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berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts) Fri Nov 2, 2012, 11:19 AM Nov 2012

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A Long Overdue Appreciation Thread for EarlG, Elad and Skinner. [View all]

Thanks for keeping this site going and all that you do. I know site traffic must be going up on a daily basis as we approach the election. And the site remained operational throughout the storm when it seemed even the Internet in general had trouble staying functional.

And more importantly, thank you for what this site has done for the party, for the progressive movement, and for being the real fact-checker for the RW-bs machine. Sites like DU represent the new "Fourth Estate" as the media fails to remain objective and honor its role in our culture and society.

Thanks guys!

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A Long Overdue Appreciation Thread for EarlG, Elad and Skinner. [View all] berni_mccoy Nov 2012 OP

A toast well-deserved! Chipper Chat Nov 2012 #1

Rec'd panader0 Nov 2012 #2

Beautifully and gracefully said! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #3

x 2 Smilo Nov 2012 #80

Thank you , thank you. Love this site. crunch60 Nov 2012 #189

K&R quinnox Nov 2012 #4

And don't they look sharp! Lars39 Nov 2012 #5

Yes, the formal wear look, that's a new one! Lookin' good! freshwest Nov 2012 #103

Thank you, gentlemen. gademocrat7 Nov 2012 #6

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #7

All right, just this one time. I don't want TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #8

Agree. reflection Nov 2012 #9

And a big THANK YOU OldEurope Nov 2012 #10

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K&R Irishonly Nov 2012 #12

Here's to the gents to whom I owe my sanity (such as it is). Cheers, mates! yankeepants Nov 2012 #13

K&R Greybnk48 Nov 2012 #14

Hear, hear!! intheflow Nov 2012 #15

Love this pic! K&R n/t OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #16

K & R fleur-de-lisa Nov 2012 #17

K & R n/t malaise Nov 2012 #18

Thanks Very Much mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2012 #19

UP & DOWN! TheAmbivalante Nov 2012 #20

DU means the world to me... tallahasseedem Nov 2012 #21

Sanity, thy name is DU! ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #22

Thank you all so much EarthGurl2012 Nov 2012 #23

Hell Yeah!! tosh Nov 2012 #24

Can't believe it took me so long to find you! dangerdoll Nov 2012 #25

Many thanks for the platform, guys jsmirman Nov 2012 #26

Where would we be without you? Blue Idaho Nov 2012 #27

So *that's* what Socialist Communist Nazis look like! Roland99 Nov 2012 #28

You forgot "liberal" and "American-hating" in the standard description used by teabaggers. TexasTowelie Nov 2012 #131

Thank you so much for giving us a progressive haven. denvine Nov 2012 #29

Hear, hear! ybbor Nov 2012 #30

k&r trailmonkee Nov 2012 #31

Thanks for a super fantastic job guys! I've been here since day one Window Nov 2012 #32

I am not recommending this post brer cat Nov 2012 #33

I so miss that! ybbor Nov 2012 #59

What everyone else said! Bluzmann57 Nov 2012 #34

Thank you for helping me feel I am not alone. nclib Nov 2012 #35

many thanks for such a great site onethatcares Nov 2012 #36

Hey. They clean up pretty good... SidDithers Nov 2012 #37

Here's to ya, Lads. You have ruined my life for the last few months. nolabear Nov 2012 #38

A toast to DU- keeping me sane and driving me insane for 10 years! arcane1 Nov 2012 #39

bullwark of democracy FraDon Nov 2012 #40

Superstorm DU! Thanks to the many hard working patriots here... FailureToCommunicate Nov 2012 #41

Thanks, guys, for helping me preserve my sanity for eleven years! Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #42

There aren't enough rec's for these guys SpankMe Nov 2012 #43

thank you EarlG, Elad, and Skinner liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #44

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Smart, handsome, fun and our fearless leaders... Tikki Nov 2012 #46

Yay for you guys!!! lunatica Nov 2012 #47

Your site has given me hope, joy and a greater sense of how great the young are! ancianita Nov 2012 #48

For they are jolly good fellows! hifiguy Nov 2012 #49

K&R northoftheborder Nov 2012 #50

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K&R Kadie Nov 2012 #52

Thanks for posting this solara Nov 2012 #53

Suck up libodem Nov 2012 #54

You guys are wonderful! DianaForRussFeingold Nov 2012 #55

Thanks for TEN GOOD YEARS, Guys! Raster Nov 2012 #56

Thank you ! mecherosegarden Nov 2012 #57

They do a great job. Chemisse Nov 2012 #58

Thank you...for all you do. SoapBox Nov 2012 #60

Yup nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #61

Yay! Thank you LoisB Nov 2012 #62

hip-hip-hooray blm Nov 2012 #63

K&R!!!! mfcorey1 Nov 2012 #64

Ditto lillypaddle Nov 2012 #65

Once again, someone expresses my sentiments better than I possibly could.... Rowdyboy Nov 2012 #66

indespensable heaven05 Nov 2012 #67

Let's all be thankful we can virtually celebrate together on Tuesday night Sedona Nov 2012 #68

