do we ever sleep?

[garybeck]

Man, I never thought that just being passionately interested in something was more powerful than caffein. I swear I've slept about 3 hours a night since 11/2.

[laheina]

1. OK, but I have DU

*and* caffeine. I'm screwed ;)

[tandem5]

2. sleep is overrated nt

[Up2Late]

3. I'm getting about 5 hours per, on average

I try to force myself to go to bed when the Infomercials start.
Of course the Speed helps :hippie: (but it's strictly legit, I take it for my ADD).B-)

[garybeck]

4. you're watching TV?

kill your television!

[Up2Late]

7. I leave it in Comedy Central

Unless something big is on CSPAN or the History Channel :silly:

[merh]

29. Did you catch Comedy Central last night - Laugh 2004?

God, it was hysterical, everyone slamming the weed and that bit about the guy transmitting to the weed's receiver during the debates! The crowd was so anti-weed it was great. If anyone watched that show, they would know the election was stolen. Nobody likes the weed.


In response to the question, do I ever sleep, rarely, not since Nov. 2. On a good night I get maybe 5 hrs. I will nap on Saturday as a luxury.

[Up2Late]

36. Yep

I even started a "Heads Up" thread at
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1444801&mesg_id=1444801>

[kuozzman]

20. ditto! gotta love it!

I'd have a lot more trouble getting out of bed in the morning w/out adderall....
but that's not the only reason I take it.....

[Helga Scow Stern]

5. Vigilance is necessary now. n/t

[yurbud]

6. since 9/11

The 2000 election seemed to not add up with what I knew about exit polls and even recounts from just casually following the news all my life, but it seemed like we were just going to have four years of a more incompetent version of papa bush.

After 9/11, I've been online constantly because I feel like I'm going fucking insane.

I hear stuff on TV and commercial talk radio and even in papers that defies common sense, history, and even recent history. And every time I hear it, it's as if someone told me 2+2=5; and I wonder if they're right, so I count the beans again.

The scariest thing about this time unlike in Orwell's 1984, is that they don't have to go back and erase history. The facts are there to prove they lied, but they no one important will look, and if they look, no one will listen if they make noise about it.

We have freedom of speech but not freedom to be heard.

At least without the internet.

This, Air America, Pacifica, and Buzzflash are the thread that are keeping me from coming totally unglued.

[Up2Late]

8. If you really want to read something disturbing

you should check out one of my threads at
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1439127&mesg_id=1439127&page=>
and/or the article it refers to at <<http://globalresearch.ca/articles/TAR410A.html >>

Its long, but important.:hippie:

[Emit]

10. Thanks for that article

I for sure won't be able to sleep, now...but thanks, I'm passing it on to others who are resisting some of the information that's summarized in this piece. Kinda prophetic, too, isn't it, since it was written before the election? Sums up all that I've been researching and trying to clue my family and friends into. And yes, I have not been sleeping well, actually, for about two+ years and even worse so since Nov 2.

[Up2Late]

12. I know what you mean

I was counting on Bush losing, so that the economy might improve, and I would be able to find a GOOD job.

Plus I was living a blissful life as a Buddhist, since November 7, 2000, I've been obsessed with running Bush out of office. :mad:

I remember the date, because it was on my birthday. Nixon v. McGovern, 1972 AKA Watergate, was on my birthday too.

[greenmutha]

25. Definitely the most disturbing thing I've read so far! n/t

[whometense]

40. For me,

that would be Jon Stewart, who has dragged me back from the brink innumerable times since November 2000.

[flordehinojos]

9. the much talked about and expected Y2K was delivered in a human form

called GWB...bacterial infections can be fought ... viral ones ... are resistant to conventional treatment. BUSHY2K has taken root and it is killing the oxygen out of democracy. So far no effective treatment to ward off the powerful infectious Y2K seems to have developed.

[Pithy Cherub]

22. wouldn't this be a horrible worm foisted on the 'global network'... n/t

[flordehinojos]

24. that is what people all over the world were expecting.

However, what the world got was a worm called George W. Bush who has spread his virulent freedom and repulsive repression both in Iraq, the United States and the rest of the world.

[tommcintyre]

11. It's been a luxury lately

Funny you say that. I was up until 1pm Sunday (no typo, I meant afternoon) finishing the blaster below. This is not unusual anymore, usually the sun is up before I go to bed. Since right before the election, I even skip a night occasionally (getting four hours every other).

Happily, my health seems to be doing just fine - though I would never have considered doing such a thing before "the emergency". Apparently, we have untapped reserves available in time of dire necessity.


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Quickly - Tell the top 52 national media contacts to cover the 2004 Presidential election irregularities fairly! two clicks and your done!
http://www.independentmediasource.com/voteintegrity_express.htm

More info:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x178970

[Up2Late]

13. Dude, you gotta stay up fro 36 -40 hours straight

That about the time that people start to hallucinate :crazy:

[mulethree]

23. ditto n/t

[joevoter]

14. 3 hour blocks of sleep seems best

That is what I am doing. Some long distance cyclists say 3 hours is the sweet spot. I do mine from about 3am-6am and 4pm-7pm...

More coffee please...

[Hamoth]

15. THEY never sleep. SO I never sleep.

[fooj]

16. sleep?

:think: :think: I feel like my mind is in perpetual motion...these idiots are exhausting! I've totally depended on DU to keep me informed...you guys rock! It's amazing how liberating it feels to get "real" info...I love the energy you bring to "the cause"!!! It's pretty powerful-I'm a believer!

[Peter Frank]

17. I could focus on this to the exclusion of all else...

...and I'm diagnosed with adult ADHD (true).

