A Long Overdue Appreciation Thread for EarlG, Elad and Skinner.

[berni_mccoy]

Thanks for keeping this site going and all that you do. I know site traffic must be going up on a daily basis as we approach the election. And the site remained operational throughout the storm when it seemed even the Internet in general had trouble staying functional.

And more importantly, thank you for what this site has done for the party, for the progressive movement, and for being the real fact-checker for the RW-bs machine. Sites like DU represent the new "Fourth Estate" as the media fails to remain objective and honor its role in our culture and society.

Thanks guys!

[Chipper Chat]

1. A toast well-deserved!

[panader0]

2. Rec'd

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Beautifully and gracefully said!

To the best-run site on the web!

Thank you, Skinner, EarlG, and Elad!

[Smilo]

80. x 2

Thank you guys - you do a grand job keeping things going and fighting the good fight.

[crunch60]

189. Thank you , thank you. Love this site.

[quinnox]

4. K&R

These guys rock, 'nuff said.

[Lars39]

5. And don't they look sharp!

Excellent job, guys!

[freshwest]

103. Yes, the formal wear look, that's a new one! Lookin' good!

[gademocrat7]

6. Thank you, gentlemen.

Well done.

[Uncle Joe]

7. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, berni.

[TwilightGardener]

8. All right, just this one time. I don't want

it to go to their heads.

[reflection]

9. Agree.

But be careful posting their pictures. Anyone under 300# will be described by Dean Chambers of Unskewed Polls as being "thin and effeminate," and thus invalidates the entirety of DU. Such is RW logic.

[OldEurope]

10. And a big THANK YOU

from Europe, too. Without you I surely had lost my confidence in the sanity of America long ago.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. Hear hear!

[Irishonly]

12. K&R

DU has helped me stay sane during the horrible years. I read for years before I posted and still read more than I post.

[yankeepants]

13. Here's to the gents to whom I owe my sanity (such as it is). Cheers, mates!

[Greybnk48]

14. K&R

I love DU! Thanks for all you do!

[intheflow]

15. Hear, hear!!

To the Fab Three and their magnificent DU!

[OneGrassRoot]

16. Love this pic! K&R n/t

[fleur-de-lisa]

17. K & R

[malaise]

18. K & R n/t

[mstinamotorcity2]

19. Thanks Very Much

I have been a member for a while now. About four and a half years, five if you count the fact I couldn't remember my screen name after a six month leave to care of hubby. But through it all I appreciated the site because even though I thought I knew quite a bit about myself and my views on politics I always knew that there were more things to learn if I were going to be an effective change in my community. And thanks to DU I have been able to succeed with more knowledge and grace to accomplish that goal. Thank you DU for helping me and others to being a better informed citizen!!!!!!!!!You do a FANTASTIC JOB in keeping an open-minded community together and bringing KNOWLEDGE to those who seek it!!!!

[TheAmbivalante]

20. UP & DOWN!

Lifting a glass to you all!

[tallahasseedem]

21. DU means the world to me...

and has kept me sane for seven years. I truly don't know what I would do without it!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

22. Sanity, thy name is DU!

[EarthGurl2012]

23. Thank you all so much

I love this place!!!!

[tosh]

24. Hell Yeah!!

[dangerdoll]

25. Can't believe it took me so long to find you!

Finally, a group of intelligent individuals and a place full of great information and interesting discussions. I live in Deep Red Texas, and was beginning to despair there was such a thing in the world.

[jsmirman]

26. Many thanks for the platform, guys

[Blue Idaho]

27. Where would we be without you?

Well done!

[Roland99]

28. So *that's* what Socialist Communist Nazis look like!

[TexasTowelie]

131. You forgot "liberal" and "American-hating" in the standard description used by teabaggers.

And to those guys in the photos--you rock!

[denvine]

29. Thank you so much for giving us a progressive haven.

DU is my homepage and source for so much great info. Sincerely, thanks again!!!!!!!

[ybbor]

30. Hear, hear!

[trailmonkee]

31. k&r

[Window]

32. Thanks for a super fantastic job guys! I've been here since day one

when I was depressed and roaming the net for like-minded folk, and was lucky enough to find DemocraticUnderground. Again, thank you.

[brer cat]

33. I am not recommending this post

until the Top 10 Conservative Idiots returns.





Just kidding. K&R and love you guys.

