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dianaredwing

(406 posts)
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 09:16 PM Feb 2021

Relatively new to DU

and I have to admit that after the election, I thought the discussions would be pretty boring without you know who to screw up a hundred times a day. But his minions are far more entertaining than he was and some are not even as ugly. Plus, he was getting to be sooooo predictable and these yahoos come up with new and impossible plot turns all the time. I mean who could have made up the My Pillow guy or MTG and the space lasers? They wouldn't have been possible even in the worst B movie or trash fiction, but here they are and they are soooooo CLUELESS. It's more fun to read your comments than it was with the orange monster. Thanks for the entertainment. And the comics are priceless.

I mean, I know it is serious and I sincerely hope that they somehow can take away the batshit crazy ones' guns before someone else gets hurt, but in the meantime, I'll take my laughs where I can get them. Nearly a year of lock down is the only excuse I have.

My first pick was Bernie because I'm an old hippie, but it wasn't long before I knew that Joe and Kamala were the A team. Thank whoever is out there and especially Stacy Abrams and Georgia for squeaking us through.

Shalom!

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Relatively new to DU (Original Post) dianaredwing Feb 2021 OP
Welcome to DU! Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #1
Welcome to DU. MontanaMama Feb 2021 #2
Welcome to DU...we be crazy... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #3
You funny. sheshe2 Feb 2021 #6
Aww, shucks... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #8
Welcome to DU FakeNoose Feb 2021 #4
Welcome to DU malaise Feb 2021 #5
I'm glad you're here. panader0 Feb 2021 #7
Sorry, we don't take old hippies here. lindysalsagal Feb 2021 #9
This place will be twice as much fun, at least short term. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #10
Welcome from another old hippie central scrutinizer Feb 2021 #11
Welcome handmade34 Feb 2021 #12
Welcome underpants Feb 2021 #13
Welcome. How much time do you have? Because DU can take up some time... brush Feb 2021 #14
Welcome! I love it here. Politicub Feb 2021 #15
Welcome to DU denbot Feb 2021 #16
Welcome to DU. TomSlick Feb 2021 #17
Welcome to DU, dianaredwing! littlemissmartypants Feb 2021 #18
Welcome to DU. iluvtennis Feb 2021 #19
Welcome to DU! dchill Feb 2021 #20
Welcome! Dem2theMax Feb 2021 #21
Welcome to DU from another old Hippie. Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #22
Welcome to DU. guillaumeb Feb 2021 #23
Welcome to DU dude Tommymac Feb 2021 #24
Yes welcome housecat Feb 2021 #25
I'm glad you found us PatSeg Feb 2021 #26
Remember sitting in class, and someone did something that made you want to explode with laughter, NBachers Feb 2021 #27
Well, I think you have found an online home, if that was what you were looking for. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #28
So happy to meet you! I hope this is just the first of many posts! Karadeniz Feb 2021 #29
the site where good people prevail !!! I got a yr. in now. monkeyman1 Feb 2021 #30
Welcome go DU, Diana! SheltieLover Feb 2021 #31
Welcome to DU! pazzyanne Feb 2021 #32
Welcome! roamer65 Feb 2021 #33
Welcome, Diana! Silver Gaia Feb 2021 #34
Hi and welcome to DU! Greybnk48 Feb 2021 #35
may I ask the story behind "dianaredwing" Skittles Feb 2021 #36
Belated welcome to our DU family! This place has been my home for nearly twenty years, niyad Feb 2021 #37
Welcome! (I'm still relatively new here) electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #38
Howdy Partner! Blue Owl Feb 2021 #39

Wounded Bear

(64,280 posts)
3. Welcome to DU...we be crazy...
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 09:21 PM
Feb 2021


Not all of us of course, just some of us. But I'm not crazy, I promise. But DU does help quiet the voices in my head most of the time.

FakeNoose

(41,492 posts)
4. Welcome to DU
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 09:21 PM
Feb 2021

I'm sort of new myself, because I only joined just after the 2016 election.

DU helped me through these last 4 horrible years, and I will be forever grateful!

Thanks for posting and don't be shy in the future. Everyone is nice here.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
7. I'm glad you're here.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 09:25 PM
Feb 2021

I broke my outrage meter early on in the trump administration. I rebuilt it because I saw so much
more outrageous bs. But after a while I just shook my head.
I'll take my laughs where I can get them too. There were, and continue to be, so many.
The RWNJ BS is very serious, but also hugely comical.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,087 posts)
10. This place will be twice as much fun, at least short term.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 09:27 PM
Feb 2021

Not only do we see Progressive legislation and smart economic policy be made, we still get to ridicule the "new" Republican leadership. Apparently, with McCarthy's capitulation, Greene, Gaetz, Jordan (House), and Cruz, Paul, Rubio (Senate) will be the future leadership of the Republican Party.

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
14. Welcome. How much time do you have? Because DU can take up some time...
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 09:50 PM
Feb 2021

especially if you're a political junkie...like many of us here.

littlemissmartypants

(33,283 posts)
18. Welcome to DU, dianaredwing!
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 10:28 PM
Feb 2021

Be sure to check out the many wonderful groups here and you may find some you want to subscribe to.



❤ lmsp

Dem2theMax

(11,005 posts)
21. Welcome!
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 10:39 PM
Feb 2021

This is the best place on the internet. No need to go anywhere else. Everything shows up here!

Mr.Bill

(24,906 posts)
22. Welcome to DU from another old Hippie.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 10:39 PM
Feb 2021

I mean a genuine Haight Ashbury one.

I get some laughs here, too. That and a like minded wife of 25 years keeps me sane.

NBachers

(19,421 posts)
27. Remember sitting in class, and someone did something that made you want to explode with laughter,
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 11:22 PM
Feb 2021

but you had to sit there trying to look like you're not exploding with laughter? Here at Democratic Underground, you can laugh out loud, and I often do.

Really, it's the best remedy after suffering through the insanity and atrocities these people habitually commit.

BobTheSubgenius

(12,212 posts)
28. Well, I think you have found an online home, if that was what you were looking for.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 11:28 PM
Feb 2021

Welcome, welcome!

pazzyanne

(6,759 posts)
32. Welcome to DU!
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 12:05 AM
Feb 2021

Du saved my sanity after the 2016 election. It is my go to news site every morning!

Silver Gaia

(5,357 posts)
34. Welcome, Diana!
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 12:07 AM
Feb 2021

This is the BEST place on the internet for liberal folks like us. If it's breaking news, you'll find it here first. DU is my "go to" place for news, opinions, great conversations, good thinking, critical analysis, and above all, fellowship with like minds.

Greybnk48

(10,718 posts)
35. Hi and welcome to DU!
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 12:10 AM
Feb 2021

I was a Bernie backer too, also an old hippie from the 60's. But I'm now crazy for Biden and firmly believe that he and Kamala are the PERFECT combo for right here, and right now. So happy with them both.

Meanwhile, you'll love DU.

niyad

(132,179 posts)
37. Belated welcome to our DU family! This place has been my home for nearly twenty years,
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 01:13 AM
Feb 2021

and has helped keep what little is left of my sanity.

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