I logged in to see the state of the primaries.

[Aerows]

50% people backing Hillary.

50% people backing Sanders.

Yet the vitriol is of the charts.

I'm not going to tell anybody to come together - I think Hillary Clinton endangered national security, and that will be the final cut.

I do like the people that I have gotten to know on DU, though. Let's not end up strangers because we were on a different side of the coin.

[Trust Buster]

1. And you figured that including a false allegation would help in that effort ?

[CorkySt.Clair]

10. The irony

Is that the OP has contributed plenty to the ugliness here, yet pretends that's not the case.

[Aerows]

18. Could you please link examples of "the ugliness" I have contributed here?

Post them.

I'll be waiting.

[LoverOfLiberty]

36. I'm guessing it was your jab at Hillary

but then you already knew that.

[Aerows]

38. I can't retort

without specifics.

I'm well aware that I can be abrupt at times, but I try to get to the point without being too abrasive.

[Aerows]

28. I'm still waiting to see

the posts I've made which "contribute to the ugliness" on DU.

That charge is without merit, Corky.

[JRLeft]

34. The first replier is a Republican.

[Aerows]

41. I don't know that to be true.

But I wouldn't doubt it, either.

[JRLeft]

62. He uses all of the right wing talking points.

[bigwillq]

2. Hi, Aerows!

I could never allow myself to become "strangers" with anyone on DU, for whatever reason. It's just a message board. I pretty much like everyone here, even those I disagree with.

If one does not like me, no biggie. Life is too short for that, especially since this is just an on-line forum.

[randome]

3. That does it! You're going on my Ignore List!

Kidding.
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[Aerows]

5. I wonder if I would like you in real life

as I like some DUer's that I have interacted with.

My assumption is that answer would be no.

Petty gossip and mockery aren't dogs in my show.

[randome]

12. Oh! You damned well would like me! Everyone likes me!

Seriously. Everyone likes me. Even my ex-wife. Even my ex-mother-in-law. Plants and animals and children thrive under my influence.

It's a fact.
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[Armstead]

15. Gosh you sound like a Thomas Kincaid painting

[randome]

24. Yes, magical light and good vibes are part of my aura!

An old, gay Gipsy woman told me in a chocolate shop in Budapest.
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[Aerows]

50. Side note strictly from an

aesthetic perspective, he gets Godrays all wrong. The illuminating on the reflective surfaces are off in respect to the light source.

{Aerows, that was more than anybody cared about.}

I am evaluation heavy, so don't mind me.

[Armstead]

54. I do digital painting -- There is much strange about many of Kincaid's paintings

My former significant otehr had one of a street scene. It used to drive me crazy because all these different persoectives and erras were mixed together in a weird amalgum.

[Aerows]

56. It's so odd

when you look at them. It's like the "God" part of godrays was added in after the fact.

That is what glaringly leaps out at me. Do you know what I mean by that? I'd hate to get into a deep discussion about Thomas Kinkaid "art", but that's what it seems to jump out and not in a good way.

[Armstead]

57. It sort of looks like 3 paintings spliced together

[Aerows]

58. That is what I was trying to say, but couldn't find the right words!

The perspective doesn't match at all.

[Aerows]

19. You are gay and have a wife?

All this time that you stated that you were a woman, this surprises me, fellow lesbian.

[randome]

22. You may have me confused with someone else.

I have, on occasion, mentioned that my father is gay. Not me. Ladies.
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[Aerows]

25. Oh, so you are a guy.

I don't get confused about details like someone stating their gender.

It's common courtesy to address someone as they present.

I absolutely recall the day you said you were female, and there are plenty of posts by you that state as such.

[randome]

26. Wow, you are staggeringly wrong about that.

Not sure if you're trying to goad me into something but your memory might be past due its 3000 mile checkup.

Try some simple exercises with a friend.


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[Aerows]

29. Oh, it shocked me, too

Did your cat make the post, then?

[randome]

30. I had a cat I named Rover once, part of my contrary childhood.

But no pets now. And absolutely no posts from me stating I am female. Ladies.
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[Aerows]

42. Does the idea of being homosexual

upset the dog you have in this show?

It's pretty obvious why I picked up on a shed full of cues you lace your posts with.

If I noticed, I'm sure that I'm not the only one that did, too. Sometimes you have to hit me over the head with a clue-by-four, so if I recognized it ...

[randome]

59. Oh, no, back to the old 'dog in the show'? Thought you'd outgrown that by now.

Am I brimming with 'gay energy' or something that comes through in my posts? Hm. Maybe after 57 years I should rethink this whole sexuality thing.

Nah! Just kidding! Ladies.
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[Aerows]

4. It may be just a message board to you

But to many DUers, we have developed friendships here that extend into our physical lives.

[840high]

6. Yes we have.

[Aerows]

8. Here is an

840high<----- Example.

840

[840high]

13. I'm even friends with a

Hillary supporter - elections come and go - friends stay.

[Aerows]

20. The best ones

always will

[bigwillq]

11. So have I

But, at the end of the day, it's just a message board. Nothing to take all that seriously.

[Aerows]

43. I'll take as many friends as I can get

and when I can't take more, well, that's what my other friends are for.

[bettyellen]

48. That's why I love you, my dear.

[Aerows]

51. I love you, too!

You don't automatically agree with me, and I don't automatically agree with you, either.

The best friends you can have are those that you disagree with, but they are your friends anyway .

It helps if you have a charming accent.

