BASELESS ASSERTION!

[Bicoastal]

Straw man argument to detract from absence of proof for baseless assertion.

Vicious attack directed at supporters of other candidate. Tirade in which supporters of other candidate are blamed for 99% of vicious attacks. Vicious attack repeated with no trace of irony.

Claim of DU seniority/defense of low post count. Moral outrage, chest-thumping, empty threats, crocodile tears, and exclamation points!!!!!!

Ostensibly snappy exit line. Spell check clearly overlooked.





(Did I miss anything?)

[GarbagemanLB]

1. witty retort.

[LiberalAndProud]

69. failure to recognize the wit in above retort

question sanity of possessor of wit

[WeDidIt]

82. Demand for the inclusion of a sarcasm emoticon

[DarienComp]

2. yeah, a link to a youtube video

[LiberalAndProud]

64. expression of chagrin at having been rick rolled again

[roguevalley]

122. A shout of QUEEN! POSEUR! YEAH!? AND WHAT ARE YOU!?! followed by

a vow to never darken the collective door again. Followed by an immediate rejoin to see what everyone else said about your leaving and a snit when you find out no one cares and the rest are mocking you unmercifully. Sprinkle various cute emoticons and leaven with a who gives a shit?

[Xipe Totec]

3. clueless non-sequitur

[bigbrother05]

Thinly veiled "self kick" disguised as a response to obvious non-sequitur

[Labors of Hercules]

106. Additional de-facto kick posted in opposition to self-kicking responses to non-sequiturs at large.

[WeDidIt]

4. Counter argument demonstrating the fallciousness of the OP

Derisive sentence about the OP's behavior.

Ad hominem.

[bigbrother05]

80. Requisite "ding, ding, ding" to note agreement with counter argument

OT note that previous post said it all better, but no link included

[cliffordu]

130. Repeated "Ding ding ding" with an ironic twist.

rofl smilie

[yardwork]

5. Announcement of impending departure from DU forever

followed by dozens of responses to posts within the thread itself. Followed by requisite three threads in GD-P tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow.

Edit: spelling, accompanied by snarky add-on to original post.

[WeDidIt]

9. Derisive response bidding farewell.

Mentioning of the portal and the poster's posterior.

[yardwork]

10. Escalation in use of foul language.

Followed by recruitment of today's best internet friends to support my OP.

[WeDidIt]

11. Accusation of sockpuppetry

Disclaimer about internet trolling and concern.

[yardwork]

19. Erasure of rule-breaking language in OP, as futile attempt to make respondents look foolish.

[WeDidIt]

24. Deleted Message

Name Removed.

[yardwork]

39. Self-edit

Suck-up statement of appreciation to mods, followed by additional rule-breaking.

[WeDidIt]

78. Threat to take it to another thread.

[AtomicKitten]

6. Ouiji board analysis trumps Magic 8 ball.

[LiberalAndProud]

62. reminder that McCain is older than said magic 8 ball

yet perhaps not older than a ouiji board

[shraby]

7. Threatening to withhold their vote or vote for the

Republican if their candidate doesn't win the nom.

[smiley_glad_hands]

8. You missed astroturfing. eom

[Terran]

12. Statement showing utter lack of understanding

of the primary process and what, if anything, it has to do with voting for president.

[yardwork]

44. Statement showing utter lack of understanding about meaning of thread.

[Labors of Hercules]

108. Reply projecting said lack of understanding by referring to OP as a "drinker of Kool Aid".

[americanstranger]

13. Surly Response! Vague threat of physical violence!

Display of mawkish self-pity diguised as bravado!

- as

[WeDidIt]

17. Blatant response about the penis size of the poster

thinly veiled comparison of the poster's penis to microbial lifeforms.

[yardwork]

29. Statements of tattle-talery.

[americanstranger]

36. Further obstinance.

Recitation of time spent in service to provide macho cred.

As a last resort, dig at wife/mother.

- as

[Bicoastal]

41. Immaturity of other side's supporters pointed out. Sweeping generalizations made.

[helderheid]

65. Reminder of the DU rules and threats of alerting.

[Bucky]

101. Ignoramus asking if you forgot to use the "dripping blood sarcasm" icon

and then politely requesting that you do so after posting any humor in the future.

[LiberalAndProud]

14. Umbrage

at chest-thumping crocodile tears characterization
insert favorite bias-ism here

[merh]

15. google it

:silly:

[LiberalAndProud]

58. refusal to expend googling effort

demand supporting link from google challenge issuer

[mohc]

16. Blatant distortion of statistics

[WeDidIt]

20. Counter point with even more distorted statistics.

[mohc]

34. Counter to counter point

But with use of fonts for greater effect

[WeDidIt]

38. Longwinded counter to the counter of the counter point

With at least fourteen links to articles that have absolutely nothing to do with the argument.

