C'mon GD:P'ers! Your lasting memory of this site.

[Condem]

Good times, bad times, I know I had my share. I don't think we'll have the wild ride, again, quite like 08. It's the last night. Revel in what you experienced. Testify! This is it! Your best/worst moment?

[rug]

1. The salami/clinton poll was a milestone.

[mcctatas]

2. I liked the time someone told me I couldn't understand how

women feel about sexism (paraphrasing here)....

It's funny because I'm a girl;)

[texastoast]

5. One more

That I wasn't a Democrat.

:spray:

[mcctatas]

9. ouch...

so between the two of us we are a male republican? Oh the humanity;)

[Radio_Lady]

93. Memories? I'd just like to say one thing -- here's my hope that attacks on me and others will...

[mcctatas]

94. Huh?

If I attacked you at some point, I really don't recall...
:shrug:

[Radio_Lady]

96. Not directing that to you, mcctatas. I meant that generally, I hope things don't descend into

personal attack hell due to the continuing possible conflict over the Vice Presidential slot.

I don't think I know you at all...

CU@theDU

[mcctatas]

100. I am with you on that score...

I think the GD/P experience will make me avoid veep flame-fests at any cost. I'll be happy with whoever Obama picks and focused on doing what it takes to get him elected and send McCrazy back to Arizona.

:toast:

[Radio_Lady]

101. Please see my official position at this time. Then, notice the message I have inserted by

the Democratic painting I use as a signature. A local artist gave me permission to use that painting at this website.

Peace, love and happiness (I gotta lay off the beer!!!),

Radio Lady Ellen in OR

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Radio_Lady/238

[faithfulcitizen]

66. many called me a "concern troll" when I said I was worried about Obama's church. (before it broke)

And I'm an Obama supporter! gotta love this place... :)

[mrreowwr_kittty]

109. Voting for Obama is an automatic revocation of your Woman Card. nt

[texastoast]

3. The complete lack of manners and grace by many posters

Some of whom have apparently departed and others not but who thankfully have calmed down and appear ready to get down to business.

I thought I was in freeperland and had to bathe several times after visting on several occasions.

[sandyj999]

130. Amen to that!

It kept me away a lot because I avoid negativity and there was way too much here. Maybe now we can get behind our candidate.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. Maybe it should be dedicated to what we wish we hadn't said!

[Colobo]

6. The unity among Obama supporters. It was beautiful.

[Condem]

24. Katz

Somebody posted a video, a month or so back, of Obama supporters celebrating when he won Iowa. A mixture of shock and unbelievable happiness. That was a great moment!

[Eurobabe]

139. wrong place, doh!

[JVS]

124. UNITY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exy5vA22chs

[Renew Deal]

156. It was, but Clark still rules the play ground

The Clark group from 2004 was the most united.

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. Same as it ever was.

2008 was so very similar to 2004, in a few years it will be difficult to tell them apart.

[Condem]

21. I don't know MrsGrumpy

I hate to use the stale cliche', but many glass ceilings were smashed in this one.

[ScreamingMeemie]

27. I was a mod during the 2004...and it was just as wicked, with the warring

factions. Only that time it was Dean supporters V. Kerry supporters. I was a Dean supporter but, back then, we were supposed to keep clear of flamewars (which I still think should be the rule) and also not be super public about where our support went... I did so well that people frequently accused me of having an anti-Dean bias. It was so much the same as now...down to the starting of new forums by members who had left over the anger.

[Condem]

29. I'm not arguing that, MrsGrumpy

The fact that the final two were an African- American and a woman, says it all. A big step for this country.

[ScreamingMeemie]

32. I guess I never saw it in those terms.

They were candidates to me.

To be honest, I was an Edwards supporter, in memory of my husband.

[Condem]

37. I caucused for him in Iowa, MrsGrumpy

I don't regret that for a minute.

[Renew Deal]

146. You're right

That's why I didn't sweat all of the pro-hillary hate forums.

[apocalypsehow]

8. Best moment was when HRC finally conceded. Worst was when one of her boosters here went on a lying

streak about me, full well knowing I had her on *ignore*. Someone not even a member of DU, just lurking, who had my private e-mail address contacted me about what was going on. Other posters were telling her to stop, but it turns out she's a well-known bully/serial liar on DU with a smarmy fan club. I must assume that at some point a mod was made aware of what she was doing and put a stop to it (thank you anonymous mod!).

