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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:51 AM
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Apparently, all the GOP has to do to win is produce photos and
Edited on Mon Jun-06-11 12:13 PM by MineralMan
questionable stories about Democrats. We eat stuff like that right up on DU, it seems. Feed some bullshit to Breitbart so he can post it on his scuzzy blog and tweet it and even DUers are ready to bail on whomever is the target.

Folks! Can we not hold anything together for a day or two? Why is anyone listening to Breitbart in the first place? He's a proven liar and a scam artist.

For pete's sake!
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:53 AM
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1. He.has.ZERO.credibility
Any MSM that gives him credibility is nothing but a sleazy garbage receptacle.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:56 AM
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2. True. So why are so many people breathlessly posting his
every word on DU? It's pretty disgusting, if you ask me. This phenomenon on DU is seriously detracting from the goals of the site, I believe. We're instantly ready to jump on every negative story about even the staunchest progressives, and even when the source is a scum like Breitbart.

I'm disgusted by this. I truly am.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:19 PM
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15. People in the mainstream do not know Breibart the way you do.
This is not about how you feel about the news that MSNBC is spewing. It's about keeping the discussion as honest as possible so that the right-wingers don't send their message out to the mainstream without challenge.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:22 PM
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17. But, DU does not represent the mainstream, I thought.
I thought we were the thoughtful, cautious, and careful wing of the party. Perhaps I was incorrect in my assumption. Sad, if true.
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:58 PM
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31. Unfortunately, that would be ALL of the MSM. n/t
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rfranklin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 11:58 AM
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3. He's done a good job of stirring things up...and he has been egged on by the media...
which is why people on DU get a bit excited when he comes out with a new attack.

He's not going away just because DU ignores him.
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msanthrope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:01 PM
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4. Too many Chicken Littles on this site. n/t
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thelordofhell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:17 PM
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13. I would rec this a million times if I could
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Solomon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:42 PM
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23. and I would rec your million recs another million.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:05 PM
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5. Actually all they need to do to win is mention that All Democrats have sex
Publicly accusing your opponent of having sex will kill their chances of wining an election because that is all the voters will be able to think about when they go to the poll.
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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:09 PM
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6. Godless, socialistic sex
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Solomon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:43 PM
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24. LOL
You owe me a new keyboard.
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:09 PM
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7. There are several people that should be ashamed of themselves
For trying to fuel the fire.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:11 PM
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9. Yes, but I somehow doubt that they are ashamed.
I truly do.

Every thread that starts with something like "Well....what if it's all true?" sends up a big alarm flag and I hear alarm bells ringing.

I'm sure it's all innocent and stuff, and people are just displaying their pessimism or something. Yeah, that's the ticket...
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:11 PM
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8. I remember the screeching condemnation of ACORN and Sherrod.
I would like to believe those voices were only from paid disrupters but I am very afraid that there really is one born every minute and DU has them.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:15 PM
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12. Yes, I do remember. I remember lots of things.
I have a very, very good memory. It's one of the few frustrations I have with DU. We're all too ready when the bus goes by to push whoever's handy under it.

It's always puzzled me, sort of...
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tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:15 PM
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10. Truer words were never posted
If you want to hear bullshit gossip about Democrats you shouldn't waste time here on DU. Just turn your TV to one of the cable "news" channels and you can look forward to endless chatter about meaningless crap while the real story gets missed, ignored or lied about.

The only thing I want to read about Brainfart is that Shirley Sherrod has won her ginormous lawsuit against him and he is now working as a greeter at Walmart.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:15 PM
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11. Because Breibart is going to finally make a mistake that will push his credibility over the edge.
Even in the mainstream.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:18 PM
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14. Personally, I think he's made that mistake more than once
already. And yet, the media ignores those mistakes. We even ignore them here on DU, it seems. That's what bothers me. We're more insistent that blatant criminals get their presumption of innocence than we are with Democratic politicians. For them, the condemnation is always nearby. No proof required. Any innuendo will do.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:22 PM
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16. What would you prefer MineralMan?
That he succeeds in bringing down Weiner in what may turn out to be a private matter? Because, lord knows they've down that before. Now they know all they have to do is hack into people's computers to find where they're most vulnerable, and then track down and harass young ladies until they break.

If you can live with that, just let me know.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:24 PM
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20. You seem to be misunderstanding my point here...
Seriously misunderstanding it.
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:23 PM
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18. His source for Weiner's smear is a PORN FREAK in a network of freaks harassing young girls.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:24 PM
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21. I know. So, why are so many DUers posting the "but, what if..."
Edited on Mon Jun-06-11 12:47 PM by MineralMan
question. I call that spreading FUD. I don't like it one bit.
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Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:23 PM
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19. The Repukes control far more then the Dems ever will!
GOP scum of the earth rule the M$M and it should be illegal...but it is not and therefore we are in a shitstorm sandwich.
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Wait Wut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:31 PM
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22. I didn't see any of the threads/comments that you mentioned,
but will take your word for it. I've been here long enough to know that there are those that will jump on any bandwagon as long as it's pulling a funeral cart for ANY politician...R or D.
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:44 PM
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25. Not to mention, clearly altered video tapes.
:crazy:
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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:46 PM
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26. Weiner's fate will not be decided on DU
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:48 PM
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27. Perhaps, but do we need to help push Weiner under the bus?
We know nothing. Where's the assumption of innocence? See my point?
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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:55 PM
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29. No...
it's not about guilty or innocent

Vitter and Craig - guilty

Sherrod and Acorn - innocent

Weiner is not helping himself by his wishy-washy answers

It is very sad to watch
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:54 PM
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28. True, it will hopefully be decided by his constituents, who are
Edited on Mon Jun-06-11 12:55 PM by mzmolly
New York liberals.
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:57 PM
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30. Agreed. Not to mention, his phone was probably hacked.
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/20/celebrity-phone-hacking-101-and-how-to-prevent-it/

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/04/rupert_murdoch_phone_hack_news_of_the_world.php
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