[yardwork]

60. Complaint about hardship to dial-up users

[LiberalAndProud]

84. agreement with counterpoint

aside noting that 'they' don't get it

[BlooInBloo]

18. Dude - you gotta stop reading ozarkdem threads.

[yardwork]

25. Insufferably superior response citing DU rules about not calling out other DUers

followed by call-out of other DUers.

[Higher Standard]

21. Appeal for unity!

Valiant attempt to encourage unity over divisiveness.

[Bicoastal]

28. Unity quickly overruled. Hurt feelings cited.

[WeDidIt]

35. Argument about how Candidate X rebuked all possibility of support in GE

due to perceived slight against Candidate Y

[yardwork]

48. Argument that Candidate X rebuked all possibility of support due to behavior of supporters

on this and other vaguely-referenced internet sites.

[WeDidIt]

81. Post about how Candidate X supporters at third party pro-candidate X site

are really support Candidate Z in the general and are only trying to sew the seeds of division in the aprty.

[flvegan]

22. Inclusion of baseless poll taken of stray cats in Westchester.

[WeDidIt]

27. Counter with baseless poll taken of stray dogs in LA

[flvegan]

45. Assert that those dogs were pitbulls and therefore can't be trusted.

[yardwork]

57. Complaints about perceived anti-pit bull sentiment.

Statement that it is unsurprising that OP, with so many faults, is also a pit bull hater.

[D23MIURG23]

132. Keyboard approximation of sidesplitting laughter

[Tommy_Carcetti]

23. Welcome to the General Discussions: Primaries automated switchboard.

Welcome to the General Discussions: Primaries automated switchboard. Press 1 for English. Press 2 for Angry Illogical Ranting.

((BEEP))

You have selected Angry Illogical Ranting. Welcome to General Discussion: Primaries. Please make the following selection:

Press 1 for broad-based generalizations.
Press 2 for the strawman fallacy.
Press 3 for subtly inciting hatred against your fellow Democrat.
Press 4 for arguing implausible scenarios just to rile up fear.
Press 5 for gross hypocrisy.
Press 6 for sanctimonious self-righteousness.
Press 7 for pretending to care about things you really don't care about just to suit your own agenda.
Press 8 for mock indignation.
Press 9 for veiled threats.
Press 10 for telling others to recommend your post because getting it on the Greatest Page is the best thing that will ever happen to you in your life and you can now die happy.
Press 11 for crazed mob mentality and herd behavior.
Press 12 for rationalizing your own behavior by claiming that the other side acts much worse than yours.
Press 13 for being an grand embarrassment to your own candidate and being against everything for which he or she actually stands.
Press 14 for circular logic, red herrings and non-sequitors.
Press 15 for TYPING IN CAPITAL LETTERS AND CURSING A LOT!!!!!!!
Press 16 for exaggerating the outcome of current events and otherwise blindly panicking for no reason.
Press 17 for prematurely jumping to conclusions based solely on rumor, innuendo or unsubstantiated evidence.
Press 18 for quoting out of context.
Press 19 for counterproductive behavior that is only going to serve to further divide us down the road.
Press 20 for not actually giving a damn about what your candidate is actually saying because you have worked yourself up into an emotionally frenzied state.

If you wish to repeat these options, you are obviously a troll and clearly want the Democrats to lose. We are in the process of alerting the moderators, and your thread will be locked. Prepare to be tombstoned. IBTL!!! IBTL!!!

If you are looking for calmness, rationality, common sense, unity, coalition building and/or logic, no options exist for such choices. Please hang up and feel disillusioned by your fellow Democrats. We fuck you for your patience. Have a shitty day.

[Hippo_Tron]

26. Gratuitious posting of FAIL pictures

Which I am certainly guilty of and apologize to no one for.

[Zodiak]

123. Followed by the posting of a fail picture because you misapplied your original "fail" picture

Of course, after an exhaustive analysis as to why you misapplied said "Fail" picture



Also issued without apology

[WeDidIt]

30. Requisite K&R post

[yardwork]

50. Angry reference to the number of recommendations for this thread.

[villager]

31. snotty defensive reply!

assuming you were attacking me personally...

[Bicoastal]

46. Heated comeback. Poor spelling and grammar now at critical level.

[yardwork]

32. Announcement to all that OP is on "ignore list"

and requests that others explain what "ignore" is saying.

[Tyler Durden]

33. Countless repeated Stalker postings...

and denials of obsession with the OP.

[DAGDA56]

37. threat to ALERT!

discussion of tombstones, IBTL...excessive smilies...

