How to tell DU has taken their eyes off the ball

AWD

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:26 AM
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How to tell DU has taken their eyes off the ball

Count the number of threads angry at Zell Miller for endorsing Bush.
Count the number of threads angry at Al Gore for endorsing Dean.

See which one is higher.

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linazelle

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:27 AM
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1. Amen

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LittleDannySlowhorse

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:27 AM
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2. Seriously

That is very telling indeed.

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mmonk

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:27 AM
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3. explain yourself

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AWD

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:29 AM
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7. OK

I'm 6 feet tall, 210 pounds. I'm an Aries, and I like staying up late talking. Turnoffs include smoking.

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realFedUp

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:30 AM
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10. lol

Aries here too....

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mmonk

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:30 AM
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I believe that's describe yourself

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poskonig

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:31 AM
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12. LOLOLOL

I'm going to remember that one!

"Explain yourself ..........."

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CWebster

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:30 AM
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8. So is this.

Hmmm

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Guaranteed

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:28 AM
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4. Yup.

This will pass, though.

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ibegurpard

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:28 AM
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5. I suspect a certain amount of that is deliberate.

n/t

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Cocoa

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:29 AM
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6. give it a rest

stop gloating, and drop the persecution complex.

Dean doesn't need this negative crap, he's a fine candidate on his merits.

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AWD

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:30 AM
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11. Wow...read a little too much into that, did we?

Where did I claim persecution? Where did I get negative?

I asked for a count on each topic...if one heavily outweighs the other (which it does), then why am I negative for mentioning it?

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meow mix

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:33 AM
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14. uh

first thing you said was our eyes are off the ball.
or in other words,
we are screw-ups.. and how dum we are for having an opinion.

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Cocoa

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:34 AM
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16. Dean people are trying to make this a football rivalry

where the OSU fans must HATE Michigan, and vice versa.

It's silly in sports, and it's insane in this primary.

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Hep

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:37 AM
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19. YEah, it's DEAN people doing this

Everyone else is innocent.

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AWD

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:38 AM
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21. Again, way off base

First, I am not a Dean person....I have pulled full support of every candidate to concentrate on my own campaign. I lean towards Dean and Kucinich, but no endorsement is made yet.

And I never said I hate Michigan. I respect them....which is why I was first in here to congratulate them when they beat my team.

Again, get your eyes on the ball. The enemy is Bush, no matter how badly you want it to be somebody else.

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mandyky

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:30 AM
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9. Same thing happened when Molly Ivins

made her endorsement. Way too much sour graping going on.

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meow mix

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:32 AM
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13. and again..

obviously a lot of people have concerns theyd like to discuss.
and you slam them for doing it.
nice!

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AWD

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:36 AM
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I'm not talking about "discussing concerns"

I'm talking about the threads that twist and say "Gore made an ass of himself" or "Gore just sealed Bush's reelection".

The ANGRY threads (which is why I used the word "angry") that don't discuss concerns, but downright bash everything in sight.

Why weren't there this many threads for a Democrat endorsing a Republican? Why is the majority of anger focused on Bush and company and instead focused on our 9 Democratic candidates.

Discussing concern is fine....but the angry, bashing threads are too much. WAY too much emphasis on bringing down fellow Dems. Like I said, we've taken our eyes off the ball.

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mmonk

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:38 AM
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20. So have you counted them

and reached any conclusion?

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_NorCal_D_

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:33 AM
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15. Unbelievable...

Some DUers like myself are disappointed (and amused), but certainly not 'angry'.

Furthermore, I haven't seen any threads that express unwarranted anger towards Gore. :shrug:

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seaglass

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:35 AM
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17. Most people wrote off Zell Miller a long time ago.

Who cares who he endorses, he's not a Democrat. These two issues are not equal.

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mandyky

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:36 AM
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18. Maybe a moderator or admin

could make a Daily Democrat thread for us - one about the debate, and one about the endorsement? Just a suggestion. Discussing concerns is one thing - having a zillion threads to do it is another, I think is what AWD was getting at...

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AWD

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:39 AM
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22. mandykty gets it....

thank you.

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EarlG ADMIN

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Tue Dec-09-03 11:45 AM
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23. I'm locking this

let's stick to discussing the issues rather than discussing the discussion of the issues.

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