There are some people who supported Hillary here who really need a shoutout

[mrreowwr_kittty]

I've noticed that some of the best DU supporters of Obama lately are people who supported Clinton in the primary.

So to those people I want to send a hearty :yourock: and :toast:

Some of them are (but not limited to):

pirhana

IndianaJones

question everything

ronnykmarshall

chovexani

ccharles000

Feel free to add your own.

:yourock:

[Blue_Roses]

1. yes, and I think Hillary was a much better debator than McCain...she rocks!

[democracy1st]

5. problem with Obama vs Hillary debating is they both have the same political philosophy

with a few tweaks here and there

[The Magistrate]

2. A Splendid Sentiment, Ma'am

Here's to this staying positive....

[Bicoastal]

3. Wasn't mntsnake (?) a HRC supporter?

[sandnsea]

4. Crazy wild Hillary supporter

from the very first day he got here... who has really really been an outstanding Obama supporter. I'm sure there are many more.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

6. Yes! mtnsnake is another good one. nt

[Bicoastal]

7. That's what I though--I'm gonna K&R, please everyone else do the same!

[No Passaran]

8. Unity

My wife was a huge supporter of Hillary until the end. She's now dragging me out of the house to drive 2-3 hours and to see Obama speak. This election is too important to lose to McCain and his bulldog.

[HughMoran]

13. I'm getting a bit emotional thinking how unified we've been here @ DU

I know it matters, because if we're the hardcore politicos and we have doubts - well, you know the story.


Unity! :toast:

[stevedeshazer]

9. I'm in

All together now!

I was a Kucinich supporter (like anyone didn't already know that)

:)

[HughMoran]

10. Don't forget that I voted for Hillary in the primary in NH

I always said that I would support either, but I did stick up for Hillary when I thought she was being unfairly attacked. Ain't no bigger Obama fan than me now :D

[Kool Kitty]

11. ...

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[HughMoran]

15. awww

:hug: :hug: :grouphug:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

31. You are on the list!

[mrreowwr_kittty]

68. HughMoran, you belong on the list!

:yourock: :loveya:

[HughMoran]

79. You bet I am!!

I'm going to the mat for and with Obama, come hell or high water!!!

:woohoo:

[faithfulcitizen]

12. true, they deserve our love.

:applause: thanks!

[bleever]

14. K&R.

So many.

[ClayZ]

16. Thank you, Hillary!

K and R

[mrreowwr_kittty]

36. Yes, thank you Hillary!! nt

[ccharles000]

72. She is wonderful

[No Elephants]

17. That's great, but isn't that called being a Democrat?

[HughMoran]

19. After the knock-down drag-out fights during the primary

The PUMA crap and some of the defections in 2004, this is an AMAZING time here on DU. It's inspiring as hell.

[Cha]

20. U

2:)

[VolcanoJen]

62. Ain't it though?

I will always call those days "The Great Schism." ;-)

Know what all of us Obama supporters recognize even if they can't admit it? Hillary toughened him up for this. She took all the hits that now just seem to, through the grace of righteousness, bounce off of Obama.

And in the end, we all may very well get what we all wanted since the founding days of Democratic Underground ... An historic, inspirational Democratic President.

:hug: HughMoran :hug:

[VolcanoJen]

18. KICK and HUGE REC!!!

Each of my Hillary-supporting friends are among the BIGGEST and MOST VOCAL Obama supporters now, and I can't tell you how wonderful it is to have them.

I mean, look at Debbie Wasserman-Schultz!! She kicks so much ASS!!!!

I love you, tenacious DU Hillary supporters!! We love Hillary and we love YOU!!!!

:yourock: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :yourock:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

22. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is the SHIZNIT!!

She is rocking my world on the cable nooz!!

:yourock:

[Raine]

73. I LOVE Debbie, she was a TERRIFIC supporter

for Hillary and she is just as TERRIFIC for Obama!!!! :bounce:

[MarianJack]

29. I am VERY proud of Debbie.

I had my doubts for awhile, but she's been kicking rethuglican ass!

[CitizenLeft]

46. Debbie W. is relentless and AWESOME!

I admit, I wanted to choke her during the primaries, but she said early on that she made her peace, and boy did she mean it!

And I'll add Hillary Rosen, Lisa Caputo and Kikki (don't remember her last name) to the list!

[VolcanoJen]

52. Oh, me too!

Debbie drove me nuts during the primaries. You know why? BECAUSE SHE IS GOOD! She is really all that and a bag of pretzels that Bush can choke on!

It feels so INCREDIBLE to be on the same side as she is... it actually kind of sucked to be on the other side of her, I think we can all admit that now. ;-)

[CitizenLeft]

57. you've got that right!

Many a night I put her on mute, because you talk about straight-talk...! I never agreed with her analyses, but I sure respected her unshaking defense of Hillary. I'd never want to be opposite her in a debate, that's for sure!

[VolcanoJen]

67. Kiki McLean, I think, is the other one you couldn't think of

Another ass-kicker!

