You might be an Obamabot if....

[Prophet 451]

- Your usual description of Hillary Clinton includes words normally only used between consenting adults in an intimate setting or yelled at the top of your voice during a football game.

- You actually believe that Obama's speech on race, good as it was, was the best speech on race in American history. Do the letters "MLK" mean anything?

- You point out similarities between Obama and JFK. Seriously, the guy ain't there yet. Give him eight years and maybe.

- You honestly believe there are no appreciable differences between Hillary Clinton, Smirky Bush and John McCain.

- You think Obama is going to usher in a new era of hope and change instead of just being markedly better than the evil bastards we currently have.

- You think Obama's passport being snooped had anything to do with the Hillary campaign.

- Your appreciation for Obama's policy points amounts to repeatedly chanting "GOBAMA!" and "YES WE CAN!".

- You think Obama's lack of experiance is actually a bonus.

- You think the Ferraro debacle illustrates that Hillary is herself racist.

- You think Hillary is so inhuman that her occasional emotional moments couldn't possibly be real and must be faked for the cameras.

- You now forget all the good points of the Bill Clinton presidency.

- You applaud Carter's sort-of endorsement and Oprah's outright endorsement of Obama but resent Wilson & Plame endorsing the candidate of their choice.

- You think Hillary Clinton's church makes her a stealth candidate for a(nother) fanatical religious reign.

- You think the two controversial primaries aren't a bloody mess.

- You think Hillary should be kicked out of the Democratic party. Or that she's already left.

[LaurenG]

1. Really?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5383539&mesg_id=5383576

[Prophet 451]

3. Oy vey n/t

[polpilot]

64. This thread is typical Pro-War, Pro-NAFTA, Pro-McCain Clinton supporter. Nothing else.

[matcom]

2. so glad you bring Intelligent thoughts to the table and lift the discussion

:eyes:

damn my ignore list is getting lengthy these days.

bunch of idiots in their mother's basements. must be the economy

[Prophet 451]

5. Um, dude

You might want to check out the Hillbot one I did as well. The point wasn't that anyone who supports Obama is a loon ('cos that would include me), the point is that a certain faction of both candidate's supporters have gone a wee bit overboard.

[MyNameGoesHere]

16. Oh come now it is easier for someone to attack rather than read

and learn. I saw both the posts and thanks for even handiness. Too bad so much of what you posted is true.

[Darth_Kitten]

8. It's a great list............

I don't know why you wouldn't care for it. :shrug:

Maybe Hillary supporters are just sick and tired of all the name calling all the time and are just fighting back? :)

[JVS]

54. ....... FOR ME TO POOP ON!

[DemVet]

19. Please go purchase a sense of humor.

[dchill]

73. Have you priced one of those lately?

:hi:

[Why Syzygy]

4. Guilty!

[C_U_L8R]

6. You might be a Clintonarian

if you have nothing better to do than write
a 15 bullet point missive with the singular goal
of insulting your fellow democrats.

It's truly 15 revealing things about YOU.

Nice.

[Prophet 451]

7. I did one for the Hillbots as well

The point is that a certain faction of both candidates supporters have gone a little bit overboard.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5392801&mesg_id=5392801

EDIT: And BTW, it's Saturday afternoon here. I don't have anything better to do.

[Bolo Boffin]

10. And both are quite instructive in their satire.

Thank you for both. I feel a little sting in this one, but I think that's me, not you.

Thank goodness we have such good candidates.

[C_U_L8R]

12. Well if it's equal opportunity slagging

i guess that's well deserved.
btw ... your link just came back to this thread... not a Hillary thread.

[Prophet 451]

14. My bad. Fixed the link

Thanks for that.

[Ian David]

9. I'd say something, but I'm afraid Hillary would authorize Bush to use force against me. n/t

[goldcanyonaz]

11. And, then Obama would authorize to fund it.

[Bolo Boffin]

15. And then Hillary would throw her bookbag at Obama, and Obama would block it by voting "Present."

:D

[Ian David]

61. Your candidate has cankles.

:P

[SammyWinstonJack]

13. K&R!

:evilgrin:

[bigtree]

17. more baiting

we have many more things we agree on. Those should be our focus, not offensive labeling.

