Does anyone remember DU four years ago tonight?

[senseandsensibility]

I downed a bottle of Moet in the mistaken belief that Kerry had won, and through my drunken haze was forced to accept that he hadn't...I posted all throughout this nightmare,long into the night, until I literally couldn't type anymore. I went to sleep hoping it was all a bad dream. But of course, it wasn't. I spent the next few MONTHS on some kind of elections results forum. It took me almost a year to recover.

All in all, I prefer this.

Good night, DU. Thanks for everything!
:loveya:

[amborin]

1. yep, it was ghastly

i remember the woman with the black box or something like that

re: vote fraud

[senseandsensibility]

3. Bev?

LOL

[amborin]

21. that's her name

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Yes, won't be popular but turn to Free Republic, because that is what

DU looked like...

Why all the gloating bugs me

We should be better than that, even if they are not gonna be

[FDRJFKMLKRFKBHO11408]

11. I agree..

It's now more than ever, especially since President Obama has made unity and healing the nation such a central issue.. Probably his main issue.

Now is a time of healing and coming together. We are America.. One America.

[silverojo]

28. You can't mend fences with those people

They're batshit crazy radicals, for whom reason doesn't exist.

[Dem2theMax]

We were depressed. But we weren't INSANE.

And those folks are insane. They are terrified of the truth. I will never get that.

[laundry_queen]

4. oh god yes.

It was awful.
I much prefer this as well. :)

[LiberalAndProud]

5. I will hate Blackwell forever. FOR FUCKING EVER!!!

[Breeze54]

6. This is what I remember from all the Democratic Politcal messageboards...

:wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown: :wtf: :grr: :beer: :nuke: :cry: :( :argh: :evilfrown:

[TriMetFan]

15. That's what I recall too.

[Liberal In Texas]

7. Yes. It's how I found DU. Looking for kindred spirits.

And boy, do I prefer this!

[GreenPoet64]

8. Yes. I remember. My birthday is Nov. 7th. . . .

So depressed. This year I will have reason to celebrate--with joy!

[Raine]

9. UGH oh yeah. All day I mistakenly thought we would win then

they started playing games with Ohio and I knew we were screwed. I couldn't stand to watch any longer and went to bed. :cry:

[buzzard]

10. I remember I do admire Kerry but Obama is a different animal.n/t

[Aunt Anti-bush]

12. I cried so damn hard that night.

I didn't know if I should pack our things and high-tail it to Canada or smack my head off of a cement wall that night. We hung in there, though and I sure am glad because tonight I'm crying tears of joy!

[Hawkeye-X]

13. Dude, I was here all night. I even remember an "I'm sorry" post from WillPitt

I await to see the new installation of the inspiring posts that got me here to DU via Democrats.com

Oh speaking of that - I need to check it out and see what the homepage says.

Hawkeye-X

[nomaco-10]

14. I was temporarily banned because I made fun of joe lieberLIAR....

:evilgrin:

[Blue_Roses]

17. where is Will Pitt tonight?

nt

[Blue_Roses]

16. sad to say...

I was the same way. I was depressed for a long time and it took my spouse to make me get out of bed the next day. This time around I didn't get too excited ...until now:bounce:

[TheDonkey]

18. It was somber. It was painful. THIS is NOTHING like 2004.

I didn't follow the 2000 election closely but 2004 was personally heartbreaking. THIS IS AWESOME.

[renate]

19. I do remember

After tonight it's a little less painful to think about... but honestly, it does still make my stomach hurt to remember it.

[Plaid Adder]

20. I do!

That was PAINFUL!

It's precisely what makes this all so hard to believe...but yeah. Election 2004 had its moments--like the "here is my real name, come and get me you fuckers" thread that went on for like 300 posts. But I will take this over that, any day. It's better now.

shudder,

The Plaid Adder

[indie_voter]

22. I remember. This place was my rock. Thank you DU! n/t

[JI7]

23. i felt a horrible depression , it felt like someone had died

or similar to that type of feeling.

[marlakay]

24. Yes I saved the thread where the day after we all revealed

our true names and said we were not afraid and that we would never give up.

I spent the day and the evening in Wenatchee, WA the biggest city near me where I worked in the obama office today and went to democrat party tonight. We laughed we cried we yelled. We are a minority in this town. It is 80% republican but many of them voted for Obama.

[progressivebydesign]

25. Oh yes. I referred to it earlier tonight as the Champagne Cork Masacre. It was ugly.

Words cannot express how happy I am tonight.. after having it ripped from our grasp twice before. 5 Million votes was way too big for the to screw with.

[budkin]

26. One of the worst nights of my life.... tonight is one of the best.

[Naturyl]

27. I remember it.

That was a very bad night.

I became depressed and didn't bounce back for several months.