Why did you first come to DU?

[truhavoc]

Guess I wanted to know if my DU bumper sticker has influenced anyone to check out the site?? BTW Admins...THE BUMPER STICKER FADES TO WEIRD COLORS!! lol

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Shortly after the enthroning...

I was surfing the net for * jokes. Found Top 10 Conservative Idiots. Did not join and start posting until 10/8/01.

[Skittles]

2. I thought I was the only one disturbed by the theft of the 2000 election

no one else seemed to care; I finally searched on the internet, found something William Pitt wrote and heaved a huge sigh of relief. I got a link to the DU from him too.

[lovedems]

3. Random google search.

[Droopy]

4. An article on the front page was linked to another site

that I liked to read. It was all down hill from there. I quickly became a DU addict. Just goes to show what can happen when you go reading all them peacenik, commie web sites.

[Dr Fate]

5. Heard William Pitt on the Mike Malloy show. n/t

n/t

[Mizmoon]

6. Got very sick of Kos worship on dailykos

several posters mentioned DU. I decided to come here and found it was much more compatible with my personality.

[truhavoc]

7. During my daily Rush infuriation I heard it mentioned

Immediately I decided it must be the coolest place on the planet! :toast:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

8. Combination of blind luck and Al Franken's "Lies"

I read that book and my eyes were opened. I was not the most politically aware person at that point (and I've got a l-o-n-g way to go). I didn't know who Karl Rove was. I didn't know who Wolfowitz was. Then I wanted to know more. DU came up in a Google search...probably on Rove, but I don't remember what I was looking for. I just hung out for a week or two, read the posts, and then jumped in.

And the BEST part of it is the only reason I had any interest in the book at all (other than being an SNL fan) was the ruckus Fox and O'Reilly stirred up over the title. I was "one of them"...I was lured by the headlines and hype surrounding its release.

[fudge stripe cookays]

9. I was a smirking chimp fan,

but then the combination of the obnoxious ChimpChips and a slow server drove me away.

I'm much happier here.
FSC

[rooboy]

10. Was watching O'Reilly...

and got so pissed off I went looking for an anti-O'Reilly website. Found Oreilly-sucks.com, which had the link to DU. Never looked back since.

[realisticphish]

11. I read the top ten

conservative idiots, linked from BuzzFlash. I then read all the hatemail, and spent the next hour covering my monitor with spittle. I read a bunch of posts, and decided this was my kind of place, and praise jebus I found it


:hippie:

[IronLionZion]

12. I was addicted to an anti-war forum at RIT

but the Republicans kept hacking it and putting nasty porn on it so they shut it down.

I was going through withdrawal (like with cocaine) and searched google and found this place! I read for a few months to see what it was like, then went ahead and registered last fall.

I wanted to get rid of Bush and stop the war. I only got political because of this douche-bag in chief.

[Hekate]

13. The ramp-up to the invasion was making me nuts

I was attending the local peace marches (September 2002) but for all the reportage by the "news" media I would have thought we were the only place on the planet protesting, and I only knew about us because I was there!

MaRadix told me several times to check out DU for better information on the resistance movement -- and I finally did.

It does help to know I'm not alone in this.

Hekate

[TrogL]

14. Blame the Freepers

Anything they hated that much must have something going for it.

[Grey]

15. First time I came?

I think that is a very personal question for a board on politics.
I was watching Crossfire and was enjoying Bobby Novac Frothing at the mouth, when it became clear, I would have to go and investigate any group that would cause such enthusiasm. Thank you Bobby, I have enjoyed my years of lurking and even the joy of commenting from time to time. Grey

[galadrium]

16. My uncle told me about the top 10 conservative idiots

I have been hooked ever since

[Crewleader]

17. I came to DU to vent!

Saw the banner on MSNBC with Skinner & Earl G. Jan.20th 2001...signed on Jan. 22nd...liked what the guys were trying to do,making a difference for the Democratic Party with a online message board.
I hung around to helped make the place grow. And boy it has with alot of good DUers' giving alot of themselves...to get organize and win in November 2004. The goal getting rid of Bush and the corruption that has stolen our last election!

This election is the most important election in our lifetime,putting a Democrat back in the white house is the only way to save our democracy!

