I just saw the BEST sign ever!

[JeffersonChick]

I'm watching the Ed Show tonight, where Ed is hosting from Wisconsin among the protesters. Caught on camera was a protester bearing this sign:



"No Longer a Republican"

Wow. I think this is the first time I've had REAL hope in a long time!

[defendandprotect]

1. Even Hitler's propaganda could only last so long -- keep the liberal voice STRONG!!

THANK YOU FOR THE HEARTS -- AND A :hug: BACK -- !!

[Lasher]

2. Can you make that image bigger?

The sign is hard to see with these old eyes.

[JeffersonChick]

4. I can try..

I just clipped from the video. I'm not the best photo editor, but I'll see what I can do to find a better image. If anyone here is good with this kind of stuff, have at it!

[JeffersonChick]

7. Here's a somewhat better pic

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Things ARE turning,

[laundry_queen]

5. How weird

I was just watching the show and just saw that and thought, what a great sign! I wonder if anyone on DU has seen it. I turned to DU and clicked refresh and this thread was on the top, LOL!
I hope this is an awakening for many who, because of propaganda, voted against their best interests in the last election.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. That is very hopeful!

I'm loving it!

Thank you!

:applause:

[Modern_Matthew]

8. Allow me to be candid...

I was a libertarian up until about 2 to 3 weeks ago.

What opened my eyes was getting hired for a retail position in October, being told it was going to be a regular position, and getting laid off after Christmas. My final scheduled day of work was actually December 25. I was told when they hired me that I'd still get about 25 hours a week after the holidays. Ugh!

I found out by checking the schedule and seeing that nothing was listed next to my name. Then, we were informed by a note (passed down from the store manager to an assistant and finally pawned off on our part-time team leader) that he'd like to thank us for our hard work and we might get called back in the Spring. x(

[JeffersonChick]

9. I'll be candid as well...

@Modern_Matthew: I used to be a Libertarian too. Oh, and before that, I used to be a Republican (a ditto-head, no less)!! I, too, woke up as a result of corporate b.s. Kind of funny in fact, I went:

From Republican... to Libertarian... to employment as a union organizer!

Sorry to hear about your job :(

[gateley]

13. I'm glad you woke up! Aren't you much happier now? I'd think being a ditto-head

would be stifling -- all that hatred! This from my perspective, of course.

We need you on the side of the people! :pals:

Thanks for what you do!

[social_critic]

19. I guess you could be a Republican Union Organizer?

I'm not sure, but aren't some people voting GOP because they oppose free choice regarding abortion, and also want us to have a "Christian government", plus some of them are a little bit racist? People like this COULD be voting republican and also be pro-union. They would prefer their union members to be god fearin' white folk who picket abortion clinics in their spare time.

[roguevalley]

21. I hug all of you. Union work is a trip. I hope you all do well.

[BobbyBoring]

24. Maybe

You and Modern Matthew can wake up some of your old friends??

welcome to sanity

[gateley]

11. I think libertarians and progressives share some ideals, like live and let live,

but maybe for different reasons?

I'm glad you found your way to DU -- you'll see we're not the government-can-do-no-wrong-zombies that we're accused of being -- far from it!

So sorry about your job.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Hugs

and welcome to our little bantering place.

I know I have in the past.

I suspect this is happening to more than just you... historically it happens every so often, like every two generations or so.

[OHdem10]

10. Great, I am so glad you posted this.

[gateley]

14. K&R! nt

[JeffersonChick]

15. In my case, it was just ignorance

Due to dinner every week with my very Republican in-laws (I was Republican in my 20s). I hadn't had enough time at that point to experience reality. My attitude was, "Hey, I work hard, why should my hard-earned money go to welfare slackers?". Ugh. Makes me shudder with shame now. My saving grace was that 1) I'm open minded, 2) and that I came upon tough luck and hard times and was faced with a broken social system. It didn't MATTER that I worked hard, harder than anyone else on the job, that I had a great work ethic. Ah, but this is a whole other topic.

[gateley]

18. I think most closed-minded opinions are a result of ignorance. You were open

enough to pay attention and listen. You've more than redeemed yourself! Go in peace and sin no more. :7 :hi:

[AsahinaKimi]

16. That was awesome, wasn't it Peg? n/t

[Mojeoux]

17. I saw that too!!

Lets hope we see lots more of those!!!!:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :fistbump: :fistbump: :fistbump:

[JeffersonChick]

20. No need to worry

@Gately: I've been a Democrat for years now, actually. Years ago, I was a lukewarm Republican. Unfortunately for them, I really enjoy reading. The more I read, the more I grew as a person, the more I found that my developing values and insights were liberal. And the more liberal I became, the more shocked, outraged, and activist I became.

I still have dinner every Sunday with my O'Reilly and Beck watching in-laws. I've learned to keep my mouth shut after too many heated arguments, figuring, "well, they are the way they are, they'll never change, no matter what I say." The most outspokenly conservative of the family is my sister-in-law. A ray of hope... last week, I overheard her tell her parents that she's been watching Obama's speeches, saw Obama on O'Reilly, and said "You know, I actually enjoy listening to him. I think he's honest; he really does believe in what he says."

You could have heard a pin drop!

[bigwillq]

22. K and R (nt)

[JuniperLea]

23. My dad is no longer a Republican...

He voted for Bush twice... but has repented his sins and is a registered and voting Democrat after a full life as a staunch Pubbie. The light is a wonderful thing.