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Babel_17

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66. lol, the title itself is a rapid descent into self parody

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 08:10 PM

Oct 2015

It surpasses even Muslim Communist, and Anarchist Fascist, and those are two of my favorite internet signposts signalling a turn into The Twilight Zone.

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Bernie Sanders, Gun Nut, supported the most reprehensible pro-gun legislation in recent memory [View all] Bill USA Oct 2015 OP

SIX! 6 is the number of the day! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #1

Yeesh! deadlinetony Oct 2015 #2

Post removed Post removed Oct 2015 #41

They have nothing else really RobertEarl Oct 2015 #151

Just want them to know that artislife Oct 2015 #3

I think 10 or 12 Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #5

This is true, I think it's the 6th op though. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #6

666 Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #8

Oooooh! One of those SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #138

you got links to back that statement up? check my search link of DU... Bill USA Oct 2015 #12

. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #15

how many posts identical to this one, on this day? care to say? LOL! It isn't 6! It's ONE. Bill USA Oct 2015 #18

I just checked again, yep SIX! Maybe the Count can help you out with that! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #23

without links your chanting bullshit. let's see links to the 6 posts, identical to OP, on this day. Bill USA Oct 2015 #26

If I post them and you confirm that this is number SIX! AH AH AH! will you delete this one? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #28

Correct me if I am wrong. TexasTowelie Oct 2015 #147

I never said it was posted 6 times ON THIS DAY. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #150

Check post number 23 TexasTowelie Oct 2015 #159

Why should I address a strawman? I never said it was posted 6 times "on this day". beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #163

Yes, it was posted six times over a five month period, TexasTowelie Oct 2015 #172

Okay: beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #174

You got your hot links so where's your retraction? Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #36

Notice how when we do that all we hear are *crickets*? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #39

Well, he did get hidden downthread, so he can't reply jeff47 Oct 2015 #45

Now don't you feel silly? I hope so. senz Oct 2015 #64

Coordinated smear job from the anti-Semitic hate site, no doubt. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #38

With a fake alert to go along with it too. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #40

Yep. They're gaming the system. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #44

Notice how many times that hit piece accusing Bernie of barring dissent on Israel was posted? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #51

I love taking that one on. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #98

Just right. Fair to both sides. That's what I want in a President. senz Oct 2015 #179

^^THIS^^ nt SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #153

I was on my way out the door MuseRider Oct 2015 #84

It is an abuse and you're right to resent it. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #86

I want to say more MuseRider Oct 2015 #92

It <is> loser behavior. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #183

Cool it should be posted 20 times a day workinclasszero Oct 2015 #104

SIX! appears to be Bill's lucky number! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #110

Oh it is helping Hillary immensely I bet workinclasszero Oct 2015 #118

YOU CALLED BERNIE A GUN NUT AND I JUST DONATED $5 TO HIM FOR YOU!!! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #123

Thats your right friend workinclasszero Oct 2015 #131

I do my part by posting the truth whenever HC supporters gaslight DU. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #134

So you think it's cool to call Bernie a "gun nut?" senz Oct 2015 #133

They only say it to piss us off senz, I find it amusing and pathetic. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #140

As much as you would like to think its only the few Hillary backers on this board with that opinion workinclasszero Oct 2015 #142

Just because they work for Slate doesn't mean the author isn't a delusional moron. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #156

The Slate article doesn't surprise me, workinclasszero, senz Oct 2015 #175

A "Gun Nut" with a D- rating from the NRA Z_California Oct 2015 #185

When you have limited material AgingAmerican Oct 2015 #178

Well said. I've noticed the same thing. senz Oct 2015 #180

Six (6) recs is the number at this point.... SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #135

I don't believe in deities but someone has a wicked sense of humour! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #137

Hey, it could be her! SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #139

This is going to definitely be part of Billary's play against Bernie... ion_theory Oct 2015 #4

Yes I would vote for the Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #7

FYI, "Billary" is a right-wing term. You are on a Democratic forum, after all. Metric System Oct 2015 #11

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Hardly. We fault her for her allegiance to oligarchs and other big donors. Not GOP at all. senz Oct 2015 #20

Post removed Post removed Oct 2015 #22

Because Sanders didn't have any!!?!?!? Really?! None... NOT ONE of the dem candidates running uponit7771 Oct 2015 #24

Looks like someone is Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #101

Lol, 6 hides! A long vacation! Nt Logical Oct 2015 #176

6 is a magic number, eh? HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #184

