** ALL DU'ers CHECK IN HERE ... BRIEF MEETING**

[President Decider]

Listen up Folks, :grouphug:

I appreciate everyone's opinions, but let me just say I'm not a big fan of the "I'm so afraid" threads I've been seeing here lately. If you didn't think this was going to be a bitter fight to the end you were either living in a cave or just flat out fucking fooling yourselves. After all, this fight is against the most low down, corrupt, ruthless, power-mongers in the universe.

Now to the few of you I'm speaking to, "Man or Woman-up ... and grow a pair already!

:grr:

Some of you are listening to way too much of the MSM "ball washing" that the pundits have been giving the right during their convention and its causing you to take your eye off the ball and show a weak spine.

KNOW THIS: Regardless of what you've been hearing the past 72 hours from the MSM, many are calling the RNC a total flat, floundering, and uninspiring blunder full of gimmicktry. You're looking at a broken branded party that has NO CLEAR MESSAGE OR OFFERING ANY SOLUTIONS! The talking heads on PBS totally slammed McCain and the effect the RNC as a whole and I know a few other MSM political pundits did as well.

I don't come here to read how "AFRAID" everyone is ..... sorry, that doesn't motivate me nor does it inspire much confidence in me that YOU have the fortitude to fight the good fight! It does nobody any good to post spineless threads like this. If you're that "afraid" .... get off your ass and get out the vote! :grr:

Now stop the negative "Debbie Downer" bullshit, put your war paint on, get your game face on, and lets put this God damn ball in the end zone for Barack and Biden.

Are you with me people?

:patriot:

[tekisui]

1. Quit Complaining! Start Campaigning!

[SKKY]

30. What he said!!!

:patriot:

[bdamomma]

2. ...............

:patriot:

[YvonneCa]

3. Great post. Thank...

...you.:patriot:

[AFSCME girl]

4. Gotcha!

:patriot:

[monmouth]

5. In memory of Pavarotti, it's been a year, play his music....n/t

[Kajsa]

25. Will do, monmouth!

I loved him-

Thanks for the reminder.

[monmouth]

36. My pleasure. I have the "Puccini's Greatest Arias." Awesome..n/t

[DevonRex]

6. I with you all the way!

[ghurley]

7. Seems to me...

The Obama campaign is using kill them with kindness. I like the approach.

[Fovea]

8. Right on!

I am going out to spread some more Obama Sticker Joy.

[lumberjack_jeff]

9. I'm on the bus. I want to know that it's running over the right people. n/t

[EstimatedProphet]

10. Hear hear!

Let's beat these fuckers! This isn't the end, it's the beginning!

[shey1218]

11. yep

[southpaw]

12. I hear ya!

Dude, it's hard not to be affected by the MSM's ongoing right-wing orgasm, but you are right.

The thing we all need to do right now is to swallow the fear and let it turn to hate!

Then DO SOMETHING to make a difference!

[President Decider]

40. Careful, don't "HATE" ... **EDUCATE** Be the better party and set the tone for a new America!

[southpaw]

48. Hatred can be a strong motivator!

[stillcool]

82. Anger is a good motivator

hatred closes your mind, and eats you up.

[hasssan1]

13. LETS GO TO WAR. THIS IS OUR REVOLUTION JUST LIKE 1776

We must fight hard to protect our country and constitution from fascists and religious zealot .

[hasssan1]

17. To DU ADMINS : We Need an ACTION Center !!!!!

Please make a Forum for people to organize political action and other political activities .

Thanks

[YvonneCa]

22. DU Activist Forum under Topics...

...already there. :)

[flamingdem]

50. kick for our revolutionary ancestors nt

[cliffordu]

14. Quit Complaining! Start Campaigning!!!!

[pleah]

15. I with ya!

:toast: :thumbsup: :patriot:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. I AM WITH YOU!

Nothing like some action to dispel the fear!

K&R

:patriot:

[BridgeTheGap]

18. Go knock on doors and talk to some people - SO MANY ARE NOT HAPPY

but some need a little nudging, not much mind you, but it will make a huge difference.

[flamingdem]

19. 100% .. this is war and we WILL win nt

[HughMoran]

20. Thank you so much

I have hidden dozens of "Palin" and "woe is me" threads today, now they are back due to traffic.

People, please stop trying to depress me - get off your ass and work for you man - unless you don't believe in him?

[Vinca]

21. Thank you. Well said. nt

[Kajsa]

23. Hell yeah!

Thanks for the 'go and get 'em'
inspiration,PDecider!

:patriot:

[Breeze54]

24. Already there and agree that ALL the hand wringers need to STOP IT NOW!!

:kick: & recommended!

