Flowers for Helen Thomas Thread #5--

[NMDemDist2]

Thread 4

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x796592

Thread 3

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x796592

Thread 2

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x795702

Thread 1

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x792425

[CottonBear]

1. Thread 1 link doesn't work. I've added the link to Thread 4:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=797410&mesg_id=797410

[NMDemDist2]

7. I fixed them all, thanks! n/t

[Nictuku]

Dang, I gotta go

Will check back from home though!

[Nickster]

2. WOO HOO. I've been hitting refresh for WAY too long. :-)

[rodeodance]

3. Thanks, waiting partiently

[ronnykmarshall]

8. Kudos to everyone that made this happen.

It sounded like a lot of fun and work.

[Betsy Ross]

4. Go to home page for pics of flowers and setup n/t

[rodeodance]

6. k and n

[HeeBGBz]

5. I wish I could see her face when she sees them

I hope she knows how much we admire her.

[CottonBear]

9. Me too! She is our White House Press Corps hero!

:loveya: We love you Ms. Thomas! :loveya:

I hope that she sees all of our threads on the roses for her and helderheid's journal entries!

[Hissyspit]

10. Here's some:

[Trevelyan]

37. Wow!!! Gorgeous Flowers!!!

[oldtime dfl_er]

11. still waiting...

still excited!!!

[suziedemocrat]

17. When are they going to show them to her - isn't she leaving soon?

And it seems like they are not going to be in the office tomorrow. I watched this all day at work - probably get fired for being on the internet too much!!!

[rodeodance]

12. keep it kicked

[CottonBear]

13. Kick for Helen Thomas and roses and DU!

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[northamericancitizen]

14. While waiting keep on kicking nt

[ronnykmarshall]

16. Ok!

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[ClayZ]

15. Kick for the DU Rose Parade!

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[ClayZ]

27. Helen's writ today! First line .....Roses......

"the Iraq war is why many Americans fail to see that everything is coming up roses there."

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http://www.thejacksonchannel.com/helenthomas/8364962/detail.html

[xiamiam]

18. kicked and so ready for the flowers to be gifted to Helen...

[KyndCulture]

19. I couldn't spare any money but my heart is definitely with these roses.

You all rock!! I can't wait to see pics of Helen with the roses!

[CottonBear]

23. The card is signed by all donors AND from Democratic Underground!

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[dogday]

84. Am I too late?

The flowers are gorgeous... Oh my they are beautiful... Has anyone heard whether they have pictures with Helen yet?????? Way to go!!!!

[connecticut yankee]

20. Has she seen them yet?

I came in late on this one -- very late. I didn't know anything about it until now.

Has Ms. Thomas seen the roses yet?

She's a wonderful woman, and has taken such garbage from the Repukes -- I'm so glad you organized this. I wish I had known, or I would have contributed, too.

I'll donate the money to another worthy cause, like Ned Lamont.

[CottonBear]

21. It's 6:18 EST. *foot tapping* *waiting impatiently*

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[NMDemDist2]

32. she's probably looking at them right now, send LOVE to Helen n/t

[CottonBear]

35. We love you Helen Thomas! You are a hero to us! n/t

[helderheid]

22. I AM SO EXCITED!!! And y'all that wanted to help out with parking costs:

http://www.starcampaign.com/donate.htm

[NMDemDist2]

24. so it'll probably be an hour or so til the photogs get the pics up?

and that was the fastest trip to the store EVER I bet :rofl:

[helderheid]

26. LMAO you said it!!!

[Synnical]

36. You and me both

It usually takes me 30 minutes to drive home from work, made it in 15 today - clutching my cell phone the entire way, hoping to get a call from R.

[xiamiam]

25. done...thank you for your work...happy to contribute

[helderheid]

29. thanks! :)

[CottonBear]

28. What is happening there in DC? Enquiring minds want to know! n/t

[helderheid]

31. The suspense is killing me too!!

[CottonBear]

33. Are the volunteers still there? Who will present her with the roses?

Y'all vote this thread up on the greatest page! :kick:

[helderheid]

38. I talked to one of them about an hour ago ... ACK!!! He said they were

getting close but I've not heard anything since!

[xiamiam]

40. call somebody..please

[NMDemDist2]

47. see this post, synnical talked to someone

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x797410#798090

[CottonBear]

50. Ok. That was a half hour ago. I bet she's looking at them right now! nt

[NMDemDist2]

57. egggsactly! i'm practically in a trance, sending love to Helen! n/t

[Hissyspit]

30. O.K. Thanks, helderheid!

[Hissyspit]

34. Done!

[ronnykmarshall]

39. Donated

Hope we get enought to pay for the parking and the ticket.

[northofdenali]

41. Done, helderheid -

and I am on tenterhooks (new word for GWB to mangle).

[reichstag911]

45. "tenderhookers?" n/t

[vickitulsa]

88. Probably more like "hookertents"!

[ClayZ]

43. Rose Brigade Parking, Tickets, and Meal Fund

We are in for $20.00 Hope there is enough for a

[Synnical]

49. Done - thanks

Let me know if more funds are needed.

