BartCop has passed away

[ramblin_dave]

Announcement at his web site...

http://www.bartcop.com/

R.I.P.

[bigwillq]

1. RIP, BartCop.

[Fud]

150. You will be missed ole buddy!!!

I found you searching for "Limbaugh asshole" back about 97 and got hooked on your page. You have made many many people laugh for years and years.

People might not know this but he is a really nice person in person and Mrs Bart. I'm still in kind of shock over this and so is my wife that attended the las vegas fest.

[Cleita]

2. That's sad. I did enjoy a lot of his humor regarding Bush.

RIP.

[roguevalley]

155. he kept me going during dark days. When his computer died I helped buy him a new

one that is how much I owe him. This is so sad. RIP, brother.

[Cleita]

157. He was unique and irreplaceable.

He will be missed. I hope his wife will be okay.

[roguevalley]

159. I know. I feel really really old right now.

[homegirl]

162. Mrs. Bart

Last edited Sat Mar 8, 2014, 02:07 PM - Edit history (1)

I hope all who express their respect for Terry remember to extend a helping hand to his beloved wife. Help is needed for medical bills and final expenses. Send a sympathy card with your contribution in memory of a man who was a shining example to us all, to:

Bartcop.com PO BOX 54466
Tulsa, OK 74155


RECENTLY POSTED INFORMATION REGARDING DONATIONS.

Rest in Peace Bart, you will be missed. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Terry’s memory at F&M Bank, acct: #9281096; 1330 South Harvard Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74112.

[arcane1]

3. God Dammit!!!

For the past year I have been terrible at keeping up with his site, and making donations. Just two days ago I made a fair-sized Amazon purchase and forgot to use his link, and felt bad about it.

This sucks

[GP6971]

109. Me too

but I finally got a donation off to him last month.

[tech3149]

120. Thanks for that, but the fight ain't over

One of Barts last requests was to make sure Mrs Bart wouldn't be put out on the street.
Besides the mortgage the medical bills would break most of us.
If you have a few bucks to spare, keep sending them.
I have no idea how big the bills are but every little bit will help.

[GP6971]

123. Most definitely I plan to do so. n/t

[Zorra]

4. Oh, no!

[SidDithers]

5. Oh wow. I'm really saddened by this...

I remember getting RL-LNW back when it was a listserve. I remember the ill fated #100 Wizard of Oz issue.

I'm not a tequila drinker, but I think I'll find a bar with Chinaco Anejo this weekend, and enjoy one in Bart's memory.

Sid

[Rex]

12. I remember hanging out in Mirc chatrooms with him.

I can't stand tequila...but will drink a shot this weekend in his honor.

[hunter]

27. Appropriate.

My next (if it ever happens again) bender in Mexico I will dedicate to him.

[Rex]

31. DU, Bartcop, Buzzflash, Truthout

ALL kept me sane during the Dubya Era.

[MoonRiver]

101. Same here

R.I.P. Bartcop

[hunter]

124. I like tequila, but it brings out the "real" me.

A danger to myself and others.

No, not because I might drive or operate dangerous machinery, but because I might not hold my tongue.

Sort of like my mom in church.

My "Big Catholic Wedding" was terrifying but my dad and my brothers distracted the Priest with fishing and airplane flying stories. The rest of my relatives, not all "straight," distracted with music and flowers.

At the rehearsal my sister-in-law warmed up the Catholic Sisters and choir with Bohemian Rhapsody on the church organ.

And my crazy wild west grandma, buried Kosher in a plain wooden box with a Star of David on it, not fit for any church or temple ever, engaged younger people in harmless flirtation and did not cause trouble. Party girl to the end, she was.

Her life was set in World War II. Welder by day, party girl by night. My grandpa was just a welder. Long, long. long hard days, go home an sleep. Wake up, do it again. Sadly, he never escaped that lifestyle. My grandma did, but not in a good way. Her most glorious moment fighting off the police and paramedics and living to tell the story.

[Rex]

166. One of the main reasons I don't drink alcohol anymore.

I turn into a real asshole when I get drunk. Make a fool out of myself and have a hangover the next morning. Maybe a black eye too.

Not worth it.

