Can we GD2004 denizens introduce ourselves?

[WilliamPitt]

Looking over a thread I started...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=917853&mesg_id=917853

...I saw a whole slew of names I didn't recognize. We've got a little more than a month to go, and I'd like to meet the people who post in here whom I don't know.

I'll start: My name is Will, I live in Boston, and I write for a website called truthout.org.

[David Dunham]

1. Me

I am a lawyer in New York City. I am very active in the NY Lawyers for Kerry-Edwards Committee.

[Rambis]

73. My name is Tom, I am a raging, card carrying Liberal

Iowan, and I am damn proud of it. I work for a liberal University in a liberal town and spread ultra liberal ideas. Fighting the lies of this POS administration is a full time job. I want to personally thank everyone who does it for us. Give em hell for the majority of "Mericans" who are more like we are than the neocon freaks that have hijacked the republican party. It used to be that you could live with these clowns because you could agree to disagree about phiscal policy. I stare at the middle of the road folks from the way left and I guess we need to step up and rescue America while they watch from the sidelines. The Neocons must be stopped and there is only one way to do it... Elect John Freakin Kerry!

[Carla in Ca]

131. I'm Carla

I live behind the Orange Curtain. My husband is a Veteran and we have a Beagle named Jean Harlow.
This community has been a wonderful place to come and share. Thanks.

[LittleClarkie]

194. Hi I'm Erica

Swinging in the state of Wisconsin.

Even though I'm 41 years old, this is the first election where I've been properly informed and this involved.

Started out as a Clarkie, but now proud to be in the Kerry Korps.

[Skidmore]

140. I'm from Iowa too.

I'm Mary and I bet I work for the same libral University as Tom. Tom, send me a private message so we can see if that's the case.

Kerry in a landslide!!!

[michigandem2]

2. Hi!

My name is Melissa, I live in Grand Rapids, Michigan--I work for a hospital here--married with 2 kids that are 3 1/2 and 2

I LOVE DU! Its so refreshing to have people who THINK LIKE ME!!!!

[wicket]

28. Hello from one Melissa to another!

:D

[AngryOldDem]

235. One more Melissa....

But I post as AngryOldDem. I've been here since about mid-August.

I'm married, have four kids, go to school part-time (working toward new career in social work), and volunteer with many school/church/community activities. I am most active with helping the poor and homeless in my city.

DU certainly is a breath of fresh air.

Nice to meetcha all.

:hi:

EDIT: More detail, which I should have put in the first time around.

[Poiuyt]

3. Hi Will

(This sounds like an AA meeting!)

I'm Pete, live in northeastern Wisconsin, hate George Bush more than prunes.

[Minimus]

7. keep coming back! it works if you work it! one day at a time!

[Claire Beth]

48. I guess we are....

(at least I am) addicted to DU.

[Worst Username Ever]

4. My name is George W Bush and I'm an alcoholic.

Wait... this isn't free rpublic....

[YellowDawgDemocrat]

20. My name is Kevin and I live near Austin, Tx

I'm a former Labor Union activist and lifetime Democrat. I've been on DU for about a year or so. I don't post very often because of the paranoid climate surrounding critical thinking and strategic planning.

I'm not the type to back away from a heated discussion, but I recognize the audience and many people's overwhelming desire to serve as cheerleaders. I'm cool with that and I have to admit I've learned quite a bit by being a listener...so to speak.

In the end I don't think I have much in common with a lot of people here, but our objectives are the same even if our motives are not.

[cheshire]

23. Have you tried putting a positive spin on it?

[VelmaD]

30. And why haven't we seen you...

at any of the local Austin DU gatherings? :)

You've got another chance tomorrow night...debate watching party at Ruta Maya.

Go here for details:
http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/fullstory.php?artid=1007&db=calendar

Many of your fellow DUers will be there including your truly. :)

on edit: I'm Barbara and I work in the Texas juvenile justice system. Been on DU forever.

[tavalon]

179. You're in Austin, eh?

Well, I shall have to go to one of the meetings next time they coincide with my being in Austin.

And in introduction, I am Terri, I live in both Austin and Seattle. I am currently in Seattle, last year, I was in Austin. Either way, I visit the other place once a month.

I am a lifelong democrat who never did anything but vote and keep half an eye on politics. Then the weirdness of the 2000 election happened and the even greater weirdness of 9/11 and the consolidation of fascism following rapidly after that. And I watched and I watched and I watched closer yet and I became........radicalized.

I've contributed money this time around, I have agitated greatly and I am now working at the Kerry/Edwards Seattle headquarters. They say Washington is a swing state. I'm so not seeing that. It will be a landslide victory for Kerry. Even if the rest of the state tries to go for Bush, all of Seattle has been radicalized and mobilized, especially for and by the young voters.

[ClassWarrior]

207. Hey Vel. I've admired your posts since back when I was a lurker.

:hi:

23.

[AngryOldDem]

236. But did you approve this message? n/t

[Minimus]

5. hello!

My name is Cheryl, I live in North Carolina, and I am so happy I found this site. Living in a red state sucks!

[SammyWinstonJack]

83. Living in a red state sucks!

No kidding!

[TexasSissy]

109. I hear ya! My name is Donna a/k/a Texas Sissy-I live in Dallas.

[KittyWampus]

6. Hey There

I am Robin who lives in East Hampton, Long Island NY.

I am a cloth sculpter and collage artist.

This upcoming election has me all kinds of worked up.

[Arkana]

8. I'm Vice President Dick Cheney

And you can all go f-c- yourselves. :evilgrin:

[Arkana]

104. Just kidding.

I'm 19, from MA, and going to school in RI at Providence College, majoring in computer science and hoping to work for Electronic Arts one day. I'm also a hardline liberal who wants Bush OUT of John Kerry's house.

[blondeatlast]

200. I LOVE the way you put that, except--I want Bunny out of OUR house.

We didn't give the squatter permission, dammit!

[saracat]

9. I am a theatrical producer /director. I also do the interviews for

a political television talk show. I live in Phoenix. I am also a Democratic district chair.

[russian33]

10. Hello

I'm Alex, 26 from Queens, New York..originally from Azerbaijan, USSR, part Russian/part Armenian

[cheshire]

11. Hi Will, saw you on the show when you posted earlier, very impressive.

My name is Candy live in CA I'm an antique dealer. Dem all my life and more involved than ever this year. Nice to meet you

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

12. Hi, I'm Alessandra

I'm not a US citizen, but I am strongly K/E. I am married to a * voter. I live in Jersey City, I work in midtown Manhattan, I am a corporate immigration paralegal, no kids and 2 dogs (siberian husky and chow chow) and a bunny. From 87 to 2002 I lived in the Raleigh/Durham area of NC.

[Claire Beth]

13. Hi...

I'm Rita and live in Nashville, TN. I am working part-time with the Davidson Co. Democratic Committee to help elect John Kerry. Thanks for all the work you do with Truthout and also for your input here on DU and elsewhere on the net.

[RoundRockD]

14. Hi everyone.

My name is Vicky and I live in Round Rock, Texas with my husband and two children. I love DU and spend way too much time here.

[Hamlette]

15. Been here for ages, kiddo

3rd generation godless commie pinko, plus lawyer, mother, "stoned slacker" and glass blower from Utah.

[jkshaw]

111. A Fellow Utahn!

Hi. This is Joan from Cache Valley, Utah. I didn't know there were any DUers in this state! What a joy! Where are you Hamlette? Cache Valley is 98% (or more) Republican. Very lonely, politics-wise, and we've gone to the polls every election for forty years, regardless of how futile it's been. In our little town, I can think of three other Democrats besides me, my husband, and daughter. Two of them might have died. (We're not Mormon, so I know only people belonging to the local arts council which I headed for a couple of years.) If you don't go to the LDS church up here, see, you don't know too many people. However, a lot of people know ME (I write letters to the editor).

