Deanies and Clarkies need to lock themselves in a room

[Wetzelbill]

and get all the anger out. Sort the bodies later.

[slinkerwink]

1. why not argue naked? that's supposed to help mute the anger....

I think that's a theory that was proposed for couples.

[Capn Sunshine]

3. ok, you go first

I'll bring the chocolate fudge

[mzmolly]

48. I got the whipped cream...

;)

[JohnKleeb]

4. naked?

Then everyone would be looking at each other's you know whats!

[slinkerwink]

8. and that'll make everyone laugh

;-)

[JohnKleeb]

11. heh so it would

[Toucano]

31. And that's what's missing!

People need to keep their sense of humor about them.

It's okay to make jokes, for instance, about the irony of Clark helping negotiate peace. That's funny!

[JohnKleeb]

34. I wasnt trying to be funny

If I was, I would had said somethin dumb. Seriously, bunch of naked people arguing, theres gonna be a lot of looking.

[Hawkeye-X]

10. aren't you a BIT young for this?

:evilgrin:

[JohnKleeb]

26. never too young for nudism, reason I wouldnt be involved because

*taps avatar* and I dont like being nude.

[HFishbine]

12. I'll Bet

the Deanies' are bigger.

[slinkerwink]

17. *giggles*

oh god, let's not have this be a "mine is bigger than yours" thread....

[JohnKleeb]

27. sicko

:evilgrin: Are you guys gonna fight about your dicks now? Please NO.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

33. Don't make me post that Gephardt picture

Really. Don't.

[HFishbine]

Oh sure, you don't care

because we all know Special K fans have the biggest of all (giving a whole new meaning to Kucinich supporters).

[Wetzelbill]

46. Well, not the biggest but being a DK supporter and having....

10,000 pounds of thrust power at your command does allow a man to be at least slightly arrogant. :)

[absyntheNsugar]

44. I thought they used to give couples esctasy back when

they called it "empathy".....

Damn that sounds Phildickian!

BTW....Slinkerwink I thougt you were a Clarkie?

To quote the immortal Randy of the Redwoods...

"Either way it's fine by me..."

[Jack_Dawson]

2. Deanies will get medical deferrments before that happens

Sorry couldn't resist

[wndycty]

5. Ok now that was funny. . .

. . .but seriously I thought there was supposed to be a truce.

[slinkerwink]

7. and clark can bring world peace by talking about his military record

nonstop....;-)

[PROGRESSIVE1]

13. Let's stop bashing the military now!

Clark is a good man who served his nation well you Deaneite you!

[Jack_Dawson]

15. Is that the same military

protecting your right to spout off nonsense?

[slinkerwink]

21. hey, I thought it was the Constitution!

;-)

[Jack_Dawson]

22. You think Constitutions enforce themselves?

[slinkerwink]

24. haven't you watched the Presidents on SNL at all?

That Constitution is one scary mofo!

[HFishbine]

42. Of course not

pretty sure it's the courts.

[Quill Pen]

50. No, no, not the courts...

...the courts are the ones who appoint Presidents. Silly!

[bobbyboucher]

23. We're hoping that's what the military

is doing. I hope it's not making things worse.

[Fleshdancer]

6. I want to go on record

as saying that not only have I never bashed Clark, I regularly compliment him and his campaign. Not that I ever get any thank-you's for it...the Kerry supporters thank me for being nice, but not one Clark supporter that I'm aware of has. :(


on edit: the Kucinich supporters also say thank-you...if fact, they're the nicest. I don't know about the Lieberman supporters though because I'm not sure I've ever complimented the guy and if I did, I'm not sure he has any supporters on DU.

[Jack_Dawson]

9. I think it's nice

I'm fairly new here Gloria but I've noticed your posts are very civil. Thanks for that.

[Fleshdancer]

25. I appreciate that Jack

It's easier to keep writing good things when you know you're respected for it. And welcome by the way!

[Jack_Dawson]

39. Thanks Gloria

Good 2B Here

[Hawkeye-X]

14. I'm cool with Kucinich supporters

in fact.. the thread from last week STILL exists and still being kicked to the top...

Hawkeye-X

[Zomby Woof]

16. LOL!!!

That Lieberman comment is the funniest damn thing I have read all day! :D

Fact is, I have never read a pro-candidate post about Lieberman, so I must have that guy on ignore. :-)

[Fleshdancer]

28. I think I said something nice about Lieberman...

...late Thanksgiving evening. I was drunk, it was a solidarity thread...one thing leads to another and the next thing I know, I'm saying a nice thing about the guy.

Did I respect myself in the morning??? The jury is still out on that one. :)

[Toucano]

19. I've noticed you too, and am grateful for your reasonable

outlook.

I didn't say so before, and I should have.

:hug:

[Fleshdancer]

30. Thank you dralston

it makes a big difference

:hug:

[RevolutionStartsNow]

29. I've been thanked by a Clark supporter or 2

There are supporters of every candidate who act irrationally, maybe moreso in the Dean and Clark camps because there are simply more of us here than supporters of other candidates.

However, there are many more supporters (of all candidates) who are thoughtful, intelligent and polite. The annoying ones are simply noisier -- and just as the Deanies seemed to flood this board in the summer months, we seem to have had a recent influx of Clark supporters, some infinitely more mature than others.

