I'm the face of the Democratic Underground

[MrScorpio]

I am Mr Scorpio,

I've served twenty-two years in the military... But I'm not a war-mongering militarist that revels in attacking sovereign nations that never attacked us.

I'm a married, heterosexual male who believes that marriage is an institution that should be preserved... But I believe that the best way to preserve that institution is to allow more people to join. If gays want to join, I say bring 'em on.

I believe in freedom of speech for all, even hate speech... If you're a fucking, racist freeptard, speak up, I want to know. You'll be lucky if you leave the room on both legs.

I believe that abortion is not a good thing.. But I believe that it's a necessary thing in a country that refuses to explore and fund viable alternatives, like the rest of western civilization.

I believe that the media is in some ways too liberal... In the sense that it spreads liberal doses of bullshit to keep the masses locked in a hypnotic trance (That's right, I'm talking to you, Fox).

Those are only some of the things that I believe, what about you?

[LynneSin]

1. You're more of the voice of DU

cause you have such a great voice!!

Great post!

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. Mr. Scorpio is blessed

with both a great face and voice.

;)

[fla nocount]

19. Come on folks, stock this pond with the fish the poster was fishing for

who are you? What is the face of DU? If you don't start responding the post will be buried under cally's love fest of crotchity old-timers on another thread.

[RedStateShame]

2. I'm a typical Ohio River Coast, state university, beer drinking, upper-lower class liberal.

[Parche]

4. voice

I feel your pain!!!!

You are the best


Is it Heineken time yet????

[Beetwasher]

5. "I believe that the media is in some ways too liberal... "

"In the sense that it spreads liberal doses of bullshit..."

:rofl: That one's a keeper!

Right on, brother!! :thumbsup:

[CrispyQ]

14. I loved that one too!!

Harr!

[bluerum]

6. Cheers to you Mr.Scorpio. nt

[NMDemDist2]

7. yanno Mr S, I have to agree with you. if I had to pick one DUer

as the voice of DU, you'd be tops on the list

:hi:

[NanceGreggs]

8. Great post, Mr. Scorpio ...

I'm almost willing to forgive you for inviting all of those Freepers over here the other night with offers of beer, babes and NASCAR ...

:kick: and recommended!

[MrScorpio]

10. They never showed

Which meant we got to keep all that for ourselves

[NanceGreggs]

15. I kinda figured as much ...

... when I realized you didn't include explicit directions on the invite.

There's probably thousands of them wandering Google right now, still trying to figure out how to get here.

[Catshrink]

9. To MrScorpio:

:yourock:

[Stinky The Clown]

11. I'm a moderately liberal progressively populist conservatively radical left winger

Like, you, Mr. Scorpio, we *are* the face of DU. :thumbsup:

[Cooley Hurd]

12. The great thing about DU...

...is that there is no single face. The face of DU is like the face of God - it's undefinable.

Marriage and heterosexuality are only two facets of relationships in general. Human beings, by nature, are pack mammals. Relationships between mammals should have no definition.

Freedom of thought should always be respected and protected, as long as it doesn't turn into something that infringes on the rights of others.

Abortion is a personal choice that should never be legislated by anyone.

The news media, by definition, NEEDS to be liberal - it's the very definition of a free and investigative press.

Mr Scorpio, I value your input - you are a voice, and a mind and a spirit. You and I are America.

I thank you, my friend, for your existence.

[SammyWinstonJack]

13. !!

Abortion is a personal choice that should never be legislated by anyone. :applause: :applause:

[Mabus]

17. I think abortions should be legislated

to ensure they are always performed by those with the skill and licensed to perform them;
to ensure they are covered by medical insurance;
to ensure they performed in settings that meet health and sanitation codes;
to ensure there is information always provided that abortions are available;
to ensure that those who get an abortion receive adequate after care, whether it be medical or mental;
to ensure that a person's medical records are kept private (I live in Kansas); and
to ensure that every female who makes a decision to have one, will have one, regardless of her ability to pay.

