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Baltimike

(4,441 posts) Tue Oct 16, 2018, 11:42 AM Oct 2018

Hello DU.

I am new and introducing myself. Lifelong democrat living in a red area of a blue state.

Fluent in redneck.

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Hello DU. (Original Post) Baltimike Oct 2018 OP

Welcome! Nictuku Oct 2018 #1

Welcome Kurt V. Oct 2018 #2

Welcome! SHRED Oct 2018 #3

me too...if you dish back what they're serving, they'll back right down. nt Baltimike Oct 2018 #5

Howdy! nature-lover Oct 2018 #4

Welcome Fresh_Start Oct 2018 #6

Me too! violetpastille Oct 2018 #7

Welcome to DU Baltimike! livetohike Oct 2018 #8

welcome to du--this group helps me keep what little is left of my sanity. niyad Oct 2018 #9

Welcome to DU! CousinIT Oct 2018 #10

Aloha! pandr32 Oct 2018 #11

welcome BigGermanGuy Oct 2018 #12

Welcome to DU, to you, too, BigGermanGuy! calimary Oct 2018 #35

Welcome Mike! geardaddy Oct 2018 #13

Welcome! kooth Oct 2018 #14

And Welcome to DU, to you, too, kooth! calimary Oct 2018 #24

Hai! Laffy Kat Oct 2018 #15

Excellent... hwmnbn Oct 2018 #16

Welcome Baltimike! ploppy Oct 2018 #17

Welcome! llmart Oct 2018 #18

Welcome! BadgerMom Oct 2018 #19

Hello fellow newbie ZeroSomeBrains Oct 2018 #20

Welcome Baltimike OriginalGeek Oct 2018 #21

Welcome to DU, Baltimike! calimary Oct 2018 #22

Welcome! Power 2 the People Oct 2018 #23

Welcome Baltimike. salin Oct 2018 #25

I'm a proud Baltimoron up here in South Central PA! Welcome! Are you a new... JoeOtterbein Oct 2018 #26

Hello and welcome! PatSeg Oct 2018 #27

Welcome to DU, Baltimike! Ohiogal Oct 2018 #28

Same here. Living in red coastal Orange County in blue California. SunSeeker Oct 2018 #29

I'm also a life long democrat Sunny Daze Oct 2018 #30

Hello! Silver1 Oct 2018 #31

Welcome to DU! Luciferous Oct 2018 #32

Welcome to DU. Doreen Oct 2018 #33

I'm from a blue area of a red state DFW Oct 2018 #34

Welcome home. byronius Oct 2018 #36

Welcome aboard! backtoblue Oct 2018 #37

Welcome. TomSlick Oct 2018 #38

Welcome y'all! CaptainTruth Oct 2018 #39

Welcome to DU, Baltimike Niagara Oct 2018 #40

Welcome aboard, Baltimike! No Vested Interest Oct 2018 #41

Welcome to DU. malthaussen Oct 2018 #42

Welcome to DU! BobTheSubgenius Oct 2018 #43

Welcome to DU...n/t bluecollar2 Oct 2018 #44

Welcome to DU, Baltimike! MrScorpio Oct 2018 #45

Welcome to DU! mahina Oct 2018 #46

Welcome to DU Baltimike! smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #47

Nictuku

(4,526 posts)

1. Welcome!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 11:44 AM

Oct 2018

Kurt V.

(5,624 posts)

2. Welcome

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 11:44 AM

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SHRED

(28,136 posts)

3. Welcome!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 11:45 AM

Oct 2018

I grew up in a redneck zone.

Baltimike

(4,441 posts)

5. me too...if you dish back what they're serving, they'll back right down. nt

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 11:46 AM

Oct 2018

nature-lover

(1,855 posts)

4. Howdy!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 11:45 AM

Oct 2018

Fresh_Start

(11,356 posts)

6. Welcome

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 11:49 AM

Oct 2018

Hope you find some support here.
Its tough dealing with maga-ts all the time

violetpastille

(1,483 posts)

7. Me too!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 11:49 AM

Oct 2018

Except for the redneck fluency.

Welcome!

livetohike

(23,938 posts)

8. Welcome to DU Baltimike!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 12:01 PM

Oct 2018

niyad

(129,313 posts)

9. welcome to du--this group helps me keep what little is left of my sanity.

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 12:09 PM

Oct 2018

CousinIT

(12,142 posts)

10. Welcome to DU!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 12:19 PM

Oct 2018

pandr32

(13,731 posts)

11. Aloha!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 12:20 PM

Oct 2018

We used to live in a red county of WA State, so I sympathize. I lost my patience with some I met a few times Unfortunately there are some in this State (Hawaii), too, but they are a minority--Hawaii is blue.
Welcome.

BigGermanGuy

(131 posts)

12. welcome

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:05 PM

Oct 2018

and same!

