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pointsoflight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:22 PM
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Where are those who said no senator would challenge?
Come eat your crow.

The grassroots efforts of DUers got this done today!
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:23 PM
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1. Me first. I said I thought Boxer wouldn't risk it. Hot sauce? n/t
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helderheid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:26 PM
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4. Good on ya
And here's a beer to wash it down!

:beer:

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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:30 PM
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7. Thanks, lol, I needed that
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pointsoflight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:36 PM
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11. Have another on me. :-)
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sepia_steel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 05:45 AM
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27. LOL
Funny and graceful, sfexpat. You rule.
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ailsagirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:25 PM
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2. I'm so proud of her.
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FreepFryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:25 PM
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3. And us. :)
Edited on Thu Jan-06-05 11:26 PM by FreepFryer
Tomorrow, round two begins. Pick an issue, an organization, a public office, and strive to increase liberty and truth in whatever way you can.

<edited: add next steps :) >
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MarkusQ Donating Member (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:57 PM
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22. Pick an issue? How about election fraud? (n/t)
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jjtss Donating Member (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:28 PM
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5. Electoral Challenge
Are you proud of Hilary Clinton??? I hope so. Not ever a great fan of hers before, today I became one loyal fan. Looking good Hilary!!!
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FreepFryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:55 PM
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18. ABSOLUTELY. I think Clinton deserves a little back-watching around here.
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imenja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:28 PM
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6. I'm wrong, and couldn't be happier about it!
Action is better than being right. I hope you feel the same.
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imenja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:30 PM
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8. Thanks to everyone for all your hard work!
Now let's take it from here. We need to reform the electoral system: lets sponsor state constitutional amendments to demand change, eg. a verifiable voter trail.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:33 PM
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9. With you, imenja. This is the fight of our lifetime. Let's get it done.
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FreepFryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:56 PM
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19. To see a motivating list of what we did, and more efforts, see this...
Edited on Thu Jan-06-05 11:56 PM by FreepFryer
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imenja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 03:07 AM
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24. I posted some ideas to work on here
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imenja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:44 PM
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13. contribute to the Boxer, Stubbs-Jones flowers fund
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pointsoflight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:35 PM
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10. I had my doubts few weeks ago...
...but really sensed in the last couple of weeks that we were having an effect. Our grassroots efforts, especially the massive campaign to contact our representatives this week, had enormous impact, I think.

Contrary to what the republicans keep saying, we are not dead. We're just re-tooling.
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moggie12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:38 PM
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12. I 'fess up
I didn't think they would or should, but Boxer did it in a classy, principled way. What I didn't want was someone standing up and shouting "fraud" when we didn't have a "smoking gun": The way Boxer and the Dems did it, though -- pointing to highly suspect irregularities and saying no American should have to stand in line for four hours to vote -- was great. I hope they keep at it, pushing hard for election reform.

I have to go now -- I need to get a glass of water and a Pepto tablet as my stomach is upset from the eating that crow (it tastes a bit like chicken...).

But really, those grassroots efforts by DUers really did pay off. You all did a great job and have much to be proud of (for example, saving democracy).

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pointsoflight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:47 PM
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14. Yes, she and the rest of the dems played this very well. n/t
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seito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:49 PM
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15. They are the ones crying in their beer
"Yes, but it was only ONE Senator" :cry: :cry: :cry:
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yinkaafrica Donating Member (535 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:50 PM
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16. You are impressed by this horrible showing?
I don't understand why EVERY Democrat could not stand up
at this time. Nothing could be more important than this.
Call me naive but I don't like it.
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imenja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:57 PM
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20. Never before in history
It's historic. Do you understand?
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:52 PM
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17. They're bitching cause only ONE senator challenged.
;)
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FreepFryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:57 PM
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21. hehehe ;)
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Generic Other Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 12:12 AM
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23. I confess I didn't believe any would step up
but I was overjoyed to be proved wrong.

Pass the catsup and give me a serving...

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Raksha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 03:09 AM
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25. I saw one putting Heinz ketchup on his crow awhile back. n/t
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Califooyah Operative Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 05:40 AM
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26. It feals awesome the so many DUers contributed to what happened....nt
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fasttense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-07-05 05:50 AM
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28. And where are those who said something awful was going to happen
If we dared stand up against those whinny little, name callers who call themselves Repugs?
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