Thank you DU members!

[srichardson]

I just want to take a few minutes to say to all the DU members, THANK YOU! I am new to this site, new to blogging as well but this election has given me reasons to get more politically informed, and I am so impressed with the intelligence and support you guys have shown throughout this election. It is so wonderful to find a place that is so supportive of my political views. So, I just want to say thank you to each and every one of you for making me feel like I belong! Living in Oklahoma I am surrounded by teabaggers so my political views are mocked, OFTEN! You guys are awesome and I will be contributing financially to help DU keep doing the fantastic job that they are already doing.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Welcome and be prepared to be entertained as well as educated!

[renate]

2. welcome!

Thanks for such a sweet message! We're glad you're here!

[sufrommich]

3. Welcome to DU !

[niyad]

4. welcome to DU--this place has helped keep what little is left of my sanity since bushco, as I live

in one of the reddest counties in the country.

DU keeps me informed, keeps me laughing, and reminds me that I am not alone. You have found a great group.

[corkhead]

5. Welcome to DU! Next thing you know you will have been logging in daily for 7+ years like I have

[VWolf]

37. You and me both, dude!

[PowerToThePeople]

6. It is a big tent

Many different views present here.

Welcome to DU.

[arthritisR_US]

7. Welcome to DU, the more the merrier!

[freshwest]

12. +1

[notadmblnd]

8. welcome!

[patrice]

9. Tulsa has one of the best Occupys there is. I met them at Occupy Koch Town in March.

I'm almost old, have met tons of people, and I was very impressed by these young people's political awareness, their intelligence, and their respect for others in our efforts to support horizontal empowerment, so I'd like to recommend them to you.

.............................

Welcome to DU, srichardson! Enjoy! & . . .

Solidarity!

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[orpupilofnature57]

10. Hang in srichardson, a liberal minded person in your part of the world

spells Courage .

[snagglepuss]

11. Welcome to DU. Your enthusiasm reminds one of the most awesome things I've ever seen here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=75913




If you are surrounded by teabaggers you have got to watch the video One Term More. It will have you dancing down the streets.

[yankeepants]

13. Welcome to DU. I live in the Rural Red District of NY.

I have been a lurker here since Bush and have come to depend on DU as the extended family I wish I had at Thanksgiving dinner.

It is the only place to go to connect with so many like-minded great people. Cheers! Gobama!

[barbtries]

14. welcome to DU

as the election gets clsoer this page and daily kos are my only safe places on the web.

[Still Sensible]

15. Welcome from another Oklahoman

Otherwise known as Limbot Land... never fear, there are a lot of us.... unfortunately there's more of them.

[Tess49]

21. I live in Oklahoma as well. See you live in Norman, as I do. n/t

[Still Sensible]

34. Ah Norman. It's sort of funny for a college town

in that it is still red. Most places with colleges--even in red states--tend to be the blue dot in a sea of red. Best example Austin, TX. But not Norman. My neighborhood includes quite a few OU faculty and the yard signs around here are abut 10-1 for Romney. It does seem like you see more Obama signs the closer you get to campus.

[Tess49]

46. Lots of Obama signs in my neighborhood. I am close to campus.

[srichardson]

16. Thanks for the welcomes!

Which goes to prove the above post. You guys are great. We do have many young people in Oklahoma who are intelligent enough to inform themselves of the truth and support Obama. The youngsters who are not tend to be very racist. And I'm not just throwing out the race card with that statement. I am a teacher and I was shocked how my students reacted when Obama got elected. From the mouths of babes, following what is most likely what they learned at home, I can't even count the times a student told me they hated Obama simply because he is black. I've heard the n word muttered in my class countless times and each time they get to hear me get on my soapbox. The conversations are almost archaic, from another century. I have to literally explain to these kids that all people are created equal. That just because someone is a different color doesn't make them less of a person. They have been taught that, I hate saying this bc it makes me feel dirty, black people are less of a person than whites. That somehow they are not as good as whites, that they are different. It's hard for me to even put into words the degree of racism they display bc it is so foreign in my mind. I don't feel like I can explain through text the degree of hatred the people in this area have for minorities. But these kids have been taught they are the superior race.
But on the upside, my daughter and her peers started a Young Democrats club in her HS during the 2008 election. I am so very proud of her. She is a huge Obama supporter and is well informed and can put most people in there place if they start spouting off Fox talking points. She makes me smile. A great kid. My son is also a supporter of our President and has a good head on his shoulders. I've changed my husband's viewpoints on many things related to politics. He was a republican basically for religious reasons. I've debated that out of him. Back to my kids. They were raised in church and are still active in that aspect (me, not so much!) My daughter volunteers at a pro-life organization in the town she where she attends college. She is NOT pro-birth, she is pro-life. She supports taking care of children from birth on, not just spouting rhetoric like most pro-life people. She is also pro-choice, I suppose, because while she personally believe abortion is wrong, she realizes that that is her choice and she can't push that belief unto others. She understands that at this point she would not choose abortion, but she also knows that she hasn't been in a position where she's had to make that choice. And if she ever is in such a position, she wants to be able to have the option for a safe abortion because one never knows when a choice like that may be forced upon you. I went a bit overboard there because I just wanted to stress that she is intelligent enough to understand that her belief may see something as wrong for her, but that doesn't mean it's wrong for someone else who is in a bad position where abortion may be necessary. I wish others could understand that. As the saying goes, but for the grace of God.... I also have one of those late in life daughters, had her when I was forty. She is four now and a huge Obama supporter because "that other guy lies, mommy!" Wow, even a four year old can spot a bullshitter!
Hope I didn't go on to much. I just feel like DU is my stress reliever. I can come on this site, and like one poster stated, see good information and have a good laugh. This place rocks! And......I cannot wait to crack open an ice cold Coors Light tomorrow night and celebrate FOUR MORE YEARS! (And hopefully tune in to Fox News for just a few seconds to see Hannity in tears!)