I was but the lowly Bernie, then Hillary, sticker in a sea of MAGAts...

calimary

(88,831 posts)

35. Welcome to DU, to you, too, BigGermanGuy!

Reply to BigGermanGuy (Reply #12)

Tue Oct 16, 2018, 03:54 PM

Oct 2018

Glad you're here also! Just remember that there are WAY more of US than there are of the MAGAts. The only difference is, THEY relentlessly turn out to vote. And our side too often tends not to. Let's hope that changes, bigtime, next month.

geardaddy

(25,392 posts)

13. Welcome Mike!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:09 PM

Oct 2018

kooth

(236 posts)

14. Welcome!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:11 PM

Oct 2018

Hi Mike, and welcome!

calimary

(88,831 posts)

24. And Welcome to DU, to you, too, kooth!

Reply to kooth (Reply #14)

Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:33 PM

Oct 2018

Glad you're here as well! This place has kept me sane since bush/cheney stole the White House. Thank Heaven it's still here, still keeping me sane in the time of trump.

Laffy Kat

(16,844 posts)

15. Hai!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:13 PM

Oct 2018

Welcome! Yes, DU helps many of us keep our tenuous sanity.

hwmnbn

(4,299 posts)

16. Excellent...

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:17 PM

Oct 2018

you fit right in...

ploppy

(2,195 posts)

17. Welcome Baltimike!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:19 PM

Oct 2018

It's nice to have you here.

llmart

(17,290 posts)

18. Welcome!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:22 PM

Oct 2018

I have a feeling you'll fit right in here because of your humor. I loved the "fluent in redneck" comment.

BadgerMom

(3,376 posts)

19. Welcome!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:26 PM

Oct 2018

Nice to know you!

ZeroSomeBrains

(638 posts)

20. Hello fellow newbie

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:30 PM

Oct 2018

Always good to see another new guy who saw the community as something they wanted to join. Have fun!

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)

21. Welcome Baltimike

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:30 PM

Oct 2018

My cousin lives in Pasadena...I lived for a brief moment in Owings Mills. The Maryland Death Fest is one of my favorite things in America.

Of course, none of that makes sense (but is all still true) if I misinterpreted your Balti.

calimary

(88,831 posts)

22. Welcome to DU, Baltimike!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:31 PM

Oct 2018

Glad you're here! Welcome to the best and most vigorous civilian Democratic/liberal/progressive think tank on the internet!

Power 2 the People

(2,437 posts)

23. Welcome!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:32 PM

Oct 2018

salin

(48,958 posts)

25. Welcome Baltimike.

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:34 PM

Oct 2018

I, too am a life long dem - but in a blue dot in a red state.

JoeOtterbein

(7,863 posts)

26. I'm a proud Baltimoron up here in South Central PA! Welcome! Are you a new...

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:35 PM

Oct 2018

...Baltimoron? (That's what the kooks up here call us transplants from Baltimore)

PatSeg

(51,930 posts)

27. Hello and welcome!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:40 PM

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Ohiogal

(39,612 posts)

28. Welcome to DU, Baltimike!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:40 PM

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SunSeeker

(57,432 posts)

29. Same here. Living in red coastal Orange County in blue California.

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:41 PM

Oct 2018

Welcome!

Sunny Daze

(209 posts)

30. I'm also a life long democrat

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:43 PM

Oct 2018

I live in a red area of a red state and am truly thankful for everyone here. Welcome!

Silver1

(721 posts)

31. Hello!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:45 PM

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Luciferous

(6,540 posts)

32. Welcome to DU!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 02:52 PM

Oct 2018

Doreen

(11,686 posts)

33. Welcome to DU.

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 03:33 PM

Oct 2018

I live in a red area of Washington state so I understand your dilemma.

DFW

(59,670 posts)

34. I'm from a blue area of a red state

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 03:52 PM

Oct 2018

But I know what you mean!

Welcome!

byronius

(7,885 posts)

36. Welcome home.

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 04:20 PM

Oct 2018

This is the place to be.

backtoblue

(13,004 posts)

37. Welcome aboard!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 05:06 PM

Oct 2018

TomSlick

(12,864 posts)

38. Welcome.

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 06:59 PM

Oct 2018

I'm a lifelong Democrat living in a small light blue enclave in a bright red state.

Redneck is my native language. How's your momanem?

CaptainTruth

(8,022 posts)

39. Welcome y'all!

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 10:30 PM

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Niagara

(11,349 posts)

40. Welcome to DU, Baltimike

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Tue Oct 16, 2018, 10:39 PM

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No Vested Interest

(5,279 posts)

41. Welcome aboard, Baltimike!

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 01:45 AM

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malthaussen

(18,369 posts)

42. Welcome to DU.

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 11:41 AM

Oct 2018

Set and have some cider.

-- Mal

BobTheSubgenius

(12,167 posts)

43. Welcome to DU!

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 07:23 PM

Oct 2018

You've either stumbled upon, been (well) directed to, or successfully searched out the best political site on the Net that I've ever seen. Fantastically well-informed and committed folks here, friendly as hell, pretty much without exception, but will put up with no bullshit.

People here won't let a false statement stand, however well-meaning or unintended, but neither will they mock or shred the errant one. Intellectual rigour is the order of the day!

Enjoy yourself!!!