Happy Holidays from Democratic Underground

[Skinner]

During the Holiday Season we make time for our family and friends, traveling across town, across the country, or around the world to visit with the people we care about.

Many of us consider the members of this online community to be our friends. Even though we may not have met in "real life," our fellow DUers are as much a part of our lives as our neighbors, co-workers, and even some of our friends and family. And so, this Holiday Season the DU Administrators want to take a moment to express our gratitude to all of you, our online virtual family.

2011 has been an extraordinary year for Democratic Underground. In January we celebrated 10 years online. We have been engaged in a high-profile legal fight, where we (with the help of EFF) helped stop a predatory copyright troll who has been harassing hundreds of websites with bogus lawsuits. And in December we unveiled an enormous overhaul of our website which we've been working on for well over a year. Through it all, you helped this community grow and thrive -- by visiting, by posting, by providing financial help, and by accepting big software changes with patience and good nature. We are extremely grateful.

Thanks to your support, this community is stronger than it as ever been. We have an amazing community of people, and we finally have the software you deserve. 2012 is a presidential election year, and we believe everything is in place so it will be our best year yet.

Happy Holidays. And thank you.

David Allen
Dave Allsopp
Brian Leitner
DU Administrators

[steve2470]

1. Happy Holidays to all of you from me and my family ! nt

[shraby]

2. Thumbs up all the way and Happy Holidays to you too.

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. ...

[freshwest]

4. Happy Holidays to all of you and your families. Much thanks for everything.

[Lisa0825]

5. Happy Christmakwanzaka and thank you for all you do for us :-) nt

[Ohio Joe]

6. Thanks!

Happy Holidays to all the Admins and their families!

[PeaceNikki]

7. Back atcha, guys!!

Thanks for putting together a place where we can gather to discuss politics, laugh, cry and even bicker. I've met some of my best IRL friends though this place and formed some amazing bonds of friendship with people all over the world.

[Greybnk48]

8. Thank you! n/t

[CherokeeDem]

9. Happy Holidays to All...

To the DU Administrators...thank you for this wonderful forum...I turn to it for not only political news, but first for late breaking news, or when I need a laugh...the DU Lounge is the place to be. We might fuss and bicker...but that's what families do...but we all know we have a place to come to when we need it.

Thanks and here is to a fantastic 2012!

[KT2000]

10. A real accomplishment

The legal fight and
I have explained some of the "software changes" to people who have said "Wow - those people really know what they are doing!" We all get to enjoy a very sophisticated site.
Thank you to all the administors for this great site.
Happy Holidays to you all as well.

[tavalon]

35. Yeah, quite a year for DU, huh?

And to think, I wondered if DU would make it through the first two years of the Obama Administration! Silly me.

[DesertRat]

11. Thank you and Happy Holidays to all of you!

[pinboy3niner]

12. DU did software changes? Uh-oh.

Happy Holidays!

[Muskypundit]

13. I thought DU3 was going to suck.

And it doesn't. After two days of getting used to I find myself on here a lot more than before. So thank you skinner and co. for my holiday gift. Keep shining that light.

[Old and In the Way]

14. I was wondering if anyone else had the same experience...

I don't know if it's just the newness of the site, but I know I've been spending more time here.

[pinboy3niner]

18. It's the subliminal commands

[tavalon]

34. Me too

I think I'm in love. With the site, I mean.

[Wait Wut]

70. I thought it would keep me from coming back.

I've had bad/sad experiences with some of my favorite sites upgrading and becoming inaccessible from work. I can't do "everything" from work, now, but I find it so much more inviting, now.

[housewolf]

15. Back attcha, Admins!

and a big THANK YOU for providing such a great place for all of us to hang out and yammer through the issues of the day (and lots of other things, too!)

[Old and In the Way]

16. Hope everyone at DU is having a great Holiday Season!

And a special thanks to the DU folks who have made this place possible.

[onehandle]

17. It's Merry Christmas, Commie. nt

[Suich]

19. Thanks to all of you!

The new site is terrific!

Happy Holidays!

