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Link-to-link Rider3 Nov 2012 #1
I did, but I joined, like you nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #2
I think I originally got here from Bartcop Fumesucker Nov 2012 #3
That is exactly how I learned about DU. bermudat Nov 2012 #27
I've been a Bartcop fan for OriginalGeek Nov 2012 #32
Same for me Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #49
That's how I got here laundry_queen Nov 2012 #61
Buzz flash link, here... around nov. 2001 "Commander Bunny Pants" post... salin Nov 2012 #71
Me too. Bartcop catbyte Nov 2012 #84
Interesting SteveG Nov 2012 #86
Top 10 Idiots via BuzzFlash justabob Nov 2012 #4
+1 jeff47 Nov 2012 #56
Found it by chance GETTINGTIRED Nov 2012 #5
During dubyas inauguration.... rppper Nov 2012 #6
Yes, that banner NWHarkness Nov 2012 #29
September 12, 2001.... TruthTeller Nov 2012 #7
That's when I found DU spinbaby Nov 2012 #43
Salon's Table Talk went pay-to-post. aquart Nov 2012 #8
Here's the link explaining all....enjoy! Lars39 Nov 2012 #9
That was a fun read - thanks! Rider3 Nov 2012 #20
You're welcome,Rider3. Lars39 Nov 2012 #28
"eating 3 loaves of Wonder bread." Autumn Nov 2012 #64
Thank you for the link. ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #66
I saw that banner and signed on to DU immediately. meti57b Nov 2012 #85
On Dec 4, 2004 I found the link on a Kerry group. woodsprite Nov 2012 #10
I think I linked here from either Buzzflash or Democrats.com. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #11
The 2004 stolen election ProSense Nov 2012 #12
that's when i joined as well. google search. check in several times a day. eom ellenfl Nov 2012 #39
Me too- just after the stolen election KaryninMiami Nov 2012 #94
followed a link from yahoo answers...n/t oldhippydude Nov 2012 #13
Had no idea. Came to it via a (gasp!) libertarian site called coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #14
Learned about DU from a fellow Deniac back when DFA meant "Dean For America". nt Speck Tater Nov 2012 #15
September of 2003... when I was a Deaniac scheming daemons Nov 2012 #16
I found Bartcop first chemp Nov 2012 #17
Oh hell no; I know exactly why DU had been founded. Aristus Nov 2012 #18
Found it through MediaWhoresOnline. mwdem Nov 2012 #19
2001..I was posting on a Pol. board on a generic site and the repugs were ganging... Tikki Nov 2012 #21
I linked here from smirkingchimp.com in or around 2003 IcyPeas Nov 2012 #22
Followed the links to DU posted at the Kerry forum during the 2004 election Kaleva Nov 2012 #23
Had no idea treestar Nov 2012 #24
A friend and fellow liberal told me about it during that horrible period right after the 2000 kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #25
I came here from the John Kerry forum after the theft of '04 IDemo Nov 2012 #26
I was looking for someplace to read after the Kerry blog/irc channel closed up in 2004 Marrah_G Nov 2012 #30
Or the internet, for that matter jberryhill Nov 2012 #31
There's one in every crowd. kentuck Nov 2012 #35
I found DU in 2001 Panasonic Nov 2012 #33
Another (now defunct) board Amaril Nov 2012 #34
I knew. H2O Man Nov 2012 #36
Emigrated from billh58 Nov 2012 #37
DU was highly recommended to me by a libertarian friend. nt Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #38
been here more-or-less since the beginning.... mike_c Nov 2012 #40
I learned DU's founding purpose from posters' comments while I was lurking beveeheart Nov 2012 #41
I first found the site in 2003 brokechris Nov 2012 #42
Been Here Since 2004 and Though I Don't Have 50K Posts I Visit Every Day Indykatie Nov 2012 #44
I came here because Gore lost...not really..but he was not President... angstlessk Nov 2012 #45
I didn't know how long it had been up when I first got here Spirochete Nov 2012 #46
I found DU because an awesome English teacher of mine.. RedCappedBandit Nov 2012 #47
me. Still don't know how / why founded. Guess the rest of this thread will inform me. Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #48
Here ya go.... Lars39 Nov 2012 #62
Thanks. Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #70
I have always been a Democrat... and wanted to find a place AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #50
Found via Bushwatch in 2001 and joined in early 2002 elfin Nov 2012 #51
I found this place because I did a google search Volaris Nov 2012 #52
DU used to have a section on its home page explaining why it was founded. former9thward Nov 2012 #53
Haven't found it at DU3 yet, but here's the link to the explanation from DU2: Lars39 Nov 2012 #63
Suggested by a member JustAnotherGen Nov 2012 #54
In found DU in 2004 - and joined then with another ID Lucinda Nov 2012 #55
After 3 years of Shrub and Darth Cheney, I was looking for ANY news of Democrats Trailrider1951 Nov 2012 #57
In December 2001 when they closed the MSNBC Message Boards Jersey Devil Nov 2012 #58
I knew DU well by the time I "formally" joined in 2002... Melinda Nov 2012 #59
Joined in 2004,after my son's second deployment to Iraq. w8liftinglady Nov 2012 #60
Was only vaguely aware of the election theft charges which inspired closeupready Nov 2012 #65
I've visited DU every day since January 2001 (Bush Inauguration Day) MzShellG Nov 2012 #67
2007?? saw a sarcastic comment about it in a post or article somewhere dembotoz Nov 2012 #68
I knew when I signed up but I had been lurking for a couple year prior. Angleae Nov 2012 #69
I found DU in 2000. I don't remember if it was hope before the election or despair after. s-cubed Nov 2012 #72
I mostly lurk MrsMatt Nov 2012 #73
I had no idea - I think I heard about DU from a friend LiberalElite Nov 2012 #74
Ok, I didn't know when I joined. Andy recommended it to me right before the 2004 election. hootinholler Nov 2012 #75
I knew, but not when I first joined. Which was in 2004 a couple days after the election. Matariki Nov 2012 #76
I knew why DU was founded. I don't think anyone here believes the R's mzmolly Nov 2012 #77
I still have no idea...Oops. Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #78
Have no idea when this site was founded Moral Compass Nov 2012 #79
i was looking to de-bunk some Swiftboat chit against Kerry in spring of '04, google gave me the link NMDemDist2 Nov 2012 #80
I joined in March 2004 Berserker Nov 2012 #81
Don't remember n/t doc03 Nov 2012 #82
Read here daily, but only signed up in Feb this year graham4anything Nov 2012 #83
buzzflash...dam i can remember the strangest things madrchsod Nov 2012 #87
Don't quite remember Hayabusa Nov 2012 #88
Election Integrity News = Election Fraud, Irregularity, and Reform Headlines Coyotl Nov 2012 #89
I found DU the day Michael Moore's F911 came out. gollygee Nov 2012 #90
I was posting on another board and I used to come here to steal stuff. Then.... dimbear Nov 2012 #91
Smirking Chimp 2004 Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #92
I remember when the 15,000th member was a milestone ... LastDemocratInSC Nov 2012 #93
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