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Welcome back, my dear WillyT! CaliforniaPeggy May 2014 #1
Thanks... A Lot Of It Has To Do With Luck... And Keeping Your Eyes Peeled... WillyT May 2014 #7
I am shocked that the Self-Righteous Posse hasnt alerted on you. I think rhett o rick May 2014 #226
MIRT had nothing to do with it... SidDithers May 2014 #2
Yeah... And That's The Sad Purge Part... No ??? WillyT May 2014 #3
Can we soon expect your version of Letter From Birmingham Jail... SidDithers May 2014 #17
Dear Sid... Get A New Hobby... Or A Life... WillyT May 2014 #27
You're not a victim here, Willy... SidDithers May 2014 #32
Yes, he is. So are many of us who care about serious issues that affect our nation. madfloridian May 2014 #36
+1 SixString May 2014 #39
... SidDithers May 2014 #57
This message was self-deleted by its author SixString May 2014 #62
You got it right Willy is being hounded and he isn't the only one. Autumn May 2014 #43
I dont know the back story...? randys1 May 2014 #201
.... 840high May 2014 #178
Sometimes DU rules works in your favor, and sometimes they do not. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #187
+ The Point of the Whole Thing Octafish Jun 2014 #253
You are correct, Willy is NOT a victim! He is yet another symbol of what many view as sabrina 1 May 2014 #40
The toon was also published at The Washington Times, sabrina... SidDithers May 2014 #45
You thought I was for censorship all these years?? Really? You missed the actual point I made sabrina 1 May 2014 #63
I am with Sabrina... zeemike May 2014 #176
Leave it to you, Sid... MrMickeysMom May 2014 #70
I only know about Sabrina's concern about the Washington Times... SidDithers May 2014 #79
"I only suggested the search so DUers didn't think I was talking out my ass." SixString May 2014 #84
repeatedly falsely accused of something [causes] it to be remembered joshcryer May 2014 #114
"I only suggested the search so DUers didn't think... MrMickeysMom May 2014 #160
Reading something and using it as a source in a debate are two entirely different things. cui bono May 2014 #218
Cartoons are syndicated. We won't get cooties. pacalo May 2014 #86
Scott Stantis is a right wing hack. joshcryer May 2014 #123
Wow, Washington Times? Really? joshcryer May 2014 #110
Way to go Sid, you tell them! Washington Times indeed! I couldn't agree more, why if I had my way A Simple Game May 2014 #193
He is just trying to protect us from the evil. nm rhett o rick May 2014 #222
Why would you want to help him? L0oniX May 2014 #208
What does Sid care about the changing of politics in the USA? bvar22 May 2014 #228
Good question! I can't imagine myself going to a forum in let's say, France, and attacking sabrina 1 May 2014 #238
Damn Dude... Who Puts The Crabapples In Your Cereal Every Morining ??? WillyT May 2014 #41
JURY RESULTS Waiting For Everyman May 2014 #125
Thank You For That !!! WillyT May 2014 #127
Thank you back, WT! Waiting For Everyman May 2014 #131
"Let's keep DU civil." Contrary1 May 2014 #130
I noticed that, too. pacalo May 2014 #141
Apparently they didn't see who started the incivility ...or they are part of the attack pack. L0oniX May 2014 #209
Certain tells that they exhibit... Octafish Jun 2014 #254
More evidence of a concerted effort. Le Taz Hot May 2014 #169
That crowd doesn't do "nuance". bvar22 May 2014 #239
Seems some live to hide, lock and censor, never discussing issues. rhett o rick May 2014 #221
What issue is this thread discussing?...nt SidDithers May 2014 #229
I notice that you guys ask a lot of questions. Insinuation via question. Why dont you rhett o rick May 2014 #235
What issue is this thread discussing?...nt SidDithers May 2014 #236
Is there an effort to "cleanse" DU of the pesky left? Lock, hide and ban? nm rhett o rick May 2014 #237
New rules Willy. Before one posts anything by anybody you must know Autumn May 2014 #18
LOL !!! - Thanks For The Heads-Up... WillyT May 2014 #21
Anytime Willy, and if you can find their Grandparents original quill Autumn May 2014 #25
And no changing your mind mindwalker_i May 2014 #128
Better yet appoint a comity zeemike May 2014 #180
You seem mean most the time. Nt Logical May 2014 #29
Oh well...nt SidDithers May 2014 #33
Lol, mean? Perhaps. I would say more likely not keeping up with the way things are today. sabrina 1 May 2014 #42
Nailed it. SixString May 2014 #44
Double nailed it! L0oniX May 2014 #210
Here's a hanky . . . Le Taz Hot May 2014 #38
Did you read the OP? pacalo May 2014 #81
