Democrats using the term "Billary"

Ugh. Did everyone just forget where that came from?

Perhaps you can suggest an alternative?

heh

Hilliam it is! ;)

;)

What's a DUzy?

:rofl:

don't be absurd. They're a married couple.

If you guys wanna use "Billary" we're MORE than entitled to use the other candidates' real names: Barack Hussein Obama and Johnny Edwards. We're even entitled to make up names, like "Osama" or "Prellboy".

what the hell. Since someone uses the term Billary much like Bradgelina you now want to stomp your feet and use "Osama" or "Prellboy" as smears. Very classy stuff coming from Hill's supporters.

still use right wing terminology to describe the Clintons. You have no problems with that.
BHO.

I said we're entitled to.

If you guys want to use made-up names whose whole purpose is to insult us and our candidate, we're entitled to do the same to you.

Personally, I have argued MANY times here that no side should use such childish names for ANY candidate. But if you insist on doing it, you shouldn't be surprised when others do it back to you.

against our candidate, and nobody will do it back to you. Isn't that easy to understand?

How on Earth do you figure it's fair for only your side to be assholes?

Not seperate like in a divorce (that ship sailed a decade ago), I just mean.... well.... you know

It's pretty god damn convenient to throw the Clinton's into the shittier now that there appears to be a new messiah.

I wish people would be more respectful of Democrats, I thought name calling was something that we did to insult Republicans here, not Democrats :( ...never mind stealing their insults against our people and using them as a weapon :(

The republicans call Barack (Hussein) as a reminder of his middle name being like Sadam Hussein. Then I was thinking why do I have AOL, it has turned so gutter. I guess having AOL for so many years I just never changed.

for nothing ya know :rofl:

You mean us Democrats aren't allowed to be of varying sentiments on these things?

Well sheee-it. No one gave me the memo.

You can disagree as to the extent that the President should help his Senator-wife, but calling them names created by Rove's minions is stunningly childish, and Un-BIG D-Democratic.

I shouldn't think you would need a memo. Didn't anyone ever tell you as a child that it isn't nice to 'hurl invective?'

"Ignorant fucks" and "Obama minions" are some of my faves.

and stupid and the other day a stone (I have to admit that was a little original, not much but a little bit original.)

They are really getting creative (desperate)

but apparently bill does.
so go figure.

So I guess they don't hate Rove THAT much....

i.e., she wasn't just going to stay in the White House baking cookies and having knitting bees for literacy. Being a politician in her own right was NOT (First)ladylike. The smear was that Bill couldn't control his woman and that (gasp) a woman might have the ear of the President.

If it talks like a Republican, if it acts like a Republican, if it says "liberal welfare state" like a Republican...what is it again?

;)

That's why I have started going with Barack Hussein Obama.

that might insult those nice folks in Apalachia.

In the Beverly Hillbilly's movie, the were from Arkansas. When Jed was going to get married, he called his cousin Bill to tell him the news. The next shot was that of the White House.

I will return to using the more proper Mrs. Bill Clinton.

Sexism is so funny.

then she needs to disengage from her husband's rhetoric.

I see. Thanks for distinguishing yourself.

great photoshop job...but freakish!

people to post this:




You don't think it would just be an intentional insult to a candidate and his supporters?

One side doesn't get to be the only assholes on this board.

But you look terrible when you sink to their level.

Seriously, a lot of us are just observers who are shocked at the level this has sunk.

I'm not American so I don't vote... if I did, I would probably vote for Edwards, but in any case, I'm neither a fan or an enemy of any (Democratic) candidate.

So, do you think Osama Bin Laden and Bill Clinton are comparable? (considering Hillary was morphed into Bill, but you decided to morph Obama into Osama) You're insulting the husband of your candidate with that picture...


Shame on you! And yes, shame on them too... but also shame on you! You're not better than they are, sorry... you are all disgusting. The whole world is hoping, wishing and praying for a Democratic President while you're stuck in kindergarten. Really, you guys should grow the fuck up.

of something unacceptable, just like the picture in the post to which I replied.

