Hope flavored Kool-Aid drinking Obama Babies, check in

[sniffa]

I've decided on my candidate, and I'm tickled pink at the results on Tuesday. I also made more of a conscious decision to ignore the ridiculous and look forward. This is now Obama's race to lose, and we need to get our shit together and keep our eye on the prize, so to speak.

You're obviously free to disagree, but I suggest taking a new approach with some, I guess, "issues" that seem to pop up freely. Hide or Ignore. The energy spent in either reacting to flame bait, or answering a "sincere" question based on "concern," or dancing around the barn as the goal posts continue to move, and the starting line constantly redrawn, but occasionally in a different shape, is wasted energy.

There's too much of obvious garbage that's posted, then goes on for 200+ posts and all that's been done is you've been enraged, had some posts deleted, or if lucky, made an awesome point (ok, so that's good too).

It's time to look forward and bring it home.

PS: This thread applies equally to the Hillary supporters, but since the title obviously indicates that this is a thread for Obama supporters, I'm sure it won't be read by any.

[JVS]

1. OOHHHHHHH YEAAAAHHHHH!

[niceypoo]

17. Please tell us what "Hope" has to do with running the country?

The "kool-aid-drinker" line comes from Jim Jones, btw, whose followers were told that drinking the poisonous Kool-aid was 'good' for them .

[JVS]

20. Tell me something I don't already know, poo.

And I'm not surprised that you would need to ask what hope has to do with running the country because you and your candidate are so hopeless that it's sad.

[niceypoo]

32. So, you have no answer?

so instead you launch into an ad hominim attack on me...

So much for the 'unity' and 'hope', that Obama supposedly 'inspires,' eh?

Person A makes claim X
Person B attacks person A
Therefore X is false

The fallacy of 'ad hominim'

[JVS]

36. You didn't make a claim, you asked a question.

Now you want to pretend to be Thomas Aquinas in the search for pure and holy logic? Yeah right.

[niceypoo]

43. Hope is a town in Arkansas?? Is that what your saying??

...and more personal 'ad hominim' attacks...

Your frustration is palpable..

But you still haven't answered my question, what does 'hope' have to to with running the country?

:rofl:

[JVS]

47. You don't deserve an answer. You'd merely scoff it.

Let me just quote 2008 DLC-version of FDR, and say "We have nothing to fear, but... Oh shit, why shouldn't we be afraid?"

[niceypoo]

53. More obfuscation and avoiding the question...

Isn't it just easier to admit that the answer is, 'nothing?'

Empty slogans will paint you into a corner every time

[JVS]

57. Drive out a mocker, and conflict will leave. Quarreling and abuse will stop.

buh-by :hi:

[MH1]

46. An example of EXACTLY what the op was talking about, hopemongers.

This poster I'm replying to?

Click the little red 'x" at the top of their post, and you won't have to read their nonsense anymore! And your DU experience will instantly become more pleasant!

:)

[JVS]

52. So you're saying that I should ignore Niceypoo?

[sniffa]

58. I recommend it.

Your DU experience will better for it. :thumbsup:

And I have no idea who you're responding to. :hi:

[southern_dem]

27. It was actually Flavor Aid

the Kool-Aid is still safe. :) "Drinking the Kool-aid" actually comes from The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.

[skooooo]

72. What would FDR say about hope?

The Democratic party is about hope for the average person. What's so hard to understand about that?

[Adelante]

2. Okay

:)

[bidenista]

3. i think the best way to avoid those troublesome "issues"

...would be for y'all to build a compound and go live in it.

[MadBadger]

8. It really is your Goal on DU to tear Obama and his supporters down

I mean look at all your posts. They are either anti-Obama articles, or rude snarky posts about him or his us. I mean just look at your sig. It clearly represents your personality in the most negative of light.

[bidenista]

10. i think it portrays his campaign in the most negative light

I guess there's no accounting for taste.

[niceypoo]

18. When will Obama supporters start running on issues?

Instead of attacking the Clintons ad nauseum and spewing empty slogans?

[thevoiceofreason]

26. Compare their energy plans you moran

Clinton stole half of her stuff from Barack -- who has the most complete and detailed energy plan of any candidate, any party.

Clinton is a farce. The Houston debate, which will focus on energy issues, will show how bankrupt the pawn of the DLC really is.

