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ProfessorPlum

(11,252 posts)
108. The answer is neither
Fri Apr 21, 2017, 06:08 AM
Apr 2017

And I was asking what her/his definition of escapee is, not what the word meant in general.

I agree..and we do have "greater enemies" and they are numerous and very dangerous. Stuart G Apr 2017 #1
Totally agree this place got me past marlakay Apr 2017 #2
I remember that dark day ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #5
I started out with Dean too marlakay Apr 2017 #7
I went door to door for Dean in Delaware where I lived at the time ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #10
My first time doing major stuff too marlakay Apr 2017 #13
An excellent response to the madness ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #15
My meditation group believes our unity marlakay Apr 2017 #17
Started with Dean Also Lonestarblue Apr 2017 #19
I had that same experience. People were very polite ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #21
Welcome to DU, Lonestarblue! calimary Apr 2017 #40
I remember that thread! flygal Apr 2017 #31
Agreed. randome Apr 2017 #3
Seriously. It's a target rich zone now. panader0 Apr 2017 #4
Exactly!! Fortunately we can discuss the lunacy of this admin for the next 4 years!!! Wiseman32218 Apr 2017 #6
Or less, goddess willing ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #8
Oh, it HAS to be less! SergeStorms Apr 2017 #58
Welcome to DU, Wiseman32218! calimary Apr 2017 #41
Thanks for the welcome!! Unfortunately if he is impeached we get Pence Wiseman32218 Apr 2017 #160
It is. MuseRider Apr 2017 #9
I feel the same way ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #11
I used to use to to control myself. MuseRider Apr 2017 #22
Thank you MuseRider ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #26
Same here..I just found other things to do SoCalDem Apr 2017 #112
How are you? MuseRider Apr 2017 #121
We moved from SoCal to Washington state SoCalDem Apr 2017 #156
Lovely! MuseRider Apr 2017 #164
Indeed. quakerboy Apr 2017 #12
Thank you tavalon Apr 2017 #14
Well, yes. I'd call it not re-litigating the primaries so much as continuing to ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #16
I was trying to be non incendiary tavalon Apr 2017 #18
Now you're a peacemaker? SecularMotion Apr 2017 #20
Yes, and before too. In those threads i am urging parts of DU ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #24
In those threads you are attacking Democrats. SecularMotion Apr 2017 #29
Oh, I see. You have no problem with corporate cash corrupting our political system ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #33
You're still in attack mode SecularMotion Apr 2017 #34
Mmm. Not really ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #39
Same ole grief by the same ole folks.. LakeArenal Apr 2017 #96
Thanks ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #109
Also in that memo was the fact that, sammythecat Apr 2017 #140
thank you for pointing it out for me ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #143
"You're still in attack mode" LiberalLovinLug Apr 2017 #139
I know! Right? NurseJackie Apr 2017 #45
Sounded like a campaign about fear. What is with that? sheshe2 Apr 2017 #79
+1000 stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #80
It's too much, I can't take it. I have gone into a trance from irony and disbelief. betsuni Apr 2017 #87
I'm With You Leith Apr 2017 #23
I feel the same way ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #25
Yep... trolls with high post counts are still trolls. SalviaBlue Apr 2017 #27
Your posts give me that same sad, divisive feeling I had during the primaries. nt AnotherMother4Peace Apr 2017 #28
Why? My posts aren't trashing any politician or faction ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #35
I agree. Squinch Apr 2017 #75
+1000 stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #151
Yes, this Arazi Apr 2017 #30
Thank you ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #36
. Arazi Apr 2017 #38
The heartbreak of the Kerry/Bush election. Amaryllis Apr 2017 #32
that was heartbreaking. ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #37
Devastating. Kerry would have been a great president. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #44
Hear, hear. This party doesn't need further division. We ALL need to rise a notch blm Apr 2017 #42
:) ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #43
K&R... spanone Apr 2017 #46
Another Longtime Member Here AnnieBW Apr 2017 #47
Thanks AnnieBW! ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #49
I take it you are the elder spokesperson for DU? WomenRising2017 Apr 2017 #48
I am elder but I in no way would represent myself as a spokesperson for DU ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #51
This is a little confusing. Did you vote for Hillary in the general election? Tanuki Apr 2017 #115
Not that I owe you an explanation, but of course, are you kidding me? ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #116
I wasn't kidding. Thanks for answering my question. Tanuki Apr 2017 #117
The two sides he talks about edhopper Apr 2017 #86
I Find Your Post Rather Odd Too... JimGinPA Apr 2017 #88
I'm not buying it BainsBane Apr 2017 #50
keep attacking that strawman ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #53
It's not straw BainsBane Apr 2017 #64
consider me scolded. ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #67
Consider me unimpressed. nt JTFrog Apr 2017 #104
Consider me impressed! chwaliszewski Apr 2017 #105
So what exactly are you saying? LiberalLovinLug Apr 2017 #142
Hold a grudge? BainsBane Apr 2017 #146
+ infinity sheshe2 Apr 2017 #147
Seriously, I can't figure out where you are coming from. LiberalLovinLug Apr 2017 #148
You pbvioiusly don't read many posts by people who disagree with you BainsBane Apr 2017 #149
"he said anyone who criticized Bernie was a corporatist" ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #152
Here BainsBane Apr 2017 #154
You've just shown that you are not representing my ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #162
