Clean Coal Ads on DU - You HAVE to be kidding me!

[demobabe]

Please ban Americaspower.org ads from the DU! There is NO SUCH THING as CLEAN COAL - these ads promote the Big Coal industry that is destroying the Appallachians, the aquifers, miles of streams, and devastating communities. Coal burning produces greenhouse gasses and acid rain, and there are NO "clean coal" technologies that are truly "clean."

[bridgit]

1. Donate and you'll be able to turn them off I think...

:dunce:

[demobabe]

2. Jesus. So you support stealth Republican ads being on DU?

I won't even go into the donation thing, suffice to say that if I had the money to donate, I would...

Spent a fortune pursuing Democratic activism since 2001, so don't even go there, maybe you could donate to give me a star. When was the last time you got sued by Michael Savage for a half million bucks?

Some of the wonderful folks at DU might tell you about how they helped save me from that whole thing...

[bridgit]

7. Your issue would seem to be with DU Admin, I don't expect you to understand...

...you're clearly on your own frequency. But I seen the inclusion of those ads as what could be viewed as a negative from their inception, and for some of the same reasons that are tasking you this evening, look...

I perform product placement, image control, loss/prevention & compliance auditing while providing narratives for 'why things are the way they are' for a living; so that parts of the rest may be seen slipping beneath the umbrella reference of what is 'legal exposure'.

Here's hoping the rest of your evening to be a peaceful one

[demobabe]

12. Thank you for enlightening me, oh superior person

Hey, you've got the corporate speak down - does that make you somehow important, or are you just hiding behind it because you're a fundamentally insecure person?

Maybe a bit of both.

Anyway, there are two things here:

1) The DU Admins can deny individual ads from running
2) There is no longer an "Ask the Admins" forum which I would have posted this in

Just so you know, these ARE stealth Republican ads designed to suck in progressives. I see they've done their job with you.

Follow the money, and you'll see the Big Coal is behind this, and if you want more info on what is going on, you might want to check out http://www.appvoices.org.

[bridgit]

14. Oh no thank you oh person in a perpetual state of retrograde but explain this...

if you're able:

"I've been sued by Michael Savage to the tune of a half-million bucks.

I've cost Rush Limbaugh millions in advertising."

Yay You!! Where have you been cost effective in your efforts if your able to put a dime in one hand...to have two fall out your ass?

Follow your own money, deary, and while your about patting yourself on the back take a break and get in there and recover Murray's miners.

What a pretentious ass you are.

[demobabe]

15. What on earth are you talking about?

Clearly you never took any classes in logic, because you are linking things that have absolutely nothing to do with one another.

Seriously, go see a shrink about your insecurity problem and quit pushing it off on me.

Pretentious? You're the one speaking corpo-speak, and you call me pretentious? Ever hear of "projection?" And I'm not talking spreadsheets, either...

[bridgit]

18. It must be a bizarre experience for you, to even walk across the street...

Not to mention drive across town in America 2008. The simple hypocrisies must be splitting your head into two whole pieces. You come in here, in the wrong forum; and start bewailing every other person but for DU Admin regarding an advertising template they have endorsed. In that process you cast aggressions (oh yeah, a true Lib/Pro hallmark that :eyes:) in every direction but for where they may solve your angst'y problem; while alternately playing Little Girl Lost, 'progressive smack talker of the new millennium', and panhandling for a donation that I see someone has indeed given though I would not have, not believing that childish tantrums should be rewarded.

I do see as well your big on flicking pop-psycho-babble, in fact you can't stop, in fact that is your foible and referred to by some as a facet of what is functional illiteracy to forever, insatiably, wantonly toss such frames around anywhere but where you are yes: you...but never mind that, I still think it's you regardless,

I think people such as yourself, if you have been advocating progressive causes; are part of the reason why we've been made to labor beneath this oppressive bush junta for years now. Oh sure, pat yourself on the back. You cost Limbaugh MILLIONS in ad dollars. But you know what. He just signed a 400mil$ contract, and his cigars just keep getting bigger so what the hell *was* your impact? To act as his silent agent and get him more money in the long run no dear...if they were days at all they're glory days now. Time marches on!

Which is part of why at least imo your thoughts as founded seem predicated upon ego; and it would further seem your ego, at least it is my read, remains brittle and intransigent. Not pliable. Not fluid. Not progressive. But static. And therefore easily discounted by the true corpo-people you would have heel beneath your crop. Logic!? Now that's a hoot coming from the likes of you.

In closing two things, 1) - I find you out of balance with simple discourse, and, 2) - I leave you with a lyric:

Rulers make bad lovers. You better put your kingdom up for sale.

[demobabe]

20. It's a bizarre experience for me...

...to read your incomprehensible babble. Struck a nerve, did I?

Seriously! Go back and read your own words! We're dying laughing over here. :D

[bridgit]

21. Yes m'Lady...

[symbolman]

17. Oh Goody! You've been here so long that you can shit all over

DU'rs here virtually from the beginning.. Demobabe has done SO MUCH for the Dems you couldn't even begin to Thank her enough, she even named our site which at one point outside of Bartcop, Buzzflash, MediaHorse, Smirking Chimp and Here were THE Premiere liberal ACTIVIST sites on the web..

