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313. I like that, Hekate.

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 01:25 PM

Sep 2022

“ Now he has gone where all wounds are healed, all petty squabbles forgotten, the great battles of our time laid down.”

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'RIP William Rivers Pitt. Author, Husband, Father, and Friend. Flights of Angels, [View all] elleng Sep 2022 OP

Really????? He was young. Nevilledog Sep 2022 #1

He was 50 dweller Sep 2022 #14

Check out what appears to be his last tweet. Renew Deal Sep 2022 #85

Ouch. A cutting response, in retrospect. n/t NH Ethylene Sep 2022 #95

His last FB post was a day later... regnaD kciN Sep 2022 #149

And someone responded with this comment: PatSeg Sep 2022 #307

That just set me off again G2theD Sep 2022 #288

Lola is nine tavalon Sep 2022 #327

Oh, someone said she was 4, but 9 is just as bad I guess G2theD Sep 2022 #445

No. Fucking. Way. librechik Sep 2022 #297

It's awful when a parent outlives a child tavalon Sep 2022 #328

Damn. So sorry. I'm in shock and I never knew him. Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #392

Oh my. He was one of my favorites. honest.abe Sep 2022 #2

His heart gave out. elleng Sep 2022 #4

What a shame. He was one of our finest. honest.abe Sep 2022 #10

Stout heart.. PlutosHeart Sep 2022 #19

He always said that tavalon Sep 2022 #330

Damn it mahina Sep 2022 #168

Sadly if we're honest it was probably the booze. Nt Maru Kitteh Sep 2022 #102

So tell me Rob H. Sep 2022 #190

That may be true BWdem4life Sep 2022 #192

He quit drinking awhile ago. babylonsister Sep 2022 #252

Thank you. GoddessOfGuinness Sep 2022 #421

I'll go all Harold Ross gratuitous Sep 2022 #3

So sad. FalloutShelter Sep 2022 #5

Didn't he used to post here? Or am I thinking of someone else who was a regular about 10 years ago Quixote1818 Sep 2022 #6

Yes, he did post here. Not sure why he stopped doing so. elleng Sep 2022 #11

Right. H2O Man Sep 2022 #18

Thought I remembered his daughter. elleng Sep 2022 #29

Exactly. likesmountains 52 Sep 2022 #40

This. RiP, Will. n/t ms liberty Sep 2022 #45

:thumbsup: Orrex Sep 2022 #123

I followed him on Facebook. Hadn't seen a post in a couple days. madinmaryland Sep 2022 #169

This message was self-deleted by its author PlutosHeart Sep 2022 #205

Some know why. PlutosHeart Sep 2022 #206

This message was self-deleted by its author Roisin Ni Fiachra Sep 2022 #246

Indeed, but the vultures can't resist. demmiblue Sep 2022 #231

yes, thank you G_j Sep 2022 #274

Lola is nine now. tavalon Sep 2022 #334

Do you know anything about his wife? I've not even heard her mentioned... hlthe2b Sep 2022 #344

She is still alive but Will didn't speak of her for many years tavalon Sep 2022 #345

Right. H2O Man Sep 2022 #370

+1000 MustLoveBeagles Sep 2022 #406

The Fitzmas mess malaise Sep 2022 #25

That Wasn't It ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #27

yes NewJeffCT Sep 2022 #88

This Orrex Sep 2022 #130

Definitely not that. boston bean Sep 2022 #32

I remember that. It's too bad when frustration gets the better of you. Coventina Sep 2022 #91

That last. Well said. The ideals are real. If only. Hortensis Sep 2022 #202

Yes. We still see cracks about "business days" treestar Sep 2022 #263

He was banned like so many. He had a thriving Facebook group Arazi Sep 2022 #54

I left here of my own volition because the place became too DLC and too intolerant tavalon Sep 2022 #335

