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MADem

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37. I took that lesson away, too.

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 11:25 PM

Jul 2012

I generally spend election day ferrying people to the polls, now, even in the off years and even for the local elections. This last presidential contest, with the help of a van, I got over a hundred Medicare - loving seniors to the voting booths to vote for the POTUS.

I guess Andy really got 'em there--I just did the driving!

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My friend Andy Stephenson. PHOTOS [View all] goodboy Jul 2012 OP

Never met him in real life but he seemed like a really good dude. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2012 #1

This is so cool to see upi402 Jul 2012 #2

Crying remembering those days. cry baby Jul 2012 #3

... Raine1967 Jul 2012 #4

Thank you for your beautiful post, my dear goodboy... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2012 #5

DU hasn't been the same... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #18

he is darling, you are beautiful elehhhhna Jul 2012 #6

What great pictures. Thank you. proud2BlibKansan Jul 2012 #7

Andy. Melissa G Jul 2012 #8

VVPB Snotcicles Jul 2012 #9

Sniff! Time to go grab some kleenex.... riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #10

Thanks for this. I will always remember him. coffeenap Jul 2012 #11

Thanks for the memorial photos eridani Jul 2012 #12

thank you so much for these photos Skittles Jul 2012 #13

Who was he? loose wheel Jul 2012 #14

You have to understand Andy to know Andy. Woody Woodpecker Jul 2012 #17

He was a heavy weight... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #20

Original DUer and anti-election fraud activist. Hissyspit Jul 2012 #33

He was a tireless advocate for voter verified paper ballots... ljm2002 Jul 2012 #62

Great photos. A great man. bigwillq Jul 2012 #15

... Mnemosyne Jul 2012 #16

He seems to be a good man Aerows Jul 2012 #19

I just realized... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #21

Doesn't seem possible. progressoid Jul 2012 #48

I was thinking that, too... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #49

He was the first to respond to my first post back in 2001. randome Jul 2012 #22

I can't believe it has been that long tandot Jul 2012 #23

hey, the perps admit it now. grasswire Jul 2012 #43

He stayed with me just before HUD surgery. I visited him at Johns Hopkins. s-cubed Jul 2012 #24

I never met Andy riverbendviewgal Jul 2012 #25

Thank you so much for posting these! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #26

Met him only once. We disagreed on some obscure point. philly_bob Jul 2012 #27

i just wish i could forget what happened to him. madrchsod Jul 2012 #28

I feel the same way Tsiyu Jul 2012 #32

What did the freepigs do? xfundy Jul 2012 #39

I don't think RimJob had anything to do with it. grasswire Jul 2012 #44

Rule # 1 Never Forget! tech3149 Jul 2012 #55

Wikipedia has no entry for Andy Stephenson philly_bob Jul 2012 #29

It's a trick, all right, but I dunno who did it... MADem Jul 2012 #40

uh.........it was there just a couple of months ago I think grasswire Jul 2012 #45

Yes, at one time there was a Wikipedia page on Stephenson. philly_bob Jul 2012 #78

Here's some links re dirty-tricks, including RWers crowing about it.... philly_bob Jul 2012 #81

A very sweet soul mzmolly Jul 2012 #30

Andy Stephens taught me that if we spent as much time getting people to the polls as midnight Jul 2012 #31

I took that lesson away, too. MADem Jul 2012 #37

Do you know or did Andy ever mention who his inspirations were? midnight Jul 2012 #79

He might have made mention, but if he did I don't specifically recall. MADem Jul 2012 #80

Just looking at him Obamavana Jul 2012 #34

Andy yewberry Jul 2012 #47

I wish Maddow or Hartmann would do a piece about what had happened. That was a terrible time around Snotcicles Jul 2012 #56

Andy gave it his all. He was so young to go, too...and was subjected to so much stress at the end. MADem Jul 2012 #35

What a loss. mahina Jul 2012 #36

I took a day off once to drive up to his sandwich shop in Seattle to meet him. Aristus Jul 2012 #38

Thank you for the pictures, and the post. denbot Jul 2012 #41

He was one of the first DUers I became attached to as an anonymous poster. lonestarnot Jul 2012 #42

Thank you for posting this RFKHumphreyObama Jul 2012 #46

For Andy OverseaVisitor Jul 2012 #50

7 years- wow. What an amazing time that was- I still think of him often. KaryninMiami Jul 2012 #51

It was the electoral college xxqqqzme Jul 2012 #73

Thanks for posting this, goodboy badhair77 Jul 2012 #52

What a wonderful tribute to Andy grantcart Jul 2012 #53

This was before he became ill. He was a tireless poster of latest breaking news stories Crunchy Frog Jul 2012 #60

Nice graywarrior Jul 2012 #54

He'd be glad to see that duck of yours Woody Woodpecker Jul 2012 #76

He was a hoot! graywarrior Jul 2012 #77

. Cooley Hurd Jul 2012 #57

It seems like yesterday... JNelson6563 Jul 2012 #58

This is bringing up alot of memories, and I've got tears in my eyes. Crunchy Frog Jul 2012 #59

Thank you for posting this wonderful tribute lavenderdiva Jul 2012 #61

Tears, after years have gone by, for a memorable and beloved DUer. juajen Jul 2012 #63

I think Andy would be disappointed that we still have voter fraud emsimon33 Jul 2012 #64

My Sweet Lord. It's been seven years? stevedeshazer Jul 2012 #65

Oh ... thanks LaurenG Jul 2012 #66

Wow! I was only a 'lurker' in 2004 Lifelong Protester Jul 2012 #67

Thanks! Little Star Jul 2012 #68

:: sniff ::: Coexist Jul 2012 #69

Still Missing you, Andy, and Wiley50 too. truedelphi Jul 2012 #70

kick GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #71

Thanks for posting. SugarShack Jul 2012 #72

my Gbnc....my Andy....my sparring partner....my pal....my compatriot blm Jul 2012 #74

.... Tsiyu Jul 2012 #75