It's probably about to get really, really rough in here come Tuesday

[Recursion]

Just wanted to give a mass hug in advance. I love this group.

[vdogg]

1. Yup

Let's light this sucker off.

[Starry Messenger]

2. Probably sooner than that.

It's already started today.

[Recursion]

3. Yeah (nt)

[JustAnotherGen]

5. See post #4

The Super Tuesday idea will let us keep everything and all offenders in one place.

[JustAnotherGen]

4. depending on how people behave today and tomorrow

I'm going to reach out to the other hosts. A few ideas.

Take away our warning system. We have kind of stepped away from it the past 8/9 days anyway. IE I blocked one person who crapped in the group without warning and told a usual suspect to go. The usual suspect is the site Admins problem to deal with - not ours.

Lock without prejudice. If someone's first post back here is this weekend and they come back here to pull braids on Tuesday - lock it.

Start a Super Tuesday thread. All posts about results go in one thread.

J17/SusanCalvin starts a Sanders thread - okay.

FrenchieCat/Cha stars a Clinton thread - okay.

Regular members and posters back here are okay but if you just "found" us or are a regular dump dropper (have done a few posts in arrogance) - bye.

[Recursion]

6. It's your call

I don't envy what you're looking at, and that does not sound easy.

[Starry Messenger]

7. I'm on board for this.

[FrenchieCat]

8. Its nice to mention me, but

Just so everybody knows, I'm quite undependable...lol! Just sayin'...

[JustAnotherGen]

9. Oh - you are here when it is not related to the election

You can post what you want!

You, nance - a few others -

Before I registered at DU I looked for your posts. A friend IRL in Nevada used to email me links to your threads saying -

Our Adopted Mother said this . . .

My mom isn't registered here but loves your posts. She liked our exchange about being black and oh as an aside. Her comment - that woman gets how I raised my kids.

[FrenchieCat]

10. Awe...that super nice....

Thank you!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

25. I don't think we can make it without you.

[SusanCalvin]

11. Whoa - my name jumped out on a quick scan, and I nearly had a heart attack!

Upon closer reading - I doubt I'd start a thread, but I'm flattered to know it would be OK.

[JustAnotherGen]

17. You're always back here

[Recursion]

13. I may start a Vermin Supreme thread to shake things up... (nt)

[Starry Messenger]

14. Sorry, I just realized you meant starting Tues.

I just did someone. 11 post wonder, if anyone wants him back, let me know.

[JustAnotherGen]

16. No - good block

[steve2470]

18. sounds like a great plan! nt

[Number23]

19. I'm okay with turning away the warning system. Especially this and next week

And I think it's really important for hosts to read GDP because there are alot of people there that keep "accidentally" stumbling into this forum but who post some really incendiary bullshit in GDP.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

26. Someone from both camps emailed me because they don't like what's happening to POC/AA voters

Both vowed to keep us abreast of what's going on, either by PMing me or coming straight here.

[Number23]

36. There is alot of shit flying around right now. It ain't pretty at all and makes one group here look

particularly bad, though we know they'll deny that until the cows come home.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

38. When they're quoting the New York Post and Newsmax, it's REALLY bad!

When they shit on David Brock but Dick Morris is the paragon of virtue, it's REALLY, REALLY bad!

[Number23]

39. Yep. Girl, this place has been crazy for a long time but it's officially off the rails now.

[Number23]

20. We have so many regular posters here that are Sanders supporters. Which is why the "influx" of

non-regulars who keep barging in with the "Berne's soooooo cool!!1" crap is completely unwanted.

If J17, Susan, geek tragedy, josh, gollygee, Blue_Tires, steve, randy or any other the Sanders supporters that are true friends to this forum want to start a pro-Sanders OP, we already know that would be perfectly fine and would spark a great conversation. But we don't have to suffer any of the thousand interlocutors and we're not going to.

emulaterloo wants to start a pro-Sanders OP here, that is absolutely amazing.

NastyShitTalkingHostile Poster X that spends 80% of their time on this board trashing this forum, its members and the AA experience overall and never steps foot in this forum EXCEPT to talk about Sanders? Keep right the fuck on walking.

[Recursion]

21. That's the one lacuna that's really surprised me

There are some pretty strong Sanders supporters who post regularly here. Everybody says "But I have read and listened to the AA group!" and then seems to be absolutely unaware of that.

[1StrongBlackMan]

27. I suppose they only read the daily, "Let's Swarm" report regarding the AA ...

reading anything else would be unnecessarily informing!

[Number23]

37. Which is why the mission of 2 Sanders supporters in particular, one of whom loves "reminding"

everyone here that she's a "person of color," to slime the AA forum and its members at every single, fucking opportunity is so particularly hilarious. I'm sure that you've seen this single-minded mission played out over and over and over again in thread after thread after thread. Person's sole contribution to DU now is to shit on this forum. We'd probably be flattered by all of the attention if it was someone that anyone here found interesting, informed or intelligent.

No wonder that the vast majority of the time that these folks start in, most don't even bother to engage. They don't seem to get that we do have some support here. And the mouth breathers that have their backs are not only fewer in number but represent the dregs of this web site. They're all on the wrong side of history and they can have each other.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

30. Agreed. I have no problem with Sanders supporters in general, as I am still leaning Sanders.

However, it's the ones who have been incredibly hostile, antagonistic, arrogantly dismissive and yes...racist in my view, that I don't care for.

Today I've told myself that I will continue to utilize the IGNORE option and trash "bait" threads whenever they pop up.

I'm thinking that it'll be fair game against POCers today and tomorrow, perhaps throughout the primaries.

Neither women nor Latinos have been badgered like this and they are supporting HRC in droves. Only black voters are experiencing this level of disrespect. Hmmmm....

[Number23]

40. "Neither women nor Latinos have been badgered like this"

Well, the women and Latinos here don't have the handful of "useful" folks (if you know what I'm saying) that are all too happy to shit on their own.

I did see one self-identified Hispanic racing around DU like a fool screaming about Dolores Huerta after the situation at the rally but they didn't get too far with it. S/he got the handful of "attaboys!!" but I think most folks were rightfully put off.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

12. Tuesday needs to get here already! It's coming far too slow.

[Surya Gayatri]

15. Solidarity in the face of the imminent onslaught!

[Kind of Blue]

22. Nice!

[Recursion]

35. I love this picture (nt)

[wildeyed]

23. Yep.

Be strong. Everybody resist the urge to say what you REALLY think.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

24. You made a great point. I think there are those who could try to ramp up efforts to have AAs blocked

It would be such a shame if we all went away.

If possible, keep GDP "trashed" throughout the day and into tomorrow before the results.

[wildeyed]

29. I read my posts over and over

before I hit the post reply button too. Especially when I am angry. Which is a bunch these days

[Digital Puppy]

33. It really doesn't matter how sane you are in the land of the crazy...

Be careful, I know your name is on their 'list'.

[wildeyed]

34. I would be honored to be on "the list".

But I probably don't post enough to merit that. I am second string at best, practice squad if we want to be honest

[kimbutgar]

28. I might just avoid DU on Tuesday and Wednesday

I like Bernie and Hillary and think both of them would make a great president. Plus I know both could chew up and spit drumpf in a debate.

[Stellar]

31. LOL, I don't think it's going to be any different then most days. nt

[Gothmog]

32. Good luck and hang in there

[lovemydog]

41. I love this group too.

It's an oasis. I'm grateful I can read & post here.