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arcane1

(38,613 posts)
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 03:57 PM Oct 2015

Can we PLEASE stop posting Benghazi posts in General Discussion: Primaries?

That's what General Discussion is for. Keep the vague, single-sentence OP's where they belong, and where the rest of us can avoid them.

GDP is "A forum for general discussion of the Democratic presidential primaries."

Thank you.

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Can we PLEASE stop posting Benghazi posts in General Discussion: Primaries? (Original Post) arcane1 Oct 2015 OP
I think it's because the hearing has stopped being about Benghazi, and is now about Hillary. NurseJackie Oct 2015 #1
"Clinton vs republicans" is still not about the Democratic Primary n/t arcane1 Oct 2015 #2
Hillary's appearance before the Benghazi Committee is inextricably linked with the primary DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #7
Or at least consolidate them whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #3
A non sequitur is when one's inference doesn't flow from his or her premise... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #9
Fine whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #18
Thank you./nt DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #23
Seriously, people are being ridiculous today n/t arcane1 Oct 2015 #24
Everybody should have a day when they can be ridiculous DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #25
LOL DURHAM D Oct 2015 #4
As a dispassionate observer I must concede you make an excellent point. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #19
I had to put a lot of people on ignore artislife Oct 2015 #5
But ya'll can post infinite email articles in GDP? JaneyVee Oct 2015 #6
Where are my email articles? arcane1 Oct 2015 #10
Did you vote? DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #13
Election day here is November 3, so no, not yet. arcane1 Oct 2015 #14
Did you vote in my poll? DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #16
Your poll has zero to do with my non-existent email posts. arcane1 Oct 2015 #17
If you are not watching how do you know my posts are non -sequiturs ? DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #20
Reading fail n/t arcane1 Oct 2015 #22
Not a reading fail. I just confused my detractors in this thread. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #27
Well that's different because reasons. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #11
There a bit of difference between an article and a stream of whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #12
Please see Post #13 DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #15
No, I'm not watching it whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #21
Then I am doing a public service with my blow by blow account. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #26
Not really whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #28
You would be if you actually provided a blow by blow account. jeff47 Oct 2015 #35
I believe you were the gentleman who challenged me DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #36
No, I challenged you to stop attacking Sanders supporters after your plea jeff47 Oct 2015 #37
I never attacked anybody who didn't attack me first. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #39
And it was those attacks I was objecting to. I did not ask you to attack/censure/stop/scold/annoy jeff47 Oct 2015 #41
Precisely DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #42
We all have computers, televisions, smart phones, etc. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #45
You and your associates can gratuitously insult me all you want DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #46
+ 100 JoePhilly Oct 2015 #29
I am just trying to inject a little levity. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #30
I think it it is a tough call. It can really apply to both still_one Oct 2015 #8
Agreed, jkbRN Oct 2015 #31
You can't win--some stuff about BILL Clinton got stuffed in GDP a while back.... nt MADem Oct 2015 #32
That it is obvious the Republican Congress created these committees for Todays_Illusion Oct 2015 #33
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251713546 stonecutter357 Oct 2015 #34
unsurprisingly the kabuki theatre today has turned into a Clinton campaign event Doctor_J Oct 2015 #38
This is the one and only time to see her face opponents she can actually beat arcane1 Oct 2015 #43
*chortle artislife Oct 2015 #49
She seems to have done a good job against your candidate in their debate DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #50
First, it's "Mrs. Clinton", not "Ms Clinton." Second, where did I call her a pushover? arcane1 Oct 2015 #51
Ms. Clinton DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #53
So, nowhere. arcane1 Oct 2015 #54
Res ipsa loquitur DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #56
Repeating something doesn't make it true. arcane1 Oct 2015 #57
Being able to make an elementary inference is something we learn in high school. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #58
Ms is used by both married and unmarried women AndreaCG Oct 2015 #63
I never met a married woman who used Ms, but I'll take your word for it. arcane1 Oct 2015 #64
I don't know what part of the country you're from AndreaCG Oct 2015 #65
Ah, I did not know that! arcane1 Oct 2015 #66
Ms. didn't sit well with conservatives AndreaCG Oct 2015 #67
Ms is proper treestar Oct 2015 #68
You could just x them out (trash them) oberliner Oct 2015 #40
The committee itself has a direct connection to the primary. NCTraveler Oct 2015 #44
So you merely do not want to see positive Hillary posts here treestar Oct 2015 #47
Your mind-reading skills are shit n/t arcane1 Oct 2015 #48
!!! DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #60
Wanna make out? arcane1 Oct 2015 #61
I am spoken for but I am flattered by the offer. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #62
Awwww. Beausoir Oct 2015 #52
No, but it seems to have worked :) arcane1 Oct 2015 #55
Some folks have a lot to be sad about. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #59
Oh, like this one?! bigwillq Oct 2015 #69

