2016 Postmortem

yuiyoshida

(42,785 posts) Mon Aug 1, 2016, 09:34 AM Aug 2016

There are some on DU Calling for the banning [View all]

Of Thom Hartmann, The Young Turks, Mike Malloy because they are so called anti Hillary.
so, DU ITS YOUR CALL

144 votes, 7 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	BAN THEM ALL!!!
	6 (4%)
	Just ban Mike Malloys videos
	0 (0%)
	ban THE YOUNG TURKS! VIDEOS
	0 (0%)
	BAN THOM HARTMANN VIDEOS
	1 (1%)
	I don't want any of them banned, and I will listen what they have to say...
	69 (48%)
	Who the holy fuck wants these guys banned?
	8 (6%)
	I am mad about this and stomping my feet
	1 (1%)
	Ban all RT videos
	1 (1%)
	This is just stupid... move along
	58 (40%)
	What Progressive Radio Host do you wanta ban??
	0 (0%)
	7 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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There are some on DU Calling for the banning [View all] yuiyoshida Aug 2016 OP

Once again, no "I like pie" option (nt) LongtimeAZDem Aug 2016 #1

that's how I see it too Dem2 Aug 2016 #2

any pie you want... yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #3

Never heard of 'em. nt LexVegas Aug 2016 #4

Really?? yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #5

Are they like the Sane Progressive? nt LexVegas Aug 2016 #11

If you want to know their stance yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #13

Are they on Youtube....or Reddit? nt LexVegas Aug 2016 #22

Youtube absolutely. yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #26

Thom Hartmann is a member of DU since 2006 bananas Aug 2016 #137

Go over to Ring of Fire Progressive News Network womanofthehills Aug 2016 #179

I will say this. Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #212

These are the guys who criticized Baby Bush admin while DLCers were busy rubberstamping yurbud Aug 2016 #139

Yep. Sounds as if DU has lost its way... SMC22307 Aug 2016 #235

DU hasn't lost their way. This is a just a slightly worse than average election infection yurbud Aug 2016 #243

Sure ... Ban them all! ... why not? NurseJackie Aug 2016 #6

Or ... anything with that green RT (Russia Today) logo. NurseJackie Aug 2016 #9

I saw you slamming Cenk yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #12

Where are these great majorities clamoring for banning Cenk and Hartmann? emulatorloo Aug 2016 #18

here yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #24

Mountain out of a mole-hill, yoiyoshida emulatorloo Aug 2016 #35

Oh come on...you know there have been yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #39

Now you're complaining that people >>aren't alerting<< on Hartmann and Malloy vids? emulatorloo Aug 2016 #63

I like all of them but yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #69

I like them all too and have been listening to some of them for years womanofthehills Aug 2016 #181

Are you fucking serious mercuryblues Aug 2016 #237

Where does it say "great majorities" in the op? NWCorona Aug 2016 #62

It doesn't yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #73

You don't have to ban them Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #213

Sure, that's fine with me! Why not? :-P Let's do it! NurseJackie Aug 2016 #41

Okay so now on you see their videos yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #51

Uh...because they have a lot of valid things to say? Ken Burch Aug 2016 #245

Uh...if one's goal is to weaken our nominee, and if one is giddy over the idea of a Trump presidency NurseJackie Aug 2016 #246

Easier to ignore the agitators Blue_Adept Aug 2016 #7

They are dead serious...so I am calling them out yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #56

You haven't mercuryblues Aug 2016 #241

Let's trade, y'all want to ban Hartmann, we want to ban Brock. Let's talk turkey. VulgarPoet Aug 2016 #8

.... LexVegas Aug 2016 #23

When Brock has a show... Adrahil Aug 2016 #233

I just looked them up. DURHAM D Aug 2016 #10

Ana Kasparian doesn't look like a white male to me. jalan48 Aug 2016 #27

I love Ana yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #61

Nor does Laura Flanders or Abby Martin womanofthehills Aug 2016 #186

a "progressive network" that insults the name uhnope Aug 2016 #228

Cenk is Turkish nt nadine_mn Aug 2016 #70

He certainly is yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #74

If I'm not mistaken, DU's owners are white males. SMC22307 Aug 2016 #238

"Some on DU" = tiny loud minority on DU emulatorloo Aug 2016 #14

maybe so...all you have to do is read this to jump yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #16

