# Democrat Obstructionism **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 23, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455 "2015-02-23T23:01:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/61 "2015-02-24T03:22:39Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > I won’t. But why don’t you shut down BG’s drive by links that don’t contain actual debates? Is there some sort of bias going on, here? Depends on how you want to define bias. My guess is your post was reported for moderator attention while BG’s posts were not. If you have a problem with BG’s posts you should probably report them rather than crying about how unfair the moderators are. ---
**Author:** ![get\_lives](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@get\_lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/get_lives)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/62 "2015-02-24T03:26:07Z")
I can’t believe nobody laughed at my joke about the bridges that form over D’Anconia spontaneously. I need better jokes. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/63 "2015-02-24T03:27:40Z")
> [@](#): > > …If you have a problem with BG’s posts you should probably report them… Oh, now _there’s_ a suggestion bound to warm a mod’s heart. Smooth move. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/64 "2015-02-24T03:31:09Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > I won’t. But why don’t you shut down BG’s drive by links that don’t contain actual debates? Is there some sort of bias going on, here? Because they contain a debate that’s beyond your capability to comprehend? I just looked at his past threads and the ones in GD do have a short paragraph or two. I didn’t try to grade the quality but the effort is there. It’s certainly not just a link and nothing else. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/65 "2015-02-24T03:56:10Z")
> [@get\_lives](#): > > I can’t believe nobody laughed at my joke about the bridges that form over D’Anconia spontaneously. I need better jokes. I smiled quietly. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/66 "2015-02-24T04:07:18Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > Depends on how you want to define bias. My guess is your post was reported for moderator attention while BG’s posts were not. If you have a problem with BG’s posts you should probably report them rather than crying about how unfair the moderators are. Are you going to return to the credit card thread, or are you too embarrassed? ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/67 "2015-02-24T04:14:57Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Because they contain a debate that’s beyond your capability to comprehend? > > I just looked at his past threads and the ones in GD do have a short paragraph or two. > I didn’t try to grade the quality but the effort is there. It’s certainly not just a link and nothing else. The search engine here is crappy, but this post doesn’t show any effort. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14751235&postcount=1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14751235&postcount=1) ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/68 "2015-02-24T04:33:17Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > The search engine here is crappy, but this post doesn’t show any effort. > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14751235&postcount=1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14751235&postcount=1) I hate to state the obvious, but you’ve linked to a post in the Elections forum. The rules are different there than they are in GD. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/69 "2015-02-24T04:36:26Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > I hate to state the obvious, but you’ve linked to a post in the Elections forum. The rules are different there than they are in GD. Are they really? Do you have a cite? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/70 "2015-02-24T04:37:30Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > The search engine here is crappy, but this post doesn’t show any effort. > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14751235&postcount=1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14751235&postcount=1) Three years ago. Elections forum not GD. I don’t see a link. Not every topic requires a long OP to get the point across. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/71 "2015-02-24T04:41:59Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > The search engine here is crappy, but this post doesn’t show any effort. > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14751235&postcount=1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14751235&postcount=1) [500 most recent threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?searchid=11872327) started by **Brain Glutton.** I’ll let you figure out how it was done. ---
**Author:** ![get\_lives](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@get\_lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/get_lives)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/72 "2015-02-24T04:48:42Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > I smiled quietly. Thanks. I’ll take it.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/73 "2015-02-24T04:53:04Z")
> **[Thinking Like a Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=747846)** > > This explains a lot about how RW Americans and the rest just seem to talk past each other in different languages. It’s a series of blog posts at The Nation by Rick Perlstein, who is also the author of \*Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the... > **[Loretta Lynch -- USAG confirmation hearings](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=747853)** > > She’s holding her own very well so far. Against some . . . completely irrelevant witnesses, is the kindest way to put it. But, it ain’t entirely boring . . . > **[Can Scott Walker be re-elected Governor of Wisconsin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=726399)** > > Or, even, stay out of jail? Despite this? He does seem to be getting in deeper. Ballotpedia page on the election. That’s three examples. Would you like more? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/74 "2015-02-24T05:00:24Z")
Try reading all his threads instead of picking and choosing. He may not have a lot to say but most of his threads get a decent response. And I don’t see him trying to sneak threads into the wrong forum. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/75 "2015-02-24T05:08:34Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Try reading all his threads instead of picking and choosing. He may not have a lot to say but most of his threads get a decent response. > And I don’t see him trying to sneak threads into the wrong forum. Retract your claim that BG doesn’t start drive-by threads in GD (and gets away with it.) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/76 "2015-02-24T05:26:29Z")
> [@get\_lives](#): > > I can’t believe nobody laughed at my joke about the bridges that form over D’Anconia spontaneously. I need better jokes. > [@Trinopus](#): > > I smiled quietly. Let’s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/77 "2015-02-24T05:28:12Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Retract your claim that BG doesn’t start drive-by threads in GD (and gets away with it.) He doesn’t drive-by, he participates in his threads. He’s almost always at the top of the list of posters. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/78 "2015-02-24T05:34:36Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > He doesn’t drive-by, he participates in his threads. He’s almost always at the top of the list of posters. One half sentence and one link (invariably to a leftist website) is not a genuine OP. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/79 "2015-02-24T05:37:19Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > One half sentence and one link (invariably to a leftist website) is not a genuine OP. It’s a link more than your OP had. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2015, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455/80 "2015-02-24T05:40:44Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Let’s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there! Er…no, I’ve stopped smiling at that one. It was clever the first time, but around the eight hundredth time, it had really become a bit of a stinker. “Let’s have some new clichés.” Samuel Goldwyn. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrat-obstructionism/713455.md?page=5)