Isn't he the one who was banned from here for calling... brush Sep 2022 #96

This message was self-deleted by its author prodigitalson Sep 2022 #104

He wasn't banned. He was flagged for review... Violet_Crumble Sep 2022 #194

You're wrong. He did call Pres. Obama a pos. I was here. brush Sep 2022 #195

No, I'm not. I was here too... Violet_Crumble Sep 2022 #197

You're absolutely wrong. Create a post and ask that question. brush Sep 2022 #198

Because that's the most important thing tavalon Sep 2022 #338

Why lie about history? What happened happened. brush Sep 2022 #343

Post removed Post removed Sep 2022 #346

Pls stop with the insults. My familiarity with the guy... brush Sep 2022 #350

You don't need to be a fan tavalon Sep 2022 #355

Let's cut this short. I alerted on you as I don't appreciate the insults. brush Sep 2022 #359

Whatever tavalon Sep 2022 #364

Well said! Here for the day also/ n/t GCP Sep 2022 #420

He called him a POS used car salesman obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #199

Yes. He was before my time here, but I remember a thread with screenshots of those. Treefrog Sep 2022 #239

Omg. MrsCoffee Sep 2022 #214

Here is the Wayback machine archive version of the post BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #216

+1 betsuni Sep 2022 #219

That was full of pain and understandable anger Maeve Sep 2022 #236

I do get that BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #244

Time and place, man Sympthsical Sep 2022 #255

Try reading the rest of my post that you just replied to BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #258

Just stop Sympthsical Sep 2022 #259

How about moving on to someone else? BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #260

Take your advice and move on to someone else. He's gone. Autumn Sep 2022 #275

I'm surprised it took the bingo brigade this long. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2022 #289

Is this joining in the grieving? Nixie Sep 2022 #293

Yeah, I came back to be with people who knew him tavalon Sep 2022 #341

We all say things in the heat of the moment we wish we hadn't Maeve Sep 2022 #295

As well said as could be, BumRushDaShow Hekate Sep 2022 #298

God, I didn't think I had any more tears left tavalon Sep 2022 #339

Word. salin Sep 2022 #438

Thank You Maeve Beetwasher. Sep 2022 #442

+2 betsuni Sep 2022 #237

Ahh JustAnotherGen Sep 2022 #291

"Fuck you, Mr. President, you piece of shit used-car salesman." 867-5309. Sep 2022 #292

+1. I think that's what is commonly referred to as an Inconvenient Truth.☝🏽 Tarheel_Dem Sep 2022 #367

That is sad. I never knew the details of what happened. The post was just gone... Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #407

+1 betsuni Sep 2022 #227

It was a huge dust up on DU tavalon Sep 2022 #337

He didn't leave then. W_HAMILTON Sep 2022 #405

Is he the one that called Obama a used car salesman? Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #385

Yes. A "piece of shit used-car salesman" to be exact. W_HAMILTON Sep 2022 #395

I never saw the post, it was gone pretty quickly. I just heard about it...so I wasn't sure. Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #408

I mean, it's all archived... W_HAMILTON Sep 2022 #201

+1 betsuni Sep 2022 #203

+1 MrsCoffee Sep 2022 #217

Here is the thread BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #213

+1 betsuni Sep 2022 #218

wife, not child treestar Sep 2022 #261

No it wasn't questionseverything Sep 2022 #433

It doesn't take much Diraven Sep 2022 #262

Will was the kind to go loudly where many of us just left quietly tavalon Sep 2022 #336

Will and I both joined DU in May of 2001. Bo Zarts Sep 2022 #224

Thank you for this post. BComplex Sep 2022 #306

I've cried so many tears today tavalon Sep 2022 #349

He Vented RobinA Sep 2022 #240

No one said Obama was the second coming. That was right-wing propaganda. betsuni Sep 2022 #241

Because this place became to DLC for his taste tavalon Sep 2022 #333

I only knew him briefly. And I have to say the stuff about Clinton which was parroted here by more Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #412

He joined DU the day after I did in 2001. nt Gore1FL Sep 2022 #81

Was here from the beginning. Activist, history teacher, journalist, author, devoted father & husband Hekate Sep 2022 #154

He used to post here and yes, he was a journalist and has a number of books. tavalon Sep 2022 #332