There might be a few things I left out but overall I think my reasons to legislate it are reasonable. In other words, legislate it to ensure it remains a safe option for those who seek one, regardless of the reason for their decision to seek one.

[Cooley Hurd]

18. I certainly cannot argue with that.

:thumbsup:

Thank you for your clarification.:)

[Mabus]

22. I didn't think you'd put an argument

;)

[fla nocount]

16. I'm a 55 yr. old single dad..............

with two children still at home. Son of a half-breed American who used the US Navy (Seabee) to both escape and assimilate. Proud graduate of the Departmant of Defense overseas prep school program and several different state universities utilizing the old B.E.O.G. and S.E.O.G. grant programs when America still supported her children with dreams. I morphed into this budget and deadlined construction management type ogre while asleep in the wilderness. I turned political dead beat listening to the discrepencies in body count vis a vis Uncle Wally (Cronkite) and Robt. McNamara.

I can play and sing everything John Prine wrote and can speak, of necessity, Pidgin Spanish....pass the vodka and tonic, por favor.

[Left Is Write]

20. Me? I'm a big MrScorpio fan.

[JeffR]

21. Mr Scorpio rooools!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Justpat]

23. I love you. n/t

[EstimatedProphet]

24. I thought I was the face of the Democratic Underground

Damn!

My beliefs are simple: the government exists for and serves the people. Period. The rights of the people shall not be impinged by the government. The government exists to support the citizens. That's it.

[fla nocount]

25. Kick for the essence of intent! DU! WHO ARE YOU?

HINT! Looking for some diversity here. Tell your story; keep it small enough to stuff in a nut-shell and short enough to walk into a BIG TENT without bending over. Who and what is the face of DU=YOU.

[Oak2004]

26. And I'm an Atwater-trained former College Republican

once considered as having a promising future in the GOP by the right wing of the party (and oh, known from the beginning by everyone in the party to be gay, just like many other CRs I knew... but we all know about that little GOP "secret" now).

What changed? Around the time of Reagan's victory I had a crisis of conscience -- I realized I had compromised far too many of my values to be able to continue to ally myself with the right of the party (where I most certainly *did not* belong, having solid roots in liberalism until I fell in with the CRs). I continued on, working with liberal and moderate Republicans, trying to fight the tide of extremism within the party.

In 1994 I all but gave up on the party -- voices of moderation and of social concern had been definitively silenced at a national level-- though I continued to work for local GOP candidates in our little enclave of Northeast Republican moderation. Even there, though, my options were growing fewer and fewer, until there were no more Republicans at any level I could, in good conscience, support.

My last act as a Republican was to vote against George W. Bush in the 2000 primary. I'm proud to have been able to vote against the man three times, but sad that the man and his ex-CR minions have been able to perpetrate so much damage on America.

Although I'm not a Democrat, in the sense of considering myself a member of the Democratic Party, neither am I a Republican, and I see no hope but the Democratic Party (at the national level anyway) for restoring full democracy and undoing the economic, military, and social damage inflicted nationally and globally by my former party.

[txindy]

30. Very interesting and thoughtful post.

Thanks for sharing it. :toast:

[PreacherCasey]

27. I'm a young, single father...

I've been out of college one year and work as a construction manager. My voter registration reads "no affiliation", however I voted straight democratic on Tuesday.

I am a free thinking individual who does not like to be labeled. I hold what I consider to be a humanitarian and global world view. I believe the ability to empathize is the most important trait a person can possess.

I am in favor of upholding the Constitution of the United States of America, individual rights for ALL, small business, gay marriage, closing individual and corporate tax shelter loopholes, raising the minimum wage, campaign finance reform, informed citizens, reasoned discourse, government accountability, and Pabst Blue Ribbon six-packs.

I am opposed to religion entering into public life, lying politicians, cops on power trips (I really respect honest, well-meaning cops), torture, domestic spying, propaganda, the redefining of the Geneva Conventions, the redefining of our Constitution, our government's disrespect for the UN, speeding tickets, and yes, abortion.