[Agony]

20. Cheers to All

Agony

[Lugnut]

21. Happy holidays to you and yours.

Thank you for giving us a place where we can share and learn.

[Rex]

22. Happy Holidays Skinner

and to all that make this site great!

[Lifelong Protester]

23. Thank you, and Merry Christmas to all my DU companions!

[stevedeshazer]

24. Peace and love.

Thanks for the great forum.

We are family.

[pinto]

25. Happy holiday to you three. It's been a joy to be a part of this (virtual and real life) community.

Here's to 2012...

pinto

[YvonneCa]

26. Merry Christmas to you and your families...

...and to my fellow DUers.

[applegrove]

27. Enjoy the holidays.... You deserve it.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

28. This message was hidden by Jury decision.

Somebody had to do it! Happy Holidaze!

[a2liberal]

48. I have to admit

Your post attracted my attention when I saw it in the thread listing.

[XemaSab]

29. Merry Christmas, Skinner, EarlG, and elad!

(Happy Holidays too. )

[HopeHoops]

30. GO THE FUCK TO BED - Santa doesn't LIKE web site administrators that peek!!!!

MERRY FUCKING NARWHAL CHRISTMAS - FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!1!

[FlaGatorJD]

31. Back at you admins

U guys rock.

[Hardrada]

32. Froehliche Weihnachten

und Ein Gutes Neues Jahr!

[tavalon]

33. And also to all of you

I do have a small request and I can understand if you have no desire to have your spouses and children's pictures on the Web, but if you don't mind, can we see Holiday pictures of the families?

PS You guys have made the greatest DU evah!!

[Skinner]

51. Here's a copy of our holiday photo. WARNING: Cute kids!

[gateley]

64. I'm not even a kid person but I went "Awww!" when it saw these cuties! Beautiful children. nt

[Wait Wut]

71. I need proof.

Where are the birth certificates?

[PeaceNikki]

72. awwwwwwwwwww!!

Nice work on the baby makin'! They're adorable!

[renate]

80. they're so adorable!

Seeing them makes me extra grateful for the time and work you put in here, with those three sweeties around to tempt you to play with them instead! What cutie pies!

[graywarrior]

91. The kid holding the baby looks just like you, Skinner

Your wife must be beautiful, BTW. LOL.

[butterfly77]

100. I thought the same thing...

[tavalon]

118. Skinner is no slacker in the looks department

but yeah, these kids got a double dose of cute. He must have a stunning wife, who married him for the millions of dollars he makes here (kidding. I suspect they probably only make a tenth of what they deserve and put in 10 times the hours that they should).

[butterfly77]

99. Dang!

They have gotten big so quick!Beautiful children Skinner!

[polly7]

105. Awww...... they are adorable.

[tavalon]

116. OMG

I remember when your wife was very pregnant with your first. You have three gorgeous kids. Number one has your hair, number two some aspects of your face, and number three is really, really sleepy! I bet you are too!

Thank you Skinner, that was sweet.

Blessed Holidays to all of you!

[tavalon]

121. Thank you for actually being willing to put your cute kids up here!

[BeHereNow]

36. As I have speculated before...

I believe the Du will be noted in history books as a social phenomena.
A group of like minded souls who found each other on the "internets,"
and together, as a community, archived history and hope.
Thank you for being our anchor in a what can only be described
as the storm of all history.
BHN

[Lil Missy]

37. So, are you working on a little sister for the boys?

[Aristus]

38. Peace and love to everybody!

[Tsiyu]

39. Happy Holidays to you and yours

and hoping all of your little ones have a magical, ((((slightly materialistic,)))) glittery season.

[Tikki]

40. Grand times now and...

in to the future.....



Tikki

[trusty elf]

41. Season's Greetings and all the best to you too!

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[pacalo]

42. Happy Holidays to you all!

[Wait Wut]

73. That's pretty.

But, where the hell is the Pentacle?

Peace to you, DU sibling!

