Author Topic: Anyone want to "help out" Lucky The Dog? (Read 3490 times)

Mary Ann · « **on:** April 16, 2013, 01:08:34 PM »

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022685512

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LuckyTheDog (5,653 posts) Tue Apr 16, 2013, 01:45 PM

I am a token liberal for the Detroit News politics blog. As anybody from SE Michigan would know, the Detroit News editorial page is a really right-wing operation. For a while, it ran a website called Michigan View, which could have been called "Freepers and Teabaggers on Parade."

After Michigan View was closed down (lack of advertising, I think), the News started a politics blog and recruited me to be one of the token liberals. The editors have been nothing but nice to me but the readers... not so much. As one might guess, the comments are usually critical and sometimes kind of abusive.

If anybody would be interested in taking on some of the teabaggers in the comments section, that would be awfully nice.

Here is my section of the blog: http://blogs.detroitnews.com/politics/author/jmelton/

Chris_ · « **Reply #1 on:** April 16, 2013, 01:17:15 PM »

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"Freepers and Teabaggers on Parade."

...the comments are usually critical and sometimes kind of abusive.

With an attitude like that, I'd say you probably deserve it.

USA4ME · « **Reply #2 on:** April 16, 2013, 01:26:28 PM »

Someone with a Facebook account should C&P his DU post onto his Detroit News blog and let his readers know he's having to request others defend him since he, it seems, can't do it himself. That should give them a laugh.

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wasp69 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 16, 2013, 01:39:15 PM »

James Melton, you're pathetic...

Chris_ · « **Reply #4 on:** April 16, 2013, 01:39:43 PM »

The Detroit News has their FB page locked down, but I shared Mr. Melton's DU post on Twitter.

Ptarmigan · « **Reply #5 on:** April 16, 2013, 01:44:49 PM »

Most commenters on news sites are moonbats.

USA4ME · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2013, 01:47:39 PM »

Quote from: Chris_ on April 16, 2013, 01:39:43 PM

The Detroit News has their FB page locked down, but I shared Mr. Melton's DU post on Twitter.

Good. Thanks.

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Chris_ · « **Reply #7 on:** April 16, 2013, 01:48:07 PM »

Quote from: USA4ME on April 16, 2013, 01:47:39 PM

Good. Thanks.

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It would help if I could get some retweets.

hillneck · « **Reply #8 on:** April 16, 2013, 01:48:18 PM »

The typical DUmmie can't think for themselves. They have to return to the hive to see what the collective thinks about any subject. This is were a good dose of morals would help this DUmmie out of his little writers block.

Chris_ · « **Reply #9 on:** April 17, 2013, 01:49:07 PM »

hillneck · « **Reply #10 on:** April 17, 2013, 02:44:29 PM »

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LuckyTheDog (5,654 posts)
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Looks like someone got thumped on the forehead.

Skul · « **Reply #11 on:** April 17, 2013, 02:49:24 PM »

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LuckyTheDog (5,653 posts) Tue Apr 16, 2013, 01:45 PM

I ~~am a~~ was the token liberal for the Detroit News politics blog.

fxd

franksolich · « **Reply #12 on:** April 17, 2013, 11:06:40 PM »

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018368025

Oh my.

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LuckyTheDog (5,659 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2013, 09:27 PM

Oh, Goody... I have cyber stalkers

So, yesterday I wrote what was originally supposed to be a PM to a few people, letting then know that I am blogging for the Detroit News. I wanted people to know I was there and (with any luck) post some non-abusive responses.

Well, for whatever reason, I actually posted that as a thread (in General Discussion) without thinking. I let it stay up for just a little while (maybe 15 minutes, maybe up to an hour, I am not sure). But then I thought better of it and deleted it because some of what I said could be seen as a slap at Henry Payne, the editor of that blog -- which was not my intention.

Despite its short history that post was cut and pasted and posted as a message on my blog. A couple people also "tweeted" excerpts to the Detroit News.