[arcane1]

13. I was just thinking the same thing re: Chinaco.

[GP6971]

103. We'll all do a shot of his favorite. n/t

[Rozlee]

170. And Bixby Corn. Bart loved Bixby corn.

I wish I could go to the festival in Bixby, OK in his honor and have a corn grilled on the cob the way he liked it. He was almost orgasmic describing it.

[Rex]

6. OH NO!

A dark day for America!

I read on his site he was battling illness.

R.I.P good friend.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. Holy Shit.

Used to read him all the time. Would start my day with Bartcop and Media Whores Online.

[Cleita]

11. Media Whores. Loved it and Bart too before I found DU. n/t

[Brickbat]

20. And...an extra drink for the Horse.

Great stuff.

[GP6971]

145. Wow

forgot all about them....great site

Another one my wife liked was Smirking Chimp. That site has really changed over the years

[joshcryer]

62. +1

[enough]

8. Bartcop was one of my very first bookmarks. Very sorry to hear this. (nt)

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. A great liberal site and person

that was on the forefront and ground breaker of the liberal internet sites

rip.

[lordsummerisle]

10. Didn't see your post

just posted it also.

[GReedDiamond]

104. Deleted, posted in the wrong place (again)...nt

[phantom power]

14. Oh man.

[Blue_Tires]

15. Holy damn...R.I.P.

It was Bartcop who eventually led me to DU way back when...

I had a bunch of unused subscriptions to his radio show from the donations I made to his site...

[Fumesucker]

40. Yes, I wound up here through Bartcop also

[SammyWinstonJack]

102. Yes, so did I.

[GP6971]

122. Me too. n/t

[mikeysnot]

45. Same here..

in early 2001 right after SCOTUS gave * the WH, I signed up in jan 2002...

[Duppers]

98. same here.

I bet many of us here know each other from Bart's site. May he rest in peace. He will be missed.

[Ishoutandscream2]

53. Me three

[Heidi]

169. Bartcop brought me to DU, too.

I followed a link from Bartcop to DU in (I think) 2003, and joined in 2004.

[Hugin]

182. Same same...

:sigh:

[MerryBlooms]

16. Dang, 2014 is off to one helluva rough start.

[hunter]

17. Holy Crap.

He was an asshole, but under all the shit, a kind heart... I like to believe.

A Pretty Woman sort.

[KatyaR]

18. Dammit.

I hate this.

[adirondacker]

19. Ughhh. That's terrible news. He was an awesome and courageous pioneer in the digital

front to oppose rightwingnutz.

Condolences to Mrs Bartcop.

[LoisB]

21. BartCop was great. I am sorry to hear this. May he rest in peace.

[maddezmom]

22. Damn

RIP bartcop.

[riverwalker]

23. no no no

Takk for alt.

[Ptah]

24. RIP Bartcop

[Auntie Bush]

25. Damn! I remember years ago he had cancer. I thought he beat it!

RIP Bartcop! And may you help Dems win from above or wherever you are.

[lpbk2713]

26. That's going to leave a void.

Sympathies to friends and family.

[bigmonkey]

28. Very sorry to hear this.

He was on our side all the way, and he got right to it when the internet fight became possible.

[KharmaTrain]

29. A Shot of Chinaco To An Old Friend...

I first read Bart right after he set up shop and talked and met him several times over the years. A gentle and humorous guy in the flesh, a tireless swinger of the hammer of truth and reality. My deepest condolences to Mrs. Bart. Bart asks all his long time subscribers to keep their memberships to help her pay down the many doctor bills and other debts his long illness created. Safe passage my old and wonderful friend...

[Jessy169]

30. I really enjoyed BartCop's humor, attitude and point of view

I loved his "Benny the Rat" rants.

The Tequila Treehouse was a cool concept.

I enjoyed his site for a long time.

R.I.P.

[GP6971]

127. I loved his responses

to Monkey Mail

[DeSwiss]

32. RIP

[ReRe]

33. RIP, Bartcop

We're 'gonna miss you. First thing that came to my mind after hearing this was "Mike Malloy." We all need to tune in to Mike tonight, as he will surely say some good words for him.

