Look at this post! And then check out the thread -- Another Biden for VP

[gateley]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6625799&mesg_id=6625858

[PatSeg]

1. So people do pay attention to

the stickies! More and more people are coming forward and saying positive things about Joe.

[gateley]

2. SO FAR, that thread is predominantly positive. nt

[Debi]

3. What a great thread

all the haters must be taking their naps!

[gateley]

4. Oops. Spoke a little too soon, but it's just the usual naysayers.

Others are able to see the positives of Biden on the ticket.

[WheelWalker]

5. Membership at DU is not recognition

of advanced intellect, or even good judgment, and among our number are those who would eat their parents and even their children.

[gateley]

6. A couple of those people just have a hard on for Biden --

and I have to say I feel the same way about some other politicians. They just take every opportunity to trash him.

[WheelWalker]

13. They are not rational about it. Aristotle, once

when expounding on the logic of reasoning in discourse, was asked by a student, "But Teacher, what should one do when engaging an irrational man?" The Philosopher did not hesitate in his answer, "Chase after him with a stick." The challenge is to know when lack of reason is the cause for non-understanding, rather than a failure to communicate. The inability to meet that challenge is one of the causes of much frivolous violence.

[PatSeg]

7. Damn

I step away from the computer and those people took over the thread completely. Same old stuff again.

[Muttocracy]

8. why aren't they replying to my questions?

:shrug:

[Muttocracy]

9. at least one of them didn't have me on ignore a few minutes ago

maybe they all do now (I have some)

[gateley]

10. I actually just put them both on Ignore - I just can't keep my mouth shut

and no stranger on a message board should be able to push your (my) buttons that much.

I don't think you'd be on ignore - they seem to enjoy the exchanges.

I noticed your questions went unanswered.

[Muttocracy]

11. crickets? I'm fine with being corrected if I'm wrong but nothing? nt

[gateley]

12. Because you were right. That always brings out the crickets en masse. nt

[Muttocracy]

14. one of them responded, but it's with a single letter I identified too

and I can't find anything objectionable in it (admit I read it fast) - basically concern over Russia not being very democratic. :shrug:

[PatSeg]

17. I'm so proud of you!

There is no point in responding. I just "bit my tongue" again as I can remember too well past exchanges. Life is too short for this kind of garbage. The fact that some would come here to see what we're saying is so juvenile. I really don't get it. There have been Democratic candidates that I didn't like at all, but being this is a Democratic board, I never went around systematically trashing them. I save that for republicans!

[WheelWalker]

15. They are but ants at our picnic. Pass the Cupcake, please...

[gateley]

16. ....

:pals:

[PatSeg]

18. And they only have the power that we give them

and I'm not that generous.