I expect people logging on to to call me an idiot. I am used to it . But this kind of thing is just weird. The News isn't even paying me, but its readers are trying to get me fired. Nice, eh?

Well, cyber-stalkers, it didn't work. Henry is a guy I disagree with on a lot of issues. But he's a real pro. He took my little mea culpa in stride.

On edit: This is a link to my blog posts: http://blogs.detroitnews.com/politics/author/jmelton/

The lucky dog primitive couldn't be that lucky.

The lucky dog primitive's not even a light-year within of being on this radar.

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Aristus (28,553 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2013, 09:34 PM

1. Hate-stalkers. That's too bad.

It's a shame they weren't "I-want-to-have-sex-with-you" stalkers.

Keep your chin up. Writing in support of the public interest is a noble calling...

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LuckyTheDog (5,659 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2013, 09:47 PM

2. Conservatives can be creepy

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Aristus (28,553 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2013, 09:49 PM

3. When you live in your mom's basement and get your news from Fox, creepy happens...

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LuckyTheDog (5,659 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2013, 10:08 PM

13. BTW...

Three of my stalkers go by @RatsunTN, @paintkarz and @thundley4 on Twitter. I have the real name of a Facebook stalker, but I probably should not post it.

Just passing that along.

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Kali (33,035 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2013, 09:50 PM

4. did you mean to post this in the Lounge?

feels more gd to me?

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Aristus (28,553 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2013, 09:53 PM

5. If he needs the safety and friendly comfort of the Lounge,

I'm cool with that...

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LuckyTheDog (5,659 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2013, 09:57 PM

6. That's pretty much it

But if the moderator wants to move this thread, I won't scream.

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Kali (33,035 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2013, 10:01 PM

9. no mods and we can't move anything - no problem see my explanation in the other reply good place for getting a cyber hug here, please carry on - sorry to interrupt, as it were

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MADem (84,752 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2013, 10:02 PM

10. No more moderators...just hosts. They can't move stuff, either. It's a brave new world on DU3.

I hope you don't let a few stalking jerks get to you, though.

They must not have much in the way of a life.

Uh huh.

Anybody reading an obscure lumpenunterprimitiven like the lucky dog primitive can't have much in the way of a life.

<<<goes after only big game, the Primitives of Prominence.

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Kali (33,035 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2013, 09:59 PM

7. sure, no problem

but it kind of seemed like it was a message being broadcast to whoever and GD would have a bigger audience (also seems to be where he may have picked up the stalker to whom he was messaging)

there have been any number of posts in the lounge where you could tell the person had probably clicked the wrong link from the "Latest Threads" page, since the Lounge is right below the GD link. I would guess probably half the very few SoP alerts hosts get for the Lounge are because of this.

so that is the long-winded explanation for why I asked

Apparently the lucky dog primitive missed this:

http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,86092.0.html

Chris_ · « **Reply #13 on:** April 17, 2013, 11:17:45 PM »

Quote from: Skul on April 17, 2013, 02:49:24 PM

fxd

lulz

thundley4 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 17, 2013, 11:20:39 PM »

I got a shout out, or at last someone with a similar name on Twitter did.

Retweeting someone is stalking them?

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RatsunTN â€@RatsunTN 16 Apr
@detroitnews James Melton: "Freepers and Teabaggers on Parade" http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022685512
Retweeted by thundley4

delilahmused · « **Reply #15 on:** April 17, 2013, 11:37:09 PM »

You blog for a newspaper you idiot! You announce it on the internet you twit! And then you complain people are going there to read what you post you dumbshit! What the hell is wrong with you? Isn't that what you/your company would want? MORE traffic! You're an ass!

Cindie

Chris_ · « **Reply #16 on:** April 17, 2013, 11:41:41 PM »

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

GOBUCKS · « **Reply #17 on:** April 17, 2013, 11:57:36 PM »

Quote from: franksolich on April 17, 2013, 11:06:40 PM

Anybody reading an obscure lumpenunterprimitiven like the lucky dog primitive can't have much in the way of a life.

