Veterans of DU during the '04 elections, check in here - do you remember

Hawkeye-X

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Sat Jan-19-08 03:09 AM
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Veterans of DU during the '04 elections, check in here - do you remember

Edited on Sat Jan-19-08 03:14 AM by HawkeyeX

how bloody of a mess it was during the primaries?

Clarkies, Deaniac (which I am one), Kerryite, etc.. etc.. even Kucinich.

Brace yourselves, folks!

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jpgray

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Sat Jan-19-08 03:10 AM
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1. I remember going through IWR and Biden/Lugar line by line

Edited on Sat Jan-19-08 03:10 AM by jpgray

Trying to figure out the major differences and explain them to people who most likely didn't need them explained. :dunce:

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CK_John

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Sat Jan-19-08 03:12 AM
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2. And the outcome was such a glorious victory in Nov 2004, that we keep doing the same thing. n/t

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UrbScotty

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Sat Jan-19-08 03:13 AM
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3. Checking in! Also a former Deaniac

Oh, the whining about Dean's 'unelectabilty.' :eyes:

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Hawkeye-X

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Sat Jan-19-08 03:16 AM
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4. Yup. It got so bad that we stubborn Deaniacs had to spin off

Edited on Sat Jan-19-08 03:17 AM by HawkeyeX

a forum, even today, cannot be named because of a decision made by Skinner. After awhile, that website is still around, with progressive/conservative kinda talk. I was even banned during the elections, and had to wait till after Chimp's re-election to get unbanned. I was a moderator during the '02 elections, and it was a mess too. They still haven't let me back in every time I reapply as a mod.

Hawkeye-X

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JeffR

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Sat Jan-19-08 03:22 AM
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5. It was sickening

I can't wait to see it get that gory again.:o

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Eurobabe

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Sat Jan-19-08 03:24 AM
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7. I think this year

is much worse here at DU.

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JeffR

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Sat Jan-19-08 03:26 AM
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8. Getting there.

Fast.

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no name no slogan

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Sat Jan-19-08 05:03 PM
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16. It's kind of like watching a car accident

or COPS

You know any decent person would be repulsed, but you just can't help having a peek. :crazy:

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Eurobabe

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Sat Jan-19-08 03:22 AM
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6. Clarkie here, I remember

duking it out with the Deaniacs,

but after Iowa,
we kissed and made up.

It became clear that the real 'enemy' was KERRY.

I spent the rest of the year arguing :rant: AGAINST having Kerry as the nominee.

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Skip Intro

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Sat Jan-19-08 03:28 AM
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9. Oh yeah, a contingent of Deaniacs left DU for good.

I remember that. I miss some of them. I've forgotten many of them.

It was pretty rough.

I think we're getting to that point again.

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DemBones DemBones

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Sat Jan-19-08 03:34 AM
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10. I remember it well. How silly we were then, to think

the DLC will ever let us have an even slightly progressive nominee.

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sandnsea

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Sat Jan-19-08 03:37 AM
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11. I didn't think anyone could be hated more than Kerry

I was wrong.

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Crunchy Frog

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Sat Jan-19-08 04:59 AM
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12. Frankly, I think it was much worse last time around.

I still remember the mass time-outs and tombstonings and the draconian rules that they had to resort to. I don't think this time is nearly as bad, though there does seem to be more "noise", probably because there's so many more posters.

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ellisonz

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Sat Jan-19-08 05:13 AM
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13. I think we need to bring back the time outs.

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MaineDem

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Sat Jan-19-08 08:19 AM
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14. Ah, I remember it well

DUers come and DUers go. Some stay through it all.

What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. :)

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Hawkeye-X

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Sat Jan-19-08 05:00 PM
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15. Kick for the afternoon/evening crew

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Renew Deal

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Sat Jan-19-08 05:04 PM
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17. Yes, and it hasn't been that bad most of the time here.

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