Did you read what I wrote along with the picture?

And Bill Clinton is far more reviled here than Osama bin Laden.

That's just me, others may be different.

pictures and name-calling as purely antagonistic? Do they add to debate? Do they help Democrats?

as long as your candidate was winning? :shrug:

Try to stay on topic, if you can.

Putting a husband and wife team together in photoshop is hardly like putting her with Hitler - or even Monica Lewinsky. Putting Obama with his wife would be equivalent. I am sorry for you if you don't recognize the distinction.

about using such insulting photos, or names, and how inappropriate it is.

Now if you want to argue that SOME insulting photos are OK, but some are over the line, then make that argument. My position is that NONE of them should be used, because they're purely antagonistic and don't do anything to improve the debate here.

:shrug:

I'm sure you read my posts above.

I've made my point - if others want to post childish, insulting pictures just to taunt, they shouldn't be surprised when others do the same to them.

Are you saying comparing Hillary to Bill is an insult?

try to keep up.

"Hillary Clinton" is to "Bill Clinton"

as "Barack Obama" is to "_____"

What would you put in on your SAT? Because you suggested "Osama bin Laden" up above.

it's not my picture - I didn't make it. I posted it as an example of an offensive, childish picture.

If you want to argue that SOME offensive pictures are OK but others are not, then make that argument.

Personally, I'd argue that ALL of them shouldn't be used, because what offends you is not the same thing that offends me, and there's no objective way to decide what is "just offensive enough" and what is "too offensive".

If somebody posts a pic with the sole purpose of offending, the post should be deleted. If they keep doing it, they should be banned.

suggesting it was a similar comparison the the "bill-hillary" comparison.

Which is a pretty stupid argument, IMO.

that went with the picture? I said "would it be acceptable...?"

I was starting a discussion on using such pictures. Not endorsing the picture, not posting it to offend, not making it "mine".

But you know that - you just like to fight.

from watching that freaky picture. Thanks a lot!

That made me laugh a little.

too cute by half.

Can you tell us where it did come from?

Thanks.


(Edit: left out a word)

I rather doubt it was meant to be cute.

Apparently, I'm not the only one in the liberal blogosphere who thinks so:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/27/93634/9830

Although that poster remembers hearing it in 2000 during Hillary's senate campaign, I definitely heard it in 1990 during Bill Clinton's presidential campaign.

slang I guess

not everyone thinks they deserve the respect you seem have for them

They did not treat this party or the leaders in it with any kind of respect, having them lie for his indiscretions.


Respect is something that is earned not demanded.

I also refer to Obama by last name only, and not out of disrespect but brevity of type. I do not have a problem with his middle name of Hussein, you can call him Osama if it suits you, he still gets my vote.

Are people just going batshit insane by the bushel here all of a sudden?

I ojbect to sexist, Republican memes, no matter who they're lobbed at, and it sickens me to see Democrats repeating them when it suddenly suits their ends.

And it's really funny how everyone just assumes I'm a Hillary supporter every time I post something that isn't an outright smear against her or Bill Clinton. I remember when only Republicans behaved this way.

Not all of a sudden... it's been a slow, gradual process that is now becoming impossible to miss without EXTENSIVE use of the "Ingore" feature.

I've never really used it till this past month. x(

until now. It seems like the garden-variety nastiness has just turned into full-on dementia in the last couple of days. x(

oh, yeah, let's all "make nice?"

It's WAY too late for that to save your heroine. :thumbsdown:

It's his real name.

I hope those of you using right-wing slurs to promote your candidates can live with yourselves after the primaries are over.

x(

And the Clintons' started it.

Its one of the most vile and destructive phrases used in public discourse. It shouldn't be seen at DU.

is despicable.

So long as they can smear their opponent. :shrug:

And it's really giving me the wiggins.