Her site Takebackthemedia.com virtually Invented the Political attack ad online, PRE-YouTube..

You don't agree with people, so you Attack them? How about aiming that ample vitriol at John McCain instead of progressives on the same side..

As for all she listed, it and more are all true.. I know, because I am Symbolman.. Not to be confused with Spartecus, sure.. :)

What's happened to this board? (except for that person who gifted this deserving lady a star - that's Old School DU, right there) :)

[bridgit]

19. Very typical, read here for the introduction of snark...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6769151&mesg_id=6769611

It's referred to as what goes around...something something, oh I'm sure you know the rest. People don't agree with me, they attack me, and you're good with that old timer? That's your idea of big tent inclusion? People are foolish if they don't think there's a caste system here at DU. It wouldn't hurt some people to consider the opinions of others. And my orig post was more in lightness, I even posted myself the dunce but no...all of you all have brought this ugly aspect in. My thought is that you feel entitled.

What's happened to this board indeed! No, waylay that, select people, and there isn't a tinker's damn worth of difference between you & this one, have been dumping on me here at DU for three fucking years my strange friend, I pay my dues, I support this board I nurture it and for what...

To be cheap-shotted by a gaggle of 'just plain DU folks' that think their shit don't stink bullshit!! I work for a fucking living, and it is belittled by DU royalty get over yourselves fer christ sake

[demobabe]

22. Ha! Entitled?

YOU should talk, coming onto my thread to cast aspersions (get your dictionary out, I know you've been working overtime with it tonight) about longtime members...

You see, YOU'VE paid your dues. YOU'VE been here for three years, and so somehow that gives you the right to shit on people who have been on the board since 2001.

Are you drunk?

If you don't like the board, then leave. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[bridgit]

23. Oh my goodness but here we go = PWI...the refuge of a true scoundrel...

That's it? That's all you got? :rofl:

[demobabe]

24. No evidence to say otherwise...

You certainly don't have any comeback.

[bridgit]

25. Your tedium is pregnant with the loft of a flying mallet, we dance now...

Good luck with that eww yuk....growth, you should probably have that looked at for reals. But you maybe should stop talking like a fortune cookie first,

"No evidence to say otherwise. You certainly don't have any comeback."

Ahhhh, such poetry. Such a melding of leaking ships and consumer mathematics Eh, you know what after all? Don't stop talking like a fortune cookie; it's your mouth do whatever you want with it...yeah that's the ticket: be free! And by 'free' I don't mean cheap.

Just exercise Freedom & Liberty!

[demobabe]

28. Dieter, fine, whatever.

Ya know, false profundity wasn't what Jung was talking about, BTW.

[IndianaJones]

3. support the site and they go away. nt.

[demobabe]

4. See reply #2

So you're for Republican causes being promoted on the DU, too?

[IndianaJones]

5. I encourage you to donate. nt.

[demobabe]

8. You know what?

I've donated to the DU before.

Hundreds of dollars.

I do work on some other progressive websites you've probably heard of.

I've interviewed Congresspeople, Movie Stars, Experts, and released video that has helped bring about change on progressive issues.

I've been sued by Michael Savage to the tune of a half-million bucks.

I've cost Rush Limbaugh millions in advertising.

We've gone head to head with folks like O'Reilly, Scarborough, been on CNN, Radio, and other TV channels.

We've run thousands of TV ad spots during the 2004 elections, and

We've been finalists in MoveOn's Bush in 30 seconds contest.

Michael Moore has publicly recognized us.

NOW,

It just so happens that I don't have the money to donate to DU right now. In fact, my house may be foreclosed upon.

I see a stealth Republican ad on DU designed to lure in progressives. I make mention of it. They are OFFENSIVE and shouldn't be running on the DU. You tell me to shut up and donate.

You know what? I've done enough. I encourage YOU to donate and give me the star if you feel so strongly about it.

Still, those ads should not be running on the DU. Those ads are counter progressive values and support large corporations and destruction of the environment. They are NOT progressive at ALL.

[IndianaJones]

9. they're key word ads. nt.

[ContinentalOp]

11. The funny thing is that this thread has tons of coal ads on it now.

Coal coal coal. Clean burning coal. Where can I buy some good coal?

[ContinentalOp]

6. I've seen far worse ads than that. They're placed by Google, not DU.

Right now I'm looking at "Master of Arts in Military History - ONLINE from Norwich University." I've seen tons of anti-Obama ads. Google just places them based on keywords.

[Number23]

26. You and me both, buddy

I've seen far worse ads than that.

I think the "Gay Thug" ads complete with some dude in cornrows and a powder blue do-rag glaring menacingly into the camera just about did me in....

[joshcryer]

10. Send a comment to the admins, they can selectively remove those ads.

It's not like they sought them or anything.

[demobabe]

13. How do I do that anymore?

If I send a PM to one of the admins, it gets buried in their box usually... I honestly don't know what to do.

[demobabe]

16. BIG THANK YOU to the DUer who gave me the Donor Star!

Thank you so much. I appreciate my star very much.

:)

[H2O Man]

27. Nominated.

I agree 100%.

[demobabe]

29. Thank you, H20 Man!

Finally someone who looks at the point I was trying to make! Thank you so much.