I just got blocked from the BS group...though I will wear his credentials on Election Day.

[msanthrope]

So, I got blocked from the Bernie Sanders group. Mind you, not for anything that got hid by a jury. Not for anything that was derogatory towards Sanders himself.

Ironically, if he is the nominee, I will be wearing his credentials on Election Day....as with every single Election Day since I was 24, I will be an election protection attorney for the Democratic Nominee. I will be on the front lines, as an attorney, protecting the franchise of every voter.

Turns out....the Host that blocked me, had a previous issue with me, over my incredibly "mean," but incredibly funny thread about 50 Shades of Grey....she was not the host who locked it, but since the Host who locked it refused to hear my appeal, she decided to have an extensive PM discussion with me over my intemperate use of humor.

Here is that locked thread, in all of its glory....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026190179

Could I repeat the PM exchange? Sure, but why bother? Just know that that I got blocked---a lawyer who will proudly wear Bernie Sanders credentials if he is chosen as the Democratic nominee, was blocked from a group dedicated to winning over voters to Bernie.

FYI---I have not mentioned the name of the Host, because it is not important.

[William769]

1. Seems like you had someone turning 50 shades of red.

[msanthrope]

2. Win on the first godamn post my friend. nt

[MADem]

3. Don't feel badly.

I got blocked for telling a poster that CNN did cover Sanders' announcement that he was running, and providing links, after the hot-breathed assertion was erroneously made that no one was covering it (this was the first announcement, too, mind you, during the Baltimore riots--not the speech announcement in VT).

I got an "insufficient loyalty" dressing down, too.

I like Bernie Sanders way, WAY better than most of his supporters, I'm afraid. They are NOT helping the man one bit. It's as if they want to alienate anyone who doesnt profess undying loyalty right from the get-go.

That's not how campaigns work.

I'm from MA, so in the run-up to Kerry's campaign, I rather felt obligated to support him, having voted for him down the years...but I really, REALLY did like Howard Dean, my whole family did. So, we were rooting for him, and would have been overjoyed had he made the cut. Had he not imploded before it came time for me to cast my primary vote...welllllllll....? Who knows how I would have voted in that circumstance?

But I live in a Super Tuesday state, and Dean backed out two weeks before we even went to the polls. So my loyalties were never tested....We didn't have to make any hard choices by the time we were asked to weigh in, so....there ya go.

Maybe my memory is failing me, but I don't remember Dean supporters being nasty about other candidates. There IS that, too....

[msanthrope]

6. Dean supporters...I was one...were fairly low-key. The one thing I remember....Dean wanted his

people to work for Kerry. Not so much, here.

[Cha]

16. "I like Bernie Sanders way WAY better than most of his supporters, I'm afraid. They are NOT helping

the man one bit. It's as if they want to alienate anyone who doesnt profess undying loyalty right from the get-go."

Now who does that remind me of?!

[still_one]

19. It sure seems that way to me also

[Iliyah]

4. Never want to see the movie.

So far as winning over voters, good luck on that.

[msanthrope]

7. I'm at the point where I want to give out cold compresses and some aspirin, and tell BS supporters

"Look....this is gonna be along damn campaign.......chill....."

[Gothmog]

29. I had a Sanders supporter tell me that I was a bad father

I am the father of two strong willed daughters who are supporting Hillary. That somehow made me a bad father. It was incredible.

[calimary]

47. Evidently there's a lot of that out there. I just posted about it elsewhere here.

It seems to be turning into a thing.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110714184

[Cha]

48. They're lashing out at anything and everything.. being their own worst enemies.

on your daughters supporting Hillary, Gothmog.

[sheshe2]

5. Oh my~

Not sorry you were blocked.

I'm game~

[msanthrope]

8. If he wins the Election....the next day I'm gonna post my credentials, unadulterated.

I wonder how many here will be able to do that.

[SunSeeker]

9. I wonder how many on DU are actual Democrats. nt

[msanthrope]

10. After the last election, I was interviewed on the Steve Lesser Show about my election experiences...

and there were crickets. ......

[SunSeeker]

12. Is there a link? I would love to read what you said. nt

[still_one]

21. That is a good question.

[Iliyah]

13. Not many, and the majority would continued to bash HRC to high heaven.

[msanthrope]

14. Yes..they will. nt

[Historic NY]

11. Join the crowd...

if you question, suggest or say anything they merrily block you. Yup isolating people they will need later..

[msanthrope]

15. People who will actually show up at the meetings, gatherings, mind you....

And I wasn't critical of Bernie.......just his supporters.....

[Cha]

17. And, they use to be so upset when they got blocked from the BOG for dissing our President

in his Group!

Maybe they'll understand now.. or not.

Here's to you proudly wearing Hillary's credentials on Election Day, msanthrope~

[still_one]

18. Perhaps I don't understand this, but are you saying you were locked out of the BS group for

something you posted in another forum, that had nothing derogatory toward Bernie?

Just an observation. I have been noticing lately that more folks than usual seem to triggering alerts because they don't agree with view or a political opinion. I want to make it clear that I am NOT talking about obvious racial or sexist slurs.

