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42. Absolutely, planning on it

Sun Aug 26, 2012, 08:57 PM

Aug 2012

I have no need of watching their crap, and will not do so. I can read it online without out breathless, orgasmic inflections of what passes for media in this country.

I know my husband will have in on non-stop, but I have a white noise app on my phone, a Kindle with a new book uploaded, and a TV upstairs that I can use to produce mindless drivel noise while I focus in on DU.

This is my first Presidential election without my Dad, who passed in 2010. I need all the refuge I can get because I miss his encouragement badly, and his analysis of the Republican spew. He was a good Democrat. I miss him emailing me links to stuff on Kos and DU that I had just read, LOL, but so loved that he had totally adapted to the internet information age as a senior citizen.

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So, OK...gather 'round, folks. Time for a huddle. [View all] WilliamPitt Aug 2012 OP

Time to be louder than ever! Scuba Aug 2012 #1

K&R LiberalLoner Aug 2012 #2

I'll be here, my dear Will... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2012 #3

Here, too, my dear Peggy and dear Will! calimary Aug 2012 #159

it will be ugly...with full-blown wall to wall TV coverage spanone Aug 2012 #4

TCM, AMC, TNT and USA are my go-to spots. I plan on not listening or watching any of it...n/t monmouth Aug 2012 #5

I'm going to watch my "West Wing" DVDs SharonAnn Aug 2012 #15

current tv heaven05 Aug 2012 #30

I'm with you. broiles Aug 2012 #72

Kick! sarcasmo Aug 2012 #6

I'd like to ad that we should avoid fighting with one another if we can. nolabear Aug 2012 #7

^^^ Precisely. ^^^ WilliamPitt Aug 2012 #8

+1,000 freshwest Aug 2012 #117

What you said tavalon Aug 2012 #129

shoulder to shoulder proud patriot Aug 2012 #9

kick kentuck Aug 2012 #10

This is my home during all the crap MuseRider Aug 2012 #11

Isaac may steal a lot of the headlines. obxhead Aug 2012 #12

Isaac Is stealing the headlines....which is cool, Hell I Am IN New Orleans and think it's great :P Katashi_itto Aug 2012 #122

Oh My! obxhead Aug 2012 #153

Best advice ever. Thank you. jwirr Aug 2012 #13

word heaven05 Aug 2012 #14

Glad I'll be spending this week in a place that probably won't have TV or Internet. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #16

Exactly! Don't put any energy towards it!!! n/t renie408 Aug 2012 #17

Im new here greenymac Aug 2012 #18

Welcome aboard. WilliamPitt Aug 2012 #23

welcome here lovemydog Aug 2012 #31

Welcome to DU! KatyaR Aug 2012 #64

howdy!! handmade34 Aug 2012 #77

Welcome, greenymac! gateley Aug 2012 #85

Welcome. zeemike Aug 2012 #87

Welcome!! solara Aug 2012 #157

These are the kind of times that make me glad I don't watch TV. Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #19

Thankful for hurricane coverage.. ewagner Aug 2012 #138

Jeez, Ed. Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #147

LOL! sybylla Aug 2012 #150

Hey-hey, we could meet halfway or something, unless you folks Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #158

Owen...that's more than fair. There's also a good joint in Withee. sybylla Aug 2012 #161

Isn't the Owen restaurant owned by Tim--I'm blocking his last name--who ran for Assembly Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #163

No. He sold his restaurant business to run for office. sybylla Sep 2012 #164

Thorpedo works for me, then. Jackpine Radical Sep 2012 #165

just remember... handmade34 Aug 2012 #20

Thanks, Handmade! classof56 Aug 2012 #44

photo from the DNC website handmade34 Aug 2012 #76

Looking forward to your posts from the DNC, handmade!!!! mike dub Aug 2012 #46

Good advice. Thanks, Will. Tennessee Gal Aug 2012 #21

Great synopsis. Yea, I don't think I'll be able to handle watching any of the RNC crap... johnnyrocket Aug 2012 #22