[ybbor]

59. I so miss that!

[Bluzmann57]

34. What everyone else said!

"Heckuva job". Really.
And I will not add "brownie" in that heckuva job.

[nclib]

35. Thank you for helping me feel I am not alone.

[onethatcares]

36. many thanks for such a great site

may peace be with you always and when you get to be as rich as rmoney don't forget us

[SidDithers]

37. Hey. They clean up pretty good...

DU rec for the Admins!

Sid

[nolabear]

38. Here's to ya, Lads. You have ruined my life for the last few months.

And I have enjoyed every damn minute of it.

[arcane1]

39. A toast to DU- keeping me sane and driving me insane for 10 years!

[FraDon]

40. bullwark of democracy

1000 thanks, guys

[FailureToCommunicate]

41. Superstorm DU! Thanks to the many hard working patriots here...

keeping democracy alive and well!

[Arugula Latte]

42. Thanks, guys, for helping me preserve my sanity for eleven years!

[SpankMe]

43. There aren't enough rec's for these guys

Let's not leave out "courageous" as one of the many apt descriptions of these guys. In this age when conservatives attack anything that opposes them with the viciousness of piranhas, it's quite impressive that these three put themselves out there without fear - no anonymous string pulling. Just an open and honest display of convictions.

Thanks for the resource, guys. Continued success to you always.

[liberal_at_heart]

44. thank you EarlG, Elad, and Skinner

DU hasn't been as hostile in the past few weeks and that makes it much nicer to visit.

[Segami]

45. Thank you and well done! Something to be proud of.

[Tikki]

46. Smart, handsome, fun and our fearless leaders...

YAY for us.....


Tikki

[lunatica]

47. Yay for you guys!!!

I owe you my sanity. Truly!

[ancianita]

48. Your site has given me hope, joy and a greater sense of how great the young are!

In this month of thankfulness, you are among the top of my list of people I am so thankful for. Thank you for having these smilies that I get to use to show you my feelings!

[hifiguy]

49. For they are jolly good fellows!

And so say all of us!!

[northoftheborder]

50. K&R

[GoCubsGo]

51. Thank you!

[Kadie]

52. K&R

Thank you for posting this berni_mccoy!

[solara]

53. Thanks for posting this

And thank you guys.. for everything you do!

[libodem]

54. Suck up

Joking. That's what my other sons would say if one would say he loved me, when they were little. Terms of
endearment.
No, I love you guys. This site is a big part of my life.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

55. You guys are wonderful!

Thank You!!!

[Raster]

56. Thanks for TEN GOOD YEARS, Guys!

[mecherosegarden]

57. Thank you !

I really love this site!

[Chemisse]

58. They do a great job.

I am thankful every day for DU.

[SoapBox]

60. Thank you...for all you do.

[nadinbrzezinski]

61. Yup

[LoisB]

62. Yay! Thank you

[blm]

63. hip-hip-hooray

to the handsome trio

[mfcorey1]

64. K&R!!!!

[lillypaddle]

65. Ditto

You guys rock!

[Rowdyboy]

66. Once again, someone expresses my sentiments better than I possibly could....

Thank you berni and thank you 3 badasses-yeah, you guys. You will never know what you've meant to some of us who had no other outlet than DU.

[heaven05]

67. indespensable

indispensable indeed! Cheers!!!!!!

[Sedona]

68. Let's all be thankful we can virtually celebrate together on Tuesday night

Thanks to the DU Crew and all they do!

[myrna minx]

69. Thank you for 10 wonderful years.

[12AngryBorneoWildmen]

70. HERE, HERE!

[Lilma]

71. Thanks so much

for this site. I have been reading on here for years and forwarding articles from it to friends and have even gotten a couple of them to visit from time to time.

[Granny M]

72. You are the best!

Thanks for helping to keep me sane these past years!

[ellisonz]

73. woot

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

74. K&R

[patrice]

75. Right on! Except . . . We are part of the FIFTH estate, the game CHANGER!!!

[grantcart]

76. Absolutely and was planning to do the same Monday before Apocalypse.

talk about under the radar

[pscot]

77. Definitely a class act

Thanks guys.

[Liberal In Red State]

78. Skol! For many of us . . . You now are our main stream media! You are my morning first read . . .

my noon time update and my last check before lights out! Thank you! Merci! Danka! Gracias! Grazie!

[wordpix]

169. mine, too!

