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Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: William Rivers Pitt, Truthout [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)33. And racism, I believe he was the guy who called Obama a "piece of shit used car salesman" (his word)
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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LOL. Reliable kicks if nothing else: how soon will this OP hit 200 replies, half of them reviling WP
Hekate
May 2019
#130
No I did not, did I? You asked why would anyone bring his writings here, and I...
Hekate
May 2019
#132
I didn't know this. I haven't read his stuff in a long time and feel no reason to ever read it.
rusty quoin
May 2019
#15
So sad. He was a major force for good in early DU . Wrote important stuff on .Iraq War
bobbieinok
May 2019
#32
Make NO mistake a LARGE group wants desperately to make sure NO Democrat sits in the WH
Eliot Rosewater
May 2019
#77
That was a choice meltdown, and ugly as sin. None who witnessed it will ever forget.
Hekate
May 2019
#133
Ah gee, William Rivers PITT, that POS USED CAR SALESMAN, who refused to vote for
still_one
May 2019
#13
Conspiracy theories about the DNC, claims everyone is corrupted by money except one guy.
betsuni
May 2019
#26
Yes. Love Bill Bill Moyers and that piece of Will's was the finest I've ever seen posted.
Autumn
May 2019
#39
Reading this guy talking about addressing climate change, is rather like listening to...
NNadir
May 2019
#113
Obviously you are the expert and understand all. I look forward to learning from your wisdom
Autumn
May 2019
#124
I grew up in a time when science and engineering were highly respected in this country.
NNadir
May 2019
#148
Like all technologies, the internet can be a powerful force for good, and a powerful force for evil.
NNadir
May 2019
#155
would you say that stopping the climate crisis isn't going to happen? That's how i feel.
Kurt V.
May 2019
#153
I believe that it is technically feasible to address climate change but that it represents...
NNadir
May 2019
#161
i appreciate the reply. i work at a science and technology university. (staff not faculty) .
Kurt V.
May 2019
#162
Well, what one considers as an "unhinged rant" says considerably more about the accuser than...
NNadir
May 2019
#160
Yes it is. OPs are posted written by people that have been banned for homophobia and antisemitism.
Autumn
May 2019
#31
And racism, I believe he was the guy who called Obama a "piece of shit used car salesman" (his word)
George II
May 2019
#33
If there's anything I associate with White Dudes ... it's Used Car Salesmen ...
mr_lebowski
May 2019
#40
I have no ifea why you act like people are lying and making things up about Pitt
obamanut2012
May 2019
#105
There are no excuses for calling Barack Obama a "piece of shit used car salesman"....
George II
May 2019
#88
Is there a point to this? Since it's an opinion piece should it not be in "Editorials...."?
George II
May 2019
#38
Pitt was the first person to welcome me to DU when I first joined after W's selection
wasupaloopa
May 2019
#43
It's hard to reconcile the early encounters with a young high school teacher with the guy who...
Hekate
May 2019
#137
That is the same line the phone callers use to make your day miserable from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
katmondoo
May 2019
#66
He famously posted that he felt marriage equality was about a licence to have butt sex
dsc
May 2019
#164