I'm waiting for a sign to put up on our hill for Mattheson, our next governor!

http://www.dragongoose.com

[VOX]

16. Hey gang, I'm Robert...

I'm in Southern California, and I do arts fund raising and writing for a major university.

I'm a liberal, yellow-dog Democrat. I supported Dean and Edwards early on, and Kerry has proved to be a first-class candidate and individual. He will make a fine president.

My wife has written for MoveOn.org. We have given more to Democratic candidates and causes this year than ever before.

I am terribly concerned about the abominable condition of our current leadership in this country, and the sad state of the right-wing corporate media. I am totally committed to doing whatever is humanly possible to effect some positive changes in these arenas.

Best to all -- :toast:

[grasswire]

17. Hi pals!

My name is Eileen and I live in the Pacific Northwest. I worked as a writer and editor in Washington D.C. prior to returning home -- I was radicalized toward the left when I worked for a Republican. I sell antique and vintage paper items to support my internet opposition to wingnuts.

I've monitored freerepublic.com daily for eight years, believe the media is the greatest enemy of truth, and am promoting a citizens bill of rights for media/white house transparency at http://webdems.blogspot.com.

[Sugarcoated]

29. Hey!

Another artist here - my name's Julie and I live in the Philly burbs. I've always been interested in politics, but never really examined it closely. When I did, I went beyond anti-Bush to frightened for our country. I thought about how this could've happened, right under our noses, and besides the completely bizarre new post 9/11 world distracting us and fear controlling us, I came to the conclusion that alot of Democrats just tuned out after the Florida 2000 thievery. I didn't even watch the news for two years. So many of us WEREN'T PAYING ATTENTION! And many more continue not to - but many, many are. And will be watching and acting and defending truth no matter what the outcome of this election.

Volunteering my a$$ off as well here. I just heard on the radio PA hasn't had these numbers of new voter registration for twenty years.

Honored to be here and meet you all.:grouphug:

[molly]

44. My niece is an artist in Philly also

her name is Elisabeth Nickles - she does sculpture - she is GREAT!!

[Hans Delbrook]

148. Philly burbs too

Hey Julie, I live in the Philly burbs too - Northeast of the city.

I'm Felicia, I'm a scientist - molecular biologist - volunteer for Bucks for Kerry - my husband too - who's a systems architect.

I'm democratic born and bred and addicted to DU.

And I'd give two years of my life for K/E to win!

[Gothmog]

18. I am attorney in Houston Texas

My name is Kyle and I am an attorney in Houston Texas.

[DesEtoiles]

34. me too!

[mmonk]

115. Hi

Kyle II

[demwing]

19. Hello all

I'm Ian Gabriel, I'm forever building a website called "DemocraticWing of the US" I work for a geneology research company in Provo, Utah, and I'm a Deanic turned Kerryier.

[cheshire]

31. Thank you for your geneology research I've not found much on my family

but I am impressed with how much work has gone into the massive undertaking. I am in awe.

[aldian159]

38. Oh man

I've heard horror stories about Provo, most starting and ending with BYU.

[demwing]

71. Its a beautiful place

And there is another college here - UVSC, that ISN"T BYU.

In fact, Micheal Moore will be speaking at UVSC on October 20th.

Utah is SOOO weird

[rndmprsn]

21. Greets

my name is Greg and i'm a digital audio engineer and electronic musician...i'm in Baltimore MD for now.

and no MD is NOT TIED either! downtown where i live is about 1000 to 1 in favor of Kerry...period.

[PittLib]

22. My name is Tanya, I live in Pittsburgh ...

I have 2 1/2 degrees and yet I torture myself by waiting tables instead of focusing on a career. I am a 29 year-old single woman hoping to get my demographic to the polls - as there is nothing more pathetic than a woman with an empty head. :hi:

[cheshire]

47. Yes a son in the exact same boat. Want to meet him? LOL Sorry just

saw my son in your post. He's 28 has a degree and is a waiter. Loves the tips, maybe fear of taking so long in school has some effect.

[PittLib]

67. sure dieharderdem, if he's like you ...

I'll be sure to like him! ;)

[cheshire]

106. Thank you He's really a hottie too. I'm biased but he really is.

[PittLib]

234. You have to live across the country, don't you?

Nothing is ever simple! :D

[cally]

24. Hello all

I'm Sue and I live in the SF Bay Area aka liberalville. I co-own a consulting firm.

[haydukelives]

32. Hi my name is Micheal Carrington

I am a 50 year old nursing student that just moved to Denver from Steamboat Springs. I miss Steamboat. But im working to defeat * Im mad as hell and im not going to take it anymore.
COLORADO FOR KERRY

[Beetwasher]

25. Hi, I'm Beetwasher, NYC Resident Trying To Save The Planet

I work for a non-profit whose mission really is to make the world a better place for those who are the least fortunate...The work I do literally saves and improves the lives of thousands of less fortunate people all around the world and I'm quite proud of that.

I'm doing my damndest to do what I can to get Kerry elected by donating and writing massive amounts of letters to anyone and everyone...Unfortunately due to my job which entails long hours, that's all I can really do at this point...I wish I had the time and resources to do more...

What up Will? waaaAAAAAaaaaaA!

[BurtWorm]

26. My name is BurtWorm and I am a freeper

son who lives in NYC. A free person, make that.

;)

[NinetySix]

175. I'm NinetySix and I'm a patriot.

Not the Rambo-First-Blood type, nor the New-England-Foxboro-Stadium kind. More the Francis Marion, Daniel Morgan, Thomas Sumter type. I hope the situation in the country doesn't begin to devolve into the sort of situation in which these men acquitted themselves so well, but if it does, I'm no pacifist.

[On the Road]

225. You're Ninety-Six?

Congratulations, old-timer!
:silly:

[wicket]

27. Fellow Bostonian here

I'm Melissa, I'm 26, live in Boston, and my political website is http://www.bluebus.org

[lukasahero]

214. Another Bostonian

just work here though - live in MetroWest - name's Leslie. Sorry no blog but card-carrying bleeding heart liberal since birth probably (40 + years). DU'er since about July.

[Voltaire]

33. Okay

My name is Les and I work for the Indiana Department of Correction (not a guard), in Indianapolis. That is, when I am not cussing at wingnuts.

[Catfight]

35. Hi Will, love your stuff on Truthout! I'm from Florida, found DU

by the finger of God pointing me in the LEFT direction, they way of truth and justice. I haven't been able to accomplish anything since finding DU, it has been so addicting. But it is my refuge from the upside down world of Bush/Satan.

[aldian159]

36. Hi will

My name is George, I'm a student at DePaul University in Chicago (Major: Communication/Poly Sci double) and I come from a long line of Democrats.

[blkeyedszn]

37. Hi there, the name's Claire...

I just recently moved from San Diego, CA to Appleton, WI. Good god, why did I do that? I own a graphic design firm that is nearly 3 years old and is just finally starting to become profitable. Hooray!

I discovered DU about 2 months ago and now I am hooked.

[featherman]

39. Hi Will, I'm Tony

A small business owner now located in far northern CA for the past two+ years. Voted as resident in Florida in 2000. Oregon resident from 1967-1998. Former DEM precinct chair in Oregon. My area of special interest is EC analysis.

[ClassWarrior]

40. Hi everyone.

I'm a writer in the Milwaukee area... a Kerry, Moore, and Feingold volunteer... a peace activist... and a voter registrar. You can call me CW.

23.

[henslee]

41. Hi.

Jack. Southern Ca. Into film and music and history. Used to visit the The American Prospect forums right after 2000 theft. Ended up, here. Partial to envirnomental issues. Going to the Graham Parsons festival in 29 Palms this weekend with pals.

[shrub chipper]

42. Hi, I'm Dan

from Indiana , a yellow dog Democrat from a family of Yellow Dogs!!Never have voted Republican and never will!

My wife (who I converted to our side during the Clinton years)and I have started a Home Health agency, but we are Small Business owners who are NOT Republican!! In fact, I have tried to educate my employees (subtly, of course) on why Kerry would be the best choice for them (OT, Health Insurance), but this IS Indiana and it is tough going! I cannot understand the power of the GOP to get these people to vote against their own self interests!!