[stlsaxman]

79. Cheers!

[msanthrope]

81. Thank you. nt

[corkhead]

82. LOCKING

for calling out fellow DUers

[YvonneCa]

83. I'll join in to say...

...THANK YOU to DU and all three of you for keeping us informed.

[Melissa G]

84. Toast!

[City Lights]

85. Great pic!

to Skinner, EarlG and Elad! Thanks guys!

[goclark]

86. 3 Cheers fr 3 smart guys!

Thank you for making DU the best place on the web for the TRUTH!

[LiberalLovinLug]

87. Here Here

In this place I found my oasis during the dark days of Bush Jr.
And I've stayed ever since. My #1 stop every morning. And a lot of it has to do with the spirit of the place. Yes the layout is fantastic, the moderation system is the best on the net, but its the sense of community, kind of like a small town because of the kind of sincerity and dedication that we get from the guys that run the place.

Thanks guys!

[byronius]

88. Better picture --

Fucking American heroes, these lads.

[Tsiyu]

89. The Best Three Men on the Intertubes

Keeping us sane in an insane world. There's just no way to express how much we owe them for this site.

[Skittles]

90. THEY KICK ASS!!!

[KegCreekDem]

91. I'd have severe withdrawals if this site ever

went away. Thanks for your hard work!

[AtomicKitten]

92. Yes indeed.

[renate]

93. it's their fault my house is a mess and I never get anything done

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

115. Same.

P.S. Colbert is my hero.

[ailsagirl]

94. Thanks to berni_mccoy for starting this thread...

and, of course, to our favorite hosts, EarlG, Elad, and Skinner!

[LadyHawkAZ]

95. Hear, hear! Doesn't get said nearly enough!

Thank you Skinner, EarlG and Elad for all you do!

K&R!

[rurallib]

96. Thanks for the port of sanity in a story world, fellas

Probably see you all in about a week.

[secondwind]

97. I get most of my news from DU..don't know what I'd do without you! K&R

[IcyPeas]

98. ditto-all of the above.

[yesphan]

99. Kicked and recommended.

Well done fellas !

[Cha]

100. Yes, I certainly do Appreciate all of that! How

cathartic is it to come on Newsy DU in this most important election of our lifetime so far and kibitz with kindred spirits!

Elad, EarlG, and Skinner!

Thanks for the thread, berni~

[Scurrilous]

101. K & R

[gkhouston]

102. Don't know which is more disturbing...

that they're drinking on the job, or that all three of them own neckties.

[Liberalynn]

104. Thank You All

[freshwest]

105. ??? Please, what do the stickers say???

[Jankyn]

106. Add my thanks, and a K&R. N/T

[Duval]

107. YES!! Thanks, guys!

[Blue Owl]

108. We salute you good sirs

[hwmnbn]

109. Woo-fucking-Hoo!!! K&R....

All their site policies and administrative practices makes DU one of the BEST forums on the intertubes!!

[Zorra]

110. Hear, hear!

[Liberal_in_LA]

111. they look different than I pictured in my head - I pictured grouchy old guys.

[gateley]

112. Nice ties, guys.

We LOVE you!

[MADem]

113. I can get behind this sentiment! nt

[closeupready]

114. HUGE K&R!

[DinahMoeHum]

116. Amen to that!

[Dalai_1]

117. Congratulations to each of you!

I continue to be amazed at how well this site functions..the technology is the
best! The very best! The members are unequaled...

Thank you for making it possible for us!

[Warren DeMontague]

118. People ask me how I find out the latest political buzz so quickly

Ah, my high powered connections and secret sources.

[VOX]

119. The best of the best of the best!

You guys absolutely rawk!

[GentryDixon]

120. They rock!

[SamKnause]

121. Great appreciation

Thank you

I like everything about DU !!!!

It is my favorite site.

I love the wealth of information, links, photos, facts and sharing.

I have been a member of Huffington Post since 2008. It is infested with trolls, it is over moderated, posting time is slow; if post appear at all. I am saddened that it has gone downhill. : (


Thank goodness a fellow poster on HP gave me the link to the Democratic Underground.

I find the Democratic Underground to be heads above.

Thank you gentlemen, job well done !!!!!!

The sanity on this site is priceless !!!!!

[LiberalAndProud]

122. Can't let this go by without adding my own thank you.

I love the DU admins.