[Bolo Boffin]

18. I disagree.

The existence of both Hillbots and Obamabots can't be denied. And that means people who are publishing the least little bit of trash they can dig up on rightwing sites about the other candidate. It's out of line. I think Obama's the better candidate all around, but I still think we'll be lucky to have Mrs. Clinton at the top of the ticket.

Trying to calm down the -bots is a worthwhile focus.

[JohnnyLib2]

20. "Trying to calm down the -bots is a worthwhile focus."

--Though apparently hopeless. Alas.

[Bolo Boffin]

37. We are watching two different movements in America reach critical mass at the same time.

The drive to give African-Americans a stronger role in public life, and the drive to give women a stronger role in public life.

It is understandable that there are heated passions on both sides, and they won't be calmed immediately.

The quicker this gets resolved, the quicker the calm can gain some legs.

[Left coast liberal]

21. Question: glass half empty or full?

[Prophet 451]

22. Um, probably half empty

I'm a cynic by nature, a pessimist by training and a depressive by illness so probably half-empty.

[MethuenProgressive]

30. Wrong sized glass.

Sorry, bartending school grad...

[stevietheman]

23. Answered point for point...

- Your usual description of Hillary Clinton includes words normally only used between consenting adults in an intimate setting or yelled at the top of your voice during a football game.

Words she has earned from running the nastiest primary campaign in modern history. But frankly, many of us Obama supporters have held back from using the nastiest of terms to describe her. I myself have never used the b-word or the c-word.

- You actually believe that Obama's speech on race, good as it was, was the best speech on race in American history. Do the letters "MLK" mean anything?

Nonsense. But it was a groundbreaking, historical speech, probably one of the best speeches on race in the past generation. Have you actually listened to the speech?

- You point out similarities between Obama and JFK. Seriously, the guy ain't there yet. Give him eight years and maybe.

I've not seen anyone do that. Comparisons like that are kind of silly.

- You honestly believe there are no appreciable differences between Hillary Clinton, Smirky Bush and John McCain.

On foreign policy and free trade, there are very few differences between Hillary and the Republicans. I will grant, however, that Hillary and Obama take similar positions on domestic policies.

- You think Obama is going to usher in a new era of hope and change instead of just being markedly better than the evil bastards we currently have.

Nope. I believe the latter. He will have too much right-wing crap to fight against to become any kind of superhero. He will just be the best President we've had in a generation (perhaps since Kennedy), that's all.

- You think Obama's passport being snooped had anything to do with the Hillary campaign.

I don't believe that. I think it has more to do with the Criminal Bush Regime leaking all the information from the passports to GOP operatives to use in the General Election.

- Your appreciation for Obama's policy points amounts to repeatedly chanting "GOBAMA!" and "YES WE CAN!".

Nonsense. His domestic policies are pretty much as detailed, and workable, has Hillary's, and his foreign policy and trade ideas are simply better. On top of that, he has a fantastic command of the English language and gives the best speeches many of us have ever heard. So, we react with cheers to the man who will indeed be our next President.

- You think Obama's lack of experiance is actually a bonus.

Obama has more legislative experience than Hillary. And most of the 30+ years of "experience" that Hillary touts is nonsense. And for all the experience Hillary has, she still doesn't seem to have learned how to bring people together -- as if she learned nothing from the HillaryCare days.

- You think the Ferraro debacle illustrates that Hillary is herself racist.

There are many other instances that better illustrate that Hillary is some kind of racist.

- You think Hillary is so inhuman that her occasional emotional moments couldn't possibly be real and must be faked for the cameras.

Well, she has indeed been caught on camera with obviously fake laughter multiple times. And, there is a long history of the Clintons playing on the emotions of the American people. So, naturally, we extrapolate.

- You now forget all the good points of the Bill Clinton presidency.

I haven't forgotten any of the positives. However, Hillary's campaign (and a lot of what the former president is doing) has reminded many of us of all the negatives of those years. And frankly, there were many negatives.

- You applaud Carter's sort-of endorsement and Oprah's outright endorsement of Obama but resent Wilson & Plame endorsing the candidate of their choice.

This may be the only one you are correct about.

- You think Hillary Clinton's church makes her a stealth candidate for a(nother) fanatical religious reign.

The problem is that we don't really know. Bush surprised America by acting moderate in the 2000 campaign, then turning into an extreme monster in office. We don't want another bad surprise like that.

- You think the two controversial primaries aren't a bloody mess.

It's a mess they brought on themselves. They can swim in their own blood.

