K&R if you are thankful DU gives us a place to speak our minds

[Thickasabrick]

without fear of being banned because we have issues with some elements of our party.

For every R this gets before the 24 hour limit is up, I will donate $1.00* to DU's Feeding America Drive.

So kick me and Happy Holidays!!!

* Disclaimer: Maximum donation would be $1,000 because that is all I have

[valerief]

1. K&R!

:kick:

[MrMickeysMom]

39. Well... everybody IS kung fu fighting, you know...

[lunatica]

2. Hell even if your mind isn't engaged you can speak here

[UrbScotty]

91. I should know - I speak here all the time!!

:rofl:

I gotta tease myself sometimes!

[Donnachaidh]

3. kicking ya Thick!

Ho ho ho and thanks for the donation!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear Thickasabrick!

Consider yourself kicked!

I am more than grateful for DU...

What an incredible forum for all of us!

Thank you for your donation...

And: K&R

:kick:

[inna]

5. kr

[Divine Discontent]

6. I will donate $30 if you get 200 recs (should!!!). I was going to donate $10 tonight, but we'll see

and yes, I am grateful I can speak my mind, as I often do here as a semi-regular contributor to posting my own views, without getting banished for not being 100% in agreement with every aspect of who's in charge. I'm a liberal Christian Gay man who's for abortion rights, medical marijuana and the rights of all citizens to be treated with dignity, and more important than the corporations that rape our society...

:kick:

[Thickasabrick]

7. Whoohoo!!! Thank you!!! nt

[Divine Discontent]

9. I realize how nice what you're doing is, and as someone that's had the cops called on them for

feeding the homeless (by a rich hag in a Mercedes SUV nonethless), I think it's ABFAB what you're doing, and although I don't have much, I realize if that goal is met, and I squeeze out $20 more than I planned, that will feed about 40 people one meal.

[StarfarerBill]

8. K&R

[rhett o rick]

10. k & r

[boston bean]

11. k&r

[alfredo]

12. K and R

[bullwinkle428]

13. K&R

[Divine Discontent]

14. kick

[The Straight Story]

15. kicking, and thank you (nt)

[Goldstein1984]

16. Thank you

[FLAprogressive]

17. K&R

[VOX]

18. Kick to the top and a big thank you, Thickasabrick! n/t

[SidDithers]

19. Kick...nt

Sid

[Gregorian]

20. A sat isfying REC.

[Jackpine Radical]

21. Hah!

I just cost you a buck.

[Solly Mack]

22. K&R

[varelse]

23. K&R

I lurk on freerepublic from time to time. Anyone who feels "oppressed" by DU's mods should drop by freeperland once in a while and see how long "dissent" lasts over there. usually it's one, maybe two posts and yer banned.

[mascarax]

25. Really on freeperland? (Plus K&R)

I've never been, but they really ban people almost immediately?

So it's just a bunch of Rush-mumbo-jumbo, "I agree with your Rush-mumbo-jumbo and here's so more mumbo and jumbo to show I'm even more hardcore than you"?

[stevenleser]

54. Yep, several of us claim to have the record of fastest "Zot" on FR

Mine was 1 OP and about 5 minutes

[Turborama]

56. I lurked on GOP Facebook groups during the election and they were worse (K&R too)

They would instantly ban you for the slightest thing, even just mentioning Obama's name in John McCain's official group.

[varelse]

74. the second you are suspected of not being a red-blooded conservative

you're banned. No rude or trollish behaviour is required - being a suspected "lib" is enough. In fact, extremely bigoted and racist comments are made on a regular basis there, with little to no protesting and no obvious administrative sanctions.

And even their moderates there get piled on big time. Freerepublic makes DU's worst infighting look like a civilized, moderated debate :)

[laughingliberal]

24. k & r n/t

[donheld]

26. K & R

[leftstreet]

27. K&R

[Laelth]

28. k&r for DU. n/t

Kill the bill.

Forcing people to buy insurance is no more the answer to a failed health care system than forcing people to buy houses is the solution to homelessness.

