This is the most positive group I have ever seen

[marym625]

Seriously. The vibe, the posts, the replies, all so uplifting!

Bernie will pull us all together!

Thank you all for the uplifting and informative posts

[SummerSnow]

1. You're welcome marym625

[marym625]

17. Thanks again

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. One thing I haven't seen yet...

(and this is at best off-topic for your specific post, but if I don't write a comment, it'll slip out of my mind again...)

is Bernie VP pick speculation.

I think I'd like to see Barbara Lee, but I worry about name recognition issues. Castro (either of them) might be too young. Brown would be perfect, but I don't want to lose TWO Dem senate caucus votes, especially since we might not be able to replace Brown with a Dem in Ohio when Bernie wins.

Ok, back to your happiness

[marym625]

4. Great thoughts

I do believe he needs to pick a female. And you're right about the Senate. We can't lose a seat! I'm thinking Wendy Davis. Name recognition, absolutely great on women's issues, southern and female.

Thoughts?

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

6. That's a great pick, and I'm surprised I didn't even think of her on my shortlist.

We keep fighting to get enough people to turn Texas purple, and as both a 'southerner' and a Texan specifically, I think she'd bring a great energy to the ticket. I think in that post, you've already converted me to wanting a Sanders/Davis ticket.

Great on women's issues, and, given the 'concern' over Sanders age from some, she'd be a vibrant young VP who could step in if some health issue did arise.

[marym625]

7. exactly!

I kinda love the idea. Just thought it this morning

[redruddyred]

48. texas IS purple

or would be if we didn't keep throwing black men in jail.
slash immigrants who live there could vote.
the town where I grew up had an even more 'liberal' vibe than where I am now, and I live in new england.
it's just all the white fundie asshats who fuck it up for the rest of us.

[CrispyQ]

12. OMG, Wendy would be a great pick!

[marym625]

14. Awesome!

Love it!

[Jackpine Radical]

29. Gotta love it--

"My savior is a Fort Worth Blonde."

My savior is a Jew with bad hair.

[BrotherIvan]

47. O.M.G.

[Enthusiast]

25. A female from Florida or Ohio?

Not DWS, lol.

[marym625]

33. nah

I think it is going to have to be someone from a southern state. Florida may be south but it isn't "southern"

[Jackpine Radical]

27. She has the right "optics,"

but runs pretty far to the right of Bernie on economic issues.

I think he has to avoid looking like he's picking someone just for political advantage. You know--

Female............Check.
Southern.........Check
Attractive........Check
Not Palin.........Check
…


That said, I haven't a clue.

[Gregorian]

45. Here's some VP speculation with some interesting suggestions

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280802

[sabrina 1]

46. Barbara Lee would be my first choice also. I wouldn't worry about name recognition, most Americans

probably have no idea who the current VP is.

We can help people get to know her.

As to the OP, I agree, this is a great group.

[smokey nj]

3. I agree, mary!

[marym625]

5. YAY!

[Lifelong Protester]

8. A littl OT, but how do I get your sig line/picture

on my profile?

[marym625]

9. on your profile

You can edit your avatar and your sig line. There are choices for Bernie pics on this link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12802101

If you need more information just let me know

[Lifelong Protester]

10. I see where I can edit both

but do not see the cool 'ready for Bernie' option and don't see a sig line option for pictures, just text. I'm a 'techno-dope' I guess.

[marym625]

11. No, not at all

Pick the avarice you want and load it into your computer or phone. Then edit the avatar, pick to choose your own, pick the picture you want on your computer or phone, then hit to upload

On the sig line, you do it like you would a picture on a post. Use photobucket or a similar site, and put the link in the space given for the signature line.

I hope I explained that well enough

[Lifelong Protester]

32. So if you don't use photobucket or a similar site

you can't do it? I have the banner on my computer in my photos, but I don't use any ' off sites'. Any ideas of how I can still do it?

