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DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« on: February 04, 2014, 04:37:21 PM »
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Is DU a Liberal Message Board?

By your definition of the word liberal.

Bryant  34 votes, 3 passes | Time left: Unlimited
   Yes 11 (32%)
   Supposedly 5 (15%)
   No 3 (9%)
   Shut up with your bullshit polls! 1 (3%)
   I like to vote! 2 (6%)
   It Used to Be 12 (35%)
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1. Its a Democratic board...

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its in the name!

But you are welcome to start Liberal Underground.

Someone already did that, it failed miserably.  :-)

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The Straight Story (46,016 posts)
5. Well, people do talk about a somewhat liberal party's ideals, but not so much on principle

Being a big tent we tend to throw out principles we believe in when it comes to people doing things we don't personally like - which isn't really liberal but politics in general.

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BainsBane (22,673 posts)
6. Seems like there is a strong libertarian streak

for many posters. I also observe a restorationist attitude with a desire to turn the clock back to the 1960s.

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Cali_Democrat (18,785 posts)
9. Lotta libertarian moles

Thankfully they're easy to spot.

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10. It's Democratic

Democrats are a heterogeneous party, therefore we have a wide range of opinions. Liberal is one part of the political spectrum represented within the Democratic party.

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cynatnite (28,058 posts)
11. For the most part, yes...

Of course, it's got room for a lot of varied opinions. Not everyone is going to view one idea as purely liberal as another. I don't think it's something you can nail down. I also think that most of us here at DU are accepting of other ideas and I also believe that many of us can appreciate a good spirited debate about ideas.

In the end, our common goals is what binds us together. We all want a better world that has no room for ignorance, racism or intolerance.

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12. Honestly, it used to be so liberal, it was kind of frightening.

And I'm about as liberal as it gets these days here abouts. Back in earlier times, I was sort of right-leaning Democrat.

It's still liberal, but not like it used to be, no.

I'll take bat-shit insanely liberal for $1000, Alex.
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2014, 04:44:46 PM »
Skimmer only named it democratunderground because 'IHateAmerica.com' was taken.
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2014, 04:44:53 PM »
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9. Lotta libertarian moles

Thankfully they're easy to spot.

Yes. Easy to spot. ::)

I would say that nearly 99.9% of the people that DUers have pegged as moles are genuine DU members who, for some reason or other, views one or two points with some sort of common sense. Real moles blend in because it's fairly easy to act like a lunatic.

 By the way, I apologize to whichever one of you guys on CC happens to be Cali_Democrat.
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2014, 04:47:45 PM »
My God.

What we've always said about the primitives is true.

The primitives are delusional if they think Skins's island is "mainstream."

The primitives are so far out of the stream they're not even getting their shoes wet walking on the far left bank.
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2014, 04:48:31 PM »
Quote from: ChuckJ on February 04, 2014, 04:44:53 PM
Yes. Easy to spot. ::)

I would say that nearly 99.9% of the people that DUers have pegged as moles are genuine DU members who, for some reason or other, views one or two points with some sort of common sense. Real moles blend in because it's fairly easy to act like a lunatic.

 By the way, I apologize to whichever one of you guys on CC happens to be Cali_Democrat.

I rolled my eyes, too.

Hey, kali the DUmmycrat: this libertarian's DU mole has almost twice as many posts as you, and has been on so many juries I should get a civics award from Skins himself.
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2014, 06:27:56 PM »
I would say more like "Gay Trotskyite" myself, but whatever floats your boat, DUmmies.
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2014, 06:41:06 PM »
h5 for Wiggy on that.  I wish I knew how to create a podcast or do a radio show based on this site.  That would be hilarious!
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2014, 07:18:25 PM »
Quote from: MoshMasterD on February 04, 2014, 06:41:06 PM
h5 for Wiggy on that.  I wish I knew how to create a podcast or do a radio show based on this site.  That would be hilarious!

DUmmy Theater, On The Air. Read DUmmy threads with different voices based on their personalities.

A drunken, slurring South Boston male - Poor, Poor Pitiful Pitt
A duck-quacking Mexican Kruschev - gNads
Lovey Howell - kpete
Tommy Chong - the next incarnation of Taverner
Adult baby with a Canuck accent - LocoPuffs

The highlight of the week could be "The Aching Seed Poetry Slam", with a quavering octogenarian reading pornographic sonnets in falsetto.
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2014, 08:27:14 PM »
Quote from: Big Dog on February 04, 2014, 07:18:25 PM
DUmmy Theater, On The Air. Read DUmmy threads with different voices based on their personalities.

A drunken, slurring South Boston male - Poor, Poor Pitiful Pitt
A duck-quacking Mexican Kruschev - gNads
Lovey Howell - kpete
Tommy Chong - the next incarnation of Taverner
Adult baby with a Canuck accent - LocoPuffs

The highlight of the week could be "The Aching Seed Poetry Slam", with a quavering octogenarian reading pornographic sonnets in falsetto.

