What does your avatar image mean to you?

[liberalfriend]

I know it is off topic and a little nerdy but I think it would be a good discussion to take our minds off the whole rovegate and now the roberts thing for a bit.

I choose LBJ simply because of my respect for his great society program and also after visiting his ranch in Texas his immense appreciation for nature.

[fooj]

1. Mine is in honor of a true patriot!

Peace.

[maddiejoan]

2. The lady with antennae

Because rather than wearing a tinfoil hat to protect myself from harmful news, I always have my feelers out to pick up on what's *really* going on.

[newsguyatl]

3. well there are tons of newbies here tonight

with gore, conyers and anti-bush avatars...

i'm sure they'll jump in this timely thread and let us know :eyes:

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[The Jacobin]

23. You cut off my favorite part

I had the chance to stand in the Uffizi and stare at him about five years ago.

It is truly magnificent. The part I remember the most is the hand. It looks as though it is going to move at any moment.

[liberalfriend]

31. what happened there?

i wasn't paying attention what happened?

[blondeatlast]

7. ...

:rofl:

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Mine is my late mother. I miss you , mommy!

O8)

[dweller]

20. i for one have wondered...

she was a beautiful woman GPV.

i'm sure you have her best traits.
dp

[GreenPartyVoter]

32. Thanks. I have a site about her

http://www.curvynovels.info/Amma.htm

[DemBones DemBones]

53. What a lovely tribute. I knew that she was far

too young to die from the photo in your avatar. My sympathies to you and your family.

[GreenPartyVoter]

66. Thank you. It's been a rough 6 months

[sandnsea]

59. I'm so sorry

I don't think I remember hearing your mother had passed. My mother passed a few years ago, I know how hard it is. There's just something comforting about having your mom there, no matter how old you get. It's hard to adjust to life without her, not to mention all the special mommy things they do that you don't realize you'll miss. What a lovely tribute for her, really nice.

[GreenPartyVoter]

67. Thank you. You are right. The world is all wrong without our mommies

[Totally Committed]

60. That is so lovely!

What a wonderful tribute to her. I've often wondered.

TC

[Totally Committed]

61. Does anyone else here have an avatar

of a dear family member?

TC

[GreenPartyVoter]

65. Thanks. It was her college yearbook pic

[Joey Liberal]

5. I chose mine because Barbara Boxer is HOT

And she's a great Democrat.

[BlakeB]

9. There were a lot of avatars I liked...

Kennedy(s), FDR, Conyers, LBJ, Edwards, the Packers logo, etc., but I ultimately decided to go with Wesley Clark's name as it is simple, to the point, and shows support for my hopeful candidate in 2008.

[CottonBear]

10. Mine is a symbol of distress.

I changed it right after the last election. I had the donkey avatar before because I love equines and I'm a Democrat.

[ClusterFreak]

12. I picked Chimpy picking his nose because...

....it is quite simply surreal. If you don't know, the picture of Chimpy mining for booger nuggets is actually a vid-cap, taken years ago at a Texas Rangers game. He was sitting in the stands...had to have at least some inkling, had to, that as the Rangers owner/co-owner/whatever AND as a son of George H.W. Bush he just might get his mug on camera. Didn't matter, and when the camera catches him 'pleasuring himself', man he really went at it, did a very thorough job. Quite disgusting. If there is a more embarrassing photograph or video of a former President, I haven't seen it. Oh, wait....his dad, sitting on the floor at that Japanese state dinner...with puke all over himself!!!!:puke: :puke: :puke:

[liberalfriend]

15. yeah I thought about doing that one too

but I really wish someone would get the one with him giving the camera the finger. That one is priceless!

[ClusterFreak]

21. A true classic!!

....other great one might be....a picture of him with his bruised cheek after the infamous :eyes: 'pretzel' incident...

[hippiechick]

13. Mine should be pretty obvious...

O8) In honor of my "lil Bro" ....