Other than that, it's been a blast!

:toast: :beer: :party: :yourock: :-) :thumbsup:

[WheelWalker]

10. I already forgot.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

11. "cancel my account skinner you ass"

That'll be remembered along with Walt Starr's.

[Condem]

45. Just recent, Semi!

[Zhade]

57. Wait - what happend to Walt Starr?

I missed that.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

63. The most famous tombstone in DU history

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=2507034

[Cha]

67. I always wondered what happened to him..

I wonder who he supported in the 2008 primary?

[jefferson_dem]

127. Walt posts a diary over at kos.

If you're interested...

http://walt-starr.dailykos.com/

[NanceGreggs]

12. Oh, the Susan Hayward drama of it all!!!

My personal favourite: Being told I didn't understand the impact of sexism because I'm "the dumbest bitch on DU". (Yes, direct quote from a now dearly departed poster.)

Obviously a few people failed to "stay on message".

:rofl:

[asdjrocky]

15. Damn, I wanted to be the dumbest bitch...

Even though I'm a dude. But really, that's between my therapist and me.

[NanceGreggs]

16. Uh, sorry, dude ...

... looks like I won. (You can post your concession speech at your leisure.)

:hi:

[Radio_Lady]

97. Hi Nance! I got called a "Drama Queen" but can't exactly remember whether it was here...

or another thread. Actually, it fits me quite well -- Drama, Debating, Honoria clubs in High School, had the female lead in the Senior Class play, "A Man Called Peter". I was also voted the Most Sophisticated in my senior class. Me and Vincent Damiano, a tall, handsome football player. We had our photograph in the North Miami High School Yearbook for 1956 -- standing beside a Cadillac El Dorado convertible.

:hi:

Cordially,

Radio Lady in Oregon

[JVS]

125. LOL!

[busymom]

13. being called a freeper, rethug and racist for supporting Hillary.

I can't believe I'm still here!

[JeffR]

14. Well, there's so much, looking back

but that time The Magistrate mooned someone stands out, as does the time when all the Biden supporters threatened to withhold their votes if Dodd became the nominee. And of course, that heady evening of the Texas primary when some now-TS'd poster climbed out the window and threatened to jump and everyone chimed in with, "Jump, jump!"

Good times. Good times.

[Condem]

39. JeffR

I've admired your posts. It was a pleasure to meet you!

[JeffR]

50. The pleasure is very much mutual.

And thanks for posting this thread. Apart from some of the cheap yucks like mine, this is a nice opportunity for a serious retrospective look back at all the madness, which was ameliorated from time to time by some really profound posts about profoundly important events, which are well worth commemorating. Cheers and thanks!

[Condem]

51. It was a helluva show,

Somehow, methinks the GE won't equal this. Not even close.

[JeffR]

56. Agreed.

There'll be a lot of media-spun drama, doubtless, but the real drama will remain in this seemingly endless and endlessly interesting primary season. It's been amazing.

[Radio_Lady]

98. LOL, JeffR. I missed the window-jumping scene. Not something you want to try if you are ever

in a real building with a campaign office higher than ground level.

:rofl:

[Condem]

17. I'm curious, fellow GDPer's

Every night, as I lived and died by this primary, I made a lot of friends, a damn good amount of enemies and had a wonderful time. Sometimes, I would awake the next morning thinking " I know nothing about these posters, yet , I sense I know them". A strange feeling. I'm new to all this expressing emotions by typing, but at the same time, I learned much. Thanks for the great times and I look forward to taking the White House back in November. And, working with all of you, to make sure this happens.

[Radio_Lady]

99. Well, at age 69, I usually can't remember who said what to whom...

by the next day. Remember my decrepitude and then you realize that the Republican nominee is even older than I am -- I agree with Jack Murtha. McCain't is too OLD to be president.

Meanwhile, if I've ever SCREAMED AT YOU or any of your friends or enemies, I apologize.

Cordially,

Radio Lady Ellen Kimball in Oregon

[Straight Shooter]

18. The worst? Too many to winnow it down. The best?

The poster who referred to some HRC supporters as "die-hard rabbit supporters driving her campaign."



