Saving my 1000th post for this moment

[Peacetrain]

I am so delighted at the Obama/Biden ticket. I have not posted for a day or so, waiting and holding on to this hoping that it would be Biden. I wanted my 1000th to go to GDP and to say what an awesome ticket this is going to be.

I have posted before this, but while my husband and I were Obama supporters at the caucuses in Iowa, our son was the Biden precinct captain.

We have been hoping for this ticket since Obama took the nomination. Sometimes the world just spins on its axis in a way that brings you joy.

And as much as I wanted Biden, I know others had their favorite also. I respect that, because I know how disappointed I would have been, but it's about getting our people elected. Even my brother in South Dakota who is a die hard Hillary supporter, agrees, this is just a great ticket.

In the end it is all about taking back the executive branch and returning sanity to the country. And we are well on our way.

Peace reigns in the Peacetrain family.
:grouphug:

[Hokie]

1. Congratulations on 1000!

I agree completely.

[Peacetrain]

8. Thank you..

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. So you've been Biden your time?

:hide:

[Peacetrain]

7. Yep I have been Biden my time *lol*

[sharesunited]

31. Oh how I wish I'd said that.

[chiefofclarinet]

53. Me too

However, instead of just sayin' "Biden my time," I decided to go one step further.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6718551

Hey, I'm a musician. I couldn't resist!

Anyways, great post 1000! With the number of posts I'm doing about the ticket, I'll be there soon myself!

:woohoo: :applause:

[Peacetrain]

54. Thank you Thank you

Went to your link,.. Loved the song!! :hi:

[bigwillq]

3. Congrats on 1000!

:toast:

[Peacetrain]

12. Thank you!

Yep, like being 21 again. A big moment in the DU. :)

[babylonsister]

4. Congratulations, peacetrain, and I'll bet your son is over the moon!

You will have a fun fall! :thumbsup:
And I'm A-OK with Biden; if Obama thinks this is the way to go, it's the way to go. IMO.

[Peacetrain]

9. Thanks babylonsister.. I have not called him yet

He sleeps till noon on Sat., he is a college student. He will be over the moon. We all are!!

[Heidi]

5. Congratulations! My whole family of Dems in the US

was divided during the primaries. We're not divided anymore. Every one of us, plus a couple of Republicans who married into the family, will be voting Obama/Biden. :)

[Peacetrain]

10. Yep, we sure were

That is the one thing you can count on with Democrats. We all have a mind of our own. We come back together in the end, but we certainly are not sheep like the other side :)

[Eurobabe]

29. Hi Heidi!!!

Who's more pysched than this chickie!! :woohoo:

[NYC_SKP]

6. Congrats, peacetrain... 1000! Now keep an eye out for a text message!!!

Your DU secret decoder code will arrive in the form of a text message, you'll be the first to know!

:rofl:

:party:

:hi:

[Peacetrain]

11. ROFL

Me and Ralphie, drinking Ovaltine!!! :rofl:

[NYC_SKP]

15. And, your choice of "happy 1000th" congratulatory DU gifts includes:

"Don, tell peacetrain what's behind the curtains"...

"For her 1000th post, Peacetrain can choose from:"

"A Thanksgiving Duck dinner for four...."

"An authentic Red Ryder BB gun.....(oooooh)"

"or this fabulous Major Award, an exotic and leggy lamp....(aaahhhh)"

**applause**

[Peacetrain]

16. And peactrain chooses

The fabulous Major Award, an exotic and leggy lamp..(while locking out the bumpus dogs) he he he

[kstewart33]

13. Congrats on 1k post.

I'm thrilled by the pick, too. We need a greatly experienced foreign policy pro with a working-class background who can take it to McCain.

It's a great ticket. Couldn't be more excited about Obama's choice.

[Peacetrain]

14. I am just giddy, I am so thrilled

Think it is time to wake up my son and let him know the good news. Telephone call coming his way. Now there will be a happy camper

[Bluerthanblue]

17. rejoicing with you- we've got a great ticket!

and promising future ahead.

:grouphug:

[Peacetrain]

18. I know, I see it that way also

I know I am probably driving people crazy posting in my own thread so much. But what the heck, you get 1000 only once. And it is such a happy day! I am almost, make that an almost thinking about buying a lottery ticket!! :hi:

[The River]

19. Congrats

It's a ticket worth the wait.

[Peacetrain]

20. Yes it was River

Every nail biting second. My hair stood on end some days, thinking well, maybe it will not happen. We had some great people for Obama to choose from.

[Peacetrain]

21. Kicking it back up, just because I can

and it was my 1000th post. :)

[applegrove]

22. Go Peacetrain Go Peacetrain Go Peacetrain!

[Peacetrain]

23. I'm dancing with joy!

:). I have been in here all morning celebrating.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

24. Congrats! & thanks for your family's contributions.

We all need to step up to the plate (like the Peacetrain family is doing) to get Obama/Biden into the White House.

My 1,000 post should be coming up around election time - I'm gonna try & save it for the BIG DAY.

