merrily Aug 2015 #159

The losses of Will and Kentuck were a huge negative for DU. I missed a couple of days Elwood P Dowd Aug 2015 #69

Yes, lots of nasty from a few nasty people. BeanMusical Aug 2015 #71

Jury results from your hidden post: Bryce Butler Aug 2015 #93

Very well said, and accurate. merrily Aug 2015 #103

Jury results : beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #113

I was getting ready to post that Autumn Aug 2015 #115

What's wrong with the jury system again? beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #117

Hey it works. I've been shut out on a few and on reflection I shouldn't have alerted. Autumn Aug 2015 #119

I look forward to his next GBCW post Orrex Aug 2015 #72

His GBCW posts are better than 90% of the posts on DU. merrily Aug 2015 #105

And as numerous. Orrex Aug 2015 #146

He'll be back. He just needs a rest to get his shit together. Hekate Aug 2015 #76

Pittland; come for the POSUCS, Codeine Aug 2015 #80

I miss him as well and hope he will be back soon! akbacchus_BC Aug 2015 #87

He won't be gone long. NaturalHigh Aug 2015 #94

He has plenty of devoted follows outside of DU. merrily Aug 2015 #106

I miss seabeyond and bravenak. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #96

Those people are all suspended for too many hidden posts. pintobean Aug 2015 #98

Then tell them to quit getting posts locked! nt Logical Aug 2015 #110

Ditto and kick! marble falls Aug 2015 #97

He is on twitter.. yuiyoshida Aug 2015 #104

and Facebook and Truthout. merrily Aug 2015 #108

Lol.. Pitt was the king of nasty one-liners.... Adrahil Aug 2015 #126

When attacked, maybe. He never insulted me. merrily Aug 2015 #149

I miss DU circa 2004 n/t librechik Aug 2015 #116

+1000 AwakeAtLast Aug 2015 #122

not me krawhitham Aug 2015 #123

Well, alrighty then. GoneOffShore Aug 2015 #127

Let's take a vote TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #131

I vote for POSUCS pintobean Aug 2015 #139

and Trojan Horse...nt SidDithers Aug 2015 #143

FWIW he's left before, and sooner or later he returns... Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #133

Me Too... K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2015 #140

It is hard suffering the opinions of others.... the_sly_pig Aug 2015 #144

Man, so do I, big time! nt Duval Aug 2015 #145

As an emissary for the Clinton campaign let me just say I miss him too... DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #154