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MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
109. Well, I'm ready to discuss policy…
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 10:37 PM
Aug 2015

I'm gonna take an FDR attitude on that one.. "I welcome it".

I think 5 years of local politics has made me pretty thick on my Italian skin.

Got it! retrowire Aug 2015 #1
We need more progressives helping out in MIRT and the Host's Forum. Just sayin'. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #89
More Reasons Hillary Alienates Us billhicks76 Aug 2015 #95
Um, reread the good advice , .. PosterChild Aug 2015 #96
Well at least you have a good sense of humor. That's a great start anyway. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #116
Oh! I get it! You aren't really a Bernie Sanders Supporter. chknltl Aug 2015 #122
Ha. Where Did Deduce That? billhicks76 Aug 2015 #123
Deduction was simple, response is difficult: chknltl Aug 2015 #126
I Want To Like Her billhicks76 Aug 2015 #130
One DUer at a time, I still have hope for us. chknltl Aug 2015 #170
I Use Hyperbole billhicks76 Aug 2015 #171
Yes, I saw one of you posts hidden the other day & it was RIDICULOUS. 7962 Aug 2015 #163
Good advice. One more, don't try/expect to change minds n2doc Aug 2015 #2
As reality asserts itself, the reasonable minds will change Demeter Aug 2015 #18
When attacked simply ask them about issues. That always scares them off. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #45
You're always changing minds. RichVRichV Aug 2015 #80
That is very true, and it's good to keep focus on this as we present our political arguments. nt stillwaiting Aug 2015 #83
+1 tjl148 Aug 2015 #98
Thank you. Excellent post. This is about ideas, not personal vendettas. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #143
One more, don't kick anti-Bernie threads. Ignore them and post your own positive Bernie thread. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #3
^^^this. artislife Aug 2015 #13
Lol, 'read their posts in funny accents, imagine them in their underwear' ~ sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #26
Just ignore them is the best advice. emsimon33 Aug 2015 #42
Good point! cui bono Aug 2015 #25
Great point. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #46
Ignore, for sure. MNBrewer Aug 2015 #55
Stay in the Bernie Group! SoapBox Aug 2015 #4
Excellent Advice.... LovingA2andMI Aug 2015 #5
Very good advice. zeemike Aug 2015 #6
Great advice, JD! Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #7
Happy to support this. longship Aug 2015 #8
I'm not going to insult any Democrat. Lunabell Aug 2015 #9
More general, more long-term, tips. merrily Aug 2015 #10
Good to read! TY artislife Aug 2015 #15
You're very welcome. merrily Aug 2015 #21
Perfectly said! arcane1 Aug 2015 #11
Good advice. I'll try to control myself.... Enthusiast Aug 2015 #12
Thanks.... daleanime Aug 2015 #14
Better yet, Ignore them assiduously Demeter Aug 2015 #16
Thanks. Also good advice. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #145
Yep. Treat them as you would treat trolls, hifiguy Aug 2015 #155
EXCELLENT advice! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #17
When you are in a conversation with someone who just wants a fight passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #49
Haha that's me Generic Other Aug 2015 #141
Or respond like you want to, just don't post it! glowing Aug 2015 #73
Oh, the many posts I have self-deleted before posting. Also, very good advice. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #147
And excellent advice yourself. It's not easy but I will try harder. rhett o rick Aug 2015 #88
Yes, keep the focus on the issues. Posting where candidates stand on issues is not bashing. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #144
I will try. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #154
I do the same thing, and I very rarely LuvNewcastle Aug 2015 #99
You are one of the most loved DUers, CaliforniaPeggy, just because you know how to diffuse JDPriestly Aug 2015 #146
+1 hifiguy Aug 2015 #157
What a lovely thing for you to say, my dear JDPriestly...thank you! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #164
Bernie himself is our example. silverweb Aug 2015 #19
Yes! JDPriestly Aug 2015 #148
:) silverweb Aug 2015 #150
There are wolves Omaha Steve Aug 2015 #20
One of the more notable anti-Bernie individuals was even caught in the act of hifiguy Aug 2015 #161
Timely advice Fairgo Aug 2015 #22
Good strategy. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #48
Great advice. This has been alerted as Meta but I am not inclined to lock it Autumn Aug 2015 #23
The alerter Puglover Aug 2015 #28
That was the 1st SOP alert, the second one called this a Meta post and asked for it to be locked and smokey nj Aug 2015 #30
This IS posted in the Bernie Sanders group. That's what it says on my DU page. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #51
I know. I know. smokey nj Aug 2015 #54
Well...what the hell? SoapBox Aug 2015 #85
It went to a jury too? hootinholler Aug 2015 #34
No jury as far as I know - just SOP alerts sent by smokey nj Aug 2015 #36
Lawd Bejeebus... LovingA2andMI Aug 2015 #53
Excellent advice. Paka Aug 2015 #24
Bernie is suggesting that we shift a bit toward a European economic model. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #149
I'm sorry but why should I listen to a Warren supporter telling Bernie supporters how to post? cui bono Aug 2015 #27
My question is... gregcrawford Aug 2015 #29
WHY do you assume that people ARE pulling underhanded sunts? Why.... Moonwalk Aug 2015 #59
I am not assuming anything. gregcrawford Aug 2015 #65
Most Hillary supporters are civil. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #66
........ LovingA2andMI Aug 2015 #67
No, you don't see posts saying "Hillary is awful" You do see posts saying-- eridani Aug 2015 #92
The statements you cite JDPriestly Aug 2015 #152
Good Advice - Always Use The Third Person Passive Voice cantbeserious Aug 2015 #31
This is excellent advice Blue_In_AK Aug 2015 #32
Interesting thread ... Jarqui Aug 2015 #33
Hi, who were you before? I'd like to see what you are talking about. uppityperson Aug 2015 #43
The same principles in my OP apply to Hillary supporters. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #56
Wow classykaren Aug 2015 #129
It's okay when they do it to us though?!?! RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #35
Just ignore them. We know the truth. emsimon33 Aug 2015 #39
I am not of the type to ignore things. RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #40
But I don't want to see you alerted and then blackballed emsimon33 Aug 2015 #44
Great advice but it isn't just the Hillary crowd emsimon33 Aug 2015 #37
Everybody needs to take a deep breath and count to ten. Arguments are great, but don't make JDPriestly Aug 2015 #57
"most of us know who the stalkers are"...... bbgrunt Aug 2015 #160
Regardless of candidate... dvduval Aug 2015 #38
i guess if this is becoming a hillary site 2pooped2pop Aug 2015 #41
A Hilary site? Every time I come here the home page is Bernie threads.... Moonwalk Aug 2015 #47
oh cool. If only the msm would do the same 2pooped2pop Aug 2015 #50
This group is for supporters of Bernie Sanders. smokey nj Aug 2015 #52
Hey I responded to a Hillary front page article and found StoneCarver Aug 2015 #58
Well at this time they are allowed on the front page. You can see when you post Autumn Aug 2015 #60
I'm never disrespectful of Bernie. But I see in a lot of Bernie/Hilary threads... Moonwalk Aug 2015 #61
We don't edit posts, only the poster can edit their posts. Autumn Aug 2015 #63
You are, however, disrespectful of his supporters. smokey nj Aug 2015 #64
Beat me to it Autumn Aug 2015 #71
... smokey nj Aug 2015 #74
This message was self-deleted by its author Vincardog Aug 2015 #101
How the hell is my post disrespectful? smokey nj Aug 2015 #103
I was pointing out the OP's recomendation that we attack actions not people. I am working on Vincardog Aug 2015 #108
I don't think the offense was unintended. smokey nj Aug 2015 #111
What I posted was just fine, thanks. Your advice is unnecessary and unwelcome. smokey nj Aug 2015 #138
Uh, just curious LiberalElite Aug 2015 #68
Not Bernie when you check out the posts. Smokey blocked them Autumn Aug 2015 #72
That's what I was just looking at - LiberalElite Aug 2015 #75
Strange how that happens Autumn Aug 2015 #76
I think your posts are find, but I am not in charge of this site. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #78
You said it well. "Democracy is about respectful dialog.? JDPriestly Aug 2015 #77
Good post. TexasMommaWithAHat Aug 2015 #139
it IS curiously easy to swamp them with CSPAN videos of Sanders talking about the issue MisterP Aug 2015 #62
Good advice libodem Aug 2015 #69
