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CTyankee

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5. I see you pre-date me here by a couple of months...way back in 2004...

Reply to kestrel91316 (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:16 PM

Oct 2012

it was good to have DU then. I felt real community here, not at all divisive and mean spirited. Yes, there was some bitterness for Hillary supporters after the primaries in 2008, but mostly folks got over it. And Hillary is regarded today as a tower of strength!

I'm glad we have DU...

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Is DU gonna go into DefCon mode tonight the way we used to on DU2? [View all] CTyankee Oct 2012 OP

I've been on support group websites liberal_at_heart Oct 2012 #1

So am I to assume you don't like the part of the TOS that says not to be spouting kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #2

I see you pre-date me here by a couple of months...way back in 2004... CTyankee Oct 2012 #5

Those were different times. Selatius Oct 2012 #11

Yes, they were different times and yes, success often brings more, not less, discord. CTyankee Oct 2012 #14

Not entirely sure that really is a answer to the question posted, however Sherman A1 Oct 2012 #3

+1 to that hifiguy Oct 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2012 #4

Are you sure you sharp_stick Oct 2012 #6

I thought I was going to get an answer to the op...instead I find nothing of the sort here. shraby Oct 2012 #7

I really don't know what happened, but I thought I'd get a different response too... CTyankee Oct 2012 #9

I still fondly remember the night Keith Olbermann almost killed DU WolverineDG Oct 2012 #8

Checking OP. Yep, that's what I thought you asked. LiberalAndProud Oct 2012 #10

Thanks. I didn't know whether DefCon was a thing of the past. I imagine tonight will be a super CTyankee Oct 2012 #13