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carolinayellowdog

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138. It was about the real American dream fighting against what had turned into a nightmare

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Sat Aug 30, 2014, 05:19 PM

Aug 2014

Now it is about defenders of the nightmare attacking those who still try to advocate for the dream.

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What did DU used to be about, once upon a time? [View all] WilliamPitt Aug 2014 OP

If you printed flyers today, what would they be about? femmocrat Aug 2014 #1

Iraq WilliamPitt Aug 2014 #3

No, I didn't know about it. femmocrat Aug 2014 #4

Dahr Jamail Agony Aug 2014 #10

+1 (nt) enough Aug 2014 #13

Just bought it. nt Granny M Aug 2014 #134

How do we bring back Matcom and the many DUers, the ones who are still Cleita Aug 2014 #2

Matcom was hilarious, too. Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #29

When I first posted, he welcomed me to DU with his little moon Cleita Aug 2014 #31

heheh...Over at Bartcop we'd do impressions of matcom.... blm Aug 2014 #37

I'll have to go there and look for myself. Cleita Aug 2014 #39

That was the OLD days of Bartcop - really old. ; ) blm Aug 2014 #148

Yeah, I found out. Cleita Aug 2014 #149

Met Will and Matcom at Matcom's house for a cookout. trof Sep 2014 #158

Thank you Will. 7wo7rees Aug 2014 #5

I remember that..cindy sheehan in a ditch and will and a few duers went down and fed us photos and xiamiam Aug 2014 #22

Many DUers now rhetorically spit on her because she challenged the official account of 9/11 whatchamacallit Aug 2014 #106

Not to mention NobodyHere Aug 2014 #145

The 'left' is always the 'enemy' in this country. Mainly because they are not so easily manipulated sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #153

+1 whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #157

At DU and Bartcop we'd print the flyers and tuck them into books. blm Aug 2014 #6

THAT is activism! Cooley Hurd Aug 2014 #9

I wish you could post a copy of the flier. senseandsensibility Aug 2014 #7

It's buried in the archives of old DU. WilliamPitt Aug 2014 #12

It's much easier to unite in opposition to something than in support of it tularetom Aug 2014 #8

2002 was not a good time Egnever Aug 2014 #17

This ^ ^ ^ Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2014 #33

tularetom RobertEarl Aug 2014 #23

I never saw him other than a moderate Dem. He wasn't the Messiah, but he was alfredo Aug 2014 #41

Competent? Guess it depends if you are on Main Street or Wall Street. Tommymac Aug 2014 #45

Considering the constant sabotage by the right wing, he's done pretty good. Some of his alfredo Aug 2014 #48

We will have to agree to disagree. Tommymac Aug 2014 #86

+1,000 Scuba Aug 2014 #87

+1 zeemike Aug 2014 #94

Right On zeemike eom Tommymac Aug 2014 #150

Remember, his opposition is coming from a place of virulent racism. Nothing he can do or alfredo Aug 2014 #95

+100000 This absolute fiction, that obstructionism is solely to blame, woo me with science Aug 2014 #112

You had me at + Tommymac Aug 2014 #146

Excellent post ... 'that would not have lost the House in 2010!' sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #161

He could've been a contender... abakan Aug 2014 #116

My thoughts exactly. cheapdate Aug 2014 #58

Exactly sarge43 Aug 2014 #91

We have a Republican Congress, and that Congress is strangling America. nt valerief Aug 2014 #93

We have PLENTY to oppose! BobbyBoring Aug 2014 #109

This message was self-deleted by its author Cooley Hurd Aug 2014 #11

Back then we had principles. We opposed the invasion and killing of people in foreign countries. sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #66