Of course, my hot button is hatred of and contempt for * and his incompetence. Also, as I came of age during Vietnam, I never thought we would ever fall into such a quagmire again-UNBELIEVABLE.

I enjoy this (DU) site and spend far too much time here!

[onenote]

43. i'm onenote

and I'm a DC lawyer (but a Virginia voter).

[MuseRider]

45. This is nice!

Hi Will, Hi all :hi:

I am Lynne. A musician/farmer/rancher from Kansas. My sanity had been alternately saved and challenged by this board. I love it! Just finished launching my 2 boys into the world. I am a 50 year old Kansas Democrat.

[mac56]

46. I'm Scott, from Athens, GA,

formerly of Minneapolis, and soon to be again.

I'm a writer and a yellow-dog Democrat.

[K8-EEE]

61. Athens, This Is REM Land?

Right? Somebody told me one of them had a good vegetarian restaurant in Athens.

[mac56]

68. The best.

It's called "The Grit".

Lots of other great restaurants, too, that aren't exclusively vegetarian. Try "The Last Resort Grill".

Add on edit: if one of the members of R.E.M. is part owner of The Grit, he's awfully low-profile about it. They provide a lot of financial support to alternative endeavors around town, though, so it could be.

[kodi]

94. i live up the road in jefferson

where they call 32 women a full set of teeth

[mac56]

95. Neighbor!

nm

[Lugnut]

49. Hi!

I'm Barbara. I'm a disabled 59 year old living in Luzerne Co., Northeastern PA. I've been a member of DU for almost three years. I hate the pResident and his band of thieves more than I hated Nixon and his thugs. You betcherazz I'm a liberal! :)

[democratreformed]

50. Hi, my name is Tammy.

How long do you want this to be? I'll try to keep it shorter rather than longer.

I'm a 39-year-old female from Bald Knob, Arkansas. Actually, I'm an old country gal - I live seven miles out of town. I'm a former school teacher who now: works for her dad, runs her own business which she co-owns with her husband, attends college classes for drafting, and is the mother of a 20-year-old married daughter and a nine-year-old son. No grandchildren yet (thank goodness).

[NewJeffCT]

51. Hi - guess my name...

Hi, I'm Jeff and live in Connecticut. I work in the financial field. I don't contribute much here except for some sarcasm and the occasional critique of potential LTTEs.

[ewagner]

52. Hi Will

I think we've conversed before but I'm a former Legislative Aide, Community Development Director, Economic Development Director, City Administrator and Mayor in Central Wisconsin.

[JerseygirlCT]

53. Mary, in CT. P/T fundraising consultant -- mostly mom. nt

[Catherine Vincent]

54. Hi.

My name is Catgirl Rockafella living in Houston, TX and I am an office assistant working for one of those energy companies that ripped off California. Sorry about that.

[asjr]

55. My name is Audrey and I live in TN.

[Ravenseye]

56. Steel City here...

Live in Pittsburgh. Moved from Boston recently actually when I moved half my business here.

wife, first kid due within a few weeks. Small buisness owner who should be workign right now instead of spending time here. :)

[trumad]

57. My name is none of your fucking business......errrr Bob

I sit around all day and post on this stupid forum thinking that I may have some minimal effect but in reality I'm but a fart in the wind of the Universe.

Uhhh,,,also I like to take long naps, eat Cheeto's, drink a whole lot of alcohol and then take more naps.

I love college and pro football and hate all the Northeast teams.... I think OJ's guilty, I love Lesbians, I'm sometimes a big teddy bear but mostly I'm a big Asshole, my wife and kids love me 50 percent of the time and loathe me the rest.

I've been known to kick a cat or two and I love to torture my wifes pikennese.(dog)... I can't spell, can't write,.... I'm an original Nader hater and I take great pleasure in telling people that I was right on that! I hate threads like this.... I hate show me your picture threads.... I love copycat threads.... I love outing freepers.... The alert button is my friend.... I'm jealous of Will Pitt because he can write and has the Patriots... I'm not jealous of Will Pitt because I am more handsome than him. I want to threaten to ban Skinner.....

Hey...but with all that... If you need a Democrat in the foxhole next to you...IM YOUR GUY!

[cheshire]

69. LOL your mom love you thou, your family may need help but WTH.

[MockSwede]

98. Lesbians and Foxholes.....

Man, you sound just like all the other folks we canvassed last weekend looking for K/E votes with undecided Dems or Greens or Unaffiliates. Nice folks, all around.

You need someone to watch your 6 in that foxhole, let me know, and keep givin' 'em hell!

[blondeatlast]

201. Better looking thatn Will? Hmmmmmm....

Don't tell your wife I said that, ok?

But if things don't work out...

[DancingBear]

58. DancingBear vital statistics

Dave (me) is (almost) 51 years old, male, currently living in northern Virginia until someone buys our house - then it's back to New Hampshire!

Career-wise, I used to be in RFID/wireless networking (project manager), but tired of the travel and found it wanting from a self-fulfillment standpoint. I now design/build custom furniture for clients - I'm a one-person design/build team.

I've been married for 29 years to the most fabulous person on this earth, I was at Woodstock, and I like to write. Too much, sometimes.

[Cheesehead]

212. Hey, another furniture maker!

I'm Steve, age 56, and have lived in northeastern Wisconsin nearly all of my life. I always seem to come back when I leave. I must be the winters.

I found my politics in the '60's antiwar movement and over the years have mellowed into a Wisconsin progressive/Kucinch admirer.

Like I said, I build furniture for a living, with help from a part time day job in a woodworking supply store.

If you're in Wisconsin and see a big old white Chevy van with Kerry/Edwards and Feingold posters in the windows and a bumper full of stickers, it's probably me.

I love DU and check in every day, but post sporadically.

[K8-EEE]

59. Hey From El-Lay!

My name is Katie and I just wanted to tell Will that I'm always telling people to read Truthout -- it's an awesome site and I really appreciate your work, thanks so much!

GO DODGERS!

[City Lights]

60. Hi everyone.

I live in the Phoenix area with my husband, two children, seven cats, and two Russian tortoises. I work part-time for my husband's consulting company, and volunteer at my kids' school. :hi:

[rumguy]

62. Why do you want to know?

Are you starting a tainted love file?

[indie_voter]

63. Hi

I live in Northern CA. I am a 40 year old engineer and mom of 2 wonderful (most of the time! ;) ) kids (one boy, one girl) under the age of 5.

[canuckybee]

64. Hi all

I'm Beverley in NY. Unfortunately, I won't be able to vote this time because I only got permanent resident status last week. But I have been out there working to get others out to vote. I have been here longer than my post count would indicate. I had to start over with a new name when a freeper from another board began to stalk me.

[hyphenate]

65. Hi, all!

I'm Mary, I live in Massachusetts, and I'm another enraged liberal. :)

[mongo]

66. Hi everyone

I'm mongo and daisygirl and I own and operate a small lingerie and eroitic boutique in Zanesville, Oh.

Before that I was a COBOL programmer for fortune 500 companies in Columbus Oh, Boston Ma, Charlotte Nc, and Chicago, Ill.

I was never involved in politics (except to bitch) until this last year, and I have to say that DU has been the primary catalyst to get me off my butt. After seeing how much one man can screw up the country and the world in just 4 years, I think that I will be politically active for the rest of my life.

[MsUSA]

70. Hello Will and everyone....

I'm Colleen Kennedy, I work in the foundation office of our public college, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. I would have killed myself if I hadn't found DU. It's been my lifeline. Thank you all.

[WillyT]

72. Hi !!!

:hi:

I'm Willy (Bill in official circles) from Sacramento, and I currently have 3 or 4 jobs depending on which week ya talk to me. I was retrained for the 'New Economy' in 1998, and worked in S.F. installing the new ADSL technology all over the Bay Area. Got a job after that working on a computer network, for a telecom company, until the Bush Economy and 9\11 ended all that. Was out of work for 14 months, and would like to return the favor to Bush and his minions in spades.

