"Wait, did you think nobody would notice the obnoxious double standard?"

[NurseJackie]

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My comments were never an attempt to control her...

Oh, please! Any expression of a desire or wish or hope that silences her (by even a SINGLE PAGE) is an expression of a desire to control her. And in this case, it was an expressed desire to silence her from expressing the totality of her opinions and her complete side of the story. It doesn't matter if the delay is ONE DAY or EIGHT TO TWELVE YEARS (as someone once suggested)... she deserves to be able to share her story.

It's disrespectful for anyone to be dismissive of the information she has to share, and the story she has to tell. It shouldn't be dismissed out-of-hand just because of who she is, or because of the subject matter, or because someone's feelings might get hurt. If someone is old enough to vote, then they ought to be mature enough to be able to cope with Hillary telling her side of the story and expressing her opinions. If it wasn't important to her, then she wouldn't have written about it. (I think we can all agree on that, can't we?)

I wish Bernie would also find a more positive way to make his arguments...

You do? Do you? Well, I'm willing to take you at your word and assume honesty and truthfulness. For, indeed that may very well be your wish. But I have to say, aside from the occasional and guarded "tsk-tsk" statements (like the one I've just quoted) I've never seen any sort of rebuke of his words or defense of the one/s being smeared.

At least twice a month someone posts (or reposts) a quote where he's trashing Democrats or the Democratic Party... but I've do not recall any time where you've openly criticized those attacks in any sort of meaningful and timely way... in the ACTUAL threads/OP's where it's being discussed. It's almost as if one's silence could be interpreted as a form of passive approval.

Mild statements... made DAYS and WEEKS later... outside of the context of the original posts... well (and let's be honest here) I'm just saying that it isn't a very brave or direct way to confront the behavior that you say you oppose. It kinda loses its impact.

Well, that's my opinion and maybe it's something you'll take a moment to consider.