Before This Forum Closes - I Just Wanted To Apologize To All That I Offended In My Defense Of Obama

[THUNDER HANDS]

I hope nobody took anything I said personally, and if you did, I feel bad and want to say I'm sorry.

I know I said some things that I regret.

I hope we can still be friends.

:hug:

[helderheid]

1. You've never offended me though I know I've had my moments of assholery!

:toast: :hug:

eta:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggIl-dA27i8&feature=related

[Eurobabe]

2. Fuck you.

just kidding.

[SoFlaJet]

4. I've been in therapy

because of you Magic Rat

[Renew Deal]

8. There are a bunch of times I wanted to say that

But I had to control myself.

[Captain Hilts]

3. In polling we learn that first responses are the most accurate...

reflections of people's views, hence, that's probably how you actually feel.

Too little, too late. People acted like ill-tempered schoolyard thugs here.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. People acted like ill-tempered schoolyard thugs here.

And what percentage of that phenomenon do you attribute to the anonymity the "internets" afford...

[Captain Hilts]

10. A great deal. The Internet attracts - encourages - those who are angry...

check out discussion boards on IMDB and you can see all kinds of nasty arguments. It's amazing.

DU is not at all an accurate depiction of Obama supporters, or the Democratic party, in general.

Obama and Clinton supporters got along great in campaigns in my 'hood and they do so in my apartment building. Smart folks know we had a great collection of candidates this year. Too bad they all ran at once.

GoBama!

Hop in and let's roll!

[PBS Poll-435]

11. IMDB LOL

N2Sandra: Speed 2: Cruise Control is the best movie ever!

LeafMeAlone: Are you out of your FUCKING mind?

N2Sandra: It has EVERYTHING! Drama, suspense, and a beautiful love story.

LeafMeAlone: You are FUCKING nuts. People as stupid as you should not be allowed to go to the movies.

N2Sandra: Can't we all just get along?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. It's Like That On The ESPN NBA Board

A lot of flaming...Some of it has got so personal that posters who linked their myspace accounts were called at their homes and harrassed...

[PBS Poll-435]

15. Yikes

That is kinda sad

[Captain Hilts]

16. Whoa! I expect that with Redskins vs. Cowboys, or ManU vs. Liverpool & Yanks - sox...

Wow!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

18. It Was A Fifty Year Old Man

They did some investigating, found out his home phone and address, called him up, and made suggestive remarks about his twenty something daughter who he had pictures of in his photo album... He wasn't the only person harrassed...Others had their public identities divulged...

People need to be careful how much personal information they post on the net...

[PBS Poll-435]

19. That is an excellent point

There is only a shread left of the ol' "expectation of privacy."

Don't give folks the last piece of the puzzle.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

20. I Am Reluctant To Even Say What I Do And Where I Live

The thing is I have met in person and on the phone some real nice people from here but they are dwarfed by the not so nice ones...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. PEACE

I was a stalwart Clinton supporter...My best friend and his wife were and are Obama supporters...I bought him an Obama hat for his birthday...I would have never said a cross word about Obama to him because I (respected) him...Respect has been lost in these discussions...It's a lot easier to disrepect someone from the privacy and anonymity of a computer modem...

[Captain Hilts]

13. Same here.

I just think Clinton had a better eye for better policy. She was running for prime minister.

Obama is a better politician - an important skill for a president.

They're both good.

A good candidate won. I am disappointed at the unfair crap thrown at her by the NYT and WP op-ed pages, MSNBC, Steph Miller, Randi Rhodes, etc. But Obama didn't do that.

All the best in the campaign.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. It's Over

Maybe I have thin skin...But I don't like to be disrepected (without) cause because I would never disrepect someone else (without) cause...

[predfan]

5. it's time to go to work.

we've got a country to save.

[Jersey Devil]

6. Closes? It's not closing

All they are going to do is change the name and moderate it the same as they did before it became GD:Primaries, meaning, as I understand it, no bashing Democrats.

[Youphemism]

7. Will you please apologize to all the people I offended, too?...

I'd do it myself, but I'm worried they might take it personally.