[yardwork]

42. Complaints that the mods obviously favor "x" candidate, as repeated alerts have been ignored

during the twenty-second interval since alerts began and 12th alert was sent.

Alerts filled with increasingly hostile and insulting language aimed at mods.

[americanstranger]

47. Comparison of time stamps of 'offensive' posts.

Speculation that mods are 'too busy' or 'watching American Idol' or 'in the tank' for one candidate or another.

Statement of bewilderment as to why poster continues to visit GDP.

- as

[yardwork]

55. Statement of absolute certainty that Skinner favors "X" candidate

and seeks to "purify" DU of all other candidates' supporters. Citation of recent tombstones as proof.

[americanstranger]

70. Enthusiastic agreement by fellow supporter!

Veiled putdown of opposing candidate. Statement that web site name should be changed to '(Opposing Candidate) Underground.'

Hint to withhold further donations if this keeps up.

- as

[Bicoastal]

49. Agreement with claims of bias.

Toothless threat to withhold donations until situation is rectified. Ominous claim that numbers are growing.

[PoliticalAmazon]

40. Two words: Red Herring. n/t

[mcctatas]

43. Tu quoque

example : How dare you call my candidate a racist?
Well you called my candidate a sexist...

[Youphemism]

51. Promise to leave DU, failure to do it...

...anger, followed by one or more posts the moderators have to lock.

[Youphemism]

56. [self-referential] 20 people repeating the same thing...

...not having read the preceding responses.

[AllentownJake]

52. Geographic Insult

of the supporters of candidate X vs candidate y.

[LiberalAndProud]

53. flattering photo of my candidate

[WeDidIt]

54. Gratutitous IBTL post

[rucky]

59. Meta-thread!

[endarkenment]

61. Deleted message

[endarkenment]

66. Deleted message

[endarkenment]

68. Deleted message

[americanstranger]

72. Reply to deleted message

that is sufficiently provocative to make one wonder what was in the deleted message.

- as

[charlie and algernon]

obligitory question to find out what was said

[Coexist]

102. Alert! eom

[BlooInBloo]

87. Deleted sub-thread.

[LiberalAndProud]

89. link to author profile

following pizza delivery

[RichardRay]

63. Useless effort to appeal to reason and better nature.

Supported by content the application of which to the OP no one can figure out.

[americanstranger]

76. Reply asking what 'Ignored' said this time.

:rofl:

- as

[Swamp Rat]

67. Unnecessary reference to "Schizopolis."

Self-gratification. :D

[charlie and algernon]

71. doomsday warning that elections will be cancelled

link to questionable conspiracy theorist site that says Bush will nuke iran or Aliens will invade.

Dire prediction that none of this campaign stuff will matter.

[WeDidIt]

86. Counter conspiracy argument that it's ALL ABOUT THE MACHINES!

[helderheid]

73. Deleted subthread

[WeDidIt]

74. Demand to the mods to lock this thread.

[Bread and Circus]

75. Absolute refusal to accept any logic that refutes baseless assertion!

[Bread and Circus]

77. Obligatory mod post saying everything will be jiffy no matter who the nominee will be

[endarkenment]

79. Attempt to broker peace by posting kitten pictures

[WeDidIt]

83. Response to kitten pcitures with FAIL picture.

[Spazito]

85. Proclaiming neutrality while...

strewing roses in the threads of one candidate while spewing shit in the threads of the other.

[WeDidIt]

88. Agreement post that expresses concern about certain aspects

of the candidate professed to be supported.

[Spazito]

92. Explaining that the concern expressed is for the good of the

candidate and assurance it is for the best while emphasizing the concern again in CAPITAL LETTERS and "quotation marks" in case anyone missed the CONCERN expressed the first time.

[progressoid]

90. Semi - incoherent post causing speculation of early drinking

[Bucky]

104. Post in which the word "its" is spelled "it's"

[PaulaFarrell]

91. Link?

n/t

[New Earth]

93. Ignored

not :D

[Erin Elizabeth]

94. Late arrival of DUer who obviously doesn't understand

the entire thread, but tries to make a contribution, anyway. Roundly ignored by all.

[Erin Elizabeth]

95. Being ignored, posts FAIL pics in vain efforts

to get a response. Fails at the FAIL.

[LynneSin]

96. Ive been hear for 7 years know $ you better listin to me!!!

:eyes:

[Bucky]

99. Well i've been here 11!!!1! years so there now what

do you have to say to that!

[LynneSin]

103. I HLf 3x the post cnt that u hve

so there!

[Bucky]

111. okay but i hev a reel bunny and hes' gots three_X pancakes on it's head

and hes' maid by these ladys

so ther!