Convention? The US Open is this week Will :) TBF Aug 2012 #24

They will inspire us to be more effective Tom Rinaldo Aug 2012 #25

Actually, this is the ultimate point and laugh week tavalon Aug 2012 #130

I've been away for awhile but... GigiMommy Aug 2012 #26

Thanks my good buddy, Will DippyDem Aug 2012 #27

Pay it no mind ramapo Aug 2012 #28

Eight years for me. I'm always around here and especially so during political conventions. Zen Democrat Aug 2012 #29

Thank you. mzmolly Aug 2012 #32

Thanks. I'll try to frogmarch Aug 2012 #33

Through the years.. cheriemedium59 Aug 2012 #34

Thank You. AC_Mem Aug 2012 #35

I'm a DU lifer and a Will Pittroid sellitman Aug 2012 #36

Oh yes Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #37

I'll be here malaise Aug 2012 #38

We should bump your post often this week....gonna need to hear some sane words!! nc4bo Aug 2012 #39

Solidarity, William Pitt! NGU!!! patrice Aug 2012 #40

Thank you, Will. gademocrat7 Aug 2012 #41

Oh, Inspector Lewis, xxqqqzme Aug 2012 #125

Absolutely, planning on it get the red out Aug 2012 #42

Sorry about your dad tavalon Aug 2012 #131

I think there's going to be a lot of idiocy and gaffes and lunatica Aug 2012 #43

Agreed. DU is the cure along with tasty Guinness Stout. FSogol Aug 2012 #45

Well stated!!!....my advice to the younger Progressives is to avoid emotional debates w/RWrs... lostnote12 Aug 2012 #47

Well Said, Sir. vanlassie Aug 2012 #48

I won't be watching. Brigid Aug 2012 #49

solidarity grasswire Aug 2012 #50

good timing salinen Aug 2012 #51

That and Rachel soleft Aug 2012 #52

I've been posting here for about 5 months. Jamaal510 Aug 2012 #53

Glad you found DU xxqqqzme Aug 2012 #126

5 months and 1300+ posts tavalon Aug 2012 #132

I think I found it the same way in 2004. Tunkamerica Aug 2012 #134

Ugh . . . Yahoo is SUCH a pigshit hog waller. HughBeaumont Aug 2012 #142

thanks for the reminder, Will! Skittles Aug 2012 #54

yeah, and we haven't seen mopinko Aug 2012 #55

I've been through the fire Loki Aug 2012 #56

Hugs back atcha. And to everyone else. Hunker down and brace for the wave. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #57

I shall keep my sanity by making calls for my local Democratic candidate. rurallib Aug 2012 #58

Eleven Years too! Stainless Aug 2012 #59

I know it and I will! I've been there before and will weather this one, too! n/t Vadem Aug 2012 #60

So what else is new? Pharaoh Aug 2012 #61

I plan in taking it in, at least in part. longship Aug 2012 #62

You're kidding, right? brooklynite Aug 2012 #63

Tennis, Weather channel, Stewart & Colbert, and DU...... That's all I need to be happy! northoftheborder Aug 2012 #65

If I must watch TV, I'll watch TCM. Oo, Breaking Bad is on soon! nt valerief Aug 2012 #66

this is good advice from a wise man JitterbugPerfume Aug 2012 #67

Fortunately, here on the West Coast, TV programming seems to have the convention ending 4lbs Aug 2012 #68

Unattended Republicans will be locked in a room full of cats derby378 Aug 2012 #69

Some Sunday afternoon thoughts INdemo Aug 2012 #70

...and this is why we Love your writing... joanbarnes Aug 2012 #71

Will said! (pun intended).. .....I needed this. ..Thanks! red dog 1 Aug 2012 #73

No msm for me this week. But how about a donating game? Everytime a repug tells a lie, we efhmc Aug 2012 #74

Time to bring out all of the 11 years of Frasier episodes on DVD. cheriemedium59 Aug 2012 #75