There is a lot of "craziness" that has been going on lately, especially in the General Discussion forum, where some seem to be less and less tolerant of ideas and thoughts of others.

A few months back I got blocked from the Elizabeth Warren group for commenting that she wasn't going to run in 2016. At the time I didn't realize I was posting in that group, and let them know that, but it didn't matter. That of course is their right, and they make the rules for that group.

[MADem]

20. That's funny as hell!!!

It's not like you said she ate kittens for breakfast, or anything of the sort!!!

And gee--block notwithstanding, you were RIGHT.

And I'm guessing you like Senator Warren just fine, am I correct?

[still_one]

22. I Absolutely do like Warren. By the way, I don't know if you recall, but you suggested that the DU jury system

needed objective jurists. You are right. I signed up to participate, so thanks for your advice

[MADem]

23. I'm a Warren fan too--I was so happy she kicked that idiot Brown to the curb!

And thank you for joining the fray in the jury room.

[juajen]

43. Hey, I never noticed a fray in there.

Lovers of DU unite. We are all great!

[murielm99]

24. Today, I declined to participate in a jury

because I did not think I could be objective. The person is a blind supporter of Bernie, and s/he has replied to me with snark in the past. I just could not do it.

[still_one]

30. What you did is actually very admirable, and I would venture many on DU would not be that even

handed.

[msanthrope]

25. No....in the BS group, but I wasn't critical of Bernie. I was critical of

the OPs that endlessly declared his martyrdom.

[Cha]

26. Ohhh.. that would do it!

[Gothmog]

28. Some Sanders supporters really think that he is being attacked

If Sanders is the nominee, they will shocked at the negative ads and attack pieces that the Koch Brothers and the GOP nominee will throw at him

[still_one]

32. Thanks for the details. As evidenced by posts in this thread a few of us have been locked out of

a candidate or potential candidate's group. This is the crazy season, and folks get very protective of their favorite horse in the race, and perspective seems to get lost

[Gothmog]

27. I am also volunteer as a voter protection attorney

I have run my county's war room on election day for the last several cycles.

[Evergreen Emerald]

31. How cool is that?

You must have quite a time. In the second Bush election, I volunteered to be a monitor for a polling site. It was an experience.

[Gothmog]

35. I went to Florida with 3000 other out of state attorneys in 2004

It was a good thing to do

[msanthrope]

36. I had the infamous 14th ward in Philly the Black Panther ward

In 2012. That was a fucking wild ride.

[Gothmog]

37. Wow-you are famous

I only had to deal with True the Vote poll watchers and voter id issues.

Were you the poll watchers who that complete idiot Christian Adams claimed to have seen the voter intimidation? Adams was a political hire and was too stupid to be in the DOJ

[msanthrope]

38. After....... but plenty of cameras and a couple of O'Keefe operatives

Showed up that day.

[Gothmog]

39. I really have no respect for Christian Adams and the New Black Panther mess was stupid

From the OIG report, it was clear that there was nothing to Christian Adams charges. Adams was illegally hired into the DOJ voting section and was not qualified to work in that section. The man is a bad attorney and an idiot

[msanthrope]

41. he's an utter piece of shit. the NBP who showed up on Election Day

Was polite respectful held open the doors to everyone and kept his mouth shut. The Republican Party assholes who showed up were assholes to the election workers until we intervened. , the O'Keefe cameraman showed up and tried to start filming inside the voting area. I have absolutely no doubt that there is film of me laughing at the camera man after he asked me a series of really stupid questions.

[Walk away]

33. First of all, you have about a 1% chance of worrying about Bernie on election day.

I think most of the world (outside of DU and the rest of the internet echo chamber) knows who will be heading up the Democratic ticket in 2016. Bernie does too and he'll be out there voting for her and telling his fan club to do the same.

Secondly, I'll bet at least half the posters on DU would have paid to get on that list!

And Third, I can't imagine why anyone would want to spend any time on an official Bernie thread anyway. It reminds me of the time I accidently wandered into an anti-vaccine discussion on a medical information web site. All they did was scream about the evil doctors and corporations who just wanted to make money off of the forced vaccination of their children.
They simply couldn't listen to numbers or facts.

Bernie Sander's groups are all over the internet and, apparently, their strident hatred of Hillary Clinton is beginning to make them look a little crazy. People are starting to notice the lies and misrepresentation of the facts that his followers are pushing in Bernie's name. My advise is to stay away from the place. Let them stew in it.

[NCTraveler]

34. They are completely out of control.

They are openly doing opposition research on progressive democrats. It is painful to watch. They aren't going to know what to do if he ever shows up on republicans radar.

[savalez]

40. I call that place the Bernie Ranch.

(as in Bundy Ranch)

[msanthrope]

42. it's sttarting to resemble a circular firing squad......nt

[Agschmid]

44. This is meta.

[George II]

45. A badge of honor....wear it well (along with you Democratic nominee credentials!)

[pnwmom]

46. I got blocked for asking a question -- twice. Apparently you don't even get a third strike there! nt