If John Kerry himself registered and posted here would DU end up scaring

[rumguy]

him off?

Or let's say John Edwards did some outreach to DU and signed up for a few days. What would happen?

Could you just imagine all the people lining up to bitch at them?

I wonder how long they would last?

I don't know, but it would be damn fun to watch.

[realFedUp]

1. If Kerry posted the way he talked....

His posts would drop like rocks.

[JI7]

2. well, it would not be about "scaring" them off

it's more about them just not wanting to waste time on something they view as not being effective.

i think that was the case with the dem strategist person. it wasn't about being scared. it was about them coming here to work out a strategy they had, but found it was not very effective.

[KittyWampus]

16. EXACTLY! No One "Scared" DS Off This Forum. Just Wasted Said Person's Time

[w13rd0]

3. They'd probably have more fun...

...and actually 'gain' more from the experience if they did so anonymously.

[Karenina]

13. YOU, w13rd0

win the prize! :party: :toast: :party:

Herding cats is an exercise in futility. Everyone know cats have staff. ;-)
There is a simmering, palpable rage here that is so easily triggered by the faintest whiff of a top-down structure. Witness the 1000+ post marker. After all, many feel that IS what got us into this mess.

Were I a "person of note" it would seem to me to be a good strategy to "blend in," establish relationships with those whose posts I found well
thought out and strong on research and activity, ignore those who are so angry (and rightly so) that they cannot see straight and would like nothing better than to scream in the face of anyone who presents her/himself as being close to the reins of power, while maintaining my anonymity.

Repugs can be herded. Dems must be "handled." ;-)

[TheRovingGourmet]

20. They would gain nothing if they posted as themselves as

more people would be interested in the notoriety, whether in a good or bad way, than anything else.

I've gotten some politicians to post here but only knew the usernames of two of them. It was a hoot to watch someone argue the specifics of a bill without the knowledge that the person they are arguing with was a big part of getting the bill into law. :)

[rumguy]

14. You're probably right

I don't know if Kerry or Edwards would gain much from posting here, but some of his staff might.

And to come out and announce your presence is just asking to get taken down a notch or two. Internet message boards make criticism very tempting and very easy. It's not like real life.

[TheRovingGourmet]

19. I helped one of our reps register here and he posted for a

short time. He made it to something like thirty posts before he was tombstoned. :)

[Padraig18]

4. He might use the 'F word' again!

I'd pay good money to watch him tell a few Due-rs to go f*** themselves!

:evilgrin:

[demnan]

5. I would hope they would realize we are family

Your family can bitch about you up one side and down the other but let someone outside the family put you down and they'll be the first to defend you.

edited for syntax.

[Cha]

6. Did we scare off Chris Heinz during the

Primaries?

[Padraig18]

8. No, he's posted since then.

He posted during the 'VP Wars'...

:)

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

7. I think they would agree with alot that is said but

that picture of whoever that guy is in your posts might scare them off...I get sick everytime I see it.

[rumguy]

9. LOL

It's eminem - why does he make ya sick?

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

12. I guess I'm old...LOL...not a fan of rap...especially white rappers..n/t

[rastignac5]

10. You bet...

...once they realized they'd come in second place in DU in a hypothetical matchup against a Chavez/Castro ticket.

[rumguy]

11. possibly

DU would be all nice to them for the first few days. After that, well it would take a turn for the worse.

[TheDonkey]

17. DU was pretty nice to Chris Heinz

I think if Kerry came we'd all be very respectful. I'd love to see it happen too!

Or Teresa :loveya:.

[WI_DEM]

15. Luckily they are way too busy to do so

[Joanne98]

18. Your right. We probably would scare them off

Which is just another example of how far the dem party has fallen. How are they suppose to fight the BFEE if they think DU is scary. How are they suppose to fight Al Quaeda or "Terra"? This is exactly what some people are mad about. The famous "pink tutu" stategy. We can't afford that anymore.

[CarolynEC]

21. If he intro'd himself saying "I might or might not be JK..."

... then, yeah, I guess he'd get a skeptical reaction.

If he claimed he would share some brilliant insights with us, then said "It gets dark at night," yeah I think the audience might turn on him.

And if he started a thread like this one, and tended it as poorly, I sure would expect a bit of negativity in the air:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=640676

Fortunately, JK has a lot more smarts than that. The only thing we need to win this race is... John Kerry. I'm counting on him to tell the 'strategists' and 'handlers' and 'consultants' to button their lips in the weeks ahead, then go out and get the job done. Speak his piece, tell it like it is, and win this thing by a mile.

[wyldwolf]

22. someone would call him a freeper

[madfloridian]

23. You don't get it, do you?

It was not about DS at all. It was about coming here to explain strategy when fighting back was needed. It was about telling a lot of us how to do media activism when we have been doing it for years now.

It struck a chord because it implied that if we disagreed, we were being difficult.

See, it worked. I have been classified now as a difficult person who does not know how politics works.

One good thing, though. Kerry is fighting back, just as we said.

I don't mind being labeled as non-compliant. I have been such a boring Democrat for years, following the party patter. Now I don't, so I accept the label.