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What's this about? I got blocked. Said it should go in "Primaries" (Original Post) LAS14 Jun 2016 OP
It's not the 20th, yet... Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #1
I sympathize with the admins wryter2000 Jun 2016 #2
Me too... Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #3
I hope you realize that if someone postes on the Sanders room question everything Jun 2016 #6
I'm sorry, but I disagree... Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #7
Yes, we are all on the same side, yet I was blocked question everything Jun 2016 #12
That should NOT have happened. Cooley Hurd Jun 2016 #15
You're right question everything.. we've heard of posters getting Blocked in Cha Jun 2016 #10
If only I could Coolest Ranger Jun 2016 #8
Thanks wryter2000 Jun 2016 #11
Yes, I can be patient 3 more days.. and then those who are getting alerted on because of Cha Jun 2016 #4
Sandersitas last attempt at control this board question everything Jun 2016 #5
Believe it Coolest Ranger Jun 2016 #9
Haha, the "this place is too pro-Hillary" nonsense of the last couple days is a trip. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #13
Yeah, I just blocked someone for coming in here and whining that it was an "echo chamber" Cha Jun 2016 #14
As a main forum host.... BooScout Jun 2016 #16

wryter2000

(46,031 posts)
2. I sympathize with the admins
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 06:47 PM
Jun 2016

and agree the change had to be put off. But, dayum, I was sure looking forward to some sanity this week.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
3. Me too...
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 06:51 PM
Jun 2016

I'm a Senator Sanders supporter, but it's time for unity (for the record, I agree with Senator Sanders' decision to continue on to the convention - it keeps the debate alive and makes Secretary Clinton a stronger candidate overall).

All of this makes me miss the Bush years for a single reason - we all had a common enemy, and it wasn't each other.

question everything

(47,462 posts)
6. I hope you realize that if someone postes on the Sanders room
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 01:08 AM
Jun 2016

starting with "I'm a Secretary Clinton supporter" this person would be swiftly blocked from the group.

And, no, he should not continue to the convention. His demands are so absurd that I hope the party just laughs at his face. And then he would lose any shred of dignity that he left.

One should know how to concede gracefully the way... Hillary did in 2008.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
7. I'm sorry, but I disagree...
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 03:11 AM
Jun 2016

If someone were to go into the the Senator Sanders group and state, respectfully, that they were a Secretary Clinton supporter, they would not be banned from the group outright, unless they showed disrespect to Senator Sanders and his supporters. As you can see, I came here not to denigrate the Secretary or her supporters, but to embrace them and to be helpful.

If the Secretary Clinton group wants to ban me for just being a Senator Sanders supporter *who has said repeatedly that he will vote for Secretary Clinton in November*, so be it. However, by doing so, the group risks alienating that potential vote for her. I have no idea why anyone would do that to their candidate.

The point of my first post was a respectful reminder to the OP that Skinner extended the deadline for the transition to the GE.

At the end of the day, we're still all on the same side.

question everything

(47,462 posts)
12. Yes, we are all on the same side, yet I was blocked
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 09:13 PM
Jun 2016
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1280&pid=139288

Could not have been any more respectful. I first posted that I was blocked on GDP and it was locked for being "meta discussion."
But someone did go and asked... never got a reply.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
15. That should NOT have happened.
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 11:22 AM
Jun 2016

I haven't been blocked from this group, which I sincerely appreciate, even after I posted something that could be construed as negative about Secretary Clinton a few months ago (I apologized to my friend Cha because I didn't realize I was in this group until they pointed it out).

I hope to be a positive contributor to this group, after the convention and into the GE. Yes, the nomination process is all-but-over, and my candidate has not prevailed. That is not to say I think he should go away just yet. I still believe in his message and his inclusion in the process has only strengthened Secretary Clinton. I am not a dead ender. I'm a pragmatist, and an idealist, both by my core nature (the inner conflict kicks my ass from time to time ).

In 2004, I was a Governor Dean supporter, then a Secretary Kerry supporter. In 2008, I was a Vice President Biden supporter (we're related - his late wife Neilia was my 2nd cousin) and then a President Obama supporter after the Vice President dropped out. Of course, I was a President Obama supporter in 2012. Now, I'm a Senator Sanders supporter and will be until Secretary Clinton officially gets the nomination.

Inter-party politics is not something I feel THAT emotionally bound to. Like I said before, at the end of the day, we all ALL on the SAME side!



(on edit: I have cast 4 votes for President and Secretary Clinton in my lifetime - 2 for the President and 2 for the Secretary - for US Senator of NY. I have never voted against them - I didn't vote in the 2008 primary because of a health issue at the time)

Cha

(297,082 posts)
10. You're right question everything.. we've heard of posters getting Blocked in
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 08:41 AM
Jun 2016

the BS group just because they were Hillary supporters.. there have been reports of BS fans getting blocked in there, too. And, I believe all of them. They could not go in there and say.. I'm a Hillary supporter.. but..

I agree with this, too..

And, no, he should not continue to the convention. His demands are so absurd that I hope the party just laughs at his face. And then he would lose any shred of dignity that he left.

One should know how to concede gracefully the way... Hillary did in 2008.


wryter2000

(46,031 posts)
11. Thanks
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 09:58 AM
Jun 2016

I'm sure the overwhelming majority of Sanders supporters will come around. We have an enemy, and his name is Trump.

Cha

(297,082 posts)
4. Yes, I can be patient 3 more days.. and then those who are getting alerted on because of
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 12:30 AM
Jun 2016

the stupid.. will no longer be welcome. That will be Awesome.

And, for the Record.. Hillary is the Stronger Candidate.. that's why she WON. Which BS cannot Acknowledge.

He's done nothing but Disingenuously Demonize her for Months now.. along with the m$m, the gop, and trump.. and she Beat them All.

BS is not the gd boss.. he doesn't get to dictate the gd terms.

And, just to ******* clarify ...



wryter

question everything

(47,462 posts)
5. Sandersitas last attempt at control this board
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 01:04 AM
Jun 2016

Can't believe they come to this safe place, alert and hide.

Oh, forgot, they are now whining that they site is pro-Hillary. Our nominee. Imagine that.

TwilightZone

(25,456 posts)
13. Haha, the "this place is too pro-Hillary" nonsense of the last couple days is a trip.
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 09:25 PM
Jun 2016

It's like they forgot the entire election cycle ever happened.

Cha

(297,082 posts)
14. Yeah, I just blocked someone for coming in here and whining that it was an "echo chamber"
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 11:50 PM
Jun 2016

now.. after a year of it being wall to wall BS.

They're out Monday.. those who don't want to stay and help elect Hillary that is.

BooScout

(10,406 posts)
16. As a main forum host....
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 11:54 AM
Jun 2016

Your post was locked because it mentioned a candidate from the democratic primaries and until the 20th any such thread should be posted in GDP.

The fact that it was locked had nothing to do with any bias by the locking host. It was voted on by the hosts and it was a unanimous decision to lock it. It was a proper lock.

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