Why not both? joshcryer May 2014 #108
It's not impossible that people from different political parties would agree on this issue. pacalo May 2014 #137
It matters if it was Scott Stantis. joshcryer May 2014 #138
Oh Plez save us from the rationalizations. Locking and hiding posts are a method rhett o rick May 2014 #233
Thanks for the heads up. joshcryer May 2014 #107
Screeching "leftists" is straight up McCarthy. BrotherIvan May 2014 #139
I am "the left." Scott Stantis is "the right." joshcryer May 2014 #143
Um, no BrotherIvan May 2014 #146
My post was in reference to the cartoonist. joshcryer May 2014 #148
You're using a derogatory term BrotherIvan May 2014 #151
As a self-described leftist, I fail to see it as an insult. joshcryer May 2014 #153
Exit Stage Right BrotherIvan May 2014 #154
Provide some substance. joshcryer May 2014 #157
Oh ...you're still here. L0oniX May 2014 #207
K&R WELCOME BACK!!!!! MannyGoldstein May 2014 #4
You Are The Man, Manny... WillyT May 2014 #8
Intrestingly 2naSalit May 2014 #5
The Mid-Terms Are Coming... WillyT May 2014 #12
I plan to 2naSalit May 2014 #175
I didn't see the original post either ablamj May 2014 #244
I MISSED YOU Autumn May 2014 #6
And Miss Your Company... Oh HELL No... WillyT May 2014 #9
Hopefully you have learned your lesson Cali_Democrat May 2014 #10
You Didn't Read The OP, Did You... WillyT May 2014 #15
I did read your OP Cali_Democrat May 2014 #23
Lol, better we support Right Wing policies, no? Wait, we would NEVER do that on this democratic sabrina 1 May 2014 #16
hee hee. Jefferson23 May 2014 #34
Good Lord, leave the guy alone. madfloridian May 2014 #37
No. I will not sit down and shut up Cali_Democrat May 2014 #50
Well, then proceed. Go ahead. Continue. Forget common sense, forget everything.... madfloridian May 2014 #55
You Just Told Me To Sit Down And Shut Up... WillyT May 2014 #97
No I didn't Cali_Democrat May 2014 #103
Well Thank You For That... Yet "You Should Be More Careful" Is Sort Of Ominous... Don't You Thik ??? WillyT May 2014 #112
Nothing ominous at all. You've been here a long time Cali_Democrat May 2014 #117
Well...butting in here... KoKo May 2014 #174
+ a gazillion. nt Mojorabbit May 2014 #203
Hear here 2naSalit May 2014 #206
Well said Koko! sabrina 1 May 2014 #231
Your name is on a list being passed around the lunchroom. QC May 2014 #182
Lol, is it Mom or the NSA you're more concerned about... bettyellen Jun 2014 #261
better shut your mouth.. grasswire May 2014 #111
In Certain Circumstances... Nevermind... WillyT May 2014 #115
The ducks are all in a row Autumn May 2014 #52
Yep ...we don't want to be led astray by right wing hacks ...because we are so gullible. L0oniX May 2014 #211
Is that your group's purpose here, to teach lessons? Why dont you spend rhett o rick May 2014 #224
Welcome back. madfloridian May 2014 #11
Thanks... WillyT May 2014 #22
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back! edbermac May 2014 #13
I LOVED That Show... And That Song... WillyT May 2014 #19
Welcome back! neverforget May 2014 #14
THANK YOU !!! WillyT May 2014 #24
LOL! Yes, he is very good at talking. woo me with science May 2014 #20
That Means A Lot... WillyT May 2014 #26
Oh very good, there ya go! Hi ya WillyT Jefferson23 May 2014 #28
Doin The Dance Of Happiness... WillyT May 2014 #46
Welcome back, my friend. Le Taz Hot May 2014 #30
Don't Know What I'd Do Without The Hot... WillyT May 2014 #47
Huzzah and welcome back. SixString May 2014 #31
Never... WillyT May 2014 #48
Why the hell people spend all their time trying to ban others Generic Other May 2014 #35
Prepping For The 2014 Mid-Term Purge, And Inviting Unintended Consequences ??? WillyT May 2014 #51
I'm not convinced the consequences are unintended WillyT. You have evidence of some Jefferson23 May 2014 #76
Thanks... WillyT May 2014 #85
Welcome Back, "Willy T"! KoKo May 2014 #173
no one tried to get willy banned, i certainly don't want him banned geek tragedy May 2014 #78
Hide the women and children- WillyT is back in town! hay rick May 2014 #49
Thanks... WillyT May 2014 #58
Don't forget to hide the goats too. L0oniX May 2014 #213
I know this is after the fact but damn people are really arthritisR_US May 2014 #53
HAHAHA, you voted for BHO <<TWICE>> !! blkmusclmachine May 2014 #54
I Know, I Know... WillyT May 2014 #59
NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE TIGER BEAT CROWD, WILLYT Skittles May 2014 #145
You Want I Should Kick Their Asses?? WillyT May 2014 #147
