Lots of new persons on the boards tonight

Where are they all coming from?

On Edit: First, a big welcome to all of the new people!
I am dying to know why such heavy traffic of new folks here on a Thursday - did DU get a big mention today? Also, please feel free to introduce yourself.

Again - WELCOME!!!

I'M NEW AND FROM SOUTH TEXAS BLUE COUNTY!

On edit: Welcome to DU :hi:

ON THE BORDER HIDALGO COUNTY! WE'VE NEVER ELECTED A REPUBLICAN TO ANY COUNTY OFFICE!

that looks like yelling

Welcome to DU!

thanks for the advice will do!

:hi:

Take your shoes off and settle in. :beer:

a person cant run as a democrat

From another Texan!:hi:

The grandmotherly lady at the cash register solemnly pronounced, "The biggest terrorist in the world." It was a shocking revelation of the ubiquity of hate for bushler throughout the world.

to the land of free minds

THANKS, THE FOUR COUNTY AREA THAT I LIVE IN JUST LOST (KIA) IT'S 12TH SOILDER IN IRAQ...THE MEDIA HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF COVERING THE FUNERALS THEY ARE HEARTBREAKING FOR OUR SMALL AREA.

That's where most of the casualties are from. It is beyond heartbreaking. Here in Chicago we rarely hear about the dead; you gotta look at the small-town papers to hear about it. By any standard, 12 in a year from a small area is devastating. Who voted for this punk again?

omghi2u sir!

Welcome to the desert of the real. /obligatory matrix quote

Hello and how did you wind up joining us here?

hear about du from the big fat idiot! only have conservative radio in area...my sirus radio is on it's way

come by the Texas state forum, it's easy to make friends there and it's kind of slow going so you can keep up!

- C from Big D!

go cowboys!

change their name to the Arlington Cowboys. Bwahahaha.

No, not really. But we should. :evilgrin:

as long as it's not the arkansas cowboys!!!
big game on monday night beat the eagles!

:hi:

hello, I'm a DU addict. I was bummed out after the election and somehow... I don't remember how. I was slowly sucked into the exit poll thing. and soon I was here. The best site I've found. Seems to be the most active. During the day I work with the bushies and not a word is said as they blab on. And at night the excitement is there, It's scary too. I don't minimize the Constitutional implication of what's going on here. But BBV has convinced me we are on the right track. I don't care who is president. But this private, profit driven companies deep in the heart of democracy is going to go.

welcome and thanks for your story :-)

This is such a bummer that I had to sign up not just read posts to be consoled.

Thanks and Welcome to DU!!

I appreciate your welcome.

Welcome to DU IStriker :hi: :hug:

I appreciate your welcome and the hug. Yes, I needed that, but I do feel better for having signed up. Kind of like no longer on the outside looking in.

:hi:

depressed, stunned democrat who predicted to anyone who would listen why JK was going to get more than 300 electoral votes. the next day, I just smelled the foul funk of fraud, and started digging. when I started, I didn't know much about it at all. now I am amazed at how much is out there to learn, and how much other people need to know too. I have been writing to media and politicians, etc. like crazy for the past week... also trying to convince people at my law firm to let me really investigate this stuff.

(and I am so hooked on DU that it is scary!!!)

Welcome to DU, Gloria Days! :hi:

:hi:

a handful asked for the place i have been getting my political stuff. so some are really really nice people and not freepers though they may not know to keep mouth shut on some things. but.....about all know not to take things personally. i dont know if any are here though, or names

and seems like a few other places have mentioned it of late

I'm a registered Libertarian in Allegheny County, PA who voted for Kerry this year because I was nervous about Bush and his cronies tampering with the division between church and state.

I found DU after coming to the conclusion that something was wrong with the voting on Nov 2 and doing internet searches on the subject.

I don't agree with the Democrats about some things, but at this point I kind of feel like we're all in the same sinking boat so I'm trying to join forces.

I'm also a graduate student working on a Ph.D. I'm not going to say what school or what subject for privacy reasons, but let's just say I have a fair amount of education in statistics and/as it applies to the social sciences (which is what tipped me off to irregular voting patterns early).

Some of the stuff on here is kind of nuts (I know, Libertarian pot calling the Democrat kettle black), but I also want to thank you DUers for being a reliable source of useful news over the last week (unlike mainstream sources).

I am from the burgh - welcome to DU!

:hi:

come for the consipracy, stay for the Lounge...

Haven't posted very much until recently. DU is like my sanity pressure release valve.

Petersberg VA, sole Democrat in the entire family, lurking for awhile, and slowly beginning to post here and there. For whatever reason, I'm always been hesitant to posts on boards, but I'm attempting to get over that. :)

:hi: I'm the sole democrat in my family too

and make them wear something distinguishing...

(that's not to say that that's how I think you feel - you didn't give off any paranoid vibes; but others sure have, and it is against them that I rant)

and then we all point and laugh. :hi:

words "republican". Just to be, you know, careful.

Newbie! AHHH! Fear him! ALERT ALERT ALERT!!

And then give them a swirlie before forcing Pantene extra-bounce hair conditioner up their asses.

... just curious who's been doing the marketing work.

I'm new... from Oregon.

