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In reply to the discussion: where's FrenchieCat? [View all]Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)84. Yes, I do.
And it didn't stop even after President Obama was elected in 2008.
Not only were we monitored for posting in that group forum, we were trashed for posting in that group forum in other forums right here at the DU!
That made no freaking sense to me.
But, worse than that not only were we trashed for posting in the BOG group forum at the DU, some of them went to other forums and to Facebook and trashed us there, too.
Some of those same people that were trashing us back then are the very ones whining the loudest now about the spying that the NSA is doing.
Ironic, isn't it?
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I really miss Old Crusoe (who had changed his username before he left for good).
CTyankee
Jun 2013
#17
The reason I was worried about his health was because he never lost his cool over stuff
CTyankee
Jun 2013
#39
Do you remember when the BOG was so highly monitored that it didn't pay to post at all?
NYC_SKP
Jun 2013
#43
How would one constructively criticize a president who collects the metadata on all your calls...
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2013
#78
Joined a long, LONG list of black DUers that are thoroughly disgusted with what this site
Number23
Jun 2013
#12
I must've been in some alternate universe, because I remember both Nancegreggs and
Marr
Jun 2013
#80
no idea when *she* 'left', but her writing & her persona has been around fairly recently.
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#93
it's posted on a fairly regular basis, about once a month. plus random conversations noting
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#102
FrenchieCat & Jackeen were respectful posters in the RKBA group. I miss them.
Eleanors38
Jun 2013
#120
Probably sitting around wondering why we're still here on DU. I wonder myself...
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jun 2013
#126