Do The Famous Walk Among DU?

[HFishbine]

Listening to Janeanne Garofalo on CNN inspired me to once again wonder if some progressive celebs walk among us here at DU. Of course, we have our known heros such as Bev Harris and Will Pitt, but do you wonder if Garafalo or Franken visit DU? What about on the political front? Would you guess that any heavy hitters vist or post here? Any of the candidates, perhaps?

Who would be your guess for celebrity, politician, pundit, or otherwise famous figure who lurks or posts on DU?

[proud patriot]

1. I wouldn't doubt it

I keep hearing DU sayings on T.V. so someone is
paying attention .:shrug:

[donotpassgo]

2. I dunno...me in a year or two?

I'm tryin'. :eyes:

[maveric]

3. Jesus Christ is walking through the Lounge now.

[ewagner]

8. Yeah I saw him

..he was wearing the T-shirt that said "I'm with Stupid"

[fishnfla]

42. Nah the shirt says

WWID?

[ewagner]

57. LOL

I'll have that one made up right away!!!!

[DeathvadeR]

32. Is that Armani he's wearing? N/T

[never cry wolf]

58. He's back

Hopefully He'll get to my questions soon. Damn funny thread.

[Friar]

4. I bet Janeanne lurks here when she has time

after all, Symbolman is her boyfriend! :silly:

[symbolman]

52. I don't think my wife would like that much

she's really into monogamy as am I :)

Nope Janeane is just a wonderful advisor and human being.. she IS really cute tho, we have pics to prove it :)

with clothes on.. and a lot of people in the room.. and my wife was there too.. see, no scandal at all..

Hell, I ain't famouse but I've done MSNBC and O;Reilly and was once on Lou Dobbs for 2.3 seconds :)

[HFishbine]

56. "but I've done MSNBC and O;Reilly..."

Cool. What were the topics?

[VermontDem2004]

5. I seen David Cross wearing a DU shirt on Jimmy Kimmel one time

so who knows :shrug:

[theHandpuppet]

45. I can't help it...

I don't mean to be rude, VermontDem, but I think you meant to say, "I saw David Cross..." Wouldn't normally have mentioned this, but I've tripped across the "I seen" in your posts before and it drives me a wee bit crazy.

Okay, more than a wee bit.... ;)

[leftchick]

51. "I have seen" would be appropriate also, yet..

who gives a shit? I still understood the context of what was said. Quit being so damn picky and give it a rest.... oh yeah, yes you were rude...

[theHandpuppet]

60. Yes, you're right...

I am quite picky about grammar but pointing that out in this instance was rude. I do, however, still "give a shit" and will most probably continue to be picky about the written word.

My apologies to VermontDem, but for you I can only offer, "Have a nice day." :)

[never cry wolf]

6. i have no doubts

that there are. i also wonder if there are moles. not disruptors that spew their venom and are banned but real spies taking notes and pretending to be one of us.

[AP]

9. "spies"!?! How can anyone spy? This is a public forum.

Anyone can read it. If you're worried about spies, you're publishing in the wrong place.

[Clete]

18. Oh, without a doubt.

I have even posted stuff that I hope they see on purpose.

[disgruntella]

7. I reserve the right to BE Al Franken

Even though I'm a 33yo female. I just want "dibs" in case he needs a stand-in some day.

[unfrigginreal]

17. HaHa...back during the 2000 campaign I spent some time on usenet...

there was a poster there that went by the name of "John Ernst." To this day I believe that it was Al Franken, the guy just clobbered the "right" with his sarcasm. I sure wish that he'd make an appearance on this forum.

[bpilgrim]

10. anybody who is anybody would sure be missing out if they didn't ;-)

there isn't a better pub to hang out in to keep abreast, imo.

peace

[TioDiego]

11. Geezo Laweezo!

I thought one of you would have recognized me by now.

[BurtWorm]

16. FDR?!

I thought you were dead!

[TheBigGuy]

12. my guess...None.

Id figure these folks have better things to do with their time than hang at an online message board.

[bpilgrim]

14. i wouldn't be a member of any club that would have me as a member...

i believe DU has a lot to offer and is why it has attracked a LOT of creative and informed folks to this site... i wouldn't be suprised, it is a great place to brain storm and see what the regular folk are thinking... people love lurking ;-)

peace

[maggrwaggr]

28. are you kidding me? These people have nothing BUT free time!

It's not like they're busy cleaning their houses, balancing their checkbooks or even raising their kids. They hire people to do all of that.

What else is there to do but hang out here?

