I'm sad to say it, but I'm staying at DU

[leftofthedial]

we still have lots of fighting to do.

I think the mainstream DLC Dems are barely better than the repukes and far too often are accomplices in the evil being perpetrated on our country and the world. I'm disgusted. I'm frustrated with those who try to defend them.

But this is still the best place for us to gather, discuss and prepare ourselves for the battle against the fascists.

[Rainscents]

1. I agree. I'm staying too.

This is only place, I can vent my rant!

[leftofthedial]

2. and vent your rant!

:toast:

[POAS]

5. Is it OK if I rant at my vents? n/t

[leftofthedial]

28. as long as you pay your rent

you can rant

[dchill]

38. Just don't vent your pants!

[leftofthedial]

56. or if you do,

at least take it to the Lounge

[dchill]

60. True - that would be appropriate.

:)

[benburch]

3. Well. I'm not sad that you are staying.

This is a big tent. You gotta deal with some unwashed jerks, but all-in-all its a good crowd.

[leftofthedial]

15. who you calling unwashed

sniff, sniff

oh. yeah. sorry about that.

[ohio_liberal]

20. I washed today

Did you? :D

[leftofthedial]

22. I ran the dishwasher

but me personally?

umm, sorta . . .

[ohio_liberal]

48. It's Sunday so I'll cut you some slack

Tomorrow I expect you to wash that butt, mister!


:spank:

[leftofthedial]

55. I'm doing laundry later

if that helps

[catmother]

4. me too. DU is my salvation. i feel like i'm among friends. nt

[leftofthedial]

23. sometimes we fight like siblings

but we have to find a way to hang together, else we famously hang separately

[catmother]

29. very true. i think i have a fight with someone at least once a week

[leftofthedial]

61. Sometimes it seems I'm either fighting or being ignored

but not a day goes by that I don't learn something or at least get my blood pressure raised

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

6. 100% Right On!!

DU is hands down the most addictive thing I've ever been involved with, to the point it could break up my marriage LOL.

And furthermore, you are absolutely right that the fight is never ending and we need to be collectively as large as a voice as possible, and never give in and never give up.

[leftofthedial]

30. to the barricades!

[Brundle_Fly]

7. I had a moment of weakness

but I am here to stay, there is so much work to be done...


and no where else would have me!

[leftofthedial]

26. we need to be strong for one another

things are so dark and so evil sometimes that everyone will feel overwhelmed, weak and frustrated.

[SmokingJacket]

70. I go... but then I come back.

Sometimes I need to clean my head and do a little knitting or something. But DU is the best site for knowing what's going on, and what my fellow liberals think about it. I don't care if I don't agree with everyone -- hearing their voices is part of what makes this place so great. *wipes away a sentimental tear*

[Burning Water]

8. You tell 'em.

We need every forum we can get.

[leftofthedial]

39. DU has become a force in our national discourse

Without DU, the neotheocon corporate coup would have moved much faster and much farther

we have to stop the fascists and the fundies for the sake of the planet and our species

[FreedomAngel82]

9. I'm glad you're staying!

:hi:

[leftofthedial]

27. keep that in mind next time I piss everyone off!

:hi:

[CTyankee]

10. Me, too, altho I am spending way too much time here

Spouse gets on my case about it. I just say, "What's it to you?"

DU is the personification of the "wisdom of crowds." There are so many people here who are experts on issues, I know I can ask and get valuable information. No one can be an expert on every issue we Dems have, but with DU I can find out what I don't already have knowledge of, or resources to go to. I have been able to blow up so many pukers arguments armed with facts from DU.

[Jackpine Radical]

16. I think my wife is looking for a DU-anon group to attend.

Any day now I'm expecting a bunch of people to come walking in to sit me down & explain how far out of control my DU habit is and how I'm gonna have to go to treatment for it.

[leftofthedial]

41. My name is leftofthedial

and I do DU

but I ain't quitting!

[in_cog_ni_to]

32. 83,011 DU members = HUGE, POWERFUL "think tank."

This place is indispensable. My friend always tells me that if she never talked to me, she would know NOTHING about what's going on in the world because she doesn't hear ANY OF IT on the MSM. She's right and I get almost all of my news from DU and the internet(s) and watch very little MSM. Even my husband who reads the Chicago Tribune, front to back, every day, is DAYS, sometimes WEEKS behind in information compared to what I learn on DU and the internet(s). :) This place ROCKS!