[malaise]

34. Deepest sympathy

Last Word From Bart brought a tear to my eyes
A genuine good guy - farewell.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

35. kick and rec for Bartcop

[progressoid]

36. Aw Damn.

[denbot]

37. There is a giant pair of shoes that need filling.

R.I.P. BartCop

[LyndaG]

38. I'll miss BartCop

I've been checking that site lately, and there hasn't been anything new posted for awhile.

[Journeyman]

39. Like many here, I learned about DU from Bartcop. . .

he could be remarkably funny, incredibly insightful, and painfully vicious towards those with whom he disagreed (BushCo).

On his site he asks for donations to help Mrs Bart through this difficult time. I'm due to resubscribe to DU, but think I'll send the money Bart's way instead. Without him, I wouldn't be here. And though I haven't read him as often in recent years as I did in 2001, I still looked in from time to time and was always entertained. I'm just sorry he never got his opportunity to debate Rush.

[arcane1]

115. That is a very very good idea.

[Cartoonist]

41. He gave me my start.

I never would have become a political cartoonist if not for him. He gave me so much.
Goodbye friend.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

42. was never a loyal reader of Bartcop, but I did read quite a bit linked from here back in the day

sad to see he is gone. As he said, many have come to join the fight since he started back in 1996. PEACE!

[jsr]

43. R.I.P. to a good American.

[madokie]

44. So sad

RIP.

He was one of our original locals who had it together. I didn't realize he was sick and on his death bed.

My condolences to his wife and family.



Because he was a local I'd intended to make an attempt to meet him but never got around to doing it.

[GP6971]

126. Always been sorry

that I wasn't able to go to his Vegas get together.....I think 2007?

[elfin]

46. Oh no

One of my favorite sites before DU cranked up the substance and cartoon offerings (thanks n2doc.)

Used to send out OBBs (Obligatory bush bashing) to like-minded friends referencing stuff from that site. A pioneer in many ways. This is sad.

[tenderfoot]

47. Rest in Peace BartCop

[calimary]

80. Welcome to DU, tenderfoot.

Glad you're here. DAMN we've lost some great ones. Not only several of our own lately, but now BartCop, too. BUMMER. BartCop helped keep a lot of DUers and elsewhere'ers company during the bush/cheney hostage hold.

[blm]

48. ((RIP Bartcop))

Bartcop and MediaWhoresOnline were my home base in the early days of the dictatortot. There were some nights where the exchanges could stand with early SNL or Algonquin. Sad day.

[Triana]

49. Wow. Like many others here I was on BartCop and MWO before joining DU

...so sad for his family and many friends.

[4dsc]

50. What a sad day

RIP Bart. You were a crusader like no other.

[Gormy Cuss]

51. Bartcop got me through the first year of W.

Funny, quirky, and right to the point.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

52. An Internet Legend has passed....

Here's to a shot of Chinaco in that Tequila Treehouse in the sky.

[shenmue]

54. No way!

I has a sad.

[Gothmog]

55. May he rest in peace

[RainDog]

56. RIP BartCop

So much good work during the plagued years of the Chimp.

[edbermac]

57. RIP to Terrence Coppage AKA Bartcop

http://www.floralhaven.com/obituaries/Terrence-Coppage/

I'd read Bart every day, along with DU and Media Matters.

Ah, shit...I am depressed

RIP

[8 track mind]

67. Damn, I never knew what he looked like n/t

[jmowreader]

81. That was on purpose

Considering all the abuse he heaped on the Bushies and the GOP, he would have been gone long before now, and not peacefully.

[8 track mind]

92. That's a very valid point

It's scary to think about. I wouldn't put it past that crime organization to do something like that.....

[kentuck]

85. First time I ever knew his real name.

RIP Bartcop. You were a revolutionary.

[hankthecrank]

58. Rest in peace

I could not have made thru the w time without Bartcop. I would not have found this place without Bartcop. A glass of the good stuff for you. You can put your hammer down now and rest you did good

[Hell Hath No Fury]

59. Keep hammerin' them, BartCop -

You are a legend who will be remembered by those of us who fought the good fight those long 8 years. Adios, my friend. You get the whole bottle now.

[ScreamingMeemie]

60. RIP... his last post breaks my heart.

[nadinbrzezinski]

61. RIP.

A great voice

[underpants]

63. Very sad to hear that

I used to go to his site almost everyday but not much recently. Very informative and entertaining. RIP and thanks.

