I'm neither petite nor drop-dead gorgeous...wanna take a stab at me?

[w8liftinglady]

I thought DU was about ideas.I always hoped we were above the superficial bullshit that entrenches the republican party.Attack the ideas-there's plenty of ammo there.This looks like a junior high message board with the "fat" shit.
Do your best...but try to sound like you have 2 brain cells that synapse when you attack me.

[Ian David]

1. If we keep arguing like this, then the smokers and pitbull owners win. n/t

[leftstreet]

2. LOL

:rofl:


cafepress

[liberaldemocrat7]

69. W8liftinglady, you look very good.

I zoomed in on your picture and yes you look very good.

[The Straight Story]

7. This thread is a rovian distraction from smoking threads

now excuse me while I light up.

[Debi]

11. *snark*

:rofl:

[keepCAblue]

16. What the hell is THAT suppose to mean? smokers and pitbull owners?

I'm a pitbull owner. Rescued her from where she'd been caged up in a shelter for over 5 months. Before that she'd been horribly abused.

So being a pit bull owner makes me somehow worthy of your cryptic insult? Explain please. I'd really like to hear your explanation.

[Ian David]

19. I was making an inside joke about other ongoing DU flamewars of distraction

I really don't mind if you keep ferocious man-eating beasts captive in your home, even if they're all just godless monsters eager for a chance to devour innocent, human flesh.



:P

[keepCAblue]

22. ferocious man-eating beasts

I hope that remark is merely you're attempt at being an ass-clown, and not a display of your full-blown stupidity.

end of message and end of discussion.

[Bluebear]

24. 'end of message and end of discussion.'

Well, that settles THAT!

(PS, the poster was commenting on an ages-old topic at DU, not insulting your pets.)

[Ian David]

26. Notice how she wasn't eager to leap to the defense of ugly people or smokers?

Typical of pitbull owners.

They are not of God.





It's sad, isn't it, when someone fails to make the leap across the sar-chasm.

[Bluebear]

32. TAINTED!!!!!11

[Critters2]

34. Typical indeed. And don't hold your breath waitin' for 'em to show

sympathy for dog mauling victims, either. It's all about them and their beasts.

[Ian David]

39. It's because of the second-hand smoke from the cigarettes near their dogs.

Nicotine activates their killer instincts that constantly lurk right beneath the surface.

[Critters2]

41. That's a new one. Usually they claim the four year old mauling victim

did something to cause it.

The nicotine defense. I'm sure that'll come in handy.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

44. Damn, where's that beating a dead horse smilie when you need it?

:eyes:

[Critters2]

46. You mean they DO show sympathy for victims? I wish. nt

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

48. G'nite. Have fun.

[Critters2]

49. So, that's a "no", then? nt

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

52. I've been through this so many times with you.

You're one of the most illogical people I've ever seen regarding pit bulls. Going over this shit again is not worth my time. All I'm going to say is check out flvegan's threads in the veggie forum right now. If you still can't feel any sympathy for those dogs, then you are not truly an animal lover.

[Critters2]

53. I can feel sympathy for BOTH dogs and people. I don't understand

not feeling badly when a child is mauled to death. I just don't understand it. But I've seen it, here and on other boards. Apparently sympathy for children makes one look weak, which is a no-no among pit bull lovers.

If you can't feel sympathy for those attacked by dogs, you're not compassionate.

I've seen a pit bull attack--up close! I'd like to see that no one ever has to see that again.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

56. I've never seen any of these alleged instances of a total lack of sympathy

towards those attacked and I've been in all of those STUPID and BIGOTED flamewars. G'nite.

[Critters2]

57. Alleged? I'd be happy with just ONE expression of sympathy

Just one would be something. But it never happens.

[Habibi]

28. He's being facetious

just FYI.

Also, FYI, I *love* pit bulls. I never met one I didn't want to take home!

[Ian David]

33. I love pitbulls, too...

They're not as "gamey" as some of the larger breeds, and much less stringy than anything from the non-working group.

[Critters2]

36. They taste like chicken. nt

[Habibi]

38. Heh. Your post sounds like

you find them, er, rather tasty.