[ladym55]

48. Sounds like you are a great teacher

and the parent to a pretty spectacular young woman. Good for you!

Welcome to DU!! :

[trishtrash]

17. My sentiments exactly ...

This is my third post but I have followed DU for years. Tomorrow I will go to vote in a rural area of a red state with gratitude and hope. Thanks to you all for keeping me informed, energized and laughing. By the way, we are going to take this thing!

[sufrommich]

26. Welcome to you too! nt

[David Zephyr]

18. Welcome.

[JNelson6563]

19. Glad you found us!

SRichardson! I will be voting for someone with the last name of Richardson tomorrow, County Commission.

DU is a wealth of information and before long you will be armed enough to take out those who give you a hard time with hard facts in rapid fire succession.

I look forward to your contributions to the many discussions to come!



Julie

[marions ghost]

20. glad you found us

welcome

[Aristus]

22. Welcome. Glad to have you here.

My father was from OK City, and he couldn't get out of there fast enough. He was center-left for most of his life, but I'm sure any hint of progressivism must have made it tough to live there.

He became a Pacific Northwesterner, and made me one, as well.

Stay where you are and turn Oklahoma blue for us, will you?

[srichardson]

27. I will do my best!

Just pray I don't get hurt in the process! I live in the far Northeastern corner, about 60 miles north of Tulsa, and the people here are almost violent in their reactions to my political views. So, obviously I am an atheist, Communist, Marxist, Socialist, race baiting, unpatriotic (I could go on and on and on!) non-American born in Kansas, but obviously overseas bc no bleeding heart liberal can be a true American! I'm sure I left out a few of the names they have for me but....you get the drift! I have turned the people in my close circle blue so I do have some support here! I cannot wait to cast my vote for Obama. It may not make a difference in this redder than red state, but it will cancel out one wingnuts vote!

[Scuba]

23. Thank YOU and welcome to DU!

[silverweb]

24. Welcome!

[sheshe2]

25. Let me buy you a drink to welcome you to DU!

Cheers!

[lillypaddle]

28. I'm from OKC

and in spite of all the right wing bullshit, there's much about the state that's wonderful, including the people. Welcome to DU.

[locks]

29. Welcome from Colorado

I lived in Enid a long time ago; I surely appreciate how hard it is to raise and teach our children the better way. But there are some good liberal people in OK and I'm glad you have family and (I hope)some friends to talk with. I've only been on DU a short time but I have found most of the posters interesting, enjoyable and supportive. Though I am fortunate to live in Boulder, CO has lots of teabaggers. Hang in there and I hope together we can make this a more tolerant and peaceful world.

[Cha]

30. Glad you found us, srichardson..Welcome! Even after the election

there will be Much WORK to be done. It's YES WE CAN!

[Curmudgeoness]

31. And you are awesome too.

It isn't easy to be the token liberal in a sea of tea. This site will keep you sane. I felt the same way when I found DU.

Welcome aboard.

[Window]

32. You are welcome! Stick around, engage and enjoy.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

33. Judging from what popped up you need to hook up with others from Oklahoma....

Throw a BBQ or something. BYOB. Sounds like it would be a real party.

[handmade34]

35. Hi...

[denvine]

36. Welcome!

I know what you mean. It's great to find a sight where people have common interest and beliefs. Sort of what I imagine living in a very blue state would be like. Welcome to our safe haven!

[MynameisBlarney]

38. I'm a newb here too

Nice ta meetcha!

[polmaven]

43. Nice ta meetcha, too!

Welcome to DU....Enjoy!

[MynameisBlarney]

49. Thanks!

I'm really diggin the shit outta this place.
Good peeps up in here.

[hopeforthebest]

39. I'm new as well.

And I certainly share your sentiments about this place. There might be a few bad apples, but on the whole I find the discussion enlightening and the tone respectful. It's a great place to stay up to date with all the election insanity currently occurring.

[AsahinaKimi]

41. Welcome to DU!

DU e Yokoso!

[AsahinaKimi]

40. DU e Yokoso!

Welcome to DU

[Mira]

42. Welcome to you. I remember

the deep gratitude I felt after finding this group of like - minded folks with all these amazing different interests - yet all Democrats.
Thank you for joining, and thank you for staying.
It's a perfect time for it all.

[joanbarnes]

44. DU saved my life and my sanity after 2004 was stolen.

[TheAmbivalante]

45. I SECOND THAT EMOTION

Welcome to the big tent!

DU will keep you sane on days when sanity is on a coffee break.
And hopefully, after tomorrow, those days will come less frequently.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

47. Here! Here! I come here to win the water cooler wars!

People here are freakin' scary smart and informed!!

[lonestarnot]

50. Woodamnwhoo!

Join the party