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Octafish

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48. Jackpine Radical was profound, a real Democrat.
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 03:30 PM
Nov 2016

He thought ALL people are equal under the law and in spirit, even those with whom he disagreed.

The people at the website named after him who I respect have no animus toward DU or DUers.


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there is an article about trump wanting revenge in LBN JI7 Oct 2016 #1
It's probably Barron radical noodle Oct 2016 #12
this reply was supposed to be in the salma hayak thread JI7 Oct 2016 #17
Isn't Wikileaks taking credit for the attack? nt sufrommich Oct 2016 #2
This is bat sh1t crazy stuff mcar Oct 2016 #3
Yes. I waver between irritation, amusement, and sadness. Hortensis Oct 2016 #21
I am always curious about folks who think like that ismnotwasm Oct 2016 #4
Mandy or something.......... sheshe2 Oct 2016 #7
You mean the guy who thought there were 3 diverging paths or somesuch? Real satirist, that one... Hekate Oct 2016 #18
watermelons.... sheshe2 Oct 2016 #20
The paranoia is off the scale there. NanceGreggs Oct 2016 #8
Hard to believe ... NanceGreggs Oct 2016 #10
Oh yeah! ismnotwasm Oct 2016 #11
He always posted rather bizzare stuff Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2016 #34
Populism and conspiracy theories often go hand in hand. Odin2005 Oct 2016 #28
Sad, cretinous little Trumpers nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #5
I hadn't been to JPR in several months... tarheelsunc Oct 2016 #6
They do a lot of upgrades there. sheshe2 Oct 2016 #9
Don't forget that the DNC is going to replace Hillary with Bernie BainsBane Oct 2016 #14
Has he healed up GulfCoast66 Oct 2016 #15
These Pine Forest Radicals need to be clear cut and burned..or berned....LOL .... TrekLuver Nov 2016 #55
That's actually really sad. How many embittered undemocratic spinoffs from DU does that make now? Hekate Oct 2016 #16
What seems even sadder to me hfojvt Nov 2016 #64
You didn't answer my question, but I'm sure your old friends will be back here Nov 9.... Hekate Nov 2016 #66
I want to believe.... all american girl Oct 2016 #22
The JPR Idiots will believe any conspiracy theory Gothmog Oct 2016 #23
And if there isn't one... greatauntoftriplets Oct 2016 #26
And there is no shortage of CT's from right wing sites like Breitbart, Infowars and RedState (just pampango Oct 2016 #47
This one is even nuttier: sufrommich Oct 2016 #24
This does not surprise me at all. Odin2005 Oct 2016 #30
What you describe is closer to Libertarians BumRushDaShow Oct 2016 #36
I'm glad they've cleared out of here alcibiades_mystery Oct 2016 #25
The sad and puzzling thing, to me, is that there are some posters MH1 Oct 2016 #29
That site has turned into InfoWars. Odin2005 Oct 2016 #27
Me too... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #39
Dumb question - what's JPR? nt UtahJosh Oct 2016 #31
It's a website originally named after BumRushDaShow Oct 2016 #37
Thanks for the info. nt UtahJosh Oct 2016 #46
Jackpine Radical was profound, a real Democrat. Octafish Nov 2016 #48
I'm afraid the ilk that have invaded the site do a complete disservice to his memory. BumRushDaShow Nov 2016 #49
Agreed. I wasn't happy that they named the site after him pintobean Nov 2016 #50
What a pantload. RonniePudding Jan 2017 #65
Oh hell! bravenak Oct 2016 #33
wow. salin Oct 2016 #40
Post removed Post removed Oct 2016 #41
Laughing at RWers ... NanceGreggs Oct 2016 #44
Fucking Pamela Anderson! jcgoldie Oct 2016 #42
Hey, who knew, right? NanceGreggs Oct 2016 #45
That site is slow because they won't pay for enough bandwidth MineralMan Nov 2016 #51
There are a LOT of familiar names over there. n/t duffyduff Nov 2016 #52
Oh, yeah. NanceGreggs Nov 2016 #56
If Bernie Sanders had been the nominee, he would have been third behind Bloomberg and Trump. n/t duffyduff Nov 2016 #60
Oh, is THAT what it is? NanceGreggs Nov 2016 #53
I'm sure that plays a role, too. MineralMan Nov 2016 #54
Well...first of all what is "JPR" and .... JHan Nov 2016 #57
It's a looney toons website spun off from DU ismnotwasm Nov 2016 #58
best avoided then JHan Nov 2016 #59
JPR is a site ... NanceGreggs Nov 2016 #61
Oh yeah.. I know the type. JHan Nov 2016 #62
How "bent" indeed. n/t NanceGreggs Nov 2016 #63
It is sad to see some of those names, that have given in to the Darkside, that at one time Rex Nov 2016 #65
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