Using Obama's admonishment to the press, to control discourse on DU, is BULLSHIT!

[whatchamacallit]

We are not the campaign, we are not the press, we are not gonna have you tell us what we can discuss (as long as it conforms to DU rules of course);-)

[Richardo]

1. Who's controlling anything?

He wasn't admonishing the press, he asked his supporters to leave the baby issue alone. Therefore I can only assume that those that keep it up do not support him.

There are dozens of real issues to discuss and illuminate that disqualify both McCain and Palin to be President.

[busymom]

4. Supporters....BINGO

[terrya]

6. I'm glad we have no influence on the Obama campaign.

Seriously.

Goddammit, the people running this campaign are PROS. They know what they're doing. They're not getting anywhere near this stuff and they're absolutely right. And neither should we.

[jonnyblitz]

9. SLAM!

:thumbsup:

[liberalmuse]

11. Um, bullshit!

It means that most of Obama's supporters aren't mindless drones and I don't believe Obama would want us to be. I respect Obama, and his right to completely divorce himself from the lefty blog discourse, as he had absolutely no part in it. I also respect his not wanting his supporters to spread the rumors or cause harm in his name. The fact is, the right wing smear machine loves to be the martyrs, and they have the money and power to spin it that way. Anyway, I've said all I have to say about the breaking news this morning on this. It always comes back to McCain and his bad decision-making.

[high density]

14. This is an internet message board

Bristol Palin's pregnancy is the topic of the day.

If you have a problem with that being discussed then you are free to close your web browser.

[liberalmuse]

2. Agreed.

The problem seems to be, the right wing are malicious liars. They are trying to blame discourse on the internet as being directly fueled by his campaign. I'm glad he made the statement, but I'm not going to stop expressing my concern that McCain is not fit for the Presidency, and the prospect of Palin becoming VP is absolutely unacceptable.

[AZBlue]

3. Oh for the love of all things good, WHERE'S THE IGNORE THREAD BUTTON???!?!?

I can't wait for it to come back!

[Starry Messenger]

7. I too miss our little grey crossed friend.

Dammit.

MPK

[whatchamacallit]

8. So do actually want to ignore me, or just tell me how much you want to ignore me?

:eyes:

[AZBlue]

18. Not you, the thread. Any thread about the baby.

[BlooInBloo]

5. In the immortal words of RATM....

FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WUTCHA TELL ME!

[azmouse]

10. You can talk about it all you want...

just don't expect that we have to listen.

A lot of us have had ENOUGH of the Palin baby bullshit.

She is wrong for this country for soooo many other reasons.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

12. Bush/Chaney were always "taking the high road", while their attack dogs (Rush, Rove) spread the LIES

& stirred the crap. These Palin scandals appear to be true - and I think as a nation we need to be informed.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

13. McSame & Palin would like us to quit discussing baby-gate, grandma-gate, trooper-gate, bridge

to nowhere-gate, etc., etc., etc. - Please stop now. :sarcasm:

[Native]

15. Admonishing the press? Didn't sound that way to me...

the report I read quoted Obama as saying this: "Our people were not involved in any way in this, and they will not be," he said. "And if I ever thought that there was somebody in my campaign that was involved in something like that, they'd be fired." How did we get from this to admonishment of the press and a clarion call for DUer's to avoid this topic?

[NoodleyAppendage]

16. Thank you. I'm convinced that some around here a Repuke deep ops. n/t

J

[RagAss]

17. I don't think Rep Deep Ops planted the video of Palin....

Addressing the AIP convention.....That's sedition against the USA.
Let's face it...They've got a Lemon on their hands.

[Stephist]

19. Thank You.

And god forbid you point out that this is a news story because it points out the hypocrisy of Sarah Palin. That REALLY sets the moderator acting, 1st amendment haters off

[TexasObserver]

20. Indeed. Could we have "GD:Blinders" forum?!

That way, all the posters who daily plead for the rest of us to join them in wearing blinders could have their very forum. They could exhort each other daily NOT to think about anything that might upset ANYONE in the forum, because the most important thing is always: YOU DON'T GO THERE!

Doesn't matter where "THERE" is. Just don't go there.

GD:Blinders ... for the weak kneed.

[Stephist]

21. I REALLY hate having to use Ignore

But there comes a time when I have to put all of folks who either believe they are the real supporters or just know what I should or shouldn't type in their rightful place.

[krkaufman]

22. That was Bill Bennett's approach... using Obama's statement to admonish CNN ...

... for daring to bring up the subject of abstinence-only education.

[Virginia Dare]

23. This is supposedly a forum for an underground political movement..

not associated with any particular campaign. There's nothing wrong with fishing around and causing trouble.