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Sep 2022 #429

... Docreed2003 Sep 2022 #7

Goddamnit. BigDemVoter Sep 2022 #8

Seconded Mira Sep 2022 #161

This message was self-deleted by its author BigDemVoter Sep 2022 #9

RIP cate94 Sep 2022 #12

I'm still in shock. H2O Man Sep 2022 #13

Same. What a tragic loss for our community. n/t OneGrassRoot Sep 2022 #230

Heartbreak and Shock Beetwasher. Sep 2022 #447

Part of my life just ended. PlutosHeart Sep 2022 #15

... vanlassie Sep 2022 #112

Same. He was a part of my life, peripherally, tavalon Sep 2022 #347

Oh noooooo!! babylonsister Sep 2022 #16

wtf? leftstreet Sep 2022 #17

He was 51. honest.abe Sep 2022 #42

Yeah, it was a heart attack tavalon Sep 2022 #353

I'm afraid it is tavalon Sep 2022 #352

DAAAAAMN! I read him often here back in the day and at Truthout Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2022 #20

RIP sakabatou Sep 2022 #21

Sad... Mike Nelson Sep 2022 #22

Unconfirmed at Wikipedia, mobile phone edit by anonymous. No link here or there. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2022 #23

His friends on Facebook seem to be confirming it. Sky Jewels Sep 2022 #51

God, I wish it weren't true. tavalon Sep 2022 #354

It's a shame, especially with half an adult lifetime ahead of him. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2022 #357

How sad malaise Sep 2022 #24

A true force of nature when the spirit moved him tavernier Sep 2022 #26

as sharp as they come G_j Sep 2022 #277

How awful kimbutgar Sep 2022 #28

RIP. Kingofalldems Sep 2022 #30

So sad!!! I remember when he was a regular Demovictory9 Sep 2022 #31

I read a Truthout article about DU dweller Sep 2022 #33

He was a pain in the ass.... SergeStorms Sep 2022 #34

If true, this is horrendously bad news. I feel for his family. CousinIT Sep 2022 #35

He was the reason I discovered Truthout. Geechie Sep 2022 #36

Very Sad News WiVoter Sep 2022 #37

Only 50? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #38

PLEASE! HAS THIS BEEN CONFIRMED? His wiki page and truthout.com say NOTHING about this hlthe2b Sep 2022 #39

It's not confirmed leftstreet Sep 2022 #43

It's all over his Facebook page, which is public, so anyone can see it. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2022 #44

I am not on FB and trust it no more than the wrapper my fish comes in. hlthe2b Sep 2022 #47

I mean, it's his page, where his friends are all confirming to each other that the news is true, and WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2022 #50

https://www.facebook.com/william.r.pitt.1/about hlthe2b Sep 2022 #56

That's his "about" page. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2022 #59

I can't see that unless I log in senseandsensibility Sep 2022 #71

And one can't see that if they have no account. Facebutt demands a login. CousinIT Sep 2022 #60

The only place I see it on his fb page is within comments boston bean Sep 2022 #76

I don't know him well enough to know if those posters were close friends of his or not dsc Sep 2022 #83

Me neither. So I am not sure. Seemed to all start over there around same time as here. boston bean Sep 2022 #87

I''m sorry tavalon Sep 2022 #369

I Saw That WiVoter Sep 2022 #48

Wikipedia lists September 26, 2022 as his death date. Gore1FL Sep 2022 #99

The date has been entered with no sourcing and no comment in the text. hlthe2b Sep 2022 #107

this wiki pages shows no date of death Hamlette Sep 2022 #122

It was removed by a professor from Slovenia dsc Sep 2022 #125

Dr Melanoma Knauss, dual PhD in Goldiggery and Backworkology Celerity Sep 2022 #319

I didn't see that dsc Sep 2022 #323

It was a joke. 'Dr Knauss' is, of course, the ex FLOT, and also a VPN can make you appear to be from Celerity Sep 2022 #324

I immediately thought of his mother as well. She is still an active member here. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2022 #111

