Anyone who wants to donate to DU but can't afford to, I will make

[karlrschneider]

a donation in the name of the first 5 people who email me (only email because some new people cannot use the internal PM feature) with a short explanation of why you want to be a paid member.

[email protected]


:D

[ogradda]

1. that is so sweet!

really it is.

[bigwillq]

2. This is a very nice gesture

:yourock:

[JitterbugPerfume]

3. what a kind thing to go

Democtrats are the best people on earth

[0007]

4. Your a good man Karl.

[karlrschneider]

5. My pleasure...I do it every now and again when I have a little extra $$

I love DU. :D (I'm on my 3rd user name...probably have 5000 posts over the last 3 years.)

[mooky]

15. Why do you have 3 usernames?

just curious.

[karlrschneider]

23. I don't have 3...I have HAD 3...it's a long story, was banned

for a while for some drunken and intemperate comments. I hold no grudges. :D

[mooky]

27. Ah, I see

Thanks for starting a movement!

[DemoTex]

19. Closer to 10,000 Karl.

You have always been very close to me in post count.

[karlrschneider]

26. Haha...thanks Mac.....I didn't really keep counting.

:D
Oh, BTW, I just recently flew a plane I had never before: an Ercoupe...no rudder! How weird was that? (I actually saw one tethered to a post in the ground years ago that flew in circles 'til it ran out of gas and landed with nobody inside it) This is a true story. :D

[DemoTex]

35. Ercoupe/Aircoupe

The local crop duster had an Ercoupe in the early 60s. Of course he was dusting with a modified Super-Cub with a student pilot license. He did, later, get a commercial ticket.

He took me out for a ride in the Ercoupe one day. Said it was spin-proof. We tried and tried, and couldn't spin it. Good thing I guess. While it usually takes rudder to get into a spin, it always takes rudder to recover. The funny thing about that flight was final approach back at the field. We were a little high, so Gene unsnapped his seatbelt and stood up into the slipstream (the canopy was open). It had the same effect as putting out 40-degrees of flaps in a Cessna 150.

Gene, the crop duster, did a movie in the late 80s. He had a part flying a Stearman on a low pass for the camera. He cut the cameraman in half with the prop. For that, he got a 91-7 (Dangerous & Reckless) revocation. Just like Catch-22. He then became a fundy preacher.

Yep, truth is often stranger than fiction.

[karlrschneider]

40. LOL.....that's just too funny.

I do get it, most DUers won't probably but it's okay. :D

[DireStrike]

6. I plan to donate myself soon

As soon as I can get my mom to let me... lol. I already donated to Kerry 3 times in the last month.

She doesn't control my money but she doesn't want to see me get into a position where I'm giving away everything I make. I sympathize. =p

[americanwomanone]

7. A very generous offer

And I just donated. This is a great place to be among the intelligent people.

[coreystone]

8. A BIG BUMP...

For a GREAT cause!

:bounce: :dem: :bounce:



:-)

[NMDemDist2]

9. what a nice thing to do! and according to Skinner it may come down

to us "goldstar Duers" on the great Day next Tuesday

[demwing]

25. Awesome offer

Im waiting till my just after my 999th post so that on my 1000th post, which I will use to say that I voted for JFK2, I'll have the star.

Thats my goal.

[wellstone_democrat]

10. I can go for five as well

but I'm out of town at the moment and will have to do it on Saturday when I am back home---because that is where all my Paypal info is and that's how I pay DU.

My only e-mail address is through my employer and for obvious reasons I don't want to post that---so sound out on this thread and the first five get a *star* and you too can troll through the archives (when they are up) looking for obscure points from old threads with which to trump your opponent in a debate!!!

[helnwhls]

11. karlrschneider ROCKS

thank you! :toast:

[Democrat 4 Ever]

12. Well, I think that is the greatest offer, just shows that DUers are

the best. I have been meaning to and just keep putting if off. I'm going to do my part right now. Thanks for the kind nudge.

[calimary]

13. Doing the work of the saints, my friend.

I just made another online donation. Just about maxed out my credit card, dammit.

[rndmprsn]

14. hats off to you

wish i could afford to do the same thing...i'm a IT freelancer with no healthcare from OH...victim of W's great economy.

[DemoTex]

16. Karlschneider is a pillar of DU. Great example you are setting, my friend

I am contacting Skinner to get five more stars out there before 11/2.

Mac

[mooky]

17. Count me in for 5

Best five emails received at '[email protected]' by 9:00 EST get their "gold star."

[mooky]

21. Problem

Apparently, there is a problem with my link.

type this1 'at' privatenospam.com in the email address. There is a space in the "mailto" link that makes the email bounce.

[mooky]

24. Extended to 9:30

I have to get up early tomorrow (my turn with the kids) so if you want the gold star, email. Short, simple and sweet. I'll give away 5 tonight. I'll also accept messages by PM.

[idiosyncratic]

32. Thank you , thank you, thank you!

O8)

:yourock:

[mooky]

34. HMMM..............

My gold star showed up right away!

Things must be backlogged tonight. Email me if it doesn't show up tomorrow.

[mooky]

37. AHHHH

There it is! Woo hoo!

I'm late for bed doing another donation.

[frank frankly]

18. right on, KRS!

awesome. just awesome.

:bounce:

[flvegan]

20. Your 911th post...

I'm in. But I'll match my own by doubling it.

[KitSileya]

22. What a wonderful gesture.

How great of all those of you who volunteer your money. DU is a complete lifeline to me, living in another country, and not being able to get on-the-ground reports from all over the US anywhere else. (I have bombarded friends in Oregon with news and items picked up here, and the only two republicans in my circle of friends are voting Kerry this time around.) But most of my friends don't have the time to discuss things online as I do (I'm partly unemployed), and the time zones make it even more difficult. I don't know what I would do without DU, and I'm glad those of you who can donate do (donating from Norway is too expensive, and I don't have the right credit cards to get paypal to work) - kudos to you guys!

[karlrschneider]

28. I got 5 already but if you email me, I'll get you a star too. I love our

scandanavian friends. :D

[Proud liberal Kat]

29. Thanks for the impetus to do what I should have done long ago

Have done little contributions to different places along the way this year. Hubby and I both work in human services, so money is tight, but not so tight we can't sometimes afford dinner or a movie, so not so tight we can't afford donations to worthy causes if our pocketbook is where our hearts are as it should be.
Thanks for sponsoring others, great heart!
Along with my donation I want to send a heartfelt thank you most of all to the founders and administrators of this board! You have made a HUGE difference! You have given a place of succor and comfort to those who need it desperately now. You have given access to a wealth of knowledge and energy to those fighting the good fight every day. I never would be able to refute and convert like I have in the last few months without DU. I just don't have the time in my life to add the research in!
And a thank you to all of you in DU. Seeing the heart of people here and I admit the pain that I share makes it easier to deal with all of the emotions this administration has brought to me! To all of you who tirelessly research and then post concise and easy to read summaries with links, you have NO idea how much it is appreciated!
I can't wait to come here late November 2nd or early November 3rd to celebrate with you all!
Kathy

[knowbody0]

30. you are a lovely person

[mooky]

31. kick n/t

[mooky]

36. One more kick

then it's off to beddy bye!

[mooky]

33. 2 down

3 to go!

[MsConduct]

38. That 's a very nice gesture....

you married? Just joshing, LOL.

[billyoc]

39. Thank you for this,

I've been procrastinating about donating myself, and this is just the shame I needed to get me off my ass!

Thanks again! lol
:)

[wellstone_democrat]

41. No one's taking me up on my offer of five stars?

see my post above for details