To all Whittington death cheerleaders

[Katherine Brengle]

Someone already posted on this, but the name of the thread may not be attracting the people who need to read it.

Even if it meant Cheney's political demise and the demise of everyone who ever shook his blood-stained money-grubbing hand, I would never wish for Whittington's death.

I think this incident has brought out the worst in some DUers, and that saddens me.

[Colorado Blue]

1. Did this really happen? I missed it, fortunately.

I hope the poor guy will be ok. Probably Cheney isn't as good a shot as he used to be. My dad sure isn't, much to the delight of the Colorado wildlife:)

[cantstandbush]

43. There are hateful people in all groups. DU no exception.

Sorta like the celebrations that took place when JFK and MLK were assassinated.

[TahitiNut]

114. There's a big difference between 'gallows humor' and 'celebration'!

I think the faux fastidiousness in this thread is just more self-serving crap.


I have a lot of expertise in 'self-serving crap,' too. :evilgrin:

[autorank]

2. I'm not seeing any death cheerleaders. This is offensive. n/t

[Katherine Brengle]

5. look a little harder...

There are definitely some posters who seem delighted at the idea that the VP could end up having killed a man--apparently the political coup of it would be worth one man's death (on top of the deaths of countless others in the past 5 years).

[autorank]

19. Well, there are some posters who want to make DU look bad, I guess.

But are they really DUers or "visitors". I say "visitors", not DUers.

Sorry, you theory doesn't fly, not eve a little bit, not at all for that matter.

Ask that the thread be pulled since you have no evidence.

Thanks.

[Tesha]

62. The VP has killed tens of thousands.

> There are definitely some posters who seem delighted at the
> idea that the VP could end up having killed a man...

The VP and his puppet P have killed tens of thousands; possibly
hundreds of thousands. That one more, especially a Republican
crony who helped put thse two bastards in office, dies is really
no big deal, one way or another, in the grand scheme of death
caused by the Neocons.

Tesha

[Horse with no Name]

72. I don't think anyone is "delighted" that a man might die

However, it is certainly a possibility and exploring the what if's of any possibility is grounds for discussion and guess what? THIS is a discussion board.

[bettyellen]

134. yes, i saw the post where you joked he was DOA, you're right, it's horrid

and you should stop!

[Bluebear]

3. Who on earth is "cheerleading for his death"?

Is it someone who joined in the last week or so? Please don't label them as "some DUers" yet in that case.

[thebigidea]

6. apparently some jerk up at 3am nursing a tumor...

... said as deaths go, it wouldn't be bad to go out at 78, filthy rich, shot by the VP.

Me being the jerk, I'm wondering where this cheerleading thing came in. I'm hardly jumping around with pom poms at his bedside. Just said it was a better way to go than say, Katrina.

Or say, some untreated illness due to lack of insurance.

Still, maybe we can blow this up into some huge Malkin-like ordeal, rather than the black mutterings of one overly medicated moron.

Unless there's some other huge spate of death cheerleading i've been missing...

[beam me up scottie]

8. Ah, I see what you're saying.

Nobody should have to suffer but many people will lose their lives way before they reach 78, thanks to compassionate conservatism.

[Bluebear]

I was gonna say it sounds like Michelle Malkin is trolling for material nt

[thebigidea]

11. i'm sure we'll see that later this week.

And Tweety et al. will happily join in with the new narrative.

[beam me up scottie]

4. Where?

I haven't noticed anyone saying that.
I'd freak out if I did.

[LittleClarkie]

9. Here's one

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x425418

Not cheerleading per se. Just a tad too gleeful for my personal tastes.

[beam me up scottie]

12. Yes, black humour can be disturbing.

But I can't really condemn it because I indulge occasionally myself.

I try to draw the line at cheering about another's suffering.

[Bluebear]

15. jinx

[beam me up scottie]

17. I owe you a coke!

:rofl:

[Bluebear]

14. Black humor.

That poster would never cheerlead a death.

[autorank]

21. Well, one but "not cheerleading" as you sa...this is an offensive thread.

It makes us look bad. It's inaccurate and without real evidence.

