2016 Postmortem

markpkessinger

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15. Reread my message . . .

Wed Jun 24, 2015, 05:25 PM

Jun 2015

I said (this time with some parenthetical text to avoid any possible misunderstanding:

When a candidate advocates positions that are at odds with a significant portion of the voters of that candidate's party, and those voters ("those" referring to those members of the candidate's party with whom the candidate is at odds) fail to make their objections heard, the silence is generally deemed to be tantamount to assent.

A candidate of the other party doesn't really give a shit, for the most part, about what candidates of his/her opponent's party think or say.

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I would like to remind the more outspoken and angry of this..... [View all] Rosco T. Jun 2015 OP

Sorry to say that those demanding 100% perfection in others, not themselves, will remain "upset" about Obama's lack thereof. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #1

Who are those? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #29

Allow me to share with you a thread which might illumate the point of view of the poster above Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #43

What is your point? TM99 Jun 2015 #2

The point is simple... Rosco T. Jun 2015 #3

I know people like that in RL, and... TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #4

The point is not without merit, but we are in primary season. malthaussen Jun 2015 #5

Well, I am glad you are a mind reader! TM99 Jun 2015 #24

Wow, tough dude, tm99! I'm impressed. Nitram Jul 2015 #60

Yeah, it says that he read the sentence you yourself bolded in your OP. Demit Jun 2015 #26

I'm here to elect people who act in accordance with Democratic Party principles. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #30

Right bloodaxe, they're all good for nothing DINOs. Nitram Jul 2015 #61

I see you're planning to be a time waster. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #70

You're totally welcome to stick your head in the sand. Nitram Jul 2015 #74

I'm not seeing many of those. I ponder this topic and wonder HereSince1628 Jul 2015 #64

all those people make me sick Skittles Jul 2015 #83

The point is that we should be extolling the virtues of Democratic candidates Nitram Jun 2015 #6

Bingo Rosco T. Jun 2015 #7

DU does this every election. Igel Jun 2015 #9

When Democratic candidates are bad, I'm going to call them out for it. Maedhros Jun 2015 #8

Ignoring them doesn't prop them up. Nitram Jun 2015 #10

Actually, it does prop them up . . . markpkessinger Jun 2015 #11

Is the same true of any statement by a right wing candidate that you don't respond to? Nitram Jun 2015 #12

Reread my message . . . markpkessinger Jun 2015 #15

Try re-reading the TOS of this site... Rosco T. Jun 2015 #16

I haven't bashed, trashed, undermined or depressed turnout for anyone . . . markpkessinger Jun 2015 #18

Bullshit. Maedhros Jun 2015 #14

I trust you're honor the TOS of this site..... Rosco T. Jun 2015 #17

Who died and made you site owner? n/t markpkessinger Jun 2015 #19

.. didn't say I was, I just tend to follow rules. Rosco T. Jun 2015 #21

If you have a specific complaint about anything I've posted, my friend . . . markpkessinger Jun 2015 #23

Is it election season yet? Rosco T. Jun 2015 #25

There is a system in place to handle anybody who breaks the rules . . . markpkessinger Jun 2015 #48

CONFORM! OBEDIENCE IS STRENGTH!! [nt] Jester Messiah Jun 2015 #52

What utter bullshit post Sheepshank Jul 2015 #63

I obey, master! Jester Messiah Jul 2015 #84

Took you long enough Sheepshank Jul 2015 #85

..or they'll kick me off, I suppose. [n/t] Maedhros Jun 2015 #20

Not my call. n/m Rosco T. Jun 2015 #22

The triumph of evil? So Hilary Clinton is evil? Nitram Jun 2015 #38

It was hyperbole to a degree, basically in response to the idea that I should just keep quiet Maedhros Jun 2015 #39

Actually, the U.S. didn't kill Khaddafi, so it wan't really a "geopolitical hit job". Nitram Jun 2015 #40

