I can't stand this suspense and the 200+ new registered DUers in the last

[Seansky]

few days tells me neither can anyone else...

[janx]

1. Two hundred in the last few days?

I hadn't heard about that!

[Seansky]

6. look in the top right part of the site and you'll see the user

registration, I keep track of that and at the beggining of this week it was in the 78,800s...

[IndyOp]

2. While you are waiting --

this might chill you out a bit:

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. They're not going to get away with it anymore

the truth is coming out and people are waking up.

[IndyOp]

14. I may be living in an alternate universe --

My local paper had three articles on the front page today:

1. Journalism student thrilled to meet NYT's Judith Miller!

2. Student injured in Iraqi convoy talks about the poor condition of Iraqi civilians: Why we are there - to save those poor people.

3. Circuit lecturer on Intelligent Design: It takes more faith to be an atheist than it does to believe in God.

People are waking up? What people? People online? People who read Editor & Publisher?

I am *not* saying you are wrong -- I am just saying that I am not at all convinced that people are waking up.

Also: I am very, very cranky today because my "Stop This War" yardsign was stolen last night.

Finally: I love the pic in your sig line! Very, very nice. :-)

[DoYouEverWonder]

24. Get out and talk to people

You'll be amazed at how many people hate Bush.

Most of the local mullet wrappers don't have a clue, especially if they are owned by the NYT's. They are still in denial and publishing themselves into irrelevance.

[IndyOp]

27. I do get out and talk to people -

in my bluish city in a red, red, red state. I am amazed when I hear mild-mannered people who hate *.

Then again, it does not seem to be reaching a flash point. Over and over and over I've thought it was 'going to happen' then - back to our regularly scheduled lifestyle of ignorance and self-absorption.

Publishing themselves into irrelevance - I hope. :shrug:

[DoYouEverWonder]

42. I think Katrina changed most of that

I'm hearing from life long republicans that are totally disgusted with Bush. People got to see the ugly side of Bush and it wasn't pretty.

[Seansky]

30. how big is your town and how many readers does that newspaper have?

with the decrease in newspaper (particularly printed) who cares?

Believe me, more and more people are using the Internet for many reasons (particularly because it can be followed from work ;-) so I want to believe that this is due to peoples seeking more info, even if most regular citizens are ignoring news all together, they can't ignore how their wallets are being affected and that's what matters at the end of the day for many and that has an impact in how they perceive the admin...

[IndyOp]

36. The TV is just as bad or worse --

The other evening after reading DU all day, and listening to Sam Seder on AAR giddy with joy over the impending indictments, I turned on the TV to see:

MSNBC covering the white teenaged-girl missing in Aruba

Someone on FOX News 'testifying' on behalf of * -- it was Dan Quayle waxing poetic about how * had rested the success of his presidency on Iraq and how we wouldn't know whether or not * presidency had been successful for another decade.

Pat Robertson's 700 Club covering Saddam's Trial - Look Evil Man!

32 channels with self-absorbed, materialistic, brain-dead crap

:grr:

[Seansky]

39. yeah, but all you have to do is look at their ratings and compare them to

previous years. The no. of viewers has decreased so much, even NBC announced a couple of weeks back the possibility of layoffs...

[adarling]

44. bloomington?

I am at IU and that was exactly what was in the IDS

[stop the bleeding]

10. That is so me and my spouse, have you been spying on us? n/t

[IndyOp]

No - but does Ted Rall live anywhere in your neighborhood? :-) (nt)

[Lex]

3. I had a friend who usually lurks at DU actually join because of

the Fitzgerald pending indictments.

Sometimes in super-high traffic Skinner has to close the board down to only members.

And on Election Night, I believe it was closed down to all but donating members.

[shaniqua6392]

4. That is berry berry interesting!

I can not wait for the truth to come out. I think by this time next week, things will be much different. The time has come for us to take our power back.