I'm fine. Was a fervent Bernie supporter. Supported Clinton when she won. PatrickforO Apr 2017 #52
"then everyone should quit taking pokes at Bernie" ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #55
LOL NurseJackie Apr 2017 #60
Wonderful performamce art. boston bean Apr 2017 #62
That's the only explanation. NurseJackie Apr 2017 #65
That's becoming very clear. Squinch Apr 2017 #77
Take a bow sheshe2 Apr 2017 #82
Teach a master class! betsuni Apr 2017 #89
No melman Apr 2017 #94
. stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #153
OCD at the mention of his name, no self control, they're victims. JudyM Apr 2017 #85
LOL NurseJackie Apr 2017 #136
I've been around about that long as well... SergeStorms Apr 2017 #54
I'm almost positive I got her via BartCop too ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #57
Thank you, Professor! SergeStorms Apr 2017 #59
K & R LAS14 Apr 2017 #56
forget Hillary. Forget Sanders. who and what is next? oldcynic Apr 2017 #61
now that's old school :) ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #66
All of this. All of it. Saviolo Apr 2017 #134
DU is my first go-to in the morning, and it is my solace when I am despaired ... I love this secondwind Apr 2017 #63
Hear, hear! volstork Apr 2017 #68
tricky times right now. we need robust debate. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2017 #69
that's that old school, status quo thinking that will beat down any attempt ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #70
Elizabeth Warren on the Charlie Rose Show - Lizzie talks back! watrwefitinfor Apr 2017 #111
Great interview ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #120
Thanks for the link. Everyone take notes. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2017 #138
Seemed like that was happening. But then there was this one guy who kept posting Squinch Apr 2017 #71
Noticed that. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #83
2003 for me, although I was a lurker for neary the two years before ms liberty Apr 2017 #72
K&R. Can't recall the last time I've considered (to this serious a degree) severely reducing my bullwinkle428 Apr 2017 #73
So I'm curious now. WomenRising2017 Apr 2017 #74
No. I don't know what an escapee is ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #91
Me neither melman Apr 2017 #95
Definition of escapee from Merriam-Webster: emulatorloo Apr 2017 #101
The answer is neither ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #108
"I don't know what an escapee is" sounded like you weren't familiar with the word. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #161
Thanks though ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #163
... emulatorloo Apr 2017 #165
You as well ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #166
I've been here since 2001, too. I've considered myself a Democrat since 1976. Gore1FL Apr 2017 #76
"We don't need you! Go away! We can do it without you!" LakeArenal Apr 2017 #123
Professor Plum, with a wise post in the GD Forum. ;-) WinkyDink Apr 2017 #78
KILL THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE!!! cer7711 Apr 2017 #81
Thank you for this! K and R Quixote1818 Apr 2017 #84
Key word in your entire post: murielm99 Apr 2017 #90
Ah. I see. that must be why things are happening the way they are ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #92
Yep. murielm99 Apr 2017 #93
It's all in the eye of the beholder, I guess Mountain Mule Apr 2017 #98
Yes muriel Chevy Apr 2017 #100
I don't know where this idea comes from that juries are stacked against you. Kentonio Apr 2017 #106
Well said ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #107
Can You Elaborate? ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #113
Oh, she's not going to fall for that! I'll bet Muriel is smart enough to not elaborate... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #137
I Meant No Harm ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #157
Well said ProfessorPlum! nt Heartstrings Apr 2017 #97
Amen! Aristus Apr 2017 #99
This place helped me through the dark days of Gee Dubya. argyl Apr 2017 #102
So good to see your comments. You couldn't have picked a better time. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2017 #103
Thanks Judi Lynn ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #110
So you seem to have had a change of heart about coming together ehrnst Apr 2017 #114
Not at all ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #119
I was talking about your own outlook. I guess I was mistaken. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2017 #132
People have become so much more nasty. alarimer Apr 2017 #118
I completely agree. On here, if you dare to hold an opinion that strays from the popular AgadorSparticus Apr 2017 #122
To be fair to DU, this is a fact of life on the internet these days. alarimer Apr 2017 #131
I guess I expected a little more from DU Mountain Mule Apr 2017 #145
I skip through all the "civil war" threads. I am tired of the primaries AgadorSparticus Apr 2017 #167
Wow. That's some turnaround! Just yesterday you were comparing Democrats to drug addicts. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #124
#notalldemocrats ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #125
Your divisive hashtag contradicts the message of your OP. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #126
Sez you ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #129
... betsuni Apr 2017 #130
K&R.. disillusioned73 Apr 2017 #127
As I said in my last post....The Intruder Highway61 Apr 2017 #128
This board has kept me sane during the darkest days of the Shrub and now drumpf regimes. lark Apr 2017 #133
Well said PP - no way to go back in time - let's get to it and rid the country of NoMoreRepugs Apr 2017 #135
Thanks Professor. Another long term discouraged DUer here - have found real life activism is better riderinthestorm Apr 2017 #141
Thankyou Professor! LiberalLovinLug Apr 2017 #144
Amen tiptonic Apr 2017 #150
Big thanks, Professor, from another old-timer! VOX Apr 2017 #155
Been posting here regularly since 2006 StrictlyRockers Apr 2017 #159
Totally agree! denvine Apr 2017 #158
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