Now don't get cocky, but is it just me or is the DU turning out to be more

[jsamuel]

correct :P every day?

Every day the MSM or someone else picks up on something that we have been yelling about for days or years. And this isn't even about opinions. It is just cold hard facts...

Anyone else notice?

[BlueWolff]

1. Yep DU is on top of it!!!!!!!!!

[Initech]

2. I notice that too!

It's like every time I'm on here and then I go watch The Daily Show, what they talk about on the Daily Show is almost exactly what they talk about on here.

[Rick Myers]

3. I think you mean 'correct'

We are CORRECT, not RIGHT! ;)

[napi21]

6. Funny, I misunderstood that word at first too!

It's really sick what has happened to the English language!!!

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. On the balance, it's been that way for ever, with a few exceptions,

and those can be attributed to optimism and misplaced faith in mankind.

[deadparrot]

5. It's freaky, really...

as much as the Internet seems to think of DU as a "far left" site, it's really interesting to see how ahead of the times many DUers are. I remember reading Plame threads years ago.

[MissWaverly]

7. I wrote something that was chosen as a op ed by 2 MSM papers

It makes me feel good that they come here looking for inspiration. They
didn't quote me but they used my idea which is fine. The whole reason
we are here is to get the word out.

[jsamuel]

10. Good Job

:applause: :patriot:

[MissWaverly]

12. Thanks, here's what I wrote

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3999085

Never forget O'Connor's most important "swing vote"
My response is here:

"But knowing, as we do, that the five justices were only interested in finding some way, any way at all, to give the election to Bush, if the Florida Supreme Court had departed from the Florida statutory law and established a different and more specific uniform standard, as sure as God made green apples the U.S. Supreme Court would have pounced on this like a hungry tiger going after raw meat."

pg 153 Vincent Bugliosi: The Betrayl of America: How the Supreme Court undermined the constitution and chose our president.

I hope this criminal act is what she is remembered for.

Her swing vote matters, that is when the lack of accountability, the spin, the lawlessness and betrayl of the American people started,
and yes, it DOES matter.

1. Under Florida law, when the Florida Supreme Court finds a "challenge to the certified result is justified, it has the power to provide any relief appropriate under the circumstances..." (this resulted in the order for the manual recount of all disputed votes, the recount was proceeding smoothly when it was halted by US Supreme Court. The stay requested by Bush the Times said appeared "highly political" Now stays are usually granted if something will do irreparable harm to a party by proceeding, how was the recount doing irreparable harm to GWB???

2. Do you realize that the judges did not sign this decision, it was
done "per curiam" which is usually for unanimous decisions that are
non-controversial and brief.

3. Their intervention into the Florida election results was not the result of an appeal from a lower court but direct intrusion into states rights and how could this be an argument for equal protection when every state runs their elections differently.

4. This decision for equal protection in the electoral processes could have invalidated results throughout the country but it was only for the 2000 Florida election. How could the Supreme Court make a rule which they said had only local ramifications when the Supreme Court by it's very nature is a Federal function.

I'm no lawyer and I will probably be flamed by this but this is what I believe.

[libnnc]

8. indeed I have...

and I shake my head everytime the pundits pick something up that they say is "just discovered" or "breaking news"

Face it, we're doing their work for them. Wouldn't it be nice if we could get compensated? A byline at least?

Hell, I'd settle for an official press pass.

Coffee mug? Tote bag? :shrug:

[eleny]

9. At first I thought you meant right wing

Whew! And of course, you're *right*! :headbang:

[ThoughtCriminal]

11. Cassandra is never wrong

She just checked to see what O'Reilly and Limbaugh said and predicts the opposite. But there is a downside...

[peacetalksforall]

13. Stuff on DU doesn't hit the papers for 1 to 14 days or m o r e. I look

at the front pages of the papers and I shake my head about its stale feel.

Being a partner with the WH really slows them down.

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. DU rules!