Me too. Deepest condolences to Raven Wicked Blue Sep 2022 #127

I just can't imagine. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2022 #131

It's been confirmed by a person who knows his family tavalon Sep 2022 #358

I'm sorry tavalon Sep 2022 #362

His little girl is only in fourth grade. Sky Jewels Sep 2022 #41

That's so sad. NH Ethylene Sep 2022 #93

very sad. very young. NewHendoLib Sep 2022 #46

Oh Lola. My heart. Grasswire2 Sep 2022 #49

My heart hurts. Autumn Sep 2022 #57

He did. PlutosHeart Sep 2022 #207

Sad day... Ellipsis Sep 2022 #52

So sad. RIP,. n/t ms liberty Sep 2022 #53

RIP Condolences to the family. So sad. He was an awesome man. Samrob Sep 2022 #55

yes Grasswire2 Sep 2022 #62

I'll miss him. Aristus Sep 2022 #58

I met him at Andy's funeral. LisaM Sep 2022 #69

That is the second time I met him. tavalon Sep 2022 #371

Yes, I was sorry I didn't go to that. LisaM Sep 2022 #388

Oh Andy! MuseRider Sep 2022 #80

No one has posted the news on his twitter feed. Grasswire2 Sep 2022 #61

I checked there after I went to his FB page and saw the posts. No posts on Twitter Autumn Sep 2022 #72

right Grasswire2 Sep 2022 #94

Dahr Jamail and Wills friend James say it's true. Autumn Sep 2022 #133

Such a good writer mountain grammy Sep 2022 #63

Wow! BluesRunTheGame Sep 2022 #64

Oh no! Such a light. So ahead of everyone in calling out the corrupt playbook of politics. ancianita Sep 2022 #65

fearless, too Grasswire2 Sep 2022 #135

Sorry to hear this. I read him often at Truthout wnylib Sep 2022 #66

May his memory be a blessing tishaLA Sep 2022 #67

Very sad if true senseandsensibility Sep 2022 #68

It's true. Very Sad. Such a loss for his young family. R.I.P Will Pitt n/t auntAgonist Sep 2022 #74

Oh noooo!! AmBlue Sep 2022 #70

William Rivers Pitt was a prolific poster here when I joined in 2004. Greybnk48 Sep 2022 #73

I found this place because of Will. Autumn Sep 2022 #75

Me too mahina Sep 2022 #188

Oh man. Way back in the day of Matcom peacefreak2.0 Sep 2022 #77

Yes... I think about Matcom from time to time and he was close (at least for a time) w Will... hlthe2b Sep 2022 #92

What ever became of Mat Com? suegeo Sep 2022 #305

He never came over from DU2--so I think he's been missing since at least 2007.. hlthe2b Sep 2022 #308

It got weird here. tavalon Sep 2022 #372

Matcom was hilarious. Elessar Zappa Sep 2022 #340

R.I.P. hay rick Sep 2022 #78

That's terrible. His last tweet was 4 days ago Renew Deal Sep 2022 #79

Nooooooo! AllyCat Sep 2022 #82

He had his issues towards the end of his DU tenure Tommy Carcetti Sep 2022 #84

"his" issues? Grasswire2 Sep 2022 #97

I remember him going off on President Obama towards the end. Tommy Carcetti Sep 2022 #253

maybe the issues were with the way many people attacked him for a rather benign comment. Grasswire2 Sep 2022 #311

My thoughts precisely. GoddessOfGuinness Sep 2022 #422

I am so saddened. For me, this is like when Kephra died. Coventina Sep 2022 #86

Yes, Kephra is still very fondly remembered here. I am still hopeful Will's report is wrong. hlthe2b Sep 2022 #98