And remember to keep a sense of humor! LongTomH Aug 2012 #78

+1 RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #100

You are, in fact, SO RIGHT! Ferretherder Aug 2012 #79

I'll just think of the blockbuster deal instead nt TomClash Aug 2012 #80

It Won't Be An Issue Liberal_Dog Aug 2012 #81

Instead, watch Abby and Brittany on TLC greymattermom Aug 2012 #82

I got a bad feeling about this one... Canuckistanian Aug 2012 #83

This is the place the COOL kids hang out at... Tikki Aug 2012 #84

Thank you, Mr. Pitt. stlsaxman Aug 2012 #86

Oh, Will; you rock. You are 100% pure rock and roll. Aristus Aug 2012 #88

I am sure there will be AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #89

words of wisdom The Wizard Aug 2012 #90

Kick Iwillnevergiveup Aug 2012 #91

Teabagger Tourette's (NT) The Wizard Aug 2012 #92

I don't even have TV so it cannot infect my mind with it's stinky shit. zeemike Aug 2012 #93

Thank you for being here, William Pitt! Cracklin Charlie Aug 2012 #94

I'm going to OD on The Carol Burnett Show. libnnc Aug 2012 #95

-- I disagree with part of your post. Few, if any are watching either of the conventions. jerseyjack Aug 2012 #96

McCane's convention was pretty much a bust. indivisibleman Aug 2012 #97

Thanks for the advice and heads up Will. Greybnk48 Aug 2012 #98

working on any books lately Will? dionysus Aug 2012 #99

Only place where I'm constantly exposed to US RW nuttery tama Aug 2012 #101

hell to the yes! Hoosier Aug 2012 #102

some people will have excused absences CreekDog Aug 2012 #103

And when it's over - it's OUR turn!! jillan Aug 2012 #104

I'm not wathing that shit vlyons Aug 2012 #105

Thanks you, sir...I needed that! n/t Digital Puppy Aug 2012 #106

Your just a bunch of weak little puss n' boots! defacto7 Aug 2012 #107

Excellent idea Wednesdays Aug 2012 #108

Thank you, GREAT advice Lifelong Protester Aug 2012 #109

This message was self-deleted by its author abq e streeter Aug 2012 #110

Hard to believe it's been eleven years... Blue_Roses Aug 2012 #111

And if you, like me, cannot stand to hear even 30 seconds of their voices, grantcart Aug 2012 #112

This is precisely the reason that I love DU. A+++++ Kick & Rec 10,000 times. Firebrand Gary Aug 2012 #113

I can't hear them for all the wind Generic Other Aug 2012 #114

OK, I'm in. HCE SuiGeneris Aug 2012 #115

We've been through the Democratic Primary forums. aquart Aug 2012 #116

This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratsForProgress Aug 2012 #118

Thanks for the wise words, O venerable old timer! Surya Gayatri Aug 2012 #119

Thanks for the reminder, Will. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2012 #120

Ain't dat da trut! malthaussen Aug 2012 #121

I plan to watch xxqqqzme Aug 2012 #123

You will have a fine time, then tavalon Aug 2012 #133

I'll have to get second-hand reports. AtomicKitten Aug 2012 #124

It's already started nxylas Aug 2012 #127

Thanks for the reminder Will tavalon Aug 2012 #128

I needed that ashling Aug 2012 #135

I'm leaving the country and am just saying no to being LibDemAlways Aug 2012 #136

Thanks Will RockaFowler Aug 2012 #137

i should have read this yesterday barbtries Aug 2012 #139

Will, I wish I knew you IRL. Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #140

Personally Glaisne Aug 2012 #141

I have always found the RNC's to be sadly amusing Jennicut Aug 2012 #143

Whatever, dude. I have no time to watch that crap anyway. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2012 #144

Thanks...I needed that! slor Aug 2012 #145

Turn it Off - and think for your self. KauaiK Aug 2012 #146

Fist bump. I love DU, and I love you WilliamPitt. StrictlyRockers Aug 2012 #148

If you don't love you some WilliamPitt, then I don't like you (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #149

I'm reading and writing music. I've been hearing some of the craziest crap going on there so Lint Head Aug 2012 #151

Great advice, Will. Mnemosyne Aug 2012 #152

I'm Huddled around "Democracy Now" and "RT" for the Real News! KoKo Aug 2012 #154

Thank you For the talk down I am feeling anxious and sick knowing kimbutgar Aug 2012 #155

Bring it on! My wife says that I can ignore most things. WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2012 #156

kick warrior1 Aug 2012 #160

This place has kept me sane more than once. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #162