Secret Service pays a visit to DU.

10-26-06

[Arcy]

In a posting by the #1 idiot (David Allen - AKA Skinner) over at Dark Underworld, he advises his fellow kool-aid drinkers that they have had two inquiries by the Secret Service earlier today.

As someone who occasionally strolls by their web site for a few gut-busting laughs, I'm not suprised comments on their site would arouse the attention of the boys in black.

Here's a snip from his post to their members...In the five-plus years since Democratic Underground was started, we have had legal issues arise on a fairly regular basis (Not surprising). When that happens, we almost never make any sort of public comment about it.... But an issue (an issue?) has come up this week which we feel we should probably share with you (ya think?), because we think you should know what we are doing to protect your personal information. (This idiot is more concerned about protecting the privacy of his members, than the threats his members made on the President!)

... Fortunately the members of DU are generally level-headed (hardly) and respectful of the rules, so we have not had any problems with this issue in the past. (Then why all the legal problems?) But today we have had two separate inquiries from the Secret Service about posts on our website. (haha)

The inquiries involved three posts by two separate visitors (You mean Members) to our website. Incidentally, both of the people in question were banned last week (yeah, right) -- before we were aware that the Secret Service was looking into their postings. ..

The United States Secret Service has asked Democratic Underground to hand over any identifying or personal information we have about the two individuals in question.

[durasell]

It's a tough thing -- how do you tell the differene between "keyboard courage" after a few beers and a genuine, dangerous lunatic?

Glad somebody's doing the job, but just as glad it isn't my job.

[Darkwolf377]

They should be nice to the Secret Service, they're probably DU's only regular visitors.

[Ouderkirk]

But when I answered the door in a speedo and tinfoil hat they just laughed and went away.

That it just too funny !!

[Names Ash Housewares]

COuldn't have happenened to a nicer bunch o' moonbats.

[Arcy]

"If the SS wants to find them, they will find them. Probably bust into that loser's apartment and find him jerkin off to helen thomas pics."

ROFL! How true that is.

[samm1148]

"They sure use the "F" word a lot. Their vocabulary is very limited."

Amen to that! I went over there years ago to see the other point of view. It was like wading in a sewer. The language, profanity and general lack of basic English writing skills was startling. Quite a difference from FR!

[SC Swamp Fox]

Probably bust into that loser's apartment and find him....

Hey, thanks for that mental picture. Now I have to go poke out my mind's eye.

[finnman69]

Classic. Years ago I pissed off a bunch of DUmmies when I wrote letters to targets of one of their numerous ineffective boycotts, informing the companies they were being targeted by lunatics, some who have threatened violence and implied death for Bush would be a good thing. They complained and made Jim Robinson pull my posts for not having enough to back them up.

Looks like this time it's not a question any more. And surprise surprise, DU's chief monbats are defending those who made threats.

[null and void]

Oh crap! They never banned me...

[tdewey10]

agreed. Some very disturbed and possibly dangerous-in-real-life people on that website.

I stopped looking at it a few years ago -- simply too bizarre even for laughs. 1/2 of them are psychotic and the other 1/2 are delusional.

[Tulsa Ramjet]

So Penn and Clooney got banned. I'll be damned.

[Cheapskate]

Or Jim McGreevey pics!

[stbdside]

Also, they have practically no sense of humor at all, and any attempts at humor at the DUmpster are very lame at best.

[finnman69]

this was definitely a bad idea to post at DU

[darkwing104]

Can you say Hubris?

[groanup]

Just to be sure you saw this. LOL.

[decal]

"They should be nice to the Secret Service, they're probably DU's only regular visitors."

HAH, there's a thought: how many LFT's are really SS agents stirring up the ants?

Would that a real LFT would ask that and get a reaction...

[null and void]

But when I answered the door in a speedo and tinfoil hat they just laughed and went away.

Please tell me you had the tinfoil hat covering your big head, and the speedo covering your little head, and not vice versa...

[finnman69]

more DUmmies threatening Bush

[khnyny]

[You guys laugh at stuff like this -- but I've seen stuff online that genuinely scares me[

The stupidity, ignorance and hate can be overwhelming. The majority of people on these sites fall into different categories - young liberal kids who don't know crap, intelligent kids (of all ages) who've fallen for the party line, enemy operatives of any stripe and crazies.