[8 track mind]

64. I'm going to miss you Bart.....

You and Democratic Underground got me through some of the worst years of the BFEE. I drink in your honor tonight.....

[joshcryer]

65. OMG RIP

I remember his "don't got much time to live post" 9 years ago. Glad he had those years even though I stopped following years ago.

[Puglover]

66. He kept me sane during

the Bush years and when Paul Wellstone died.

RIP Bartcop.

Travel well.

[laundry_queen]

68. Ah man. Bartcop is how I found DU. RIP. nt

[lakercub]

73. I can't remember if I found DU

through Bart or LiberalOasis, but it was one or the other. Bush had me jumping all over the web looking for solace.

[laundry_queen]

94. I hear you there. It was a dark time. nt

[regnaD kciN]

154. Probably the same here...

...although that was so long ago, I really don't remember the details. I was a regular follower of Bartcop before finding DU, though.

[Loki]

69. One of the first sites I read regularly after the *selection.

Helped me keep my sanity. Thanks Bart, keep working for the cause where ever you are.

[PlanetBev]

70. I met him at Bartfest West in Las Vegas 2002

We had a lot of fun....we all got together in the Mirage (I think it was the Mirage) lobby and kept yelling "George Bush sucks!" George Bush sucks!"

[tech3149]

71. Oh Fuck!

Just reading the comments and remembering the radio shows and the last time I talked to him, I realize how much we'll all miss his nasty ass.

I may have been a few years behind some of you to find the tequila treehouse, but it was a life saver when I needed it most.

Man, I'll miss you brother!

[lakercub]

72. I started reading Bartcop and DU right around Bush the dumber's election

I haven't kept up with the Bartcop site like I have DU, but his was a welcome voice in the wilderness during the extremely dark days of the early and mid 2000s. I would ask the democrats in congress to do what Bart always exhorted them to do: Fight! Don't lay down for the bastards.

RIP Bart

[mikeargo]

74. Damn

The last few days didn't sound good, but I was hoping he'd pull through. I remember him from the early days on the Prodigy politics boards during the election of Bill Clinton. Discussions were pretty heated but Bart (Terry, then) gave as good as he got. I was impressed with the ways he would get around the board censors to direct a well-timed shot at the right wingers ("blome" stands out in particular).

RIP, Bart.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

75. Sad news. :*( Interesting history from site:

History of how BartCop Started

By Marc Perkel

It was about 18 years ago in 1996 when one day someone forwarded an email from an email publication that Terry was writing called "Rush Limbaugh Lying Nazi Whore - Issue #45.

http://www.bartcop.com/0045.htm

It was so funny I was rolling on the floor trying to breathe.It was during the 1996 presidential election and poor Bob Dole was trying to eak out a win over the Big Dog. This part was the part that put me on the floor.

I have a satellite dish. I caught some audio of Dole after the show. The caterer brought some food in. "Bob Dole wants a diet Coke," he said. "Bob Dole wants a Hot Dog!"

Someone, maybe a kid serving the food, asked Dole if he wanted mustard on his Hot Dog.

Bob Dole said: "Well, I feel that's it's my view that mustard is certainly one of the options we're looking at. We're looking at a number of options, actually. There's lot of condiments... ketchup, for instance. Some like it, some don't....

That's not up to the federal government to decide. Those decisions are best made locally ...the states. Some people talk about relish, relish... is...

Cheese! Lot of cheese lovers in America..... Perhaps we'll go with mustard, but we haven't made a final determination on that, haven't decided... It might come down to a situation where we have some ketchup and some mustard...we'll know soon..."

Mrs. Dole interrupted and said:

"Bob Dole has always supported mustard on Hot Dogs. Bob Dole has been, and continues to be pro-mustard. Mustard has a friend in Bob Dole."

I had just put up a web server and was looking for interesting things to publish. So I tracked down the author and called him on the phone. He was somewhat surprised that I found him but I explained that I wanted to take his collection and make web pages out of it. He didn't even know what a web page was at first but he agreed. For the first few years he would just email his list and I would add the page every time I got one of his emails. Eventually he learned just enough to barely put together a web page and started doing it himself.

