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seaglass

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182. Hopefully it wasn't the same person who told OS he was going to be banned. That person was

Mon Dec 21, 2015, 08:15 AM

Dec 2015

just stirring up shit and taking advantage of OS.

The only people who can ban DUers are Skinner, EarlG and Elad. I really doubt they would be so indiscreet as to tell anyone else on this site who they are considering banning. Is that what you are saying is going on?

Otherwise someone is yanking your chain.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 OP

^^^^^ LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #1

Fuck No! to silence. Chan790 Dec 2015 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author rhett o rick Dec 2015 #7

I'm hurt and disappointed that you would question my sincerity ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #45

You mock him. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #92

Agree with Rick Katashi_itto Dec 2015 #194

What rhett o rick said. nt hay rick Dec 2015 #175

If banning all "malicious intruders" will raise Sanders support here to "virtually 100%" pnwmom Dec 2015 #65

Hmm. Chan790 Dec 2015 #75

Why the f### was he banned instead of given a time out? hedda_foil Dec 2015 #91

Sure. DU admins were afraid of him. randome Dec 2015 #97

Skinner made the policy very clear, and Manny's seen it carried out in the past. pnwmom Dec 2015 #99

Wow.. this is the first I've heard about this. I had him on ignore.. did he advocate not voting Cha Dec 2015 #133

He said he was going to vote for Bernie in the general no matter who was the nominee. pnwmom Dec 2015 #134

Awwww shucks. Cha Dec 2015 #138

do you feel this person should be banned? They have not been Douglas Carpenter Dec 2015 #169

How about that? Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #177

He violated the TOS. cwydro Dec 2015 #104

We don't have a nominee yet - but do go on - silly 840high Dec 2015 #111

That didn't stop Manny from announcing he would vote pnwmom Dec 2015 #136

LOL snooper2 Dec 2015 #192

... senseandsensibility Dec 2015 #3

... LittleBlue Dec 2015 #4

Why would you start a thread like this? nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #5

Why shouldn't I? ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #47

And you guys do love to kick someone when they are down. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #63

Who us,"you guys" and when have I done that? 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #67

You are glad to see Manny go. You've been hounding him for years. Now you got your wish so rhett o rick Dec 2015 #70

Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #80

Feel free to call me names but you can't bait me into lashing back. Gravedancing is really low. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #85

First you insisted that I have called you a racist, when I didn't . 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #95

I find your OP H2O Man Dec 2015 #150

I apologize. H2O Man Dec 2015 #178

Looks like someone is aiming for you, rhett o rick: 1monster Dec 2015 #93

And instead, the OP got locked from their own thread arcane1 Dec 2015 #128

Are you down, rick? pintobean Dec 2015 #73

It's not about me, it's about the People vs. your wealthy 1%. We will prevail. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #86

Getting banned from a website is certainly indicative and illustrative of the great struggle. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #188

I agree. Disgusting behavior. Owl Dec 2015 #113

I think it was intended to be clever. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #119

Yes, but instead comes off as childish schoolyard playground stuff. Owl Dec 2015 #120

Holly shit third way got tombstoned? Egnever Dec 2015 #6

I wonder who will be next on the hit list. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #9

I've been told it's Cali and me. n/t Chan790 Dec 2015 #10

Does that mean you're special Gman Dec 2015 #13

Do you have access to the list? nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #21

You folks really, seriously need a life. Gman Dec 2015 #123

You know that was my thought when I heard about the "Think Tank" where strategies and tactics are rhett o rick Dec 2015 #199

What about your "list", rhett o rick? KittyWampus Dec 2015 #140

I am guessing that cali is high, Omaha Steve, and WillyT also. Am I right? rhett o rick Dec 2015 #198

I have the list, been checking it twice, snooper2 Dec 2015 #195

No, he asked. :) Chan790 Dec 2015 #24

Of course Cali, I predict she will go tomorrow. I didn't hear about you, but understand. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #15

Told by whom? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #51

Can't. That would be a call-out and get hidden. Chan790 Dec 2015 #59

Someone you guys trust. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #64

Hopefully it wasn't the same person who told OS he was going to be banned. That person was seaglass Dec 2015 #182

Why, what did you do? LaurenG Dec 2015 #84

I have voiced an undying hatred for Hillary. Chan790 Dec 2015 #90

I think you're allowed to have that opinion LaurenG Dec 2015 #96

Link? Nt NCTraveler Dec 2015 #186

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Purveyor Dec 2015 #78

Anyone who puts up an OP asking people to pledge not to vote for the Democrat in the general pnwmom Dec 2015 #101