"Khaddafi's army would have killed thousands" is the Obama/Hillary equivalent of Maedhros Jun 2015 #42

Not much of an argument, "I see you ares one of those." Nitram Jun 2015 #55

"Khaddafi's army would have killed thousands" was the bullshit excuse for our intervention. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #68

I don't 'tear down the ones I don't want to vote for'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #31

Democrats are not monolithic. -none Jun 2015 #36

And yet you mock the #2 candidate in post 61 arcane1 Jul 2015 #76

If the energy wasted on anger on DU were used for creative ideas DFW Jun 2015 #13

Speaking of education, DFW madfloridian Jun 2015 #56

Oooh, I'm all a-quiver. peacebird Jun 2015 #27

Now, now. HappyMe Jun 2015 #32

Pretty sure i am on that list, as likely is anyone sporting a non-Hillary logo peacebird Jun 2015 #33

Yes, of course. HappyMe Jun 2015 #35

Oh, right, Peacebird, the primaries. Nitram Jul 2015 #57

You guys assume that all year long. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #28

If we're all on ignore, who the hell are you talking to? Yourself? Nitram Jul 2015 #58

I'm still talking to the reasonable folks on site, the ones who don't simply start Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #65

Now I know why you chose the name Bloodaxe. :-) Nitram Jul 2015 #77

I really think that stupid "purity" thing should be buried. Looks to me like the only ones who djean111 Jun 2015 #34

One problem is that it always seems to be election season... Wounded Bear Jun 2015 #37

So you have declared Gatekeeper this early out? Rex Jun 2015 #41

And a keymaster. LWolf Jun 2015 #44

LOL! I wonder who will be the keymaster! Rex Jun 2015 #45

lol! Yup. HappyMe Jun 2015 #46

If I suddenly forget how to read I am going to TBF Jun 2015 #47

#453 in a series of DUers who have never read Orwell DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2015 #49

So you don't think people should be outspoken? ljm2002 Jun 2015 #50

You know, 2002, after you've been through a dozen presidential primaries... Nitram Jul 2015 #59

OMG... ljm2002 Jul 2015 #69

McGovern was my first vote in a presidential election. Nitram Jul 2015 #75

"Good luck with the hate" ??? Really??? ljm2002 Jul 2015 #78

I really, really, really hate weasel words. Nitram Jul 2015 #79

Please don't take this personally... ljm2002 Jul 2015 #80

Papa Smurf says... Jester Messiah Jun 2015 #51

"Are you now, or have you ever been....?" villager Jun 2015 #53

You be sure let us all know when the GE starts. L0oniX Jun 2015 #54

Thank you for the reminder Rosco T. lovemydog Jul 2015 #62

I'd like to remind you of these things: LWolf Jul 2015 #66

It's called compare and contrast 99Forever Jul 2015 #67

Thanks for restating the obvious. McCamy Taylor Jul 2015 #71

Ah, snowmen have peepers. Peepers to watch. frylock Jul 2015 #72

You can count the posters here who strictly adhere to the rules on your ----./nt DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #73

critical thinking keeps us alive olddots Jul 2015 #81

I wonder how this will be enforced TSIAS Jul 2015 #82

Perhaps we should assign a DU Loyalty Monitor... 99Forever Jul 2015 #87

You will be tombstoned if you bash the Democratic candidate on DU. MoonRiver Jul 2015 #90

What does that have to do with my post? 99Forever Jul 2015 #91

You're implying that this involves what you do in the voting booth. MoonRiver Jul 2015 #93

You're gone. 99Forever Jul 2015 #94

YAY! MoonRiver Jul 2015 #95

Has nothing to do with the voting booth. MoonRiver Jul 2015 #92

i find this line particularly interesting restorefreedom Jul 2015 #86

Would be nice to start a level of civility Sheepshank Jul 2015 #88

So, let me see if I understand this (not many on this thread seem to). MoonRiver Jul 2015 #89