I have not changed either. zeemike Aug 2014 #97

Beautiful post. woo me with science Aug 2014 #114

And I agree with you. zeemike Aug 2014 #152

Beautiful post, sabrina1 hifiguy Aug 2014 #124

This. WilliamPitt Aug 2014 #125

Spot on. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #131

+1 enigmatic Aug 2014 #147

"I haven't changed, but something has." suffragette Aug 2014 #151

I printed some out that you posted MuseRider Aug 2014 #14

Old friend. WilliamPitt Aug 2014 #15

Been a long ride hasn't it? MuseRider Aug 2014 #21

Long and long. WilliamPitt Aug 2014 #108

I did a wheat paste campaign in town. I made a four per sheet image of Bush with a alfredo Aug 2014 #43

All of it helped MuseRider Aug 2014 #44

That's it. I looked at it as an art installation. alfredo Aug 2014 #47

We used to post a lot about the Pottery Barn effect...if you break it you buy it. madfloridian Aug 2014 #16

Thank you Will... FarPoint Aug 2014 #18

no, Will, it wont be about that again xiamiam Aug 2014 #19

From a marketing point of view, you don't introduce new products in August. johnnyreb Aug 2014 #20

It won't be that way again for as long as a Democrat is president. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2014 #24

and the democrats are always more principled in opposition shaayecanaan Aug 2014 #89

You can cross out "the democrats are" and put "just about everyone is" instead stevenleser Sep 2014 #164

I thought late 2002 and 2003 was the low point GP6971 Aug 2014 #25

Voting, paper ballots, GOTV, Historic NY Aug 2014 #26

Thank you, Will..... (& that;s the way it NEEDS to be again.) Faryn Balyncd Aug 2014 #27

I have been here since 2004 liberal N proud Aug 2014 #28

Same here, joined in 2004 customerserviceguy Aug 2014 #101

I met DUer proud patriot at an anti-war rally for Iraq. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #30

I remember feeling absolutely terrified in 2002 and 2003 -- and this was in Portland, Oregon. Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #32

I remember in 2003 the Baltimore PD kicking protesters off their bikes. Vattel Aug 2014 #35

Wow, that is awful. Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #113

It was scary how much the news media and the government worked together. Vattel Aug 2014 #135

I didn't know DU existed until 2004 unapatriciated Aug 2014 #34

Success is poison to unity. When we had Bush, we were united by a common foe. alfredo Aug 2014 #36

I'm a DU oldster from 2001 and remember it all well. Owl Aug 2014 #38

I've been here since 2001 as well. Lugnut Aug 2014 #111

It was a frightening but exciting time. PuraVidaDreamin Aug 2014 #40

DU will never return to those days, Will, and you should acknowledge your part in that. msanthrope Aug 2014 #42

You? RobertEarl Aug 2014 #50

Ah..and you insult a popular Democratic President again. In defense of Mr. Pitt. msanthrope Aug 2014 #53

Poor weddle Obama RobertEarl Aug 2014 #55

Is it brave to call this President a POS? sheshe2 Aug 2014 #80

He did indeed~ sheshe2 Aug 2014 #81

As a lifelong Democrat, I treasure my ability to criticize elected Democratic officials Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #52

There are critiques...and then there are rants and screeds that reveal the ignorance of msanthrope Aug 2014 #56

And then there's MannyGoldstein Aug 2014 #59

I agree. cheapdate Aug 2014 #143

+1000, it is amazing how people whine about us not worshiping Obama daily. nt Logical Aug 2014 #61

I like Obama. He's a quantum leap better than Bush. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #67

Yes and read here... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #72

I don't think all of ablamj Aug 2014 #137

Please, sheshe2 Aug 2014 #68

Criticism is saying "I don't agree with the admin on this issue." Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #70

You 100% sheshe2 Aug 2014 #71

I answered the relevant question. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #73

Really? sheshe2 Aug 2014 #77

Really. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #92

See I think your attitude is the problem..... Logical Aug 2014 #60

prosense did a much better job at propping up the party line. Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #90

+1 treestar Aug 2014 #100

In those days, I used to tell people things I learned on DU, QC Aug 2014 #46

Absolutely agree. Pholus Aug 2014 #102

It seemed more to be the democratic wing of the Democratic Party back then. ozone_man Aug 2014 #49

