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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #25 on: November 14, 2016, 07:25:46 AM »
Well, since we are still waiting for skinner to get her up and running I have been pondering a few election related items. Most notable in my mind is my complete disappointment that Hillary had to cancel her fireworks display scheduled in lower Manhattan last Tuesday. I was so looking forward to fake bombs bursting in air above the transparent ceiling at the Javits Center. So much symbolism lost forever how will I survive?
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The New York Times has issued a statement that it is going to get back to it's main mission of reporting news honestly. This I confess confuses me, does this mean that they are going to start publishing stories on how mean Donald Trump is? I hope so because all that Hillary bashing has me disheartened.

The real bomb-bursts were inside the Javits Center.

The Times is playing weak lip-service to the few MSM mea culpas like that of Will Rahn at CBS, but without acknowledging that they, the NYT, had committed on a massive scale what used to be journalistic mortal sins. The NYT is hoping to fool people. They might have a little success with those who only awakened recently to their massive partisanship. But I think those who have watched it for years or decades will take the Missouri stance: "Show me." It'd take a decade or two of non-partisan reportage by the NYT - or any other MSM outlet - to convince me they can be trusted to be non-partisan in their reportage. I won't be looking like a Smurf over that possibility.
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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #26 on: November 14, 2016, 07:28:29 AM »
One last thought for now, I'm thinking that we should start a petition to show our support for all the patriotic members of the entertainment industry in the hope that they will reconsider leaving the country. I'm open for suggestions but I'm struggling to think of any who have made the pledge and are patriotic so need a bit of help here.

I know your comment doesn't apply to her, but the Hollyweird Cetacean Lena Dunham has defiantly broken her promise to move to Canuckia.
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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #27 on: November 14, 2016, 01:23:05 PM »
Ahem.

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Added 11/12/2016 4:00PM ET (eighth batch, more to come tomorrow)

It's now 11/14/2016 1:20 p.m. central time.....

You know, I'm taking off about noon on Wednesday, and will be incommunicado until sometime late Friday afternoon; unlike the Bostonian Drunkard who thinks it makes him look cool and important, I don't travel with all sorts of stuff attached to me, and don't plan on being near anything internetal.

It'd be nice if Skins had something--anything--going on before I take off, but I doubt he will.
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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #28 on: November 14, 2016, 02:17:52 PM »
Ta-da.

Finally at long last.....

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Over the weekend we announced that DU would hopefully be back up on Monday or Tuesday. At this point we are very optimistic that the site will be back up on Tuesday afternoon. When DU comes back up, access will be granted to Star Members only on a temporary basis. For more information about this, please see the update below.

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Milo Yiannopoulos "It has been obvious since 2016 that Trump carries an anointing of some kind. My American friends, are you so blind to reason, and deaf to Heaven? Can he do all this, and cannot get a crown? This man is your King. Coronate him, and watch every devil shriek, and every demon howl."

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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #29 on: November 14, 2016, 04:40:11 PM »
I'll pull some of the replies from the above thread:

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George Campbell I hope everything goes well with the relaunch. I'll be there, for sure. Probably some who are here on FB won't be there, though.
Like · Reply · 1 hr


Nadin Brzezinski i will be back, to change a password, and then leave. Skinner made it abundantly clear he does not want progressives. Good luck winning without them in the future.
Like · Reply · 3 · 1 hr


Kevin Schneider No shit. People who don't think throwing good money after bad is a good idea probably won't.
Like · Reply · 50 mins


Maggie O'Neill Nadin Brzezinski What's the point of changing a password if you are gonna just leave afterwards????
Like · Reply · 39 mins


Steven McLaren Maggie O'Neill Its a power play. Look at me...I'm important.
Like · Reply · 22 mins

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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #30 on: November 14, 2016, 04:45:57 PM »
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It'd take a decade or two of non-partisan reportage by the NYT - or any other MSM outlet - to convince me they can be trusted to be non-partisan in their reportage. I won't be looking like a Smurf over that possibility.

At least. 

...and that is just never going to happen.

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Maggie O'Neill Nadin Brzezinski What's the point of changing a password if you are gonna just leave afterwards????  Do you know who I am!?!?!?!
Like · Reply · 39 mins


Steven McLaren Maggie O'Neill Its a power play. Look at me...I'm important.
Like · Reply · 22 mins

He does!  :rotf:
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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #31 on: November 14, 2016, 05:56:53 PM »
I'll believe when I see it. A whole week to bring it back is crazy.

I want DI back so I can gloat and do a welfare check on G4.

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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #32 on: November 14, 2016, 07:30:27 PM »
Must be hoping moles among the "Star Members" will inadvertently self-identify by re-posting (riposting?) new DU material in places like CC and CU.