[Swamp Rat]

26. Who is cheerleading?

Where? :shrug:

I see some black humor here and there, but no "cheerleading."

[autorank]

31. Really, " where's the beef." I'm waiting.... waiting... waiting...

ah, :wtf:, it's bed time.

[SoCalDem]

27. Not gleeful..just a "dark" sense of humor

Sorry if it offended people..We HAVE done these before, and if his FRIENDS say he's ok and joshing around with Dick on the phone (or so we're told), it seems like he'll pull through..

[LittleClarkie]

28. Is your sig picture supposed to be doing that?

Sorry for the change in subject. But the image not found button with a fishie swimming past it is freaking me out.

Which probably means I should go to bed.

[SoCalDem]

33. Yes.. it's a red-ex fish

Apparently my 200 high pic I made was not correct in its bytes or whatever and someone reported me, so I found an eensy teensy one until I can figure out if I want to try again :)..It's a p/a thing :)

[benburch]

38. Black humor does not count.

It is a totally different thing, and nothing is served by its conflation with actually cheering.

[Kahuna]

45. Maybe bad taste, but certainly not cheer leading for the man's demise...

All threads do is give outsiders ammunition against us. I can just hear it. Today on DU, Why are DUers gleeful about Whittington's imminent demise? THIS thread is in bad taste, IMHO. It points an unnecessary and untrue light onto DUers with the grandstanding title.

[henslee]

7. I really don't see a DU mob one screaming "Die, Die Die".

But lets face it, the prospectsof a 78 year old man getting shot in the heart are not good. And to be fair, until the heart attack, this thing was being spun as a mishap so until we all knew things took a turn for the worse, the jovial tones are excusable. And now that things have taken a turn for the worst, and in light that our VP is the shooter, it is only natural to speculate based upon the ramifications of thus unfolding, grim event. Sure when you see a thousand speculations, poor Mister Whittington suddenly seems very objectified as would anybody.

[LittleClarkie]

16. I think it was the gleeful tombstone that got me

That's somebody's grampa, I'm sure.

[Bluebear]

20. Did you see the White House is joking over this?

I am betting the grandchildren are more apt to hear the Whote House jokes over this incident rather than read a random post on DU at 3am :) See:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=418183&mesg_id=418183

[beam me up scottie]

24. That totally sucks.

Lowlife trash.:mad:

Why am I not surprised?

On that note, I'm going off to beddy bye.

[Bluebear]

29. G'nite love

[henslee]

25. Funny, LC, I was going to respond to your post about not wishing

any harm to him. Of course, I feel likewise. And his survival might lead to some unforseen positivite result byond the simple gift of his life. Life is funny, that way.

[Silverhair]

58. He wasn't "shot in the heart". Please get facts straight.

# 7 1/2 bird shot are very small. One shot got into a blood vessel and travelled to the heart.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

88. And you know this because.........????

[Cocoa]

10. these things happen

guys get peppered to death from time to time.

[Bluebear]

13. And after all it WAS his own fault. The White House said so

heney's companion at fault in shooting, White House says
BY WILLIAM DOUGLAS
Knight Ridder Newspapers

WASHINGTON - The White House blamed the 78-year-old man whom Vice President Dick Cheney shot during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas for the incident, as officials struggled Monday to explain why they waited nearly 24 hours before making the news public.

White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan tried to absolve Cheney of blame for shooting wealthy Austin lawyer Harry Whittington, saying that hunting "protocol was not followed by Mr. Whittington when it came to notifying others that he was there. And so, you know, unfortunately, these types of hunting accidents happen from time to time."

Several hunting experts were skeptical of McClellan's explanation. They said Cheney might have violated a cardinal rule of hunting: Know your surroundings before you pull the trigger.

"Particularly identify the game that you are shooting and particularly identify your surroundings, that it's safe to shoot," said Mark Birkhauser, the incoming president of the International Hunter Education Association, a group of fish and wildlife agencies. "Every second, you're adjusting your personal information that it is a safe area to shoot or it's not a safe area to shoot."

