If you're wondering what happened to that thread I started...

[stopbush]

I wrote an OP the other day in GDP that defended Hillary raising money legally, which included raising it from whoever she wanted.

The thread got a lot of responses and there was actually some decent back-n-forth without the usual stupidities.

Then, a BSer accused me of supporting Citizens United. He said Hillary was raising money illegally and quasi-illegally. I called him out for the baseless lie, asked him to provide proof to support his lie or to - as I put it - "with all due respect, ST*U."

That comment earned me a hide, and locked me out from making any further comments in a thread I started. This is a patently unfair practice, because it allows people to make comments against my posts while I am not allowed access to defend my position.

So, I did what I always do when this happens: I deleted my OP and all of my posts I had made in the thread. That takes the OP out of circulation for further comments as deleting an OP locks the thread, and by deleting all of my further comments, it makes mincemeat of any comments made in response to my posts, as my posts are now gone.

I'll be damned if I'm going to allow those people to comment on my OPs while I myself have been locked out from doing so.

[hueymahl]

1. You showed them

[sheshe2]

7. This is the Hillary Group.

Your comment is not welcome here. Take your ball and go on home. Bye.

[creon]

14. Bye Bye

Surely will be missed

[Lucinda]

2. I will be soooo glad when housekeeping finally shows up

whole lotta stuff needs taken to the curb.

[riversedge]

13. I do not have much hope

for this board---even when Hillary wins the nomination.

[Fla Dem]

23. I think the Admin will take a broom to especially those that criticize the nominee.

It's very clear in the TOS that DU is here to support the Democratic nominee.

In Democratic primaries, members may support whomever they choose. But when general election season begins, DU members must support Democratic nominees.

So whomever that maybe, either they get behind the nominee, shut up, or get out of DU.

[Lucinda]

25. I do. Skinner did a big round of cleanup recently, and I expect there will be

more once the nominee is set. But I get the doubt. I understand there was a lot of Obama trash talk allowed over the years...I am hopeful though!

[DesertFlower]

3. sorry. those BSers can get really nasty. i've been called

nasty names including "undemocratic".

[shenmue]

4. Yes

[DesertFlower]

5. i don't understand why they have to

make it personal.

[shenmue]

6. I suppose desperation

[Cha]

8. Good idea, stop!

They can just whine amongst themselves.

[hrc guy]

10. On Tuesday Night...

they'll need extra cheese!

[Haveadream]

24. Lol!!

[greatlaurel]

9. That reveals the ignorance since Citizens United ruled against HRC

BS always makes it sound as if Hillary was behind Citizens United when it was in fact a right wing funded hate video filled with lies targeting Hillary Clinton. The Supreme Court ruled against Hillary thus opening up the flood gates for right wing spending on elections.

BS and his followers are ignorant of facts.

[DemonGoddess]

12. Exactly!

I always make a point of saying that when it comes up. No one has a bigger stake against Citizens United than Hillary does.

[Surya Gayatri]

15. Willfully ignorant...Smearing HRC with the implication that

she's single-handedly responsible for the egregious Citizens United SCOTUS decision is unscrupulous, but effective.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

18. Funny there was a Sanders supporter at my caucus

Who tried to blame Citizens United on Obama. I corrected him pretty quickly that it was the Republican appointed judges on the Supreme Court who made the decision. I added that it was for this reason it was important the Democrats win no matter who the candidate.

I actually got near unanimous agreement from the other Sanders supporters at the table

[SunSeeker]

11. Good. Now repost that excellent OP! nt

[Surya Gayatri]

16. I never got a chance to see that thread, stopbush. Can't you repost it here, under HRC group

protection?

Your "total deletion" tactic is the only way to deal with their insidious censorship.

Well done!

[stopbush]

19. I've reposted here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1107105732

[Lil Missy]

17. It's a biased jury system right now. Soon it will be over.

[pandr32]

20. Bernie supporters keep saying we won't discuss the issues

...yet when we do they freak out. There is no way to win. Reminds me of an old saying: "Never argue with an idiot because people can't tell the difference!"
Good on you for taking out the thread and their delusional "victory"

[athena]

21. If you try to discuss the issues with them

or explain why you don't support Bernie, they either alert your post, or they twist your words and keep changing the question until nothing makes sense any more.

[pandr32]

22. Yep--I've been in a few of those "exchanges"

It is like falling down the rabbit hole!