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Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
194. K&R
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 06:30 AM
Dec 2015

Shameful times on DU. Love both of them and the attempts to silence them are doing noone any favors. Thanks for an opportunity to throw some support their way.

In the coming months we will be saying upaloopa Dec 2015 #1
I love you...I was a miracle baby... DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #2
Alert!!! Alert!!! ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #11
Getting really tired of this stuff so I just have ask this . . . brush Dec 2015 #169
I've already been targeted too Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #202
What on earth did you do to get a Hide? comradebillyboy Dec 2015 #16
I guess theyou don't like the videos ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #19
That was my first thought, too. Cha Dec 2015 #29
Good people brer cat Dec 2015 #3
"Sit down and shut up." yallerdawg Dec 2015 #4
Some people on this board want to take out the bearers of good news for Hillary workinclasszero Dec 2015 #5
I am still here... DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #8
Oh good DSB workinclasszero Dec 2015 #10
I did but now I will be in "Start Thread Only" mode until... DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #13
I know how you feel, DSB. I'm spending much more time elsewhere now. calimary Dec 2015 #211
I am so over these Bernie people, I don't know what to do... Chitown Kev Dec 2015 #6
You're assuming that is the purpose of the prime alerter ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #14
What other purpose should there be, at this point? Chitown Kev Dec 2015 #17
I think some just want to argue with Black folks ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #20
I would join this sub thread but.../nt DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #24
Alert!!! Alert!!! ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #26
He also said "sub." betsuni Dec 2015 #113
LOL. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #119
Oh, that's just too perfect! MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #121
Heh! ismnotwasm Dec 2015 #145
They dont want to argue, that is the whole point. America is run for the most part randys1 Dec 2015 #31
That is true... Roy Rolling Dec 2015 #168
Yes. That's exactly what is happening. KMOD Dec 2015 #105
Yup. Squinch Dec 2015 #117
I think some just want to stomp everybody they disagree with. It's just particularly egregious Hekate Dec 2015 #179
Join the club, Kev Number23 Dec 2015 #84
By all mean...do that! Chitown Kev Dec 2015 #106
I would like to order one in navy blue as well. murielm99 Dec 2015 #166
LOL! Make mine pink! Cha Dec 2015 #193
They're alerting on poll results? And getting successful hides on polls? NurseJackie Dec 2015 #7
Sad that "if you don't agree with me we don't want you around" rules in some forums. George II Dec 2015 #9
Stalkers have no shame! leftofcool Dec 2015 #12
Sad day for DU. Please be careful. riversedge Dec 2015 #15
Another one? WTF man? Stay strong DSB, this too shall pass. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #18
KICKED AND RECOMMENDED JaneyVee Dec 2015 #21
If you're not feeling the Bern, look out! Cali_Democrat Dec 2015 #22
Or, put another way - if you're not feeling the bern, you'll get burned. George II Dec 2015 #25
I am so sorry about that, Cali.. Cha Dec 2015 #27
It is getting absurd around here. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #23
Thank you. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #30
Racism is still HUGE in America and on it's internet message boards. randys1 Dec 2015 #32
And what makes it worse, is that posts that DO name call and insult are left to stand. MADem Dec 2015 #38
Well said. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #40
I'm glad the three of you have decided to stick around, despite efforts to the contrary. NBachers Dec 2015 #176
I don't know, kittens can create a lot of problems, but I agree with exactly what you are saying still_one Dec 2015 #28
Kittens are good! shenmue Dec 2015 #190
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I just melted still_one Dec 2015 #201
To all my fellow peeps who don't like said candiate Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #33
True, DU is no place for liberals at the moment. randys1 Dec 2015 #34
Good advice but it doesn't even have to be on one of those awful threads.. they come right into Cha Dec 2015 #49
Yes, indeed! n/t Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #77
^^^ THIS ^^^ Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #111
I have to agree with this. MADem Dec 2015 #35
"More debates, more debates, DWS is rigging the Dem Party process" oasis Dec 2015 #45
There's one bright spot. Just one. Only one. MADem Dec 2015 #47
3/2. Super Tuesday plus one. oasis Dec 2015 #50
