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Here is the latest polling data. Yes, it shows the Barak Obama campaign in freefall. And let me go ahead and steal your process here - I am a 100% unadulterated concern troll at this point.
I am unapoligetically concern trolling this campaign because you have taken a beautiful message of unity, democracy, and grassroots change, and, by your immaturity and weak stomach for criticism, turned it into toilet paper. Every time a critical thought passes the air waves, the Obama attack dogs come out in force and tear the piece to shreds usually without even dealing directly with the argument. You've gone into some odd, Orwellian world devoid of critical thought and pulsing with terrifying fanaticism.
And, quite frankly, you're scaring people off. Everyone from the "hillary's a bitch" commentor to the top of the food-chain himself
There's a part of me who would just let this movement fall of the cliff with a big "I told you so", as you sputter into irrelevance sputtering something about how "hilary's destroying this party" with all the other lemmings. Yes, I mean that... Lemmings. As I said, this is a big fat concern troll diary here.
But, as some hopeful last stand for the vestiges of decency on this site, and the real hope of a populist message of democracy, I am trying to stand in the middle of this circle, amidst the chanting of "kill the (Clinton), Cut her throat, Spill her blood" and screaming for you to accept some voice of reason. And, most importantly, I care about this site and about the democratic wing of the democratic party that we stand for. I will stand in the fire if I think there is a chance of saving it.
There's been a number of diaries today trying to get this through your thick skulls - trying to save you from yourselves - and you have summarily surrounded them with your chanting relativistic closed minds and not heard their voices. And that pisses me off, because this is my party, my movement too - a movement I have worked to the bone for - longer than most of the folks on this site. And it completely breaks my heart to see what your'e doing to it.
Please... Stop talking, stop screaming, stop hating. And start listening, start thinking, and start paying attention. There are intelligent voices on this site trying to get your attention and focus you, to save you from yourselves.
Maybe now that we are losing, you will pay attention. Or maybe not.
** UPDATE **
A reply to those of you still reading the comments thread. I am sorry I called you Lemmings, and thick-skulled, and suggested that you were members of some frothing "Lord of the Flies" cult. Consider yourself gently poked, and yes that was a gentle one compared to what you're going to see over and over between now and November. Your ability to coalesce around a truly "Presidential" movement will be directly related to your ability to take a hit. I think the absolute world of this site, and the people who come here - you are, as I have said in previous diaries, the only ones who have ever given me any hope in American politics. Thanks for an entertaining discussion!