aw fuck them, they're not worth the time of day Skittles May 2014 #149
What, you weren't PPRd?!1!! pinboy3niner May 2014 #56
Of All My Complaints... THAT Was The One That Got Me Locked ??? WillyT May 2014 #61
Believe me, I hear ya! pinboy3niner May 2014 #68
Yep... WillyT May 2014 #150
Oh no! We're no longer safe from mildly unflattering editorial cartoons. pa28 May 2014 #60
I don't think Willy can fit that many in his blacklist pinboy3niner May 2014 #64
ROFL !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2014 #66
alerting on rightwing cartoons from rightwing cartonists is not frivolous geek tragedy May 2014 #83
I'll sleep better knowing you are on the job 24/7. pa28 May 2014 #88
wonderful, so long as you don't post or defend that stuff we'll get along smashingly! nt geek tragedy May 2014 #93
or the ones on the right. n/t SixString May 2014 #92
No, while it grieves me that we were correct and you were incorrect geek tragedy May 2014 #94
I had no idea the cartoonist had a history or even who the cartoonist was. Jamastiene Jun 2014 #251
Yeah, people were kind of talking past each other. nt geek tragedy Jun 2014 #252
Welcome back. jwirr May 2014 #65
Thank You !!! WillyT May 2014 #72
now, this is a party! grasswire May 2014 #67
Woo Hoo !!! WillyT May 2014 #73
Alerting ...because "woo". L0oniX May 2014 #215
Very good, LOoniX. woo me with science May 2014 #219
when I consider DonCoquixote May 2014 #69
From Your Lips... WillyT May 2014 #75
damned right DonCoquixote May 2014 #122
I didn't send you anything privately, WillyT... MrMickeysMom May 2014 #71
Aw.... WillyT May 2014 #77
And in another thread a lot of us commented on the injustice of that hide pinboy3niner May 2014 #80
TBH if I knew it was Scott Stantis I would've hid. joshcryer May 2014 #124
Members here had different perspectives on the cartoon pinboy3niner May 2014 #126
It definitely didn't bug me. joshcryer May 2014 #133
I love that saying, pinboy3niner... MrMickeysMom May 2014 #161
I like you willy, but that toon wasn't from the WaPo editorial page, but rather the rightwing geek tragedy May 2014 #74
Chicago Tribune endorsed Obama for POTUS....I think you forgot that fact. n/t Jefferson23 May 2014 #82
The first time they've ever endorsed a Democrat for President.... SidDithers May 2014 #87
I did not say nor suggest they were not conservative. What they did was endorse Obama. Jefferson23 May 2014 #90
or they endorsed the home town candidate to help their sales revenue geek tragedy May 2014 #96
No one said they were lefties, but they did endorse him..they can think..evidently. Jefferson23 May 2014 #98
you really think it was a coincidence that one of the most geek tragedy May 2014 #102
Nope, no coincidence..they live here in the US too. Bush/Cheney nearly destroyed the world. Jefferson23 May 2014 #109
Ugh, are you really gonna play this with me. geek tragedy May 2014 #91
Why are you bring back his work again..what is that suppose to mean? I'm not playing any game. Jefferson23 May 2014 #95
setting the record straight as to the source of the cartoon. geek tragedy May 2014 #99
Nuance is difficult for some, like the cartoon in question. Carry on. n/t Jefferson23 May 2014 #101
sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, especially when peddled by geek tragedy May 2014 #104
I guess that makes some kind of sense to you....good night, We're done here. n/t Jefferson23 May 2014 #113
a lot n/t reddread May 2014 #245
I could get used to welcome back parties Oilwellian May 2014 #89
We Need More DU Parties... WillyT May 2014 #106
I see you found the punch bowl! nt grasswire May 2014 #116
You were... gone? For a cartoon? Well that's just silly. DRoseDARs May 2014 #100
willy got dinged with some bad hides, no doubt, but the cartoon was geek tragedy May 2014 #105
No, it wasn't bad it was terrible and abusive in an ongoing bid to control opinion and the foaming TheKentuckian May 2014 #166
righteous rant, there grasswire May 2014 #190
if you want to have rightwing memes and attacks on Democrats as part of your reading geek tragedy May 2014 #191
Who the heck are you to tell people where to go? FFS nt Mojorabbit May 2014 #205
Who are YOU? bvar22 May 2014 #241
You wrote what I was thinking Waiting For Everyman May 2014 #227
Faith in humanity : RESTORED bobduca May 2014 #118
Willy, I thought that cartoon was funny, too, Blue_In_AK May 2014 #119
It's A Fucking Cartoon !!! WillyT May 2014 #140
Glad to see you back bud! Phlem May 2014 #120