[Coexist]

30. We try, but they keep get buried under the Obama-girl-didn't-vote

and I-just-donated-$100-to-Hillary - join me! and Obama-and-Rezko-Toxic-sludge-report and A-rigth-leaning-blog-called-Obama-supporters-zombies threads.

[sniffa]

21. Case in point: the person you're responding to is ignored to me

I don't have to expend energy getting mad, or trying to refute or respond. I also don't have to go through the motion of clicking the red x.

DU is way more pleasant that way. :hi:

[MadBadger]

22. I'm thinking about it

A chronicle smearer.

[sniffa]

34. I use it liberally

The spammers

The constant concern trolls

The stealth Hillary supporters

The "thinly veiled" bigots (oh, and the overt - that's a no-brainer).

The people asking "sincere questions" just to smear the shit out of him, and then continue to act sincere with concern (see #2) to continually repeat some stupid shit that is just not true to the point of being highly comical.

The people who spam (see #1) everywhere with some stupid insult/meme.

My system isn't for everyone, but it works for me. :hi:

[City Lights]

39. Your system sounds like mine!

Workin' great! :hi:

[JVS]

42. Don't forget the Douchebags

[NoBorders]

61. Same here. It's made the difference between

being able to come here and not.

[Cha]

114. I'm thinking I have a record

number of Ignores and this is the first time at DU since 2002 that I've even considered using the Ignore system..but, like you know, it eliminates unnecessary garbage not conducive to a productive DU. ;)

[sandnsea]

12. This would be me

putting the OP's suggestion to use. I think it's sad that so many people actually choose cynicism and hate.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

13. Just intern all other Democrats that don't think exactly like you. Brilliant!

What a concept!

[sniffa]

Oh dear

Again, this poster is on ignore, and I'm all the better for it.

And I think I forgot to post this but, I do not have the urge to log out to read (now the many) ignores, as I used to when the ignore function came into existence and I started using it for the first time.

[arewenotdemo]

15. I get to pick the state!

New Mexico.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

16. Perfect. I think there are already camps provisioned for our "types" there!

[SoxFan]

40. Nope

They'd never figure out how to count how many people they had on their hands.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. "dringing"? is that some hugh moran thinkie?

[sniffa]

6. Yeah, I noticed that after I hit post

DOH!

[MadBadger]

5. I've never been in a cult before

THis feels AMAZING

[Indenturedebtor]

14. Bwahaha

Yeah it feels much better than the Pro Corporate Hate Filled Church of the Equilateral Trinity (see triangulation) I used to belong to. Hope filled Kool-aid is MUCH tastier than the cynical "everyone who doesn't agree with me is a moron" variety I had a sip of once.

But to each their own! :hi:

[Nedsdag]

96. BWAHAHAHA indeed!

:rofl:

[bridgit]

7. I agree, 'ignorance' is underated...

:kick:

[hedgehog]

9. I was going to ask what you've been dringing, but you corrected your post too fast!

I agree with you that it's not worth responding to the flame bait. My favorites: the people who complain that Obama doesn't have any substance, policies or proposals, then complain again when you give them the link to his web site!

[Nitrogenica]

11. Hope flavored Kool-Aid drinking DU Babies, check in.

DU is a cult.

[tammywammy]

19. Wait,

Does this mean I can't be snarky to my "buddies"?

[sniffa]

23. No, do you what you wish

I can't resist some myself. :evilgrin:

I'm specifically suggesting that you (and anyone really) ignore threads/posters that are useless to expend any energy on.

edit: Im' series!!1! Let's bring it home.

:hi:

[tammywammy]

31. All righty then

I'm on board. :) I never let them get to me anyways.


I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that Obama comes to the DFW area soon. The boyfriend (a conservative) said today he'd want to go hear Obama speak too. Woo hoo. My devilish plan to seduce him to liberal ways through food is working. bwahahaha.


Oh and I hear there's some space near Waco for a good compound. :P

[madrchsod]

24. barack obama has a posse

[bridgit]

85. oh i know, it's not 3:10 to Yuma, it's 3:10 to Obama...

[niceypoo]

25. This is the most bizarre thread I have seen yet

Obamas supporters are starting to encroach on heavens gate turf...

