Tue Jun 19, 2012, 04:39 AM
Spitfire of ATJ (7,373 posts)
A quick introLast edited Tue Jun 19, 2012, 04:44 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
New POSTING here but a long time lurker. I have done, as of today 35,607 posts over at the Mike Malloy message board.
Prior to that I was at alt.tasteless.jokes which was a running hysterical flame war. I had almost 70,000 posts there pre-dating the Bush Years. I'm still mentioned in the ATJ FAQ a decade after I left so I guess I made an impression. I have a take no prisoners approach to the Right Wing and rake them over the coals not only online but the ones I know face to face. They have learned to avoid starting anything with me because they LOSE. I got one to apologize for supporting Iraq and he offered to take me out to dinner. I told him to give the money to the DAV. I'm also the one that extracted the clips from the Mike Malloy Show back in the days when it was on I.E. America Radio and they can be found today at Ben Burch's site http://whiterosesociety.org . Go to the Malloy page and scroll to the bottom. Those clips helped him get the gig on Air America. Some have become internet favs. (Rumsfeld On Acid), (Smeagol announces his candidacy) etc. I've been online buds with a few folks you may have heard of, some not but who's work you know. I've remained as anonymous as possible through all of this because I know for a FACT the internet is a hostile place. After all, I'm here.
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| Spitfire of ATJ | Jun 2012 | OP | |
| CaliforniaPeggy | Jun 2012 | #1 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Jun 2012 | #4 | |
| gkhouston | Jun 2012 | #6 | |
| NYC_SKP | Jun 2012 | #2 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Jun 2012 | #3 | |
| Skinner | Jun 2012 | #5 | |
| Spazito | Jun 2012 | #7 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Jun 2012 | #8 | |
| Spazito | Jun 2012 | #9 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Jun 2012 | #10 | |
| kdmorris | Jun 2012 | #11 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Jun 2012 | #13 | |
| SidDithers | Jun 2012 | #12 | |
| steve2470 | Jun 2012 | #14 | |
| JNelson6563 | Jun 2012 | #15 | |
| cpacker | Jun 2012 | #16 | |
| john89 | Jun 2012 | #17 | |
| SunsetDreams | Jun 2012 | #18 | |
| RainDog | Jun 2012 | #19 | |
| castillonewsom | Jun 2012 | #20 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Jun 2012 | #21 | |
| kdmorris | Jun 2012 | #22 | |
| tawadi | Jun 2012 | #23 |
Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 04:54 AM
CaliforniaPeggy (103,983 posts)
1. Welcome to DU, Spitfire!
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You sound very interesting. I think you'll make an excellent addition to our membership.
I tend to be a bit more casual about internet anonymity... I don't usually post at this hour, but tonight, thanks to my insomnia, I'm here too. |
Response to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:39 AM
Spitfire of ATJ (7,373 posts)
4. One of my threads turned out to be a hit so far
Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #4)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 10:19 AM
gkhouston (21,642 posts)
6. A huge hit.
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Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 06:27 AM
NYC_SKP (48,823 posts)
2. Welcome to DU! I'll bet you have a great joke to tell...
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...or two!
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Response to NYC_SKP (Reply #2)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:31 AM
Spitfire of ATJ (7,373 posts)
3. Over at the Malloy board we had a DLC Dem
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He was one of those "fight fire with water" types.
Meanwhile, there was another guy like me who I described as the type I would trust to know what to do if a Civil War broke out. You could toss hand grenades with the pins pulled and he would know what to do with them. The milktoast Dem said, "Are you kidding? He's the type that would throw them into our own command tent!" My reply: "If you're in there,....so?" |
Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 09:49 AM
Skinner (57,371 posts)
5. Glad to have you here.
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Your "Neil Munro Interupts Famous Speeches" thread was a classic.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002815391 Hope you stick around and post 35,000 posts on DU. |
Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 12:36 PM
Spazito (26,463 posts)
7. Hello Spitfire of ATJ!
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Welcome to DU! Your OP re photoshopping Neil Munro was a delight, generating hilarious, creative responses.
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Response to Spazito (Reply #7)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 01:38 PM
Spitfire of ATJ (7,373 posts)
8. I hope he enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame
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I know the people here sure did.
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Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #8)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 02:25 PM
Spazito (26,463 posts)
9. I thought the point you made in the thread about using humor...
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instead of anger was right on point. Now when I hear his name I will start to laugh, both at him and because I will remember the responses in the thread. Overall, a much more powerful message against what he did than simply venting in anger.
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Response to Spazito (Reply #9)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 03:37 PM
Spitfire of ATJ (7,373 posts)
10. The Press Corps is mad at him too
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Because of him, Obama walked away and didn't take ANY questions.
It was a case of "If one of you misbehaves you are ALL guilty." You can bet they all looked at him afterwards with daggers coming out of their eyes. |
Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 07:54 AM
kdmorris (4,679 posts)
11. Welcome, Spitfire!
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I lurked for 2 years before I got up enough courage to make my own user name and post
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Response to kdmorris (Reply #11)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 02:26 PM
Spitfire of ATJ (7,373 posts)
13. In my case it was about 10
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But it wasn't a matter of "courage". I was just too damn busy doing other things.
I thought of this place as a source for what's going on in the Liberal Community and for links to articles. Another resource I used was alt.impeach.bush on usenet along with all the other usual ones like common dreams, buzzflash, crooks and liars, take back the media, etc. I have tons of links like that. I only actually posted at the Mike Malloy message boards. |
Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 08:54 AM
SidDithers (27,060 posts)
12. Welcome to posting at DU...
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instead of just lurking
Sid |
Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 07:37 PM
steve2470 (14,742 posts)
14. Welcome to DU !
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You will love this place, I think.
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Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 11:01 AM
JNelson6563 (24,767 posts)
15. W00T! Welcome!
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Glad you're here & look forward to your posts!
Julie |
Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 04:42 PM
cpacker (10 posts)
16. Hi.
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Hi.
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Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 09:05 PM
john89 (11 posts)
17. hey
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Anyway, good to see another new person like me. |
Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 07:37 AM
SunsetDreams (8,299 posts)
18. Hey Welcome to DU!
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Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)
Sat Jun 30, 2012, 01:45 AM
RainDog (24,223 posts)
19. Thanks for that great thread!
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And welcome!
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Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)
Sat Jun 30, 2012, 02:41 AM
castillonewsom (2 posts)
20. hello
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Hello, i am a new member here and this is a great forum for join. It is the great to talk with people and take useful advice by experts.
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Response to castillonewsom (Reply #20)
Sat Jun 30, 2012, 03:27 AM
Spitfire of ATJ (7,373 posts)
21. My advice is don't be shy.
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Just jump into topics with your thoughts or ideas.
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Response to castillonewsom (Reply #20)
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Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)
Sat Jun 30, 2012, 10:25 PM
tawadi (1,994 posts)
23. 'the internet is a hostile place'
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true dat
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