[leftofthedial]

42. It is a sign of hope that so many seek the truth

and oppose the forces of evil

[leftofthedial]

37. I can't recommend "what's it to you"

as a positive element of spousal communication


but I definitely endorse the wisdom of the CU crowd. I've been enlightened, informed, entertained and had my bacon saved on a regular basis here for the past five years.

My hat's off to this whole place.

[CTyankee]

43. I was being flippant

He is used to my smart mouth which is why he married me, or so he sometimes says. Don't worry, no spouse abuse here, we're always like this!

[leftofthedial]

44. you talk

that's the main thing

the only thing of substance my ex said to me in the last 10 years of our marriage was "goodbye."

[CTyankee]

74. Yeah, my first husband and I were like that

so I wanted something else in a marriage. My current husband (he hates it when I say "current" so I like to say it, heh heh, you know, keep them on their toes)was also married before. We just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. So far so good but I am dreading it when he retires. I hear that's a big problemo. I'm semi-retired now and life is good, but he still works full time.

[SmokingJacket]

71. Yeah... I don't think spending too much time here is healthy...

BUT... it beats becoming an alcoholic, which might happen if I didn't have this place to vent to now and then.

Don't let DU wreck your marriage though! :hi:

[William769]

11. I'm not going anywhere either

I do think that it is a shame though the the far left wing on the party say's it's our way or no way.

Talk about people wanting to divide & conquer.

[leftofthedial]

19. the far left wing is right

I'm just saying

[in_cog_ni_to]

35. and I've got your back on that!

We ARE right.;)

[enigmatic]

12. you too?

I'm staying as well...

[leftofthedial]

36. well of course you are

otherwise, we'd have nothing to read

and nothing to listen to

:thumbsup:

[DanCa]

13. Quallity over quantity

It's a gutter fight, I ll watch your back lefty you'll watch mine. We'll clean up all the freepers, posers, and deadwood, and oh what a wonderful party we'll be once.

[leftofthedial]

21. sad to say, but America is becoming a gutter fight

and we all need someone watching our backs.

:thumbsup:

[DanCa]

25. and a country of extreme view points.

trust me staying is the right thing to do. Now lets vote out the dinos so we can tcb.

[leftofthedial]

49. let's

:toast:

[thefool_wa]

14. The DU is amazing

Even for those of us out here, like you, that are disillusioned by all of the leadership on both sides of the coin in our government today.

We can gather virtually and exchange ideas and maybe find a new way to do things. If the first American Revolution was born in the pubs and the second in the government itself, then the next will be born on the DU!!

[leftofthedial]

45. dooes that mean we can't go to the pubs?

:-(

[thefool_wa]

83. Hell yeah we can go to the pubs...

The pub is still the best place to talk and plan. All that white noise makes it hard to listen in on your conversation.

That and there is no better fuel for the bitter political fire in your belly than good ale.

Mmmmmmm. I'll be at the bar....

[seabeyond]

17. i would rather stand behind those that are willing to speak out

kerry has been willing to speak out more times than i can count. i am tired of all the bashing of him regardless of the good he is doing. i am all for letting dlc fall to the wayside, but that means the people that do speak out need support. so that dlc will see we are a force to reckon with and our way is a brave and good way to go. not supporting the dlc. supporting dean. and everyone, (including kerry) EVERY DEM that speaks out

that also means that when a dem speaks out we dont all jump on them and say they didnt speak out my way, they didnt speak out enough, they didnt cry it out from the rafters across the nation, so.... they are weak, spineless and useless. the people on this board are not satisfied with anything, bitch and complain about all even when it is a good thing dems have accomplished

that atmosphere tires me.

[leftofthedial]

46. I agree with most of what Kerry has said lately

I don't think he's as out in front of some issues as, say, Conyers or Kucinich, but he's been appropriately critical of king george and the bush crime family

He talks the talk and I agree with him. I just don't trust him to walk the walk anymore. After he quit in 2004, I was so angry and disillusioned that I probably never would have listened to another word he said. But DUers like you who remind us what he is saying have softened my attitude and opened my ears. I think Kerry can play a key and productive role in opposition to the neo-theo-corpo-fascist thugs who are trying to take over the world and destroy everything good about it. I just don't think that role should ever be Democratic Presidential candidate again.

But right here, at DU, is where you and I get to discuss this with one another.