Nice ta meet ya.

Hey Will, when ya comin West again???

:shrug:

[knowbody0]

74. hi will

i am kate-born again savage.truth out rocks. my god is truth

[goddess40]

75. Jane from Wausau Wi

my mom Lanore and hubby Jeff post under my name too.

I'm in love with Dean but I'm marrying Kerry.

[sugar magnolia]

76. Hello...

I'm Jen. I'm a native Oregonian currently living in Northern California. I'm a grad student in a sociology program, married with 2 daughters (8 & 6 yrs old). Since finding this site I've spent far too much time here and far too little time studying!

[PittLib]

77. Welcome! I know the feeling ...

I spent too much time here too! :toast:

[G_j]

78. greetings

'Bearheart' from Asheville, NC here

52 yr old musician, died-in-the wool radical hippie tree-hugger

[wiggs]

79. DU name have anything to do with Tom Robbins? nt

[wiggs]

80. James from OC and Laguna Beach

...and I spend more time on DU, buzzflash, truthout, counterpunch, media matters, and bush-lies than is healthy. At least it's free and I do pass around snippets to friends and relatives that need to see them.

I'll be missing the "debates" tomorrow (backpacking in high Sierras) but will check in with DU for details next week.

[mzmolly]

81. Oy, My name is NOT really Molly ... I live in a swing state and I am an

at home Mom/activist working to remove *. :hi:

[Generator]

82. Moi

Born and raised Oregonian, in Portland. Lived in NYC for three years.

Stay at home non-security Mom, 41, feminist, foul mouthed, angry as hell, born liberal and political junkie.

Have a husband who's willing to move to Canada to save my sanity if necessary. DU has saved my sanity so far.

[liskddksil]

84. My Name is

David and I attend Muhlenberg College in "swing town" Allentown PA.

[crispini]

85. Hi everybody!

My name is Crispin, I live in Dallas, I'm 35 and I'm a user interface designer. (Computer geek, sort of). I've always been a good voter and reasonably informed but this is the first year I've gotten involved... contributed, registered voters, walked precinct, etc. Yeah! It's fun!

[H2O Man]

86. My name is H2O Man

I am a retired social worker; married with four children; we live in rural upstate New York.

[MockSwede]

101. Upstate is nice

have relatives in Ithaca. love to visit the whole of upstate. don't get to visit as often as we'd like.

[H2O Man]

105. Ithaca Trivial Puruit ....

I enjoy local history. My driveway is part of the first "state road" from the "western front" (Fort Stanwix Treaty line) to Ithaca, built by General Benjamin Hovey. Hovey was a friend and business partner with Aaron Burr. My house was the first stage coach station on the road west.

[paulk]

137. The treaty line ran from Rome to Unadilla -

So you live somewhere between there? East of Ithaca?

You got me stumped. I didn't know Hovey built any roads, I thought the business deal with Burr was to build a canal, and fell through. Was it before that - when they both lived in Oxford?

ps - I grew up near Ithaca.

[H2O Man]

153. It ran from Rome to

"Old Unadilla," which is Sidney today. Unadilla was an Iroquois "place name" that included not only the intersection of the Susquehanna and Unadilla Rivers, but a couple miles in each direction. Today, Unadilla sets about 5 miles east of Sidney.

Hovey came to this area from the German Flats area, down what is the approximate state route 51. He was a speculator. There were some French brothers in what is now East Guilford, the Mercereaus, who were decidedly Hamiltonians. They had "bought" miles of the Unadilla and Guilford Creek, preventing any economic competition in mills etc.

The brothers controlled the segment of the Catskill Turnpike (actually a spur) that went through Unadilla, around the area of Brant's Camp and the Oneida village, and through to Guilford. Hovey, who was of the Burr school of thought, got funding from the state capital to build a state road from Rockdale on the Unadilla, through the Ives' Settlement (very Jeffersonian!) and over to Oxford, then on to Ithaca. Guilford was part of Oxford at the time. Hovey was there for a few years, and was a community leader, but the Mercereaus came out on top.

Hovey then went towards Ohio. I believe that he and Burr were involved in some capital ventures that involved an early canal there.

This area was where US Senator Daniel Dickinson grew up. His first job was at a cloth and carding "factory" at the waterfalls a short walk from here. We have fascinating local history. I'm hoping to get over to Ithaca to see if the historical society there has more records on Hovey than does Oxford.

[paulk]

160. Fascinating stuff

Thanks for taking the time...

Even the little town where I grew up had an extensive historical record at the library - I spent many hours as a teenager poring over old maps and newspaper clippings.

And even though I've now spent more years out west than back east, in my heart upstate New York is still my home.

[Stephanie]

87. I don't know Will - you forgot to come to my party!

Hello to DU2004 - Stephanie of NYC here - nice to meet you. Please check out the lovely pix I've just posted of Bush enjoying the cowboy sports of golf, ocean fishing and speed boating.

[Guaranteed]

88. Hey, I'm the Bull Goose Loony,

(think R.P. McMurphy, here) and I've been here on DU since last summer. I was a die-hard Dean supporter, but I now support Kerry wholeheartedly.

Let's get this piece of shit out of the White House!

[Roland99]

89. I am Roland of Gilead

The world's last gunslinger.

The forces of evil have concentrated in the Dark Tower (formerly known as the White House.)

It is my mission to restore righteousness to the land.

[Chichiri]

161. You go, Roland

Because if Bush* is elected, the Tower will fall and we're all going to need a hell of a lot of astin.

[MsTryska]

211. Well Met, Gunslinger. nt

nt

[On the Road]

90. Hi, Will!

:toast:

My name is Jack Neefus. I live in College Park, Maryland. I'm a finance manager for Verizon. Been on DU since Jan 01 -- we met at the first Philly gathering.

Initially a Howard Dean supporter. Been a Democrat for about 10-15 years. Was once a psychology major a long time ago. I have an MBA, but appreciate Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, and the folks at the World Socialist Website.

[Chichiri]

91. I'm Dave

I live in Minnesota and work for a telecommunications company.

[NYsocialworker]

92. Thanks for this opportunity.

My name is Darby and I am 39-years old originally from Puerto Rico. I live in upstate NY with my husband and eight children (2 are away at college) ranging in age from 4 - 20 (5 girls and 3 boys).

I am a social worker doing private practice from my home with a specialization in working with teenagers. My husband is an investment banker who spends 2-3 days a week in NYC.

Unfortunately, my dear husband is a republican as are both of my voting age daughters. Despite our political differences, we are close knit and get along fine (as long as politics are not the main discussion).

I have been lurking here for a couple of years and recently began posting. I am hopeful that John Kerry will be called "Mr. President" come January.

[FredScuttle]

93. Hi

My name is Eric

My friends call me Eric

One day, I hope to be an ex-junkie.

[SoCalDemocrat]

96. Check your Email Will

I sent you an email introducing myself and asking for your assistance on an op-ed piece.

[UCSBLiberalCat53]

97. hey

Hi, I'm dan. I'm a UCSB Gaucho who made a 180 turn from the Dark Side with the help of the actions of Repugs against Clinton. The turn was finally completed with weed and a liberal roommate. This proves that cats are smarter than Freepers.

[MsTryska]

99. Hi y'all....

my name's tryska, and i'm a full-time cyborg based out of atlanta georgia.


i spend my time all over the web, encouraging people to think. (okay so it also flows over to my real life) but my best work has been done in cyberspace.


i am the resistance, and i am underground and infiltrating.

[MockSwede]

100. What'a a name

Christopher. Maine. Healthcare. Always been political. Sixteen year old daugther and wife are even more so now than I am!

[RichardRay]

102. My name is (are you ready) Richard Ray!!

I live in Fortress Wilson, the stronghold of the Democratic Party in the state of Wyoming. I run an IT shop at a resort. Born in Oregon, grew up in Oregon, Hawaii and Massachusetts. Politically active from a young age in the footsteps of my father.