I remember Keph Raine Sep 2022 #184

I remember Kephra too. So sad. Greybnk48 Sep 2022 #103

Keph was taken by a blood clot IIRC. It was very sudden. Coventina Sep 2022 #108

Same UpInArms Sep 2022 #139

Kephra was an amazing DUer. mahina Sep 2022 #189

It was Andy who had pancreatic cancer. LisaM Sep 2022 #141

The same lump in gut feeling.. likesmountains 52 Sep 2022 #242

So sorry to hear that. JanMichael Sep 2022 #89

He posted this quote on Facebook when one of his good friends passed away: Sky Jewels Sep 2022 #90

good advice, but hard to follow senseandsensibility Sep 2022 #100

Very true. Sky Jewels Sep 2022 #106

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Sep 2022 #155

I'm in shock. Solly Mack Sep 2022 #101

Nice choice of music. The Irish know how to memorialize. I too am in shock, Solly Mack. hlthe2b Sep 2022 #265

I've checked and rechecked this thread, half expecting to find out this is some cruel Solly Mack Sep 2022 #280

I wanted that so badly, too. tavalon Sep 2022 #373

So many people from the early days now gone. Solly Mack Sep 2022 #379

It saddens me to hear this Chautauquas Sep 2022 #105

RIP Mr. Pitt. I missed you when you left DU. panader0 Sep 2022 #109

Recommend that to the Admins. I'm sure they'll say yes. Hekate Sep 2022 #159

Agree 100% Bluethroughu Sep 2022 #285

He should. AngryOldDem Sep 2022 #290

Very Sad news. Texasgal Sep 2022 #110

Oh no CanonRay Sep 2022 #113

I remember him being one of the more active DUers liberal N proud Sep 2022 #114

:( n/t FreeState Sep 2022 #115

This message was self-deleted by its author 867-5309. Sep 2022 #116

Apparently Dahr Jamail confirmed it. vanlassie Sep 2022 #117

RIP William Rivers Pitt Yorkie Mom Sep 2022 #118

RIP, Mr. Pitt. MissB Sep 2022 #119

Oh, no! Kid Berwyn Sep 2022 #120

well said nt Grasswire2 Sep 2022 #426

If I saw his name on something, I read it. chriscan64 Sep 2022 #121

So many names from years ago mentioned in this thread. crickets Sep 2022 #124

The most horrendous news of the day. donheld Sep 2022 #126

So sad. I was hoping it wasn't true, but looks like it is mvd Sep 2022 #128

Nooooo please no mahina Sep 2022 #129

Wikipedia? Elwood P Dowd Sep 2022 #132

Dang. Rip. BootinUp Sep 2022 #134

Was really sad when William Rivers Pitt left DU ... doublethink Sep 2022 #136

So was I tavalon Sep 2022 #374

OMG! I'm so sorry to hear that! mike_c Sep 2022 #137

Aww Gee. RIP Will. I used to love catching his observations here Liberal In Texas Sep 2022 #138

Here's a speech and Q&A from Will Pitt in 2003. It's on CSPAN Renew Deal Sep 2022 #140

My heart is heavy. Haven't been in touch for yrs, but in the era of the drumbeats 4 the Iraq war, salin Sep 2022 #142

Very well said. H2O Man Sep 2022 #160

Well Said, Old Friend Beetwasher. Sep 2022 #434

For me, too. salin Sep 2022 #437

Yes, a Toast Beetwasher. Sep 2022 #439

William - A Parting Glass blm Sep 2022 #143

Beautifully said. salin Sep 2022 #150

Mopinko says she sang the song for him. Tetrachloride Sep 2022 #248

I sent Mopinko some mail...when she/he didn't reply, I checked the profile...was worried... FFR. Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #387

oh no Kali Sep 2022 #418

thank you G_j Sep 2022 #279

A beautiful song. mia Sep 2022 #326

Thanks BLM Beetwasher. Sep 2022 #440

He spoke on my campus about 10 years ago SYFROYH Sep 2022 #144

Profoundly sad news. bluesbassman Sep 2022 #145

I hope this is false news, Elleng. Nothing found on any news or progressive sites I searched. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2022 #146

I am so sorry. I wish it weren't true tavalon Sep 2022 #376

Goodbye, Will blogslug Sep 2022 #147

RIP IronLionZion Sep 2022 #148

Very sad news. I hope this isn't true. Owl Sep 2022 #151

Rest in power, Will Mr. Scorpio Sep 2022 #152

Sad news. RIP Mr. Pitt. Condolences to your daughter, family and friends. yonder Sep 2022 #153