I'll be online here at the stroke of midnight on March 1 into March 2. I'll have to put on my.... George II Dec 2015 #60
3/2. Prepare for Hide-O-Rama Day. oasis Dec 2015 #75
I can picture it now.... MADem Dec 2015 #92
That is hysterical! Thanks for making my day. George II Dec 2015 #99
... revmclaren Dec 2015 #101
Followed by some really rude posts, conspiracy theories ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #112
Shades of Walt Starr! MADem Dec 2015 #172
loved it! Laser102 Dec 2015 #203
I was on a couple of juries just a fews days apart brer cat Dec 2015 #61
I think the people who do that kind of thing are sad folks. MADem Dec 2015 #70
DSB bends over backwards to be polite. He has 4 hides? oasis Dec 2015 #36
It makes me ill sometimes. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #37
K & R VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #39
I know of one poster who got 3 hides in one night for posting a link to a candidates immigration uponit7771 Dec 2015 #41
For the love of God... Number23 Dec 2015 #87
mail sent uponit7771 Dec 2015 #140
Stay strong my friend, a day of reckoning is coming. Alfresco Dec 2015 #42
K & R Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #43
I'm in the same boat Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #44
Wow. Agschmid Dec 2015 #46
I know ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #64
Thank you for your OP, 1StrongBlackMan. How ironic the jury system is unjust on a Cha Dec 2015 #48
"So here's to brave, DSB, sheshe, cosmicone, Maggie, and all the others who were just speaking the NBachers Dec 2015 #181
Thank you, NBachers~ Cha Dec 2015 #185
DSB, we have your back! MoonRiver Dec 2015 #51
K&R BumRushDaShow Dec 2015 #52
These eggshells are getting really painful to walk on. NuclearDem Dec 2015 #53
the one where DSB said Clinton was a gift from God? MisterP Dec 2015 #54
Obviously not. Cha Dec 2015 #55
Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #85
Was it?.. not the one he linked to though. Cha Dec 2015 #96
I commented awhile ago ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #97
wow.. good sad point. Cha Dec 2015 #98
THAT is what it has reminded me of all this time and YOU just nailed it! randys1 Dec 2015 #127
This was Alerted on and DURHAM D Dec 2015 #151
To Juror #2 ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #153
+1000 Digital Puppy Dec 2015 #158
Of course it was! I would expect nothing less. 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #155
How in GOD'S NAME is that hide worthy?? Number23 Dec 2015 #88
And the powers to be dont seem to care about the racism here. randys1 Dec 2015 #128
Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #118
I never rec posts, for some reason, but this one deserves it Godhumor Dec 2015 #56
They most certainly do deserve better.. thank you, Godhumor Cha Dec 2015 #58
And yet, pro-Bernie posters have more time outs on a board that's 80% pro-Bernie than pro-Hillary Number23 Dec 2015 #90
This is crazy Gothmog Dec 2015 #57
Yep... Sancho Dec 2015 #59
We can make our statement Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #62
I won't be voting against any candidate; but rather, . . 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #65
K&R Hoyt Dec 2015 #63
K&R OilemFirchen Dec 2015 #66
DSB is the epitome of class and decency! R B Garr Dec 2015 #67
A Big Kick and Recommend....... quickesst Dec 2015 #68
K&R mcar Dec 2015 #69
I think glittery unicorns can still earn a hide Sheepshank Dec 2015 #71
Tis why I avoid the primary threads leftynyc Dec 2015 #72
to those who jumop on bravenak and dsb DonCoquixote Dec 2015 #73
I have not seen one Hillary supporter Skidmore Dec 2015 #82
This right here a poster I can respect Coolest Ranger Dec 2015 #198
thank you DonCoquixote Dec 2015 #207
Hell yes Number23 Dec 2015 #209
I'm sorry to see that Bravenak is out for a while Jack Rabbit Dec 2015 #74
Blockquote l.o.o.s.e.e-2 Dec 2015 #160
I enjoy reading the posts of DemocratSinceBirth, lovemydog Dec 2015 #76
K&R RandySF Dec 2015 #78
Thank you for making this so public steve2470 Dec 2015 #79
One can hope. n/t MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #100
I just picture in my mind how entertaining this place will be on Super Tuesday. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #80
Yes. Because democracy is only Skidmore Dec 2015 #83
What part,of silencing voices is democratic? 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #89
I was being Skidmore Dec 2015 #91
Doh ... Sorry! ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #94
I always hated the cool kids anyway. wildeyed Dec 2015 #141
You win the internets tonight. Skidmore Dec 2015 #142
Damn I wish I'd said that ismnotwasm Dec 2015 #146
+1 ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #150
Clearly, the rest of us are just chopped liver. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #93
It is a blow to Skidmore Dec 2015 #95
Nothing heals like victory. :D Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #115