Love your visual. Great. Please post it as an OP. It is wonderful. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #156
I'd love to libodem Aug 2015 #168
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Aug 2015 #70
Keep in mind too that outside of the DU bubble no one cares what DUers say. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #79
Somebody posted an article by Sarah Jones, called Berniacs "Elitist White Progressives". HappyPlace Aug 2015 #81
Update your jury blacklist. MerryBlooms Aug 2015 #82
Or better yet just call divisive bullshit nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #84
I have to remember that one, nadin... MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #106
I know at one time we were able to discussi policy nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #107
Well, I'm ready to discuss policy… MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #109
Shall we compare city budgets? nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #110
I think we should compare the folks in charge now who don't know how to read through one... MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #112
Estimate from the United States Census for this fiscal year nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #113
Just imagine if everyone's race didn't matter… but it does MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #114
And there is a lot of it that has to do with nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #115
Great article at the link. Thanks. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #162
Touche! jkbRN Aug 2015 #86
I think it's a real shame that we are forced to weigh every word carefully in an effort totodeinhere Aug 2015 #87
Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #90
Good tips regardless of affiliation. blackspade Aug 2015 #91
And do not blow off fears about "electability" eridani Aug 2015 #93
I agree 100% relayerbob Aug 2015 #94
This was alerted on by a Hillary group member. They are alert trolling this group. L0oniX Aug 2015 #97
P.U.M.A. Zombies Back From The Dead! wolfie001 Aug 2015 #100
Zombeavers pretty much killed my interest in zombies of all type. L0oniX Aug 2015 #102
What a crazy thing to do, to alert on this post. Desperation. I'm really sorry for the people JDPriestly Aug 2015 #119
Excellent OP with lots of excellent posts. Thank you Catherina Aug 2015 #104
Just saw this not too long ago d_legendary1 Aug 2015 #105
Ooo. Look. Divide and Conquer now in the Greatest. McCamy Taylor Aug 2015 #117
Hopefully, Hillary supporters will also read my advice and then we will have more solidarity. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #118
Then take it up with Skinner, he can change that. This group is for supporters of Bernie Autumn Aug 2015 #136
This is so stupid... Chicago1980 Aug 2015 #120
Part of the way we do this... jeff47 Aug 2015 #137
Some good advice, not that it makes any difference to their campaigns. L. Coyote Aug 2015 #121
Much as I like Elizabeth Warren, I seriously doubt that Biden is going to attract very many JDPriestly Aug 2015 #165
I'm pretty sure I got hit with that about a month ago via DU mail. C Moon Aug 2015 #124
Perhaps utilizing the ignore feature or just not responding to her supporters may be the best Perry Smith Aug 2015 #125
Avoid the words "coronation" "entitled" "politician" "tool of the corporations" "self-anointed" CBGLuthier Aug 2015 #127
Thank you. classykaren Aug 2015 #128
I was banned from the Hillary group for pointing out the obvious 4dsc Aug 2015 #131
Great post! Bubzer Aug 2015 #132
Good advise karynnj Aug 2015 #133
No swearing? lonestarnot Aug 2015 #134
Some additional thoughts. Kurska Aug 2015 #135
Excellent advice! Please post it as a separate OP beacause a lot of people won't read it JDPriestly Aug 2015 #142
Huh? DownriverDem Aug 2015 #140
"maybe you are a repub"? Did you really just post that? arcane1 Aug 2015 #151
This really is not the place for The Pledge-y Thang. djean111 Aug 2015 #153
happened to me at Daily Kos ish of the hammer Aug 2015 #158
Worthwhile remembering this. eom Duval Aug 2015 #159
What does one do when they blatantly lie about Bernie? senz Aug 2015 #166
#1 will never work for me Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #167
Thanks for the advices. mylye2222 Aug 2015 #169
Just focus on the fact that we have such a great candidate. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #172
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