I remember your reports on those adventures. (nt) Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #51

How I remember William, you guys are Patriots! Crewleader Aug 2014 #54

True "patriots"... kentuck Aug 2014 #84

True Patriots indeed kentuck Crewleader Aug 2014 #103

Kudos to all your wonderful posts from back in the day carolinayellowdog Aug 2014 #140

You touch my heart carolinayellowdog Crewleader Aug 2014 #141

I recall Dyedinthewoolliberal Aug 2014 #57

yep, worried about bush and iraq? now we've got russia, syria, iraq, isis, ukraine, nsa, missing xiamiam Aug 2014 #65

Sadly, the owners had other designs TransitJohn Aug 2014 #62

We didn't tolerate conservitives back in the day. Notafraidtoo Aug 2014 #63

One can only hope. Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #64

"It was an astonishingly paranoid and fearful time if you weren't "on board" with the program, and sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #69

Politics. Now, not so much n/t Violet_Crumble Aug 2014 #74

My husband Hedgetrimmer and I copied these flyers gate of the sun Aug 2014 #75

GD is the same as it has always been. Rex Aug 2014 #76

I often think that fliers are the best way to get the word out. grasswire Aug 2014 #78

We also used to have great jaysunb Aug 2014 #79

I Was 14 When I Joined in 2004, & That Is Still What DU Was About! Corey_Baker08 Aug 2014 #82

Could that be... sendero Aug 2014 #88

Thanks to Will Pitt and all those that have fought the long battle... kentuck Aug 2014 #83

We had a republican to oppose then. Now we have a democratic president and he gets a free pass liberal_at_heart Aug 2014 #85

DU is still about not getting 'in line' nashville_brook Aug 2014 #96

Here's what happened... whereisjustice Aug 2014 #98

This should be an OP. It's a thoroughly depressing post, woo me with science Aug 2014 #117

but there are voices like yours that won't be silenced carolinayellowdog Aug 2014 #139

Could not have Caretha Aug 2014 #154

Kick. (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2014 #155

this G_j Sep 2014 #160

with the current news and topics, it feels less like 2002 than like paulkienitz Aug 2014 #99

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #104

We were "mooned" yellowwoodII Aug 2014 #105

I joined DU in 2004 (I was walldude in those days) SomethingFishy Aug 2014 #107

DU was founded on 01/20/2001 because of the outright theft of the '00 election... DRoseDARs Aug 2014 #110

Well it is sad that people mock you if you bring up the BFEE. Rex Aug 2014 #115

We were under siege back then. NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #118

Pro tip: WilliamPitt Aug 2014 #119

Agree, but we don't act like it anymore. NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #120

On the other hand, look what happened with the Hobby Lobby protest theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #121

but a year later something had gone terribly wrong hfojvt Aug 2014 #122

Good find tammywammy Aug 2014 #123

Old Timers - Read this thread salin Sep 2014 #165

Back in the "Islamofascist" / "Freedom Fries" era when flag symbols were everywhere.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #126

I remember telling a Right Winger at the time when he asked me if I had yellow ribbon sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #132

I reminded a Right Winger that the SONG was about a guy getting out of prison. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #144

K&R AMEN! secondwind Aug 2014 #127

Great post and I think I can help a little moniss Aug 2014 #128

You push my buttons on a related note, Will rock Aug 2014 #129

Two of us did the same that week here. We handed out Anthony Zinni's quotes and facts mahina Aug 2014 #130

The problem is ablamj Aug 2014 #133

Misogyny? No, wait, that's what it's about now. randome Aug 2014 #136

It was about the real American dream fighting against what had turned into a nightmare carolinayellowdog Aug 2014 #138

I remember that we had to accept Bush's telling of 9/11 as the unvarnished truth, remain silent, or blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #142

I love this thread Marrah_G Sep 2014 #156

This site use to have standards krawhitham Sep 2014 #159

You do? WilliamPitt Sep 2014 #162

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