I think all of us should try to vote corporate whores out of Congress.

[mhatrw]

Who agrees with me?

Who disagrees with me?

Who is too shocked to respond?

[jonno99]

1. Corporate Whores in Congress?!! I am Shocked!

[2naSalit]

31. Exactly!

[msongs]

2. bernie is up for reelection in 2018. good place to start nt

[tk2kewl]

6. wtf?

nice evidence-based post

[mindwalker_i]

8. Rectal extraction seems to be their preferred method of debate

They're hoping to scare us off with the smell.

[Jopin Klobe]

22. If they don't extract their heads from their rectums ...

... they can't be heard ...

[Warren Stupidity]

28. Almost a perfect score!

On Thu Apr 14, 2016, 06:08 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Rectal extraction seems to be their preferred method of debate
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7758226

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

A dirty, disgusting and very unworthy attack on fellow DUers.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Thu Apr 14, 2016, 06:30 PM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I don't see an attack on any DUer.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: A disgusting way to characterize someone's view for sure, and while it may no go into the realm of an actual attack on a DUer.

I think this entire thread should be locked, since I suspect the OP is trying to push the limits of the use of the word, "whore".

However, I am not ruling on the OP, but on a specific comment, which I believe is disgusting, but does not merit a hide
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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[mindwalker_i]

35. "A disgusting way to characterize someone's view..."

That's actually the problem: they didn't express their view. What I was commenting on was that the person just lashed out, saying get rid of Bernie from congress, without making any sort of case. That's ok - we all say things like that often enough - but it's also ok to point out that it's being done. For anyone.

[merrily]

52. It's the only kind of post I've ever seen that poster make. Ever.

One or two sentence, fact free, link-free, analysis-free barbs. It's almost as though there's some kind of quota to be met.

One of the first to join the Sanders Group and post in it daily, too.

[noretreatnosurrender]

32. Obviously

you are unfamiliar with the actual meaning of "corporate whore".

[merrily]

51. LOL! Please list the large businesses from which Bernie has accepted large donations.

[Vinca]

3. Ssssshhh . . . the tender flowers don't want us to use that term anymore.

[beastie boy]

27. This tender flower sure doesn't!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141414878

[merrily]

53. God forbid anyone abandon the logical fallacy of massively false equivalency!

[longship]

4. I wholly support this sentiment.

And I don't care which gender they are, or who takes rhetorical offense to that sentiment.

That is mainly because "corporate whore" is a metaphor which has absolutely no relationship whatsoever to gender.

However, I prefer to state that Secy Clinton has sold her soul to the devil.

And I stand by that.

[ViseGrip]

5. I've always called the political and corporate whores...no one ever said a word.

Anything Hillary supporters can go with, because her campaign is so empty of anything, anything at all.

A Hillary baby?
A Hillary doll?
A Hillary dress?
Hillary sand art?
Hillary building art?
Commercials made by volunteers good enough to air?
thousands to show up to open an office?
New words? Yuge!?

So organic, so real. Oh, and an invite to speak on poverty thru the Vatican.


Her campaign is just empty. No great gifs either. Only ones created by opponents. Like the weathervane. What and where are her supporters?

[southerncrone]

47. Got to grab onto anything that has the slightest hint of offence. Cuz got nuttin' else

at this point. Plus, gotta deflect & keep any discussion of WS speech transcripts, FBI investigations, etc. of the table by keeping the discussion on nonsense like this.

[Triana]

7. YEP. Out of EVERYWHERE, frankly. n/t

[NowSam]

9. LOL

Excellent. If he is upset by this or her supporters are upset by the term then I think the lady doth protest too much.

[Duval]

10. I think it's a "must"! nt

[mhatrw]

13. touche

"Now we are haggling about the price."

[navarth]

23. That post was HIDDEN?? Yeah, a bunch of tender flowers they are.

[billhicks76]

29. Pathetic

Ive seen DUers take offense to that term before but its their fault for projecting that onto themselves as gender related. I stated using the term Corporate Gigolo just so they couldn't scream, whine and cry "Sexism".

[mhatrw]

50. Awesome! Because that is the only other word that conveys the same idea.

Corporate gigolo it is from now on! Not that it changes one fucking thing about those fucking corporate whores/gigolos.