Do you believe Cenk is above criticism? emulatorloo Aug 2016 #29

Sure Cenk should be criticized yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #36

"Some on DU" = tiny loud MINORITY on DU emulatorloo Aug 2016 #40

doesn't it bother you that some who yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #67

I'm actually surprised you're surprised Arazi Aug 2016 #149

I know there are a lot of new DUers yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #150

The 10 names who've voted to ban are not newbies Arazi Aug 2016 #152

I am betting you are correct yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #158

We are in campaign mode at DU.. the primaries are over.. Peacetrain Aug 2016 #15

So whats it going to be yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #17

You can't try and shout down the Democrats right now.. Peacetrain Aug 2016 #25

I agree completely but yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #28

Exactly right...said it better than me. nt Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #214

I'm going to take a wild guess that those posters are asking sufrommich Aug 2016 #19

I agree with that Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #217

Russian propaganda metroins Aug 2016 #20

SO why aren't you alerting on RT VIDEOS... yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Aug 2016 #55

Great did you do my poll? yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #58

I don't have enough time metroins Aug 2016 #147

you don't have enough time to alert? yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #148

Gotta find them metroins Aug 2016 #151

look below yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #156

Yes. Lord Magus Aug 2016 #231

I'm not familiar with any of them. Kaleva Aug 2016 #21

Really? You been on DU for 15,000 postings and you yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #32

I've never watched any of their videos. Kaleva Aug 2016 #43

you are missing out yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #50

You're not missing anything. NurseJackie Aug 2016 #157

Go over to Ring of Fire and watch their videos - new ones every day womanofthehills Aug 2016 #187

my view advocating anything against hillary and democratic party beachbum bob Aug 2016 #31

So whats your call? yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #33

They are bullshit artists making pro Trump arguments. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2016 #34

can not do it that way... yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #46

They are not members. Only members can be banned for making Agnosticsherbet Aug 2016 #144

Nothing "Underground" about this place any more. yodermon Aug 2016 #37

Untrue of a majority of DU posters. emulatorloo Aug 2016 #44

Was it ever "Underground"? Didn't members overwhelmingly oppose the Iraq War? SMC22307 Aug 2016 #240

If they're violating the TOS, they should be treated like anyone else. wyldwolf Aug 2016 #38

Meh, I'll just trash their threads or use the Keyword Trash feature. NYC Liberal Aug 2016 #42

They are DU members? treestar Aug 2016 #45

They are video hosts... yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #48

I've heard of them due to DU treestar Aug 2016 #104

some find video yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #107

MAlloy urges his listeners to not vote for Hillary. So does TYT. MohRokTah Aug 2016 #47

so whats your call? yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #49

For starters, anybody posting a thread promoting MAlloy's show should be banned. MohRokTah Aug 2016 #66

I was Talking about banning videos yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #71

Actually, now that Hillary has won the nomination TYT is voting for her nadine_mn Aug 2016 #75

Hartmann is encouraging sbs supporters to vote for Hillary. NT Ilsa Aug 2016 #129

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Aug 2016 #52

did you vote in my poll?? yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Aug 2016 #64

If any of them try use DU to push their bullshit, hell yeah. PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #53

People post their videos yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #79

Oh, then I don't understand the question. PeaceNikki Aug 2016 #91

Meh, I ignore talking heads. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2016 #54

+1 Jamaal510 Aug 2016 #136

Do they violate the rules? MFM008 Aug 2016 #57

no we would not stand a chance yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #119

I'm a Hillary supporter now, and I was one in 2008 as well. lapucelle Aug 2016 #59

I agree yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #120

STRAW MAN nt BobbyDrake Aug 2016 #65

and yet here you are yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #80

Why bother? DFW Aug 2016 #68

I totally agree and yet there are some yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #81

