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189. I saw the banner ...

Tue Mar 15, 2016, 10:46 AM

Mar 2016

It was so awesome when the cameras turned to that particular street corner during the Inaugural Parade, and the ANTI-Bush Group there started hurling entirely appropriate epithets at the Bushes ...

I was cheering my TV as they passed that section of the parade route, and that's when I noticed the big banner .. that historic moment for DU ... I didn't actually visit for another few months, and didn't join until a year later in February 2002 ... I found the link on BuzzFlash, which was a great news compendium at the time ...

Yeah, it's been a difficult few months here at DU, but I suspect that, after the choice is made, I and others will release their Ignorees from jail, and maybe find some social equilibrium once more, here at DemocraticUnderground ....

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November 2004 nt GardeningGal Mar 2016 #400

I had to check to be sure, but yeah 2005. nt. druidity33 Mar 2016 #401

2001 Mz Pip Mar 2016 #402

Me, 2003. nt Zorra Mar 2016 #404

yes. It was comforting to have like minded people demtenjeep Mar 2016 #405

Member since: Sat Nov 27, 2004, 07:34 PM k8conant Mar 2016 #406

Account status: Active Member since: 2003 before July 6th Champion Jack Mar 2016 #407

Me, shortly post 9/11. tavernier Mar 2016 #408

This place has always been a haven for me and kept me sane after 2000 and 2001. Rex Mar 2016 #409

February, 2004 n/t phylny Mar 2016 #410

I wonder how I got here? Jim Lane Mar 2016 #411

Since 2003. (nt) Elwood P Dowd Mar 2016 #412

I'm just watching this thread to see who gets the coveted "Reply #420" kentauros Mar 2016 #413

Me...2005...but I lurked from almost the beginning BooScout Mar 2016 #414

Been here since April2005 awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #415

2001. I witnessed the opening battles between actual members and freepers who signed on just to Solly Mack Mar 2016 #417

May 2004 Eugene Mar 2016 #418

I have notawinger Mar 2016 #420

Well then, kentauros Mar 2016 #421

Ok K...you have to explain 420 for us dumb folks :) Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #479

It has something to do with consuming pot. kentauros Mar 2016 #495

That's cool. Funniest part: pronounced four-twenty Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #537

I suppose, since it's Wikipedia, kentauros Mar 2016 #543

Since 2004, thanks to Thom Hartmann (I think he was with Air America back then.) Stardust Mar 2016 #422

Guilty. yellowcanine Mar 2016 #423

Got here in 2014. Texasgal Mar 2016 #424

Joined in the fall of 2002. My friend MaRadix kept telling me to go to DU every time we saw each... Hekate Mar 2016 #425

Mon Nov 17, 2003 edbermac Mar 2016 #426

OMG, has it been that long? tabasco Mar 2016 #428

July 2005 rosesaylavee Mar 2016 #429

you want I should kick your long-time ass, Laura PourMeADrink? Skittles Mar 2016 #430

omg S. you sound like Donald. LU Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #455

I have been here since soon after the Selection when the election was stolen. nt Raine Mar 2016 #431

Officially joined in 2004, right at the election. ladyVet Mar 2016 #432

2003. mopinko Mar 2016 #433

Same for me - utterly demoralized after 2004 election. I joined DU on 11/29/2004 WestSeattle2 Mar 2016 #434

2003. Still love DU as much as I did back then. n/t patricia92243 Mar 2016 #435

05! n/t wildbilln864 Mar 2016 #436

Since 2001, so l'm at least 15 years old now. Owl Mar 2016 #437

Since 2001. n/t Triana Mar 2016 #438

You were involved in the whole 2004 fraud discussions? Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #471

I remember them, yes. I was here. n/t Triana Mar 2016 #493

I have, but I think I'm quitting this time. alarimer Mar 2016 #440

If Hillary wins, maybe it will help if she picks a VP you like? nt Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #519

11 years officially, at least 2 years lurking before that etherealtruth Mar 2016 #441