[TacticalPeek]

29. They balance? n/t

[Brian Sweat]

34. Yeah

and little green men from mars are visiting earth. :crazy:

[Skittles]

59. you don't know that

how do you know they might just love the annonymity of chatting with people unaware of their fame?

[Kamika]

13. to brad pitt

In case youre reading this.

Dump Jennifer ill marry you !!!

[wryter2000]

20. To heck with Brad Pitt

If W. J. Clinton is reading, let me at him.

[Clete]

15. I think Paul Begala and James Carville do.

I have heard them say things that had been discussed at DU and no where else. I know Carville goes to MWO because he openly promoted it on the air. So, I'm sure he has been lurking here as well, if not participating.

[samsingh]

19. i think they do

Robin Williams must drop in from time to time.

[wryter2000]

21. On a more serious note

(Not that I'm not serious about wanting Clinton's body...)

I imagine all the campaigns must read here from time to time to find out what real Democrats want.

[Brian Sweat]

36. This is not the place to find out what real Democrats want.

[GreenArrow]

50. depends on how you define "real Democrats"

.

[tnlefty]

22. oh, you meant for real and not just in my own mind - crap!

I'm not even well known...damn! Possibly some staffers check to get a feel for reactions to events, etc. If there are famous folk visiting here I guess I'd better straighten up and be on my best behavior.

[Skittles]

23. DR. WEIRD

I THINK HE BE MO ROCCA.

[bpilgrim]

24. and who is that?

he is soooo funny, is he still around?

peace

[Brian Sweat]

37. Mo Rocco used to be part of the cast of The Daily Show

[huckleberry]

44. Mo Rocca's new show on CourtTV

premiers this Wednesday. Check out the website and video clip - pretty funny!

http://www.courttv.com/thesmokinggun/index.html

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

25. I know Ernest Borgnine is a regular

His handle is BigOne, BigBoy, or something like that.

[BurtWorm]

27. Get out of here!

Mermaid Man? Here?

[Brian Sweat]

38. Ernest Borgnine?

What is your source?

[salin]

39. or maybe

HalfBiscuit HalfMan? ;-)

[BurtWorm]

26. Skip Fox, captioneer extraordinaire, is famous

He wrote a brilliant analysis with his student Jack Gillis of the Monica Lewinsky "talking points memo" to show that it could not have come from the White House. Skip is a Shakespeare scholar, I believe, and in any case, he applied textual analysis to destroy right wing spin alleging that Vernon Jordan or Bill Clionton himself wrote the document.

Skip is a hero.

[prolesunited]

30. I think Jon Stewart

and/or some of his writers. There have been a number of parallels between his shows and some of the stuff here.

[TacticalPeek]

31. Right, we hear it on TDSWJS and repeat it here. n/t

[Brian Sweat]

40. I don't know if anyone from The Daily Show is a regular here,

but I have seen them cover topics AFTER they were heavily discussed here.

[sybylla]

33. Noticed the same thing myself

Especially during the "drumming up to war" early in the year. Always seemed like someone would say something funny here and it would show up on Stewart's show. I remember feeling horribly flattered that he or his writers might show up here on occasion. It's a good crowd to be hanging with.

[Brian Sweat]

41. It might just be that great minds work alike.

[fishnfla]

43. I dont watch the show

but I've seen the accounts here and it sounds funny. I know for a fact some of the funniest things i have ever read have been in this place, they'd be foolish not to lurk here for the free material

[NashVegas]

35. Doubtful, But ...

Their assistants might.

[FarLeftRage]

46. Having been to the Dean campaign hq

and speaking with some staffers there, I can tell you that they monitor DU almost hourly.
Whether Dean himself logs on to DU, I cannot say...

[HFishbine]

49. If Dean does

why not post as Dean? I mean if he, or any candidate for that matter, is here already, why not a little "I agree" now and again?

[never cry wolf]

53. Because Karl Rove

may also be lurking looking for ammo. Could you just hear the discourse on Lush Rimbaugh?? "Howard Dean belongs to the subversive, communistic democratic UNDERGROUND!!!"

How would that go over with the centrists we will need in the next election?

(But hey, you guys can all pm me, i won't tell!! the suspense is killing me.)

[JackDragna]

47. Why, yes..

..we do.

[HFishbine]

48. Well

Do tell. Don't be coy.

[kysrsoze]

55. I think he's B.S.'ing

Mmmmm, prove it.

[Must_B_Free]

54. Why the heck wouldn't they?

Do you really think they're "too important"?

The truth about show business is that it's just a show; people are people.