Reply #132: I can show DU a perfect example of what the OP is saying

[Oilwellian]

Yesterday, I posted a thread on an article Jeremy Scahill wrote about Obama still using Blackwater and paying them millions for contracts that will last til at least 2011. Now you all remember Scahill, right? He was very outspoken against Bush's policies and in particular focused on Blackwater and their horrendous behavior in Iraq. He was very popular among us lefties because he had the nerve to expose such a murderous bunch of thugs killing in our name.

But now, suddenly, everything's changed. One DU'er said the following of Scahill:

"Believe all you want; I'm learning not to be so trusting, especially with people who write books."

Another DU'er wrote the following of Blackwater:
"I'd say they're pretty much harmless gun nut retards."

And then there are the wonderful comments written to me:

"There are a lot of what are probably disgruntled supporters of other candidates who are just looking for Obama to royally screw things up. its a shame."

Actually, I went door to door for Obama, made phone calls for Obama and worked the crowd when he visited my town. Oh, and then there's the money I donated to his campaign as well. So I didn't support "other candidates."

"DemocraticUnderground has been co-opted by far more greens and socialists than I think anyone would want to admit. The utter lack of support for Obama by the screaming-class of DU has been very, very enlightening."

"Seems these folks would have at least enough smarts to understand it's only been, what, seven weeks since Obama took over? It took Bush 8 years to screw us over this badly, anyone with the bare minimum of brain cells is going to understand that it will take more than 7 weeks to set everything right again.

I'm tired of the stupid loudmouths."

What the writer of the above comment fails to understand is, Obama's State Department made it very clear they were not going to renew Blackwater's contract in Iraq. We all celebrated thinking it was going to be the end of them. They were relegated to the new name of "Xe." Evidently, that's just not the case.

More comments:

An ignorant loudmouth. You forgot a very important modifier.

You're no better than the RW thugs ... Its your version of the truth or nothing. Skewing the facts to make them fit you agenda creates fiction!"

"Do you want pepperoni or sausage?"

This person was suggesting I be tombstoned? THAT made me think of Free Republic and their total disregard for a difference of opinion.

"And I, too, am starting to run low on patience for the loudmouths around here. I thought it was bad during the Bush days with the whole "we should be an opposition party" nonsense (and now we're getting a glimpse of just how badly that would've turned out, thanks to the current GOP). This is a whole other breed of zealotry/ignorance that I naively didn't think was possible of this place."

See, I had no idea so many DU'ers decided to embrace Blackwater. Scahill even mentioned they were going to train local police departments. Color me surprised to see so many of you suddenly defending them and viciously attack me for questioning why Obama still has them on the payroll.

DU isn't the same place it used to be...that's for sure. But guess what, I'll continue to be a "loudmouth" when I see something I don't want my children or grandchildren to deal with in the future. The idea of a policeman who was trained by a Blackwater thug, having power over my community and loved ones??? You're damned right I'm going to be a loudmouth about it.