Me. Joined right at the tkme we were invading Iraq, IIRC. nt Ilsa Mar 2016 #442

Holy shit. 14 years now. REP Mar 2016 #443

Been here since 2001 Generic Brad Mar 2016 #446

November of 2004.... smiley Mar 2016 #447

A lot longer than 10. nt Bonobo Mar 2016 #448

Joined in 2004 marlakay Mar 2016 #450

You were involved in the whole 2004 fraud discussions? Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #472

If your talking about Ohio yes marlakay Mar 2016 #478

Fourteen years now. xmas74 Mar 2016 #451

After the 2000 election and seeing what happened in Florida geomon666 Mar 2016 #452

April 2005 womanofthehills Mar 2016 #453

Me Carolina Mar 2016 #454

June 30 2004 coeur_de_lion Mar 2016 #456

Yo! Wednesdays Mar 2016 #458

I arrived in August 2004. intheflow Mar 2016 #459

u rock! Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #489

09/2004 Kittycat Mar 2016 #460

2005 here WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2016 #461

Here. Found it in early 2003 when we were about to invade Iraq. Crunchy Frog Mar 2016 #463

great story...and now u are not shy? :) Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #465

I'm still shy IRL, but not on message boards so much. Crunchy Frog Mar 2016 #468

Shy is good ! :) Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #473

At least it keeps me from being overly obnoxious... Crunchy Frog Mar 2016 #475

Not a big poster... NightHawk63 Mar 2016 #464

More Than 10 erpowers Mar 2016 #467

July 16, 2003 Poiuyt Mar 2016 #474

Nov. 2004 dooner Mar 2016 #476

At least since 2004 derby378 Mar 2016 #480

Since sometime in 2001 susanr516 Mar 2016 #481

Since October 2004. nt cry baby Mar 2016 #485

ME!!! I joined in 2003, but had been lurking/reading at least a year longer. nt Lisa0825 Mar 2016 #486

Me! I've been here since Day 1 kskiska Mar 2016 #488

2004 refugee Melissa G Mar 2016 #490

~This~ incarnation? Right at 10 yrs. * I forgot what my previous name/password was... Rhythm Mar 2016 #491

2000 or 2001, I don't remember which Pakhet Mar 2016 #492

I started earlier under another name, but lost my login information and rejoined in 2004. 6000eliot Mar 2016 #494

2004 progressoid Mar 2016 #496

This is such an amazing thread Hydra Mar 2016 #498

Me too Laura! You came to DC, didn't you? bettyellen Mar 2016 #499

Me! But after being outed on here by a DU member I haven't written much DonRedwood Mar 2016 #500

Nov 2004 for me katsy Mar 2016 #502

ME! mithnanthy Mar 2016 #503

This message was self-deleted by its author susanna Mar 2016 #504

I've been here since 2003. montana_hazeleyes Mar 2016 #505

2004 ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #506

I've been here since 2003. mmonk Mar 2016 #508

2002 joshcryer Mar 2016 #509

nother '04, here. Signed up not long after getting back from march for womens lives in DC i think Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #510

15 years and nine accounts Fred Drum Mar 2016 #511

2005 here JesterCS Mar 2016 #513

Me, October 2003 Eureka Mar 2016 #515

Joined in 2003 to promote Dennis Kucinich eridani Mar 2016 #516

Joined 2001, on 9/11 IIRC JHB Mar 2016 #517

2002 for me Martin Eden Mar 2016 #518

I am wondering. What about someone who did not know for sure Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #523

It doesn't matter whether or not they knew "for sure" Martin Eden Mar 2016 #533

Exactly Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #536

"Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction" Martin Eden Mar 2016 #540

I go back to before Bush. skip fox Mar 2016 #522

i've been around since 2001 ... not sure exactly when i joined, i know i was here before 9/11. n/t Scout Mar 2016 #524

As one might surmise from my username... ljm2002 Mar 2016 #525

DU = Home kpete Mar 2016 #526

+10000000 And, thanks to you for all you do - for all the interesting Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #566

howdy kpete DonRedwood Mar 2016 #578

I have been here since 2002 I believe Bluzmann57 Mar 2016 #527

I'm still here... The empressof all Mar 2016 #528

I was ok until you reminded me how old I am. Thanks a lot. Here since January 2004 still_one Mar 2016 #531