How do you want to get Involved?

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/actioncenter

Read through some of the most important ways that you can spread this movement now, and get started today.

Election Day is only a few weeks away now, and it is critical that we do everything we can to be the change

that we have been waiting for.

Learn more below about the ways you can help. I'll talk to anyone!

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I'll talk to my friends, family, and neighbors

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[demnan]

26. Let's be the Change we want to see happen

This is our time. Go here and you'll be glad you did.

http://action.barackobama.com/page/s/volunteer

[LiberalEsto]

27. "What's happened to the Deltas I used to know?"

"Where's the spirit? Where's the guts?" -- John Belushi, Animal House
"Not me, I’m not gonna take this! Wormer, he’s a dead man! Marmalard, dead! NEIDERMYER…"

[OHDEM]

28. Right on!

I'm writing letters to my local paper, doing canvassing this weekend with America Votes & Planned Parenthood & working for Obama next week. And I don't let right-wingers run their mouths anymore! The country is a mess & they are to blame!

Thanks for the call to action! :patriot:

[Liberalboy]

29. AMEN!

Hand me some of that war paint!

[DCofVA]

31. Grow a pair of what?

Surely, you're not talking about balls?

[Moochy]

35. Whichever variety of paired organs that give you courage

Growers choice!

GO OBAMA!

[AFSCME girl]

38. Oh God,

I love this! :hi:

[johnaries]

80. Balls for men, Ovaries for women. nt

[nichomachus]

32. Thanks -- I just realized how much I missed high-school pep rallies

[RiverStone]

33. Great post - save it and recycle as needed!!! K&R!

[Cleita]

34. Senator Bernie Sanders said today it's going to be close race and we

shouldn't take anything for granted. It will be up to us to show up at the polls in overwhelming numbers or McCain has a good chance of winning. Now he didn't say that the election will be rigged again, but it's the only reason, given the unpopularity of the GOP, that I can think of that the election will be close.

[Willo]

37. Most definitely with you. Might I add

if a person was still undecided and happened upon DU, what impression would they get?

Also, the media does monitor DU and others sites and tries to use all of the information against us.

I would much rather everyone see a forum of confidence, based on the truth as we know it. We get the real stories, the real data and the real pulse of the nation. We know how to get that information out to the masses and we should work hard to do so.

Make the media work even harder to spin their lies against truth and the republican-gaffe machine. Force them to find more guest know-it-alls and "random" people on the street to support their facts. The Believe in what you know and work from there.

[AFSCME girl]

39. Very good point....

I'm embarrassed to say that I'm one of the hand-wringers and worry warts. I feel much better since I have been talking with my DU brothers and sisters today! :grouphug:

[me b zola]

41. I'm with you!

:kick:

[SurfingAtWork]

42. Oh, I thought you were going to have a dial in # for a telecon

:(

[KathieG]

43. 10-4! We've got this!

:patriot:

[President Decider]

44. **NOW I'M FEELING YA! .... BUMP THIS POST WHEN YOU NEED A LIFT!

That's the fighting spirit I'm talking about people .... c'mon, get your head out of the sand and let's take this mother to the house! :applause:

No longer are we the party that will turn the other cheek when slapped by the aggression of the Republicans evil and dirty ways; after all ... we found out that turning the other cheek doesn't win elections.

We will fight for what's right for the people of our country!

And we will do it with a wink and a smile .... :kick:

:patriot:

[Ryano42]

45. But but...according to Tom Hartmann all it lost!

Since Obama has stuck to issues we are going to lose!!!

WHY THE F$$^#$ are we acting like it's OVER????

[vaberella]

46. I agree. I'm afraid of people like Palin, not of what she's not doing for McCain. n/t

[President Decider]

47. Everytime someone says "they're afraid" of someone, I'm going to call you on it

QUIT BEING AFRAID! ....

That's the point of my entire post! If you know she's EVIL and WRONG and represents everything our country IS NOT, step on her EVERY opportunity you get.

The best marketing in America is still ...word of mouth.

Peace ...

[vaberella]

57. I plan on it. My answer to fear is normally fight rather than flight. n/t

[AFSCME girl]

49. Kick! n/t

:kick:

[TheKentuckian]

55. I'm afraid that

I must say

No way, no how, no chance, NO MCCAIN!!!!

[redwitch]

51. Sir, Yes Sir!

:patriot:

[Whisp]

52. I have every confidence in Obama's judgement

as it has been proven almost superhuman to this point.

and I do like to giggle at the free 'advice' he is getting from all the pros here. :)

I've noticed a certain rhythmn here - for every 'oh no we're fucked' panic session, Obama comes out with something to cool us all down and things are okay for awhile until the cycle starts all over.

but you have to admit, it's a roller coaster and people have been so screwed and disappointed for so long it's kinda hard to have full faith sometime - the good parts of it have been dashed out of most of us and it's not easy to get back.