Thank you for 10 wonderful years. myrna minx Nov 2012 #69

HERE, HERE! 12AngryBorneoWildmen Nov 2012 #70

Thanks so much Lilma Nov 2012 #71

You are the best! Granny M Nov 2012 #72

woot ellisonz Nov 2012 #73

K&R N_E_1 for Tennis Nov 2012 #74

Right on! Except . . . We are part of the FIFTH estate, the game CHANGER!!! patrice Nov 2012 #75

Absolutely and was planning to do the same Monday before Apocalypse. grantcart Nov 2012 #76

Definitely a class act pscot Nov 2012 #77

Skol! For many of us . . . You now are our main stream media! You are my morning first read . . . Liberal In Red State Nov 2012 #78

mine, too! wordpix Nov 2012 #169

Cheers! stlsaxman Nov 2012 #79

Thank you. nt msanthrope Nov 2012 #81

LOCKING corkhead Nov 2012 #82

I'll join in to say... YvonneCa Nov 2012 #83

Toast! Melissa G Nov 2012 #84

Great pic! City Lights Nov 2012 #85

3 Cheers fr 3 smart guys! goclark Nov 2012 #86

Here Here LiberalLovinLug Nov 2012 #87

Better picture -- byronius Nov 2012 #88

The Best Three Men on the Intertubes Tsiyu Nov 2012 #89

THEY KICK ASS!!! Skittles Nov 2012 #90

I'd have severe withdrawals if this site ever KegCreekDem Nov 2012 #91

Yes indeed. AtomicKitten Nov 2012 #92

it's their fault my house is a mess and I never get anything done renate Nov 2012 #93

Same. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #115

Thanks to berni_mccoy for starting this thread... ailsagirl Nov 2012 #94

Hear, hear! Doesn't get said nearly enough! LadyHawkAZ Nov 2012 #95

Thanks for the port of sanity in a story world, fellas rurallib Nov 2012 #96

I get most of my news from DU..don't know what I'd do without you! K&R secondwind Nov 2012 #97

ditto-all of the above. IcyPeas Nov 2012 #98

Kicked and recommended. yesphan Nov 2012 #99

Yes, I certainly do Appreciate all of that! How Cha Nov 2012 #100

K & R Scurrilous Nov 2012 #101

Don't know which is more disturbing... gkhouston Nov 2012 #102

Thank You All Liberalynn Nov 2012 #104

??? Please, what do the stickers say??? freshwest Nov 2012 #105

Add my thanks, and a K&R. N/T Jankyn Nov 2012 #106

YES!! Thanks, guys! Duval Nov 2012 #107

We salute you good sirs Blue Owl Nov 2012 #108

Woo-fucking-Hoo!!! K&R.... hwmnbn Nov 2012 #109

Hear, hear! Zorra Nov 2012 #110

they look different than I pictured in my head - I pictured grouchy old guys. Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #111

Nice ties, guys. gateley Nov 2012 #112

I can get behind this sentiment! nt MADem Nov 2012 #113

HUGE K&R! closeupready Nov 2012 #114

Amen to that! DinahMoeHum Nov 2012 #116

Congratulations to each of you! Dalai_1 Nov 2012 #117

People ask me how I find out the latest political buzz so quickly Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #118

The best of the best of the best! VOX Nov 2012 #119

They rock! GentryDixon Nov 2012 #120

Great appreciation SamKnause Nov 2012 #121

Can't let this go by without adding my own thank you. LiberalAndProud Nov 2012 #122

K&R Fumesucker Nov 2012 #123

K & R n/t glinda Nov 2012 #124

I guess I better say something good here. I am sure someone is monitoring those that rec and dont. rhett o rick Nov 2012 #125

Thank you for providing the wonderful DU, my reality port in the storm. diane in sf Nov 2012 #126

I like how they wear matching, but yet distinct ties. aikoaiko Nov 2012 #127

Agreed. Love this place! Marie Marie Nov 2012 #128

Hear hear! mzmolly Nov 2012 #129

Joined DU 10 years ago. DU, DKos, Dean, and Obama have hept me sane! UrbScotty Nov 2012 #130

