Don't attack another candidate because you can't defend yours.

AlCzervik

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Mon Oct-22-07 11:28 PM
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Don't attack another candidate because you can't defend yours.

it doesn't help you or your candidate.

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cuke

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Mon Oct-22-07 11:29 PM
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1. In this case, many supporters are looking worse than the candidate

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Forkboy

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Mon Oct-22-07 11:30 PM
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2. Well, that should empty half of this forum.

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cuke

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Mon Oct-22-07 11:56 PM
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6. Only those with no candidate will be allowed into GDP

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JNelson6563

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Tue Oct-23-07 07:27 AM
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18. Good idea

And I would add that those who are still fighting the 2004 primaries be banished all together.

:toast:

Julie

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LoZoccolo

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Mon Oct-22-07 11:48 PM
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3. FREDOME OF SPEECH

i willsay what I wnat no mater how uselesx

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Vickers

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Mon Oct-22-07 11:57 PM
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8. *snaps fingers*

"Translator!"

:P

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Kurovski

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Mon Oct-22-07 11:59 PM
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9. Translation: "You are absolutely correct!"

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Vickers

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Tue Oct-23-07 12:01 AM
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12. Har!

:thumbsup:

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Rhythm and Blue

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Mon Oct-22-07 11:55 PM
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4. You're probably just a Hillary-supporting neocon.

Or perhaps a jealous pro-Obama homophobe.
Maybe you're a pie-in-the-sky Kucinich loon.
Maybe you're Mike Gravel's supporter.

Regardless, the problem is clearly that you support a different candidate than I do, and are thus of inferior intelligence and suspect moral fibre.

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AlCzervik

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Mon Oct-22-07 11:56 PM
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7. yes.

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Kurovski

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Mon Oct-22-07 11:56 PM
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5. But if you have to defend yours, doesn't that mean someone is attacking to begin with?

Edited on Mon Oct-22-07 11:58 PM by Kurovski

Are you saying "don't attack" in general? What if the truth sounds like an attack? Are you saying "stop the madness!"? What if I'm too nuts too even know what I'm doing? :crazy::-)

Edit: Gdam question marks!

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AlCzervik

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Tue Oct-23-07 12:00 AM
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11. i'm saying if your candidate fucks up---own it, don't try and point out something

about another candidate to try and make your person look better. all candidates have flaws, some more and larger than others but they're all human and if they mess up just admit to it. not you specifically but you know what i mean.

when i make a mistake at work i don't say "Well hey last week Joe stole ink cartridges so that makes me look not as bad right, hmm, ya?"

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Kurovski

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Tue Oct-23-07 12:18 AM
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13. Stealing is bad.

I get it. The comparative thingy.

Not exactly the same as "lesser of two evils".

Like Gore with NAFTA, I posted last week that "he fucked up" on that particular count. (He's not "really" running, but he's one of my candidates.)

Can I please get a gold star? I'll look up the post if I have to prove it!

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AlCzervik

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Tue Oct-23-07 12:20 AM
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14. you totally get a gold star.

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CyberPieHole

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Mon Oct-22-07 11:59 PM
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10. Sounds reasonable to me.

I've been reading some of the threads and posts and I find that I am turned off by some of the infighting. I guess that is to be expected, but it does reflect poorly on the candidates.

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Kurovski

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Tue Oct-23-07 12:26 AM
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15. How so? Every candidate has supporters who will do this.

Edited on Tue Oct-23-07 12:26 AM by Kurovski

Does that mean all candidates look bad? Or Just Democrats here on DU? Repubs trash their candidates too. What does it say when supporters of Gullianni (sp?) are banned from a Repub website altogether?

How does that "reflect poorly" thing work? I don't get it. There are more positive supporters, in general, so wouldn't that balance things out?

Thanks, and welcome to DU! :bounce: :hi:

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Rhythm and Blue

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Tue Oct-23-07 12:50 AM
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16. Yeah, but then you got guys like me who reflect poorly on *everyone.*

Did you take that into account?

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Kurovski

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Tue Oct-23-07 01:25 AM
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17. I'm not talking to you. I don't want to be

reflected poorly. :scared:

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CyberPieHole

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Tue Oct-23-07 06:57 PM
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19. It reflects poorly when supporters of one candidate get into ad hominem attacks

Edited on Tue Oct-23-07 06:58 PM by CyberPieHole

of other candidates. I don't think it's necessary to attack other candidates in order to support your own. How about speaking highly of one's candidate without speaking ill of others? I feel there are enough attacks of Democratic candidates by republicans, why add fuel to that fire?

And hello to you too.:hi:

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