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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:22 PM Original message |
So how and why did you come to join DU? |
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90-percent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. finding DU |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
79. I wish I could remember, but I started posting on --- |
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Snotcicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. I think I heard Howard Dean mention it, and that was that. n/t |
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HillDem (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. Somebody mentioned the website |
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MnFats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
4. Surfing, looking for something like DU after Wellstone's death |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
39. Paul Wellstone once had a staffer call my house in MT |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. Short and simple, I'm a hardcore democrat and I live in Nebraska. |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
6. A year and a few days ago |
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beyurslf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. Going to the SludgeReport.com site and linking the Top 10 Conservative |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. I wrote an article ... |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. Hey, thanks! |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
40. yeah don't get too cocky |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
10. Buzzflash |
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Fight_n_back (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
11. The selection |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
12. During the run up to the election last year |
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Mike Nelson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
13. joined after & because of the stolen 2004 election... |
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Epiphany4z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. From an AOL |
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salvorhardin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
15. The voices in my head... |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
16. Started during Kerry campaign last summer... |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
17. After the 2000 election, I found it through Democrats.com |
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Tesla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Someone talked about it on Above Top Secret |
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sepia_steel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
19. I found DU after the 2004 election |
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texpatriot2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Me too nm |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Ditto |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
20. Dennis Kucinich was running for president, and I wanted to |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 02:46 AM Response to Reply #20 |
84. Same here |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
21. My son told me about DU. He was 16 at the time. |
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Frustratedlady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
22. I finally got the nerve to join |
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ebal (97 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
24. Like minds |
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DaytonOHDem (42 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
26. I heard about DU from my brother. |
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liberalnurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:50 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Hi there Dayton....... |
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cassiepriam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Hi I'm from Dayton too... |
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liberalnurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:22 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. Hi there!!!!!! |
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cassiepriam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:26 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Thanks I will sign up for this, it looks good. |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
27. I needed to be around folks seethings the way I see them. I was sick |
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liberalnurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
28. I came to DU for the free drinks |
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dalaigh lllama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:31 PM Response to Reply #28 |
50. I came for lines like yours! |
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liberalnurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:50 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. I'm glad your here! |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
29. Followed links from other sites |
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Quakerfriend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
30. via dailykos |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
31. My story is a little odd |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:20 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. When I got my first computer three years ago.... |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
32. Hard to remember but someone |
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EuroObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
34. Researching 2004 election fraud for Indymedia n/t |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
35. Top Ten Conservative Idiots. |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
36. I kept getting links to this site from other websites where I was a member |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
38. * captions... |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
41. The judge said it was either D.U. or go to jail..... n/t |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. finally an honest person around here |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
43. "underground" part prompted a looksee |
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(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
46. I had it bookmarked for over a year, because |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:25 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. the discussion is definitely good |
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EuroObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:05 PM Response to Reply #46 |
58. If your sig-image is an example of your artwork, I like it. |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
49. I was "refered" by a troll on my own forum... |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:34 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. hahaha |
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fedupwithbush (159 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
52. My husband heard it on C-Span |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:59 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. I love telling people the news |
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EuroObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:09 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. I suspect we're all crying here, Wetzelbil, |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
54. During the elections in 2002 |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
56. To be honest its been so long I forgot n/t |
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NoBushSpokenHere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:54 PM Response to Reply #56 |
81. OMG NNNOLHI over 34,000 posts? Wow |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
57. Top Ten Conservative Idiots |
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mandyky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
60. Read Michael Moore's STUPID WHITE MEN |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
61. I got here after the stolen election in '00, via Buzzflash and other |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
62. My mom told me about it. |
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Burning Water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
63. I followed a link |
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kevsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
64. It's all davsand's fault. |
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Jazzgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
65. I found it by accident! |
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halley (278 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
66. Been Coming Here |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
67. Don't know...was wondering around out there somewhere after 2000/Selection |
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kansasblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
68. democrats.com indicated valuable 2004 fraud research at DU |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
69. I was a Daily Kos reader and stumbled across DU one day and |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
70. I wandered a barren desert |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
71. Green leanings -> anti-Limbaugh and -Buchanan -> turnleft.com |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
72. 9/11 was the straw that broke this camel's back. |
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MooPie (397 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
73. Buzzflash or Bushwatch |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
74. Linked from other websites... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
75. To get a Congressional Investigation into war lies |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
76. I joined because George W. Bush had just stolen a presidential election |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
77. I was on politicalhumor.about.com right after *'s Coronation |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
78. I read about DU lurking at the Salon board after the stolen election -- |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
80. I also live near Dayton, OH! |
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Douglas Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
82. Months of reading the Daily Kos was leading me into heavy |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 02:16 AM Response to Reply #82 |
83. That's an amazing testamonial, Douglas. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 03:13 AM Response to Original message |
85. Some guy on Cannonfire.blogspot.com told me to. |
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U4ikLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 03:25 AM Response to Original message |
86. From the Guardian Unlimited. |
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JimboDem (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 03:27 AM Response to Original message |
87. November 1,2005 |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 09:14 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. hey Welcome to DU JimboDem! |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 05:24 AM Response to Original message |
88. MaRadix kept telling me to check it out for honest news & like-minded... |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
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