[stillcool]

28. I've gone back and forth....

with the problem and the solution to what passes as political discourse here. I used the Ignore feature in the beginning but then I decided that wasn't right. How is it that I can expect to understand, if I don't read the type of language that is used to express one's views? It serves to prevent any real discussion. The truth is avoided, and slurs take precedence. Is this anyway to get informed? Maybe. This is the problem. The regurgitation of what is expressed on the television set, is not a way out. It is the way to stay stuck in the mire of an uninformed, divisive society.

[sniffa]

41. Well, what I'm saying is...

The people I suggest you ignore, are the ones you won't have any real discussion with. And I include in that the ones who purport to have "sincere" discussion, but manage to make you dance around the barn as I said in my OP.

Right now, this is poorly spent energy.

Keep your eye on the prize - it's time to bring it home.

[stillcool]

59. You're right...

responding out of emotion to inane inflammatory posts does nothing to kick the can further down the road.

[NoBorders]

65. Absolutely. There are some posters who's only purpose

Is to foment anger and conflict, not to discuss or learn anything. These people, and there are maybe a half dozen, who offer nothing of substance to discuss, but do manage to raise my blood pressure, even when I just see the title of their post. When I put these posters on ignore, it really made a difference in my experience here, made it more worthwhile.

[thevoiceofreason]

29. Houston is gonna rise up mightily for Obama

I converted 4 today. Wait and see what we do. HRC is a cancer for Texas. She kills all down-ballot democrats. Dead.

[Lisa0825]

55. I plan to assist in the Houston effort!

I just got involved this week. Will you be at the rally Saturday? I will!

[thevoiceofreason]

62. Yes

Working to build the effort. Hint: Get there very early!

[Lisa0825]

69. Thanks for the tip!

I have seen three different messages.... one said 10am, one said 9:30 and one said 9:00. Maybe I better camp out!LOL

[Guava Jelly]

33. I GoPsUx (Your typical Koolaide intoxicated Obamaton) think your words are wise

It is wasted energy.
Threads fall with lightning speed here in this crazy little forum.
If we quit responding to the spammers threads maybe they will go away.

[Coexist]

35. Checking in - just watch out for this stuff:

[rucky]

37. What flavor do you want?

Grape or Red?

[Leo 9]

38. Party like Barackstar!

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/nelookupsem

[City Lights]

44. Hope is my favorite flavor!

:bounce:

[WillyT]

45. Checkin In !!! - K & R !!!

:toast::woohoo::toast:

[Guava Jelly]

48. I just put 8 trolls on Ignore

The place smells like flowers now. :woohoo:

[sniffa]

63. See? That's what I'm talking about

It's the sprint to the finish now, and this shit is absolutely pointless and tiresome. Everyone, get your shit together and do what needs to be done for your candidate. If you think it's posting on DU, then keep doing that.

If DU is distracting you from helping your candidate or worse, beating you down, please take my advice and rearrange your DU experience. You can always change it after the primary wars end.

[Tatiana]

49. Speak for yourself. I'm sipping on a 'liberal latte.' n/t

[tammywammy]

51. I got called on here a latte liberal the other day

:rofl: Now, that's some funny shit. :rofl:

[AntiFascist]

50. The trick is to post important stuff in highly rated threads...

then it keeps getting kicked up and the only recourse for the Hillaroids is to keep posting meaningless stuff to said thread in order to dilute it. I hate diluted koolaid!

[LittleClarkie]

54. Yo. Kerry Krishna checking in for Obama

Gee, now I'm in two cults. I feel so special.

[joshcryer]

56. So Clinton is the underdog now?

[1776Forever]

60. Yes and I am voting for Obama on his record and the issues he has proposed - The man is brilliant!!!

Since Hillary has said she has 35 years of accomplishments and ties this to Bill's tail - let's take a look at what they have accomplished:

NAFTA, CAFTA, Communications Bill of 1996 Act, and outsourcing money to India -

Her vote against the people and for the Corporations in the Bankruptcy Bill -

Voting for the Iraq War to invade - not to help protect the troops after they are all ready there -

And not least: Her vote of the so-called "Lieberman-Kyl" resolution on Iran.

Now for Obama's accomplishments:

Obama Introduces Bill To Prevent Veterans Homelessness

Obama Demands Answers on Blackwater Immunity Deal

Obama Joins Senators to Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Industry-Funded Travel for Federal Regulators

And finally and not least of these:

Ethics and Lobbying Reform that he initiated!!!!

