Probably because you bring nothing to the table, to the site or to the discussion.  Most of us are dumber for having read your comments.

The first amendment has nothing to do with how websites operate.

Rules are Posted on the About MyDD page:
http://www.mydd.com/about

If you break those rules, you could face the consequences, sometimes thats a ban.

Again, the 1st amendment has restrictions and has no part in discussion about how you broke the rules.

Well, since I have read the First Amendment, I can answer this one:

CONGRESS shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Now, please point out to me where I have asked Congress to pass a law preventing you from speaking.

Thanks for revealing the intellectual depth behind the rest of your posts.

Maybe you should come back as Dumb Dumb instead of Dem Dem.  

I believe in freedom of speech but have no respect for those who resort to different aliases. I hope Holden Caulfield is your real name since you like to challenge people like me to duels.

I have been here for quite some time.  Longer than 85% of the commenters in this diary and most diaries.  I read here every day.   I don't recall a SINGLE diary from you.  So, it has gone downhill for how long?  

I have sympathy for anyone's concerns and "issues," but I must say that it has now become ridiculous with many of the haters here.  If this is not a strategy thing with Vox, then this is just another very weak diary.  Congrats on getting it onto the Recommended list, though.  It shows how many "concerned" writers this site has, which is very valuable indeed.  

wait are u seriously suggesting that you were the cause of Eminem's single becoming number one before the election?

Were you also a disgruntled youth before that election? Because disgruntled suburban youth and urban youth + teenage girls who thought he was hot (and teenage gay boys) were the ones that brought Eminem to the top as well as Dr. Dre.

Wait... are you Dr. Dre!

The problem is that diaries like this here solve nothing and make things worse.  I look at the diarists history and see just another hater.  He obviously thinks he is absolutely justified with the insults, which is the problem in a nutshell.  What effect can a diary from someone with a history of insults and candidate-hating truly have?  Other than getting a bunch of "his" to agree with him and build up even more of this "they are our enemy" picture we should be striving to get rid of?   At any point myself or others (like hwc for instance) could have written some whiny diary "What is WRONG with this site?  This site sucks big time.  NOBODY outside your point of view is accepted?  I thought we are all Democrats?  Now those who are not YOUR type of Democrats are considered the worst scum?"  bla bla bla.   For what?  I mostly ignored the spewed hate, downrated the most excessive posters, you say your piece and move on.  

I predicted a long time ago that as Clinton moves closer and closer to the nomination, many posters who have been extremely harsh on her would pout and disappear from here.  This site will by necessity and also conviction (you will see a lot of conversions) become a major Clinton supporter site.  I just see these diaries usually from those who hated on her the MOST, so this is a somewhat expected development.   As you know, many are consumed with intense dislike for the candidate, so this site may not be as receptive to that as it used to be.  They may move to a site like openleft, where they can discuss (without interruption) the many reasons why polls are meaningless, why Clinton's support is shallow, etc.  That is until the Bowers and Stoller's of the world get a little too "Hey, it's most likely over, guys"-centric for them, at which case they'll accuse Bowers and Stoller of being in Clinton's backpocket (happened here numerous times right before they left) and move on to sites that are more receptive....until the election, after which the entire blogosphere jumps enthusiastically on Clinton's bandwaggon (my prediction) and those with the most dislike will either find a way to convert or will be trying to talk up Nader or Bloomberg, which will then lead to yet ANOTHER interesting dynamic on this and other sites.    

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

Voltaire

I might add your right to say it without being vilified, insulted or demeaned.

I think there are definitely some people who complain when they're also part of the problem, and maybe their complaints are "strategically" aimed at silencing certain people or factions, I don't know.

But in the final analysis, the complaint about the site is legitimate, and that's all I care about.  I don't have the patience to try and sort out the legitimately concerned folks from the strategically complaining folks, it really doesn't matter in the end.

Without some sort of policing I don't know how long this can go on.  Heck, even Markos bans people for going way over the line, and his site is a zillion times as busy.  What's odd about this site these days is that the front pagers keep writing one worthwhile and substantive diary after another, day after day, and appear completely oblivious to the fact that almost everything outside of the front page is full of juvenile rantings.

alegre does a pretty good job covering what kind of president Hillary Clinton would be, as do georgep and hwc in their front page diaries. I personally think most of our candidates would be excellent presidents in different ways, I just think Hillary is the best of a good field.

