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watoos

(7,142 posts)
Fri May 24, 2019, 10:34 AM May 2019

DU Appreciation Thread

I know we all feel this way, but sometimes it is better to come out and say it. Thank goodness for DU. This site is a guiding light, an inspiration, a means for all of us to keep our sanity. Thank you! Thank you! Thank You!

I used to blog on my local right wing web site in central Pa. There were about 4 or 5 of us who fought for progressives, who fought for the truth. I got banned from the site a year ago, not for violating any rules but because I told the site owner that Trump was a Putin puppet. It feels so nice to be able to freely say here and now that Trump is a Putin puppet with no fear of being banned.

I an not a perfect poster here, I f*ck up from time to time, but when I realize I screw up I apologize.

Let's debate vigorously but in the end the only way we lose in 2020 is if we fail to show up to vote.

DU Rocks!

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DU Appreciation Thread (Original Post) watoos May 2019 OP
Vote! Hugin May 2019 #1
Nice malaise May 2019 #2
watoos True Dough May 2019 #3
Ban Watoos! SCantiGOP May 2019 #4
Kampai! 乾杯(かんぱい!! yuiyoshida May 2019 #5
I'm fond of the place and the people. Solly Mack May 2019 #6
lol Cha May 2019 #34
Agreed. irisblue May 2019 #7
Yes! This is the first place I look in the morning, every morning. CaptainTruth May 2019 #8
Oh I know, especially after all the hate out in the open on social media. Initech May 2019 #9
DU has helped me hold on to my sanity since 2001 UpInArms May 2019 #10
I'm glad you're here! FakeNoose May 2019 #11
Was a refuge for clarity during hype for Iraq War hibbing May 2019 #12
K&R highplainsdem May 2019 #13
This is what we do at DU... pecosbob May 2019 #14
I'm a dude, watoos May 2019 #15
Howdy-do, dude? pecosbob May 2019 #17
Four cheers for DU! I would lose my mind without it. Politicub May 2019 #16
DU is a refuge and source of enthusiasm cp May 2019 #18
Amen! pazzyanne May 2019 #19
Trump is a Putin Puppet! kag May 2019 #20
Hear, hear! smirkymonkey May 2019 #21
in a red neck area of ca surrounded by rs left and right. AllaN01Bear May 2019 #22
DU rocks. And rolls. marble falls May 2019 #23
This place saved my life. akraven May 2019 #24
I look at other sites once or twice during the day but I'm here many, many times AND pdsimdars May 2019 #25
cool clear watoos spanone May 2019 #26
I am grateful for DU, it's been my daily repose for a while. KY_EnviroGuy May 2019 #27
Yes. byronius May 2019 #28
I concur!❤ Karadeniz May 2019 #29
I agree. Since 2005. Lifelong Protester May 2019 #30
Thankful for DU... I_have_had_enough May 2019 #31
Totally agree! DU is a... FailureToCommunicate May 2019 #32
been here since 2001 proud patriot May 2019 #33
It's a beacon for the drowning. A drink of water, a breath of air...amongst the smog. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #35
DU definitely restored my sanity three days or so after 2016 MasonDreams May 2019 #36
DU has been a life raft in a roiling sea of right-wing insanity. VOX May 2019 #37
I told all of you to get the F off my lawn A HERETIC I AM May 2019 #38
A+ oasis May 2019 #39
Good post PJMcK May 2019 #40
K&R BlueJac May 2019 #41

SCantiGOP

(13,856 posts)
4. Ban Watoos!
Fri May 24, 2019, 11:14 AM
May 2019

Trump no puppet, he stable genius.
I heard his staff say so.

( we’re with you dude, or dudette)

CaptainTruth

(6,546 posts)
8. Yes! This is the first place I look in the morning, every morning.
Fri May 24, 2019, 11:25 AM
May 2019

A big THANK YOU to everyone who posts news stories!

You all help keep me informed & I really appreciate it.

