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ljm2002

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62. He was a tireless advocate for voter verified paper ballots...

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 11:28 AM

Jul 2012

...and against using proprietary machines to "count" our votes.

He became ill with pancreatic cancer. There was a DU fund drive to which many of us contributed, to raise the $50K he needed for treatment at Johns Hopkins -- the only treatment that offered some hope of survival.

When he got to JH, the funds we raised had been frozen (by Paypal, IIRC), due to some Freepers who questioned the validity of the whole thing (beats me why they were allowed to do that). So Johns Hopkins declined to go ahead with the treatment.

Eventually the money was un-frozen and he did finally get treated, but by then it was too late and he died. Of course we can't know for sure if it would have been successful in the first place, but it would have been nice if he had gotten the chance to find out.

May they rot in hell for what they did. I mean that sincerely.

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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

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

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

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Andy. Melissa G Jul 2012 #8

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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

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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

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