Reply #50: Hmmmm.....

[neversaynever]

I haven't had time to read all the posts in this thread, but I do think trying to take excessive credit for all this is "unseemly" (when the conyers hearings aired, remember, I made a post s/t to the effect of : this would not have happened without DU, and I meant that).

But there's something about "blowing your own horn" that I find extremely distasteful.

DU was a major catalyst here (cf. recent re-post of the election night discussions on this board, including "screen saved" exit polls).

Yes DU great great job. Yes DU, *you* did it. Yes DU you are *super, you rock, you have worked tirelessly, intelligently, swiftly and effectively.

And you have inspired many others to do the same (which is perhaps the MOST IMPORTANT point).

If I had a dollar for everytime some major "good deed" of mine went unacknowledged, I'd be a multi-billionaire--and I know that I'm not alone on that score.

When you commit random acts of kindness and senseless beauty, it's probably best to just sit back and regard them with a sense of inner satisfaction and awe.

I am in awe of your efforts, I cringe at the attempts to call attention to them--they point to radical changes in mindset that need to occur if we do win this campaign. "Rugged individualism" and "egotism" -- (Laurie Anderson once called it "lookatme, lookatme, lookatme) are part of the problem that got us into the mess we are in.

Anyone who's been paying attention is clearly aware of the tremendous service DU has provided. -- And that should be reflected in the contributions people have made not only to your accounts, but also to your message board.

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