Really...enough already!

[stashbin]

Since you feel strongly that posters here are racist, why don't you take a stand and name them. Who, specifically, is a racist here at the DIS, and other than crticizing Obama what clear evidence do you have. It's a serious accusation, and it's only fair that you provide the evidence. So let's have it.

I think you quoted me by mistake....It was Grumpy Pirate who made the statement about racists. I simply said "I hear the train coming to the station" because this was clearly a train wreck statement! Then...I ate some popcorn.

Ask Grumpy Pirate for specific people. He probably thinks I am one too.

 

[Magic Mom]

I think you quoted me by mistake....It was Grumpy Pirate who made the statement about racists. I simply said "I hear the train coming to the station" because this was clearly a train wreck statement! Then...I ate some popcorn.

Ask Grumpy Pirate for specific people. He probably thinks I am one too.

My apologies, I misread and thought you were agreeing with him/her. I'll change my post.

 

[Disney Doll]

For the past three plus months every time I've wandered onto the community board I've seen countless new threads demonizing President Barak Obama.

Multiple times during the day I have found new threads digging incredibly deep to find any sort of minutia to twist and lambast...attempting to take any small tidbit of information and manipulating into a lengthy diatribe how within a mere two months in office this one man has cursed our nation.

Really...? Two months...?

You know I don't care what each and every one of the DIS members political leanings are...nor do I care to know the details of your personal politics...but I do know it's incredibly insane...yes insane...to believe that any sort of policy...package...etc...that's been enacted in the brief time President Obama has been in office has had any opportunity to be deemed a success or a failure yet!

I know the GOP and all its followers are still upset they lost the election...and who can blame them? Still the level of petty threads I have found here by President Obama's detractors is just...well it's just sad...

He's teleprompter dependent?

He's snubbed the Prime Minister of England?

He's compared himself to Lincoln?

I've read the source articles on these three subjects...and I'm sorry the threads that have derived from them are really reachy!

And these were just a few examples...I could go on...but honestly...it kind of turns my stomach.

Now I know what will be said...'what about the years of Bush Jr bashing?'...and I can't argue with there being years of it...but honestly...the man was in office for eight years...he earned the complaints he garned here during his presidency!

Oh yes...and I did my homework and went back in the DIS forums as much as possible...I found virtually NOTHING back when Bush Jr was orignally elected! Sure there were a few "Bush stole the election" threads and the like...but really...that's about it. Then...as Bush Jr's terms in office mounted...and after 9/11 and things in Washington and abroad began to crumble...the anti-Bush Jr rants mounted...but only then!

In closing...really my biggest upset is just how devisive the Community board has become. All the political nagging...for lack of a better term...makes me sad. Especially when as far as I can see...the majority of it is incredibly pre-mature.

It is sad, but it didn't just happen in the last 2 months, dear.

It has been happeneing for several years. The problem being that prior to 2 months ago, it was happening ot a guy you probably didn't like, so you didn't care so much. Now it's happening to the guy you do like, so it's a problem.

Politics is dirty business.

 

[Master Mason]

Last I checked, the 1st Amendment was still safe and considered the law of the land. If people want to complain about Obama they are free to do so, and as long as they follow the rules of the board here, they are free to do so here.

If you don't like reading it, then don't open the thread and read them.

When people no longer have the right to complain or to criticize, that is when I will be really scared.

 

[DisneyMomOK]

I said nothing about the Globe.


The intent of my post was to point out that we had plenty of conservative posters willing to hold up a tabloid when it was vilifying a prominent Democrat.



I quoted Magic Mom because the content of her post was what I was commenting on, and there seem to be several things going on in this thread. I wasn't trying to accuse her directly of being someone who had done this.

The only place I saw that Globe article was at the supermarket. But, when you mentioned the JE problems, later proved to be true, not sure where you were going. The blogs that stoop to defaming children are comparable to rags like the Globe, IMO, but those blogs are acceptable to some. The level of conjecture that is forgiven, seems to be based on the bias of the mud being slung.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Why do we all have to "give Obama a chance" when no one gave Bush one? Why was the Bush bashing okay but Obama bashing isn't?

And, um, you don't think electing Bush for a second four-year term WAS giving him "a chance"?

 

[Master Mason]

And, um, you don't think electing Bush for a second four-year term WAS giving him "a chance"?

Actually Bush winning a second term had more to do with the ineptitude of the Democratic candidate than the desire to keep Bush for 4 more years to me. Kerry was a pathetic pick.

 

[Shelton123]

I voted for the Green Party candidate...McKinney...just a little FYI...