I've never thought of MyDD as much of a policy site, I just sampled the past two year's front page diaries to refresh my memory. Even the ostensibly policy diaries are about the political implications of the policy, things like 'gay rights are important because Howard Dean relied on gays...'. I go to TPM, TAPPED and the WashingtonMonthly for policy. Even DailyKos has the occasional gem of a policy diary.

I'm more interested in how candidates are communicating their policies to the public, who is communicating them most effectively, and how the public is reacting. The candidate who is getting through to people and persuading them is, to my mind, the one most likely to successfully implement Democratic policies.

I've seen good policy discussions from the Hillary supporters.  Bookgrl has a nice diary right now on the health care plan.  Heck, I even remember areyouready posting a policy diary once.  The problem isn't entirely one-sided here; I'm sure you can think of countless examples where the policy discussion from the anti-Hillary side has been "sure, Hillary's policy is good, she stole it from Edwards."

heres the deal

The problem is just like when the GOP went after Clinton with sex, they cdouldnt beat him any other way, so they swang for the fences and tried to dirty him with the same sex stuff that theyd been doing too.

What happened - yes clinton was slimed and tarnished forever with a 1/3 of the amer people but - two republican speakers had to quit.

Now, Edwards, trippi, Obama, Axelrod and Gibbs are now all crying that Hillary is corrupted by lobbyists.  And of course, this sounds reasonable and awfulk to all the people who have never worked in politics in DC.  All these guys have and they know what they are saying is bs.  I know these cats.  I know theor fundraisers.  *I know who and how they have raised money this cycle.  Obama has vacummed money up and down from k street.  he just wont take monet from "registered' lobbyists.  Big deal.  First, one doesnt register to lobby the wh or the govt - just the congress.  Two - the big guys, the Tommy Boggs and Vernon Jordans, these guys arent registered lobbyists, its the lil guys who are.  these are distinctions without a difference.  They are both (Edwards not as much right now because no one thinks he has a future, let alone a chance)have raised money from the insiders of insiders.  Hell, edwards flies the country in a private jet owned by a trial lawyer who has bragged about owning the dem senate.  Obama and rezko is a very disturbing story about chicago and big money corruption in low income housing.  But since the natl media isnt paying attention (as yet, wait until feb when pat fitzgerald tries him) Obamas folks are going for the long bomb...use the right wing slimes about the clintons that the media loves to try to stop clinton.  Lucky for them this Hsu story was sitting there.  unlucky for them is still doesnt seem to be hurting her.

The problem with criticizing the event in DC today is that it does attack exactly how the system works.  There are events like this 20 times a day in Dc.  exactly like this, every day/  But Trippi makes it seem like its a special event, something dark and hidden.  Its the system, attack the system, fight for federal funding of elections - im with ya.  But, we CAnnot unilaterally disarm WHEN WE ARE ABOUT TO GO TO BATTLE WITH THE gop hun.

I am glad these companies are giving to us.  this is new.  They are giving because not only can we win, but because they respect some of our people too.  Like sestak.  

For short term (well, actually no term - just a story in the nyt)trippi has slandered Sestak, Hillary and our entire party because we were going to have a fundraising luncheon with defence reps.  Its not only misleading and deceptive, it hurts our own interests.  And I dont just mean our electoral chances.

I remember in 93, that the whole state of CA was in complete reception and it was the Clinton admin and Alice rivlin at OMB and Dr Brown, then under sec at def, who worked with the big defense companies on dual use technologies that kept those factories open, those people working there employed and kept CA out of breakdown and outright economic depression.  

Its a complicated thing running this whole vast wide and involved nation.  Simple answers are often short sighted.  Short sighted answers are often simple minded.  Trippi understands about half of what he is doiung here.  But he really doesnt care.  he's set.  he's got his multi million dollar house.  His weekend retreat and his msnbc contract.   he is faking this story.  He is being a phony.  

Im sick of these folks doing this.  but I expect it to continue and we'll have to deal with their childish mess, when they all go home - and dont come back to help us.

I have only attacked those who have falsely and hypocritically attacked the Clintons for being corrupted.

Never for anything else.  

Gibbs and Trippi are leading this charge and fair people and open minded people (it seems I wouldnt include you in this group) should know and understand what these guys backgrounds are and how these other campaigns are also raising their money from fat cat, rich guy insiders.  The same exact kind of person that they attack the clintons for being close to.

its tragic that I have to do this, but its only because the hypocrisy of these attacks is so naked and false and also so obvious that many of you people dont understand these things whatsoever.

Sorry if that truth hurts.