I don't want to believe this true and still hope I'll wake tomorrow to find it all an error. hlthe2b Sep 2022 #156

Tragic. Here are his last posts on Truthout, where he was a frequent contributor: Liberty Belle Sep 2022 #157

RIP William Rivers Pitt Backseat Driver Sep 2022 #158

I remember when he went to Camp Casey. Damn, I am sorry he's gone so young.... Hekate Sep 2022 #162

His 2013-2016 profile below (no longer comes up on search results but old links work) hlthe2b Sep 2022 #165

Thank you. It provides the link to his last post, which judging from the replies must have been ... Hekate Sep 2022 #171

I remember Camp Casey. I remember senseandsensibility Sep 2022 #390

I was working with the Veterans for Peace in those years, & Casey's mom Cindy Sheehan came by... Hekate Sep 2022 #419

R.I.P. to a good man. dalton99a Sep 2022 #163

Oh, so sorry. kskiska Sep 2022 #164

Sorry to hear this johnnie Sep 2022 #166

Where is this coming from that Will has died? Pachamama Sep 2022 #167

Many of us old DUers who no longer fit in her tavalon Sep 2022 #375

R.I.P. William Rivers Pitt. He was one of the first to welcome me to DU. oasis Sep 2022 #170

William Rivers Pitt spanone Sep 2022 #172

... Tom Yossarian Joad Sep 2022 #173

William Rivers Pitt, you will be missed. flvegan Sep 2022 #174

What a damn shame, and so young shanti Sep 2022 #175

We lost a fine wordsmith. ZZenith Sep 2022 #176

RIP - nt Ohio Joe Sep 2022 #177

I'm just stunned. We fought like crazy. nolabear Sep 2022 #178

I really like this. H2O Man Sep 2022 #185

Safe travels, Will Sugarcoated Sep 2022 #179

Will came to SF in 2004 and a bunch Tree Lady Sep 2022 #180

Such sad news 😥 ... R-I-P Will 🙏🕯️ Raine Sep 2022 #181

stunned Kali Sep 2022 #182

RIP, Will JCMach1 Sep 2022 #183

RIP Will progressoid Sep 2022 #186

This is shocking news. I remember him so well. Crunchy Frog Sep 2022 #187

Very sad CountAllVotes Sep 2022 #191

Thus is the 3rd post about this that I've seen so far. ShazzieB Sep 2022 #193

Well, that sucks a lot... Violet_Crumble Sep 2022 #196

I've been on DU since the beginning Elessar Zappa Sep 2022 #243

RIP WRP! burrowowl Sep 2022 #200

RIP! BlueMTexpat Sep 2022 #204

Farewell, my friend. mia Sep 2022 #208

My heart goes out to his mother and young daughter. herding cats Sep 2022 #209

How awful kcr Sep 2022 #210

So sad to hear this Rastapopoulos Sep 2022 #211

Yeah, me too. calimary Sep 2022 #312

S'long Will... MiHale Sep 2022 #212

I'm sadden to hear this Tickle Sep 2022 #215

His reporting on the PNAC was first rate. A huge loss. Auggie Sep 2022 #220

I discovered DU through Truthout- callous taoboy Sep 2022 #221

Our deepest regrets for his family and all they and he have lost. Hortensis Sep 2022 #222

Say it isn't so! His writing on Truthout (especially re PNAC) was unequalled. CaptainTruth Sep 2022 #223

A truly gifted soul. I've missed him here at DU over the years. Ilsa Sep 2022 #225

R.I.P. Will gademocrat7 Sep 2022 #226

n/t onethatcares Sep 2022 #228

I'm very sorry to hear this news. My deepest condolences to his family. yardwork Sep 2022 #229