[fooj]

18. passion keeps it burnin'

I've been glued to DU for a few weeks and I'm convinced that the people who are fighting for truth and honor will ultimately prevail...there is too much energy out there to stop the surge of emotion and concern! I am proud to fight for what I believe in...enough is enough already!

[Up2Late]

26. If you thinks we have energy?

Check out this Massive Anti-Bush links collection from France that I found. It's amazing the amount of HATE, for GWBush all around the world.
<http://www.antibush.fr.fm/> :evilgrin:

And if you have a strong stomach, here are pictures of some of the Innocent victims of this STUPID War. :nuke:
<http://www.einswine.com/atrocities/>

[RevCheesehead]

19. I'm just on sudafed, trying to fight off a sinus infection.

But you're right - the election infection is much, much worse!

[AntiFascist]

21. when you're ready to sleep try Actifed...

If it doesn't put you to sleep, at least you'll get high.

[HEAVYHEART]

30. Cool. I'll try that!

[Radio_Lady]

27. I shut off most news (except some Keith O. and Aaron Brown)

Last night, we watched "Dysfunktional Family" with black comedian Eddie Griffin on Comcast cable. Funny stuff! We slept very well after that.

[skids]

28. And I thought I was *late* in finding my stride.

I just started making a conscious effort to take a few hours here and there to recreate and to get something resembling a responsible level of shuteye. I should be back on a normal sleep schedule soon.

Folks, do yourself a favor, relax a little and have some fun. We don't want to have a bunch of burned out, shell-shocked soldiers on our hands, because win or lose on the Kerry front, and I do still hold some hope there, we only have 2 years to get the checks in place to balance the next election, and the bureaucracy isn't going to help in some places, not that they are competant enough to pull it off even if their hearts were in it.

People keep saying if we "lose" now, there won't be a need to even have a 2006 election. Well, I don't think you have to believe that in order to fight your hardest for victory today, so I'm not peddling that bullcrap. If we lose and give up, there won't be a need. If we fail to put our all in in the current fights, and lose confidence, there won't be a need. But if we grow and get more organized, and see that we have a supportive community and movement around us, we can take a lot of local, state, and federal seats through aggressive volunteer protection of the electorate and auditing. (Not to mention the PR boon that all these Repug shenanigans are going to be once they are dusted off on the campaign trail.)

2006 is going to require *massive* volunteer effort, the likes of which has never been seen before. 5K+ counties. Somewhere between 500K and 2M precincts. You do the math.

So pace yourselves. If you want, run full tilt till the 6th or till the 20th. But after that, for your own good, learn to live with the fight, and live well.

[Patsy Stone]

31. No

I can't sleep. I haven't eaten much so I've noticeably lost weight. Since I woke up on November 3 and vomited, I haven't been myself.

I need some closure...

[Up2Late]

38. I wish I had your problem

I just keep getting fatter, because I sit in front of the computer, not getting enough exercise. :hug:

[Patsy Stone]

42. I hear ya...

I wish I had your problem! That way people wouldn't keep asking if there's something wrong with me. The answer usually starts a vicious circle ending in the fact that I'm obsessed (their words, not mine).

When I see Pure Evil, I just have an unconscious physical reaction! :)

Don't worry though -- just recently I've started eating everything I can get my hands on. :)

[AmerDem]

32. for well over 1 year I've been catching hell

I've been told I'm obsessed and I need to back away. I wont do it. I honestly feel I need to stand up until I'm sure we take control of our country again. I'm well aware that people usually aren't as outspoken and aggressive as me and feel I can stop most of these fascist repuke bastards in their tracks ( which I've done on too many occasion to speak of). They live by tough talk but few can actually carry it out (they feel they are tough in numbers...but I stand alone!)

Being honest and right will never lose out, it just takes a beating in the process!

[elizm]

34. Same here...

A 2-1/2 year relationship ended largely because of my 'obsession' over this. Of course, I disagree, I don't consider it obsessed as much as a sense of being called to do something and not just ignore what is happening...which is what so many people I know are content with. Not for me..

[AmerDem]

35. been there

Like I've told her many times "it's not obsession to worry about the direction of your country". I'll go to my grave making things right.

[DemReadingDU]

33. Not much sleep

It's hard work reading all these DU topics about the 2004 stolen election!

[Straight Shooter]

37. The Night Brigade of Democratic Underground

Sworn to restore democracy to the world, dedicated to the unmasking of the evil baron georgie bush and his gang of highwaymen.

I, too, am in the sleep deprivation range. It's worth it, though, because bush told us himself, "They (the enemy) never stops thinking of ways to harm us, and neither do we."

His Freudian slips are soooo revealing.

[Up2Late]

39. Maybe we should start a Sub-Thread in the Do we sleep?

by asking, do we sleep, and do we have Jobs?

I'm first...Not Me! :crazy:I blame Bush, for a number of reasons

[Der Blaue Engel]

41. I'm glad to see I'm not alone!

I've been getting no more than 5 hours a night since November 3, and I'm one of those weirdos who actually need about 9 hours to feel rested.

My 13-yr-old asked me the other day why I spend so much time on this site; "Like 4 or 5 hours every day!" he exclaimed. And he doesn't even see me checking it all day at work. ;)

[GetTheRightVote]

43. No, you are not alone, I will not be able to sleep until justice is served

and Democracy lives in the country we call home once again.

[texpatriot2004]

44. I too will sleep when our honest and duly elected President is

in the White House. Until then I am not sleeping well or much. I just can't seem to rest. I am too disturbed by what has happened to my America. I had a dream last night, I think it was last night, that someone moved in to our big beautiful house, they just helped themselves, they were so brash and brazen...we threw them out!