Even the poster thought it was funny when the rabbit/rabid mistake was pointed out. :D

[woo me with science]

20. LOL! nt

[liberaldem4ever]

137. I saw that one-OMG that was funny!

Thanks for the laugh this morning. :hi:

[blondeatlast]

19. An unidentifiable stain on my desk. Missed me by THAT much... nt

[rucky]

22. The last exchange I had was the most bizarre.

Just today. Locked thread. We were talking about trolls and from some reason, a person thought I was talking about them.

[Condem]

25. Yeah, rucky

I was arguing on a thread on Sunday and come to find one of my posts was deleted two days later. Strange.

[scarletwoman]

23. I wish I could say something witty & humorous. But the truth is, I was honestly shocked to witness

all the pro-Hillary Clinton posts that cited right wing sources to support their arguments. It left me speechless with dismay at the cognitive dissonence.

On the other hand, since I had studiously avoided GD-P for months and only started lurking in late April, I was pleased to discover that most of the DUers who were supporting Obama were DUers I already liked and appreciated and respected from long before this primary season.

The Hillary supporters, not so much.

sw

[Marrah_G]

26. It has been quite a ride

Best: Finding common ground and connecting with posters I never had before, even though we supported different candidates.

Very Best: Making new friends and seeing the really terrific side of posters I never noticed before.

Worst: The necessity of putting people I once respected on ignore after seeing incredibly ugly sides of them.

Absolute worst: being called racist, freeper, traitor, crazy, delusional by people who are supposed to be part of the same party.

[smiley_glad_hands]

36. Sorry.

[ContinentalOp]

28. 681 recs!

I'll never forget the day I started a really dumb thread that was somebody else's idea and it got 681 RECS! My most successful thread ever!

[Condem]

35. Doesn't look like I'll get there, ContinentalOp.

[ContinentalOp]

40. Here's the thread in question

Crazy
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6270605

[Condem]

43. The funny thing

I was heavily advocating Hillary for the VP spot. After last Tuesday night's speech. Fuck That!

[grantcart]

84. I had one thread that incidentally used "left handed' in the subject line.

If your object is to get recs and get to the top of the Greatest you simply cannot lose with "left handed" anything.

Do you know how many enthusiastic 'lefties' there are here? tons lol

[tyedyeto]

30. My lasting memory has nothing to do with the 2008 primary

but the Oscar snd Sister Rosa threads are everlasting. May be trivial but they have been highlighted moments for me. I'm not anywhere near a prolific poster but these 2 posters have been an awakening in my eyes.

[Duder]

31. It was kind of like church

There were more wedge issues and a lot more preaching here than in 2004.

One memory would be some of the responses to a post about Obama leading a Canadian poll. Freepy comments like “they speak French” which normally would be weird for DU but were not all that unusual here during this primary. Amidst the rumble there were still some great commentary and candidate photo posts by supporters.

My favorite memory though is still the previous primary, the night everyone changed their avatars to Joe Lieberman.

[JVS]

121. Liebermania was awesome. Especially when one person flipped out and told everyone they'd be sorry.

[Barack_America]

33. The great Ronald Reagan flamefest...

Including antiimperialist going out in a blaze of glory with his "Ronald Reagan wasn't so bad" thread.

High, high drama.

[phrigndumass]

34. Who knew math could be so sexist? lol

And I'm a hater and a bully for posting it.

:rofl:

[JimGinPA]

38. The Pictures & Recaps Of DUer's Volunteer Work & Campaign Events...

And the many personal stories related here where people opened their hearts.

[Condem]

42. JimG

I remember that long break from Mississippi to Pennsylvania and remember reading your posts daily from PA. Thanks. You know, I read an article in the NY Times recently saying Obama was beat soundly in PA. 9 points? Thats soundly? I grew up there and appreciate you!

[JimGinPA]

144. Thanks! But The Folks Who Shared Their Experiences From The Early Primaries Inspired Me...

To share mine. Some people on this board from the earlier primaries actually contacted me and sent me items before they were available around here. I also met a fellow DUer who lives in my area when it turned out we were volunteering for Obama in the same region and had mutual friends.

[Cha]

72. Yeah, that's what I'm gonna remember..

all the good energy we had a front row seat to.