Safe-hunting rules published by the National Rifle Association and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department echo Birkhauser's advice.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=408929

[thebigidea]

18. it'll undoubtedly help Cheney connect with Heartland voters

it shows that he shares their simple, honest values: hard work, draft deferments, and shooting old men in the face.

[Cocoa]

22. not like that phony Kerry

Kerry went around posing with guns, but did he ever shoot an old man in the face?

[Ian David]

56. First we criticize Cheney for dodging the draft...

then, when he finally shoots somebody, the we're all over him for that, too.

We've got to get this straightened-out before Rush Limbaugh shoots one of the doctors that gave him Oxycontin.

Anal cyst or not, Limbaugh is just as likely to shoot someone in the face as any other drug-addicted right-wing gasbag. Some people say.

[rucky]

23. Hannity's going to love this one. n/t

[SoCalDem]

32. Hannity can

[thebigidea]

34. under no circumstances let Colmes suck the poison from the wound, though

He's tried that trick one time too many!

[Ian David]

57. Hannity can go hunting with Cheney if he wants to...

I'll even buy him the hat.



Or a complete hunting outfit like this one:

[monobrau]

30. Not cheering, but...

He's one of them, and I could really care less if his republican scumbag ass kissing activities contribute to his demise at the ripe old age of 78. I'd say he's had enough time to shit on the human race and rape the earth.
These pigs play for keeps, and there is no room for weakness and hand-wringing when it gets ugly.

[wake.up.america]

35. Wishing someone's demise, as in death, is not very kind. Wishing...

someone's demise in the decision making progress is quite acceptable.

[coalition_unwilling]

125. Whittington probably supported the war in Iraq, which has

killed unknown number(s) of Iraqis, both combatants and non-. IMHO, it is fitting and appropriate that a death-monger like him go out by this method. Does that make me a "cheerleader"? Or just a believer in quasi instant karma?

[anitar1]

36. Molly Ivins column was posted on AlterNet today. She has

known Whittington for years, through Texas politics. She rates him as an oldtime Pug with ethics. Says he has stood against the bad guys many times through the years, politically. Although she is not a lover of Pugs, she expressed her liking for Whittington. I trust Molly.

[benburch]

37. I haven't seen even one person cheering for his death.

Can you cite some links?

[newswolf56]

39. Well said, Katherine! (n/t)

[cornermouse]

40. What I saw was clearly sarcasm mixed with ridicule of Rummy

and someone who apparently has a painful if not fatal illness.

[Ian David]

41. You mean the FuneralGate lawyer?

The guy Bush appointed to try and cover-up the feeding of Jewish corpses to wild pigs?

If the Republicans can actively take steps to facilitate the killing of an entire country for what they allege are in America's best interests, then surely we can be forgiven for passively cheering for the death of this macabre dirtbag thug if it means a regime change here.

The world can't wait.

And he is not "collateral damage."

He is an active and filthy participant in the global genocide of the human species in the long term, and in the demise of American Democracy in the short term.

The best I will say is, I hope he goes peaceful and quiet. But only because he's said he might be against the executions of some retarded people.

[Jane Austin]

42. Um, that thing about

Jewish corpses and wild pigs . . . wasn't that in Florida?

[Ian David]

47. Yes, but the company was from Texas.

Here is a link to a BradBlog comment:

COMMENT #6
...Terri said on 2/13/2006 @ 1:57pm PT...

Harry Whittington is the lawyer that was appointed to head the Funeral Commission in Texas during the Funeralgate scandal. His job was to make it all go away before Booosh ran for POTUS. Boosh had already perjured himself in this case and it was necessary that this all go away so Boosh wouldn't have to perjure himself again. Whittington arranged the pay off to make it all go away, including the whistle blowers silence.

Google Funeralgate, Lawyer Whittington.

http://www.bushwatch.com/gravedigger.htm

http://www.hereinreality.com/funeralgate.htm

http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol18/issue45/pols.sci.html

More:
http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002414.htm#6

[Ian David]

48. Another BradBlog comment post about Whittington and Funeralgate

COMMENT #7
...Terri in S. FL said on 2/13/2006 @ 2:06pm PT...