... demmiblue Sep 2022 #232

This saddens me deeply. Thank you for letting us know Tom Rinaldo Sep 2022 #233

RIP, he was a great writer and DUer Shellback Squid Sep 2022 #234

His Infraction RobinA Sep 2022 #302

Not from me Horse with no Name Sep 2022 #320

"Didn't tow the party line"? How so? Is that how you remember it? Tarheel_Dem Sep 2022 #329

I hope at our death, those who grieve us are not beaten down by our worst moments. Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2022 #348

Why zoom in on me? Did you miss the many revisionist posts, and outright mistruths about... Tarheel_Dem Sep 2022 #363

Why not you? Why someone else? Does it not apply? Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2022 #365

Apparently, you got back to me before you got to others. Oh well. We could do this all day... Tarheel_Dem Sep 2022 #366

I left far more quietly tavalon Sep 2022 #377

Toe, not tow. Sorry but that is irksome. Treefrog Sep 2022 #382

Well, let's post a link to one old thread, picked at random. Grasswire2 Sep 2022 #427

Oh, hell no. No, no no no no. Roisin Ni Fiachra Sep 2022 #235

I've read and watched this thread since last night CatWoman Sep 2022 #238

Heartbreaking Beetwasher. Sep 2022 #435

RIP Will Pitt. Elessar Zappa Sep 2022 #245

Very sad.... ewagner Sep 2022 #247

Condolences to Raven. likesmountains 52 Sep 2022 #249

Adios, amigo. A-Schwarzenegger Sep 2022 #250

Via Con Dios Beetwasher. Sep 2022 #448

Hey, Beet A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2022 #452

Hey there old friend Beetwasher. Oct 2022 #453

Rest in peace, Mr. Pitt. Raster Sep 2022 #251

So sorry to read this sad news. I had the pleasure of meeting him during the Bush Reign of Terror msfiddlestix Sep 2022 #254

51 is far too young Sympthsical Sep 2022 #256

Rest in peace William Uncle Joe Sep 2022 #257

Confirmation please? haele Sep 2022 #264

Why don't Democrats get the benefit of doubt for being authors, husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, betsuni Sep 2022 #266

What the fuck is wrong with you? demmiblue Sep 2022 #267

This message was self-deleted by its author betsuni Sep 2022 #268

Looking at your posts alone, grieving a lost friend is not all that's Nixie Sep 2022 #272

Would you (and a few others) PLEASE read the room? It doesn't matter any more. hlthe2b Sep 2022 #271

I'm being authentic and holding feet to the fire. betsuni Sep 2022 #276

You are being insensitive as hell to the majority of fellow DUers, not to mention Raven, his mother hlthe2b Sep 2022 #278

On the day he's said to have died? 867-5309. Sep 2022 #294

You're being something, all right Rob H. Sep 2022 #314

You are being a smug typical "centrist" who always thinks they are right regardless of anything else JanMichael Sep 2022 #321

Wait. You are holding a deceased mans feet to the fire? A waste of time betsuni, but you be you. Autumn Sep 2022 #360

We are in the minority here obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #281

+1 Thank you. betsuni Sep 2022 #283

On a death thread? What does that say about the "minority" here? JanMichael Sep 2022 #322

Post removed Post removed Sep 2022 #351

It's every bit a part of his legacy and it should be mentioned. W_HAMILTON Sep 2022 #378

Oh, she absolutely deserves to be shouted down Rob H. Sep 2022 #383

If accurately pointing out his past... W_HAMILTON Sep 2022 #391

Post removed Post removed Sep 2022 #397

No, I didn't. W_HAMILTON Sep 2022 #400

He did have a way with words. Like it or not, a lot of people agreed with him. Autumn Sep 2022 #393

Yes, I see that. W_HAMILTON Sep 2022 #394

I don't get where the few of you who keep insisting that so and so didn't clap hard enough Autumn Sep 2022 #396

"No single rain drop thinks it's responsible for the flood." W_HAMILTON Sep 2022 #398

I'm a Democrat and an intelligent woman. I don't need a fucking thought leader. Autumn Sep 2022 #399

Good for you? W_HAMILTON Sep 2022 #401

It mattered only on DU to a few posters. It never made the national news and Obama never Autumn Sep 2022 #404