[Symarip]

41. My absolute favorite moment of GD:P2008 is...

When a good number of us turned the Elton John fund raiser in NY into the Reverend Wright scandal...

Some people took it seriously.

Good times.

[Condem]

44. I'm still laughing, Symarip

Morning Joe took the whole misogynist thing damn serious!

[Symarip]

48. Sometimes, I wish they didn't delete posts and sub threads

All at once, the antagonizers became the apologists and were trying everything possible to stop the (most obvious) bullshit we were throwing up against the wall... Just to see what would stick. :rofl:

It got to a point where I had to tell some people, you're ruining my good time if you keep refuting my crap with facts. Kind of funny to see when the shoe is on the other foot with regards to how people acted during Reverend Wright PASTORGATE 08 Super Bullshit Extravaganza.

Ah, the memories.

[Condem]

49. It got to the point, after a night of jousting

and see replies deleted, I'd ask myself - self, is that my post?

[anonymous171]

47. That was hilarious.

ELTON JOHN SAYS "TO HELL WITH AMERICA" AND HILLARY JUST STOOD THERE! SHE COULD'VE WALKED OUT BUT SHE DIDN'T!
:rofl:
Good times indeed! :toast:

[Symarip]

52. Dammit, now I wish GD:P never ended

The other day I was thinking about that thread when we started posting just parts of the quote and people wanted the full quote, so we started bolding the pieces we wanted in the full quote like the rest of it didn't matter. I was called the "R" word at least three times. Sadly, the evidence is deleted.

And then when compared next to Pastorgate. Man, the fucking irony.

[Condem]

53. The crazy thing is, we'll All be against McCain...

And it won't be close to being as fun as this. I shall miss it.

[JVS]

122. That was great

[Symarip]

136. It was great.

I still can't get over how many people jumped all at once. Literally within minutes of him making the 'to hell with America' statement, we were on here screaming she needed to repudiate him. It was the perfect storm of lulz.

[Occam Bandage]

46. How to describe GD:P...hmm...I've got it!

[Condem]

54. Well then, a toast, Occam

To the deceased!

[americanstranger]

55. A certain poster's non-sequitur one-liners,

complete with typos and weird lapses of syntax.

Some nights, they made my head swim.

- as

[JeffR]

58. Hey, are you calling me out?

:cry:

[americanstranger]

59. Nah. You know who I'm talking about.

The best part was that Clinton-supporting poster's sig line was the title of song by a certain rock star from Jersey, who endorsed Obama.

The sig line disappeared for a few days, as I remember it. :D

- as

[JeffR]

60. Yeah!

Remarkable how many tools over the years have tried to co-opt that guy's songs, only to have their attempts come back to bite them in the ass.

[JeffR]

61. C'mon, let's get some recs here!

:kick:

[BlooInBloo]

62. Seabiscuit. 'nuff said.

[grantcart]

64. Here are a couple

Funny Moments
1) Somebody responding to a point about Obama's qualities remarked that it was such a good point it "might even get FrenchieCat to get off the fence"

2) A departed one always taking the spin two spins too far until the classic case where he argued the Wyoming landslide for Obama was a great moral victory for Clinton because it was microscopically less than the landslide she had absorbed in other neighboring states.

3) An unfortunate poster early calling of a primary lead to a lengthy whipping as the lead shrank slowly but surely to a few thousand votes only to be followed up the next day with a similar post with a problem in math.


For me the high point were the many very thoughtful essays and the funny quips tucked into threads.


Also "TheVoiceOfReason" finding the 2 delegate advantage in Mississippi showed what unusual talents hang around here.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

65. Compound Rounding!!!!

Oh that *was* a good one simply because I love the term.

[Condem]

68. grantcart

I remember getting back from Omaha after the Springsteen show ( March 14) on a huge high. Little did I know, that Obama was in the middle of his biggest crisis: The Rev. Wright. I got on DU and saw your reports on the Iowa delegates. Obama took it, gave the speech three days later & as they say, the rest is history. You kept us going on some dark days. Thanks!

[grantcart]

87. your kind remarks and others like it have touched me deeply

Not a very accomplished drinker on some of those dark nights I would post after a few glasses and then would come in the morning and find a strange column written in my name that was very interesting and very encouraging and I wondered who had snuck into the ol computer - and there were also others that were very embarassing lol.

