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Basso8vb

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19. Started lurking in October 2004 when my friend told me about DU and shared the link.

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It immediately became my go to place for news and discussion as I'd turned off TV news for good in 2003.

Finally started by account in 2016 because DU was being overrun with bots and trolls and I needed to bring out the block button.

Started commenting last year.

I've never been a huge online guy, but I've been coming here daily for over 2 decades.

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How did you find DU? I was on Huff Post and it was menitioned there . Came over and signed up June 12, 2004, How about [View all] debm55 Monday OP

Bartcop EYESORE 9001 Monday #1

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Nov 9 2004 KarenS Monday #2

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Bartcop HappyH Monday #5

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Saw Skinners & EarlG's sign for DU on C-Span: Inaugural Protest January 20, 2001 (George W. Bush* "selection" ) hlthe2b Monday #7

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Can't remember, but vaguely sounds familiar; I was slower: July 17 Bernardo de La Paz Monday #9

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You're exactly right. Back in the Arianna Huffington days, the Huffington Post was so good. MIButterfly Monday #32

Doing my usual exploring on the internet, mwmisses4289 Monday #10

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I was researching how susceptible online polls were to manipulation bottomofthehill Monday #11

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found du after the gore v bush debachlle . been here ever since under various screen nicks AllaN01Bear Monday #14

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Knew about DU for years, House of Roberts Monday #17

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Started lurking in October 2004 when my friend told me about DU and shared the link. Basso8vb Monday #19

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The Well quaint Monday #21

Boy , you had a journey. quaint. Thank you for sharing with us and don't get booted again. debm55 Monday #22

I try not to impulse post these days. quaint Monday #23

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Bartcop. May his legacy live on. Midnight Writer Monday #25

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Summer 2004 Ruby Zee Monday #26

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Read about it on Democrats.com years ago Wicked Blue Monday #27

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The website of the talk show host, no_hypocrisy Monday #28

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Came here from Firedog Lake. FalloutShelter Monday #29

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I was over on National Zero when some mention was made of DU by a poster there. Dorothy V Monday #30

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I don't remember how I found DU, but I'm so glad I did. I lurked for many, many years until I finally signed up MIButterfly Monday #31

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I... don't remember. sakabatou Monday #33

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Saw it in a bartcop forum IIRC. BootinUp Monday #34

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I was a refugee from SmirkingChimp. If I recall correctly, and perhaps I don't, someone over there mentioned DU. NNadir Monday #35

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I heard it mentioned on the Bill Maher forum. I was looking applegrove Monday #36

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Thom Hartmann mentioned DU on his show LogDog75 Monday #37

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Bartcop Wednesdays Monday #38

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I can't remember if it was Bartcop or Smirking Chimp. catbyte Monday #39

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Actually it was a right-wing site that pointed me here (The good, the bad, and the ugly) Angleae Monday #40

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bartcop msongs Monday #41

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Friends from work told me to check it out JT45242 Monday #51

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Member since: Sat Feb 9, 2008, 08:41 PM List left Monday #53

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The "Top 10 Conservative Idiots" feature caught my attention in 2004. subterranean Monday #54

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I LOVED "Top 10 Conservative Idiots"! MIButterfly Tuesday #96

Nov 10, 2004 must have been stillcool Monday #55

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The media shaming of everything/anyone liberal inspired me to google, "When did liberal become a dirty word?" CrispyQ Monday #58

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Maybe bartcop? UpInArms Monday #59

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The check from George Soros cleared. flvegan Monday #62

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I was on the EXCITE political bulletin board arguing with some guy about useless bush jr... Tikki Monday #63

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Back in '01, CSPAN Was Interviewing... ProfessorGAC Monday #64

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Bartcop MustLoveBeagles Monday #66

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Been on line since '95. But not really doing *political stuff for the most part. Then W... electric_blue68 Monday #67

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Awww, ty! It -was- really startling in a Good Way to find it so much later on! electric_blue68 Tuesday #97

23 years ago is too far back to remember electricmonk Monday #68

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Don't remember exactly Figarosmom Monday #69

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We used to watch Michael Moore movies Tree Lady Tuesday #70

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Two work friends turned me onto it 2002, IIRC nuxvomica Tuesday #71

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It was a happy accident looking for something on democratic support. So glad I did 😁 TommieMommy Tuesday #72

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Probably mediawhores online. murielm99 Tuesday #77

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You beat me by a month. July 23, 2004 ismy DUversary. CanonRay Tuesday #82

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Hupo or Excite.com, one or the other. Around '05 or '06. brush Tuesday #83

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I legitimately hate anyone who's not a Democrat. Rizen Tuesday #98

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