[tavalon]

119. Um, our celebration was on the actual solstice

Yeah, yeah, I know they stole Christmas from the Pagans but they didn't actually get the date right, so I call it a wash. Besides, my holiday fun comes from explaining what the tree and the lights and the yuletide log actually symbolize. It's almost as fun as Easter. The other thing I do is work on Christmas so that someone who wouldn't otherwise get their holiday off, does. Nightshifter nurse here.

Anyway, here's your pentagram and a kick butt song and The Christians and the Pagans by Dar Williams. If you like it, you will probably like everything bu her and I highly recommend buying just about every song she has made.

[Angry Dragon]

43. Ponies, Unicorns, Rainbows for everyone............

May the Holidays be kind to your family........

[AsahinaKimi]

44. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Meri Kurisumasu to Yo Otoshi wo!

Kimiko ~yori

[NNN0LHI]

45. Same to you guys and yours

Thank you for the holiday wishes.



From Don and the family

[malaise]

46. I wish the same to all the hardworking administrators of

DU and your families.

[tropicanarose]

57. Beautiful wreath! I love it

[malaise]

122. Thanks

Happy Holidays!

[Little Star]

47. Merry Xmas to you guys and your families!

[99Forever]

49. Happy Holidays to your and yours Skinner...

.. and top all of the fine people who contribute to this unique place.

[meow2u3]

50. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and Happy New Year to you guys, too

Hope your Christmas is the best, despite the rotten economy.

[underpants]

52. to you and all yours too

[no_hypocrisy]

53. Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays Skinner and Administrators!

[NMDemDist2]

54. and to you guys

DU has been such a big part of my life for so long now....

thank you!

[Johnson20]

55. Yes, Merry Christmas to all here.

[tropicanarose]

56. Merry Christmas and the Happiest of Holidays to All of DU~wishing you peace and joy!!

[Occulus]

58. And to you and everyone else at DU!

[duhneece]

59. DU has made me feel 'not-so-alone'

Living in a fundamentalist, right-wing community had me feeling quite alone, then I found DU, then I got involved in my local Democratic Party...and that's where I found connection with other progressives and liberals. Thank you for saving my sanity.

[Wait Wut]

75. I feel your pain.

None of us is ever alone. Just not within arms reach.

[dixiegrrrrl]

85. Tell me about it..I am in Alabama!

[angstlessk]

60. Thank you, Skinner, et al, for saving us from the 2000 vote debacle...

from then to now we owe you our undying gratitude for all you fellows have done..Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all and all your families...

[Odin2005]

61. Merry Christmas and a happy New Years, Skinner!

[Yo_Mama]

62. And the same to everyone at DU!!! n/t

[gateley]

63. Happy Holidays to all of you, too! DU is an integral part of so many of our lives! Thank you! nt

[Triana]

65. Happy Holidays Admins!

I've been here since 2001 and have no idea what I'd have done without DU.

I hope you guys get some well-deserved time with your families this season. Your decade+ of hard work has made this the best Democratic website on the intertubes.

[JNelson6563]

66. Merry Christmas all

Skinner, I will never forget on Christmas Eve I couldn't sign on for some reason and was dying to say Merry Christmas to the then Marketeers (this was some years ago, it was a different bunch then). I will never forget your efforts to work that out, on Christmas eve! Mighty nice of you.

Holiday cheers to all,
Julie

[Douglas Carpenter]

67. "Happy Holidays" huh? I see you've joined the war on Christmas

[Wait Wut]

69. LOL!

Deep inside, we're all heathens! Even the miracle workers of DU!!!

[Wait Wut]

68. Lot's of love to the DU staff and our community!

From my Pagan/Buddhist/Shinto/Christian home to yours!

[William769]

74. And to the DU Administrators & their families also.

[cal04]

76. Happy Holidays to you and all the Admins

thank you for DU!

[PETRUS]

77. Cheers, fellow DU-ers!

[WillyT]

78. Happy Holidays All !!!

[greytdemocrat]

79. Merry Christmas to all on DU!!!

[renate]

81. you guys are the absolute best!

DU is my mental home away from home--it's a real presence and a real blessing in my life.