And that is the funny thing, in reality the most immature political person will randys1 Dec 2015 #129
Hang in there DSB. Ignore the haters, you are awesome. bettyellen Dec 2015 #81
They're always after me. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #86
K&R betsuni Dec 2015 #102
K&R JTFrog Dec 2015 #103
I can't wait until that happy day either. betsuni Dec 2015 #110
Probably, but we will have to endure about a month ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #114
I'm looking forward lovemydog Dec 2015 #130
Yeah ... I must confess ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #137
It's going to be like the guy who drinks at the company Christmas party and tells everyone off NBachers Dec 2015 #186
Oh crap.... wildeyed Dec 2015 #144
And, don't forget about all the ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #148
Noooooo, don't take HA Goodman! wildeyed Dec 2015 #157
PM it to me. I'm always up for a good laugh. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #159
K&R! stonecutter357 Dec 2015 #104
K & R KMOD Dec 2015 #107
I cannot imagine a hide-worthy post treestar Dec 2015 #108
How is it possible that DBS has 4 hides? Or even one? pnwmom Dec 2015 #109
sheshe2 is also on a transparency time-out ucrdem Dec 2015 #116
Yes. Bogus hides ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #122
I didn't know. This is freaking absurd. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #124
Kick & highly recommended! William769 Dec 2015 #120
K&R!!!!!! NanceGreggs Dec 2015 #123
Thanks for your courage redstateblues Dec 2015 #125
I enjoy both Bravenak and DSB's post. wildeyed Dec 2015 #126
"they just like the attention"... truer words... MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #132
Many will take their ball and go home. wildeyed Dec 2015 #134
K&R ismnotwasm Dec 2015 #131
The AA group posters make this site readable gwheezie Dec 2015 #133
QUESTION: What does the user status "Flagged for review" mean? NurseJackie Dec 2015 #135
It means they got a 7-0 decision to hide ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #139
TYVM (nt) NurseJackie Dec 2015 #152
Kicking for my friends SCantiGOP Dec 2015 #136
If the hides are not rational, there is no way to avoid them. kwassa Dec 2015 #138
I would say this is getting ridiculous, but SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #143
It LOOKS like a good number of hides are of AA because of post in DU:P ... anyway to confirm this? uponit7771 Dec 2015 #147
Sure seems that way to me as well. nt SunSeeker Dec 2015 #183
DU's alert system is being abused. moobu2 Dec 2015 #149
"DU's alert system is being abused." l.o.o.s.e.e-2 Dec 2015 #162
It cracks me up that these so-called "Progressives" Do everything to silence lunamagica Dec 2015 #154
Yeah, we're suppose to believe them when they say they're "progressive" when their actions Cha Dec 2015 #177
K&R. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2015 #156
Jury results: Denzil_DC Dec 2015 #161
What the heck! Iliyah Dec 2015 #163
Anybody hiding posts in this group because they are "meta" is full of shit. Groups can have whatever Number23 Dec 2015 #167
"Divisive Meta" is their go to when someone is speaking the truth in a protected group.. Cha Dec 2015 #171
They've gone full on jerk mode JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #189
That is exactly why I led with that title. eom 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #195
Juror #5 noticed that. Denzil_DC Dec 2015 #204
And yet, still 3 votes to hide. Number23 Dec 2015 #208
Really? Chitown Kev Dec 2015 #174
Group Host JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #188
I'm convinced that the alerter came here on a mission ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #196
That - I do not doubt JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #197
I really think the jury system flat out doesn't work ConservativeDemocrat Dec 2015 #164
I agree, CD.. there was a juror a few days ago that said "..Alerted should get punched in the face" Cha Dec 2015 #175
The teabaggers on the Discussionist are even worse ConservativeDemocrat Dec 2015 #184
Well, I would never go on DI but I can well imagine that would be worse if possible bc I take Cha Dec 2015 #187
KMOD's on a time out again. She fell into an alert trap. betsuni Dec 2015 #165
Yeah stupid bogus alert and of course it was a hide. Cha Dec 2015 #192
K&R Bobbie Jo Dec 2015 #170
f*** these alerting cowards Skittles Dec 2015 #173
I'm coming to DU less and less these days LoveMyCali Dec 2015 #178
Kittens and unicorns -- check. Will look for those upcoming posts. Hekate Dec 2015 #180
K & R SunSeeker Dec 2015 #182
I cannot K&R this post enough! BlueMTexpat Dec 2015 #191
K&R Skidmore Dec 2015 #194
K&R!! Laser102 Dec 2015 #199
Rec. nt LexVegas Dec 2015 #200
Hey! Thanks for letting me know yuiyoshida Dec 2015 #205
The only thing that is going to stop this awoke_in_2003 Dec 2015 #206
K&R oasis Dec 2015 #210
K&R! Tarheel_Dem Dec 2015 #212
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