There must be some nuance to all this DFW Aug 2016 #121

Thanks! yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #122

Do-itashimashite! DFW Aug 2016 #125

Thom is NOT anti-Hillary lillypaddle Aug 2016 #72

I K R?? yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #82

Let's ban the INTERNET nolabels Aug 2016 #76

interesting but yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #84

But, but, but i only watch reruns on netflix, how else would one be able fall asleep? nolabels Aug 2016 #93

pssst. I know a website yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #96

Remind anybody of 1984? Unbelievable. George Eliot Aug 2016 #77

absolutely! yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #86

"newspeak" & privileged inner party - from Wiki George Eliot Aug 2016 #162

Not so much banning them but banning anything supporting the other side. LiberalFighter Aug 2016 #78

But some here say these guys are with yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #89

Who said anything about banning? betsuni Aug 2016 #83

it follows right? yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #92

No, in that post there was no mention at all of banning anything. betsuni Aug 2016 #95

THEY THINK Cenk is anti Hillary yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #97

This is a site for Democrats. Clinton is the Democratic nominee. betsuni Aug 2016 #112

I do love that video but also I have not asked for any videos to be banned yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #114

The only person talking about banning in that thread is you. tammywammy Aug 2016 #224

now buy some... stonecutter357 Aug 2016 #85

Well, I personally can't stand TYT show DemonGoddess Aug 2016 #87

did you vote? yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #99

yes I did DemonGoddess Aug 2016 #102

I agree yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #106

far too many of them DemonGoddess Aug 2016 #108

CT? yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #109

conspiracy theory crap DemonGoddess Aug 2016 #111

aw yes thanks... yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #113

Pretty slanted wording SirBrockington Aug 2016 #88

What is slanted... yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #94

Wannabee hall monitors and wardens. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2016 #90

spot on yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #98

Yep. That's what DU has been reduced to... SMC22307 Aug 2016 #242

That was amusing: I just voted in this poll while serving on a jury for it. Ron Obvious Aug 2016 #100

how is this poll against ToS? yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #101

I voted to keep Ron Obvious Aug 2016 #103

No, it's not our call. Orsino Aug 2016 #105

If people are upset with the videos yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #110

I have no idea who Mike Malloy is. KMOD Aug 2016 #115

amazing. yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #118

It explains a lot imo. nt Rex Aug 2016 #145

Exactly what does it explain Rex? KMOD Aug 2016 #155

I know two of the three. KMOD Aug 2016 #163

I am amazed too - they are all progressive voices who have been around for years womanofthehills Aug 2016 #190

There must be a lot here who are yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #191

How about a group or forum for them? Sugarcoated Aug 2016 #116

Whats wrong with the Video & Multimedia section yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #117

Hide what? Sugarcoated Aug 2016 #141

Glad you had a perfect option for me. nt. NCTraveler Aug 2016 #123

Already have the rules in place for this. Don't need new ones. Amimnoch Aug 2016 #124

common sense yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #128

You beat me to it. nt stevenleser Aug 2016 #134

Ban? Where the hell would I get my comedic relief from? MyNameGoesHere Aug 2016 #126

The videos can certainly be yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #131

THOM HARTMANN HAS CONSISTENTLY CALLED ON SBS SUPPORTERS TO SUPPORT HILLARY IN THE GE. Ilsa Aug 2016 #127

In fact, before the primaries were over he OldHippieChick Aug 2016 #143

Thank you for backing mre up and augmenting Ilsa Aug 2016 #146

Pundits get a little crazy sometimes Bradical79 Aug 2016 #130

and yet we have all seen the yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #132

Yeah Bradical79 Aug 2016 #133

some people need them. yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #135

anyone calling for a ban doesn't seem to understand the "discussion" part of a discussion board yurbud Aug 2016 #138

