HillaryMojo. Thank you Skinner...

[lamp_shade]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=7277

[OKNancy]

1. This is a real fun site

It's light-hearted. Never mean... well the Republicans get skewered, and that's fine with me.

[misterhighwasted]

2. Very Cool! Thanks

^H^I^L^L^A^R^Y

^M^O^J^O

^D^O^T
^C^O^M

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. Love it!

[sufrommich]

4. They really did a great job of it.

I'm impressed.

[Spazito]

5. Very nice website...

I've bookmarked it, will enjoy checking it out. I love the focus being positive/fun!

[Cha]

8. It's excellent, Spazito.. what a really nice surprise!

[Spazito]

9. It is! I'm enjoying checking it out...

love the layout, very attractive, imo.

[Cha]

10. Just what was needed!

[Spazito]

11. It is like a big breath of fresh air!

[hrmjustin]

6. Very cool website.

[Cha]

7. Hey Aloha lamp_shade! Mahalo for directing me to Skinner's OP.. Brilliant!

[lamp_shade]

12. Big hug and wave to you too Cha.

[Cha]

13. Thank you, Sweetie!

[lamp_shade]

56. ...

A.M. kick

[lamp_shade]

69. p.m. nudge

[mcar]

14. Nice

[Number23]

15. "Negative comments about Democrats, and even overly harsh comments about Republicans are not going

to be permitted. "

Woah!! Bizarro world of DU where negative comments about Democrats are ALL YOU EVER SEE HERE.

[Raine1967]

19. I was thinking along the same lines.

So where does this leave DU?

[Cha]

42. I love it!

[Iggo]

16. A safe haven on 'roids!

[KMOD]

44. And free of the internet asses.

[MNBrewer]

17. Do we now know the "official" DU administrator-approved candidate?

[MissDeeds]

18. It appears so

[FSogol]

20. If you were paying attention, Skinner's been supporting HRC for a while.

He doesn't let that interfere with keeping the site open to all Democratic viewpoints. No one supporting O'Malley, Sanders, or any other Democrat has anything to worry about. Now if this was my site....

BTW, he's never said this, but I think he'd agree that it is possible to support your preferred Democratic candidate without trying to tear down other democratic candidates. Our end goal is to put a Democrat back into the WH and we are going to need everyone's vote to do it.

[Agschmid]

21. +1

BTW, he's never said this, but I think he'd agree that it is possible to support your preferred Democratic candidate without trying to tear down other democratic candidates. Our end goal is to put a Democrat back into the WH and we are going to need everyone's vote to do it.

[FSogol]

22. (I wish you had clipped it after I fixed all the spellin' errors.)

[Agschmid]

23. Re-did it just for you!

Cheers!

[FSogol]

25. LOL, Thanks. n/t

[Spazito]

37. Exactly, well said n/t

[greatauntoftriplets]

61. ...

[MADem]

26. Why don't you "Ask The Administrator?"

You're not suggesting that the administrators here don't have a "right" to express a preference, like YOU are doing?

Sheeesh. I mean, really, if it's bothering you, start your own website.

[Cha]

45. I bet if Skinner came out for Bernie.. they'd let him have his opinion without whining. Guaranteed.

[MADem]

46. We'd probably be dealing with a great deal of chortling and

crude commentary about what we could do with our opinions, too.

Poor Senator Sanders. Some of his "supporters" (cough) are his worst enemies.

[Cha]

52. And, "gloating" comes to mind. Yeah, I'm thinking Bernie wouldn't like it if he

even knew about it.

[Flying Squirrel]

67. Of course... But then Hillary supporters would be "whining"

The point is that last time around, Skinner remained impartial till the very end. This was a wise course. Yes, of course he has the RIGHT to openly support a candidate at any point. Doesn't make it a good move. I understand the motivation to make Hillary supporters feel better since they are in the clear minority on DU - but he shouldn't forget that Bernie supporters are in the clear minority in the real world, and he should be sensitive to the appearance of siding with the mainstream media and the "sensible grown-ups", of being complicit in the marginalization of Bernie and his supporters. If Bernie is truly another Dennis Kucinich who has no shot, what's the harm in letting that play out? All Skinner has done is create another echo chamber and further divide DU. Yes, it's his right to do so - but what will the end result be? Time will tell.

[Spazito]

68. Instead of instituting tighter restrictions on DU...

it has been left unchanged. Bernie supporters, Hillary supporters, O'Malley supporters and those undecided have the same freedom to post as they did before the other site existed.

Asking the admins to stay silent on whom they support is unfair, imo, as their avid interest and activism resulted in the establishment of DU.

Instead of staying silent this time, they opted to take their support to a completely different site while respecting the DU community, as a whole, by leaving it unchanged.

[Jester Messiah]

32. Kinda hard to miss.

Somehow the game seems a little... skewed... when the ump comes on the field wearing the ball cap of one of the teams playing.

[7962]

34. Thats a good one.

[LordGlenconner]

36. Boo hoo

[Cha]

40. Really.. poor little victims.. the Admin has an opinion on who he supports. If they don't like

it they can always go some place else. LOL

If I remember correctily he supported Hillary last primary and I was for Sen Obama.. I didn't go whining.. it's his board. but, he sure got on board with Obama when he won.. like everyone is going to get on Board for the GE Candidate 2016.

[Cha]

39. Not "skewed" at all.. the thing about Skinner, for anyone paying attention is that he likes all the

candidates and lets the board fight it out. He just happens to be for Hillary. He has an opinion and not afraid to show it.

Good on him.. he, EarlG, and Elad started DU.. I think they can do what they want.