[marym625]

38. I can give you the information

To use my photobucket for the signature line


Take this but remove the space between http: and the //. Paste into the signature line box


http: //i45.photobucket.com/albums/f78/Marym625/Mobile%20Uploads/cropped-ready-for-bernie-sanders-2016-banner-22_zpsvrrmxgay.jpg

[merrily]

13. Great group, great hosts.

[marym625]

18. Why thank you!

[darkangel218]

30. +1

[Cosmic Kitten]

15. Bernie is a true UNITER

It's just so easy to agree
with his Common Sense
and rational POV.

He is saying what we all
have been thinking!

Finally, a True Champion
of the people

[marym625]

19. exactly!

[TBF]

16. Bernie speaks to us in a language

we understand. He is anti-fascism, anti-corporatism. It is so refreshing to have a candidate to support (as opposed to just holding your nose & voting for lesser of two evils).

[marym625]

20. ain't it though!

[Puglover]

21. And let's keep it that way!

There is a thread elsewhere that is a perfect example of what I (and most of us I believe) do NOT want this group to become.

And when I see meta crap like that crop up in this group I am going to do my level best to see them locked.

Please be civil out in GD if you can.

Do NOT take the bait.

[marym625]

22. It's gone

Self deleted.

Yes, we're good. I expect a slip now and then. The poster did the right thing deleting

[Puglover]

23. Yeah that one too.

And thank you for addressing it.

No, I meant elsewhere. As in another group.

[marym625]

24. Yeah

I obviously got mixed up. The one you are talking about speaks for itself. The poster and the replies and the incredibly obvious hypocrisy

[arcane1]

26. I'm delighted that it isn't becoming an anti-Hillary group!!

There are too many POSITIVE things to say, and everyone seems to be sticking to those!

[marym625]

34. even with it being part of the plan

Just happened organically. Too many good things going on!

[Jackpine Radical]

28. Hey, aren't we supposed to be bashing other candidates or something?

Actually, I feel a tremendous sense of relief at seeing Bernie in the race. It's like Borowitz said. I'm kinda totally flummoxed by having a candidate whose views match mine more closely than anyone since George McGovern. (Can you believe it? Some people think Borowitz writes satire!)

[marym625]

35. borowitz writes satire?

No!


Yeah, some of his stuff is so spot on it's difficult to decipher the satire from the reality

[carolinayellowdog]

31. it's like an oasis

All the people whose posts I've enjoyed for years, and none of those who've been deliberately annoying progressives for years. It rather decisively shifts the balance on the question "is DU worth the time, energy and aggravation?" when you eliminate the aggravation factor as we head into primary season.

Thanks for keeping it friendly and positive.

[marym625]

36. We're trying

And with such a great group of people, it's not difficult

[L0oniX]

37. I'd rather have the mods give posters a chance to self delete...

rather than locking it or banning the poster. Thing is how long do you wait before locking. I'm sure the mods welcome alerts over inappropriate posts and or links.

[Jackpine Radical]

39. That would be a good idea, I think.

Learning occurs in the presence of feedback.

Resentment occurs in the presence of slapdowns.

[L0oniX]

40. I've gathered from group members that we want to be better than the others.

[marym625]

43. We are

[Jackpine Radical]

44. I don't see the utility of such comparisons.

I just think we want to be principled people backing a principled candidate in ways that allow us to live with ourselves, in hopes of advancing causes we hold dear to us--causes pretty much like those FDR advanced 70 years ago. with his "Four Freedoms"--

Freedom of speech
Freedom of worship
Freedom from want
Freedom from fear


and maybe a few more, like freedom from surveillance and freedom from species extinction.

We could probly have some fun adding to the list.

[marym625]

42. Well said ,my friend

[marym625]

41. I agree as long as it's not blatant bullshit

The alerts have definitely helped me decide what to do. That and comments on the post. But yeah, if it's ify or by a known Bernie supporter and just venting, definitely give the chance to self delete

I locked one post and didn't give the chance to self delete. But I did offer to unlock and let them self delete.