:dem:

-Laelth

[Digit]

29. Happy to K&R eom

[Blasphemer]

30. K&R... nt

[DesertFlower]

31. K&R. nt

[dana_b]

32. kick to you!!

very cool of you to do this

[onestepforward]

33. K&R!

[Techn0Girl]

34. REcced and Kudos to Skinner !

[Hissyspit]

35. kick nt

[David Zephyr]

36. K&R.

Kudos to you for your financial contribution to the DU.

Kudos to you for pointing out the DU is a pretty free-wheeling forum.

Still, kudos to the Mods who do insist on standards in the discourse here.

[hulka38]

37. Big K&R

[earcandle]

38. Oh Yes... I am so close to monthly donations!

[griffi94]

40. k&r

[Ken Burch]

41. K&R,

n/t.

[RainDog]

42. k&r

[democracy1st]

43. K & R #100

[tblue]

44. K&R. That's just too cute! nt

[Zhade]

45. Hear, hear. As stupid as some DUers are, at least we have the privilege of setting them straight.

Thanks, mods.

[Lugnut]

46. K&R

Happy Holidays!

[highplainsdem]

47. K&R

[avaistheone1]

48. K&R It's a wonderful DU.

Merry Christmas.

[kimi]

49. First rec I've done . . .

since I'm fairly new and still getting used to the whole rec thing.

But I'm happy to do it. :)

And really, really like DU.

[johnaries]

50. Thank you, DU! Even tho' I may disagree with some of you some

times, I appreciate the discourse and love you all!
:grouphug:

Oh, yeah - K&R!

[Xicano]

51. K&R

[Skittles]

52. THANK YOU; I'm tired of this place being called a HATEFEST

WE.ARE.NOT.GOOSE-STEPPERS

[libodem]

53. Oh, hell yeah

I freaking love this place! Merry Christmas to all.

[Jamastiene]

55. K&R

I'm glad they are letting us voice our concerns. Actually, I've been surprised at the restraint most mods have used in letting us speak out.

[Mithreal]

57. K&R

[change_notfinetuning]

58. K&R - can't sit this one out! n/t

[Raine]

59. K&R!!! nt

:bounce:

[lamp_shade]

60. K&R

[Betty Karlson]

61. Kicked the topic,

Recommend it,

and hail the Mods (if only for letting in a radical moderate like me)

[malaise]

62. Here's a rec

Happy Holiays - you're a good person.

[tomg]

63. K and R

Thanks for Feeding America and thanks reminding me about DU.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

64. Kick and Rec.

[DontTreadOnMe]

65. Kicked!

nt

[sandyj999]

66. Kick it!

[Paper Roses]

67. A kind and generous thing to do. Happy Holidays to you too.

[NikolaC]

68. K&R

Happy Holidays!

[bdamomma]

69. K&R!!!

[louis c]

70. K&R

Happy Holidays

[Cetacea]

71. K&R !

[nradisic]

72. K&R

I love DU!

[orbitalman]

73. k-k-k-k-k-k-k-K... & R!

[Richd506]

75. You can

Just as long as everyone agrees with you...

[Lerkfish]

76. I'm curious how you define "some elements" but otherwise i'll definitely Rec

[Thickasabrick]

94. LOL...I am not going to touch that one : ) - Thanks for the rec!!

[BlueJazz]

77. Best address on the Web!

[GardeningGal]

78. A big K&R!

[NinetySix]

79. Kick!

n/t

[Mad_Dem_X]

80. K&R

Thank you, DU! :yourock:

[CUTTIN HEADS]

81. Mega Rec !!! Mega Kick!!

I wish the humanity we show for our brothers and sisters during this time of year could carry on throughout the year, decade...:pals:

[Juneboarder]

82. k&r

[Naked_Ape]

83. KnR

[wryter2000]

84. K&R

Thank you! :applause:

[peacetalksforall]

85. Glad to be # 199.

[Martin Eden]

86. Another dollar n/t

[freddie mertz]

87. Free and honest discussion is crucial.

Those trying to shout down the open discussion of important issues are grossly out of order.

