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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:39 AM
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A note on DU... here we are all sharing the joy and sorrow
of elections... like a family

We all celebrated teh wins and now we sweat the last of the elections. This is not soething our forefathers ever experienced. We now even share it with foreigners, who are curious how our crazy system sometimes works, or does not.

To all of you, my friends and comrades, let me raise my cup to you.

:toast: :toast: :toast:
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:41 AM
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1. and you too, my friend. I can tell you, California is about to kick my
behind. All are slowly flipping. 73 and 75 are left to go no.
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:42 AM
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2. Hear hear
Congrats to all of you who had wins. I know how that feels to win. :) The person I voted for mayor won last April and it felt great!
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:42 AM
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3. 75 for family reasons IS my proposition here
the reason I woudl have shown and voted with a 104 like I did last time... hell or high water... I was there early when the polls opened
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:45 AM
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6. 75 is the biggie-- if Arnold wins that...
...the repigs will silence the voices of the most powerful lobbies for labor in California. That will have an enormous downstream effect that will drive state politics steadily rightward. I am sick to think that working people in California are cooperating in the destruction of their most powerful advocates.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:46 AM
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9. Mike they are not
all of the unions fought hard against it, and the voting guides were very specific, as in NO
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:52 AM
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12. I know-- my own union spent millions to fight it...
Edited on Wed Nov-09-05 12:53 AM by mike_c
...but I'm sure that most of those "yes" votes were cast by working people who don't understand what those unions-- the heart and soul of the labor movement-- have done for all working people in California. That's why Arnold and his corporate cronies have worked so hard to silence the labor lobbies-- they're effective on behalf of working people. All the corporations and the "investment class" want are wage slaves. Human dignity means nothing to them if it's someone else's dignity. I feel like crying, dammit.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 01:37 AM
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18. I do as well and we will have to educate people
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ornotna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:43 AM
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4. I can do that
Here's to all of us.
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cry baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:43 AM
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5. Here's to us!
:toast:
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OhNoTheyDidNot Donating Member (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:46 AM
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7. :)
:grouphug:
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NanceGreggs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:46 AM
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8. To the DU family ...
... it's a blessing to be among you!

:toast:
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calmblueocean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 01:36 AM
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17. Right back at ya!
It's great to be with family on a night like tonight :)

:toast:
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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:48 AM
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10. even though my state voted last week, I, too, share in the joys and sorrow
of this day-- I know so many of you worked so hard in your states, and we are all pulling for all of you.

CHEERS!!!
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Der Blaue Engel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:49 AM
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11. Here's to DUers all
...even those with whom I don't see eye to eye. :)

:toast:
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:54 AM
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13. In München Steht ein Hofbräuhaus, eins! zwei! suffa!
:toast: :beer:
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:58 AM
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14. Da läuft so manches Fäßchen aus:
Eins, zwei, g'suffa ...
Da hat so mancher brave Mann:
Eins, zwei, g'suffa ...
Gezeigt was er so vertragen kann
Schon früh am Morgen fing er an
Und spät am Abend kam er heraus
So schön ist's im Hofbräuhaus.
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 01:31 AM
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15. Danke! Ja, so schön ist's im Hofbräuhaus! ... sehr schön!
:D Prost! :toast:
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 10:40 AM
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22. Prost, lieber Freund.
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 01:34 AM
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16. cheers
No place I'd rather spend election day but here.

:toast:
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WillyT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 01:37 AM
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19. I'll Second That !!!
:toast::grouphug::toast:

:hi:
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richmwill Donating Member (972 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 01:38 AM
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20. Here here, my friends...
Tonight was a good night. At this very moment, somewhere in Virginia and New Jersey- a Republican is crying, and screaming about how they're going to move. And I smile :)
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truebrit71 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 01:38 AM
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21. Right back at you!!
This could be a great night!!!
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