Clinton/Obama People -- I am begging you.

[Yael]

Give it a fucking rest for a day. Please. Show some maturity and leave Camp Edwards alone.

Edwards' supporters were not fair-weathered friends. Just as you passionately support your candidate, we passionately supported ours.

We have had the wind knocked out of us today and need some breathing space to regroup and recoup.

So I am asking -- GIVE IT A REST FOR A DAY.

Please.

[jgraz]

1. I was going to post exactly the same thing

But instead I decided to go bang my head on a rock. I suspect we'll both have the same results. :banghead:

[Yael]

2. Yeah, my head is about to split in two right now.

[Steely_Dan]

3. I'm So Sorry About Edwards...

I know exactly how you feel.

-Paige

[Yael]

Thank you

:hug:

[Nedsdag]

4. I'm fine.

It's the Hillary people you should be talking to.

I'm sorry Edwards is dropping out.

[Yael]

9. Please don't bring this partisan crap here.

Is exactly this kind of snark that I am talking about.

Take your petty fights to another thread.

[Nedsdag]

29. Self delete.

[mac56]

5. K & R

:hug:

[MH1]

6. I promise to try.

I won't promise not to respond to garbage, or to not post pro-Obama arguments. However I am not interested in trying to yank anyone into the Obama camp. I agree you need your space. It took me a long time to even think about making a choice among the candidates after Kerry announced he wouldn't run. I have to assume today is somewhat similar for you all.

I do hope C/O supporters hear you and respect your request.

[Yael]

10. Thank you MH1

:hug:

[Dawgs]

7. Fine, but I would also like to see the Edwards supporters stop with the hate.

Telling us that Obama and Hillary are losers, and not worthy of votes, makes many of the Edwards supporters look just as childish.

[Yael]

12. I hear you. IGNORE them. They are just frustrated and lashing out

And the C/O camps are fuelling it.

Just give them all the room to air it out and go back to the infighting tomorrow.

That is all I am asking.

[LittleClarkie]

8. I've been asking my fellow Obama people to do just that.

And I plan to do it myself. I will not lobby for your vote.

I was pretty tramatized when Kerry announced he wasn't running, and it took me forever to pick a new candidate.

Hang in there guys.

[Yael]

13. Thank you LittleClarkie

:hug:

[William769]

11. Who isn't?

[Yael]

15. My ignore list went from 3 to 17 today

Perhaps we are reading different threads.

[William769]

19. Well for starters I am glad to see I am not on your ignore list.

I just got here today, so I may not have understood your comment yet. :hi:

[Yael]

25. Nah -- you are certainly not

:hug:

[DesertFlower]

14. i'm sorry about edwards.

even though he is not my #1 choice, i think he's a good man with a good message. i hope we see more of him in the future.

[stillrockin]

16. thank you.

:cry:

[Bread and Circus]

17. Take all the time you want. I've not tried to sway anyone's opinion...

after your bad news...

But can y'all do me a favor and stop calling my candidate (Obama) a corp bot and a corporate whore until you have actually read the legislation that he has worked on as a legislator. He has been on the forefront to try to clean Washington up. I get tired of people who don't even know his record, life history and proposals. I'm not saying he is clean of big $$$ but the guy has raised a lot of grassroots money and has worked hard on legislation to increase transparency in Government and reduce abuse.

If y'all don't like him that's fine, support Clinton, Edwards or anyone but Obama.

But please think about checking as much facts as you can before you just trashcan Obama as "corporate candidate". He deserves better.

[writes3000]

21. Why?

Are you doing the exact thing the poster asked people not to do? Have some empathy and please stop generalizing. "ALL" Edwards supporters, Clinton supporters, Obama supporters do not do/say/post the same things.

Empathy - it's an amazing cure all.

[Yael]

23. Thank you

[Yael]

22. Make that 18

You couldn't have missed the point any worse.

[Bread and Circus]

32. I haven't put up one thing today to criticize John or to "seduce" his

voters.

If that's not what you are talking about then yes, I have missed your point and I'm sorry.

[writes3000]

18. My thoughts

at the link. I feel for you guys.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4285619&mesg_id=4290378

[Yael]

26. Wow -- what a nice sentiment. Thank you!

[Enrique]

20. I will if y'all will

I've been making generous posts, but if anyone bemoans the stupidity of non-Edwards voters I'll have something to say.

[calimary]

24. I would just offer this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4291436

[Yael]

27. That brought tears to my eyes. Thank you.

[Tom Rinaldo]

28. Exactly Right. I know what you are going through now. n/t

[Midwest Progressive]

30. It's some of the Edwards people being immature

and embarassing those that are handling it well.

[PatSeg]

31. I came to GDP expecting to see a lot of support

and sympathy for Edward's supporters and I was surprised at how nasty some of the posts were.

I understand what you are going through and I know the feeling does not go away overnight. I'm sorry so many DU'ers are so insensitive and immature. People need to stop and think before they type. A little bit of empathy would be appropriate right now.

[Yael]

33. Thank you

[GalleryGod]

34. Johnny We Knew Ye and Truly Love Ye !!!

[Tom Strong]

35. It's like beating back vultures, isn't it, Yael? n/t

[mentalsolstice]

36. I for one, am sorry that he's dropping out

He has as very important message, and I hope he finds a new outlet for it. My dream for him, is to be AG, and then onto SCOTUS.

[applegrove]

37. Sorry for your loss. I know you all worked hard and spoke out valiantly for

your candidate. He did well.

[OmahaBlueDog]

38. Dear Edwards Supporters

First, I remember when John & John fell short in 2004 and how that felt. I feel for you today. I live in Nebraska and I know how much effort and organization Edwards supporters put into Iowa. Whether we agree or not on who the nominee should be, I can tell you that I respect John Edwards' message of change and his attempt to help the underserved in America.

Second, at some point, we'll pick a nominee to fight against, most likely, John McCain. I'm not going to tell you who our nominee should be; I am telling you that we will need your help and your passion to win the fight this fall. That's not mere rhetoric; look at the margins on the past two elections. To defeat the Republican nominee, we will need everyone's help. We'll look forward to seeing you.