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In reply to the discussion: William Rivers Pitt: Coward-in-Chief: Trump Wilts in the Face of Fascist Terrorism [View all]PatSeg
(47,934 posts)322. Will was the first DUer
to greet and welcome me back in 2004. I may not always agree with him or anyone for that matter, but this thread is over the top. A lot of people I know have moved away from Democratic Underground and it is largely because of these sorts of frenzied attacks.
I have enough republicans and white supremacists to be angry at, I won't waste my anger on Democrats.
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William Rivers Pitt: Coward-in-Chief: Trump Wilts in the Face of Fascist Terrorism [View all]
Beringia
Aug 2017
OP
Very courageous of them to attack a DUer who can't defend himself isn't it?
TastyTaters
Aug 2017
#263
Why is the link to his garbage still up here? Surely it was sent to jury, you know what that tells
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2017
#567
He's FFR. Will won't create a sock to post here at DU. You being a new sign up from last month,
Autumn
Aug 2017
#316
Because you say so? I remember a former poster, now FFR who was very racist. It was amazing how
Autumn
Aug 2017
#326
Do you have a screen cap of the post by Will? Pardon me if I don't take your word.
Autumn
Aug 2017
#329
He posted to stick up for himself in a thread attacking him. He disn't post his articles
Autumn
Aug 2017
#334
Do you have screen caps? Of the mysterious person who was supposedly racist? nt
R B Garr
Aug 2017
#357
I'm done with this discussion since a MIRT member posted the MIRT message about the banned poster
Autumn
Aug 2017
#397
I'm not on his FB and you were the one hinting that it was Will. You want screen caps of your
Autumn
Aug 2017
#401
I got on FB, since he is public I saw Will ask if anyone who could post on DU would give his
Autumn
Aug 2017
#410
You are contradicting yourself again. You acknowledge downthread that you know
R B Garr
Aug 2017
#411
You ignore the part where he asked if anyone still on DU could post it. Have a nice day. nt
Autumn
Aug 2017
#424
I know who you refer to and she is good people...one could consider what happened to her as unfair.
Demsrule86
Aug 2017
#423
Skinner said, it doesn't take a lot to not get banned or flagged. Just be civil. Have a nice day. n
Autumn
Aug 2017
#425
Like Will, that person is not a member here, that tidbit is posted all over in this thread . nt
Autumn
Aug 2017
#446
Will is a known writer,articles by writers are posted here all the time. One of the features of DU.
Autumn
Aug 2017
#450
I read his work at Truthout. He seems to support the Democratic party and it's values.
Autumn
Aug 2017
#455
In a blue state a missed vote doesn't change the fact that Hillary won the election by over
Autumn
Aug 2017
#462
I have no interest in discussing any past election or any voters and the choice they made.
Autumn
Aug 2017
#466
No, Trump and his campaign brought us Trump. YMMV but that's my opinion, I don't do hate.
Autumn
Aug 2017
#470
I'm just saying, as a party we need to get over Hillary's loss and move on...
AntiFascist
Aug 2017
#552
"Coming down hard on her" is why we lost. Too much divisiveness for a prolonged
R B Garr
Aug 2017
#554
A lot of people voted for Trump out of protest, even though they suspected he wouldn't be good...
AntiFascist
Aug 2017
#555
I figured this was just another divisive exercise to cap on "Hillary supporters"
R B Garr
Aug 2017
#561
I'm not defending whatever it was that William Pitt said that got him booted...
AntiFascist
Aug 2017
#564
Something Hillary said in 1993 will be taken out of context and repeated over and over
betsuni
Aug 2017
#465
That's only the second half of it, the complete comment was "piece of shit used car salesman".
George II
Aug 2017
#29
Dear god, I bet the preson who said that isnt fit to wipe Obama's ass anymore
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2017
#430
Everyone didn't vote for HRC. There are some "returners" here, some in this very thread,
Squinch
Aug 2017
#344
He threatened to kill a DUer, he was disgusting about Obama, he vowed not to vote for Hillary, he
Squinch
Aug 2017
#373
The man who wrote this has no right to complain as he refused to vote for Hillary!