[HawkerHurricane]

14. In honor of my Navy carreer...

I have left the navy, bought a rowboat and a cannon, and now am in business for myself.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

16. My Fatherland ,errr... I mean homeland whatever we call it these days. n/t

[BOSSHOG]

17. The Constitution

It provides me with a little rudder direction every time I see it. I spent 24 years supporting and defending it and I will until they pry my cold dead hands off my hardbound Barnes and Noble copy of the Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. Incredibly brilliant liberal douments. I believe with every ounce of fiber in my head and in my heart that conservatives are the number one domestic enemy of the constitution whether they know it or not. Take a moment and look longingly at my Avatar. You cannot find a hotter image on the internet.

[CottonBear]

24. Your Constitution avatar is the hottest on the internet!

How are you doing? How's the garden? We have been rained on almost daily for months now. We are soggy and the air is humid and the gardening is not going well. :(

We hope to travel to Lacombe, LA soon. We'll PM you when we're headed in that direction! New Orleans, cafe au lait, beignets, oyster po' boys and good food are calling us...!
:hi:

[BOSSHOG]

30. Hi Cottonbear

We've gotten lots of rain. I'm mowing at least twice a week. Plants are looking pretty good, but the heat and humidity is godawful oppressive. St Tammany Parish is awaiting your visit. FYI, the Satchmo fest is 4-7 August in New Orleans. Keep an eye on the hurricane forecasts. I hope you can get down here, love to visit with you.

[NinetySix]

18. Thomas Jefferson

Scientist, philosopher, ideologically committed (small 'd') democrat, enlightenment thinker, defender of the state from the religious and vice-versa. Overall, quite simply the best man to ever hold the office; the closest thing the United States has ever had or ever will have to the Socratic notion of a "philosopher-king".

President Jefferson, when I think of my country, I think of you and weep.

[Dr Fate]

19. John Conyers.

Not only does he stand up for what is right- but dig his hep speaking style & meter- what's not to love?

[dweller]

22. [this space left empty

in honor of 'the nothing that is not there, and the nothing that is']

dp

[SpiralHawk]

25. The Sacred Hoop of the Four Directions of Turtle Island

Was here for tens of thousands of years before the United States of America incorporated, and it will be here for many more thousands of years. That's because it is not based on human intellectual formulations, but upon the patterns and rhythms of the natural world of which we are all -- inextricably -- part.

The teachings of the Hoop are simple, and any person of any color, nation or religion may step into or out of the Hoop at any time of their own free will == honesty, caring, sharing, respect, and forgiveness. It's that simple. It's that long-lived.

[tishaLA]

26. A real Supreme Court Justice

and a real patriot dedicated to civil rights.

[The Jacobin]

27. The Death of Marat

Jacques-Louis David painted this assassinated member of the Jacobins in the French Revolution. Look for more info in the wikipedia.

[liberalfriend]

29. have you ever been to madame tusadue's in London?

They have a real cool display of the murder.

[The Jacobin]

37. Not yet.

I hope to go back to Europe again someday, but it will be a while.

[OhNoTheyDidNot]

28. I think my avatar captures Chimpy's IQ

Get it - I don't have one, and Chimpy has no intelligence

[LittleClarkie]

33. My avatar is from the Rolling Stone Kerry endorsement issue

I liked the image of the Kerry Hulk. You wouldn't like him when he's angry ;)

[Murdock]

34. President Carter

I have nothing but a great feeling of honor and respect for him as he is the antithesis of the Bush family in every way, shape, and form.

As he has championed the cause of the sick, defenseless and the less fortunate in the world he will go down in history as one of the greatest Americans who have ever lived.

[dajoki]

35. FDR

saved our country from republican greed. the bushco's are dismanteling laws that were on the books since the '30s. we need another FDR type "new dealer" to stop this mess.

[liberalfriend]

36. another excellent choice!

[Hippo_Tron]

38. Paul Wellstone

Truly a great American

[liberalfriend]

40. actually who is he?

pardon the lack of knowledge....

