because of a little massacre? They been wandering over here lol They do a lot of wandering in their mind too.

That part isn't so funny, but they are clever enough to avoid violating the rules and getting TS'd...for a while, at least.

You spelled it out more clearly, and I agree it isn't funny. Most of them give themselves away pretty quick though.

...I kind of feel like that site is going the way of the dinosaur. I took a hiatus from DU for a year or two, and I was surprised by a)how much has changed over here and b) how little has changed over there. In addition to the lack of technological improvements, they're now virulently anti-FOX, anti-Rove, anti-Paul...how long before that corner they're painting themselves into becomes too small to be comfortable?

They're not in any way representative of the Republican party anymore. I'm not sure what they are, but they're definitely not competition to DU.

They were an antagonist, but a weak one. And, as you point out, an ever weaker one as they've continued to marginalize themselves into ever smaller niches.

And instead of trying to broaden their appeal, RimJob is reducing it with his purity test on the GOP field. I expect him to suddenly become more tolerant when the cash flow tells him to.

The site hasn't been upgraded in forever, it's practically unusable, and other sites like CC are growing very fast (and placing themselves in direct opposition to DU, with their DU stalking pages and all).

As a DUer discovering it, it was entertaining at first. But it soon became boring, with the same old crap over and over again. And from their own comments, even their awards--the highlight of their year--were a bummer.

FR seems to be going down, and CC--especially their forum obsessed with DU--is crap (and I'd tell that to FS to his face). Those wingnut sites seem to be fading away--but they're the only ones who still don't get it.

They seem to focus on a few specific posters Sarah Iillburi has two posts about her on the first page. I have one, oddly enough it's the one where I complain about people attacking English majors. That was tame compared to some of my posts on here.

If they come here and can read, they have to leave a more informed person.

lairs....but if these bozos are being prevented from rah-rah-ing about Santorum or Shittsy or Paul, they might come over here to vent their frustration--in greater numbers than usual.

Jim supports a jerk who cheated on his SECOND wife
for eight years before he divorced her?
Pah-leeze.
Family values, eh?
LOL.
BHN

He supports Newt because he's "a non-establishment, non-RINO conservative". How on earth is the former speaker of the house "non-establishment"?

He doesn't like Karl Rove now?

I can't keep up.

If you don't fall in line at "Free" Republic...

That skinner is being too heavy handed, they should be forced to read this as an example of real censorship.

...(it's easily googlable). He has so many people getting in line it's hilarious!

Free newties for all! Newt likes to share his newtie with more than one at a time.

See sig. Ignore the text.

Glad to see you're still around.

btw, a clerk at a store down the street says he'll teach me Arabic. He's Syrian, and seems to support the regime. His English is excellent until he gets into animated conversation, when he's hard to understand. But he's neither Alawite nor Sunni--he's Christian. I told him that I'll do my trip there when things settle down--mainly to Libya, Egypt and Tunisia, but maybe to ME countries like Syria as well. He went home for a visit 3 months ago, so I glean some info from him. When I asked him where he's from, he told me--Homs! And he doesn't seem to be in support of the protests.

I'm trying to learn Arabic (using Pimsular learning system) in my spare time but lately I've been just wanting to catch up on TV shows and movies that I missed over the past year. Oh, and video games...

The Libyan guy I talked to was supportive of the Libyan Revolutionaries, but it's not like Gaddafi was one of those people you could support from the outside looking in, with how utterly repressed the state way.

I don't know about Syria, though, I'd be open to going there if it was stable at the time, but I'm thinking a year or more out anyway, so who knows what happens between now and then.

Oh wow, I found a nasty piece of work trying to find that old post where I mentioned my Libyan laundry mat owner. Fascinating. I was going to link it but nevermind...

But when we do the trip to North Africa and the ME, I hope we can do it together--perhaps with others from the Libya Revolution threads. After all that, we've earned a trip to see it in person.

btw, in case you missed it:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101430194

I saw the news posting but not the DU thread, I mean.