I keep coming back, because there's a lot of good material to read here, but it has gotten so that there is very little real discussion of issues. Instead, we have a lot of over-reacting and retaliatory postings.

I personally can't wait until after July when we are all on the same page. As much as I love Dean and believe he's the one, I will be thrilled to be all working together again. (I just hoping this place isn't unbearable with the gloating by childish supporters of whichever candidate gets the nomination.)

[xultar]

32. Anyone lucky enough to be going to the Convention? n/t

[RevolutionStartsNow]

36. Yep!

My sister lives near Boston (Cape Ann), so I have a place to stay.

Bringing my 12 year old daughter, who is getting a hell of an education with all of this (she's coming with me to Iowa next month, too, and entered a contest in kid's magazine to go to New Hampshire).

[Justice]

45. I am in Boston

and have volunteered to assist (which means I will be parking cars in Everett no doubt). It will be very exciting non the less.

[creativelcro]

54. pfft, conventions are useless...

what's the point of these conventions? They are more and more scripted...

[Justice]

43. Thank you

Gloria, I have noticed.

It is posts like yours and like Tom Rinaldis that have caused me to stick with some of these threads.

Wes Clark is running to protect our right to dissent and speak freely. I believe in that right, and thus the right of DUers to speak their mind - even if I don't agree.

[bobbyboucher]

18. It ain't just Deanies and Clarkies,

there are plenty of Kerrys and Edwardsies and... wait for it..........you guessed it, Bushies.

Don't forget the Bushies, they are slithering around here like crazy.

[xultar]

20. Naked would be the way to go! Anyone disagree? n/t

[wndycty]

35. Give me two months on Atkins first. . .

. . .I have to represent Clark proudly. Right now I am suffering from "Dunlap Disease." Its were your stomach dun lapped over your belt!

[xultar]

38. I hear ya! I Dunlaped too! n/t

[maddezmom]

40. gotta do the South Beach

been working for me.....but still don't think I could go naked. B-)

[absyntheNsugar]

37. yes...because we will be working together come November

Mark my words...If Clark wins expect a Clark/Dean ticket
If Dean wins expect a Dean/Clark ticket...

To not do so would be suicide...

[RevolutionStartsNow]

41. I hope it's sooner than November

But I agree about Dean/Clark or Clark/Dean. Regardless of what you think about either candidate, I've always thought this ticket would be unbeatable.

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

47. I love the Clarkies

They support a solid candidate, and for many good reasons. I have no problems with them at all and I try to behave in such a way that they don't have problems with me.

Nowe that that's out of the way, LET'S RASSLE!

[Rowdyboy]

49. What a pleasant surprise....

I read this all the way through! Excellent class shown (almost everyone) :toast:

On the complimenting other candidates thing, I regularly chime in for Dean because he's my second choice. I almost always am thanked by one or the other of the Deaners and it does make you feel like part of a greater team-the LETS GET THAT SORRY BASTARD OUT OF OUR HOUSE NEXT YEAR team.

Threads like this give me some hope it just might happen.

[ecstatic]

51. If Clark is exactly who he's representing himself as then I'd be honored

to call him my President. He seems like a really nice guy. But the doubts and lingering questions regarding his loyalty has caused me to be a little skeptical. Also, it doesn't help that when I hear his voice while not looking at the TV screen it sounds a lot like Bushs'.

[mmonk]

52. Really wasn't angry until this week

when the usual suspects increased their attack posts. Why don't we just lock them in a room? :thumbsup:

[shanti]

53. chill out....

all will be sorted out after the primaries, but for now, it's a freaking free-for-all.

it's the nature of the beast.

[Zero Division]

55. At the very least we could stop generalizing Dean/Clark supporters

Yes, there are some Clark/Dean supporters who throw everything but the kitchen sink at Dean/Clark, but there are plenty of supporters for both candidates who've done a valiant job in refraining from such nasty attacks. If only we could do away with all of the "The Deanies...blah blah blah" and "The Clarkies...blah blah blah" statements.

I completely understand the anger at particular groups who seem devoted more to bashing a particular candidate (believe me, restraining myself in the face of the "Matt Taibbi clones" is no easy task for myself), but it's unfair and just plain incorrect to assume or use language that implies an assumption that all Clarkies/Deanies have the same attitudes toward the other candidate.

[Barbara917]

56. There is a cancer in the Democratic Underground

Truth to tell I post here infrequently and mostly lurk. As a whole I frequently find this a very unpleasant place. The reason is due to a minority of very loud and mean-spirited posters. As a whole the majority of Dean and Clark supporters I have observed here have fairly favorable opinions of the other guy. It is the loud minority that seems to poison and infect the animosity between the two camps. There are two kinds. One kind are the Dean supporters and Greenies who have a visceral hatred of Clark and will take every possible opportunity in almost every thread to vent their hatred for him. For obvious reasons I am most sensitive to this group of posters. The second group are Clark supporters who have a visceral hatred of Dean and do likewise. I am less sensitive to this group but am aware there are some. They both give their "sides" bad names to supporters of the other side. The animosity is so pronounced that some days I find this place just to negative to visit. It reminds of the animostiy that exists between Bush lovers and Bush haters. It is very unpleasant to live in such a polarized country right now. I do wish something could be done to improve the "tone" of political dialogue but it seems that ever increasingly people are descending to the level of the Ann Coulters and the Rush Limbaughs of the country. :( Very discouraged.