I had an absolutely FANTASTIC time here with the Hyperbolic Insults Explosion! Diary, but it didn't accomplish exactly what I'd set out to do. My goal with these diaries is to allow people from all corners of the primary to state their complaints and "concerns" above the Hidden Comments for all to see. It seems to me that nearly every "Candidate Diary" devolves into ugly accusations of "TROLLING" and personal attacks. Often, the same "offensive concerns" are brought up again and again, only to be shot down where non-TU's can't find the thread. Mostly, those threads quickly become threads that truly SHOULD be hidden after all...
HOWEVER-
My hope is to provide a "Safe Zone" where we can hash these differences out ABOVE ground. So that non-TU's won't fall into triggering the same devolving thread somewhere else. Arguments between ourselves are only a mild precursor to what we're gonna face once the Primaries are over. We're gonna need to address MUCH more ridiculously negative attacks from Republicans in the General. Can we not prepare ourselves, here on DailyKos, in ADVANCE of this inevitable barrage??
No matter which of our candidates wins the Primaries, our skin is gonna need to be thick to withstand the oncoming tsunami of right wing slander that WILL BE heading our way. Let's try to do that now WITHOUT trolling each other into oblivion!
SO, same rules as before: When I say vent, I do NOT mean using gratuitous racist or sexist insults. I do NOT want to provide cover for trolls who'd misuse this opportunity to throw out the "B" word or the "N" word - we're better than that. If you've got a gripe about the way Hillary is ATTACKING Obama - let it OUT! If you think Edwards is a wasted vote - let it OUT! If you think Obama can't win for some reason - let it OUT! And let out these ""CONCERNS"" of yours here and now and, as MUCH as possible, for good!!! If someone calls you a petulant douchebag here, tip them! If someone calls you "weedy and bespectacled", laugh and agree! If CaliforniaBabe shows up - err, well, troll rate her sorry ass...
BUT THEN, and most importantly, in a few very short weeks, LET'S COME TOGETHER BEHIND THE NOMINEE!!!
I figured I'd start with Edwards because he's my first choice so far. I WANT to hear all of the negative 'concerns' you have about him! I WANT Edwards supporters to defend him! If this experiment works, Clinton and Obama versions will follow. If it doesn't - well, I honestly tried.