Amazing the import we give to a cartoon that has already faded and sunk pinboy3niner May 2014 #121
willy, do you have a jury blacklist going? grasswire May 2014 #129
Well, 15 is not enough for Willy pinboy3niner May 2014 #132
Nor is 15 enough for most of us lefties. L0oniX May 2014 #216
And the sock puppets popping up makes it hard to keep up to date. nm rhett o rick May 2014 #225
Oh Grass.. I've Never Trashed A Thread, Never Put Anyone On Ignore, Rarely Vote To Hide... WillyT May 2014 #134
it lets you make a list... grasswire May 2014 #135
I'll Take It Under Advisement, But... If They Want Me Gone... WillyT May 2014 #136
Come on over, the water is fine The Straight Story May 2014 #142
Yes it is, and when you find the conservatives there are more reasonable and open to Autumn May 2014 #172
No shit ...there is some common cause on some basic issues. L0oniX May 2014 #217
Doing the blacklist is VERY good advice, WillyT. Waiting For Everyman May 2014 #243
sailed right over their tiny pinheads didn't it, WillyT? Skittles May 2014 #144
... --- ... WillyT May 2014 #152
Welcome back! n2doc May 2014 #155
I got PPR'd for a toon once... Flying Squirrel May 2014 #156
bet most of the alerts came from people who think exactly as portrayed in the toon! MisterP May 2014 #202
Hey Mon malaise May 2014 #158
those aren't sensitive SOULS who are out to get you carolinayellowdog May 2014 #159
WillyT, don't get tombstoned! We need you here!!! Scuba May 2014 #162
Welcome back Willy nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #163
Welcome Back! NutmegYankee May 2014 #164
Welcome back, WillyT! smokey nj May 2014 #165
Welcome back PowerToThePeople May 2014 #167
I wondered where you were - TBF May 2014 #168
You were framed. rug May 2014 #170
Welcome Back !!!! marmar May 2014 #171
Missed you. 840high May 2014 #177
Welcome Back! Jamastiene May 2014 #179
Found the hidden cartoon, only took me an hour amd a half fadedrose May 2014 #181
Good to see you, WillyT! City Lights May 2014 #183
Just wanted to ad my name to the Wellcome Back WillyT list. zeemike May 2014 #184
Good you are back, WillyT yallerdawg May 2014 #185
Good to see you back my friend but we at mirt had nothing to do with it. hrmjustin May 2014 #186
I Know That... See Post #41... WillyT May 2014 #230
Fundies can't handle criticism of their idols/ideals. Ask that Danish cartoonist. Throd May 2014 #188
so, no cartoons should be hidden by juries at DU? nt geek tragedy May 2014 #192
Some should. Throd May 2014 #195
So, rightwing cartoons are ok so long as they target the President? geek tragedy May 2014 #196
Because the definition of "right-wing Republican attack" is in the eye of the beholder. Throd May 2014 #198
So, we should allow all rightwing Republican attacks here? geek tragedy May 2014 #199
No, that is what the jury system is for. Throd May 2014 #200
That's an illogical inference from what he said. This is supposed to be rhett o rick May 2014 #223
All that keeps coming to mind is this. Blue_Adept May 2014 #189
I didn't pm you but know that I do publicly protest my love for all things Willy T! ancianita May 2014 #194
Explain how the toon was about hacking please, and why it was made in 2013. BootinUp May 2014 #197
Welcome back! I missed you! nt Mojorabbit May 2014 #204
Just catching up on all this now suffragette May 2014 #212
Welcome back!!! DeSwiss May 2014 #214
Yay! Didn't know you were gone since I've barely been on here due to work... cui bono May 2014 #220
Now straighten up. westerebus May 2014 #232
Good News, Willy. bvar22 May 2014 #234
How was the prison food? Puzzledtraveller May 2014 #240
For some delicious irony, go to this thread... bvar22 May 2014 #242
Glad to see you back, WillyT! n/t BuelahWitch May 2014 #246
Willy..are you all the way back, or is this like parole? Algernon Moncrieff May 2014 #247
Have you finished painting "Romani ite domum on the Capitol Building one hundred times? jmowreader May 2014 #248
Welcome back, WillyT! Uncle Joe May 2014 #249
Welcome back duder! whatchamacallit May 2014 #250
MIRT? What does MIRT have to do with it? MineralMan Jun 2014 #255
^^That Orrex Jun 2014 #256
I Was Trying To Start The Thread With A Little Levity... See Post #41... WillyT Jun 2014 #257
OK, but MIRT has nothing to do with long-time DUers. MineralMan Jun 2014 #258
Damn... MM... Always So Serious... WillyT Jun 2014 #259
Ah, thanks for your advice. I'll take it under consideration, MineralMan Jun 2014 #260
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