Good point.  When that time comes it would be wise to sign out of your DU account before cross-navigating CC and DU. 
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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #33 on: November 14, 2016, 08:13:52 PM »
I'm dying to see how many new members will be posting in the Looney Bin within a week of it being back up.

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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #34 on: November 14, 2016, 08:27:34 PM »
I'm dying to see how many new members will be posting in the Looney Bin within a week of it being back up.

I see nothing but good times on the horizon. The see I told you so and FFSs and I really miss those oh so snappy Thanks for Your Concern, duly noted quips. And don't forget the ever useful K&R
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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #35 on: November 14, 2016, 08:44:36 PM »
I'll believe when I see it. A whole week to bring it back is crazy.

I want DI back so I can gloat and do a welfare check on G4.

It will be fun over there.  I can overlook the mindnumbing stupidity much more easily now.
              

Liberal thinking is a two-legged stool and magical thinking is one of the legs, the other is a combination of self-loating and misanthropy.  To understand it, you would have to be able to sit on that stool while juggling two elephants, an anvil and a fragmentation grenade, sans pin.

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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #36 on: November 14, 2016, 09:08:00 PM »
I'll believe when I see it. A whole week to bring it back is crazy.

I want DI back so I can gloat and do a welfare check on G4.

OMG, th ' poor guy... Hillary's 13 dimensional chess all came to naught...

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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #37 on: November 14, 2016, 09:10:35 PM »
I know DU shuts down during election. This time, DU has been closed since last week. This has to be the longest DU has been closed.
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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #38 on: November 14, 2016, 09:33:00 PM »
Skins claims it will be back up tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon, but we'll see.

If not, it might be time to start discussing which forum we might want to feature should it be gone forever. JPR might be a natural since we know some of the players. But the nuts at DailyKos could provide hours of lunacy to laugh at. And chances are those kooks would come over here and try and defend their stupidity.

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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #39 on: November 14, 2016, 09:36:52 PM »
Skins claims it will be back up tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon, but we'll see.

If not, it might be time to start discussing which forum we might want to feature should it be gone forever. JPR might be a natural since we know some of the players. But the nuts at DailyKos could provide hours of lunacy to laugh at. And chances are those kooks would come over here and try and defend their stupidity.

It's true the Kossacks are a higher level of intelligence than the DUmmies from either site, and would present a more interesting challenge.
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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #40 on: November 14, 2016, 09:38:09 PM »
I know DU shuts down during election. This time, DU has been closed since last week. This has to be the longest DU has been closed.

In my memory, anyway.  FAR longer.
              

Liberal thinking is a two-legged stool and magical thinking is one of the legs, the other is a combination of self-loating and misanthropy.  To understand it, you would have to be able to sit on that stool while juggling two elephants, an anvil and a fragmentation grenade, sans pin.

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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #41 on: November 14, 2016, 09:39:55 PM »
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Skins claims it will be back up tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon, but we'll see.

If not, it might be time to start discussing which forum we might want to feature should it be gone forever. JPR might be a natural since we know some of the players. But the nuts at DailyKos could provide hours of lunacy to laugh at. And chances are those kooks would come over here and try and defend their stupidity.


It's true the Kossacks are a higher level of intelligence than the DUmmies from either site, and would present a more interesting challenge.

True.
              

Liberal thinking is a two-legged stool and magical thinking is one of the legs, the other is a combination of self-loating and misanthropy.  To understand it, you would have to be able to sit on that stool while juggling two elephants, an anvil and a fragmentation grenade, sans pin.

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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #42 on: November 14, 2016, 10:22:12 PM »
OMG, th ' poor guy... Hillary's 13 dimensional chess all came to naught...

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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #43 on: November 14, 2016, 10:23:48 PM »
In my memory, anyway.  FAR longer.
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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #44 on: November 15, 2016, 04:48:10 AM »
It's true the Kossacks are a higher level of intelligence than the DUmmies from either site, and would present a more interesting challenge.

It would be the difference between, say, salamanders and rats. :whistling:
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Re: Skins explains (Saturday afternoon's excuses)
« Reply #45 on: November 15, 2016, 07:50:55 AM »
1.) Skins claims it will be back up tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon, but we'll see.

2.) If not, it might be time to start discussing which forum we might want to feature should it be gone forever. JPR might be a natural since we know some of the players. But the nuts at DailyKos could provide hours of lunacy to laugh at. And chances are those kooks would come over here and try and defend their stupidity.

1.) I'll believe it when, wellllll, you all see it. :rimshot:

2.) I'm sure good entertainment could be mined from Media Matters for America and ThinkProgress. They're already open pits, so one probably wouldn't need to dig deep at all.
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