[Habibi]

42. *slaps forehead*

Okay, I'm a bit slow on the uptake . . .

[Critters2]

40. That's not how a discussion works. You call someone an ass-clown

and they get to defend themself. You've been living with ferocious man-eating beasts too long. You've forgotten how civilization works.

[Ian David]

65. According to Monsterboard.com, "Ass clown" is an emerging job category

It's not expected to be outsourced to India anytime soon.

I thought it was a good career move.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

68. This will teach you to use the sarcasm icon.....

....or go to the lounge.

[The Straight Story]

3. I'm married to a wonderful woman or I might :)

but yeah, the who thing about looks here drives me a tad bonkers at times.

The only fat thing I see is repug wallets, and the ugliness I see is their abuse of people and power.

Liberal? You are beautiful.

[ninkasi]

4. I'm sorry...

when were you attacked? I missed the thread that caused your post. Attacking people for their weight, or looks, is so wrong. Personally, I find a person's character much more important than their looks.

[Bunny]

Well, whatever you have managed to accomplish is negated, then.

Only the slim and beautiful have any value. Didn't you know that? :sarcasm:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. Are you Dennis Hastert?

No? Then you're fine.

[OKNancy]

6. Yes, and the hypocrisy too. Getting all mad at the Repub

who dissed Hillary Clinton for her looks, then go on and on about any females looks. It's not just Candy Crowley.

Diss their words and ideas, not their appearance ( except George Bush! He's fair game - lol )

[SeattleGirl]

13. You said it, OKNancy!

That shit drives me nuts. There seem to be so many people on DU who act the same as the freepers. In the specific case of Candy Crowley, would people give her more leeway if she WERE drop-dead gorgeous and slender, etc.? I don't like Crowley at all, not because of how she looks, but because of WHAT SHE SAYS.

[BlooInBloo]

63. Hypocritical DUers??? Clutch the pearls!!!

From DUers lying about membership in the 'reality based club' - as evidenced by their unflinching belief in Leopold's 100%-evidence-free Truthout story to Crowley-fat talk, DU is a hotbed of hypocrisy.

[Lerkfish]

8. I haven't been on most of the day, so I guess I missed something.

sorry if people were taking a stab at you, or whatever happened.

:hug:

[omega minimo]

9. some people carry fat in their head

[distantearlywarning]

30. Fat in the head.

A lot worse than fat on the body, IMO. Too bad it's not as visible in public.

[TahitiNut]

10. “What is essential is invisible to the eye." (Antoine De Saint-Exupery)

Anyone who does not fully comprehend this is not (yet) fully human.

[omega minimo]

15. you are a hard nut to crack

:shrug:

[TahitiNut]

21. It's been one of my favorite books for nearly 40 years.

:shrug:

[Critters2]

37. Me too. First book I read in French, and still a favorite

Love _Vol de Nuit_, too!

[TahitiNut]

60. Funny thing ... my French isn't even Berlitz quality, but

... that book is one I enjoy reading more in French than in English. (What French I know is from traveling to France and Tahiti.) Perhaps I'm so familiar with it that I really don't need to speak the language, but it sure has a far more poetic texture (pace?) the original language, even though (I suppose) the translation is flawless. So, I keep my copies paired for those occasional days when I visit the asteroids.

[Critters2]

61. In all honesty, I've never read it in English

I think my decision to study French was largely influenced by the beauty of the language in that book. And then, in college, reading _Vol de Nuit_ (_Night Flight_, another book by St. Exupery) made me realize what a great writer St. Ex was.....again.

[loves_dulcinea]

47. st. exupery......

the guy who wrote the little prince? great book.

[ninkasi]

67. That was one of the great truths my grandmother taught me

She was wise in so many ways, and I count myself blessed that she was in my life for so many years. I have a cousin many would dismiss as being obese, and therefore not worthy of their attention. They would be the losers, because when I see her, all I feel is the beauty of her soul, and the depth of her goodness.

How sad, when the outward appearance distracts from the inner beauty, and the inner light of a beautiful soul. I am forever grateful to my grandmother, for teaching us the importance of what really matters.

