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59. Eleven Years too!

Sun Aug 26, 2012, 09:27 PM

Aug 2012

I had to go to my profile to check how long I've been here. I regularly log on and read about what is happening but I seldom post. I retired about a year ago and moved 300 miles south to St. George, Utah. Now, I have a lot more free time to spend at DU and other progressive/left leaning websites. I also watch Bill Press and Stephanie Miller on Current TV in the mornings. Having lived in Utah my entire life, I've had to put up with a good deal of BS from Mormons and from Republicans. In addition, there are many mind numbingly stupid people in this area who will say and do everything they're told even if it goes against their own best interest. You can bet I will be here through out the RNC to help maintain my sanity. BTW Will, I've always looked forward to your posts on DU.

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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