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In reply to the discussion: "I believe President Obama...is a Hall-of-Fame worthy bullshit artist." [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)431. That's in that psychological report on trolls. Love to hurt others and destroy anything good. n/t
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"I believe President Obama...is a Hall-of-Fame worthy bullshit artist." [View all]
ProSense
Feb 2014
OP
Don't you know, it's election year, time for the cynics to discourage voter turnout!
JaneyVee
Feb 2014
#381
Yes, the elections are taking place as we speak... VA, TX, etc. So they must poison the voting pool!
freshwest
Feb 2014
#398
Let's see: my family didn't have health insurance. Under the ACA, we now have health insurance.
stopbush
Feb 2014
#2
It's better than nothing, and nothing is what my family would have right now were it not for the ACA
stopbush
Feb 2014
#19
Come now, it's clearly better to not-have single payer than to have any health care at all...
brooklynite
Feb 2014
#317
I'm loving mine--my 2,000k premium went to one tenth of that, now that my insurance company
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#22
If it took Republicans to reduce my insurance premiums 60% then I'm indebted to them . . .
Journeyman
Feb 2014
#74
Thank you so much for providing a most excellent example of why we lose. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2014
#32
I retired in 2003 as I owned my home in the Hollywood hills and had a seven figure net,
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2014
#68
"you will likely never get anywhere near anyone that matters" Do you think THAT'S
JaneyVee
Feb 2014
#106
No, I'm pissed that a low-life piece of shit would keep doing business with them
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2014
#179
Your allegations about others are almost as bemusing as the allegations you make regarding yourself.
LanternWaste
Feb 2014
#399
And that you believe that this is what matters is what makes you so adorable to me.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2014
#55
His (deleted) reply to you was one of the most offensive things I've read on DU.
MADem
Feb 2014
#224
Not income, worth, and that's history now. But, you got it! Congratulations.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2014
#204
And a lack of reading comprehension as well. Quite the standard you're setting n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2014
#247
You're still sore because I pointed out that you are supporting the corporate parasites
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2014
#252
No, I'm not "sore" about anything you have to say. See, it's obvious what you are.
MADem
Feb 2014
#253
That's a good thing. He wasn't a very nice person, he went out of his way to be denigrating.
MADem
Feb 2014
#371
That's a rather linear way to look at a complex subject, don't you think?
Gravitycollapse
Feb 2014
#51
Ah, but Pitt's hit job is multifaceted. And for that I give him credit.
Gravitycollapse
Feb 2014
#67
That's a rather presumptuous, black-and-white way of looking at things, isn't it?
stopbush
Feb 2014
#324
You only referenced one thing. That is a fault in your argument, not mine.
Gravitycollapse
Feb 2014
#336
Well, their heroes all do. How many subscribe to his cable show. He knows everything, ya know. n/t
freshwest
Feb 2014
#9
What happened to the so-called "Big Tent" ?! Or is that only open to Republicans ?!
blkmusclmachine
Feb 2014
#12
The trouble with a Big Tent is that there's always some whiny bastards who have been invited inside
baldguy
Feb 2014
#296
That's the way a lot of us feel about many of the leading Democrats in our party.
progressoid
Feb 2014
#146
Ford and GM would not be making Electric Vehicles today if not for Obama. Period.
NYC_SKP
Feb 2014
#10
Not to mention the Consumer Reports Overall Car of the Year, Tesla. The one Ryan/Romney called a
okaawhatever
Feb 2014
#26
No kidding. It must have taken quite a bit of effort to ignore ALL FACTS when writing that diatribe/
okaawhatever
Feb 2014
#53
Well, given that they've thrown the truth out with the bathwater, they might as well
MADem
Feb 2014
#235
When YOU start posting under your real name, maybe I'll take you seriously.
scarletwoman
Feb 2014
#25
A glutton for punishment, aren't you? Well, I read RW sites to see what the next smear is, too. n/t
freshwest
Feb 2014
#33
Me too, blank space was quite an improvement over the original page with text. nt
NYC_SKP
Feb 2014
#131
That doesn't change the fact that Pitt made accusations he can back up with Obama's actions and
Nanjing to Seoul
Feb 2014
#64
Don't let truth come before dogma. Remember, blindly support Obama and drink the kool aid because
Nanjing to Seoul
Feb 2014
#93
Holder directs U.S. attorneys to seek reduced sentences in current, pending drug cases
struggle4progress
Feb 2014
#337
Clearly we should sort them all out and get rid of those who don't belong here.