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)
3. Or at least consolidate them
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:02 PM
Oct 2015

The continuous stream of "Hillary just kicked unfamiliar republican's ass" random thought OPs is lame.

 

artislife

(9,497 posts)
5. I had to put a lot of people on ignore
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:03 PM
Oct 2015

Probably will keep them on it for a week, because it got too hard to keep trashing every single OP.

I feel like I have been cluster bombed by the circus that is going on.


I came into this election thinking Benghazi was stupid now I think it is like the Kardashians...unrelenting.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
17. Your poll has zero to do with my non-existent email posts.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:10 PM
Oct 2015

And since I'm not watching the hearings, there is nothing to vote on.

Carry on, and please stop changing the subject

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)
12. There a bit of difference between an article and a stream of
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:07 PM
Oct 2015

one sentence, thinking out loud, OPs. I don't see anything wrong with discussing the hearing, I just don't think it should resemble a Twitter feed.

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)
28. Not really
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:22 PM
Oct 2015

Without context, posts like "Hillary just put her foot up republican x's ass!" aren't very informative. Why not start an official thread?

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
35. You would be if you actually provided a blow by blow account.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 05:14 PM
Oct 2015

One-sentence thoughts are not a blow-by-blow account.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
36. I believe you were the gentleman who challenged me
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 05:19 PM
Oct 2015

I believe you were the gentleman who challenged me to censure my fellow Clinton supporters who spoke ill of Senator Sanders and I did.

I now humbly request you return the favor:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251713023


Thank you in advance.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
37. No, I challenged you to stop attacking Sanders supporters after your plea
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 05:21 PM
Oct 2015

for people to stop attacking each other's supporters.

In other words, you were not doing what you asked others to do. It had nothing to do with censuring Clinton supporters. It had to do with you.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
39. I never attacked anybody who didn't attack me first.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 05:28 PM
Oct 2015

You specifically asked me to censure Cali_Democrat, whom I am unwaveringly fond of, for an untoward post and I did. If you don't want to separate yourself from the noxious comments of an associate :


http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251713023#post18

all that I can do is take solace in the fact that at least I tried.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
41. And it was those attacks I was objecting to. I did not ask you to attack/censure/stop/scold/annoy
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 05:31 PM
Oct 2015

any Clinton supporters. You asked for the attacks to stop, then launched attacks - even though you were not the "first to fire".

You are responsible for what you say. I am responsible for what I say. If there are assholes who happen to like the candidates we like, we are not responsible for what those assholes say.

I do not expect you to hold massive sway over Clinton supporters on DU, especially since your call for fewer attacks was not heeded. Why do you expect me to hold massive sway over Sanders supporters?

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
42. Precisely
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 05:34 PM
Oct 2015
And it was those attacks I was objecting to. I did not ask you to attack/censure/stop/scold/annoy
any Clinton supporters. You asked for the attacks to stop, then launched attacks - even though you were not the "first to fire"



After my pleas for comity were rejected there was no other alternative than to return to my previous position.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
45. We all have computers, televisions, smart phones, etc.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 05:39 PM
Oct 2015

If we REALLY wanted to see it, we'd tune it in, somewhere.

So, posting some sort of stream of consciousness blow-by-blow for those of us who don't give a flying flip about it is kind of pointless.

We aren't reading them, anyway - but they are cluttering up the front page.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
46. You and your associates can gratuitously insult me all you want
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 05:44 PM
Oct 2015

This is a glorious day for me that I am celebrating with a pizza, a beer , and a cigar...

The pizza and beer is to occupy me while Hillary kicks Republican ass and the cigar is to smoke when it's over.