[Hippo_Tron]

44. Paul Wellstone was and still is an icon for liberals

In 1990 he ran for the US Senate against a powerful and entrenched Republican incumbent, Rudy Boschwitz. He was a college professor and an activist with no real experience in elecotral politics, other than a year working for the Governor of Minnesota. With no money and no name recognition, he defeated Boschwitz with nothing but a grassroots effort. When he got to Washington he was truly a champion for the issues that he campaigned on. He almost always fought for what was right, not for what was popular. Often, he would be the lone man in the Senate fighting for a cause that everyone else had already given up on. In October 2002, he was killed in a plane crash right before the midterm elections. The last major thing that he did before he died was to vote NO on the Iraq War Resolution, one of only two Senators up for re-election to do so, and the only one who was facing a serious re-election challenge.

If you really want to know more, read his book, The Conscience of a Liberal. Be warned, though, if you are a big fan of Bill Clinton, the book does tell some hard truths about his administration.

[Totally Committed]

63. He was such an amazing man....

"The Conscience of a Liberal" should be required reading for those who feel that the true heart of the Democratic Party is based in uncompromising Liberalism instead of mamby-pamby weak-ass middle-of-the-road appeasement of the other side.

TC

[SeattleVet]

39. I use mine in honor of the 12 years

I spent on active duty in the AIr Force (1972 - 1984) defending the country that these Yellow Elephants are now attempting to dismantle.

[thinkingwoman]

41. a brain is a terrible thing

...to waste, of course.

My avatar reminds me to use mine when posting. Doesn't always work though.

[LoZoccolo]

42. Honoring the victims of the London bombings...

...and standing with the resolve of the people there to fight the terrorists.

[omega minimo]

43. I thought yours was a doggie!

[ScreamingMeemie]

45. It means I voted.

[kskiska]

46. Bailey is our Walker Coonhound

(my daughter's, actually). She and her baby sisters wandered in one day to my daughter's place of work. They were skin and bones. They were cleaned, fed, and brought to the vet and given homes. Bailey's never hunted professionally, but she sure likes to chase squirrels.

[alfredo]

47. Mine was to be the ASA patch, but I couldn't get a good image

of it at the time, so I went with the icon for Apple's X11. The X11 resized better than the patch.

It makes it easy to find my posts. X marks the spot.

the ASA patch and below it, the Kagnew Station Patch.







The top one we called "The lightning fast chicken fucker."

On the bottom one we would replace the antelope with Mickey Mouse.

[Crunchy Frog]

48. My avatar image

is of my favorite author, J.R.R. Tolkien. I find his work very meaningful at this time. We are truly in a struggle against the forces of darkness.

[MissMarple]

49. It's feminine and literary and.. well just a bit fluffy.

I don't think I'm all that literary. However, people who may actually know me will think it fits. :)

I read a lot.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

50. shamedliberty...

First, it's great art. It hit me in the gut, and second, I know how she feels. My Great-Gramma told me about seeing her from the boat, and what it meant to her family to come here. She is a symbol of all the hopes and dreams and struggle people go through to find freedom. Our 'fine experiment' has become twisted and shameful.




It's the cover for Liberty Bound, a movie that I haven't seen yet, I just found the gif on the web one day.

http://okimc.org/newswire.php?language=en&media_type=IMAGE&results_offset=100

[JohnLocke]

51. I'm Jewish.

Pretty simple. :)

[rumpel]

52. Opus "The Last Basselope" published for children was a favorite of mine I

forced it onto my daughter when she was small. :)

[snowbear]

54. Mine means "nuttin honey"...

:shrug: I just keep playing around with avatars and change it whenever I don't have anything better to do ;)

I still haven't found one that is juuuuuuuust right yet. :applause:

[area51]

55. my avatar

It's referring to my support of the Unix operating system. It's the logo for Free BSD, one of the Unix "flavors".

[DemBones DemBones]

56. Right now I'm flying the Union Jack in

memory of the bombing victims in London and in solidarity with my English kinsmen and kinswomen. My paternal grandparents came over from England about 1910, and the rest of my family tree has mostly English roots.