[TrueDemVA]

12. We need to stop voting for DINOs/Corporate whores

It's time for people to stop voting for the lesser of two evils, b/c evil always wins that way. We need to vote for what's right. They put up shit candidates who say what people want to hear, then they turn their backs on us. Fuck this shit! Sorry about the language, but ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! It time to rage against these pieces of shit who are killing our future, our children's futures, everybody's future.

I'm done with these Corporate Whores! NO MORE DINOs!

[Hawaiianlight]

14. The political system needs massive revision

We can never keep whores out of a system that provides so many opportunities to make massive wealth for the corrupt players. How many times have we seen candidates reverse course once elected. The politicians are merely playing the game and often feel forced to accept massive campaign cash to keep up with competing whore candidates.

[djean111]

15. Yup! I am starting with anyone who voted for Fast Track or shilled for the TPP.

And then the membership of the New Democrat Coalition is a great place to see corporate Third Way whores in their natural habitat - a web site that looks and reads pretty much just like the Kochs' Americans for prosperity (of the Kochs).

[cantbeserious]

16. All Corporate Whores Must Go - Prune The 1% - Eliminate Their Seeds - Eradicate Their Existence

eom

[Jackilope]

17. Beyond voting out

It should be against the law for an exiting Congress critter to then become a lobbyist. The whole set up is dysfunctional and corrupt.

End Citizen's United, cut the money and gravy train and cycle that keeps favors and inside favors going.

[HuckleB]

18. What we need is an anti-corporate-whore vaccine.

[JimDandy]

54. It's called the Bernie Sanders vaccine. One injection and it protects you for life.

[bjo59]

19. I agree with you.

[TexasProgresive]

20. Isn't that the 99% of congress?

The only way to get corporate lackeys out of congress is to take corporate money out of politics. Good luck with that.

[Jopin Klobe]

21. Hell ...

... just walk out on the floors of both houses of congress and yell "fire!" ...

... or, "Free money!" ...

[navarth]

24. FUCK all corporate whores in the government.

Third Way DINOS, Reptilians, they are all untrustworthy.

[Politicub]

25. Keep calling people you don't agree with whores - it will help you build a winning coalition

And bring more people to Bernie's side.

[joeybee12]

34. The stunning lack of civility and maturity

is nauseating...you have to wonder what site you're on these days.

[HuckleB]

41. So, it appears that this OP is in the wrong forum, as I suspected.

Hmm.

[pnwmom]

37. Thank you. n/t

[mhatrw]

39. I'm not calling people I don't agree with corporate whores.

I'm calling corporate whores corporate whores.

If the shoe doesn't fit, I hope you all will feel free not to wear it.

[lancer78]

26. I consider the whores in Congress

to be a much lower life form. All a prostitute is doing is selling out herself. A Congressperson is selling out 100's of thousands of constituents.

[skepticscott]

30. Waste of time

until all Congressional elections are publicly funded. You may get the odd rebel elected in a few selected districts, but they will quickly be replaced by new candidates who can outspend them.

[joeybee12]

33. Fascinating how tone deaf people are...living in the sanders echo

chamber and never admitting their misogyny...pathetic

[pnwmom]

38. Thank you. n/t

[mhatrw]

40. 48 hours ago not a single one of you would have blinked an eye at this OP. nt

[joeybee12]

42. Sexist and a mind reader

So multi-talented.

[mhatrw]

43. I don't see how a term is sexist when it is conventionally applied to men far more than

it is applied to women.

I would call you a drama queen, but then you would alert on me for being homophobic.

[prairierose]

36. Not just the corporate whores in Congress...

but also the lobbyists, the corporate whores in government departments who are there to steer lucrative contracts to their real employers....there are so many places they hide and we need to root them out of government.

[disillusioned73]

44. K&R

Completely agree!

[JoePhilly]

45. I'm waiting for Bernie to name them.

[mhatrw]

46. They seem to know exactly who they are.

I mean, if the shoe does not fit, why are they acting so insulted?

[former9thward]

48. So why aren't you naming them?

[mhatrw]

49. They are legion. They know whether the shoe fits.

And if the shoe does not fit them, they don't need to feign offense because the critique does not apply to them.