Just one more thing. The Funeral company that was in trouble in TX in the Funeralgate scandal also had some problems in FL. For those of you in FL, you'll remember Menorah Gardens, the case where they were throwing bodies into the woods after people paid thousands for gravesites and embalming.

Coincidently, this is the exact same company that Bush appointed to do the temporary morgues after Katrina. Well, because they're just so competent.

Heck of a job.

You may want to also Google Armstrong Ranch Texas and read about the family that owns the ranch that the shooting occurred on. This is the 1% that Bush passes those tax cuts for, plus they have their hands all over GOP politics and , of course, Halliburton.

More:
http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002414.htm#7

[txindy]

51. That about covers it.

I certainly wish Harry W. a long life. He should know how 'valued' his loyalty over the years has turned out to be - Darth has thrown the blame all on Harry. Right before Darth went to a "quail lunch" on Sunday, the morning after shooting ol' Harry, and then skipping the state.

[Ian David]

49. See new thread-Remember: Harry Whittington is THE FUNERALGATE LAWYER

Remember: Harry Whittington is THE FUNERALGATE LAWYER
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=426465&mesg_id=426465

[Kahuna]

44. I don't understand your point of trying to draw attention to it. Why not..

post the offending thread. If it exists? :shrug:

[HooptieWagon]

46. I haven't seen anyone cheering for Wittington's death.

And if there was (and I missed it), then there's always the possibility it was a freeper troll.

[Bridget Burke]

50. Why not just object to any specific posts you find objectionable?

Starting a whole thread chastising all DU'ers for something you find offensive will probably not be effective.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

128. Well it may be "effective" to provide something for Malkin/Hannity fodder.

But I'm sure that wasn't the purpose.

[Ganja Ninja]

52. Care to provide links to a few examples of "death cheerleading".

And since you're accusing DUer's make sure the links are from this site only.

[Name removed]

55. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[The Stranger]

53. Then go ahead and cry -- get it out. Is the White House going to seize

anyone who reports on if the guy dies? That is what we are concerned about.

[Vickers]

54. Use the fucking alert button, or put people on ignore.

:eyes:

[Garbo 2004]

59. Like the person who posted Whitttington DOA smilie? Oh, that was you.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=425087&mesg_id=425261

[trixie]

61. excellent sleuthing Garbo

:nuke:

[Bluebear]

63. hehehe

[Misunderestimator]

66. WOW. Now THAT is offensive. I guess this is a mea culpa thread then.

Good find.

[txindy]

80. Whoa. Not just that.

When you first joined DU, did you post nearly 500 times in your first two weeks?! The OP has. Wow, talk about dedication. And here she's gone missing just when it counts. :eyes:

[Harper_is_Bush]

96. Rules reminder

Do not draw negative attention to the fact that someone is new, has a low post count, or recently became a member of Democratic Underground.

[txindy]

98. You spent a lot of time getting deleted in another thread this AM

So, I guess you'd know about the rules. Let the mods delete what they choose. It isn't up to you, no matter what you obviously think.

[Harper_is_Bush]

101. One deletion, actually. But that raises another point for you:

Do not "stalk" another member from one discussion thread to another.

I seldom remind posters about the rules. And I don't think there's a rule preventing us from doing so. I'm not asking mods to delete anything of yours, as you suggest.

[txindy]

103. ROFL! Please. I was IN that thread, as were many others.

There were over 300 posts in it. Many people were there. It was hard to miss your discussion with others. All that scrolling we had to do to post our own thoughts kind of highlighted it.

[Harper_is_Bush]

109. And now you're here, making false accusations about me from

another thread.

That's stalking, I would hazard a guess.

[txindy]

111. Get over it. I posted here and then you showed up.

So, who would be stalking whom, exactly? Hmmm?

[Harper_is_Bush]

116. Next time you want to reference my actions in a previous thread`

get it right.

Your mistaken accusation (if it was a mistake) was an attack on me. Be man (or woman) enough to admit that and learn from it.

[txindy]

117. You had at least one post deleted in another thread. That's a fact.

You've even acknowledged that. No mistake other than I made it plural. Yippee. It was difficult to tell with all of that scrolling. Mea culpa. Now run along. :hi:

[txindy]

70. Oh, snap.

So much for the OP's drive-by outrage.