[helderheid]

51. Wow, in 10 minutes time y'all donated $100! Any word from R yet??

[Hissyspit]

52. Well, there's that pesky parking ticket!

[helderheid]

58. Organic Roses said they'd make sure the refund from the vases would

cover that!

[Synnical]

That's very cool of them

They were pretty good about all of this, yes?

[ronnykmarshall]

Cool!

Parking ticket ....... done!

[Synnical]

59. Not since 6PM - I hate to be a pest

and call again, I know they're busy and they've worked so hard all day. They deserve to enjoy the time with Helen.

[NMDemDist2]

maybe Helen's secretary will let them upload pics from there huh?

:bounce:

[HeeBGBz]

56. Done, thank you!

[ebayfool]

79. Playing telephone tag w/you, trying to catch up in the last 3 threads!

Yes, please! And sending the Rose Brigade out to dinner, as well!

I love that idea from the last thread! I missed making a second donation on Monday like I wanted to do (late home from work), so it should go toward this. Can we send to the original PayPal link used for the flowers? The Rose Brigade volunteers - let's at least DU this small appreciation for them!
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Caught up w/you now :rofl: and have done a PayPal instant transfer for the Rose Brigade ... job well done! All of you!

And dial-up sucks!

[madrchsod]

42. has anyone emailed keith oberman?

thanks for everything you people have done..makes me proud to be a member of the democraticunderground

[Hissyspit]

46. Yes.

Two N's in Olbermann! :7

[madrchsod]

54. i just emailed huff`s site

[melissinha]

44. We love you Helen!

:kick:

[datadiva]

48. I am so proud to be associated with DU!

Where else can you go to see something like this happening. You people keep me sane in an insane world. What a wonderful thing to do for Ms. Thomas. She has done so much for us.

[The Witch]

53. After work I could potentially walk over, if someone can give me address

And I am happy to phone in to someone with live updates if necessary. Let me know where it is.

[NMDemDist2]

55. PM helderheid for info, that would be so COOL! n/t

[oldtime dfl_er]

61. eek is it possible to keep updates all to one thread?

Thanks!

[NMDemDist2]

62. is there another thread? where? n/t

[HeeBGBz]

63. They get too big in one thread for dialup users

Each new thread has a link to the others.

[Hissyspit]

64. This is the traditional way to handle real-time stuff.

[NMDemDist2]

67. it's getting close to another one too Hissy, I'll let you decide when

I edited my title cuz it appears we'll need yet another one :bounce:

I'm so excited!

[Hissyspit]

69. O.K. I usually do it around 90-100

depending how many images there are in the thread.

[NMDemDist2]

72. great! and this one is pretty clean image wise

sorry if I got too excited on this one :blush:

[oldtime dfl_er]

82. Im embarrassed too

I didn't mean that we should not start a new thread when one gets overly long. I only meant that people were posting "check out this thread" and and and okay well nevermind!!!! I'm just excited, thasall!

:yoiks:

[reichstag911]

65. I think...

Hearst News Service
1850 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
telephone: [phone]

[NMDemDist2]

68. don't think that's where Helen is, hopefully she PM'd helderheid n/t

[The Witch]

70. I need someone's phone # who can update forum.

Pleas ePM.

[NMDemDist2]

71. PM helderheid for info, that would be so COOL! n/t

[Synnical]

77. I just PM'd you

[Rainscents]

60. Does anyone know, Helen's reaction?

I love her! I'm sure, she is breathless over it! Thank you DU for doing this!

[Brazenly Liberal]

66. kick

Helen is fabulous. It says a lot about her that she replied to all those emails we sent her. She's what my father would have called a classy dame.

[goclark]

74. We love you Helen!

Did you get your flowers yet?

[fooj]

73. It feels like Christmas...

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[suffragette]

80. It's that moment right before

you open the present.

Ooh, the sweet anticipation of it.

[rodeodance]

75. kicky

[goclark]

76. Kick for the roses

[radfringe]

78. arrgghhh...the suspenders is killing me

thought I would try out a "new improved" bushism for giggles...

or should I really be saying I'm on tenterhooks?

ok I'm back -- after taking the dogs out, phone rang, got yaking with a neighbor, ate some dinner, then my partner's aunt called to find out how my partner's brother is doing after his operation... then we ordered a new computer... took the dogs out 3 times in between all of that...

phew...

[HeeBGBz]

81. Yup, I'm cooking teriyaki chicken wangs

Running back and forth trying to keep up with this thread and not burn dinner.

[MrMonk]

87. You're cooking what?

I can't believe that this post has been up for almost two hours and no one has asked that. Are they left-over bits from capons?

[HeeBGBz]

89. Chicken wings

Accented

[ebayfool]

85. I've had giggle fits picturing greyhounds doing the pee-pee dance!

I'm sure they'll be happy when Helen sees her roses, too!

[radfringe]

86. 2 Greyhounds and 1 Airedale

and they all do the dance...

thankfully, the pee-pee runs are done for now... they usually won't have to go again until 9pm-ish

but...now I gottago gottago gottago gottago

[reichstag911]

83. Thread #6 is up @

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x798595