More at this link:

http://obama.senate.gov/issues/ethics_and_lobbying_refo ... /

For this and for the reasoning that we need a future and not a past with old markers to be paid -

I support Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!

:woohoo: :applause: :woohoo:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

64. Checking in! Sorry for the impure thoughts I was having earlier.

I'll do extra chores for my penance.

[sniffa]

67. Just repeat after me

Obama is good
Obama is great
We surrender our will
As of this date

[mrreowwr_kittty]

68. Thanks group leader sniffa!

I'll try ever so much harder to supplicate my will fully to the Great Obama!

[Meshuga]

66. Checking in ready to vote for Obama on Tuesday

Maryland for Obama on Tuesday baby! This is some good kool-aid, BTW.

[sniffa]

70. I feel an obligation to inform you of this

That Hope flavored Kool-Aid is laced with change. :hi:

Have you thought about holding a sign on some intersection there? If you're up for it, you could even phone bank or door knock.

I'm not a phone person at all, but I'm the man in person. We're going to get involved in RI.

[TexasObserver]

71. Kool-Aid, Kool-Aid. Tastes Great!! Kool-Aid, Kool-Aid!! Can't wait!!

yummy!

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

drunk on Obama Nation again!!

[sniffa]

73. And I'm now going to take my own advice

My only regret is I didn't notice you sooner. :hi:

[TexasObserver]

78. I sooooo don't care if a bunch tight asses call me a cult member!

I put them ignore the first time they say something obnoxious. One bot, one bite. And they're gone. It tickles me to no end to see their IGNOREDS lined up. The first nine posts after your initial post are all Ignores for me.

Sure makes reading the board more fun!! It's like Superman's dad with those criminals on Krypton. Stick them in those squares, and send them flying off into space.

[tammywammy]

74. .

[TexasObserver]

79. We are a part of Obama Nation!!

as sung by Janet Jackson!!

[Colobo]

75. Viva the Obama Hope-Aid!

[sniffa]

84. Yes we can get fired up and ready to go

:bounce:

[Yael]

76. I tasted it, but don't know if I am ready for a full glass

I did send him a donation tonight because of the Clinton sneakiness in manipulating PEOPLE. Take the games to your fellow Senators, Senator, and don't fuck with the minds of the people you want to represent.

Anywhosal.

Enough negativity.

One of my co-workers is the local Obama chair. We are just getting kicked off here and getting the petitions signed for delegates and kicking off campaigns. Now that John has suspended, I told her this afternoon that I will go to their meeting next week and see what I can do to help.

Undecided as to my vote though, other than it will not be to her.

:hi:

[sniffa]

77. Rock on

As I've stated my progression: Kucinich/Dodd and then Edwards, I went to my natural choice of the two remaining. After attending his rally, I am now fully on board. Yes, being there live was inspiring but I was very happy he hit the point of Darfar, and again torture.

[Yael]

80. I have a feeling my state is going to come into play in a huge way

(PA -- April).

We aren't used to the attention from candidates and I figured that none would come through here as it would be all sewn up by now.

John is out, but I am going to bet the farm that Obama will have quite a few stops planned that month.

Hopefully get into one!

Will take your advice on the pic thread you posted about going VERY early...

[nutsnberries]

81. you know what i say?

don't let the negativity fester, man!


now, do we have any fruit punch flavor?

:toast:



on edit: i'm thinking that HOPE tastes like whatever you want it to taste like. My hope is fruit punch and I'll share. :)

[K Gardner]

82. Checking in, and you're right ! Too much energy that could be used up Phone Banking or

driving to Ohio to see Obama :-)

Can I borrow your Kool-Aid guy??

[sniffa]

83. It's not my guy. DS1 made it.

You can ask him, and I don't think he'd mind. I've also seen a few cultists sporting it now, and it's my hope it goes viral. :D

It's the new Mercernaries.

[DS1]

93. Yes, you can use it

[ellisonz]

98. I think I might have to partake.

Bye Bye Mark Twain, you've been a good signature.

Mucho Gracias.