And let's not forget RedQueen, Seabeyond, and Biggunz in a vignette performance acting out the witches' meeting from MacBeth.
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2014, 09:04:48 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on February 04, 2014, 08:27:14 PM
And let's not forget RedQueen, Seabeyond, and Biggunz in a vignette performance acting out the witches' meeting from MacBeth.

Indeed!

RedQueen's voice could be Bea Arthur, and Seabeyond that big seafaring woman from Westward the Women.

What suggestions for the voice of PhDD?
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2014, 09:25:39 PM »
DUmmies think DU is not left enough. They are really delusional.  :mental:
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2014, 09:26:50 PM »
Quote from: Ptarmigan on February 04, 2014, 09:25:39 PM
DUmmies think DU is not left enough. They are really delusional.  :mental:

Every liberal I know feels the same way.  A couple of my college buddies are quite liberal, yet they always claim they are moderate.   Just like they claim that NBC, CNN, etc are moderate.  They just shift the political paradigm to fit their narrative.
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2014, 09:34:21 PM »
Quote from: Big Dog on February 04, 2014, 09:04:48 PM
Indeed!

RedQueen's voice could be Bea Arthur, and Seabeyond that big seafaring woman from Westward the Women.

What suggestions for the voice of PhDD?

Let's go with the dulcet tones of Rachael Ray on that one.

 :bwah:
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2014, 09:40:06 PM »
Lot of self-delusion in that thread.

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What suggestions for the voice of PhDD?

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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2014, 10:23:01 PM »
Quote from: Big Dog on February 04, 2014, 09:04:48 PM
Indeed!

RedQueen's voice could be Bea Arthur, and Seabeyond that big seafaring woman from Westward the Women.

What suggestions for the voice of PhDD?

Gilbert Godfrey
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #16 on: February 05, 2014, 05:24:02 AM »
Quote from: Big Dog on February 04, 2014, 09:04:48 PM

What suggestions for the voice of PhDD?

Quote from: SGT Snuggle Bunny on February 04, 2014, 10:23:01 PM
Gilbert Godfrey

"Bobcat" Goldthwait, but Gilbert works, too.   :lmao:
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #17 on: February 05, 2014, 05:32:16 AM »
Good, good suggestions!

I'm going to take the sea-hag from Westward the Women off the table. This is my dream lineup:

RedQueen: Bea Arthur
Seabeyond: Gilbert Gottfried
PhDD: Bobcat Goldthwait, with a Minesooota accent
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« Reply #18 on: February 05, 2014, 05:48:57 AM »
A few more:

TheMasterBator - Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow
Stinky the Dude - James Cagney, rendered by Bugs Bunny
The Bellevue Bolshevik - Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #19 on: February 05, 2014, 07:15:37 AM »
Quote from: Big Dog on February 05, 2014, 05:48:57 AM
A few more:

TheMasterBator - Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow
Stinky the Dude - James Cagney, rendered by Bugs Bunny
The Bellevue Bolshevik - Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden
Subway Cat - The Abominable Snow Rabbit from the Loony Tunes cartoon - "I will hug him and hold him and call him George."

I was thinking Richard Simmons for TheMasterBator . . . :whistling:
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #20 on: February 05, 2014, 07:18:13 AM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on February 05, 2014, 07:15:37 AM
I was thinking Richard Simmons for TheMasterBator . . . :whistling:

Even better!
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #21 on: February 05, 2014, 07:37:13 AM »
Quote from: Big Dog on February 05, 2014, 05:48:57 AM
A few more:

TheMasterBator - Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow
Stinky the Dude - James Cagney, rendered by Bugs Bunny
The Bellevue Bolshevik - Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden
Subway Cat - The Abominable Snow Rabbit from the Loony Tunes cartoon - "I will hug him and hold him and call him George."
Subway Cat -The voice used for T-Rex in Orgasmo.
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« Reply #22 on: February 05, 2014, 08:25:24 AM »
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #23 on: February 05, 2014, 08:33:38 AM »
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11. For the most part, yes...

Of course, it's got room for a lot of varied opinions. Not everyone is going to view one idea as purely liberal as another. I don't think it's something you can nail down. I also think that most of us here at DU are accepting of other ideas and I also believe that many of us can appreciate a good spirited debate about ideas.

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In the end, our common goals is what binds us together. We all want a better world that has no room for ignorance, racism or intolerance.

Then you should be all for closing down the DUmp since it's chock full of ignorance, racism and intolerance.
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Re: DUmmy asks: Is DU a Liberal Message Board?
« Reply #24 on: February 05, 2014, 09:36:13 AM »
Quote from: Zathras on February 05, 2014, 08:33:38 AM

Then you should be all for closing down the DUmp since it's chock full of ignorance, racism and intolerance.
That's double speak for being "open minded" at the DUmp.
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