[stepnw1f]

73. Nice Catch... I Knew This Thread Smelled Funny (nt)

[Nikki Stone 1]

87. AH, nothing like a hypocrite

:)

[Media_Lies_Daily]

91. I love the smell of a slap-down in the early afternoon! :-))

[trixie]

60. I don't see "members" saying anything like that

We Dems at least view this man as a human, the victim. Repukes are saying is was his fault etc. Look at the Repuke boards. They are going after the victim. We are going after the shooter, the one with the gun.

[Vickers]

64. Hey, at least no DUer shot him in the fucking FACE.

:eyes:

[Misunderestimator]

65. I find your OP extremely offensive. If there are people "cheerleading"

here for a man's death.... I'd like you to point them out, so that they can be alerted on. There are far too many posts and threads on this subject to expect people to search and find these posts themselves... so I suggest you link to them.

Otherwise, you are only assisting those who seek to demean this site.

[Ladyhawk]

67. Is someone actually wishing for him to die? That sucks. :(

Actually I was having a lot of fun with the jokes because I thought it wasn't serious. Now it just ain't funny anymore. :(

Someone may die because of Darth Cheney's incompetence. Yes, a lot of other people have died because of Cheney's incompetence, but wishing for one more isn't right.

[txindy]

69. Check out post 59 here.

OP. Pot. Kettle. Just sayin'. ;)

[Ksec]

68. So lets HIGHLIGHT these things , heh?

Not good.

[Harper_is_Bush]

78. Sure. Better, you think, to behave

like freepers and pretend our faults don't exist?

[stepnw1f]

71. Ya Better Check Yourself First

No one is cheerleading for anyone's death... start trouble elsewhere.

[Ksec]

75. Me thinks you got it

Smells like...something that smells ...like shit on a sandwich

[stepnw1f]

79. Check Post #59

[Harper_is_Bush]

74. Many posters here asking "where?" and "what?" like an innocent V.Barbarino

strangely are some of the same who posted in this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x416883

If that's not cheerleading, I don't know what is.

[txindy]

77. That's not cheerleading, that's speculating that the public is told lies

Saying someone may be dead and the WH isn't reporting it, is not cheerleading for anything other than full disclosure.

[Harper_is_Bush]

81. Well, there's no pom poms, if that's your point

looking through that thread there was quite a bit of giddy expectation at the prospect.

And the o.p. of that thread saying that he/she believes the guy is dead and the WH is not reporting it is so far out bizarre that it sounds like wishful thinking. There's no reason to believe it's the case, so why else pull it out of the air?

[txindy]

82. Read into it whatever you like.

That doesn't make it true.

[Harper_is_Bush]

92. That is all we can do with anything in our world.

Read into it, that is.

I was not only talking about the original post,but also the replies.

But another thing about the original post is the three exclamation points.

Please recommend if you think the guy is already dead!!!

What can we read into those? Anything? Excitement?

And then look at the original post itself:

The WH is just trying to sort things out to work the PR smoothly...IMHO.
If he is not dead now, they knew or know now that he was going to die.

No indication of WHY the person would believe this man to already be dead. Apparently his belief is based solely on the expectation that the WH would hide such a thing to work out smooth PR.
Certainly seems like he's putting the cart before the horse there.

What can we read into that, if we dare? Anything? To me it's clear....the poster is excited at the prospect that the man is already dead because it means the WH is covering up a death, which would be very bad for them if true.

!!!

[txindy]

95. It was speculation.

By definition that is moving the proverbial cart all around the horse. You can attach any motivation you like to the speculation. Just as anyone can attach it to the OP who posts a Whittington DOA smilie (see post 59 in this thread) and then chastises others for what she herself has done.

So, you think it's "clear" what someone's motivation is by reading a post on a message board? You live in a world of certainty. Good for you. Unfortunately for me, I didn't put the batteries into my psychic powers today. I'm not that "clear."

[Harper_is_Bush]

106. Why did the poster get so excited over simple speculation?

Three exclamation points and all?!!!