And I started the thread to get something that's been brewing off my chest. I figured it would dissolve quickly into what I hate...but I said what I wanted to say and I'm feel better for saying it.

Cyn-thi-a! Cyn-thi-a!

 

[ntsammy5]

Kerry was a pathetic pick.

That's an understatement!

 

[basas]

Last I checked, the 1st Amendment was still safe and considered the law of the land. If people want to complain about Obama they are free to do so, and as long as they follow the rules of the board here, they are free to do so here.

If you don't like reading it, then don't open the thread and read them.

When people no longer have the right to complain or to criticize, that is when I will be really scared.

Exactly! If you don't want to read threads criticizing Obama and his policies, don't open them!

 

[phorsenuf]

Exactly! If you don't want to read threads criticizing Obama and his policies, don't open them!

Fair enough, but leave the criticizing out of the thread titles. I think that's a fair compromise, don't you?

 

[Master Mason]

Fair enough, but leave the criticizing out of the thread titles. I think that's a fair compromise, don't you?

But that's how you know not to open them is it not?

 

[phorsenuf]

But that's how you know not to open them is it not?

But why must the titles be inflammatory. After all it sums up the content of the post so it's like reading the post. Does that make sense?

For instance the thread title that say (paraphrasing) say something nice about Barry. Well, his name is not Barry It's President Obama. Posters here called him Barry pre-election knowing it would bother people. A title can be just as bad as the contents. So by referring to him as Barry is just another dig.

 

[Master Mason]

But why must the titles be inflammatory. After all it sums up the content of the post so it's like reading the post. Does that make sense?

For instance the thread title that say (paraphrasing) say something nice about Barry. Well, his name is not Barry It's President Obama. Posters here called him Barry pre-election knowing it would bother people. A title can be just as bad as the contents. So by referring to him as Barry is just another dig.

His name is not "president Obama" President is a title, not a name.

And again, if you knew the content was going to upset you, by the name of the thread, you should have passed it on by.

Barry was his nickname, people are going to use it, just like they called clinton bubba... He is a public figure, if getting called Berry or even Hussein is the worst he is called he is doing pretty damn good in my book.

 

[DISUNC]

Oh yes...and I did my homework and went back in the DIS forums as much as possible...I found virtually NOTHING back when Bush Jr was orignally elected! Sure there were a few "Bush stole the election" threads and the like...but really...that's about it. Then...as Bush Jr's terms in office mounted...and after 9/11 and things in Washington and abroad began to crumble...the anti-Bush Jr rants mounted...but only then!
.

You can go back to 2001 on the Community Board??????????

 

[PK Disney Dork]

You can go back to 2001 on the Community Board??????????

Noooo...I went back as far as I could and saw nothing comparing to the way it is now.

I want to say '03/'04 at the least.

 

[redlight]

Noooo...I went back as far as I could and saw nothing comparing to the way it is now.

I want to say '03/'04 at the least.

The oldest threads are from '02. I just checked.

 

[Goofyluver]

His name is not "president Obama" President is a title, not a name.

And again, if you knew the content was going to upset you, by the name of the thread, you should have passed it on by.

Barry was his nickname, people are going to use it, just like they called clinton bubba... He is a public figure, if getting called Berry or even Hussein is the worst he is called he is doing pretty damn good in my book.

Oh please. I give nicknames to my kid and my animals.

People who use "Barry" in reference to President Obama are being snide and immature. I'll be honest and say that when I referred to President Bush as "Bushie" or "Dubya"...I was intending to be snide in reference to the man that I saw as an incompetent twit. Let's not pretend it's anything but what it is.

 

[Master Mason]

Now I know what will be said...'what about the years of Bush Jr bashing?'...and I can't argue with there being years of it...but honestly...the man was in office for eight years...he earned the complaints he garned here during his presidency!

Oh yes...and I did my homework and went back in the DIS forums as much as possible...I found virtually NOTHING back when Bush Jr was orignally elected! Sure there were a few "Bush stole the election" threads and the like...but really...that's about it. Then...as Bush Jr's terms in office mounted...and after 9/11 and things in Washington and abroad began to crumble...the anti-Bush Jr rants mounted...but only then!

In closing...really my biggest upset is just how devisive the Community board has become. All the political nagging...for lack of a better term...makes me sad. Especially when as far as I can see...the majority of it is incredibly pre-mature.

Oh yea, GW is not a junior.

 

[Charade]

What it boils down to is that the losers just love sour grapes. No matter what Obama does, they will complain. Their frivolous complaints just make them look ridiculous. It's just another day on the CB.

Irony. You haz it.