[tblue37]

57. Sunflower

because I live in Kansas, but also because it is very easy to spot when I scroll down, so I can see the rest of the posts following mine after I have posted a message.

Besides, I love a big bright flower--don't you?

[Piperay]

58. It's in memory of Khephra

a wonderful DUer who died to soon. :cry:

[Totally Committed]

62. My current avatar image is meant to honor

the candidate I support.

I have had others: Barbara Boxer to honor her pit-bull attacks and her courage. I have had the comic Strip character "Danae" from Non-Sequitur because I love her character -- a mouthy little girl who makes me really laugh (she reminds me of my god-daughter when she was a little girl).

But, I decided to go back to Wes for a while because I wanted to show my support for him at this time. When things get bad with BushCo, I always comfort myself by thinking of Wes's integrity, his courage, his dignity, and how much better off this country would be if he were President. Simple as that.

TC

[bill]

64. 3-way head down

with good friends.

Blue Skies all!

[dhinojosa]

68. Mine is a southpark image of me because of my inflated ego....nt

[ksilvas]

69. Mine is Mark Twain because of his short story...

The Mysterious Stranger,
This story changed not only how I view M.Twain but my
spiritual outlook on evil, and the nature of humanity.

a quote,

"Strange, indeed, that you should not have suspected that
your universe and its contents were only dreams, visions, fiction!
Strange, because they are so frankly and hysterically insane--like all
dreams:"

[NoPasaran]

70. Andy Jackson

A great Democrat---who pisses a lot of people around here off.

[Hippo_Tron]

80. I find Andrew Jackson to be one of the most fascinating Presidents

With the help of Van Buren, he was largely responsible for the creation of the modern political party system. He also is basically the founder of the Democratic party and the first President who who favored a Government controlled by the common man. Jefferson wanted a Government that favored the common man, but not one that was controlled by the common man.

I still can't hold him in very high regards because he killed so many Native Americans, but I still recognize that he was an important figure in making the US a more Democratic country.

[UrbScotty]

71. I love my country.

I won't give it up without a hell of a fight.

[Viking12]

72. Mine is a boy hugging a tree

I had reduce the image so it's hard to make it out, but I still like it.

[Debs]

73. I chose

Che Guevara because for me political involvement is all about the commitment to the downtrodden. The oppressed and those in need. Che was as Dr. he could have lived a fairly priveledged life. When treating the helpless and hopeless he became convinced that beyond healing their bodies a political healing was necessary. He was committed, he turned away from ease and privelege and started revolutions. Whether or not you agree with his politics you just have to admire his courage and commitment. NEVER stand with the powerful against the weak. Che as an icon says that for me.

[WinkyDink]

74. Horus

All-seeing wisdom.

[genius]

75. I picked Dennis because he's the leader our country most needs.

I honestly believe he's the only one who can undo the damage of the Bush Administration.

[Dinger]

76. Johnny Cash Was The Voice Of The Common Man,

the poor, the downtrodden, the beaten down, etc. Also, I love the Green Bay Packers!

"Just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back, up front there ought to be a man in black."

[Bluerthanblue]

77. night

has never been my friend.- and Vincent and i share alot. (though i don't have any where near his talent)

i've loved that he could take the darkness and make it into a thing of beauty-
And i hate it that i understand his agony.

[Armstead]

78. Because all Democrats and progressives should be Wellstone

Well, not clones of him, but stand for things as clearly and unambiguously as he did.

[Hippo_Tron]

81. They should at least all have the passion that Wellstone had

I recognize that not all Democrats are going to have the exact same views that Wellstone did, but all Democrats should fight as hard for what they believe in as Wellstone did. I guarantee you that if that were the case, we would not be the minority party right now.

[ComerPerro]

79. Red burns things. You don't have to ask questions.

You just burn.

[aspberger]

82. Hillary

She has the intellect,wit,tenacity, and guile to give the republicans what for.