- You think Hillary should be kicked out of the Democratic party. Or that she's already left.

Well, when a candidate (Hillary) runs a nasty campaign against our presumptive nominee, she is not exactly working in the Democratic Party's best interest, is she?

[Prophet 451]

24. - If you took this list entirely seriously...

I did one of these for the Hillbots as well. My point is that a certain faction of the supporters of both candidates (not the majority or even a very large minority but a very loud minority) have bought into a kind of destructive cult of personality that describes the other candidate as pretty much evil incarnate. It's destructive and more to the point, silly.

I have seen Obama's speech on race. It's superb, turned me into an Obama supporter in fact. My point is about the fanaticism of a certain faction of both candidate's supporters, not so much about the candidates themselves.

And incidently, I don't think anyone should have been surprised when Bush turned out to be an extremist monster. Most of his policies (barring the wars) were test-runned back when he was in Texas, Molly Ivins wrote a whole book about it (if you haven't read it, do so. It's hysterical). He picked Dick frickin' Cheney for his running mate! With that record, I don't think any of us should have been surprised.

[ruggerson]

26. You actually took time out of your life to do this?

[MethuenProgressive]

41. Please stop helping McCain defeat our nominee.

:hi:

[enid602]

25. Obamabators

Gotta love 'em

[MethuenProgressive]

27. - You just alerted your o-mail "alert on this thread, let's ban this poster" loop.

:hi:

[Clintonista2]

33. LOL

[mtnsnake]

45. Too funny!

I wonder if they take a vote on it before they get their petition out to get someone canned. :evilgrin:

[smalll]

28. Here's some more -

If you wear flip-flops even in the winter, or you regularly blow five bucks on a cup of coffee, or you're black...

If you think well-educated and "successful" people are better than everyone else, and for some reason you aren't a Republican...

If you think "Goddamn America" makes sense - in context!

-- you just might be ... an Obamabot!

[enid602]

46. How about this one?

Or if you flagellate Hillary 24/7 for having authorized the IWR, but then unflinchingly defend the great one after he says the troops will be there for another year, then eighteen months, then even longer. . . It must be hard work.

[bhikkhu]

59. If you shout "(fill in blank) IS DEAD TO ME" often while reading the news

[Danger Mouse]

66. what an ugly and nasty post...typical of you.

[Pisces]

29. You believe in equality vs. racism

[Pisces]

31. You are open minded vs closed minded

[LostinVA]

40. I'm open-minded and I'm a Hillary supporter

I don't understand the point of your post.

[LostinVA]

36. I'm a Hillary supporter and I believe in equality

For all races, gender, and sexual orientation.

I don't understand the point of your post.

Check out my sigline. I've even been endorsed!

:patriot:

[Neshanic]

32. Add: You write "I am crying as I am typing this" shit on the emotional turmoil of coming into his

fold as one of the true believers in all things Obama.

[Clintonista2]

35. LMAO!

[MethuenProgressive]

34. Paroday copy-cat thread countdown begins.... NOW!!

:rofl:

[Prophet 451]

38. No need

I did my own:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5392801&mesg_id=5392801

[MethuenProgressive]

39. Didn't see that - very fair and balanced!

:rofl:

[tammywammy]

42. I'm gonna recommend both of your threads

Thanks for the laughs. :)

[Blue-Jay]

43. What might you be if you refer to people as "Obamabots"?

[tammywammy]

44. Then you'd be a "Hillbot"

Just a guess only bots refer to the other side as bots. LOL

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5392801

[mtnsnake]

47. Prophet, I don't think your fellow Obamabots will be pleased with how accurate you made your post

and that so many Hillbots agree with you. lol

[Prophet 451]

49. Meh, I'd rather be right than popular

Although I swear, I get so much shit for just saying what I see, I'm gonna have that line chiselled on my tombstone.

[Life Long Dem]

48. A picture is worth a thousand words.

[jackson_dem]

50. Good post

:thumbsup:

[anonymous171]

51. lol. This actually made me laugh.

:rofl: I had expected you to say "If you don't support Hillary, you are an Obamabot", but you exceeded my expectations by posting a very funny analysis. Good job on separating Obama Supporters from obamabots. :thumbsup:

[SeattleGirl]

52. And you might be a rude person if you refer to Obama supporters

as "Obamabots."