You're cute, for a trio of young whippersnappers! LuckyLib Nov 2012 #132

Yes! What a fine-looking group of young men! KatyaR Nov 2012 #133

Top drawer, mates! longship Nov 2012 #134

Thanks with reservations. To be continued ... Ship of Fools Nov 2012 #135

Who? Ohio Joe Nov 2012 #136

OUR guys! ProfessionalLeftist Nov 2012 #137

Absofuckinglutely progressoid Nov 2012 #138

Indeed. loudsue Nov 2012 #139

Hear, Hear !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #140

How DU really works Botany Nov 2012 #141

Thank you! gulliver Nov 2012 #142

Thank you. littlemissmartypants Nov 2012 #143

Looks like the chess clube let out early. Wait Wut Nov 2012 #144

SO KICKED!! LovingA2andMI Nov 2012 #145

Good Work Guys! Paka Nov 2012 #146

TOTALLY! I am proud of my DU! calimary Nov 2012 #147

You guys rock Berserker Nov 2012 #148

Here since the hanging chad days, never saw a photo before, cool, you look like us!!!! winstars Nov 2012 #149

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DMacTX Nov 2012 #150

Thank you to all of them and to you for stating it beautifully! csziggy Nov 2012 #151

I don't know if you guys are getting bored with this project, but you are NOT allowed to close it. Jim Lane Nov 2012 #152

Wow! They look so nice, too. All dressed up DevonRex Nov 2012 #153

Hear, hear! LiberalLoner Nov 2012 #154

Wish I had a link to the post/thread about the first week of DU (and their work salin Nov 2012 #155

A place to find like minds with just enough conflict to suit this 73 year old radical Pyrzqxgl Nov 2012 #156

Thanks ever so much. datadiva Nov 2012 #157

K&R!!! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #158

Without a doubt they run the best site on the Internet . . . fadedrose Nov 2012 #159

K & R for truth... Wounded Bear Nov 2012 #160

from an oldie but goodie, thank you! wordpix Nov 2012 #161

Three cheers for DU's Terrific Threesome! beac Nov 2012 #162

Don't know what I'd do without you guys Rose Siding Nov 2012 #163

Thank you.....Thank you.... Thank you..... skeewee08 Nov 2012 #164

Thank you so much clydefrand Nov 2012 #165

Thank you all so much! mwdem Nov 2012 #166

S-A-L-U-T-E !!!!!!!!!!!!!! benld74 Nov 2012 #167

Can't thank you three enough. Auntie Bush Nov 2012 #168

Thank you for all you do for us. PADemD Nov 2012 #170

Indeed! Three chaps that made a very big difference. David Zephyr Nov 2012 #171

Hooray! Thank you! cheapdate Nov 2012 #172

Blessings (x3) WheelWalker Nov 2012 #173

k&r n/t RainDog Nov 2012 #174

Your Truely Welcome. Kokonoe Nov 2012 #175

you are doing a Great Job! flying_wahini Nov 2012 #176

A tip of the hat n/t MrModerate Nov 2012 #177

Thanks from a long time lurker saveallthekids Nov 2012 #178

Wow, even though Elad lives just one state away, I've only tavalon Nov 2012 #179

Gentlemen, you rock! Kennah Nov 2012 #180

Geez, how old is that picture? Major Hogwash Nov 2012 #181

I fucking love these guys. Seriously. That is all. NT Grown2Hate Nov 2012 #182

Thanks for doing what you do. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2012 #183

Hullz yeah! AllenVanAllen Nov 2012 #184

Thank you so much! onestepforward Nov 2012 #185

Thank you very much. lovemydog Nov 2012 #186

My thanks are boundless!!! vanlassie Nov 2012 #187

THANKS for the BEST site on the internet! nt Raine Nov 2012 #188

Doumo arigatou gozaimashita! AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #190

And so say all of us. sarge43 Nov 2012 #191

Love DU, love you, love the posters (the majority of them anyway)! Live and Learn Nov 2012 #192

Heck, yeah! Wednesdays Nov 2012 #193

amen...n/t BlueCollar Nov 2012 #194

K&R Cetacea Nov 2012 #195

Thank you from a newbie pegasis Nov 2012 #196

Hurrah! Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #197

And yet once again, bupkis for Grovelbot. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #198

They are awesome. polly7 Nov 2012 #199

The fucking most outstanding best! lonestarnot Nov 2012 #200

Late in posting but none the less grateful. May we be able to work through the second term to jwirr Nov 2012 #201

DU hands down IS THE BEST thanks to EarlG, Elad and Skinner everyone here....God Bless! Buddaman Nov 2012 #202

Kick and wreck intaglio Nov 2012 #203

great work,beat huff-puff ,they are so young looking n\t -LOKI -BAD FOR YA Nov 2012 #204

Thanks from a newby ! You've saved my sanity! appacom Nov 2012 #205

Thanks, everyone. Skinner Nov 2012 #206