Uh, I'll put referring to Bernie as a "gun nut" SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #141

Voting against the Brady Bill once = gun nut, 5 times = gumper and that's where we START uponit7771 Oct 2015 #194

Please point out which one of these definitions of "gun nut" fits the pro-gun control Senator: beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #198

Yeap, they think the economy for the middle class is worse now than when Bush was uponit7771 Oct 2015 #21

I can't reply to hidden messages, but (!!) delrem Oct 2015 #90

I thought they were bogus too, and I was one of people Bill insulted. senz Oct 2015 #99

This whole deal of "hiding posts" has gotten out of hand. delrem Oct 2015 #108

I agree, delrem. But people around here have made a game of it. senz Oct 2015 #181

SIX!! SIX HIDDEN POSTS!! Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #190

Maybe for you Bernie worshippers, but us Hillary supporters are persecuted LondonReign2 Oct 2015 #192

No, we're not Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #193

Alert it or quit whining! Nt Logical Oct 2015 #173

Yeap, hate Obama... hate Hillary... hate dems in power but is a progressive... ok.. whatever uponit7771 Oct 2015 #19

Bernie supporters don't hate Obama. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #111

^^THIS^^ nt SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #143

Those are the two reasons why I can't back Hillary, until she actually gets the nomination. ion_theory Oct 2015 #195

I also have noticed this phenomenon. Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #197

Hate is reserved for friends and those people TM99 Oct 2015 #187

Minor problem with the gun-loving claim jeff47 Oct 2015 #29

Exactly. He voted to ban assault weapons and for background checks in 1994 and 2013. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #35

Your comment is disgraceful and it is more disgraceful that it survived a jury. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #91

Not an issue. Both candidates will be good for gun owners nt hack89 Oct 2015 #9

Still at this idiotic attack? sadoldgirl Oct 2015 #10

It is meeting the needs of corporations first and foremost, we are so very far behind in finding Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #13

Hillary should make gun control the central issue of her primary campaign.. frylock Oct 2015 #14

I agree! ibegurpard Oct 2015 #17

OH PLEASE!!!!!nt SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #144

Except for that eagerness for war thing she has going - guns, bombs - cluster bombs galore. djean111 Oct 2015 #122

This thread was Alerted by someone whose only comment was "Don't hide it." senz Oct 2015 #25

Do you have the results, senz? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #30

Here are the alert results. senz Oct 2015 #59

Thanks, senz. Someone is abusing the system. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #67

Been going on for some time. SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #146

This is an abuse of the system and the hide votes are ridiculous. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #85

I think very little should be "hidden". delrem Oct 2015 #93

Each post can only be alerted on once. jeff47 Oct 2015 #31

Exactly, it should be reported. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #33

No, alerting on yourself doesn't trigger the jury system. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2015 #34

One of his friends then, the way they've been reposting old articles makes me wonder beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #37

They're coordinating from the hate site. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #62

Exactly. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #68

That makes me sad. senz Oct 2015 #72

Thanks, senz. You're very sweet to say so. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #74

Most of the time I am out of the loop. senz Oct 2015 #79

DU has been having software glitches lately. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #82

I've observed DU being unable to load pages recently. senz Oct 2015 #96

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service eggplant Oct 2015 #107

Alerting on people discussing "alert trolls?" Fawke Em Oct 2015 #117

Irony can be so ironic sometimes. --William Shatner, Airplane II DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #169

Good jury! Thanks for posting. Looks like senz is on the list too. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #127

Wow. Thanks for posting this, eggplant. senz Oct 2015 #165

ROLL WITH IT, SENZ! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #171

Thanks, bmus. senz Oct 2015 #182

I get the grayed out subject line from time to time Fumesucker Oct 2015 #188

Thanks. It's reassuring to know I'm not alone senz Oct 2015 #191

You can't alert on yourself. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #87

Unless you have a sock. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #88

Could be or 7t could be someone attempting it to make it look like an abuse. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #89

Or it could be an abuse, occam's razor. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #94

Well that is in the eye of the beholder. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #95

I saw it as deliberate lies and slander but didn't think lies should be hidden. senz Oct 2015 #102

What exactly was a lie in your view? hrmjustin Oct 2015 #103

Bernie is not a "gun nut". That is a lie. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #105