[Fumesucker]

123. K&R

[glinda]

124. K & R n/t

[rhett o rick]

125. I guess I better say something good here. I am sure someone is monitoring those that rec and dont.

I want to express my thanks for the opportunity to be able to have interesting discussions here. I am looking forward to "election season" being over so we, hopefully can get some good discussions going w/o the fear of endangering the election prospects of Democrats.

Stay cool guys.

[diane in sf]

126. Thank you for providing the wonderful DU, my reality port in the storm.

[aikoaiko]

127. I like how they wear matching, but yet distinct ties.

[Marie Marie]

128. Agreed. Love this place!

[mzmolly]

129. Hear hear!

to three guys, who've established the best discussion board on the net!

[UrbScotty]

130. Joined DU 10 years ago. DU, DKos, Dean, and Obama have hept me sane!

:-D

[LuckyLib]

132. You're cute, for a trio of young whippersnappers!

Kudos for all you do, from a 60's boomer who only gets more radical with age.

[KatyaR]

133. Yes! What a fine-looking group of young men!

Thanks to all of you for the paradise that is Democratic Underground. I treasure this place with all my heart, and it's because of your hard work and dedication, not just to liberal politics, but to us as members. I don't know what I'd do without DU.

Now, let's go out there and WIN!!!!!

[longship]

134. Top drawer, mates!

Skäl!

[Ship of Fools]

135. Thanks with reservations. To be continued ...

[Ohio Joe]

136. Who?

[ProfessionalLeftist]

137. OUR guys!

[progressoid]

138. Absofuckinglutely

[loudsue]

139. Indeed.

DU has certainly changed my life.

[WillyT]

140. Hear, Hear !!!

[Botany]

141. How DU really works

[gulliver]

142. Thank you!

[littlemissmartypants]

143. Thank you.

[Wait Wut]

144. Looks like the chess clube let out early.

I'm sure all three are looking forward to Wednesday when, like the rest of us, they can all exhale. I'm tired, they've got to be exhausted.

Thanks, boys, for sharing your alternate home with the rest of us misfits, nerds, geeks, pseudo poli-sci grads, and...chess players.

[LovingA2andMI]

145. SO KICKED!!

Thanks Guys!

[Paka]

146. Good Work Guys!

And a special thank you from this old lady in Thailand who lurked for a while before she joined. I may even survive this election because of the comfort I get at DU.

[calimary]

147. TOTALLY! I am proud of my DU!

You guys were my life raft during the dreaded bush/cheney years. What a nightmare! But thanks to you guys and DU, I didn't have to suffer alone.

I will be severely grateful for a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNG time!

[Berserker]

148. You guys rock

but holy shit we all know this without this thread.
[IMG][/IMG]

[winstars]

149. Here since the hanging chad days, never saw a photo before, cool, you look like us!!!!

Thanks for everything from the dark days of the recount to the heady days after the 2008 election, keeping our spirits up after 2010 and now here we go, on the VICTORY we all had some doubt about. If God willing our President is re-elected and the Senate holds and is even strengthened and the 'baggers lose some seats (praying for the words Speaker Pelosi again) DU will be there!!!


THANKS

[DMacTX]

150. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[csziggy]

151. Thank you to all of them and to you for stating it beautifully!

[Jim Lane]

152. I don't know if you guys are getting bored with this project, but you are NOT allowed to close it.

If you can't take all our BS anymore, you have to sell the site to someone who'll keep it up substantially as it is now.

[DevonRex]

153. Wow! They look so nice, too. All dressed up

and happy. Thanks guys. You've been working overtime and we appreciate it.

[LiberalLoner]

154. Hear, hear!

[salin]

155. Wish I had a link to the post/thread about the first week of DU (and their work

trying to get it up and running - amidst the rightwing trolls) in the days after W Bush Jr.s inauguration.

A reminder of how perseverance faced push-back, and a chance to really reflect on how far this site has come - because of the work of Skinner, EarlG, and Elad.

Many thanks, many kudos, and much great appreciation!

[Pyrzqxgl]

156. A place to find like minds with just enough conflict to suit this 73 year old radical

Thanks a whole lot guys.

[datadiva]

157. Thanks ever so much.

I don't know what I'd have done over the last years if you guys had not led the charge. Bravo!

[Odin2005]

158. K&R!!!

[fadedrose]

159. Without a doubt they run the best site on the Internet . . .

and the people who post there aren't so bad either...