[Condem]

90. grantcart

there was some dark nights. You made them a hell of a lot more bearable. Look forward to seeing you in GE!

[AwakeAtLast]

105. My vote is for #3!

:rofl:

That was a classic!


:rofl:

[bridgit]

69. You may find yourself living, in a shotgun shack. And you may ask yourself...

Well, how did I get here?
>

[Condem]

71. Same as it ever was

Same as it ever was. same As it ever was. same as It ever was. same as it Ever was. same as it ever Was.

[cboy4]

70. I'll miss it so much, I took a photograph of the forum:

[Condem]

73. You joining us in the GE, cboy4?

We need you for your sense of humor.

[cboy4]

76. Yuppp

Of course.

[Condem]

78. Damn

And LA won tonight. It'll go seven!

[cboy4]

80. I just want the series to go 7 so there's lots of basketball

left -- even if Boston ends up winning.

Okay I'm lying. If LA wins in 6, I'll be a happy guy. :)

[Condem]

81. Boston in seven

home court. Only reason.

[cboy4]

82. I don't disagree. They look very good in Massachusetts.

That is when they don't get complacent with big leads.

[Condem]

83. I love SI this past week

Bird- Johnson. The best shit of all time! Man, like yesterday!

[polmaven]

133. EVERYONE looks better

in Massachusetts!!! :loveya: :pals:

('Cept, maybe the Mittster)

[concerned canadian]

74. too many best moments to choose from

starting with 'falling into' this very passionate, bouncing off the wall humorous, devastating, sometimes chilling

melodrama. Yes, chilling and devastating can be best moments when they wake you up like a bucket of cold water in the

face, reminding you that you have to say something, do something, be part of the change. Somehow.

No current memories of worst moments. It comes with age, i hear.

[Condem]

75. This one is one for the ages, concerned

I tried to say that in post# 17, however, you did it better!

[Zynx]

77. All of the flying male seed over every single new poll that came out.

I made a tidy profit collecting it and selling it to the local sperm bank.

[anonymous171]

79. lol I remember fauxraging at Spitzer's endorsement of Hillary.

This was at the time when Hillary was hassling Obama over Farrakhan's endorsement, so it was pretty sweet. "WILL HILLARY REJECT AND DENOUNCE SPITZER!?"

[Condem]

85. GOODNIGHT GD:Per's! SEE YA IN GE!!!!

[Tresalisa]

86. The awesome posts from:

Grantcart, ProSense, Madfloridian, and many others whose names escape me now, whose wonderful and informative posts kept me coming back to GD-P and wading through the muck to read them!

GD-P is dead! Long live GD-P!

[Solon]

88. The Racism, Sexism and Homophobia displayed by many DUers...

Bigotry is rampant on this forum.

[babylonsister]

95. Your gal lost. It's nice to see you, but can't you move on?

And yes, we could talk about all the -isms, but why?

[Solon]

104. She was never my gal...

I really don't understand where you get that from. Oh, and by the way, bigotry should be confronted at all costs, regardless of where it manifests, understand that Miss "That Gay thing" Babylonsister? You have no fucking room to talk you homophobic ingrate!

[babylonsister]

107. YOU are a nasty piece of work. I will keep that in mind.

I'm homophobic? I'm anything but, but you are attributing something to me that isn't there. Ugh. You are ugly. Bye.

[Solon]

111. If you want to see ugliness, look in the damned mirror...

I fucking HATE bigots!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=3966281#3966425

[babylonsister]

159. That thread is all you could find? Where is the proof?

Again, I am anything but homophobic or a bigot, but you went out of your way to try and prove it. FAIL. MISERABLY. Don't expect to insult someone as you did and get away with it.

And a thread from January, no less. We had been through months of McClurkin; I had stated repeatedly I thought Obama was wrong, and got sick of the constant, neverending crap spewed on this board about something that no one could control and was history. But keep cherry-picking if it soothes you.

Your hate will consume you-is it worth it?

[donheld]

118. Calling BabylonSister homophobic is just plain stupid!

[Marrah_G]

134. The poster was pointing out the behavior on all sides

[OzarkDem]

115. I agree

It was a real eye-opener.