Bart was one of the first and most successful liberal bloggers. Back then Bart and I were big fish in a small pond. We inspired many other liberal web sites that became far more successful an influential. We became small fish in a big pond. But Bart stayed with it for 18 years swinging the hammer of truth. People who were born the year Bart started are now old enough to vote. He created a community and lots of people know each other through him. I believe he changed history in significant ways that will some day be discovered by supercomputers in the future. But for now we will all miss him.

[displacedtexan]

76. How sad! His was my first political blog addiction.

It was his link to DU's Top 10 Conservative Idiots that brought me here.

[packman]

77. My first blog to be read every day

and brought me into the world of democratic/liberal blogs. Sad day for the internet. Sad day for liberals.

[deutsey]

78. This news really, really sucks

Rest in heavenly peace, Bartcop.

[TheKentuckian]

79. Well wishes from the old world, BartCop

[liberalmuse]

82. Ah man. :(

I found his site when the Republicans tried to impeach Clinton. That is when I could no longer ignore politics. He got me through that and the election fiasco. This is so sad. He fought the good fight. RIP, Bart. I'm going to dig out the "Bartcop" shot glass he sent me and have a drink in his honor.

[JackInGreen]

83. fuckshitgoddamnitfuckshitfucj

FUCK

There's a small part of the afterlife that is regretting ever crossing this man. Kick their asses, Sir.

[GoCubsGo]

84. I'll play some "Garbage" in honor tonight, Terry.

R.I.P.

[rickyhall]

86. RIP BARTCOP

I was afraid of that, been so long since he posted, really gonna miss him & his mysteries.

big bummer

[senseandsensibility]

87. RIP

Bart was an original, and he said things that really needed to be said when no one on the corporate news would dare even think such things. He helped me through some difficult political times with his humor and insight.

[Joey Liberal]

88. Bartcop was a true hero

I visited his web site daily. What a loss!

[wandy]

89. A mentor passes............

Damn, somethings make you feel old.
Bart, you will be missed.

[MADem]

90. That website kept me sane. I knew I wasn't alone. RIP. nt

[hollysmom]

91. so sad.

[dballance]

93. I'm very sad.

I loved reading BartCop's site. I didn't always agree with his opinions but I appreciated his work and efforts he will be missed.

[cate94]

95. goddamnit

BartCop will be missed. RIP

[MFM008]

96. sniff

good bye friend, you kept us going in good times and bad. Will keep you in our prayers to the mystical sky God. Peace.

[Hissyspit]

97. Wow.

Rest In Peace.

[merrily]

99. I'm so sorry.

[pacalo]

100. How sad!

BartCop & All Hat No Cattle were my daily reads before I found DU.

My condolences to his wife.

[LibDemAlways]

105. Years ago on a trip to Vegas I visited one of

Bart's favorite haunts, the Pink Taco, took a photo of a Bartcop sticker in front of a window there, and sent the pic to him. He was so happy to receive it. Also ordered a shot of Chinaco, which someone else drank, but it was all in his honor. A wonderful liberal and good guy who helped make the Bush years a little less painful. RIP, Bartcop...

[GP6971]

106. For whatever reason

the guest book on his site isn't opening

[GReedDiamond]

108. Yeah, I couldn't get it to work either...nt

[GReedDiamond]

107. R.I.P. Bart...

...I'm gonna miss Bart's commentary and his attitude.

[Buns_of_Fire]

110. I raise a shot of Chinaco Anejo to a good man.

I attended one of the Bartfests in Las Vegas back when Shit-fer-Brains was president. Wonderful person. My condolences to his family.

[GP6971]

117. I'll have to make a run

to the liquor store to find a bottle. Should we set a date and time where we all raise our glasses and toast him?

[Buns_of_Fire]

193. His Memorial Service is tomorrow (Sunday) at 12:30 (Central, I assume).

That might be an appropriate time...

[RoccoR5955]

111. BEST. WEBSITE. EVER!

I always looked forward to his page. It kept me going during the Shrub years, and after.
I will really miss him!

[vanlassie]

112. An Internet Legend. RIP friend. I will remember you

each time I eat your favorite sweet summer corn.

