I couldn't agree more with OP's plea....

[lamp_shade]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=133900&mesg_id=133900

[Cha]

1. I saw the original thread

on that and just hid it. I hope it got locked.

[rebel with a cause]

2. It's locked..

You got your wish. Quick make some more wishes while your wish maker is working. ;)

[Cha]

3. There's one in

GDP now that says Screw you too Obama that is clearly against the rules..that I got sucked into.

:hi:rebel:)

[rebel with a cause]

4. It is easy to get sucked into it when they say things like that.

The one day that I went to GD and GDP, I got sucked into several. By the end of the day I was more afraid of my being TSed than my being angrily at the poser posters. That is why I don't go there anymore. My temper is held in check in my real life, so it easily can get out of control in my not so real life. :P

Edited to add: that I went to alert on this post because I am so tired of this stuff and I am not going to go fight with these idiots. My heart is not strong enough and they are not worth make myself any sicker than I am. :handsthrownupintheairsmilie: ;)

[Cha]

5. Yeah, in real life

we don't get assaulted with Pres Obama insults 24/7. But, I know when I've had the odd encounter with it I get mad.

Something about what we went through with the bushcheney years and now we have a real President who is working very hard to turn this country around ..and there's these Idiots who suck up rush limpbaugh, fauxsn00ze, & Liar Dog Lake who going around spouting stupid talking points and I find it very frustrating.

And, now DU..except for the BOG:bounce:

[rebel with a cause]

6. Have you ever seen The Ed Show on MSNBC.

I never watch the news channels but with my daughter home and over the tv, we did that for three days and one of the shows we saw a bit of yesterday was this one. This guy looks like a repub talking head and I was immediately turned off...and then...I heard what he was saying. He was talking about the Dems infighting and how the repubs stepped in line behind bush. He said that the repubs gave bush a second term, now he could only hope that the Democrats would give Obama a chance for a second year. He really sounded disgusted with the crap that is going on now.

I just looked it up, it is Ed Schultz. Don't know if he is liberal but he was sure making sense yesterday.

[Cha]

7. I know of Ed through DU..

I don't get msnbc but I've heard other things that Ed's said and he's contributed to anti-Obama, imv..glad to see he's looking at the bigger picture on this now.

He could be one who's all over the board for ratings? In a way like tweety..sometimes he's really really good and sometimes he's horrible.

I'm on edge right now..hoping like so many others that Martha pulls this off!

[rebel with a cause]

8. Yeah, I'm on edge and in denial.

I am not going to look until it is over. Hoping I don't jinx it. As for Ed, I am sorry to hear that he is a slippery slider, but like I said he looked like a repub talking head.

[Cha]

9. I wasn't even going

to come on DU until later this evening but we see how that worked out.

Here's a video of Senator Kennedy's life's work..scroll down on the link and you'll see it..:)

"THE CAUSE OF KENNEDY'S LIFE.... A source on the Hill emails this morning to let me know about this video, put together a few days ago, about Ted Kennedy and his decades of work to get a health care reform bill signed into law. Occasionally, some of the web videos put together by congressional offices are a little weak and have poor production values, but this one is one of the best I've seen."

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

[rebel with a cause]

10. I wasn't going to come here either.

Like you I am addicted. Will take time now to look at the Teddy video and then may leave for a while. Just in case, see you later.

[TicketyBoo]

11. He's not a "slippery slider."

And no matter what he looks like, he's even more liberal than Olbermann (at least on health care), although I know that seems impossible.

I don't care for his ranting and raving style, but he's a true liberal. No argument with what he thinks, only the way he expresses it, yelling full-out instead of sly like KO and Rachel.

[rebel with a cause]

13. Okay,

I have only seen him once so I had no real opinion on him except that I agreed with him yesterday.

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. "and he's contributed to anti-Obama,"

Which is why I tuned Ed out early into this administration. He was one of the worst. The progressive bloggers and talk show hosts share the blame for the alleged "disengagement" we keep hearing about.

When you have people (supposedly on the left) suggesting that their audience join the ranks of the teabaggers, is there any wonder people on the left don't know which way is up?

[TicketyBoo]

15. Well, here

(Central Time Zone), he comes on at 5, and then the national news comes on at 5:30, so I turn to it at that point.

I've not seen Ed saying anything against Obama more than, "C'mon, Mr. President…" and chiding him a bit for not moving things along faster.

As I say, he's not my cup of tea, but he's been a staunch supporter from what I've seen of him.

[TicketyBoo]

16. Also,

I've never heard Ed speak of the Teabaggers with anything but derision, so if you've heard Ed say something about Dems joining the ranks of the Teabaggers, it's something I didn't hear.

[Tarheel_Dem]

17. I never said Ed. I haven't watched Ed since days after the inauguration.

I had warmed to him while Randi was off the air. He came on the scene as a moderate, but quickly moved further left to increase his audience share. Please don't put words in my mouth.

[TicketyBoo]

19. I thought we were talking about Ed Schultz?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Schultz

Which is why I tuned Ed out early into this administration. He was one of the worst. The progressive bloggers and talk show hosts share the blame for the alleged "disengagement" we keep hearing about.

When you have people (supposedly on the left) suggesting that their audience join the ranks of the teabaggers, is there any wonder people on the left don't know which way is up?

If you didn't mean Ed, then who are you talking about?

Ed didn't have a show MSNBC at the time of the inauguration. Are you saying that Ed is a poser? He seems sincere to me.

And who is Randi?

[Tarheel_Dem]

20. Ed became more liberal than Kooch to get his show on MSNBC.

When he first hit the scene, he was much more moderate to conservative, but liberals couldn't stand him. He adjusted, which might not be a bad thing, but that's when his career took off.

You'll note that there were two paragraphs. The first was about Ed. The second was NOT!

Randi Rhodes is a talk show host with Premiere. Her show airs daily from 3-6 pm. I have to stream it.

[TicketyBoo]

21. Okay.

Then who are the "people (supposedly on the left) suggesting that their audience join the ranks of the teabaggers"?

I was wondering who you were talking about in that paragraph? Who is doing that?

[Tarheel_Dem]

22. Ever read Jane Hamsher's blog? Take a listen to Thom Hartmann sometimes. (nt)

[TicketyBoo]

23. Nope.

And from what you describe, I don't want to.

I get plenty enough of that stuff here (which is why I'm in the BOG).

[TicketyBoo]

12. Hmm.

Must be a new policy?



Seems to be okay for those denigrating the administration, but not so for those decrying that denigration?

[Hekate]

18. Did you alert on that one? Kind of a must-do--the Mods can't be everywhere. nt