[LynneSin]

115. Mi pancaeks come from the bst source out their - Ant Jemima!!

[crankychatter]

118. accusations of racism using desultory classist language like "redneck" and "trailer trash"

"Aunt Jemima?" you Motherfucker

[LynneSin]

121. HEY

I found the modern picture of Aunt Jemima

Although it took me awhile - it was all the questionable stuff

[D23MIURG23]

129. Self-Delete

Breif explanation.

[Coexist]

105. request for you to PM me, hinting at my inclusion in "in crowd"

and obvious failure of OP to make it in.

[bunnies]

97. CONDESCENDING ALL CAPS RANT!

WITH SMILIES! :nuke: :mad: :grr:

[WeDidIt]

98. Lengthy cut and paste job

Entire body of the post goes on at length with disclaimer at the bottom that has been posted with author's consent.

Post has asbolutely nothing to do with anything in the thred.

[Bucky]

100. Brazillion joke posted under misleadingly on-topic subject line

posted by a moran

[SurfingAtWork]

107. Three letter abreviation for laughter, written just to increase post count.

[kwassa]

109. Your candidate throws their own mother under the bus

and would throw my mother and your mother there as well.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

112. Behold an example of a redherring argument n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

110. Two of my favorites: cognitive dissonance and projection...

Cognitive dissonance: ignore facts with which one disagrees; rather, resort to name-calling, shouting above one's opponent to make one appear stronger and right on the issues; present straw-men and red-herring arguments which are fallacious...then accuse the other side of doing exactly what you're doing!

Projection: charging one's opponent of doing exactly what that person is doing, then blaming the opponent when he/she/they are outraged by the offending behavior. Projecting onto one's opponent everything that one hates about oneself; casting blame against one's opponent for engaging in behavior that he/she/they are guilty of. It's like the jealous boyfriend or husband who is cheating on his wife/girlfriend but then claiming that she is the adulterer.

[crankychatter]

113. Your use of ad hominem attacks belies the lack of substantiation for your assertions

mother fucker

[helderheid]

114. Youtube link to motherfucker

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yyY5FQA-1VU

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

116. conflation of bias with fact; homemade chart devoid of fact demonstrating strength of bias

implicit display of post-count superiority with sarcastic "welcome to DU"; questioning poster's lineage/progressive credentials....

Yes, I think I've tried them all. Here come my crocodile tears. Oh, I forgot: also, the unhelpful link....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x4970

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

117. 2006 sockpuppet!

"Snappy!"

[crankychatter]

119. Error: You've already recommended that thread.

unoriginal kick

[crankychatter]

120. Please REC this thread if you agree - n/t

.

[Zodiak]

124. Well-thought rebuttal of baseless assertion, posted way too late

Thread watched like a hawk for three hours with no responses seen. Going to bed thinking the thread died because of self-professed undeniable logic and sharp wit, but really no one gave a crap any more and are fighting in another thread.

[BadgerKid]

125. Deliberate falsehood unapologetically, tiredlessly foisted as fact.

[palindrome]

126. moranic reply from a series troll

[Bicoastal]

127. Now, THAT'S ironic...

[D23MIURG23]

128. GARBLED TROLLSPEAK IN ALL CAPS

(body conspicuously missing)

[D23MIURG23]

131. contentless post promising momentary boost of stature in parent forum and greatest page

:kick:

[foo_bar]

133. impromptu medical diagnosis with a made-up Three Letter Acronym

Implicit suggestion that the OP should be placed under quarantine.

[yardwork]

134. Inane response that kicks the old thread back up to the top of the page

where it is ignored by everybody.

[boppers]

136. ACCUSATION OF PLAGARISM

Link to prior meta-thread. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=5324147

[boppers]

135. Obscure pizza reference.

Obligatory pun about grave markers.

[sudopod]

137. Cleverly disguised Rickroll nt

[flvegan]

138. New evening retort that the OP was indeed PUI at the time.

Because, in fact, the retort was a PUI post.

[oxbow]

139. mockery of the op for a speeling error

emoticon, emoticon, curse word, emoticon, smiley face

[SoxFan]

140. Copycat thread in the Lounge

BASEBALL ASSERTION

ALL YOUR BASELESS ARE BELONG TO ASSERTION

[yardwork]

141. Half-dozen copycats of copycat thread in Lounge

[crankychatter]

142. daily kicks - too empty headed for an Original Post

this thread is FUN

:-)

[EstimatedProphet]

143. Self-impressed response

Statement to the effect that what I believe must be correct, since I am the one who believes it. Your position cannot be correct, since both your position and my position cannot be true at the same tme.

Additional statement that my position is also shared by the well-educated, and your position is held by those with less education, "low information" types. Statement to the effect that this makes your education and intellect questionable at best.

(BTW these statements should look familiar, since they are all literally recycled from things DUers have said.)