Initech

(99,915 posts)
9. Oh I know, especially after all the hate out in the open on social media.
Fri May 24, 2019, 11:26 AM
May 2019

It's good to crawl out from under that garbage and find a place with people who actually care!

UpInArms

(51,252 posts)
10. DU has helped me hold on to my sanity since 2001
Fri May 24, 2019, 11:26 AM
May 2019

I shall be forever grateful ... to Elad, Earl and Skinner .... and to all of you who join

FakeNoose

(32,351 posts)
11. I'm glad you're here!
Fri May 24, 2019, 11:34 AM
May 2019

We Steeler fans need to stick together.

But seriously I agree that DU has been a live-saver for all of us.

hibbing

(10,076 posts)
12. Was a refuge for clarity during hype for Iraq War
Fri May 24, 2019, 11:40 AM
May 2019

Funny how that works, everyone here knew there were no WMD, everyone here knew that god awful war was going to be one of the worst foreign policy mistakes in the history of this country if not the worst. But the corporate media pushed and pushed and pushed the agenda of that evil administration.

Peace

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
15. I'm a dude,
Fri May 24, 2019, 12:10 PM
May 2019

got the name Watoos which is short for Watusi. I played bass guitar back in the 60's, was a long hair (medium hair). Nothing better than playing in a band, well almost nothing better.

Politicub

(12,163 posts)
16. Four cheers for DU! I would lose my mind without it.
Fri May 24, 2019, 12:11 PM
May 2019

I realized just how much I depend on DU for support when it was taken down by hackers the night of the election in 2016. I didn't have anywhere to turn to commiserate.

DU is a treasure.

kag

(4,076 posts)
20. Trump is a Putin Puppet!
Fri May 24, 2019, 12:33 PM
May 2019

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Pretty sure I still won't get banned. And neither will you.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
21. Hear, hear!
Fri May 24, 2019, 12:35 PM
May 2019

This place has been saving my sanity since 2003. I don't know what I would do without it.

AllaN01Bear

(17,383 posts)
22. in a red neck area of ca surrounded by rs left and right.
Fri May 24, 2019, 12:38 PM
May 2019

when gore lost the election to the supreme ct in 2000, i found du by "accident". one of my best finds .

 

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
25. I look at other sites once or twice during the day but I'm here many, many times AND
Fri May 24, 2019, 07:14 PM
May 2019

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I get so much information, cartoons and posts that I email to all my friends. They think I'm doing a lot of work looking for all of this great stuff, but I don't. I just come here and read and it's all here. Yes, thanks.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
27. I am grateful for DU, it's been my daily repose for a while.
Fri May 24, 2019, 07:39 PM
May 2019

I'm a relative new-comer (2017) but feel like I've been here a long time. Great place to vent and keep up with current Democratic Party thinking and trends, and to get a snapshot of news that's important to us.

I'm also grateful for the vast store of knowledge that's frequently shared here and I think we have experts on most every topic.

My other places of refuge are a few European news sites which don't stay enamored with tRump bullshit....

proud patriot

(100,700 posts)
33. been here since 2001
Fri May 24, 2019, 11:25 PM
May 2019

DU has given me the courage to speak out Everywhere All the Time .

thank goodness for DU and the many smart and smart ass members

for making me think , helping me learn and making me Laugh in some very
dark times when smiles are hard to come by .

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
35. It's a beacon for the drowning. A drink of water, a breath of air...amongst the smog.
Sat May 25, 2019, 01:48 AM
May 2019

Many DU posters are so informed and informative. It's a great forum for Democrats.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
37. DU has been a life raft in a roiling sea of right-wing insanity.
Sat May 25, 2019, 06:27 AM
May 2019

Like many others here, it has pulled me through some dark times. And right now, the times are completely off the rails.

Thank you, DU, and to all DUers who rage against the darkness, my heart is full of love for you.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,320 posts)
38. I told all of you to get the F off my lawn
Sat May 25, 2019, 06:40 AM
May 2019

Oh....wait....everyone told everyone else to get the F off their lawns.

Sorry.





DU men;




The ladies;

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