I don't want to start a war but I would like to state my position since in my brief time on DU, I haven't seen one similar. I do not believe it is the right of a Mother to decide to terminate the life cycle of a collection of cells/fetus/child/whatever you wish to call it. Everyone knows that if you have sex, there is a chance the woman may become pregnant no matter how careful you are and no matter what type of contraception you use.

This is a fact of nature. It may not be convenient and we may not WANT to accept it, but it is a fact none the less. I put the responsibility on the people sleeping together. Once the child is conceived, I ask, what about the potential child's life and rights? The Mother made the choice to have sex KNOWING that there was a possibility that pregnancy could result.

As you could read above, I am a single dad. My son's Mother and I are not together never will be. We were both young and we could have come up with 10,000 excuses as to why she should have had an abortion. The fact is, if she had, my son would not be here today. The light of my entire life, the one person for whom I could say unequivocally that I would give my life for this instant, would not exist. She didn't have an abortion, and he's here. My point is, when she was pregnant he wasn't just a collection of cells any more than we ALL are just a collection of cells. He was my boy Aleksandr in the very developmental stages of his life.

With that said, I do support abortion in the cases of rape and when the Mother's life is in danger. In the case of rape, the woman did not consent to sex and therefore should not be held accountable for the resulting pregnancy. In the case of saving the mother's life, I agree that the woman has the right to protect her life and her body.

This was not meant to offend nor to be some kind of sermon on abortion. The OP asked for the things we believe in and these are it for me.

[williesgirl]

28. I'm a 61 yr-old widow with an emotionally disabled, beautiful daughter, who is very

grateful to have DU as one of my main support mechanisms. Especially when things get tough w/my daughter.

I believe the United States will return to our true roots and once again elevate the Constitution to where it always has been and still belongs; that the Bill of Rights is more than a piece of paper; that corrupt and selfish politicians of any party will go straight to Hell someday, especially those who take advantage of the poor, weak and sick; that our fighting men and women from every war/conflict did not die so that the likes of * and his criminal henchmen could profit from other warriors deaths; and that everyone has a right to believe or not believe in a higher power.

[cool user name]

29. Fucking fantastic. Amen!

[porphyrian]

31. I think I might be more like the ass of DU...

...but I'm not the only one to hold the title. Heh, heh.

[omega minimo]

32. You strike me as more of a

spleen :hug:

[porphyrian]

33. You think I'm more glandular, eh? - n/t

[omega minimo]

34. Or maybe just

Delusions of Glandular? :evilgrin:

[porphyrian]

43. Mommy, make them stop...!

Heh, heh.

[bluedawg12]

35. Great comments:

I believe that to you go to the government to build roads and to secure the nation.

I believe you go to your family and discuss private issues like abortion and sexual issues.

I believe you go to church to say a prayer and to commune with your higher power.

I don't ask church's to build roads or stand up a military.

I don't ask the government, pandering to intrusive selfish self righteous religious bigots to determine the morals in my family.

I want the government and the church out of my home and out of my bedroom.

I'll care for mine, while demanding the privacy to do so.

[alittlelark]

36. I am the face of the Democratic Party...

I am a white upper middle class female. I have 2 kids - 10 and 12. I live in a wealthy Silicon Valley neighborhood. I, along with 73% of my neighbors vote DEM. I don't have a single neighbor I know of w/ less than a BA.

I believe that those who had less fortunate circumstances than my own (parent $$$ wise) should be able to have access to the same education I had - for the adjusted $ amt.

I believe that if my daughter needed an abortion she would come to me. If my belief is wrong, I hope that she can have her health need taken care of on her own (I would be so sad if she did not talk to me.... but - she's a kid).

I believe that WE are the PEOPLE...WE control the direction of this country... WE are RESPONSIBLE (fear be damned).

I believe that I (and the other 300,000,000 of US Citizens)OWN the airwaves. Most of us are sick of the PROPAGANDA. The airwaves belong to us and need to Take Them back.