Whoever violates the TOS treestar Dec 2015 #103

I think the TOS says that you can "do it" until the general not that it matters. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #122

😒 TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #8

Banned members always slide back in. Codeine Dec 2015 #11

Not banned Sanders supporters. I know some and they can't get back in. MIRT makes sure rhett o rick Dec 2015 #16

Better Believe It Renew Deal Dec 2015 #20

Not Sanders supporters. I believe HRC supporters have. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #25

They have. One resurrected an unused profile from 2012 and started its first posts this week n/t arcane1 Dec 2015 #129

Lol. BBI would have posted treestar Dec 2015 #106

If you don't encourage and advocate not supporting the Democratic nominee Gman Dec 2015 #12

I guess your rationalization makes you happy. You've been after him for years. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #19

It was done by the OWNER of this site, on his own. Here's the explanation if you haven't... George II Dec 2015 #74

Never permitted? Someone better tell kendrick meek history rewrote itself SwampG8r Dec 2015 #173

Who is kendrick meek? George II Dec 2015 #179

Kendrick meek SwampG8r Dec 2015 #180

allowed by TOS . . . DrDan Dec 2015 #183

Yes then it was allowed SwampG8r Dec 2015 #184

it's the same - then and now DrDan Dec 2015 #190

... SidDithers Dec 2015 #14

Wow, I guess I should have expected that. Why pass up a chance to disparge farther. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #17

... SidDithers Dec 2015 #23

You said you were going to lay low but I knew you couldn't pass up a chance to disparage Manny. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #30

... SidDithers Dec 2015 #31

See how cool Sid is? Wow. Just wow. elias49 Dec 2015 #125

Indeed. If I were 8 years old I'd be impressed. arcane1 Dec 2015 #130

Ha! I know. elias49 Dec 2015 #131

+1000 nt Mojorabbit Dec 2015 #34

Ownership has its privileges nt Depaysement Dec 2015 #33

No. Silence is consent. nt lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author rhett o rick Dec 2015 #22

...^ that 840high Dec 2015 #112

I'm pretty cynical, so I figured as much. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #148

DU losses. And Nero continues to fiddle. Fearless Dec 2015 #26

Yup. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #137

Why was he banned edhopper Dec 2015 #27

He said he wouldn't vote for Hillary if she's the nominee and encouraged others to do the same. Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #35

Anyone know his/her actual words? leftstreet Dec 2015 #41

Right here... seaglass Dec 2015 #61

Thank you! leftstreet Dec 2015 #77

it's the "no matter what" and "you should too" - shilling for votes against the nominee. bettyellen Dec 2015 #98

What?? Banned for that? panader0 Dec 2015 #83

So he gets banned, but the thread remains open. closeupready Dec 2015 #87

Of course there are many Bernie supporters in that thread that agreed with Manny but did not seaglass Dec 2015 #48

Yes, exactly tammywammy Dec 2015 #109

Thanks for sharing that info. City Lights Dec 2015 #50

But she (Heddi) was incorrect, the person she referred to didn't even come close.... George II Dec 2015 #89

As I recall, there was an OP pnwmom Dec 2015 #58

Not quite true leftstreet Dec 2015 #76

Like I said, it was "along those lines." The effect was the sme. pnwmom Dec 2015 #105

. . . . . Hoyt Dec 2015 #28

. JackInGreen Dec 2015 #29

So this would be the Blue team thread. Rex Dec 2015 #32

. seabeyond Dec 2015 #36

No. This is crass. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2015 #37

Why would you say such a thing? eom 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #72

Because its true? Just tossing out ideas here SwampG8r Dec 2015 #174

I am still voting for Bernie if he is the nominee. Dawson Leery Dec 2015 #38

He can see it. He just can't reply. Which is one of the reasons grave dancing threads suck. merrily Dec 2015 #204

What a shame? OilemFirchen Dec 2015 #39

bye upaloopa Dec 2015 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author rhett o rick Dec 2015 #42

He violated TOS upaloopa Dec 2015 #55

It wasn't because he was trying to debate an issue. pnwmom Dec 2015 #60

Oh please. You know what's going on here. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #62

Did you see the post? That's exactly what happened. And read the Tombstone message. pnwmom Dec 2015 #66

Please spare me the rationalization. You guys have wanted him gone for a long time. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #81

Who is it you think banned Manny, Rick? zappaman Dec 2015 #154

Skinner banned him. Bobbie Jo Dec 2015 #139

There is no way to "out debate" someone whose only intent was sh*t-stirring KittyWampus Dec 2015 #143