[President Decider]

60. I agree. Obama's people have been 2 steps in front of the GOP the whole time ...

I wouldn't call him super-human, but they (his team) are intelligent and well organized. They seem to be on top of everything going on.

Both of these are what it will take to kill the beast!

[President Decider]

61. I agree. Obama's people have been 2 steps in front of the GOP the whole time ...

I wouldn't call him super-human, but they (his team) are intelligent and well organized. They seem to be on top of everything going on.

Both of these are what it will take to kill the beast!

[trashcanistanista]

53. YES!

Let's take these motherfucker's down and take them down NOW!!!!

YES WE GODDAMN WELL CAN!!!

[Bucky]

54. Oh God, oh dear... now this thread has me even MORE worried! Oh shit, what as that noise?

Eeek! Behind you! It's a giant Palin with sharp teeth!

[terrya]

56. No more "concern" posts from me.

We'll win. :-)

[lamp_shade]

58. Right Arm!!! Outta State!!!!

[quiet.american]

59. Yeah, baby! You rock! nt

[Thickasabrick]

62. I hate sports metaphors - always hated sports - so when someone says

"put the ball in the end zone" ...I'm like no - I don't play with balls.

I am with you, just hate sports metaphors.

[Joanne98]

63. Kick their asses!

[caseycoon]

64. Yep!

I'm with you... Been screaming BULLSHIT at the TV whenever they tell me how great the pubs are. Hubby says they make him sick, so he's in too! My republcan friend asked me for some info on Palin. LOL!!!
I sent everything I could find. Thanks to whoever put those 50 links together. Did me a huge favor & my friend will be voting Dem this year. Well, several of my friends, but just one for today.
Gotta keep fighting the BS wherever we can!
GREAT POST!
:toast:

[laststeamtrain]

65. Do you mean the retarded DU'ers or the non-retarded DU'ers?

"All" DU'ers may have been created equal but they sure didn't stay that way.

This place has become a nest of 'Reagan Democrats'.

Hard to stomach most of the time.

People who watch too much TV & don't read enough books.

[MadMaddie]

66. Well said!

The MSM needs to be gutted by I hate to say it by the "Tabloid papers" Yes I said it "The National Inquirer"!

The MSM has no guts and they are falling lockstep in with the Repugs again...

And "Fear" is all they have and it is working on some people.

I am not afraid of the Repugs and if they want a fight then let's get it on!

[D23MIURG23]

67. Proactivity works wonders for anxiety.

[Time for change]

68. In my opinion

Sometimes it's good to be afraid.

Often fear is a better motivator than over-confidence.

Maybe I'm different, but I generally do much better at whatever I'm trying to do when I'm at least a little bit afraid than when I'm over-confident.

[MadrasT]

69. Woot! Fired up! Ready to Go!

Register those voters!!! GOBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo:

[dailykoff]

70. Half those tut-tut posts make no sense whatsoever.

None. I really have to wonder about some of the people posting them.

[BlueIdaho]

71. Cocked Locked and Loaded. nt.

[eridani]

72. Did we quit when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

HELL NO!!

[knixphan]

73. MAN UP!

I'm here in Los Angeles, and getting ready to take my happy pro-Obama ass to North Carolina in a couple of weeks, to go door-to-door and wake people up!

There's no crying in baseball! Find something to do, and help this man.

This is the game, folks!

60 days.

MOVE IT!

[lamp_shade]

74. kick

[toddGA]

75. yes!

[Lena inRI]

76. By golly, YES. . .

. . .because I know Team Obama is already vigilantly assuring

Verifiable Voting Solidarity

:kick: :grouphug: :kick: :grouphug: :kick:

[Downtown Hound]

77. All the way buddy

I stopped being afraid months ago. I realized that if I'm going to die in this fight or go to jail or whatever then that is simply the way it's going to be. Spending all of my time being afraid does no good.

[Motown_Johnny]

78. I'm with you, although it sounds like you are so afraid of the so afraid threads

[progressivebydesign]

79. No more nervous nellies, chicken littles, or conern trolls.

I'm with ya!!

[stillcool]

81. I'm with you!

but then I don't watch the tv, and I'm not afraid to hope. My local Dem headquarters opens up this week!

[liberaldem4ever]

83. Kick-great post! I'm with you 100%

This is the most crucial battle of our lifetime for this great & free country that belongs to all of us.