[kineneb]

37. I am also the face of DU

I am a 48 year old female, am a thesis shy of an MA, a classical musician, and caregiver for a disabled husband who is on dialysis. We live at the edge of poverty, on Hubby's disability payments.

...raised by my grandparents, who were FDR Democrats; they survived the Depression, they knew about poverty (they lived in a tent-house for a year),

...had a great-uncle who was a Pearl Harbor survivor,

...who belives
in honesty and truth,
decent pay for all work
compassion and care for the ill and disabled
freedom of speech (even for the ignorant and nasty),
access to medical care for all- regardless of ability to pay,
that government does not belong in citizens' bedrooms,
that "marriage" is a civil/economic contract,
that every child born should be wanted,
the Constitution is not just a piece of paper.

I, too, am the face of the Democratic Underground.

[DarkTirade]

38. I'm A scorpio, just not Mr. Scorpio. :)

Birthday was Guy Fawkes day. My brother's a scorpio too, his is halloween.

I have never served in the military. Lack of interest, and by the time I could have joined up it was when the chickenhawks were taking over. Add in flat feet and a heart murmer, and I don't think they'd even take me if I wanted to.

I am neither pro nor anti war. If a war is necessary, I will support it. If it is not, I won't. Like most things I'll make a decision based on the facts.

I technically consider myself an independant... but due to the rampant corruption, hate and fear mongering, deception, outright lies, cronyism, ect. that the republicans have been spewing out for the last several years, I cannot in good conscience vote in such a way as to allow them to stay in office. Which means I am basically stuck voting dem for a while. :)

I am still fairly young, although I haven't done most of the things I want to in life. Lack of money is part of the problem. Simply going to the wrong college was another part. Unfortunately, there was no way of KNOWING it was the wrong college until I'd already been there.

I believe that to specifically give human rights to some and take them away from others is against the spirit, if not the letter of the constitution that this country was founded on.

I believe that consolidation of large media corporations can be very bad for the country in many ways. News can be too easily slanted across the country. Entertainment continues to cater to the lowest common denominator.

I believe that what we do in the privacy of our own homes and our own bodies is our own business, as long as we aren't hurting anyone else.

I believe that the rights of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness are threatened every day be right-wingers and religious zealots. And I will do whatever I can to stand against them.

[orleans]

39. i am the proud single parent of a wonderful daughter

and through DU i have come to the realization that no matter what i go through, no matter how i feel i know now that i am not alone.

i was a rebel in my youth, and continue to rebel (in little ways) even now.

i am a liberal, and a partially reformed bleeding heart liberal. i was raised by liberal parents from the WWII generation. my father served in two wars. i was taught to care about people, our environment, and always keep an open mind. (this "open mindedness" kept me far too tolerant of intolerant people for far too long. i've corrected that part.)

i was a little hippie when there were hippies. i attended an alternative (progressive/hippie) school. i went to college. i am a writer, a teacher, a creative artist.

i have been going through, what seems to me, a depression for the last number of years due to the politics of this country. i have been angry, i have been heartsick. and i realize i haven't been alone in my suffering.

and now i feel as if i'm on the road to recovery.

i, too, am the face of DU.

[hfojvt]

40. I am the new Carlos of the Democratic Underground

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/hfojvt/18


I believe Lieberman is a propaganda tool for Republicans trying to swiftboat the party of which he still claims to be a member.

[TheBaldyMan]

41. I'm DU's mad uncle that nobody like's to mention

I am an anarcho-syndicalist, that means so extremely left wing even communists think I'm evil.

I say that the unions should run the country and the members should run the unions.

I say that you should judge a society by how it treats the least fortunate of it's members. This means universal healthcare, equal access to education and legal redress.

I say that the jails are too full and the wrong people get locked up.

I am for a woman's right to choose and against the death penalty.

This may not be popular but I'm not here to win a beauty pageant.

[Hubert Flottz]

42. If you're the face, then I guess I'm the Prick!

I'll pork you, if you even look freepy!