And usually when people speculate there's some scrap of reason for the speculation. There was none, only further speculation that the WH would cover up his death to allow time for smooth PR.

It's foolish speculation and certainly does come accross as wishful thinking.

[txindy]

108. To you it comes across that way. n/t

[Harper_is_Bush]

112. Obviously. And to many others, I'm quite sure

I'm not all that special and unique, but thanks for suggesting it!

[Katherine Brengle]

84. thanks--i really didn't feel like hunting for the threads when everyone

had already visited them.

[txindy]

86. Now tell us about post #59 and the Whittington DOA smilie you posted

We're very interested.

Adding: We're patient. You've posted nearly 500 times and you've only been on DU for two weeks. Surely you aren't getting shy now, right?

[Harper_is_Bush]

99. Neg. attention to post counts, length of membership, and calling ppl out:

All specified in the rules:

Do not draw negative attention to the fact that someone is new, has a low post count, or recently became a member of Democratic Underground.
Do not post messages with the purpose of "calling out" another member or picking a fight with another member.

The point has been made, several times already. The OP was slightly hypocritical in posting that smilie, yes.
IMO this topic still has a point.

[txindy]

100. That's not neg. attention. There you go attributing again.

She's posted like a fiend for two weeks, yet where's she gone now that she's taken up DU's time and bandwidth with a thread of her own creation? That's not neg. attention. That's a fact followed by a query.

[Harper_is_Bush]

102. If you say so. n/t

[txindy]

104. Oh, absolutely. I'm admiring her energy and dedication.

Absolutely. Gee, who wouldn't?

[endarkenment]

120. Slightly hypocritical?

Sheesh. Oh, and while it may not be a rule, bullying people over the rules is obnoxious. If you have a problem use the alert button.

[Nikki Stone 1]

89. Like your own post, eh?

:)

[Name removed]

90. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

97. You've been busted. Move along....nothing left to see here.

[debbierlus]

76. I think what you are seeing is a desperation for accountability

I don't think anyone wants him to die. What you are seeing is a desperation for the adminstration to be held to account and taken down...

The fact is that this adminstration has murdered tens of thousands of people. It is strange that only when one of them holds the gun in his own hands that people find them culpable.

Think about it this way. If Bush or any of their one mongering cronies blew the head off a child with a bomb PERSONALLY, the American people would want them executed. But, if they do it indirectly by lying about a need for a war and then MAKE other people do it, people think that is fine. It is beyond weird. If they ORDER people to be tortured, that is not an issue. Sanitized killing. They have Valentine's parties and go on hunting trips while killing is done CONSTANTLY by THEIR orders.

The American people live in a state of constant delusion. I think people here want this to bring them to account because it is something that people can understand in a direct, tangible way.

[montana500]

83. Who cheerleaded for his death? That's sick.

I wonder if that even really happened. Please name specific examples or delete your thread. This smells Freeper-ish.

[autorank]

107. Nobody, that's whats galling. The assumption of the OP is bogus!

[JVS]

85. If you're friends with an asshole like that and get accidently shot...

you deserve it all. :nopity:

[TheWraith]

93. I'm not going to cry for Whittington if he dies.

Sorry, but it's the truth. I'm not about to take a pillow into his hospital room, but I would not be in the least disappointed by his death. Maybe that makes me a bad liberal, but so be it. The fact is that he's a scumbag of the highest order--just look at his connections. And if there's a barometer of a person's behavior, it's their treatment of animals... kindly remember that this guy was in the middle of shotgunning domesticated birds for entertainment. Anybody know knows about psychology will tell you that people treat animals they way they would treat humans if they could get away with it, and cruelty to animals is considered a warning sign for potential psychopathic behavior.

[npincus]

94. I haven't read one post from someone wishing his death

but since Cheney is the mastermind of the pre-emptive attack on Iraq and consequently the deaths of tens of thousands of men, women and children, I personally am relishing Cheney's dilemma.

[autorank]

105. Self loathing DUers or what? This thread is bogus, no "cheerleaders" yet

reported. I looked upthread and people are speculating on what's happened.

Apparently some Rebpublicans are too because they forced Cheney on the air to explain.

Lot's of hunters calling probably, pissed as Hell.