Credentials available on request :-).

Richard Ray - Jackson Hole, WY

[Ishoutandscream]

103. My name is James. I turned 43 a couple of weeks ago

I'm from a suburb of Dallas called Rockwall, deep in the heart of Bush country. I am a ninth grade counselor.

I'm married with three children; Rose, 8; Robert, 4; and Madelyn, 2.

My wife works as a school psychologist. We are both Democrats, but I am much more vocal and passionate about politics.

[Catt03]

107. Hi....this is nice

My name is Maggie and I am a psychotherapist in South Florida.

And.... please ignore my language when discussing this administration.

[PittLib]

189. I adore the name Maggie (my first child after my grandmother),

I LOVE the character Maggie the cat (I was to play her in a spoof), and am a psych student (formerly, really).

[lupita]

108. Hi- My name is Lupita- I come from Mexico

I am also the Secretary of the Democratic Party in my County.
I am an engineer. I am married and have to kids

[DarthDem]

110. Hi

Jack. Corporate counsel in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Used to live in Charlotte, North Carolina; from, and parents live in, Los Angeles, CA. In case anyone wonders why I occasionally comment on NC & CA developments.

[skygazer]

112. This is a cool thread

It's neat to be able to put some details into the names I see all the time.

Love your site, Will, by the way. :yourock:

My name is Marjorie - I live in the Bay Area of California. I'm a lifelong Liberal (or as my father puts it, a goddamn hippie radical) with an opinion on everything. My hobbies are writing letters to the editor and infuriating neo-cons. Oh, and baking. :hi:

[Proud liberal Kat]

113. Kathy checking in here

I live in RI, I am a 30 year old married Mom of a beautiful 2 year old girl. I work as a Residential Director in a group home for Developmentally Disabled Adults.

[sherilocks]

114. I'm retired

and I live in Florida with two dogs and two cats. I've always been active in Democratic politics, but this year I'm in panic mode. All I can think of is the coward Bush sending my four young grandsons off to become cannon fodder. The man is without morals or conscience.

Will, I visit truthout often, but didn't realize that you were the real William Rivers Pitt. I like what you write and it is always well written.

[Jawja]

116. Greetings, Will Pitt.

I am Patricia and I live in Midtown Atlanta. I've been a member of DU almost from it's beginning.

[laylah]

117. Hi!

My name is Jennifer, I live on the Illinois side of the Mississippi in the QC area, and I am a case manager at a "highly structured" residential program for juvenile boys. I found DU in early 2001 and have been hanging since. It is the only place I feel safe, what with my "bleeding heart librul" ways and all :evilgrin:.

[randr]

118. Hi all and thanks Will

My name is Steve and I live in Western Colorado where I design and build homes. I have a loving partner and we have 2 sons, 2 daughters, and 5 grandchildren between us.
We will always be hippies and plan to have fun til we're done.
I have been active in community radio most of my life and find DU a similar community.

[Awsi Dooger]

119. Gary from Las Vegas

Originally from Miami. Early 40s. USC grad with print journalism degree. Former sportswriter. Worked in Las Vegas as a sportsbook supervisor. Currently do monotonous sports statistical research for Las Vegas sportsbooks, and consult two bigtime sports bettors who pay me too much.

[mmonk]

120. I'm

Mike from Raleigh. :thumbsup: for truthout.org and Will.

[bushalert]

121. Mark....I run the website BushAlert.com

I started it two years ago-----after the 02 elections...DU is a great community site! Keep up the good work folks.

http://www.bushalert.com

[DemoTex]

122. Mac here. I live in the mountains of western NC.

Transylvania County.

[texasmom]

123. Hi there--

My name is Gina, and I'm a 41 year old mother of two young children. I also teach history to 7th graders in a public school here in San Antonio.

I've been a Democrat since I was 13 years old. Four years ago I was a stay-at-home mom who got caught off guard by the last few months of the 2000 campaign and the selection. I've protested Bush in Washington DC and in Austin since then and dedicated much of my life to seeing that he returns to Crawford in January.
I'm so looking forward to the end of these four long years.

I picked up my Kerry/Edwards yard sign today, and it's standing proudly in the front yard of our home in our small, predominantly Republican, Texas neighborhood. We outnumber Bush/Cheney signs 4-3 right now!

Cheers!:toast:

[mantis49]

124. I'm Sherry

I'm a Registered Nurse working in a long term care facility in West Central IL.

I have 3 grown children and 6 grandchildren. The thought of this maladministration continuing scares the hell out of me for my family's sake and the country's.

Edited for clarity

[ZombieNixon]

125. Yoyoyo wassupwassup

Hello ignorant pigs,
This is Richard Nixon speaking from Purgatory!

No, just kidding (or am I?)

My name's Nikhil, I'm a young (high school senior not yet of voting age) Democrat living in Farmington, NM. This town is REALLY conservative, except we're right on the border of the Navajo Nation, which is much more liberal. People here hate me 'cuz I write anti-Bush op-ed columns for the paper, which these folks hate.

|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|
| VETO BUSH |
|___________|

Cheers
:toast:

[Name removed]

126. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[blue neen]

135. Freepers don't need to bother to answer.

We know all we need to know about you.

Hope you enjoyed your stay. Bye!

[MikeG]

127. My name is Mike G. and I've been sober for ten years.

[lapislzi]

128. As the author of this thread knows...

...he is my political guru--a distinction shared by my fellows at DU. My fledgling activism can be directly traced to these boards.

My name is Ginny. I live in the Hudson valley. I'm a writer and production manager for a publishing company.

[faithnotgreed]

150. hi ginny! i grew up in dutchess co and miss it terribly

[Bettie]

129. Hello

My name is Gina and I live in Iowa with my husband and two boys.

I went to college (and then lived for 11 years) in Madison, Wisconsin, which helped set my liberal ideals.

Now, I am a stay at home mom to two wonderful little boys and I want them to have a country to be proud of.

[Cuban_Liberal]

130. My names is Tony, and Bush is THE WORST PRESIDENT EVER

Hi!

:hi:

[phish420]

132. Scott in Florida

Orlando area - extremely liberal in an extremely conservative city... I run a site http://BushLies2.Us .

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

133. I'm Moonbeam

(not my real name) and I'm a 33 year old suburban Dallas mom and teacher. People expect me to be conservative and Republican because I am white, Christian, Texan (WAY back Texan, not a damn carpetbagger), an Aggie, a veteran's wife, suburban, soccer mom, not poor or minority etc.

I am a flaming liberal, always have been, always will be. I am the GOP's worst nightmare. I look very conventional and am professional, educated and well-spoken and love hanging out with just about anyone (except freepers and snotty people, can't stand them).

I have made it my mission in life, not just in this election, to see the Republicans so out of power as to cripple them. I believe whole-heartedly in the goals and ideals of the Democratic party of the United States of America and if anyone has a problem with that in my real life, they know where they can shove it.

I stand up, speak up and I don't take shit off of any damn Republican. I call them on their lies and their greed and their bigotry. I fight them with all I have.

I'll go to my grave doing it, too.

[JerseygirlCT]

242. Glad I'm on your side! *g* nt

[louis c]

134. My name is Louis

My DU name kinda gives that away.

I'm the President of IBEW Local 123, (Suffolk Downs) right here in Boston, Mass.

I'm a proud Labor Democrat and a card carrying Liberal.

[rullery]

136. Hi! I'm Robert, and a former Republican.

I'm 68 now, retired, and live in Fort Myers, Florida. I am the care giver for my 90-year-old mother, who has been an Alzheimer's patient for the past seven years. Because of this I am unable to get out much. I found DU about three months ago, and I spend a lot of time reading the interesting posts and occasionally contributing some of my own comments.