I woke up the day OF the election with a dreadful feeling. And short of a few fleeting moments that evening.. I woke up feeling worse the day after. Confused, stunned and pissed off. I found DU on accident a couple days after the election and have lurked (a lot!) since. I'm kind of addicted :)

Someone I know (a dem!) told me to 'Get over it!' and I just don't see that happening. I can't, when there are such blatant discrepancies.


Kristen

And a big welcome to ya!

Wilsonville for about another week.. And then moving up I-205 a bit :) You?

And thank you for the welcome :)

5 years ago....was in West Linn for three, and Beaverton for two....getting ready to move over by Meridian Park Hospital. There are a lot of Portlanders on the board..:)

I'm glad to hear Portlanders are here!

I have yet to talk to someone who *actually* voted for the shrub. I see the stickers on the cars, but they must avoid me :eyes: I work in West Linn where there were quite a few stickers, signs etc. and so far everyone I've spoke to feels like I do. ...wtf just happened??

And belated 'Welcome to the NW!' ;)

I work in Milwaukie...I go through west linn everyday....I just dodn't like living there.

...I've had friends say that to me too. What is their problem? Who are these people I thought I knew? Am I in Bizarro World?

Not only was I wondering wtf just happened to the election, this person, who is quite passionate about politics himself, said this the next day!

Who are you? And what have you done to my friend??!

:hi:

Living in a solidly red state is tough. I need constant reminders that the whole country hasn't gone mad.

I'm a Minnesota native; been here in Idaho four years. My husband and I are anxious to get back to MN to help see that the neocons don't take it over.

Edited to add: I've been aware of DU for months, through several lefty friends of mine. I've occasionally lurked, but have often been overwhelmed by the sheer volume of posts.

What part of minnesota? I have family in Niccolet County - love MN

Raised in the suburbs. My folks retired a couple of years ago and moved out of the Cities. I have relatives in Brainerd, Duluth, St. Cloud, the Twin Cities, and all over western MN.

I miss it a lot, especially these days.

My sympathies.

And thank you for the sympathy.

I'd just like to meet ONE person who isn't a Repug.

:hi: come back often

It gives me a chance to say welcome to all the new people. :toast:

Where are all the new DU-ers coming from?

:hi:

:)

the poster and the show

Set a spell....take yer shoes off...:)

I was suicidally despondent for the first few days after the "election," then started thinking "the exit polls were wrong? WTF??" Started Googling for proof that I was not nuts, and here you guys were. :)

Hesitated to start posting because I'm not happy with my SN. lol. Is it absurd for someone to change her name after just joining? I'm thinking of MyCatsNameIsMittens. (Also, registration seems to have been "locked down" for a few days, so maybe that's why so many newbies are now coming out of the woodwork.)

Thanks for the welcome. :)

There's a lot of people from the Bay Area here! Every now and again we try to arrange a get together so keep an eye on the Activism/Events Forum. Welcome! :hi:
(loved backseatbetty.net! :thumbsup: )

<looking around to see if I can see you>

And now for a couple of really stupid newbie Qs:

Um...what is a freeper?

What is n/t?

Is there a quick way to check on whether someone's responded to my posts?

Will I be slapped for not posting this in the right forum?

Why can't 123-4567 be a phone number?

Why can't it be my number?

When will I ever shut up?

A freeper is someone who posts over at "free republic". I don't post their url here at DU as a matter of principle so combine those 2 words, add a .com and you've got yourself a link. Take a compass, it's hard to negotiate the threads over there.

n/t = no text You may also see 'eom'= end of message. In other words, it's all in the subject line.

To check for responses to your posts go to the top of the forum page and click on this icon:

One more thing to know: the moderators/mods are volunteers, please extend every courtesy (and kindness) to them.

The admin are wild party boys who are often away on road-trips to casinos and strip-clubs squandering our money. We all love 'em so it's not a problem. :evilgrin:

ps: I'm near Dolores Park, how about you? :D

edit: :evilgrin:

Thanks! :)

Think I'll skip the firsthand freep experience for the moment...my emotions are a little too volatile right now.

Me, I'm right in the heart of Noe Valley. :hi:

:hi:

I think I was just looking for some kindred spirits after the election.

But I still feel like one. I've been a member a few months now.

I'd like to say Welcome to all the newer members!!!

Heard about the site from a coworker at the radio station. I've been through most of the stages of grief since Tuesday night, and have ended up ENERGIZED and ready to work for change(and insufferable, if you ask family and friends). Thanks to all of you for making me realize that I'm not alone.

:hi:

I've been here since September of 2003, and I still feel like a newbie! You are definately not alone in your anger/frustration, and there are many many MANY likeminded progressives of all stripes who are still fighting the good fight, every day.

Welcome! :hi:

EDIT: changed "September 1993" to "September 2003" :dunce:

I'm new to posting but I have been reading DU for a few years. This is where I get my news because I couldn't watch TV news or listen to radio news for the last four years due to going into a rage every time I heard Bush speak or heard most of the pundits. I have another four years of not watching or listening to the news. Glad to be here from Buffalo, NY.

i've been a reader all year. DU is a great resource. you guys should publish a weekly magazine that disects and puts all the 'news' through the anaytical shredder. i'm finding myself printing off the best to share with people i know who dont' have internet access. thanks!

We are leading the way on the voter fraud stuff. I think that's attracting attention. We have been mentioned on the radio and other places.