Foamfollower
Aug 2017
#2
... and all who admire him or defend him or excuse him or validate him or flatter him.
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#23
"...and all who admire him or defend him or excuse him or validate him or flatter him".
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2017
#95
You misread my post and the post it is commenting upon. It's about purging other DUers.
aikoaiko
Aug 2017
#536
Google it...you will see it when you click on it ...it was self deleted but did say it clearly.
Demsrule86
Aug 2017
#400
I interacted with him in the "political arena." I don't think any poster here should feel ashamed.
VermontKevin
Aug 2017
#524
No, this is about TRUMP. which is who William Rivers Pitt supported in 2016.
Foamfollower
Aug 2017
#14
The way you are foaming at the mouth and spewing such nonsense you seem to have an axe to grind.
TastyTaters
Aug 2017
#265
Agreed. Saying all non-Hillary voters are Nazis dilutes the meaning of that word.
Beartracks
Aug 2017
#191
What does that mean? The guy's work has been banned from this site yet someone keeps posting it.
brush
Aug 2017
#261
One more time. The guy has been banned. Among other vile things he did here is threaten to kill...
brush
Aug 2017
#479
Check the other responses to the thread. Apparently you weren't here when he spewed his vileness
brush
Aug 2017
#510
his good mind told him to be a shithead which helped get Trump elected, so...
LibraLiz1973
Aug 2017
#150
He voted for Trump, encouraged others to do so, if he truly did vote for Bernie in the
Ninsianna
Aug 2017
#521
No matter how one lies to twist and spin and attack those who point out that
Ninsianna
Aug 2017
#558
Could you please provide a link showing Will advocating for people not to vote for Hillary?
mahina
Aug 2017
#387
Now I remember that I forgot to set a block where his name appears in the title
phylny
Aug 2017
#115
Spell it out - "Piece of shit used car salesman". Our DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT!!!!
George II
Aug 2017
#34
Like I said earlier, those are the people to SHAME and BLAME for what might
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2017
#437
I honest to god did NOT know if it was safe to talk about the Clinton's here in
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2017
#439
He's not that good of a writer either. It's all so contrived. He's trying too hard (and failing.)
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#21
Did he also encourage others to leave the ballot blank? If so he's responsible
Ninsianna
Aug 2017
#120
They need to have their own moment to come to reason, they knew what Trump was
Ninsianna
Aug 2017
#244
So not slaughtering them after we slaughtered their civilians was an act of great
Ninsianna
Aug 2017
#523
Are you serious? Hillary Clinton won New Hampshire by less than THREE THOUSAND VOTES!
George II
Aug 2017
#187
No way as a former MA resident was he unaware NH is more purple than blue. NH
seaglass
Aug 2017
#205
Each person who rags on a candidate, whoever it is, inflicts that crap
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2017
#459
No, you are the one who has it backwards. The "purity" standards applied to supposedly impure
R B Garr
Aug 2017
#393
You aren't being 'targeted' or 'driven away'. Please drop the rhetorical melodrama/martyrdom
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#209
There is a reason for the disdain of William Pitt on DU, and it isn't unfounded.
still_one
Aug 2017
#147
Nailed it! I don't know how you could be any CLEARER. Still, unfortunately...
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#206
His wife WAS COVERED FOR HER MEDS, and Mr. "know it all" opened his big mouth before knowing all
still_one
Aug 2017
#179
It was not possible...and I for one am thankful we got something...it changed the way
Demsrule86
Aug 2017
#506
This is just a pure flamebait thread. Anyone with the slightest knowledge of the garbage that Pitt
still_one
Aug 2017
#180
You realize who was doing most of what you refer to? Follow the link bellow for the an
still_one
Aug 2017
#325
No offense but drop the strawmen and hyperbole and people might engage you.
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#107
Good for you. Maybe you could go further and self-delete that post where you accused him falsely
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#116
Dude I am not "raging mad" about anything or anyone, especially op-ed writers
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#124
The whole strawman argument that, "you need to give us an argument to vote for you" is bullshit
still_one
Aug 2017
#158
Wow, YOU saw him do that??? You're amazing. Unless you were there with him. This is a lie.
auntAgonist
Aug 2017
#488
Thank you for this background. I had an unpleasant experience with this gentleman IRL.
