That's right. I think there's something ovian about this. You use ugly smear tactics, and to top it off, you pre-emptively blame the other side for going ugly.

Jonathan, you're right, and it's exactly the stuff that makes me nuts when I read it. Before Obama became a serious contender, Clinton's supporters mocked and debased him to no end. When he started winning, rather than take him seriously, they turned up the volume.

Keep belittling the very people whose support you'll need in the fall. That's the sure-fire way to Dukakis 2008.

This is Alex's key point and worth considering very seriously. Why do we need to engage in finger pointing and raising as common behavior the worst supporters' discourteous and ad hominem posts? Both sides need to get over it! If there's a belief that some HRC supporters are truly racist then is there any chance of winning them over to Obama? Doubtful... so focus on those who call Obama an empty suit, or say he lacks experience, or have some other principled reason to support HRC and make the substantive case to bring them to vote for Obama in the fall.

NCSteve's point is made: Obama will be the nominee. Time to bring all Dems around to Obama and cut the offputting intra-party slams that are making independents doubt the wisdom of voting Obama.

Whoops. To the extent I thought you were talking about my post, disregard. I mistook where the top of the thread was.

But the rest of it still applies . . . simple childish nihilism.

If Jade7243 feels that rejecting, denouncing, rebuking, reviling, repudiating and objecting are stronger than mocking, cursing, jeering, ignoring, and booing, then I would reject, denounce, rebuke, revile, repudiate, and object. And I would boo again for good measure.

Genghis, HRC supporters who read the daily character assassinations on their candidate have reason to be annoyed. Dunno how you define "whiny", but the point is sound: some Obama supporters are just vicious in going after Clinton and sometimes after her supporters. (That's not taking into account the posts of trolls like Gotalife, who deserve the harsh reaction they seem to seek). Worse, Obama supporters can be a defensive lot. I have been repeatedly slammed by some when trying to make a point that's pro-Clinton, regardless that my overall take is strongly pro-Obama and that I state such just about every time I say something in defense of Clinton. Calling out the boorish BS every time it's wielded isn't going to help, it will probably make matters worse.

Those that have an anti-Clinton axe to grind have been doing so for weeks on end, over and over. Why not give it a rest and not put other Obama supporters in a position to have to call it out? It's bad enough we have a venomous intra-party spat going on, but to go to the next level, infighting within the Obama camp, is about the worst it can get. The behavior of a minority of mean-spirited and impulsive Obama supporters is the perfect justification for those on the other side who are calling the Obama campaign hypocritical for running on a call for a new kind of politics.

Bottom line, to me, Obama supporters could be less defensive, tone done the anti-Clinton rhetoric and just ignore the less reasoned posts by Clinton supporters. I'm 99% sure Obama will get the nomination. So what's the point of continuing the intra-party warfare??

If someone is being an asshole, then call them out on it.

Easy to say on the Internet. (That's a call out.)

Winners can be gracious.

Well, my people I'm looking forward to not hearing from post last night was not exactly a profile in high-mindedness, but it was fun. And truthful.