Skip Intro
Feb 2014
#144
libertarians do not support economic justice, love free trade and corporate dominance, and tend to
TheKentuckian
Feb 2014
#427
This call-out thread violates the ToS, and remains. Does that also make you sad for DU?
Marr
Feb 2014
#147
So I will just consider you last post, the last word on the subject. eom
1StrongBlackMan
Feb 2014
#365
"while the rest of us are fucked." Didn't you say you're in the top 2 or 3 percent?
ProSense
Feb 2014
#112
If that's all you got from his article you missing some other important points.
Agschmid
Feb 2014
#258
Criticizing an environmental policy is one thing - calling the president names is another.
Tx4obama
Feb 2014
#117
That Pitt OP is a big pile of bull. Fracking caused droughts? Etc. Yeah, right.
Coyotl
Feb 2014
#124
when someone does something wrong they're called on it, regardless: welcome to GD!
MisterP
Feb 2014
#139
Greenwald's on the Board of Directors of Truthout? Rather interesting. Perhaps WP
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#298
So he's on the board for the org. that funds Truthout? Gives them money? nt
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#361
In a democracy, it is the peoples' responsibility to hold public servants accountable.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#163
"to hold public servants accountable" should not include calling President Obama names...
Tx4obama
Feb 2014
#166
What is amazing is that some folks do not realize how disgusting it is to call a democratic...
Tx4obama
Feb 2014
#175
I was referring to the article being posted 'here' on 'DU' by the DUer that was original author
Tx4obama
Feb 2014
#195
It's Being Tired, Frustrated, Manipulated, Mislead... When There Actually Was So Much Potential...
WillyT
Feb 2014
#191
They seem to be upset about the use of "Bullshit Artist" as a synonym for "Liar".
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#212
A bullshit artist is a bullshit artist. Even if he has a (D) after his name.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#180
You prefer "Snake Oil Salesman"? Or, just plain "Liar"? Of course, "Politician" would do.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#189
So, give me a "name" you prefer to Bullshit Artist? I gave you options.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#193
LOL! Attempting to deflect from the fact that it has nothing to do with "accountable."
ProSense
Feb 2014
#196
Get back to me when you come up with an alternative to "Bullshit Artist".
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#199
"I believe President Obama...is a Hall-of-Fame worthy bullshit artist."
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#246
Just because you don't get it, doesn't make it "barely intelligible".
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#341
It is a poorly researched diatribe against loosely connected phenomena
Pretzel_Warrior
Feb 2014
#356
I'm sorry. Did your ego need to have the last word? I'm very sorry.
Common Sense Party
Feb 2014
#225
That's in that psychological report on trolls. Love to hurt others and destroy anything good. n/t
freshwest
Mar 2014
#431
He has been trying to do an impossible balancing act. Is he perfect, no, but he has been trying on
lostincalifornia
Feb 2014
#240
Yes, pure Tea Party masquerading at DU using Segretti's techniques. Not honest. n/t
freshwest
Mar 2014
#432
Admins axed Meta for a good reason, but BOG neeeeeds Meta as a reason to exist.
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2014
#295
It's McCarthyist bullshit, do you like that better? It's a nasty attack on a person
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2014
#342
Typically, take one paragraph in an article about worlwide environmental disaster and then...
Armstead
Feb 2014
#309
53-215: DU says no thanks to character assassination of one of our own.
Warren Stupidity
Feb 2014
#330
Basically your op sucks and if you had any integrety at all you would delete it.
Warren Stupidity
Feb 2014
#350
Clearly it upset you. If you had any integrity (correct spelling), you wouldn't post nonsense. n/t
ProSense
Feb 2014
#354
well, it is certainly clear that those who don't love to bash on Obama and call him a liar are in th
Pretzel_Warrior
Feb 2014
#386
You apparently will have to wait 24 business hours for an explanation, though I thought
madinmaryland
Feb 2014
#410