How do you feel about "higher-ups" and folks with major party connections

[GreenPartyVoter]

dropping in at DU?

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[ThorsHammer]

1. Depends

[Warpy]

2. Generally, I don't give a rip

I would hope a lot of wonks peruse these boards and others to find out just what people out here in workaday land are thinking and going through.

Education is something. Otherwise, who cares?

[junker]

3. likely scum sucking feeders off the poor's misery. send'em on over.

got a few interesting gymnastics would love to show some beltway banditos. from the other washington, dc seems like cesspool-central, where they breed the BIG liars and bacterial-lying scum. What coat (red or blue) they wear don't seem to make no never mind a'tall.

[eg101]

9. preach it!

heh heh!
they can smooch on my pasty white keister!

[JI7]

4. aren't some of them regular DU members ?

and not just "dropping in".

[merbex]

5. My first thought was that they'd come to the right place

if they wanted to learn and not lecture

[blondeatlast]

6. I'm surprised they bother when they get the reception they do.

We have oodles of good ideas that the powers that be will never see because we treat them like trolls when they do drop in.

A little bit of respect can go a very long way.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Well Chris Heinz did take some heat today but

I do appreciate that he took the time to respond to some of my thoughts, even if he didn't agree with them.

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[blondeatlast]

11. There's criticizing, and there's bashing.

Criticism can be helpful (yours seemed to be). Bashing just hurts us all.

[JI7]

13. yes, especially since he wanted to know our thoughts

rather than just promote something or someone. and he responded to many of the posts.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

8. They should be treated special with extra respect and defreence.

They should be treated nicer and politer than regular DUers
treat other regular DUers, even if their endorsement
of some pro-war stooge is retro milktoast bullshit.

[NYCGirl]

14. LOL! NT

[LSdemocrat]

10. My feelings: welcome to the jungle that is DU!

[genius]

12. The Kucinich people are pretty cool.

The Dean people are trying to start the purges again. It may backfire.

[NYCGirl]

15. Who's purging? NT

[kodi]

16. they will be amongst the first to the guillotine when the time comes

this modern-day aristocracy is no different than france's in 1789. and i hope they get what's coming to them.

[Clarkie1]

17. It was nice when Wes Clark, Jr. dropped by to let his opinions be known

regarding a particularly offensive post.

Reminded me a bit of how his good 'ol dad responded when asked early on in the primaries what he would do if the Republicans attacked him with the methods they'd used on McCain in the 2000 primary.

Very direct and to the point.

[Guaranteed]

18. I like it when they come to hear our thoughts, but when they

come to send down the party orders, I have to say that isn't nearly as exciting.

[LibDemAlways]

21. Anyone whose name commands attention

ought to be very careful about showing up for the sole purpose of advancing an agenda. Just my 2 cents.

[missouri dem 2]

19. Almost all of them are out of touch with the rank and file.

They could learn a lot by dropping in and paying attention.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

20. Message from A-Schwarzenegger.

I just want to see what it feels like.

It feels good.

[Lilith Velkor]

22. Other

as in: meh.

[ibegurpard]

23. That depends

If they come here expecting a ready-made group of unquestioning support then they'll be disappointed. If they come to get a sense of what average Democrats with a high interest in politics are thinking then it can be very useful.