VermontKevin
Aug 2017
#515
People who wrote articles that attacked the Democratic nominee and then did not vote for her
Demsrule86
Aug 2017
#507
I read the articles. I saw his own words attacking Hillary. Google is your friend.
Demsrule86
Aug 2017
#543
Gee, let's hear what the asshole who refused to vote for Hillary in the general election thinks
still_one
Aug 2017
#101
Pitt, and his ilk, is responsible for Trump. So he can take a long walk on a short peer AFAIC.
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2017
#105
Interesting Thread ! Bill Pitt sure can be as flippant as Trump is for sure !
Wash. state Desk Jet
Aug 2017
#122
Appreciate your post. Yes, I did not like hearing young DU didn't admire and appreciate him because
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#167
You are seriously equating people here who don't want to hear Pitt's crap to torch carrying
MrsCoffee
Aug 2017
#214
No, he was not right about Hillary. That kind of divisive shunning of Hillary
R B Garr
Aug 2017
#219
So where's the part where he discloses that he supported Trump in the last election?
DanTex
Aug 2017
#128
My opinion of his admirers and defenders has dropped even LOWER than before.
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#170
A vote for Bernie in the General was a vote for Trump...anyway you calculate it.
Demsrule86
Aug 2017
#508
Grifter enables grifter to attain the White House and still collects a paycheck, news at 11
Starry Messenger
Aug 2017
#143
i think it's fucked up that Pitt threatened to Kill another DU member and was allowed to continue
JI7
Aug 2017
#200
Omg you have got to be kidding . So other Du posters were lying and together making her up ?
lunasun
Aug 2017
#258
And plenty trashing Obama even when he was President, so it wasn't the heat of the campaign....
George II
Aug 2017
#471
Hah! Yes, now I remember that. Thanks for reminding me. And he continues to want his crap....
George II
Aug 2017
#483
No, he wasn't "helping to warn us." He'd written a piece about how much he disliked Hillary
ucrdem
Aug 2017
#227
Pitt seems to have his supporters and those that just don't like him at all.
Wash. state Desk Jet
Aug 2017
#231
National election- They don't award electoral votes by county. So that was NOT a safe vote.
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#467
Erudite must mean being wrong all the time while overusing vulgar curse words and ...
betsuni
Aug 2017
#480
He did not vote for the Democratic Candidate...there is no excuse for that.
Demsrule86
Aug 2017
#343
Yep, and god knows where they learned it. Pretty stupid to claiim to be liberal or
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2017
#463
I am with you...I would crawl across broken glass to vote for the Dem ...for years
Demsrule86
Aug 2017
#513
I don't buy protest votes...and those votes would have counted in the popular vote...we are
Demsrule86
Aug 2017
#433
I never accused him of that. I say he is a phony bullshit artist, who called President Obama every
still_one
Aug 2017
#379
He asked some one to post that response is what I saw when I got on my FB and googled his name.
Autumn
Aug 2017
#403
Will didn't say he created a sock to post that, he asked if anyone who could still post at DU
Autumn
Aug 2017
#415
From the author of: "Hillary Clinton is a terrible fucking candidate, and I'm not voting for her"
oberliner
Aug 2017
#491
Thank you for this, but just to note that "what he does everyday, day after day" is the problem.
ucrdem
Aug 2017
#495
I quoted accurately and selected carefully. If you think I misrepresented your words,
ucrdem
Aug 2017
#498
That is all well and good, but I read his articles about Hillary Clinton before the election.
Demsrule86
Aug 2017
#500
Pitt, nor his writing, anything about him, does NOT belong on a board dedicated
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2017
#509
I think so too. I despise this guy after reading what he wrote. And I remember him saying
Demsrule86
Aug 2017
#544
Sorry, but I can't respect anything said by someone who told OUR President Obama:
George II
Aug 2017
#539