[alteredstate]

99. Could I please use it, too?

[DS1]

106. anyone who wants to can use it

blanket permissions

[Josiah1982]

86. Does that Cult flavored coolaid taste like grape?

[AtomicKitten]

87. Hope.

I'm soaking in it.

[cooolandrew]

88. You've got it, right on, positivity is our best way forward. Just promote Barack far and wide.

[mahina]

89. yo

[SKKY]

90. That's what I'm talking about!!!

[bunnies]

91. k&r

Im going on an ignore tangent as of right now. :toast:

[sniffa]

92. Nice

:hi:

And I heard from my non-ignoring wife, I need to kick this thread.

[Danger Mouse]

94. Obamababies...ugh...makes me see red...

the more they attack me, the more i support obama. :grr:

[sniffa]

97. I'm just piling up the ignores

There's no need to be distracted now.

The list can always be emptied or culled after the primaries.

[Danger Mouse]

113. Yeah, I think it's about time that i started...

...i do plan on cleaning it out for the most part after the primaries are over.
except for dainbramaged.

[Nedsdag]

95. I'm drinking it up, baby!

Pour more Hope-flavored Kool-Aid for me!

[alteredstate]

100. You're right.

While the disruptive ones continue to wreak havoc here, I'll be planning my trip to Texas to spend the week before the primary working with the best grassroots campaign staff in the country --- the SC Obama team!

[ellisonz]

101. CHANGE! CHANGE! CHANGE!

[BeyondGeography]

102. It's good to the last drop, sniff

[MelissaB]

103. Hey, what did you do to my little guy?

[blogslut]

104. I love being called baby

I'm 47. It's been a while. I feel so young! :hi:

[Satyagrahi]

105. ObamaBabies, please ObamaCycle!

Obama supporters need to read this diary and take action now
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/8/17192/31930/683/452909

The Obama store is backlogged 6-8 weeks. We need to get materials from the Super Tuesday states to states yet to vote! You can post "have it" or "need it" messages here.
http://www.obamacycle.com/

[sniffa]

115. Wow. Thank you for the link.

Did you start an OP for this? (Sorry if I missed it)

[HopeforChange]

107. I think HOPE is what our Founding Fathers had many years ago. It okay to Hope. n/t

[sniffa]

108. Don't get distracted

Don't get worn down. That's the plan, so don't play their game.

[NC_Nurse]

109. My ignore list has been growing, but I will not engage in

any pointless quarrels over "memes" and such. I am excited about my
choice and I think he's got the momentum and the staying power.

:kick:

[psychopomp]

110. Right on!

:bounce: GObama! :bounce:

[izzybeans]

111. I posted our theme song

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4488577&mesg_id=4488577

[TexasObserver]

112. I like the Raspberry Kool-Aid because it goes well with ...

... selling crack and studying at the Madrassa!!

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

yummy!!

[TexasObserver]

116. I like to make Grape Kool-Aid frozen vodka shots

and drink to world peace.

must

worship

Obama

[sniffa]

117. Another kick for this thread

The desperation, and the need for distracting and beating you down, is overwhelming today. Don't fall for it.

[Guava Jelly]

118. I have now been completely brainwashed

The reprogramming is complete..

[sniffa]

119. Hey, your sig is cooler

[Guava Jelly]

121. Feel free to steal it

:D

[Hill_YesWeWill]

120. Hill supporter checking in for ignoring the ridiculous and the end of the obvious garbage,

I totally agree, rec.!

[TexasObserver]

122. For those nasty winter cold symptoms, I like to gargle with Orange Kool-Aid

Vitamin C, sodium, and robotic devotion to our Messiah, Obama. That will cure most cold symptoms.

[JVS]

123. Let's kick some butt!

[Tatiana]

124. Oh boy. I drunk too much Kool-Aid and now my tummy hurts.

I must have had the sour grape.

I'm gonna stick with the hope-flavored from now on.

[kid a]

125. ready and waiting for my next assignment sir...=)

[workinclasszero]

126. Hopemonger here

GOBAMA!!:applause:

[thevoiceofreason]

128. My wife's favorite line -- alltime.

[workinclasszero]

129. I love it too!

After every Obama speech I hear, a great sense of hope and optimism settle over me.

here it comes...wait for it...

YES.WE.CAN!!!!!!!!!:)

[THUNDER HANDS]

127. my hope-flavored kool-aid cup runneth over