<<<goes after only big game, the Primitives of Prominence.

Well, there's no question this nameless, faceless loser is a lumpenunterprimitiven.

He could hardly be more insignificant or more obscure.

But his ignorant LTEs in the Detroit News represent journalism light-years beyond the level of the crazy bald dwarf.

The Detroit News, after all, is printed on actual PAPER.

Even if he's only in their online version, it's read by at least a thousand times more people than Crazy Miriam's online San Diego pennysaver.

franksolich · « **Reply #18 on:** April 18, 2013, 12:33:48 AM »

Quote from: GOBUCKS on April 17, 2013, 11:57:36 PM

Well, there's no question this nameless, faceless loser is a lumpenunterprimitiven.

He could hardly be more insignificant or more obscure.

The primitives really need to get a sense of proportion.

I mean, it's not as if decent and civilized people are observing all of them.

And the DUmpster's pretty tiny, compared with Skins's island; there aren't enough of us around to capture the violence, the sedition, the stupidity of all the primitives.

Me, for example, I can keep track of only circa 15 primitives at any one time.

And so if we notice a primitive, it's a mark of distinction.

Dori · « **Reply #19 on:** April 18, 2013, 12:34:16 AM »

Oh please...why would anyone here want to stalk any loser on the dump.
Paranoia and narcissism is rampant over there.

DefiantSix · « **Reply #20 on:** April 18, 2013, 12:41:04 AM »

DUmbshits call 'em 'stalkers'. The rest of the world calls 'em parole/probation officers.

Aristotelian · « **Reply #21 on:** April 18, 2013, 04:59:28 AM »

Oh dear - apparently you're all now a bunch of cyber-stalkers...and poor little Lucky needs some love from the Lounge.

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LuckyTheDog (5,659 posts)

Oh, Goody... I have cyber stalkers

So, yesterday I wrote what was originally supposed to be a PM to a few people, letting then know that I am blogging for the Detroit News. I wanted people to know I was there and (with any luck) post some non-abusive responses.

Well, for whatever reason, I actually posted that as a thread (in General Discussion) without thinking. I let it stay up for just a little while (maybe 15 minutes, maybe up to an hour, I am not sure). But then I thought better of it and deleted it because some of what I said could be seen as a slap at Henry Payne, the editor of that blog -- which was not my intention.

Despite its short history that post was cut and pasted and posted as a message on my blog. A couple people also "tweeted" excerpts to the Detroit News.

I expect people logging on to to call me an idiot. I am used to it . But this kind of thing is just weird. The News isn't even paying me, but its readers are trying to get me fired. Nice, eh?

Well, cyber-stalkers, it didn't work. Henry is a guy I disagree with on a lot of issues. But he's a real pro. He took my little mea culpa in stride.

On edit: This is a link to my blog posts: http://blogs.detroitnews.com/politics/author/jmelton/

DUmp Link

SSG Snuggle Bunny · « **Reply #22 on:** April 18, 2013, 05:48:56 AM »

Quote from: Dori on April 18, 2013, 12:34:16 AM

Oh please...why would anyone here want to stalk any loser on the dump.
Paranoia and narcissism is rampant over there.

If what we do is stalking then the monkeys at the zoo are stalked.

Skul · « **Reply #23 on:** April 18, 2013, 05:49:30 AM »

The mutt needs to get over itself.
It was drug over to laugh at, and we did.

franksolich · « **Reply #24 on:** April 18, 2013, 05:50:42 AM »

Quote from: SGT Snuggle Bunny on April 18, 2013, 05:48:56 AM

If what we do is stalking then the monkeys at the zoo are stalked.

My thoughts exacty.

That's been my thoughts ever since the first time I spotted the primitives more than twelve years ago.

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Author Topic: Anyone want to "help out" Lucky The Dog? (Read 3490 times)