Trump won in 2016 and a lot of us lost sleep over it. W_HAMILTON Sep 2022 #409

2016 had nothing to do with Obama and what William had to say. Not one damn thing to do with it. Autumn Sep 2022 #410

I'm referring to his final moments here on DU. W_HAMILTON Sep 2022 #411

I hosted the Sanders group. Will supported Bernie during the primary so I know Autumn Sep 2022 #413

"She has my vote if she needs it." W_HAMILTON Sep 2022 #414

He was right. " She has my vote if she needs it not good enough" Autumn Sep 2022 #415

Of course it's not good enough. And it turns out, it wasn't good enough. W_HAMILTON Sep 2022 #416

oh, my friend bigtree Sep 2022 #269

One of the first politically aware posts I read that would eventually Baitball Blogger Sep 2022 #270

I remember reading a lot of his posts. I didn't always agree with him, but I admired his highplainsdem Sep 2022 #273

This world needs more people like you... GoddessOfGuinness Sep 2022 #423

Belatedly I respond with a plus 10. salin Sep 2022 #443

I'm frankly surprised he didn't stroke out long ago... malthaussen Sep 2022 #282

I'm just sitting here blubbering G2theD Sep 2022 #284

So sad. Will was the most well-known poster in the early days of DU! ElementaryPenguin Sep 2022 #286

Will was the first person to welcome me to DU PatSeg Sep 2022 #304

Oh Will. What shock. Rip uppityperson Sep 2022 #287

Truthout Mz Pip Sep 2022 #296

It's on their Twitter Sympthsical Sep 2022 #301

how do you like your blue-eyed boy suegeo Sep 2022 #299

our celebrity, perhaps bigtree Sep 2022 #303

Buffalo Bill's defunct who used to ride a watersmooth-silver elleng Sep 2022 #310

Using an open grave to dig up old wars is unseemly at best. He was one of DU's bright lights.... Hekate Sep 2022 #300

I like that, Hekate. calimary Sep 2022 #313

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Sep 2022 #318

+1 leftstreet Sep 2022 #331

+1 H2O Man Sep 2022 #386

This GoddessOfGuinness Sep 2022 #424

RIP,Will Pathwalker Sep 2022 #309

Always sad to lose one of us. hamsterjill Sep 2022 #315

Damn d_b Sep 2022 #316

I've been here for 20+ years and I remember Will Pitt... virgdem Sep 2022 #317

Very sad, he was young Beringia Sep 2022 #325

Very saddened to hear this. NEOBuckeye Sep 2022 #342

Really sorry to hear this news Marthe48 Sep 2022 #356

How sad OldEurope Sep 2022 #361

Will had a profoundly powerful way with words. dawg Sep 2022 #368

I'm glad that he was able to outlast the Trump presidency texasleo Sep 2022 #380

This appears to be the funeral home taking care of WRP suegeo Sep 2022 #381

Truthout.org has just published their eulogy: hlthe2b Sep 2022 #384

His essay here in 2002 brought me to DU. . . DinahMoeHum Sep 2022 #389

+1 GoddessOfGuinness Sep 2022 #425

Godspeed Will. Tommymac Sep 2022 #402

Well, shit. yewberry Sep 2022 #403

RIP Will Pitt Owl Sep 2022 #417

... Niagara Sep 2022 #428

Post removed ! stonecutter357 Sep 2022 #430

Mom taught me never Hobo Sep 2022 #431

I logged back in just to post in this thread... rbnyc Sep 2022 #432

Nice to see you Beetwasher. Sep 2022 #441

Short, and very sweet and poignent. salin Sep 2022 #444

He was a fixture here in my younger days and often worth reading struggle4progress Sep 2022 #436

Beautiful rendition, as always from Mississippi John Hurt Hekate Sep 2022 #449

I think Will Pitt left a little early... kentuck Sep 2022 #446

Yes, we could Hekate Sep 2022 #450

I am still trying to process this MandelaObama Sep 2022 #451