[Spirochete]

113. So sad

I found this place through Bartcop, shortly after Chimpo stole the election. Bartcop, Media Whores Online, Rack Jite, and DU were the first places I ended up at. I'm really gonna miss Bartcop.

[WilliamPitt]

114. He was a pioneer.

First among equals. He published some of my first stuff. And he was a damned good man.

My heart is broken.

[hunter]

128. No, he was an asshole. But he was our kind of asshole.

I'm really drunk, in an Irish way.

[stlsaxman]

140. Mine, too, Mr. Pitt.

Met Terry a time or two and i feel honored that i had the chance.

[bagimin]

116. A true pioneer

I am so sad.

[trumad]

118. FUCK!

Bart is the true pioneer of political blogging. I actually did a sports column for his blog back in the day and loved the guy. He just never hit main stream and kind of faded into obscurity.

Shirley Manson weeps.

RIP Bart.

[tavalon]

167. Bartcop was mainstream, well, as mainstream as all the other

websites being mentioned, including DU. Back in the day, it was a smaller circling of the wagons. It's bigger now, but he never faded into obscurity. He did his time on the front lines and now, he sleeps. RIP

[Cooley Hurd]

175. He's why I'm here on DU...

He was a true pioneer indeed, trumad.

[IADEMO2004]

189. I second your fuck

Bartcop has been at the top of my favorites list since the first day I found him. He hooked me with a monkey mail reply that started with the words "First of all, Blow Me" In 99 or 2000 a Gore campaign staff guy said have a look at this.

and I wonder if anyone told Shirley

[Skidmore]

119. Oh, no.

He was such a fierce anti-Bush warrior. Always enjoyed visiting his site.

[Yavin4]

121. OMG! Bartcop is how I learned about DU

I was on his site all through 2000.

RIP my great friend.

[rug]

125. A pioneer.

[mc51tc]

129. R.I.P. Bartcop

Sad news indeed

[cui bono]

130. Rest in Peace. You did good.

[Suziq]

131. RIP BartCop

I remember finding his site after the * selection. I could not believe someone was actually out there speaking the truth about the * regime.

[sulphurdunn]

132. Remember the Shirley Manson era?

Did Bart ever get to meet her?

[ismnotwasm]

136. It seems like he did

I don't remember for sure though

[GP6971]

133. Sadly

he never got to enjoy one of his passions legally

Always enjoyed his trip reports

[ismnotwasm]

134. Oh man

So sad. Condolences to family and friends

He was great.

[hrmjustin]

135. Rest in peace.

[bbgrunt]

137. too sad. RIP Bart. You did what needed to be done.

[GP6971]

142. He can rest in peace

he fought the good fight and did it in an passionate and logical way. Maybe a little over the top at times, but fully justified seeing what the repukes are trying to do to this country.

[yorgatron]

138. I found the treehouse right after i found DU in 2001,

kept me sane.

I didn't always agree with what he wrote, but sometimes his opinion would change, or my opinion would change, and we'd be on the same page eventually.

and sometimes I thought he was completely out of his mind.

but I will miss reading his page, a lot.

[Frank Cannon]

173. He lost me a few times, as well.

But even when I didn't agree with him, he presented his case in such an entertaining way that I didn't care. He certainly had a way with words.

[Raksha]

139. K&R - R.I.P. BartCop.

[dpbrown]

141. He swung a mighty hammer.

His version of take-no-prisoners liberalism has few equals. He will be missed.

[GP6971]

148. He sure did

loved receiving his magnets and stickers after I made a contribution. I prominently display his "Worst President Ever" magnet so I can piss off a couple of repukes when they come over. My brother-in-law took particular offense and gets really pissed to the extent he won't come over anymore. My opinion? No loss.

[freshwest]

143. Oh, no. Like many of the commentors said, he kept me sane in the darkest Bush days. n/t

[Doctor_J]

144. One of the earliest members of the Digital Resistance

Malloy used to read from his site regularly. A very sad day

[xfundy]

146. The guy could turn a wicked phrase.

He's finally free of those damn republicans.

[Lex]

147. BartCop's forum is how I found DU

oh so many years ago. Wow, hard to hear he's gone. He was a true pioneer in liberal blogging.

[UTUSN]

149. R#169 & K n/t

[G_j]

151. RIP

and thank you!