[rhett o rick]

88. k no r left to give. nt

[rd_kent]

89. Well, it is a place to speak, even if your mind is out to lunch.

[femrap]

90. DU helps me

relieve my headaches....well, now that I have most of the a-holes on Ignore!

Yes, thank you DU.

[Ignis]

92. K&R

You = :patriot:

[Octafish]

93. Aqualung, my Friend...

1 In the beginning Man created God;
and in the image of Man
created he him.

2 And Man gave unto God a multitude of
names, that he might be Lord of all
the earth when it was suited to Man

3 And on the seven millionth
day Man rested and did lean
heavily on his God and saw that
it was good.

4 And Man formed Aqualung of
the dust of the ground, and a
host of others likened unto his kind.

5 And these lesser men were cast into the
void; And some were burned, and some were
put apart from their kind.

6 And Man became the God that he had
created and with his miracles did
rule over all the earth.

7 But as all these things
came to pass, the Spirit that did
cause man to create his God
lived on within all men: even
within Aqualung.

8 And man saw it not.

9 But for Christ's sake he'd
better start looking.

-- Jethro Tull

PS: Merry Christmas, Thickasabrick! You are TOPS!

[Thickasabrick]

95. Aww...thank you. I just fired that up on my Ipod! Thanks for the Rec!!

:hippie:

[Ignis]

115. How about a little Christmas Song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yibz4xAejos

"Hey, Santa! Pass us that bottle, will you?"

ETA: Ooh, a live version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zm9RmfNZIA

[ThatsMyBarack]

96. K&R

:kick: :patriot:

[Thickasabrick]

97. Whoohoo!! We are at 226 plus I am adding the 12 unrec's!!!

$238.00 so far with 6 Hours to go!! Thanks guys and Merry Christmas Eve!!!

[The Wizard]

98. k&r

:kick:

[sabrina 1]

99. K&R ~

[Echo In Light]

100. K&R

[subterranean]

101. R

[appal_jack]

102. very thankful for DU

DU is my primary news portal, and also the online community where I feel most at home (disclaimer: I come from a home where political arguments are common, lively, and sometimes heated).

-app

[madmax]

103. Very generous of you!

:hug:

[Royal Sloan 09]

104. K & R nt

[tomm2thumbs]

105. absolutely! K*R

[hwmnbn]

106. K&R...happy holidays!! ; )

[Cairycat]

107. K & R for those

Who don't speak up often but appreciate the chance to do so, when they are so moved.

[RoccoR5955]

108. K & R!

[WhoIsNumberNone]

109. K&R

And if you've ever visited Free Republic, you should be glad you're a liberal too. I'm surprised those little brains can even navigate that crappy site.

[southerncrone]

110. K & R & Thanks!

You've inspired me to donate, too.

[BrklynLiberal]

111. and a great place to learn great things as well.

[LeftishBrit]

112. k&r

[BeFree]

113. Thanks

DU, gotta love it. Merry Christmas to all youse folks.!!

[unpossibles]

114. K&R

as much as this place sometimes annoys me, I love it.

[Joe Bacon]

116. KICK!

Glad to kick this! :-)

[Deuce]

117. K&R

[chill_wind]

118. K &R and Happy Holidays to you :-)

What an extremely kind thing to do.

[jwirr]

119. K & R

[Plucketeer]

120. It's a Foxian world "out there".

I find comfort and solace in DU. I may not provide the content and comment that some of the more esteemed contributors do, but I love being able to partake of their stuff and comment as I see fit. Long Live DU! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[Thickasabrick]

121. Final Tally!!!

We ended up with 270 Rec's and 14 unrec's so that was 284 Recs and I'm adding the 14 Unrec's for a total of $298.00 (Ok, I'm throwing in the extra 2 dollars to round it up to $300.00 which I just donated. That was fun and thanks for participating. To the unrec'ers: Santa is going to bring you a chunk of coal or a reindeer turd!

Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night!!