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Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 04:39 AM Jun 2012

A quick intro

New POSTING here but a long time lurker. I have done, as of today 35,607 posts over at the Mike Malloy message board.

Prior to that I was at alt.tasteless.jokes which was a running hysterical flame war. I had almost 70,000 posts there pre-dating the Bush Years. I'm still mentioned in the ATJ FAQ a decade after I left so I guess I made an impression.

I have a take no prisoners approach to the Right Wing and rake them over the coals not only online but the ones I know face to face. They have learned to avoid starting anything with me because they LOSE. I got one to apologize for supporting Iraq and he offered to take me out to dinner. I told him to give the money to the DAV.

I'm also the one that extracted the clips from the Mike Malloy Show back in the days when it was on I.E. America Radio and they can be found today at Ben Burch's site http://whiterosesociety.org . Go to the Malloy page and scroll to the bottom. Those clips helped him get the gig on Air America. Some have become internet favs. (Rumsfeld On Acid), (Smeagol announces his candidacy) etc.

I've been online buds with a few folks you may have heard of, some not but who's work you know. I've remained as anonymous as possible through all of this because I know for a FACT the internet is a hostile place.

After all, I'm here.

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A quick intro (Original Post) Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 OP
Welcome to DU, Spitfire! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #1
One of my threads turned out to be a hit so far Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #4
A huge hit. gkhouston Jun 2012 #6
Welcome to DU! I'll bet you have a great joke to tell... NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #2
Over at the Malloy board we had a DLC Dem Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #3
Glad to have you here. Skinner Jun 2012 #5
Hello Spitfire of ATJ! Spazito Jun 2012 #7
I hope he enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #8
I thought the point you made in the thread about using humor... Spazito Jun 2012 #9
The Press Corps is mad at him too Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #10
Welcome, Spitfire! kdmorris Jun 2012 #11
In my case it was about 10 Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #13
Welcome to posting at DU... SidDithers Jun 2012 #12
Welcome to DU ! steve2470 Jun 2012 #14
W00T! Welcome! JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #15
Hi. cpacker Jun 2012 #16
hey john89 Jun 2012 #17
Hey Welcome to DU! SunsetDreams Jun 2012 #18
Thanks for that great thread! RainDog Jun 2012 #19
hello castillonewsom Jun 2012 #20
My advice is don't be shy. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2012 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author kdmorris Jun 2012 #22
'the internet is a hostile place' tawadi Jun 2012 #23

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,620 posts)
1. Welcome to DU, Spitfire!
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 04:54 AM
Jun 2012

You sound very interesting. I think you'll make an excellent addition to our membership.

I tend to be a bit more casual about internet anonymity...

I don't usually post at this hour, but tonight, thanks to my insomnia, I'm here too.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
3. Over at the Malloy board we had a DLC Dem
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:31 AM
Jun 2012

He was one of those "fight fire with water" types.

Meanwhile, there was another guy like me who I described as the type I would trust to know what to do if a Civil War broke out. You could toss hand grenades with the pins pulled and he would know what to do with them.

The milktoast Dem said, "Are you kidding? He's the type that would throw them into our own command tent!"

My reply:

"If you're in there,....so?"

Skinner

(63,645 posts)
5. Glad to have you here.
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 09:49 AM
Jun 2012

Your "Neil Munro Interupts Famous Speeches" thread was a classic.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002815391

Hope you stick around and post 35,000 posts on DU.

Spazito

(50,338 posts)
7. Hello Spitfire of ATJ!
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 12:36 PM
Jun 2012

Welcome to DU! Your OP re photoshopping Neil Munro was a delight, generating hilarious, creative responses.

Spazito

(50,338 posts)
9. I thought the point you made in the thread about using humor...
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 02:25 PM
Jun 2012

instead of anger was right on point. Now when I hear his name I will start to laugh, both at him and because I will remember the responses in the thread. Overall, a much more powerful message against what he did than simply venting in anger.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
10. The Press Corps is mad at him too
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 03:37 PM
Jun 2012

Because of him, Obama walked away and didn't take ANY questions.

It was a case of "If one of you misbehaves you are ALL guilty."

You can bet they all looked at him afterwards with daggers coming out of their eyes.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
13. In my case it was about 10
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 02:26 PM
Jun 2012

But it wasn't a matter of "courage". I was just too damn busy doing other things.

I thought of this place as a source for what's going on in the Liberal Community and for links to articles.

Another resource I used was alt.impeach.bush on usenet along with all the other usual ones like common dreams, buzzflash, crooks and liars, take back the media, etc. I have tons of links like that. I only actually posted at the Mike Malloy message boards.

 

castillonewsom

(2 posts)
20. hello
Sat Jun 30, 2012, 02:41 AM
Jun 2012

Hello, i am a new member here and this is a great forum for join. It is the great to talk with people and take useful advice by experts.

Response to castillonewsom (Reply #20)

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