[bettyellen]

52. Respect that so much! I'm not pissed at anyone who has their issues or

Priorities in a different order than me. That's how shit is. I've loved worse before, ha ha.

[Aerows]

55. Never better, cher. n/t

[Aerows]

60. If I had a youtube video/themesong, it would be this.

[bettyellen]

65. Wow, she is badass! Do bars around you have TouchTunes on their juke boxes?

Because then you can have a theme song and play it every time you're about to walk in. My favorite dive bar has it and the bar tender has given us theme songs. He likes old disco - okay! So do I!!- so he gave me "More then a Woman". LOL.
Last week I gave hustle lessons and ha ha- you'll love this- another customer hacked the juke and we played stuff for free for a few hours. It's fun queuing up a song and strutting in.

[Aerows]

66. She's Texas, I'm New Orleans

Strutting is up for grabs, and I do have a pair.

16inch shaft black boots, and they are difficult to find when you are peak condition and weigh 110.

I did, though. You won't find a better match than me and the boots I have.

[B Calm]

7. Hi Aerows, looks like we're headed to a contested convention!

[Luminous Animal]

9. It's a shit show.

You are a good egg Aerows. But there are some people for whom I have lost all respect. And, if Hillary wins, I won't stay. I'll blindly change my password and log out. One consolation, many of those who I respect will be at Jackpine's site so I won't lose everybody.

[SidDithers]

21. Bookmarking...nt

Sid

[Luminous Animal]

23. Happy to keep you busy for 4 seconds Sid.

[bettyellen]

49. I'll miss your quick wit!

[seaglass]

40. Sincerely sorry to hear that LA. n/t

[Carolina]

46. I hear ya, Luminous

Here and in real life, I have lost respect for some who fail to see what is right before their eyes, who fail to see what's at stake by repeating the Clinton years, by reliving new and old scandals and getting bogged down in relentless investigations... I was a strong Bill Clinton supporter once upon a time, but confess my loathing of repukes and their pursuit of concocted Clinton scandals distracted me from the Clinton legislation and its long term effects. But in 2016, I know better!

The Clintons need to take their money and be gone. That all their questionably begotten wealth is not enough for them tells you all need to know. They need power, power and more power. And it sure ain't to help everyday Americans. Just look at the 2-for-1 Clinton legacy of NAFTA, the Telecommunications Act, the Crime and Welfare Deform bills, and the Gramm-Bliley-Leach act which overturned FDR's Glass-Steagall Banking Act. Then look at what HRC did in the Senate and as SoS: aye votes on IWR, the Bankruptcy bill and the Patriot Acts I & II; devastating regime change in Honduras, Libya, Syria; arms deals with the Saudis that benefitted the Clinton Slush Fund (aka Foundation), worldwide promotion of fracking, and the private server to avert scrutiny of all!

As Bill said of Bush-Quayle in 1992: It's time for them to go

In 2016: It's long past time for Bill and Hill to go

I have been on DU since 2001, joining shortly after the December Coop 2000 SCOTUS decision. I cannot believe how so-called Democrats have devolved and I, too, will likely join you at Jackpine

[Luminous Animal]

47. I hope Jackpine will be ready for the influx!

[YouDig]

14. Repeating the right-wing lie that Hillary endangered national security contributes to the vitriol.

In case you care about vitriol.

[Aerows]

16. Blessings be upon you

Ignore is the Savior.

[YouDig]

17. Is "Ignore" Bernie's new nickname? Why do you need a new savior?

[tonyt53]

27. Uh, what are you looking at anyway. 3 million more votes for HRC. 300 more delegates

Almost all of the super delegates. The Bernie supporters just like to scream conspiracy theory more.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

31. I like you Aerows and we get along well.

I like you Aerows and we get along well but I believe using the e-mail issue to lambaste Hillary is just camouflage for those who never liked her in the first place.

This is not an endorsement of her e-mail usage which in hindsight looks like a very bad idea.

PEACE

[Aerows]

32. I like you, too.

We don't have to agree to be decent human beings

[riderinthestorm]

33. Glad to see you Aerows!

I'd like to say things could go back to normal for me here but honestly the viciousness has permanently changed my view on more than a few posters.

There are some I did think of as friends who have shattered that illusion, others I thought I respected who have acted very badly to me and others here like Omaha Steve and Nadin.

The anti-semitism is disturbing. The charges of being a racist and sexist are hurtful.

[Aerows]

35. Instead of hanging on to the bad stuff

Let's hang on to each other.

[DookDook]

37. That is such a beautiful sentiment.

[Aerows]

39. I do my best.

[Octafish]

44. I think it's really 90:10, Bernie to Hillary...

...but I haven't seen the 1099 forms, so it's just a guess.

[Aerows]

45. ;)

You are a treasure, Octafish.

[LanternWaste]

53. Primaries are like religion in that only the loudest and most obnoxious proselytizing gets the atten

Primaries are like religion in that only the loudest and most obnoxious proselytizing gets the attention. Vitriol seems limited to the 5% of both camps who are each of them metaphorically wearing lavender suits every Sunday morning-- unfortunately, they become the face of the campaigns, taking light away from the majority-- the sincere, the worker and the lay-person with credible concerns.

[Aerows]

64. Thank you.

We will get through all of this.

[Blue_Tires]

61. The wheat will separate from the chaff soon enough...

[Aerows]

63. Indeed it will

and I will be kind to you when the wind blows against your hopes.