13 and counting (Spring '03) Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #534

I have democrattotheend Mar 2016 #538

I signed up in 2007 but lurked since the Supreme Court selected Bush lunatica Mar 2016 #539

Wed Sep 28, 2005, 01:44 PM frogmarch Mar 2016 #541

Me at the same time and for the same reason. suffragette Mar 2016 #542

I got here right before the 2004 election. NaturalHigh Mar 2016 #544

here since 2002 Bucky Mar 2016 #545

2001 JSK Mar 2016 #546

Me kdmorris Mar 2016 #547

2001 - got here via Bartcop. Lex Mar 2016 #548

I joined on August 23, 2004 at 5:18 PM. (eom) StevieM Mar 2016 #549

I joined in 2005, but I was a lurker starting in 2002. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #550

hey odin, long time no see DonRedwood Mar 2016 #579

2005 Norrin Radd Mar 2016 #551

I've been around since the 2001. kennetha Mar 2016 #553

me too. onethatcares Mar 2016 #554

me too. mithnanthy Mar 2016 #559

I have. Feb. 2005. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #555

Howdy Peggy! DonRedwood Mar 2016 #581

Hi DonRedwood! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #582

Me Drahthaardogs Mar 2016 #556

Spring of 2005 for me nt NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2016 #557

Me. Stopped lurking in 2002. Pathwalker Mar 2016 #558

Here since 2004. bklyncowgirl Mar 2016 #560

2004 was my year to come on board. Delphinus Mar 2016 #561

I have... Tikki Mar 2016 #562

Yes...2004 likesmountains 52 Mar 2016 #563

October, 2004 DefenseLawyer Mar 2016 #564

Found it a long time ago through the Top Ten Godhumor Mar 2016 #565

2001 djg21 Mar 2016 #567

September 2016 will be 10 years for me. Unrepentant Fenian Mar 2016 #569

2001 DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2016 #571

Me at the end of the year Liberal_in_LA Mar 2016 #572

I've been here since 2001. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #574

Yeah, here. I think I lost my first username & came back as tofunut. yewberry Mar 2016 #575

Member since 2003 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #576

12 years lapfog_1 Mar 2016 #577

Found DU on GW's inauguration. Lurked from work for a few years Autumn Mar 2016 #580

Joined Sun Mar 5, 2006, 01:28 PM wundermaus Mar 2016 #583

2003. I was more active on previous versions of DU, though. Nailzberg Mar 2016 #584

me :) n/t susanna Mar 2016 #585

13 years this year... wysi Mar 2016 #586

2005 nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #587

I came over when the Straight Dope jumped the shark. sofa king Mar 2016 #588

Yep. Came over from Bartcop in the run up to the Iraq war laundry_queen Mar 2016 #589

2001. nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #590

Yep, 2004 election exelwood Mar 2016 #592

Yikes time flies. lonestarnot Mar 2016 #593

Hey !! How's it going ! Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #596

Still step'n! How you be? lonestarnot Mar 2016 #612

Here since Oct, 2004 LongTomH Mar 2016 #597

I joined in Nov. 2004 also DesertRat Mar 2016 #598

DU encouraged my activism - that was before 2004 election SaveAmerica Mar 2016 #600

October 2003. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #601

Just think how unenlightened we would be if we hadn't been here ! :) Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #613

Indeed! The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #614

Right before the 2004 election cannabis_flower Mar 2016 #602

8 yes. DeadEyeDyck Mar 2016 #603

Wed Nov 10, 2004, 11:50 PM - The Bush theft of Ohio drove me here. yourout Mar 2016 #604

On May 15 it will be ten years. So many of you DiehardLiberal Mar 2016 #605

April 2004 n/t Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #606

Since 2002 griffi94 Mar 2016 #607

Same here. Joined right after the 2004 election. Eom Land Shark Mar 2016 #608

2003 nt abelenkpe Mar 2016 #610

Been here since right after 911 ribrepin Mar 2016 #611

Member since 2004, was reading well before that The Straight Story Mar 2016 #615

Very early--something like February or March of 2001 Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2016 #616

Never checked but I was surprised to see it has been that long ... LannyDeVaney Mar 2016 #617