I was a liberal Republican, Eisenhower and Nelson Rockefeller were the guys I liked. I am fiscally conservative, but I do believe in providing basic services for people, such as universal healthcare, Social Security, unemployment and welfare benefits. I HATE what the Republican party has become now. HUGE deficits, tax cuts for the RICH, nothing but lip-service for caring for the less fortunate. Even worse, we now have a dummy who has taken us into an unnecessary war in Iraq!

I'm a registered Democrat now, and proud of it. I voted for Gore in 2000, and I was outraged when the Supreme Court stole the election for Bush! I joined the ACLU, and I have become a radical in my old age. I love John Kerry, and believe that he will be an excellent president.

This thread is an excellent idea. I am pleased to meet you all, my fellow Democrats. We have a really "big tent" don't we? Such a diversity of backgrounds here! One thing we all have in common: we are smart enough to see how incompetent Bush is, and support Kerry!

[faithnotgreed]

149. hi robert. were glad youre here

and our prayers for you and your mom....

[rullery]

191. Thanks for your prayers, faithnotgreed!

I love your name. Says a lot about you!

[cheshire]

217. Welcome and please post more often, I love hearing from ex's.

I think that the republican party for the most part does not recognize this administration.

[CitySky]

138. I'm Sky (not my real name) & fairly new to DU

-- been here just a few weeks.

Came to Houston TX almost 2 yrs ago by way of Boston MA, having grown up in Oakland CA. Kinda convoluted, I know. My sister still can't believe I root for the Red Sox over the A's.

Am Christian, and very "conservative" in how I live my life but very liberal in my view of what the government's job is. Considering replacing all of my campaign bumper stickers, after Nov 2, with one I saw on the 'net proclaiming, "Another Proud Member of the Christian Left."

Love love love Texas democrats. It takes spit, vinegar, a titanium spine, and a large sense of humor just to survive. Like Crispini, I've always voted but am really ACTIVE in campaigns for the first time ever this year.

[AgadorSparticus]

139. my name is BeBe and I live in Tucson, AZ.

I'm not sure about the rest of the world, but here in my tiny little subdivision, the Kerry Campaign HAS representation. I may not be able to change all of Tucson or my precinct, but I'll de damned if I'm going to let my neighborhood go to the rats. So far, Kerry 3 Bush 0.

[ezekiel333]

141. Hi

I'm Neil, AKA Gunny C.

Retired USMC, but not your average Gomer Jarhead. Expatriated Oregonian/Californian currently living behind enemy lines in Panama City, FL or L.A. (lower Alabama) as some call it. I work online as a web marketing/design whore for those with cash. I do however have "some" principals and am willing to fight to the death because of them.

[kymar57]

142. Hey Will, interesting post

I guess it may have been done before,but I haven't seen it.

Anyway the name's Mark.47 yo m d/nc.Lifelong democrat born and bred.

Louisville Ky. Blue collar worker(warehouse work).

P.S. Will, Follow your work and appreciate your efforts.Truthout

[Uzybone]

143. Hello

My name is Eric, and Im a network supervisor, and I live in Houston.

[blue neen]

144. Hey Will.

My name is Jeannine. I live near Pittsburgh, and I work with autistic children.

I am a lifelong Democrat--have always voted, but have never been involved with a campaign until this year. My husband and my 21 year old son are also voting for Kerry.

[tjdee]

145. Hey guys, I'm Rumplestiltskin.

My name is kind of a strange one, so if I said it you could couple it with other things and find out who the real me is--and then be knocking on my door asking me for pie and ice cream. I'm kind of like Rumplestiltskin.

I live in ye old New Jersey, I'm in my late twenties, and have a youngun who just started der Kindergarten. I don't know what I do for a living these days, because no one has hired me yet ;-) but I'm easy to get along with and not even a bit conservative, except for when I'm very prudish.

Also, I'm quite wordy.

[RetroLounge]

146. Hey Will, good thread

I'm Paul & I live in the Milwaukee Area.

But I sign here as RL

RL

p.s. Tainted Love...

[fishnfla]

147. did anyone from that thread post here, Will?

*?*

[tblue37]

151. Hi,

I'm Tina. I teach college English and write hundreds of essays for my own websites (I have ten of them).

[bigtree]

152. Ron Fullwood

I got a computer when the war started. Started a web resource page for soldiers. (http://www.returningsoldiers.us/) I wrote a book while screwing around here. (Power of Mischief)

I went back to working nights and post whenever I'm not sleeping.

:hippie:

[CalProf]

154. Hello

My name is Bruce. I live in San Francisco and I teach.

[Zomby Woof]

155. Hi Will

My name is Zomby, I live in Flagstaff, AZ, and I eat brains.

[Malikshah]

156. Malikshah here a.k.a.

Eric, South Florida, teach about the ME

[kentuck]

157. kentuck here....

I'm a stoned slacker... :) Been here a long time...Tried being perfect and couldn't stand the pressure.

[leftist.]

158. William Pitt > ALL!!!

My name is Paris, I live in, and am from Crooklyn, NYC. I'm going to law school at NYU but I don't really want to be a lawyer anymore so how's THAT for a waste of money!

I go by "Paris" (my middle name) or "Julie" (my first name is "Julien") and I'm sure no one cares :P

Can i just say - Will Pitt can give a goddam speech!!! I heard an hour's worth of him talking on NPR a few months back and it was just fabulous! People who talk sense *while* sucking down alcohol *and* smoking cigarettes, that's my kind of people!

<3

~paris

[misterphelps]

159. Hey Pitt...Good to meet you

I'm Pete - a photographer in the New York area.

Nice post. I'm attracted here by the similar viewpoints, but sometimes put off by those who enforce the party line. We've all got a lot in common, so thanks for the opportunity to meet

[JohnnyCougar]

162. Hi everyone

I'm Johnny. I lived in Milwaukee my entire life until I moved to Chicago last month to get my Masters' Degree in Industrial Psychology. I still have TONS of loved friends and family in Milwaukee, and I volunteer for Kerry on weekends when I go up. I am 23, and I was born and raised on Rush Limbaugh and Mark Belling (local freeper radio show). In the last 4 years, I have realized what a joke the Republican party is, and no one hates Bush more than me.

[WindRavenX]

163. yo

My name is Genevieve and I am attending Boston College where I am a one woman army for the Kerry campaign!

[GimmeDANEger]

164. Hi

I'm Dane. I'm a 19 year old Minnesotan community college student who aspires to become a journalist (in the truest form). I currently write for the newspaper at my school and oversee the editing of the literary magazine.

[Ramsey]

165. Hi, I'm Ramsey

I don't post much, but I'm an original DUer!
Always here in spirit.

[Lefta Dissenter]

166. OK, I'll play

My name is Katy and I live outside of Madison. I am a small-business owner, and have two kids who are moving back home (so much for the empty nest). My days are filled with taking care of the horses, the llamas, the dogs, cats, and whoever else meanders in... and working for the campaign and driving people crazy with my ranting about the current administration.:crazy:

[Andromeda]

167. My name is Georgi,

I live in Sonoma Country in the "blue state" California in a small town called Rohnert Park, about 45 miles north of San Francisco.

I'm an artist and poet who likes the quiet life under a peaceful sky.

[Kukesa]

168. I'm VolcanoJen's Mom, and it's her fault that

I spend entirely too much time on this 'puter. It was she who encouraged me to join DU.

My name is Carolyn; "Kukesa" is what my sweet old Russian grandmother used to call me -- it means "little cookie" (roughly translated).

I've always been a liberal and suffered through the dark ages when VolcanoJen THOUGHT she was a Repuke. Kittens usually open their eyes when they mature.

I currently co-chair two Dem committees (visibility and phone bank recruitment) and am in charge of volunteer meetings at our HQ.

I was able to live the American dream: go to college, get a job, work hard, save money, retire and enjoy life; I sail, scuba dive, snow ski, read Civil War books and tend my garden. It saddens me to think that dream may not come true for my children and grandchildren.

My thanks to all of you on DU -- you've restored my faith and after this election, I will pass the torch into your capable hands.