And who'd deny saying something he just said. Straight up lie about it. betsuni Dec 2015 #159

Skinner banned manny for breaking the rules. You think Skinner can't debate manny? Cha Dec 2015 #146

DURec leftstreet Dec 2015 #43

I think he made a conscious choice to retire PowerToThePeople Dec 2015 #44

You can find him on Facebook. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2015 #46

Thank you! leftstreet Dec 2015 #52

Really, it just seems like a relatively small cabal..... marmar Dec 2015 #49

In member numbers, no PowerToThePeople Dec 2015 #53

That could be true, purposely making a statement that he knew was ban-worthy. It is hard to just seaglass Dec 2015 #54

. Egnever Dec 2015 #56

"right wing grip" on DU? pnwmom Dec 2015 #57

Good grief. Donald Ian Rankin Dec 2015 #79

DU is hardly the "far left fringe" of the left ...... marmar Dec 2015 #82

If you think DU represents the far left fringe truebluegreen Dec 2015 #145

Well, it is true ronnie624 Dec 2015 #164

I too am a proud member of the fringe left truebluegreen Dec 2015 #167

Are you an anarchist or just a Marxist? merrily Dec 2015 #181

That kind of sounds like a truebluegreen Dec 2015 #189

Those are the kinds of things I consider "fringe" left. merrily Dec 2015 #196

. stonecutter357 Dec 2015 #68

Don't we need a new bug, or something? pintobean Dec 2015 #69

Rose-colored image of FDR? alcibiades_mystery Dec 2015 #135

Captain Ahab and his great white whale. betsuni Dec 2015 #71

Silence be damned. It's disgraceful that he was banned. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2015 #88

He was asking people to pledge not to vote for the Democrat in the general pnwmom Dec 2015 #102

Tsk. Tsk. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2015 #108

The owners of the site intended it to support Democrats. People who don't like that pnwmom Dec 2015 #110

I know Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2015 #115

All dissent must be squashed to satisfy the HRC acolyte echo chamber. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #94

too true. GoneOffShore Dec 2015 #107

yep. 840high Dec 2015 #114

I never wasted time with MG's stuff, but apparently somebody, somewhere will actually miss him. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #100

. ismnotwasm Dec 2015 #116

I used to love your posts. Liberal Jesus Freak Dec 2015 #117

...the dearly departed.... Hekate Dec 2015 #118

... SidDithers Dec 2015 #121

He was a faithful okasha Dec 2015 #124

And a jackass to boot. n/t Lil Missy Dec 2015 #156

That, too. okasha Dec 2015 #166

Redundancy call-out. randome Dec 2015 #191

..... DonCoquixote Dec 2015 #126

Keep it Klassy TDale313 Dec 2015 #127

Gone but not forgot alcibiades_mystery Dec 2015 #132

The offending post was alerted on. Igel Dec 2015 #141

In what forum? Jurors aren't chosen based on where the alerted post resides. arcane1 Dec 2015 #151

.. G_j Dec 2015 #142

I will miss Manny's witty satire Marrah_G Dec 2015 #144

manny broke the rules advocating for others not to vote for the Dem nominee. This is our Planet Cha Dec 2015 #147

... Number23 Dec 2015 #149

hehehe JI7 Dec 2015 #157

Me too. betsuni Dec 2015 #160

!!! brer cat Dec 2015 #170

Wait, really? joshcryer Dec 2015 #152

Here, you forgot to add this to your post tularetom Dec 2015 #153

I will miss him. Jane Austin Dec 2015 #155

The DU is better without those agitating against Democratic candidates Tarc Dec 2015 #158

is this the real 1SBM or the other 1STBM? LOL. bettyellen Dec 2015 #161

Blue and Gold leaders are both down now. Rex Dec 2015 #162

Juvenile post. Owl Dec 2015 #163

. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #165

K&R EndElectoral Dec 2015 #168

I was an addicted fan! Duppers Dec 2015 #171

Look, I honestly have zero sympathy if Manny got banned for advocating voting for someone other than cstanleytech Dec 2015 #172

The difference is that Manny doesn't (and never did) gave a shit. randome Dec 2015 #185

Passive aggressive. Not surprised. Bonobo Dec 2015 #176

. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #187

May he RIP MoonRiver Dec 2015 #193

"Silent thread" and then the OP gets locked out of it. Waiting For Everyman Dec 2015 #197

. Iggo Dec 2015 #200

NO to silence! ViseGrip Dec 2015 #201

. GeeNeeUs Dec 2015 #202

... RGinNJ Dec 2015 #203