I know how to turn lemons into an IMPEACH...VOTE DEMOCRATIC!

[nashville_brook]

44. unemployed, overeducated and pissed off

that it's gone this far...

i believe the change that's needed is "revolutionary" in the sense that we need to turn the whole damn ship around (re-evolve). "reform" ain't gonna do it. we need REAL PROGRESS in all the areas that everyone here mentions (the war, clean elections, healthcare, rights.... EVERYTHING).

i don't have one issue i could put ahead of another -- they ALL have to come, and that sort of change will be a SEA CHANGE... it will be "revolutionary," or it won't be worth mentioning.

[StraightDope]

45. Hank Scorpio?

"Gentlemen! I have the doomsday device!"

:rofl:

[hwmnbn]

46. I'm a vet, baby boomer, musician, progressive,.......

I expect the promises of this country to be fulfilled. I know that will not happen unless we work for it and keep vigilant.

[lies and propaganda]

47. if i may...

what branch did you serve in?

Happy Veterans day!

[Cleita]

48. I'm a cranky old woman, but I agree with most of what you

say and then some.

[SeattleGirl]

49. I am the face of the Democratic Underground

I believe that those who are against any and all abortions, who think it's okay for a pharmacist to refuse to fill a prescription for birth control pills or the "morning after pill" based on a religious belief, who don't support social programs to help women and children (or men and children, for that matter), and who think pre-marital sex will disappear along with access to birth control and safe abortions, are NOT "pro-life". They are misogynistic, child-hating miscreants who should crawl back under whatever rock they live under and leave those of us who are truly pro-life, in a way those people cannot comprehend, alone.

I believe that those who think it's okay to take away our rights, and to stomp all over the Constitution, in the name of being "safer", are people incapable of thinking for themselves, and are content to merely follow their "leader", regardless of the cliff they are about to go over.

I believe that those who "support the troops" by slapping a yellow magnet ribbon on their cars, but who won't enlist themselves, who won't stand up and demand, loudly, that our military personnel who are fighting in dangerous areas without adequate equipment be provided that equipment, and don't stand up and demand inadequate care and benefits for those who have fought, are false patriots who hide behind the flag. Shame on you. Shame. On. You.

I believe it is our right, and our duty, to question those in power, and to demand accountability from them. They work for us; we are not their subjects, and they are not royalty.

I believe there are many degrees of being a Democrat. There are those who range from just slightly left of center, to those who are as far left of center as they can be. And I believe we need all of these people, because the Democratic party is not made up of just one type of people. We do not march in lock-step, and for people to demand that we do, well, it's not going to happen. If it did, the Democratic party would be no better than the current crop of Republicans, and isn't that part of what we are fighting against?

I believe that you cannot tell a person's character just by the sports they choose to watch, the music they choose to listen to, or the area of the country they live in. I love NASCAR; some country music; my dad was from the south but I've been a flaming liberal since the day I was born; I love the symphony and the ballet and some opera; I have a college degree, but do not think that people who don't are any less valuable than I am; I welcome different points of view, as I can learn a lot from listening to those different points of view; and I believe that with rights comes responsibility, and if you aren't willing to sign on to the latter, you don't truly deserve the former (though I would not do anything to take away your rights).

Most of all, I believe there is no one face of the Democratic Underground, any more than there is one face of America. I believe we still are, and always will be, a work in progress, both on DU and in America as a whole. We as a country have stumbled, and stumbled badly, over the last six years, thanks to the selfish and greedy people running the government. But I also believe, as We the People showed so overwhelmingly on November 7, 2006, that we have the ability to finally say, "Enough", and to do what needs to be done to right the Ship of State.

[SeattleGirl]

50. Correction to my post, as it is too late to edit:

In the third paragraph, I said that people who "don't stand up for inadequate care...." when I meant to say "adequate" care. (I hate it when I mess up. x( _

[rhett o rick]

51. Here, here Seattlegirl. nm

[rhett o rick]

52. I was hoping for a prettier face, but your's will do. Bravo Mr Scorpio. nm