I had a post hidden for repeating a Facebook post by Reich and an NYT article Armstead Aug 2016 #140

agreed G_j Aug 2016 #142

Quelle surprise. nt riderinthestorm Aug 2016 #153

Just NO... happydaze Aug 2016 #154

He would agree... yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #159

At least 2 of them that I listen to are saying Clinton happydaze Aug 2016 #160

I cannot STAND Cenk with his fake self bravenak Aug 2016 #161

He says Hillary's racism is worse than Trump's? Then ban him. He's promoting Trump. n/t pnwmom Aug 2016 #166

Exactly. bravenak Aug 2016 #167

Everyone has their own alert button yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #173

The problem is having to sit through watching the videos. It's easy with a written post pnwmom Aug 2016 #183

I have been told on DU that if a yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #185

Because without knowing what was in a Thom Hartmann video, I couldn't know whether pnwmom Aug 2016 #192

if you fully believe that a video blogger is as bad as yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #193

I never said that. n/t pnwmom Aug 2016 #194

so you think that sometimes their video bloggs are yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #195

I haven't watched any of their videos since the primaries, and even then I watched very few. pnwmom Aug 2016 #196

but now knowing this information about yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #197

I'm not going to alert on videos I haven't listened to unless I have some other reason pnwmom Aug 2016 #198

Thom annoyed me during the primary Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #234

Than I guess you will have to start yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #170

I will alert if he says crazy stuff like Hillary is worse than Trump bravenak Aug 2016 #172

why are you putting an "if" on it? yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #174

Honestly? You have actually convinced me to alert all of them. Sound logic is sound. bravenak Aug 2016 #175

You alert often yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #176

And is that a problem? bravenak Aug 2016 #177

everyone is given an alert button yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #178

Good. The system is much better now. bravenak Aug 2016 #180

Alert on specific material that is anti-Hillary. pnwmom Aug 2016 #164

I agree Andy823 Aug 2016 #168

That's why everyone has their own yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #171

Where's the option for I don't give a fuck? BainsBane Aug 2016 #165

oh that's simple ... yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #169

Really? Because the only reason DU exists? BainsBane Aug 2016 #182

They are to some respected bloggers who people yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #184

No one who cares about progressive politics should be Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #216

You wouldn't alert on the video? yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #220

What video ? nt Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #225

I don't think this is stupid tawadi Aug 2016 #188

The TOS say differently. yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #189

To be fair to TYT anamnua Aug 2016 #199

I didn't know Ana yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #200

She didn't. I just invented it! anamnua Aug 2016 #219

maybe yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #221

Mike Malloy is an extremely anti Hillary liberalnarb Aug 2016 #201

Wait so because he is posted yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #202

What? liberalnarb Aug 2016 #203

okay so you will be yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #205

Uh, no. I'll alert only on vids that break the tos. liberalnarb Aug 2016 #206

good! yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #207

No one is saying that. liberalnarb Aug 2016 #209

Didn't Hartmann endorse Hillary? RandySF Aug 2016 #204

Yes. HarmonyRockets Aug 2016 #208

If they bash Democrats, or advocate not voting for them - sure. baldguy Aug 2016 #210

When does wearing pink underwear become a crime? Lottie5 Aug 2016 #211

didn't I read some where on DU that yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #222

None of those should be banned (nt) bigwillq Aug 2016 #215

It would seem yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #218

Interesting Poll chknltl Aug 2016 #223

Ugh. People are still falling for this strawman bullshit? Squinch Aug 2016 #226

Strawman bullshit remains quite popular for some reason. betsuni Aug 2016 #229

Anyone calling for any of them to be banned malaise Aug 2016 #227

It must be nice to surround yourself with voices who always agree with you... brooklynite Aug 2016 #244

This is a riot! I went and looked at the thread you referenced in post 24 where people Squinch Aug 2016 #230

This is not AT ALL surprising. betsuni Aug 2016 #232

OMG!! SERIOUSLY?? THAT'S A RIOT!! :-D NurseJackie Aug 2016 #236

Heh. "DU ITS YOUR CALL" Heh heh heh. betsuni Aug 2016 #239