[Southsideirish]

169. Well, I AM Irish and I AM from the south side of Chicago.

I work as a librarian and 'am married a brilliant leftie from the University of Chicago who showed me the way, politically.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

170. OK, I'm in...

I'm Mary, a flaming liberal in Minneapolis, owned by a couple of cats, dreaming of a near future in which George Bush is a permanent resident of Crawford, Texas.

[vetwife]

171. Hi Will...Vetwife/Amanda

I have enjoyed this site and enjoy your articles. I think this is a very wonderful place in cyberspace. I am a veterans advocate, an activist and I care too much. I believe we have held each other up and been a comfort and joy and a friend to each other when there was no other.

[Kimber Scott]

172. Kimber Scott in AZ

Artist, ASU student, wife, mother, grandmother, veteran. My husband's retired Army. Son and daughter-in-law in Air Force. My son returned from Afghanistan earlier this year and my daughter-in-law just got back from Iraq day before yesterday.

I'm appalled at what's happening to our country. Bush and his chicken-hawk cabal have got to go!

Will, you're the one who turned me on to DU when I wrote to you in response to an article you wrote in truthout.

Thanks, Will! I'm hooked. (I'm being partially saracastic. It's hard to get anything done around here, if I log onto DU.)

[Hailtothechimp]

173. I'm Rob and I live on the North side of Chicago.

I'm distressed about the fate of my Cubs, but I think we'll be OK if LaTroy Hawkins is traded to the bu$h campaign.

[NoPasaran]

174. Howdy

My name is Tom and I am a video technician and crank in Austin, Texas. After we elect John Kerry this fall I am going to get busy clearing the repuke garbage out of SD-25. Jeff Wentworth, YOU ARE GOING DOWN!

[Longhorn]

176. Howdy, Y'all!

I'm Kendra and I live in Dripping Springs, TX. I teach math at a community college. I was raised by Christian Republicans and became a Democratic atheist -- all due to the University of Texas at Austin, if you believe my mother! ;)

I have four children, ages 20 to 25, including a Marine serving in Iwakuni, Japan, and identical twin girls who will be 23 Friday and are best friends with their big sister. I've been married 28 years to a man who remodels houses and thinks like I do -- I could never have married a Republican!

DU has become my new hobby!

[stevedeshazer]

177. My real name is Stevie D

Which is short for something else. My screen name is in support of Granny D, who is one of the most amazing human beings I've ever had the pleasure to meet.

I was raised in Oregon in a family of FDR Democrats who were farmers, mill workers, and union supporters. I will never live anywhere else.

My dad and his uncle were decorated WW II veterans.

I got involved in politics when I met Robert Kennedy in my little home town at age 13. I spent time after school handing out buttons, bumper stickers and campaign literature for my political hero, Senator Wayne Morse.

I think John Kerry is one of the most exciting Democratic presidential prospects in a very long time.

I lost my middle-class job 20 months ago, and only just now am working again, at 40% of my former salary.

Who the hell are you? ;)

[Sick_of_Rethuggery]

178. Hi!

I am Radha and I am a CS Prof in Dallas TX.

I have recently created a site dedicated to supporting Kerry:

http://4.7.10.52/

It has material that I gathered mostly from DU and from other sites.

I am originally from India and love this country with the passion unique to most new immigrants and hate what the Rethugs are doing to it...

[blondeatlast]

202. My husband is originally from Bangalore.

He'll be very happy to hear he isn't the only Indian who sees the Rethugs destroying his adopted country!

[ContinentalOp]

180. Hi, My name is ------.

I'm an operative at the Continental Detective Agency, currently on assignment in the town of Poisonville.

As a cover though I pretend to be a graphic designer from Los Angeles. I come from a family of Democrats (and further left) on all sides. Grew up in the Reagan/Bush doldrums of the '80s wondering why we bothered to be Democrats when our guys never won :) Then I got complacent during my high-school/college Clinton years and drifted further left to the point of being a disillusioned non-voter in 2000.

Now I'm firmly back in the fold, proud to be a Democrat and looking forward to the future of the party. I have a newborn baby daughter who I hope to raise with the same progressive values my parents and grandparents demonstrated to me.

[Dr Fate]

181. I'm the guy asking all the dumb questions!

Hello, all DUers!

GLAD to know ya!!

[gardenista]

182. I'm Maureen

Live in Sausalito, CA, and I'm a landscape contractor.

[oasis]

183. Hi.

I came aboard through a link provided by Mediawhoresonline. James Carville recommeded them on "Crossfire" shortly after he became a regular.

My computer skills are limited ,but in my passion to give Chimpy the boot has no limits.

[Gold Metal Flake]

184. Hi.

I'm in SoCal, and I am a gearhead in the hobby sense. I don't fear *, or the people just behind him. I fear the faceless machine behind those behind him, and the complicit media machine that covers for them.

Just call me GG, and I apologize for all the lame puns I've posted in the past, and for those yet to come.

[Ladyhawk]

185. Hello, DU. My name is Laura and I'm disabled.

Luckily, there is hope I may be well someday. In the meantime, I write, sing or draw as the mood strikes me. I have great passion for wildlife and nature. I have two pet parrots and a small snake collection.

I'm a baby Democrat. The Iraq War and the complicity of the news media was like a 2 X 4 to the head. Big time wake-up call...big time OUCH! After getting whacked like that, I stumbled to the nearest Dem voter registration place and changed affiliations.

[selmo7]

186. Met DUers at Clerys

Hi -
I'm Joan from Boston. I don't post much but I like to read this site. Thank you SO much!

I met some of you DUers and friends at Clerys during the DNC.

I have been doing recent battles with neocons over the political issues on a "hobby" list I won't name. Dealing with lots of rhetoric and disruption towards censorship. Including at least one person (a leader respected in that particular "hobby" community) who said Robert Redford and all the environmentalists are all just speaking rhetoric, not above polemics and just out to "Get Bush." When I cited the League of Conservation Voters big F scorecard on the Bush/Cheney environmental record (as well as the survey in recent WP editorial), I was told that I was providing "arguments from authority" which are "logically fallacious." I fired back that I would remember that the next time the Pentagon speaks.

Actually this was all on a thread about how the Bush/neocons treat people who express disagreement or dissent with extreme arrogance and dismissal: what's going on at the Bush campaign events with dissenters and trespassing charges, disregard for our (former?) allies, the strong arming and bullying and the censorship (just read how EPA officials cannot NOW talk to press) The WH had told Redford he should just stick to making movies. That whole "shut up and sing" posturing. The neocon guy insisted there was NO BULLYING at any time by the * Admin.

In any case, I later sent the Garrison Keillor recent piece - poo poo pee doo on them (and it was labeled as "inflammatory" by one same neocon opponent.) But basically they were trying to bait me into getting personal so that people would complain that list was getting out of control and stop political threads, thus censorship to be achieved. It didn't work - the list moderator is gracious and fair, but it had an effect of at least dampening political threads for the time being.

That's just to give you a bit of background of what I've been up to. Ever since Abu Ghraib scandal hit, I've become much more politically motivated. I am in fear (such as that expressed by Sy Hersh on Daily Show) of what's going on with this nation. Also doing volunteer work for the Kerry campaign.

Thank you All for your good work and support.

[Princess Turandot]

187. Opera lover..

- (but not opera snob) ergo Princess Turandot
- NYC (East Village) born,raised & resident: ergo the opera (I guess)
- Somehow became a CPA en route to becoming an artist
- Presently unemployed
- Have more than 2 cats & several thousand digital pics of them
- Unrepentant Yankee fan
- Dalmatian American (that's what it says on grandparents'records)
- Like to eat & cook Indian food

[eridani]

188. Science weenie and policy wonk--

--and Zen Druid avatar of Eris, Goddess of Quantum Indeterminacy. First foray into electoral politics since 1968.

[Eternal_Vigilance]

190. Hey! I'm Will too!

My name is Will also and im a Law and Society major at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Glad to on board with the Democratic Underground during this election year.