[MADem]

53. First of all, he's not the ump--we who serve on juries are.

Second, this is a PRIVATE website, a private discussion forum--it's not a public library. You JOIN here.

Membership has Terms of Service. We're expected to conform to them.

If it doesn't meet your needs, no one is holding you here against your will. And if you think the game is skewed, you're welcome to go find a game that you believe is more fair.

[Jester Messiah]

58. Classic dodge.

Changes nothing.

[Cha]

38. The cool thing about the DU Admin is that he likes all the Candidates and lets everyone fight it out

He just happens to be for Hillary. He does have an opinion and not afraid to show it.

[philosslayer]

41. Have you seen the Bernie font yet?

Me neither.

[MADem]

47. Here's an idea--get up off those Best Intentions of yours, and MAKE ONE.

What, do you expect to be served a pudding snack and given a pillow and blankie when you're tired? You support that candidate? You make the font for him.

Go on, get moving. Since all your pals insist that the Sanders crew is the majority here, you'll surely be able to find some smart computer types to help if you're not up to the job.

[philosslayer]

59. I am really not sure of the source of the anger

I was responding to a post that asked "Do we now know the "official" DU-administrator approved candidate". The Administrators to this site made a special font for Mrs. Clinton. Yet not for Mr. Sanders (at least to my knowledge). I do believe that answered the question.

There's no need for anger. Perhaps a bit of decaf?

[DisgustipatedinCA]

64. That's how she rolls. Perpetually incensed.

[MADem]

70. I think the source is from within--you're angry because an administrator has a personal preference,

and you're taking that personal preference and trying to pretend that the administrator is somehow "skewing" the game here on this website.

The answer to that is, no, he's not. He has the right to make a completely separate website that supports his candidate--and guess what? You do, too!

It's not his "job" to do stuff for you. And yeah, there IS no need for anger--so maybe you might dial it back, hmmmm? Pour yourself a cup of that decaf, pal--you need it more than I do!

[philosslayer]

71. Gosh

It might take more than decaf. Here's a hint MADem... I"m support Secretary Clinton for President. I was merely making an observation. Don't let that knee hit you in the eye when it jerks.

[MADem]

72. You keep resorting to personal invective--does it make you feel cool to call me names?

Your words reflect on you, not me.

[philosslayer]

73. I've called you names?

Which names exactly?

[MADem]

74. You are characterizing me with your "decaf" remarks.

But you're the one relentlessly coming at me, over and over again. I think you need to take your own advice.

[Recursion]

43. Unlike in 2008 I don't think Skinner is keeping mum about his support for HRC this time

Doesn't seem to be dampening Sanders's support on DU

[hrmjustin]

50. Skinner has not hidden the fact he supports Hillary.

He does not require us to pick a side.

[MineralMan]

62. That has not been a secret for some time.

If you weren't aware of this, you may not be reading enough of this website.

The admins here support Hillary Clinton's candidacy. That's not going to change.

[DCBob]

24. So where are the usual suspects to trash this pro Hillary thread?

[MADem]

28. Already here!

Look up....

[Scootaloo]

29. There actually aren't any

Sorry man. I know someone's got you guys all on the defensive, telling you that DU is some sort of anti-Hillary hate site. It's not. But claiming so is a good way to throw people on the warpath, isn't it?

[Logical]

30. The "Hillary is picked on too much" whiners are here though! nt

[hrmjustin]

31. Reporting for duty.

[pscot]

27. That's one gaudy website

Nice.

[Cha]

55. It's great and it wouldn't be complete without someone throwing an ignorant cheap pot shot at it.

[pscot]

66. You do realize

you're talking to a fellow Democrat who will vote for Ms. Clinton if she's the party's choice? I looked at the web site and it's impressive to see so many testimonials to her undoubted virtues gathered in one place. Looks great, like a shiny new paint job on a '92 Camaro. We'll have to see how it handles cross-country trip on bad roads.

[Cha]

75. Good for you.. but, so what.. so there's so much ugly propaganda written about her.. that it's

nice to see all the positive news and endorsements.

[pscot]

76. That crap is only going to get worse

But most of it is pretty desperate. She's smart to pace herself. Maybe she can rope a dope all the way to the Whitehouse.

[rock]

33. Yes Skinner

As I've said before, it's a great site. Thanks!

[workinclasszero]

35. Hillarymojo rocks!

Thanks to all that made it!

[ismnotwasm]

48. Very cool

[Joe the Revelator]

49. This is smart on Skinner's part...in 08 he was accused of...

being a Hillary apologist or an Obama apologist, depending on where you were sitting on that Primary bus. Being transparent about it this cycle, though my knee-jerk reaction was to say 'Eh-Gads Man!', is extremely smart. Well played Skinner.

[Skinner]

63. The difference is that this cycle it doesn't matter which candidate I support.

I'm not deleting posts, and neither are any moderators. The jury system runs the site, not me.

Anyone on DU who tries to claim they are at a disadvantage here because I support a different candidate than they do have no clue what they are talking about. I tend to think some people are just primed to yell "the mods are biased against me" whenever they have to face the consequences for their own behavior. It is a learned behavior that works on every other discussion forum. But it's a total non sequitur here.

[Joe the Revelator]

65. That's also a very good point, I had forgotten life pre-jurys

[Hekate]

51. KnR See you there!

[NanceGreggs]

54. Bookmarked!

And lookin' good!

[DCBob]

57. Cool stuff there!

Well done!

[NCTraveler]

60. K&R nt.

[Gothmog]

77. Thanks for setting this up

[lamp_shade]

78. Skinner set it up.