Nothing can bother me on this beautiful day:




PEACE
DSB

Todays_Illusion

(1,209 posts)
33. That it is obvious the Republican Congress created these committees for
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:59 PM
Oct 2015

political purposes, specifically to run tax paid political attacks throughout the 2016 elections means they are intended to influence the elections and must be included in the primary election dialog.

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
38. unsurprisingly the kabuki theatre today has turned into a Clinton campaign event
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 05:27 PM
Oct 2015

It didn't do much for me since I already hate republicans with every cell in my body. It also didn't change my mind about Mrs Clinton's Reagaesque platform. I am completely baffled about how the hearing today has any effect on her qualifications to be president, plus or minus.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
43. This is the one and only time to see her face opponents she can actually beat
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 05:35 PM
Oct 2015

I can understand their enthusiasm

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
50. She seems to have done a good job against your candidate in their debate
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 06:01 PM
Oct 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clinton-judged-winner-of-debate-holds-big-national-lead-over-sanders/2015/10/19/8d196194-7697-11e5-bc80-9091021aeb69_story.html




http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/10/20/hillary_clinton_won_the_debate_scientific_polls_show.html


http://www.politicususa.com/2015/10/21/scientific-polls-rising-numbers-reveal-hillary-clinton-won-debate.html


Since you seem to believe Ms. Clinton is a pushover I will make the same offer to you as I made to one of your compadres:



$1000.00 says Hillary wins the nomination.

I will give my winnings to charity and document it. I am not in this for pecuniary gain or filthy lucre. If Hillary loses I will give the poster who takes the wager $1,000.00 to do with it whatever he or she wants.







 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
51. First, it's "Mrs. Clinton", not "Ms Clinton." Second, where did I call her a pushover?
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 06:03 PM
Oct 2015

Put up or shut up.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
53. Ms. Clinton
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 06:10 PM
Oct 2015

Are we really calling out a missed period?


Second, where did I call her a pushover?

-arcane




This is the one and only time to see her face opponents she can actually beat

I can understand their enthusiasm

-arcane 1




Put up or shut up.

-arcane 1



Save the faux tough guy talk for real life, okay

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
56. Res ipsa loquitur
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 06:15 PM
Oct 2015
Second, where did I call her a pushover?

-arcane 1





This is the one and only time to see her face opponents she can actually beat

I can understand their enthusiasm

-arcane 1



You can walk away from our tete a tete now or we can continue...I am fully engaged and would literally have a cap busted in my ear than walk away from it now.


AndreaCG

(2,331 posts)
63. Ms is used by both married and unmarried women
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 11:30 PM
Oct 2015

And here I thought only the republicans wanted to return to the 50s.

AndreaCG

(2,331 posts)
65. I don't know what part of the country you're from
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 12:23 AM
Oct 2015

But the whole point of the term Ms was to be as neutral re marriage status as Mr is for men. Many married women use it, as does the business and media world with a few holdouts.

For some reason my university still uses Miss to address mail to me, which is technically not incorrect but sounds antediluvian.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
66. Ah, I did not know that!
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 12:29 AM
Oct 2015

I'm originally from the south and the meanings were somewhat different at that time.

I love learning new things

AndreaCG

(2,331 posts)
67. Ms. didn't sit well with conservatives
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 12:37 AM
Oct 2015

When it came into usage in the early 70s. It took a couple of decades to go mainstream. And it's not just conservative regions where it's not often used. The NY Times just recently adopted it. In fact, since I stopped buying it in 2000 after the Gore fiasco (their coverage sucked), it's possible they still don't use it. I'm not sure.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
68. Ms is proper
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 07:03 AM
Oct 2015

it is a way to do away with the distinction between mrs and miss, where there is no distinction for men.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
44. The committee itself has a direct connection to the primary.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 05:36 PM
Oct 2015

A committee has been set up to derail the candidacy of the front runner of the democratic primary. This level of corruption in government is a big deal.

The majority party has set up a committee to effect primary election results.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
47. So you merely do not want to see positive Hillary posts here
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 05:46 PM
Oct 2015

and since this hearing is generating those, wish to move them out to GD?

Anything to do with Hillary, Bernie, etc. has to do with the primary in some fashion.

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