[Wounded Bear]

160. K & R for truth...

[wordpix]

161. from an oldie but goodie, thank you!

[beac]

162. Three cheers for DU's Terrific Threesome!

[Rose Siding]

163. Don't know what I'd do without you guys

You're a port in a storm and have frequently been a moral bell weather for me.

Thank you

[skeewee08]

164. Thank you.....Thank you.... Thank you.....

[clydefrand]

165. Thank you so much

My husband and I spend a LOT of time on this site every day! First thing when I get up in the morning..almost until I go to bed.

Good night, guys.

We love you.

Oops, does that sound too much like Mitt?

Oh well, you are the right height! But all different.

???? Naw, wine!

[mwdem]

166. Thank you all so much!

[benld74]

167. S-A-L-U-T-E !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Auntie Bush]

168. Can't thank you three enough.

[PADemD]

170. Thank you for all you do for us.

DU is like a second family to me, a "Cheers" on the Internet.

[David Zephyr]

171. Indeed! Three chaps that made a very big difference.

And it all started at Bush's inauguration. Wow!

[cheapdate]

172. Hooray! Thank you!

[WheelWalker]

173. Blessings (x3)

[RainDog]

174. k&r n/t

[Kokonoe]

175. Your Truely Welcome.

[flying_wahini]

176. you are doing a Great Job!

clap: :

[MrModerate]

177. A tip of the hat n/t

[saveallthekids]

178. Thanks from a long time lurker

I just want to thanks you guys for giving me a place to read so many threads. I have lurked for a while and I am just now courageous enough to create a handle and participate. Sorry for not being a part of this sooner, I'm surrounded by Romney supporters in this community and I typically only find an outlet for my views online.

Thanks!

[tavalon]

179. Wow, even though Elad lives just one state away, I've only

met Skinner and EarlG and back then they were married without children. I bet the world is a very different place for them now, a sleepier place and yet, they still keep this kickass site going and put up with all our whiny shit. Amazing!!!!

Edited to add: I bet we barely hit DefCon 2 next week. They are that good.

[Kennah]

180. Gentlemen, you rock!

[Major Hogwash]

181. Geez, how old is that picture?

What's the story behind it?

[Grown2Hate]

182. I fucking love these guys. Seriously. That is all. NT

[SleeplessinSoCal]

183. Thanks for doing what you do.

I especially liked the hours following the debates when you had to throw up a firewall. Great work!!!

[AllenVanAllen]

184. Hullz yeah!

Those dudes are teh awesome....

[onestepforward]

185. Thank you so much!

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I have no family left, but DU is my special cyber family!
I always feel at "home" when I'm here!

[lovemydog]

186. Thank you very much.

I love DU.

[vanlassie]

187. My thanks are boundless!!!

[Raine]

188. THANKS for the BEST site on the internet! nt

[AsahinaKimi]

190. Doumo arigatou gozaimashita!

[sarge43]

191. And so say all of us.

Thank you gentlemen.

[Live and Learn]

192. Love DU, love you, love the posters (the majority of them anyway)!

DU has saved me a bundle in what would have been mental health costs. Thank you all.

[Wednesdays]

193. Heck, yeah!

[BlueCollar]

194. amen...n/t

[Cetacea]

195. K&R

[pegasis]

196. Thank you from a newbie

You're truly a port in a very bad storm.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

197. Hurrah!

[Ikonoklast]

198. And yet once again, bupkis for Grovelbot.

The only guy that did any real work here.

Management getting all the kudos, the poor slob doing the grunt work on the line gets the boot.

[polly7]

199. They are awesome.

This is truly the best site on the net, and thank you for allowing some of us from outside the U.S. to share with like-minded people. DU saved my sanity during the Bush years. Best of luck on Tuesday!

[lonestarnot]

200. The fucking most outstanding best!

[jwirr]

201. Late in posting but none the less grateful. May we be able to work through the second term to

get the things we want passed.

[Buddaman]

202. DU hands down IS THE BEST thanks to EarlG, Elad and Skinner everyone here....God Bless!

[intaglio]

203. Kick and wreck

[-LOKI -BAD FOR YA]

204. great work,beat huff-puff ,they are so young looking n\t

[appacom]

205. Thanks from a newby ! You've saved my sanity!

[Skinner]

206. Thanks, everyone.

I know I'm a little late to the party. But I wanted to stop by and say thank you to all of you. I appreciate it. You all are the best.