Many many hugs to you, with much gratitude, and to everybody here who makes this place the community that it is.

[RKP5637]

82. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to everyone!!! n/t

[ZombieHorde]

83. I wish everyone peace, love, and full bellies. nt

[bemildred]

84. Same to you.

Props for the new software, I know there is still work to be done, but there a lot of new niceties in the user interface, and I want to compliment whoever did the work for thinking hard and well.

[classof56]

86. Happiest of holidays to DU Admins and all my fellow DUers--especially the ones I agree with!

Seriously, can't tell you how much this site has meant to me and my sanity.

Let us hope 2012 is a far, far better year than we have known before. And as another Dickens character said, "God Bless Us Every One"!

Peace.

[rhett o rick]

87. Happy Holidays to all. nm

[ornotna]

88. Happy Holidays to all

Thanks for all do.

[icymist]

89. Thank you and a Blessed New Year for you and yours.

[blaze]

90. Thanks Skinner!

[tandot]

92. Happy Holidays to All :)

Thanks for DU3

[sce56]

93. Merry Xmas from SCE56 on Brr WindII

[annabanana]

94. Right back atcha guys!

As someone who is on every day, for at least an hour, usually more.. I STILL love this place and the people who are always around to stick in THEIR 2¢.

[AtomicKitten]

95. Wishing all health, happiness, and prosperity in the new year.

[nolabear]

96. Happy Holidays to all. It's been a pleasure.

[Scurrilous]

97. Happy Holidays.

[NRaleighLiberal]

98. Best wishes for a wonderful day to all of you as well!

and thanks for the great gift - every day - DU!

Here's to a fascinating 2012.....this will be THE go-to, be-at place, that's for sure!

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

101. Merry Christmas and all the best wishes for the coming year.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

102. I've been around for a pretty long time and I've always been so impressed with you guys

(was under a different name before...)

anyway, Thank You, you three are great examples of the Liberal/Progressive character that I admire.

[suffragette]

103. Happy Holidays to all

[polly7]

104. Happy Holidays to you, and wishing you nothing but the best in 2012.

This is an amazing site with the very best people on the internet, and thank you for letting me be part of it.

Love, joy and peace to you all.

[CottonBear]

106. Happy Holidays!

I am so glad to be a part of such an amazing online community of fellow Democrats. DU3 is just wonderful. I'm looking forward to 2012!

[Bossy Monkey]

107. Screw that! Where's my pony?! (Seriously, thanks fellas for everything!) n/t

[UnrepentantLiberal]

108. Kick and rec if you like

Santa Claus.

[irisblue]

109. happy holidays

thank you all for making this site possible. it's become an import news center, as well as a place for me to educate myself, and be able to share that knowledge with my less politically oriented family and friends. may there be many more holidays to celebrate.

[PatrynXX]

110. more likely Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Hogswatch

uh that last one. only applies to Terry Pratchett fans.

and stay far far away from a christmas story. yuck .... go watch hogfather tis better

[bagtree]

111. Happy Holidays

Wow,Happy Holidays.First, to introduce a very festive and creative website：[url=http://www.bagtreeok.com/]www.bagtreeok.com[/url]

[msanthrope]

112. Thank you!!! To you and yours, also! nt

[Tippy]

113. Happy Holidays to DU and staff....U are a great bunch...

[The Straight Story]

114. If you are going to post this on Dec 25, at least say Merry Christmas

[highplainsdem]

115. Thanks! Happy Holidays to you, too, and to all here!

[silverweb]

117. Thank you!

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]And Happy Holidays to you and your families, too.

[Skittles]

120. WOOT!!

thank YOU y'all!!!

[ProSense]

123. Happy Holidays

Peace and Joy to all!

[calimary]

124. Thank you DU! And all the DUers in it! Happy Holidays of all kinds!

Christmas and more. And I guess we switch over to Happy New Year as of today.

I hope everyone had a wonderful and uplifting Christmas! And thank you Skinner and company! MUCH LOVE and gratitude from casa de calimary!

[yardwork]

125. Thank you and happy holidays, David, Dave, and Brian.