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In reply to the discussion: Someone said " There are many paths to God" How many paths to DU? How did you get here? [View all]Chiyo-chichi
(3,577 posts)65. Phil Parlock
I was on the Air America boards when DUers exposed Philip Parlock.
He claimed that Democratic thugs harassed him and his little girl, but he staged it all and similar other incidents.
(See Idiot #4: http://www.democraticunderground.com/top10/04/171.html)
I came to DU to check that out and never left. Don't know how I survived most of Bush's first term without DU.
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