I sgree. Anything else? hrmjustin Oct 2015 #106

Isn't one lie enough? How many do you find acceptable about Hillary? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #112

Do you object to the title or the whole article? hrmjustin Oct 2015 #114

Strawman much, justin? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #116

Can you answer my question or not? hrmjustin Oct 2015 #119

Which question? I don't like strawmen, allergic you know. Same with lies. They make me itch. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #121

Ok I am done with your games. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #124

The hide votes were probably a reaction to an obvious attempt to game the jury system. Warren Stupidity Oct 2015 #97

Well if true you might have a good point. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #100

Skinner doesn't. SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #149

I heard of that purge. Very regretable and sad. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #152

Well, he might. SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #154

I read that thread earlier this year and it was heartbreaking reading it. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #157

Yep. Thank you for reading it. SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #161

. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #162

OMG, the manipulation continues... SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #148

Sounds like a coordinated disruption. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #42

Well, hopefully senz will alert on the results, since it's an obvious attempt to game the system. nt jeff47 Oct 2015 #43

How on earth does one alert on the results of an alert? senz Oct 2015 #61

If your on the jury? HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #63

You alert on the results email. jeff47 Oct 2015 #65

What do I give as the reason for the alert? senz Oct 2015 #69

If it were me, jeff47 Oct 2015 #71

Done. senz Oct 2015 #83

If they pay attention.... nt SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #164

Alert on the results. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #47

agreed grasswire Oct 2015 #52

Manipulation. System broken. nt SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #155

Inoculation. But it doesn't matter. Mr Bill (oh no!) isn't permitted in this thread anymore. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #54

DU is bigger than one thread. jeff47 Oct 2015 #56

Happy holidays. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #167

I would not call him a gun nut but his vote in 2005 was dissappointing. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #27

waaaah! ibegurpard Oct 2015 #46

Your adult behavior is a shining example to us all. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #50

I'll stack my "adulting" record next to yours ibegurpard Oct 2015 #58

enjoy. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #60

Bring everything you've got. It isn't hurting Sanders. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #55

I see what you write and you are no one to judge me and if you think I care what... hrmjustin Oct 2015 #57

But I don't make the same claims. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #73

Are you trying to bait me into a hide to silence me for 2 months? hrmjustin Oct 2015 #75

No. I am finished. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #77

Yeah I thought so. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #78

That's completely opposite from what you said in your last post, but ok. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #80

I have yet to see Clinton called a rapist. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #129

Bernie now on MSNBC Chris Hayes talking gun control left-of-center2012 Oct 2015 #32

Yes he was very clear Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2015 #48

They can't handle the TRUTH! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #49

That doesn't actually distract from other votes on the same subject mythology Oct 2015 #109

One of the things I love about that man is that his goodness makes me terribly protective senz Oct 2015 #113

He is intrinsically good, isn't he? Fawke Em Oct 2015 #130

Well shoot, Fawke Em, now you've got me envying your dreams! senz Oct 2015 #145

Here's the big thing - he listens and learns. nt SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #158

He is not a gun nut. mahina Oct 2015 #53

"Lie" works pretty well. So does "slander." IMHO, of course. senz Oct 2015 #81

Nah, it's not slander. SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #166

lol, the title itself is a rapid descent into self parody Babel_17 Oct 2015 #66

RightwingleftistcommiesocialistlibertarianracistantiLGBTtooliberaltooconservative Armstead Oct 2015 #70

. SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #168

hillarysupporters.com Katashi_itto Oct 2015 #76

Yep. nt SusanCalvin Oct 2015 #170

Thanks! You've inspired to contribute to the Sanders campaign again! whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #115

Now THERE'S an IDEA. Every time someone posts this garbage we should donate $5. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #120

Indeed! whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #125

Someone called him a gun nut upthread and I made my first donation in their honour! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #126

Sweet! n/t whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #128

It's not the articles or the DUers, it's the voting record. ucrdem Oct 2015 #132

You mean when he voted for universal background checks, the AWB and limited clip sizes? jeff47 Oct 2015 #189

Bernie made the right decision on PLCAA. Kang Colby Oct 2015 #136

Definition of Gun Nut: beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #160

This has been recycled dozens of times over the last four months AgingAmerican Oct 2015 #177

They have to recycle their smears. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #186

It succeded in informing people that none of the candidates can pass the purity test Clinton uponit7771 Oct 2015 #196

No matter how hard I try ornotna Oct 2015 #199