[seabeyond]

59. a year later and still we cant find the theft

your argument on kerry letting us down does not intellectually make sense to me whatsoever. i was 24/7 present in that election and on election day. i saw when the theft happened. i wasnt mad at kerry...... i was mad at the reality being created for us by the corrupt, the crooked, the evil

[leftofthedial]

62. we see things differently

both about what Kerry did (or didn't do) and what we have learned since

but I couldn't agree more with anything than I do your last 17 words. Let's turn that shared anger into change.

[seabeyond]

63. respectfully......

thank you leftofthedial. lol. to understandably disagree adn still, ultimately agree. that was lovely. what a pleasure, wink

[ohio_liberal]

18. I hate these "I'm staying at DU" posts...

They're so fucking narcissistic ;) :D

[leftofthedial]

31. Now that we've talked about how you feel about me

let's talk about me

:-)

[ohio_liberal]

50. It's obvious you've learned the art of the copycat thread

I bow to your superior smartypantsness. :)

[leftofthedial]

51. but I'm not wearing any smartypants!

:-)

[ohio_liberal]

52. No pants?

Then what are you wearing? :evilgrin:

[leftofthedial]

57. something, umm,

very comfortable

[ohio_liberal]

64. Yeah you're still in your PJs, aren't you?

:hi:

[leftofthedial]

67. well, I'm still "wearing" what I sleep in

anyway.

[ohio_liberal]

68. Ooooooooooh......

[Vanje]

24. Ooooh~! PLEAEEEEEEASE STAAAY!!!! We NEEED you!

I LOoooOOOVE your posts! I absolutly cannot survive a day without reading your posts.
DU would be WORTHLESS without you!

There. See?

One does'nt have to publically swear off DU for eternity to get that kind of adoration.

[leftofthedial]

34. gosh

if only you meant it!

:blush:

[Mutley]

33. Who's leaving DU?

I've been gone for a few days; what'd I miss?

I ain't going nowhere! :shrug:

[leftofthedial]

47. rockin, m_r_u

see you here.

[Mutley]

66. It would take a lot to chase me away from the DU.

:D

Namely, Skinner gets taken over by conservative aliens, and they use his records to try and take over all of us. :rofl:

[mzmolly]

40. Bravo!

:toast:

[leftofthedial]

53. thanks. let's kick some ass!

:toast:

[Matt Jordan]

54. I had to say it: I'm still a DUI

DUI: Democrat Urging Impeachment. :D

[leftofthedial]

58. just don't drive and impeach

;-)

[zanne]

65. As long as Independents are welcome here, I'm staying too. nt

[reelcobra]

69. don't lose the hard left

It's important to keep the party voice loud and clear, in my opinion. People need to know the party is against the Iraq war, against unbridled Presidential intrusions into internatiomnal rights on cell phones, and against the US banging into the UN all the time.

[leftofthedial]

77. we need to unite and defeat fascism

The Western Allies sucked it up and allied with the Soviet Union to defeat fascism. Surely the left and the left-center can find enough common ground to deliver jsutice to these criminal traitors curently in power

[SmokingJacket]

72. Glad to hear it!

:toast:

[leftofthedial]

78. darn tootin

:toast:

[Cascadian]

73. I am staying too!

Somebody has to put the DLCers in their place! ;-)


John

[leftofthedial]

79. that's a fact.

corporate whore shill conciliating cowards who use the excuse they can't fight unless they're sure they'll win to justify them doing the bidding of their corporate masters

[Susang]

75. I like this thread a lot better than the other one

:applause:

[leftofthedial]

80. me too

:-)

[dogday]

76. Why are you sad to say it?

what are you so sad about?

[leftofthedial]

81. I'm not really sad about it

I'm sad, but not about that

it just had sort of a ring to it.

[greiner3]

82. For only being here a short while;

I have to agree with you on DLC. I also know that I'll not live to see a candidate, of any party, elected that shares ALL my views. I'll settle for most Dems on that account.

[Dr Fate]

84. As If I could just set my "pipe" down and just walk away!!! n/t

n/t

[deutsey]

85. I left the Democratic Party (or it left me) a few months ago, but

I'm staying here at DU until I'm kicked off.

[Marleyb]

86. Bush is going down...and we should be UNITED

and celebrating
:toast:

[leftofthedial]

87. we will be celebrating

at the end of the fight