[Forkboy]

89. No doubt for me it's a "physics/economics" subthread.

Funniest fail ever. :rofl:

And on edit - How could I have forgotten the "WIPEOUT" thread? :rofl:

[babylonsister]

91. My first few memories when jumping in...

A MF poster (that's initials, but I thought otherwise) when I posted an article with the first and last few paragraphs (with link), and got called on it because it wasn't "fair". He/she was an asshole for hours.

I also learned there are people and sites I'd NEVER bring up again. The outrage I got swatted with!

But it's all been good; I missed 04, thankfully. I couldn't have dealt with 08 otherwise.

[Tatiana]

92. Hillary winning Indiana by 12 pts! n/t

[anonymous171]

102. The worst was the combined pile-on from HRC and JE supporters after Obama's Reagan comments.

Being attacked from both sides was really annoying.

[Dammit Ann]

103. will not miss it at all, it felt like a second job.

goodnight, GD:P.

[AwakeAtLast]

106. The mod posts as they locked threads.

Pick one. Any one. Our mods are the best! :toast:

[JackORoses]

108. tropics_dude's 'Sky is Falling' threads

[krispos42]

110. These pics...

[JanusAscending]

112. My "lasting memories?"

High blood pressure, heart palpatations, and an ulcer. I'm the self destructive type!! I'm learning to EXHALE again, and am glad it's over!! DC

[gblady]

113. the best....

IMHO, was last Tuesday night....loved reading all the joy for Obama....

I hadn't been on DU in a long time....had a massive heart attack mid-March...
started reading DU again out of sheer boredom of the long recovery...
I don't post much...but it sure has kept me entertained...
Thanks to all you more vocal ones...it's been a pleasure.
Rarely a dull moment...

[WinkyDink]

128. {{{gblady}}} Welcome back!

[Control-Z]

114. Losing respect

for members I had once admired.

[OzarkDem]

116. Yep, that too

But better to know than not.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

117. The smearing of Sinbad.

Far and away the most awesome thing I've ever seen on DU, evah.

Edit: I also have fond memories of rickrolling GD-P during the Mickey Kantor fiasco.

[JVS]

120. LOL! Sinbad!

[dbmk]

119. My impressions

Worst:
Too many people willing to argue absolute nonsense. Thats basically it. (But also quite to be expected of any forum on the net)

Best:
Being welcomed warmly even though I am not a US citizen and therefore not having a direct stake in this fight.
Working the numbers with people like Phrigndmass and grancart.
Reading anything by H2Oman, grantcart, Nance - and a lot of other very interesting stuff. Been inspired a lot and learned quite a bit in my relatively short ride here. Stuff that I will take with me.
Getting a look into the grassroot level of the opposition to the current administration - something that is not visible at all in the coverage we get over here.
Coming to believe that things will be corrected.

[Prophet 451]

123. Don't have a best

Got several worsts though:
The constant accusation of "-isms".
A certain poster who spammed every single anti-Hillary or pro-Obama thread with the same pages long resume of Senator Clinton's accomplishments.
The obvious freeper / operation chaos trolls (actually, they were kinda funny).
The rampant nationalism that the Rev Wight debacle highlighted.

[JVS]

126. It's just been such an experience

Best: When Edwards endorsed Obama and people flipped out for him not allowing HRC to bask in her WV victory.

Worst: Geraldine Ferraro and the defense of her comments along with a general influx of racism. I'm glad that I didn't refer any of my African American friends to DU, because I'd feel bad to have exposed them to another venue for such filth, especially from supposed liberals. Clinton camp's inability to cope with losing by means other than trashing the legitimacy of the processes (i.e. Calender, caucuses, proportional allocation of delegates)

Funniest: Wipeout, shitgate, EltonJohngate, Compound Rounding, the great Boycott.

[polmaven]

129. Well, lets see...

Being called a NAZI for saying that sexism and racism should be unacceptable in this country was certainly a big moment.

[OzarkDem]

145. Disgraceful

There was a lot posted in the passion of the moment that Democrats should be ashamed of.

[polmaven]

147. You have that right,

Except I think a lot of it was not in the heat of the moment.

I recall one poster wishing another a long , slow, painful death from cancer...Many posters from both camps condemned it, as we all (real DUer, that is) knew would happen. Unfortunately, that poster is still around and still nasty, to the best of my knowledge.

