OK..........I've had enough.......

[BooScout]

for a while at least..........maybe a few days.....maybe a few weeks or months.

I can't hang around a place that has degenerated into a viper pit like this. It's nasty and after going thru it all with the last primaries I thought I had seen it all........apparently I was wrong.

One thing I will say. Kudos to the Edwards supporters for acting for the most part graciously these past few days....at least to my eyes.

To some (note I say 'some' not all) of you Obama supporters....shame on you for the hate filled, nasty things you have leveled against a Democratic Candidate for the Presidency. I doubt seriously that the candidate you support would approve at all the ugly innuendo, half truths, attacks, sour grapes and out right nasty, vindictive lies I have seen on DU the past couple of weeks, escalating in the last 48 hours to a cesspool. I also question whether some of you are even genuine Obama supporters and not disrupters who registered here just to stir the shit up to an even higher level than it can be during the primaries. I have seen a lot of Republican attack techniques used by people who have a relatively low post count and who joined here within the last couple of months or weeks. (Yes I know not all new members are disrupters from you know where.........but I'd bet my bottom dollar that more than a few are).

No, I'm not leaving in a huff. I'm just going to avoid this place until my heart is in it again...as I said.....maybe a few days, maybe more.

Ya'll need to shape up and get your act together. This ugliness does none of us any good. We are spending too much time tearing each other down rather than building each other up......which is what we really need to be concentrating on in the coming year. Yes we have our political differences, but the one thing..........the one FUCKING thing we can all (at least all of us real Democrats) agree on is that we have got to get the Republicans out of the White House and start repairing what they have broken all over the world.

Kumbayah.

(closing the door and leaving it open a crack so it won't kick me on my weary fat ass).

O8)

[CTyankee]

1. All the more reason we should stay. DU needs our voices of reason!

Consider that before you go...

[SteppingRazor]

2. Nice post, Hitler.

:popcorn:


Seriously, though, when you're feeling frustrated, a little DU vacation does wonders. See you again soon.

[Bitwit1234]

21. See what he means...all newbies if you go back and check .

[Double T]

3. Understood. Give it a rest. Look forward to your return.

All politics is REAL ugly.

[Annces]

4. People defend their candidate like a sports team

when it is more important than that. Things are good for Dems, but you would not know it from DU.

[Marrah_G]

5. I'm pretty close to where you are.

What is being allowed to happen here is shameful.

[TomInTib]

18. Just stay away from the bs posts, Marrah.

That's what I am doing.

Why let any of that crap splash on you?

Don't let those weak people get to you. You're far better than that.

[Marrah_G]

19. Thanks Tom- I just hit my breaking point 2 minutes ago

I'm now hiding all the threads and putting these guys on ignore so they can wallow in their own insanity. I can't wait for the primaries to be over so we can maybe stop ripping each other to shreds.

I've lost alot of respect for alot of people on DU this week and especially in the last 24 hours.

[Rockholm]

6. Good post. I have felt that way all week.

I really hope the Obama people will lay off for a while. I may just warm up to him.

[Hydra]

7. I've just been ignoring the hate threads

Nothing productive going on in there, and this is just the beginning of the race. Everyone relax and have a drink!

:beer:

We'll have plenty of reason to have real fights when Bush attacks Iran, and speaking against the Prez will be treason.

Torpark, anyone?

[bpeale]

8. you should use your ignore button & hide thread button

it makes it an actual nice place to be.

[HughMoran]

11. Can't seem to wield it fast enough today!

I'm ignoring a ton of threads and I think I added about 10 people to my iggy list today, but the swarm just keeps coming!

x(

[bpeale]

12. you should see my list of ignores! wow! but its nice here now

[HughMoran]

14. Thanks for raising my hopes!

It's nice that you're seeing a light at the end of the tunnel!

I really hate to ignore people, but newbies that start throwing the same-old-shit arguments to see what sticks really ruin the mood of the place. I give long-time DUers a lot more rope, but still occasionally find some who just can't stop being negative.

[HughMoran]

9. Good post

I also can't comprehend the vitriol either - I haven't felt so unwelcome at DU since I've been here. This is awful. :(

[angrycarpenter]

10. I know what you mean.

I think we have been invaded by Provocateurs. They sit behind their shield of anonymity thinking that they are playing us for fools.

The online community has many who are just jerks. You can say horrible things about people without fear of getting punched.

[catnhatnh]

13. Go toward the light...or at least whatever makes you feel lighter....

Everyone gets upset with the tone at times and some posters have crossed lines they will wish they hadn't.Remember that the heat here is just proof that something's cooking....go over to the dark side and look for passion FOR rather than AGAINST a candidate....I wasn't here for the last primary but expect it was pretty much the same...This time, like Santa, I've made a list and checked it twice and a few posters are dead to me (and no-I won't say who-they're just people I'll never read again except as replies) But guess what-over 100,000 have made my cut and that ain't bad. Come back when you can.

[Obamarama]

15. I hear what you're saying, Boo. I spend less and less time here as well.

Over the past year, I've really backed away. For the past year I've mainly lurked and read interesting posts, and maybe post once in a great while. Over the last serveral months, yes...the civility (or lack thereof) has really devolved.

Take a breather! You're in good company! :-)

[elocs]

16. Well, I'll give you #5 because I agree with what you are saying.

I've avoided even reading posts here for many months because of the nastiness and cannibalism where Democrats wound and then devour their own. It just gets old.

[Perry Logan]

17. He'll be back--rested and ready to kick ass.

[acmavm]

20. That's foolish. This has been better than any entertainment I've seen in

a LLOOOOOONNGGG time. Although I must say today that I am a little embarrassed for some of these people and all their whacked excuses about how Barrie lost due to (insert favorite conspiracy theory here).