[MsKandice01]

7. I'm one of the 200

but I've been lurking for months. The anticipation of Fitzmas seems to have completely enveloped my life over the past couple of weeks. I finally joined, though, because after reading so many posts, I think DUers are the coolest people I've run across so far online. I love this place!

[Coexist]

8. Welcome to DU, MsKandice01!

I joined because these are some of the smartest, most politically savvy people I have seen online.

I learn a lot from them.

[never cry wolf]

11. Thanks for the DU compliment, I agree

And now your are a part of it. Welcome to DU! :hi:

[stop the bleeding]

13. Welcome aboard!

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[Sequoia]

17. Great. Welcome MsKandiceo1!

I work in the media but come here to get the real news. Updated so fast and from all over the world. Interesting fun websites you learn about and enviornmental news, just to name a few.

[LSparkle]

19. Merry Fitzmas and welcome to DU!

I've become pretty obsessed while waiting for the conclusion of this investigation, but in the meantime, all the incriminating stuff we already know about is enough to give me hope.

"The times they are a-changing ... " !!!!!

[IndyOp]

25. It's not Fitzmas yet -- it's not officially Fitzmas until the

indictments fly. It is "Fitzmas Season" until then...

:kick:

[Seansky]

26. well this season is getting a bit long and it is affecting our social life

i want my gift...da*m it...

[IndyOp]

32. ROFLMAO

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Seansky]

34. Ok I'm ignorant, what is ROFLMAO???

[CottonBear]

37. "Rolling on floor laughing my ass off"

:rofl: ROFL = Roll on floor laughing
:rofl: LOL = Laugh out loud
EOM = end of message
n/t = no text

[Seansky]

40. txs.

[IndyOp]

38. Rolling On the Floor, Laughing My Ass Off --

:hi:

[Seansky]

41. txs. but i mean it...I'm getting desperate w/the suspense. can't even

close DU anymore....

[LSparkle]

31. Point well taken ... but people still wish each other Merry Xmas

prior to the day, right?

If GJ weren't meeting today, I'd say "maybe it's Fitzmas Eve" (!).

[Nordmadr]

29. Welcome!! n/t

[Epiphany4z]

9. One of the 200

Me me me ...but I joined when someone on an aol message board I haunt linked to you guys. Our board is over run with Repubs that could scare a freeper.

[Coexist]

12. Welcome to DU Epiphany4Z!

Hope you enjoy yourself.

[Epiphany4z]

21. thanks for the welcome

and I am enjoying myself you guys get the info out pretty fast...but dam your hell on my housework!....refresh refresh...refresh...refresh..AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[never cry wolf]

15. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[stop the bleeding]

18. Good day and welcome aboard

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[Nordmadr]

33. ...and another welcome to you too. N/T

[RobertSeattle]

16. ?? Do the math - DU averages 45 new people a day

79,030 / 1754 (days since Jan 2001) = 45/Day

[Seansky]

20. even better, I just tracked this since Monday/Tuesday so it's almost there

[IndyOp]

22. You can't really estimate growth trends that way -- 45/Day...

There are surges after major events, then growth is very slow, then there will be another surge. I joined in the HUGE expansion that happened last November after the presidential election was stolen.

[RobertSeattle]

23. OK

But some kind of chart would be cool (new people per day)

[IndyOp]

28. Some kind of chart would be really cool -

Maybe Skinner or Elad or EarlG would be up for creating one someday. I would love to see a timeline with significant events marked along the bottom.

[emulatorloo]

35. How do you think Karl Rove feels? Bet he can't stand the suspense either.

I am glad for Karl to wait a few more days. . . .:evilgrin:

[fasttense]

43. Welcome all you new folks!!!

I agree with your lurking ways, this is the best forum on the internet. Folks here have great info and willingly share. Not to mention they are very creative and keep you in stitches. I would have gone nuts if I hadn't found them after the 2004 fiasco we called an election.