[OzarkDem]

149. I think someone said that to me, too

knowing I'm a cancer survivor. Didn't bother me.

[madrchsod]

131. the creative explanations of locking threads and tombstoning.

[BeyondGeography]

132. New Year's Eve when the DMR poll broke showing Obama was leading Iowa

A virtual party broke out here, among the O crowd at least. And the funny (or sad) part was how many of us were here at 10 p.m. EST or so waiting for that poll to be released.

[Asgaya Dihi]

135. Oddest moment

I'd guess was a couple of days ago. Someone posted something and I questioned what they meant by it. They took real offense to the wording of the question and went off the deep end with me.

Small problem. The wording was theirs, it was a term they'd used in the post I was replying to and when I asked what they meant by it I'd guess they forgot that part. When we're so far gone that we find our own words offensive when questioned about what we mean it's really time for a break.

Worst was probably finding that in spite of my efforts I was getting short tempered and letting things get to me too.

Best I'd guess was a couple of conversations with Clinton supporters in the middle of the rage everyone seemed to feel when we both settled down into a polite, productive chat where we shared opinions and reasons and had the luck to do it between us without anyone jumping in to ruin it. That went a long way toward helping to step back from the developing temper. For them too I'd hope.

[LanternWaste]

138. There was a thread in which...

There was a thread in which another DUer and I were discussing the relative merits of Sen.'s Clinton and Obama-- an almost clinical discussion, looking at it only through the perspective of Machiavellian politics. It had even struck me at the time how oddly antiseptic the thread was for a time-- as though to androids were chatting with each other.

Another poster decides to jump in and beings to ballistic over one of the candidate-- the kind of posts that make you envision a throbbing vein on the side of the poster's temple.

...and the OPer and I never respond to our Johnny-Come-Lately. Not once. And that sets this new guy off even worse to the point where he said he would "beet you sinceless" (sic). From where I sat, there was just no reason to humor this guy or lead him on-- who would argue with a cartoon character, right?

The sheer absurdity of it was amazing.

And now I kinda realize the reason for the electoral college.... :evilgrin:

[Eurobabe]

140. Hard to boil down to single moment, but Ceiling cat's endorsement was pretty huge!!1!

Worst moment was my stalker, who claimed to know all about me. Petty BS.

[Renew Deal]

141. Herman Munster cross posting bullshit from Hillary is 44.

They'd get some dumb idea over there and then he'd come post it here.

[OzarkDem]

142. It was like being in high school

dominated by a particularly nasty clique of kool kids. Some tried to defend their candidate based on rational arguments about the issues.

But mostly it was a gang mentality dominated by bullies (and their new friends who came in for a "work-study" program) who basically ended up doing their candidate a disservice by sullying the good record of the Democratic Party and treating other Democrats badly.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

143. One waterskiing squirrel, and the 83 recommendations he got for me.

[QC]

148. Watching self-styled progressives lurch to the right

in order to line up their positions with their candidate's.

[Renew Deal]

150. Rec. this thread if you believe drinking milk is elitist.

:kick:

[Tom Rinaldo]

151. Secret lists.

And people campaigning to be added to them.

[Renew Deal]

153. And threats.

I was talking about one of the Hillary disruptor forums. Urbalsoft said that I should talk and I should be careful. He never explained what he meant by that, but I kept talking.

[Texasgal]

152. All the "gates"

"sweetie-gate" "pastor-gate" "bookbag-gate"...:rofl:

[ccharles000]

154. Most were nice, some were assholes.

[rox63]

155. Worst: GD:P 2008 finally made me use the Ignore feature

Best: Emptying out my Ignore list after the NC and IN primaries, then watching all the flame wars I'd been missing just for their entertainment value.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

157. This Is How People Responded To Those They Didn't Like Or Disgree With Before Caller ID

~

[Renew Deal]

158. No Obama apology for McClurkin day 73646

[marions ghost]

160. GD:P

good, bad and ugly, this contentious forum reflected accurately what is at stake.

Insults, insights, trashing, trolling, denying, defending, believing, extolling, extrapolating....

At least it was real, unlike all the smirking punditry and sound bites on TV.

We are in a fight for our lives. It's a battle, not chit chat across the fence.

[Renew Deal]

161. Bizarre shit seems to happen until the last minute

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6343125&mesg_id=6343227