[malatesta1137]

192. my name is Ricky

I live outside NYC and I'm an aggressive liberal in my 30s, Mike Malloy is what I would sound like if I had my own talk-show. I'm a screenwriter, art dealer and music critic.

I can't stand anything Republican, religious or corporate.

[Jean Louise Finch]

193. Oh hello

Hi there,

I'm Jean Louise Finch, but everyone in real life calls me Mollie.

I was born and raised in New Hampshire, but now live in Bangkok and am working for the UN. I've been here for about 6 months, after three glorious years living in Geneva, Switzerland.

There you have it! Am excited to be on board (hardy har har, I also have an endless appreciation for bad puns)

Jean Louise Finch

[blondeatlast]

203. Wasn't that "Scout's" real name in "To Kill a Mockingbird?"

My favorite book AND movie!

[lastliberalintexas]

216. Yes, it was

And my son has Jem's full name. If you know what that is, then you're a *true* Harper Lee fan. :-)

[Jean Louise Finch]

239. Jeremy Atticus!

That is such a fantastic name. Oh wow, it is just so excellent that you named your son that. Well, well done.

Fans of Harper Lee, unite!

[K8-EEE]

209. Wow!! I Love Your Life!

Oooh that struck me as super-glam, I remember seeing the movie "Charade" on TV as a kid and wanting to be the Audrey Hepburn character who worked for the UN in Europe...

Nice to see SOMEBODY actually did it! Good for you Mollie...!

[mahina]

195. Laurie, from Honolulu....

Mother of a wonderful teenage son, daughter of a Vietnam vet.
I work in the arts and study peace and conflict resolution at UH.
So good to know you all. We will prevail in 04, and will stay engaged to build a better world!

[auburngrad82]

196. Hello, Will

My name is Don and I live just north of Raleigh, North Carolina. I'm a network administrator for a small company. I decided in 2000 that I would never vote for a Republican candidate for as long as I live.

[starbuck6446]

197. Michelle, from South Carolina - a teacher

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

198. I'm Jeff

Democratic Ward Chair in Cincinnati.

[RobertDevereaux]

199. I'm Robert Devereaux...

...age 57, working as a software engineer by day.

But also the author of *Santa Steps Out*, *Caliban and Other Tales*, and a few more novels and short stories, mostly in horror and fantasy.

I've just completed the manuscript of *Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes*, a world-saving sequel to my other Santa novel and quite possibly my breakout book, and am looking for a *great* literary agent to represent me and it.

Ph.D. in English; have acted onstage non-professionally; two wonderful daughters 24 and 15; struggle through Chopin and Bach on the piano; doing what I can in northern Colorado to elect Kerry and Salazar and Matsunaka, etc.

[drdigi420]

204. Dr Digi from phAtlanta reporting in

and that's actually IN Atlanta, not out in the suburbs claiming to be in Atlanta

[blondeatlast]

205. What's NOT the matter with Kansas? MY relatives and ancestors!

I'M A DIEHARD YELLOW DOG and fiercely proud of it; now proudly turning Arizona BLUE!

Married to a very handsome and intelligent South Asian expat, together we have a beautiful, charming, and brilliant 7 year old yellow-dog son (seriously, the seeds have sprouted; I couldn't be more proud!) and an uppity but loveable cockatiel named Scruffy.

I love GD2004 and have the battle scars from the primaries to prove it(in REAL life, I'm a pussycat, I really am!).

I LOVE these threads, myself. We truly are a big tent, and I love it!

I LOVE YOU ALL, DAMMIT!!!

:hug:

[CatWoman]

206. Midori

I live in Stone Mountain, Georgia; will turn 48 in November; currently employed by the government.

My birthday falls near election day, and I hope this year I get the best present I've had in a while: Kerry/Edwards in the White House.

[Anaxamander]

208. Hi DU. My name is Anaxamander

I live in Tallahassee, Florida, originally from southwest Georgia. I'm a Liberal Democrat and lifelong Braves fan. Good to know y'all!

[Anaxamander]

215. Plus, no one ever replies to or talks to me here! (nt)

[Kukesa]

218. I'll be glad to talk to you, Ana.

I know what it feels like to have all your posts ignored; it usually happens to me, too.

What's up?

:hi:

[Anaxamander]

229. Thank you very much! (nt)

[cheshire]

219. I am so sorry, I for one will try to make you feel welcome. I haven't been

here long. I just have something to say about most things. I'll look for you.

[Anaxamander]

230. I truly appreciate it! (nt)

[MsTryska]

222. A liberal democrat from South Georgia?

damn you must be lonely.

welcome from cobb county!

[Anaxamander]

231. Pretty lonely indeed

until I moved to Tallahassee. I'm from Colquitt County. Nice to meet you!

[MsTryska]

232. Nice to meet you too! nt

nt

[maine_raptor]

210. Ah..........What the Heck........I'll come out of hiding

Dave here.

I live in the North Maine Woods, about an hour's drive north of Bangor, Maine. I'm a retired system's analyst, retired by reason of mill closure and lack of high-tech in this part of the state. My wife and I live on a parcel of land with fields, orchards, woods and a view (esp this time of the year) of a lake and woods that some folks from the city would "kill for". (Wish I knew how to post a pic here, it's a fantastically colorful day here today.)

I've been involved in Dem politics off and on since the early 60's. Ran for office myself and have been elected to local government several times.

PS: Will, love your writing, but man, you really need to include sentences that have "shorter" words, with 3 MBA between us, sometimes my wife and I get lost in the verbiage.:D

[Paragon]

213. I'm Paragon, and I crap bigger than all of you.

:silly:

My real name means God, I live in Cincinnati (unfortunately), and I prefer brunettes.

[cheshire]

220. How pathetic, bye bye

[WilliamPitt]

224. *snort*

You just met Paragon. :)

[Gelliebeans]

221. Hiya Will

I am a dem in Riverside, Ca am married to a newly registered democrat and I have a 11 year old son.
I spend a great deal of time on DU and mostly listen and read.
I love hockey and HATE bush!

[HEIL PRESIDENT GOD]

223. I'm Shortbus

In the Sacramento Valley, going to school studying geography. I'm a total freak.

[SW FL Dem]

226. Hi Will

I'm Susan in Naples, Florida. I'm a life-long Dem who was active in politics in college, but then work, family, etc. took precedence. Like others here, I got my wake up call in 2000. Started lurking at DU about a year ago. Now I'm addicted.

[Sparkly]

227. I have the name nobody wants to give their kids anymore --

Monica. I'm a piano teacher, semi-retired dancer, and micro-publisher (six books).

[rullery]

228. Hi, Monica.

I think you have a nice name. The name that people will not want to give their kids anymore is actually "George"!

[PittLib]

233. My repub dad is George ...

as is my newly registered repub little brother ... but he may vote Kerry if I have anything to do with it!

[onecent]

237. I live in a small town just north of Kansas City, Missouri

My name is Penny. I'm retired and my husband is also retired.

I love DU.. and am currently spending 2 days a week inputting data at the Clay County Democratic Headquarters.

My husband and I have 15 grandchildren between us and we want to see Bush disappear off into the Crawford sunset.

[milkyway]

238. I'm Kevin. I live in Manhattan and I am a digital photo retoucher. I cast

my first Presidential vote in 1976 for Eugene McCarthy, voted for Jesse Jackson in the 80's, and voted for a Dem Presidential candidate for the first time in 1992 (I actually didn't cast the vote--my two-year-old son did). I voted for Clinton again in 1996 and then for Al Gore in 2000. I officially switched from Independent to the Democratic Party last fall because of Howard Dean, who has since convinced me to remain a Democrat. Despite the immense challenges we face, I have high hopes for November 2 and the subsequent Kerry administration.

[kiahzero]

240. Here we go

My name is Matt, I live in Newark, DE, and I'm studying in order to become a civil liberties lawyer.

[gollygee]

241. Nicky, Kalamazoo Michigan, Housewife and mommy n/t