[WillyT]

152. Pioneer, Visionary, A Leading Light...

RIP...

[samplegirl]

153. Will so miss his site

when everything in the world just seems so insane Bartcop had a way of at unleashing my anger with his genius humor.
RIP

[Sissyk]

156. RIP!

A shot of tequila seems to be in order this weekend.

Condolences to his wife and family.

[Mugu]

158. RIP

[RedSpartan]

160. A terrible, terrible loss.

I've been a reader for many years. May he rest in peace.

[theHandpuppet]

161. Damn.

R.I.P. and condolences to his family and friends.

[47of74]

163. RIP

[mdbl]

164. RIP Terry!

Thanks for keeping me sane for so many years.

[loudsue]

165. Ouch. Man. He made me feel sane when I first got into the liberal blogosphere.

He was trying to help out MediaWhores Online, and they were the other thread of sanity I was desperately holding onto.

Damn. Rest in peace, dude, and thank you for everything

[AsahinaKimi]

168. Before ever coming to DU ...I used to be a BartCop reader..

I never subscribed, or wrote to him, or other wise got involved, but I was always checking out the rants and his pages. I went to another Democratic website, and was thrown off the boards, when I had an argument with a guy who was obviously racist. So, I came to to DU, because someone on bartcop mentioned DU. Been here ever since.

He will be missed. Funny guy.. I wasn't a big fan of his sexist hot female actress thing, but
his politics were right on the money, most of the time. He will be missed.

[area51]

171. Noooo!

[brett_jv]

172. RIP BC

Godspeed, ye will be missed. Thanks for all the great reads over the years. The world is now an emptier place.

[DiverDave]

174. Damnit!

Just Damnit.

[corkhead]

176. I will wear my "worst president ever" t-shirt today in his honor

he turned me on to DU and good tequila.

[polly7]

177. My deepest condolences to his family,

and everyone here who knew and cared about him so much. So sad.

[rock]

178. My deepest sympathies

[Skinner]

179. BartCop gave DU its first big break.

Back in the days when there was no "liberal blogosphere" or "netroots"; there were only "anti-Bush websites". Before DU there was Buzzflash, Smirking Chimp, and BartCop. That was pretty much the entire liberal presence on the internet. Bart gave DU a prominent link on his homepage, and sent us lots of traffic. I think it is arguable that he did more for DU than anyone else on the Internet.

Thank you, Bart. RIP.

[CrispyQ]

180. A fine liberal voice.

RIP.

[Hugin]

181. Aw, I found DU via Bartcop.

Via con dios, Compadre.

[sarge43]

183. Ave et atque, frater

[katmondoo]

184. He got me through those horrible Bush years

My first computer and my first political blogger. RIP You will always be remembered

[The Blue Flower]

185. His links to Top 10 Conservative Idiots brought me to DU

I'm forever grateful.

[Riverman100]

186. Damn

Just damn

[Tab]

187. Requisat in Pace, Bart

I know you've been fighting the big C for a long time. Thanks for all the laughs

[Politicub]

188. He was a voice in the wilderness

I haven't thought about BartCop for years. I used to visit BartCop but don't remember why I dropped off.

I also learned of DU through BartCop.

RIP to an internet pioneer.

[bobja]

190. I found DU from a link at Bartcop

I hardly missed a Bartcop blog since 2002. Now I'll always miss his wit.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

191. Like many have said here, I too found DU from reading Bartcop. RIP Terry

I went from reading Bart daily to reading DU daily at some point.

[Marrah_G]

192. Such sad news

[myrna minx]

194. Rest in peace. You were the liberal blogging pioneer.

[peace13]

195. Thank you Bart for keeping me sane.

For everyone here who loved Bart, it's not to late to donate. He had his hands full in the recent past yet he never stopped beating the drum! Visit bartcop.com and get on the list.

Bart, you made me laugh and that my friend is priceless. Peace and love, Kim

[DainBramaged]

196. I did not know I m deeply saddened

[Kurovski]

197. Thank you BC, for the real light you brought during dark days.

R.I.P.

[qanda]

198. How sad!

RIP Bart.

[PSPS]

199. He really would have enjoyed this election. He was a huge Clinton supporter.