I'm an Obama supporter, and I don't use the terms "Hilbot", "Shillary", "Billary", etc. I don't like it with other Obama supporters use those terms.

Seeing similar terms used by Hilary supporters is equally ugly.

Do you think that makes you "cool" or something to use such terms?

[Prophet 451]

56. No, it means I'm making a point

There is a companion thread to this one referring to Hillbots. I was using satire to make the point that a certain small (but annoyingly loud) faction of both candidate's supporters are getting kinda nuts with their denunciations of the other side.

[mtnsnake]

62. Oh c'mon. Who is really offended by being called an Obamabot or a Hillbot?

Besides, sometimes it's hard to fit "Obama supporters" or "Hillary supporters" on the subject line with everything else.

DU rule #32C says that "Obamabots" or "Hillbots" is acceptable language during the Primaries, or at least until Obama drops out of the race.

[Erin Elizabeth]

53. Hmmm.

Not a single one of those apply to me.

And yet, I support Obama. Could it be that we're not robots or sheep? And could Clinton supporters kindly keep their criticisms to the candidate and not the candidate's supporters? I've never called Clinton's supporters a single negative thing.

Thanks.

[Prophet 451]

57. Missed the point

There is also a thread about Hillbots (which didn't get as many recs for some reason), there's a link to it upthread. I'm trying to make a point and draw a distinction between the supporters of both candidates and the small but very loud contingent of both who are more concerned with demonising the other candidate and seem to have joined some weird cult of personality and who I've chosen to describe as bots.

No, they don't apply to you because you're not a mindless shill but a certain faction of both candidates supporters are and they are the ones I'm mocking.

EDIT: and I'm supporting Obama.

[Recursion]

55. Yes, his lack of "experience" is a bonus.

People spend way too long inside the beltway. It's not real life, and it's not "experience".

[dansolo]

58. Neither Carter nor Oprah attacked Hillary

"You applaud Carter's sort-of endorsement and Oprah's outright endorsement of Obama but resent Wilson & Plame endorsing the candidate of their choice."

I don't give a shit who Joe Wilson endorses. He can even tout what he perceives as Hillary's better experience. But the problem that I, and others, had with him is that he then devolved into personal insults and snarky commentary. His articles were beneath him, and I would have expected someone with his diplomatic background wouldn't have needed to resort to those kind of tactics in his support of Hillary Clinton.

[nichomachus]

60. You might be an Obamabot if . . .

you're sick of "dynasty politics" in Washington.

[Danger Mouse]

63. while i appreciate you doing one for each candidate...

i don't really think these sort of threads contribute anything to the discourse.

[Prophet 451]

68. Fair enough

I'm just trying to make a point that the fanatical faction of both candidate's supporters are drowning out the rest of us. It's actually more about that fanatical section of supporters (small but annoyingly loud) than it is about the candidates themselves.

[Danger Mouse]

70. i understand that...however, there are a lot of people

who are unable to make that distinction.
it is sad, however, that this kind of garbage is dominating the forum. i'm with you on that one.

[Zhade]

65. You might be in denial of clinton's impending loss if you deny her pathological lying.

LOOK OUT, SNIPERS!

[Prophet 451]

69. Go see the companion Hillbot thread

I covered that one.

[JayFredMuggs]

67. Yes, I am an Obamabot!

I agree with 50% of the OP.

And I still am an Obamabot

I don't think anyone should be kicked out of the party......

And a few other ridiculous statements....

But otherwise, I agree, she has not earned it from the American voters.

[DemBones DemBones]

71. Present!

:rofl:

[MethuenProgressive]

72. - If you've alerted on this thread, and kicked the other one, with all your sockpuppet accounts.

:rofl:

[walldude]

74. You might be an "Obamabot"

If you are currently.. um... WINNING. :rofl:

[AX10]

75. Bush's lack of experience worked out well.

NOT!

k/r

[sueragingroz]

76. aren't you an "obamabot?"

Or maybe just an Obamafan?

I have a hard time telling the difference these days...

[Prophet 451]

77. I'm an Obamafan

As are most of Obama's supporters (most of Hillary's supporters being Hillfans). I'm trying to make the point with this and the companion Hillbot thread that a small but loud faction of both candidate's supporters have approached their candidate almost as a messiah and poured all their energy into not just the defeat but the destruction of the other side.

In other words, trying to seperate the supporters of both Obama and Hillary from the crazies.