[Malikshah]

12. Ok... Candy Jabba the Hutt Crowley isn't to be mocked for her views

Just the views that she blocks?

She is without a soul. She is vile. She does more damage to the country than people know.

The fact that she looks like Jabba the Hutt vs. say, Paris Hilton (i.e. Ann Coulter) should be ignored?


Nope-- she makes the Grinch look nice.

May any children she spawns a la Ungoliant come out sideways.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. Bring it on!

I'm a fat, middle-aged, Hummer-driving female smoker who eats veal, wears fur, plants kudzu in the neighbors' yards and talks loudly on a cell phone while letting her bratty children run amok in expensive restaurants.

Actually, I'm not, except for the fat, middle aged female part, but your point is well-taken. Can we all just STFU about the cataclysmic, world-shattering ugly fatness of Candy Crowley and concentrate instead on the fact that she's a disgrace to journalists everywhere? Please?

[w8liftinglady]

18. absolutely...and the fact that CNN gives her an hour to preach her drivel

tonight.

[OzarkDem]

25. You're not breast-feeding in public are you?

:evilgrin:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. Actually, yes -- my pit bull.

[OzarkDem]

29. Lol!

:rofl:

[Habibi]

31. LOL

[progressivebydesign]

50. I bet your pit bull smokes, doesn't it? n/t

[elehhhhna]

58. I am! OOPS! Just dropped an ash on baby's head...gotta go

[blogslut]

17. Download this great song!

When boneheads play the "attractive" card, Babs words will heal you:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/video/streisandstfu.mp3

[SlipperySlope]

20. This thread is worthless without pics!!

[elehhhhna]

59. lmao

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

23. I'd rather give you a pat on the back.

:toast:

[samsingh]

35. is that you in the avatar image?

[treestar]

43. Why do you hate America?

We only dis people for their looks or their weight if they are republican.

[maxsolomon]

45. humanity, let alone DU, is not 'above' anything

superficiality is a basic human trait. expecting, no, demanding, full-time, non sexist, 100% politically correct behaviour has led to alienation from liberalism in general, & the democratic party in specific, for a large # of voters. no one likes a scold.

i didn't see the thread that inspired your rant, but let me add:

stop putting burkhas on pit bulls! its called the :sarcasm: simile. use it.

[sendero]

54. I agree..

... this has been the achilles heel of liberalism. The absurd idea that everyone is "equal" and blah blah blah, things that any 3rd grader knows is not true and will never be true.

That said, I don't generally go around making fun of folks' weight or looks. I'm not Cary Grant myself :)

[maxsolomon]

62. i must say, i am stunningly attractive.

i need to lose 20 so i never bag on anyone about weight, either.

but ugly is on the inside, and Candy's got that in spades.

[Critters2]

51. I'm not much to look at either

especially now that I've decided to let my hair go gray. I don't deserve to live. Or at least to be a newscaster.

[SoCalDem]

55. Why do you hate america?? I bet you want the terra-ists to win

:evilgrin:

[LWolf]

64. There are a few bastions of bigotry

left for those whose self-esteem is dependent on putting others down, or for those who glory in bullying and/or bouts of hate.

Weight, physical features, age, gender, and sexual orientation all seem prime targets in American culture. While people may refrain from indulging in a spree of bigotry against people face to face because it isn't pc, or against people they are grouped with in some way out of surface politeness, there are many who enjoy an excuse to indulge themselves with a perceived enemy.

Yes, even here on DU.

[Missy Vixen]

66. W8liftinglady, I have a poem for you

I love this poem, because it's about a strong, beautiful woman. We are all strong, beautiful women, no matter what we look like.

Thinking of you,
Julie

Phenomenal Woman

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies
I'm not cute or built to suit a model's fashion size
But when I start to tell them
They think I'm telling lies.
I say
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips
The stride of my steps
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please
And to a man
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees
Then they swarm around me
A hive of honey bees.
I say
It's the fire in my eyes
And the flash of my teeth
The swing of my waist
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say
It's in the arch of my back
The sun of my smile
The ride of my breasts
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say
It's in the click of my heels
The bend of my hair
The palm of my hand
The need for my care.
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

-Maya Angelou