And the greatest benefits of DU is the friendships we make...
very nice to meet you truhavoc...:hi:

[newsguyatl]

18. i believe i first linked here through buzzflash.com

[elperromagico]

19. Bartcop.

'Nuff said.

[IndianaGreen]

20. Saw Skinner and Earl on TV carrying the banner during Inaugural

Freepers went nuts to see an anti-Bush website.

[Crewleader]

21. Hi IG

You and me signed on about the same time we seen the guys and that banner....
it's good to see you friend...:hi:

[IndianaGreen]

25. Let's hope for a different kind of Inaugural

Who would have guessed on that fateful day that Bush would turn out to be the worst President in the history of the Republic, and that thousands of people would end up dead, wounded, and maimed for the sake of Bush's faith-based policies.

Hi Crew!:loveya:

[tnlefty]

22. I think thru a link at Buzzflash

I signed up but didn't post anything for a looong time. I just read a lot. When I finally wanted to respond to something I had to request my password because it had been a few months. I still read much more than I post.

[LiberalTechie1337]

23. I confess

I found this glorious site from a link on Limpball's site. But since I am here, I suppose the ends justified the means.

[flamingyouth]

24. Blind luck - right after Inauguration Day

Yet it took me over a year to post - I don't know why. Not I can't seem to shut up.:D

[bloodyjack]

26. was linked to Top Ten Conservative Idiots

from Gene Expression one very uneventful weeknight.

[Paul Hood]

27. Ron and Fez

Ron said the place he got his news was from Media Whores Online. I became a regular at MWO and then went from there to here.
Ron and Fez was a radio show which I heard on WNEW a few years ago.

[2Design]

28. not sure exactly how I got here but it was mentioned on blog

I had found Dean site and blog and started reading there, then from there found dailykos....and others....I had been going to alternet.org for my news for several years.... but still felt isolated in my opinions.

I felt strongly before bush got in that he would create war and he did in the first 100 days.

The week of 911, I had seen an article in the local free paper by the ice cream guy. He had said the government was looking for an enemy because it was building up a big armed force budget. The paper came out on 911. So the article was written before.

I tried to find the article and eventually found it on alternet.org. It had been written sept 4. This article and the timing of 911 made me feel that bushCo had something to do with 911. I thought I could not possibly tell anyone I felt that. This is how I found alternet.org.

Then I started to feel Bush and what was happening reminded me of early Germany before the genocide. And I still believe this.

So on one of those sites, DU was mentioned. I came here and started posting right away. It was like a dam broke. All that pent up resentment toward the election, toward the unecessary war, toward feeling that 911 was planned with our guys in full knowledge, and I had never blogged before this year.

Bush has driven me into politics in a way I have never been before. I would vote but not as knowledgable I feel now.

I get all my news via DU now. I know if there is something happening, it is posted here.

The biggest thing is it has helped my anger although sometimes I think it fuels my anger. I have written more letters/email to my congress people and others since being here. I have called congress. I also know my congress people in Virginia are not for the people. They vote totally opposite what I would want them to do.

I hope some day, I can write long flowing articles like William Pitt. In the meantime, I throw out short comments or like this rolling, rambling opinion pieces that help me get my words out somewhere.

I have become addicted to DU. I was away a few days and the first thing I did when I returned is hop on DU.

[AlFrankenFan]

29. Kinda other, I was searching for a liberal site in a library in PA...

in hopes to get away from listening to Rush and have something else to occupy me with. I found you guys in July of 2003, joined when I returned to California, then changed my sn in December. I love it here and I'm almost glad Rush forced me into a frenzy of finding liberal stuff lol

[maggrwaggr]

30. I saw it on the Sites Most Hated by Conservatives list

on some website.

Let me see if I can find it .....

ah yes.

http://hated.net

[HEyHEY]

31. Typed in "AMerican Politcal forums" on google - found freerepublic

Got in a shitload of fights for about half an hour before I was banned. Then went to google and typed in "Left Wing American Politcal forums"

[RNC_ConventionReport]

32. I am going undercover.

I am a DUer by another name. I have signed up to volunteer for the convention. I want to see what the inside of the beast looks like.

[Piperay]

33. Right after the Selection

I joined a group on Yahoo called Voter March and a month later someone in that group mentioned DU, I checked it our and never left. :-)