But there are no "cheerleaders" found. This thread is a discredit to DU and a slander.

[Hubert Flottz]

110. I agree!

Flame bait!

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

118. It's not just slander...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=425087&mesg_id=425261

[autorank]

123. Damn, you[re good. It's a self fulfilling prophesy I'm totally impressed

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

130. I refuse to take credit for finding this.

This was mentioned up thread by Garbo 2004

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=425498&mesg_id=429145

But it is interesting, no?

[autorank]

133. Very interesting...credit due for solving the mystery. Still impressed.

[Maru Kitteh]

113. I agree HEARTILY with you Katherine!

You are most certainly correct about this. It saddens me that some DU'ers are just as bad as some Freepers but it's true. Humanity on both sides of the fence has a way to go but I guess we already knew that, right?

Take care girl, keep your head up.
:pals:

[endarkenment]

121. Except of course it seems nobody has actually been doing this.

Other than that, it was indeed a fine post.

[autorank]

127. Do you agree with Katherine's post that was just pointed out to me?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Isn't this post the one instance of "cheerleading" that can be found?

Just asking.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=425498&mesg_id=430731

[Maru Kitteh]

135. It's kinda like porn - I know it when I see it

And I believe examples have already been posted, if you haven't seen any.... fine. I have. I don't really give a shit about anybody's posting count or motivations prescribed to them by others. When some (very few) members of DU act like asses they deserve to be called on it. Hell I've even DONE it but unlike a Bushbot I don't have trouble with accountability. You will notice the OP never implicated all of DU, only a few bad actors, and apparently some of them knew who they were.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

115. omega minimo's thread is not about "cheerleaders" to his death

It's a kind a caring post showing the good nature of DUers. It points out that there is are many unanswered questions in this mystery and at the heart of it all lay a man who may die.

That you added that post to your OP in an attempt make you look better shows you either lack reading comprehension skills or are desperate to make DU look bad. Either way that post, unlike yours, was not intended to call out other duers for wishing ill to Mr. Whittington.

[Roland99]

119. I laugh at the late-night comedians & their jokes. but I hope he recovers

and recovers quickly and fully.

[grace0418]

122. I'm not cheerleading his death but neither am I crying over it.

I'm certainly not one to wish any human or animal suffering. But any friend of Cheney is not likely to be a very good person, and by all accounts I've read of Whittington he was definitely right up there in the elite group of greedy, lying, slimy Friends of Bu$hCo. Dying doesn't change the fact that someone was a loathesome toad in real life.

So while I agree no one should be cheerleading for the death of another human being (that would be tasteless and thoroughly Freeper-esque), I don't feel like I've seen much evidence of that here. Black humor is more what I've seen, and I'll fully admit I've laughed at some of it.

[im10ashus]

124. This thread is flame-bait.

WHERE is your proof that people are "cheerleading" his death? I have YET to see the proof.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

126. Can you link any post where someone hopes for Whittington to die?

Oh, and by the way, your "progressive revolution" blog linked in your profile still has no content in it. You may wish to stop linking or perhaps put something in there.

[autorank]

129. .Here is one link Katherine Brengle won't give you....it's a blockbuster

And explains a lot.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=425087&mesg_id=425261

[im10ashus]

131. Thanks autorank!

That explains a lot! Me thinks someone is contradicting themselves. :shrug:

[im10ashus]

132. Practice what you preach, lady.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=425087&mesg_id=425261

[Leopolds Ghost]

136. Whittington will make it thru. DUers are letting paranoia

and understandable hatred of the BFEE, get the best of them.

Folks are always late on the ball, it seems. By the time EVERYONE on the internets get riled up about the cover-up, Whittington will likely be out of the hospital and doing a tearful embrace with Cheney -- as Cheney sits down for his "Checkers" moment.

The American people are fickle. If we don't proceed carefully on this, it could be Cheney's "redemption moment" with the American people, just like Gennifer Flowers was for Clinton pre-election.

Meanwhile, the NSA Spying sinks into oblivion :-(

[pinto]

137. Locking.

Thread has become a series of personal sniping, referencing other threads and general flamebait.