DAMN y'all, Democratic women KICK MUCH ASS!!!

:dem: :dem: :dem:

[HughMoran]

80. I was telling people that D W-S kicks ass!!!

I knew she'd bring it home for us - she's one smart lady!!

[Tigress DEM]

21. Hip Hip Hooray for ALL the DEMS who place UNITY above their first pick.

It was so AWESOME to have 8 candidates on our beginning line up that were all EXCELLENT for one reason or another and had some part of the Democratic Dream in their heart.

I had my severe Hillary misgivings, but if she had won the nominations I would have fought for her as hard as I'm fighting for Obama.

It is BEYOND my ability to stand 1 minute more under the TYRANNY of the APPOINTED CHIMPEROR and his LEAGUE OF DISHONEST THUGLICANS than is absolutely necessary.

If we could get an 85% for Obama tamper proof election just to show these turd blossoms that we are sick and tired of fascism, I would LOVE it. So any in party bickering to me is very sad.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

23. Seconded.

Well, except for Chovexani. :P :hide:

[Chovexani]

66. As the great poet-philosopher Flo once said

Kiss my grits. :P

:hug:

[MaryBear]

24. I was an ardent Hillary supporter.

I have never been so engaged in a political election as I was with Hillary Clinton.

Part of me still struggles with liking Obama because he won the primary and she did not.

My adult daughter who also voted for Hillary in the primary convinced me to give Obama a chance.

She said she had been following up listening to him and said she was impressed and she thought I would be too.

So I listened to every one of his speeches on his web site and I was won over.

How can any Democrat not support him?

I choose to believe he is indeed the real deal.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

26. MaryBear

:hug:

[The Magistrate]

28. Good Evening, Ma'am!

A pleasure to see you about the place again.

"There will be a holiday in our street soon."

[MaryBear]

40. Thank you.

:hi:

[VolcanoJen]

56. Apropos of nothing...

... good evening, Sir!!!

:hug: My Sweet Magistrate :hug:

Fighting the good fight still, are we not, my friend?

[The Magistrate]

59. Indeed, Old Friend!

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

[VolcanoJen]

61. HELL NO, it wasn't!!!

:rofl:

:hug: My Old DU Friend, We've Seen It All :hug:

[VolcanoJen]

54. MaryBear!!!!

:hug: MaryBear :hug:

It took a little while to convince my own sweet mom, DUer Kukesa, to support Obama. She ended up supporting him during the primaries and I was so happy.

No daughter wants to be on the other side of her mother! I am so happy to hear you say that "How can any Democrat not support him?"

Another beautiful by-product of Obama... he's bringing mothers and daughters together. :-) Wouldn't it be awful to have a McCain-supporting daughter? :wow: ;-)

That is really all that needs to be said. You ROCK!!!

:yourock:

[jillan]

25. Wow - thanks for noticing!

You know at first I supported Obama only because he was the Dem nominee -

but now -

I couldn't be happier.

I loves me some Obama

[MarianJack]

27. ChicaAzul & I were Hillary supporters...

...and are VERY enthusiastic abour Obama now.

We always placed UNITY above all. We will be SOOO proud to cast our vote on 11/4, and will be watching returns with popcorn & Pepsi until it's called (probably very early).

[Tatiana]

30. Since we're doing "shout outs" I'd like to send one to PAUL BEGALA.

Who is once again proving why Clinton's War Room was unbeatable. His insight has been very spot-on.

[elkston]

32. What about highplainsdem, Beacool, and emilyg. Are they still angry?

Cause its looking more and more likely that Obama *is* electable.

To be fair, highplainsdem was actually pretty supportive but he pushed hard for Hillary as VP and then seemed to dissappear when that didn't materialize.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

34. By all means, add them to the list!

[Beacool]

41. Thank you

[emilyg]

58. Nah - Not angry.

:hug:

[XemaSab]

33. word

n/t

[farmboy]

35. Great post! Unity ROCKS!

And this coming from one who voted "no preference" in NC primary because I liked both Hillary and Barack a lot. I was just waitin' for the Party (Democratic!) bus to leave the station headed for the General Election.

[Buck Rabbit]

37. Sorry but I hate this thread.

The idea is great, until you try to list the names because you leave so many out.

I started to list what I considered 4 glaring omissions not listed in the the thread so far but then I realized I would be missing just as many other worthy people myself.

So for the 4 former Hillary supporters I am thinking of, who are great Dems and who I always perk up when I read their names in threads, a personal thank you from me, you add greatly to my reading pleasure on my stops in to DU. And I am sure we can agree, it is all about me, Buck Rabbit, me.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

38. By all means, add them to the list. I did the OP off the top of my head.

It was by no means an attempt to restrict the list of people who should be recognized.

[Kajsa]

39. Absolutely!

To all of you, from the bottom of my heart,

:yourock: :loveya: :grouphug:

[FlyingSquirrel]

42. Tom Rinaldo? n/t

[mrreowwr_kittty]

53. Add him to the list!

[Mimosa]

43. Catburglar, I noticed it a couple of days ago. They are GREAT.

I can't recall all the names, but there are many more than you mentioned. I realised it a couple of days ago and felt warm and fuzzy and PROUD to be a member of DU!