Responded in that thread. Total ownage.

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Next, opening umbrellas in the house.

in my neck of the woods

Those things drag on forever.

can only donate what he finds in mommy's purse or little sister's piggy bank.

mention him?

I can't wait to hear the tortured screams of agony.

Hey guys- I say, nominate him. Grrrrrreat fucking idea.

But Bush won, and Mr. Robinson fell in line.

Robinson is a grade-A kook.

you couldn't say anything bad about Hermain Cain. DAZED and CONFUSED in FREEPERVILLE. . .

I'd love to see the republicans give Newt a few states and let them fight and drag it out until their convention.

But refuse to go there.

Hate to break it to you RimJob but the liberal trolls at FR are pushing Newt. Go Newt!

because she supports Romney: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/12/13/coulter_romney_the_most_conservative_candidate_in_gop_field.html

because the stupidity is so appalling.

There's almost no policy discussion. Just everyone acting incredibly insecure with false bravado.

Talk about standing in line and listening to marching orders......wow

Besides, don't all those Consevartive values include the ability to speak freely....or not?

Why/how does that shithole make it into DU posts and subject lines so frequently?

You have far more moxy than I can muster, just to click into that mixed bag of nuts. Thanks for the morning smile.

Did he have a purge after this message or are you just anticipating a purge?

Either way, I like how you are highlighting every crack and fissure in the Great Conservative Wall evidenced in his post. Fox is now too liberal. Sublime.

...is that in the comments that followed, a lot of people are saying things like "Wow, that was fast!" and "Thanks for getting rid of the trolls" etc....

Maybe a watchdog group would be able to verify a sudden zot-fest of people with certain points of views. Any info about the continued facturing of the conservative collective is welcome.

It would take someone with an iron stomach.

I'd rather poke at my perineum with a pair of knitting needles than load that basin of hate into my browser. Ew.

...in regards to criticism of Obama.

Years? It only took a week with Cain, a couple weeks with Perry, and a few with Bachmann, and Newt and Romney are next!

That was my first thought too. This man was one of the architects for what is the "establishment". I suppose they are conceding that Turd Blossom redefined this so-called repuke "establishment" under Shrub.

Don't conservatives have anything better to go to? Something that's ran a bit less like an internet North Korea?

who'd a thunk it!

So what if Mitt *does* win the R nomination? Will FR support him (in spite of RimJob's distaste) or just completely implode, taking the TRS-80 running the place with it?

who says any different.

He did the same with Bush and McCain.

To: Freedom Wins

So, it doesn't matter if he snorted coke as a youth? It was a long time ago, a youthful in-discretion? Kinda like people who frequented sneakeasies during prohibition? Kind of a cute story, eh? Well, how about all the people whose lives have been destroyed by being arrested for the felony of drug possession? What about the millions of people who are rotting away in your filthy drug infested prisons at this very moment?

Well, by God, if you people insist on electing another cokehead as President, you damned well better throw open all the prison cell doors and free every man, woman, and child you're holding on drug charges. And if you're gonna elect another drug felon as President, you'd better rescind each and every one of your unconstitutional drug laws now on the books, including all of your unconstitutional search and seizure laws, and your asset forfeiture laws, and your laws that enable your unconstitutional snooping into our bank accounts and cash transactions. Well, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. You people are sick! Conservatives my ass. You people are nothing but a bunch of non-thinking hypocrits! You're a shame and a disgrace to the Republic!

And, I, for one, am tired of taking orders from cokeheads and felons! Elect another one and I'll tell you what. I'll be ready for war! It'll be time to take up arms and run the filthy lying bastards out!

Posted on 08/20/1999 03:19:31 PDT by Jim Robinson

Way to build a movement, guys. Keep up the good work.

just to see RimJob's head explode. Which makes me wonder, if Mitt DOES win the nomination, will RimJob finally pull the plug on FR?