[mrreowwr_kittty]

47. By all means, add them to the list! nt

[FatDave]

44. And also to Hillary herself

Debating McCain must seem like child's play after going up against Hillary, and she's been great with her support.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

48. Absolutely to Hillary herself. She has been AMAZING. nt

[CitizenLeft]

45. Lioness... I know that's not the full nick, but I've noticed...

:loveya:

[barack the house]

49. We're plased to have you back. ->

:grouphug:

[MaryBear]

50. An important point to remember

Hillary Clinton urged her supporters to support Obama.

Remember anyone ever doing that?

Coming out full force in support of their opponent?

She is the one who truly deserves a "shout out."

I'm a little wary of that term btw, after hearing Sarah Palin use it when she addressed folks at the church she grew up in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG1vPYbRB7k ]


-mb

[mrreowwr_kittty]

51. I will NOT allow Churchy Spice to take the term away.

Hillary Clinton, and her supporters deserve a SHOUT OUT for their support of Obama!!

:yourock:

[jillan]

55. I have to add 1corona4u.

Never thought I would see her support Obama, but now Obama has one of the most loyal, outspoken supporters ;)

[ClarkUSA]

81. Absolutely.

And her YouTube replies are the stuff of legend. :)

[VolcanoJen]

60. May I add this name? ***** prodn2000 *****

What a delightful and kick-ass Hillary supporter during the primaries. Always up for a fight, always gave as good as he got!!!! Gave me pause more than a few times during "the great schism."

:hug: Hillary's DU Crew :hug:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

63. Absolutely! Add prodn2000 to the list of awesome Obama supporters.

:yourock:

[Chovexani]

64. Aww. Thanks for the shoutout.

:hug:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

65. You are absolutely welcome.

:hug:

[calimary]

69. My mind is blanking at the moment, but this is a VERY worthy thread!

They're to be applauded because they're the REAL "Country First" people.

And we need them. We need their votes, their participation, their ideas, their commitment, their drive, their energy, their muscle-power, their heart, their spirit, their support, and their hard work. OUR WHOLE COUNTRY needs every ounce of that, too.

:patriot:

[VolcanoJen]

71. Country First!

Great post, my darling calimary!!!!!

[calimary]

77. Thanks sweetie! I'm really impressed with everyone who's joined the Obama-rama.

I know how hard it is when you've put all your heart and soul into a candidacy and it doesn't go the distance. And you have to transfar all that effort and love and concern to someone else and fire yourself up over that person - who was not your first choice. For me, it was deciding to trade in my loyalty to Howard Dean to becoming a Kerry supporter. Which I did with increasing enthusiasm, but at first I was a little unhappy.

Those who gave their hearts to Hillary Clinton and worked so hard and donated and talked to friends and blogged and volunteered - that effort and commitment needs to be saluted and appreciated! We're LUCKY to have the benefit of that, even if Obama wasn't their heart's desire.

I'm feeling really good, and really at peace at the moment. The debate sorta sealed it for me. Things are looking up!

:toast:

[ccharles000]

70. How sweet of you cat.

[EmilyAnne]

74. I agree! A great thing that some of the most passionate Hillary Clinton supporters did was cut

through the KoolAid and take a very close look at all of Obama's possible imperfections, gaffes and missteps. I think a lot of Obama supporters would have been completely blindsided by these attacks (like Ayers, Wright, etc) and wouldn't be able to so quickly defend him. Hillary Clinton vetted Obama, no doubt about it. We know him and all of his foibles. No human being is perfect, so it would have been naive to have ignored Obama's imperfections and stumble through the GE, only to be slapped with that reality by the Republican hate machine.

The Clinton supporters kept us on our toes and forced a lot of us to prepare for the GE.
And so many of them such as Elsewhere's Daughter and Mtnsnake are AWESOME supporters and resources of information. Very classy folks!

[Raine]

75. A BIG shout out to all former Hillary supporters

now backing Obama! :yourock:

[Undercurrent]

76. Am I in alternate universe?

I've been a Democrat all of my 60 years, and this is the MOST unified we Democrats have ever been during an election! It is a beautiful thing.

My deep thanks to Hillary, and all of her supporters, for all she, and they have done for our common cause.

[WinkyDink]

78. Uh, me.

[ronnykmarshall]

82. Thank you!!

[Bluenorthwest]

83. Democrats are united

I voted Obama in my Primary, but I was never a Hillary knocker. I was happy that which ever of the two wound up winning, they'd be honed to a sharp edge by a worthy rival. The long Primary that so many hated is why Obama is ready, it is why we have a ground game that is exciting and prepared, it is why we have so many newly registered Democrats. The Primary race was good for the Party, the candidate and the country. For that, Hillary and her supporters deserve huge thanks, and special thanks to Hillary herself for continuing the Primary when so many wanted it over.