[Peacetrain]

25. Thank you AnotherMother4Peace!

I will be looking forward to posting on your 1000th!!. I thought I was going to be able to save mine till election day also, but it snuck up on me faster than I realized, so at least I got to get it out on Veep selection day. :hi:

[Egnever]

26. Thats great ! Grats on 1k !

I was initially for Biden but I realized fairly quickly that he wasn't catching on so I started looking more closely at the rest of the field. Obama was a good fit for me so i jumped on board but in my heart I always watched to see if Biden would catch on. In fact it wasn't until my caucus that i finally gave my vote to Obama. It was always Joes if he could use it.

It is just pure sweetness that we get to have them both. I am thrilled today for all of us but also for you and your family!

How great that your sons hard work in the end really paid off.

Gobama! and Go Joe!

Love em both!

[Peacetrain]

28. Thank you for the good wishes Egnever

It really has been a great day, and I do love them both. It is just a confident feeling team. I do not know how to explain it. My son kept his Biden signs from the caucus. We have had our fingers crossed as a family for months. :hi:

[Egnever]

32. Well I think your family is brilliant!

Heres a pic of mine for ya!

[Peacetrain]

34. What an awesome family!!

And what a cute litte boy. The next generation of democrats!! What a great picture for him when he grows up!

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

27. All aboard the Peacetrain!

[Peacetrain]

30. Yep it is a good day for all aboards!!

And wow do I love Mark Warner also. I met him when he was first considering running before the primaries really geared up. He is just an awesome guy. Virigina you guys rock with great Democrats.

[berni_mccoy]

33. Congrats!

[Peacetrain]

35. Thank you!!

And the way I keep posting in my own thread I will have it up to 2000 by the end of the day :hi:

[calimary]

36. YAY! Great way to use your thousandth!

I couldn't agree more.

It's a TERRIFIC choice!!!

[Peacetrain]

37. It has been all that I could have hoped for

I was sitting on pins and needles calimary till this the announcement came through. This had to be the way to use my 1000th.

[calimary]

40. Man, that's some impressive restraint!

I bet it's been hard not to jump in on some of these.

I'm really glad about the Biden choice. I liked him during primary season. I liked him, Kucinich, and also Chris Dodd for leaving the campaign trail to go back to DC singlehandedly to fight the damned FISA shit. AND I liked Hillary and Bill Richardson, AND of course, Barack. But Biden's smart and has the chops in foreign policy. After all...

Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, said he had been asked to go to Georgia by President Mikheil Saakashvili for talks over the conflict with Russia.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080816/pl_afp/usgeorgiarussiaconflictvotebiden

Overseas, where it counts, they ask for him, by name.

[Peacetrain]

41. Thank you for that link!

It just about says it all, and why this is such a good team. I loved all our canidates, but this just seemed to me the best fit. I pulled this out of your link, it is great. You now this would be a wonderful thread all its own

" Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, said he had been asked to go to Georgia by President Mikheil Saakashvili for talks over the conflict with Russia.

"I am going to Georgia this weekend to get the facts first-hand and to show my support for Georgia's people and its democratically-elected government," said Biden in a statement."

[calimary]

45. He's the go-to guy for much of the world. They know and respect his expertise

and insights. It means he's good at dealing with people - ALL KINDS of people from other cultures, backgrounds, histories, conflicts. THEY ask for him. Mainly because he's had such a great track record for such a long time that most of 'em know him personally and have had time to build some solid relationships, and if they're so new they haven't had a chance to meet him, they know all kinds of other elder statesmen in their country who do. Biden already has all their home numbers and private cell numbers.

And even that disgusting neocon knuckledragger david brooks in the NYTimes bows to him. Salutes him as a "lunch-bucket Democrat" - which gets us directly to the blue-collar whites we need to lock in, too. He's another non-elitist.

I find myself hoping that our Dems can turn around that republi-CON argument "um... he's NOT one of US..." against mcsame and whichever little friend he decides would be good to partner with. THEY are the ones who are "NOT one of US." Who do YOU know who's worth triple-digit millions and can't even keep track of how many houses they own????? Country-club republi-CONS. And tell me! Which country-club do YOU belong to? (Maybe one of those old, long-time classics that only allow blacks in - to work in the kitchen and the custodial staff?)

[Peacetrain]

46. Yep that would be a great strategy

That meme..he is not one of us..just drives me crazy.Lunch bucket democrat. I will give Brooks the devils due. He is right about that!

[calimary]

55. Yeah, the ol' broken clock being correct twice a day thing. Certainly true here.

And he grew up in Scranton PENNSYLVANIA. That puts Pennsylvania closer to us. And that's one of the must-have states this time around.

The meme - "he's NOT one of us" should be repeated AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE by all of us against mcsame.

HOW MANY people do YOU know who can run up 300-thousand dollars on their credit card - in ONE MONTH?

HOW MANY people do YOU know who can't even remember how many houses they own?

HOW MANY people do YOU know who can fly wherever they want in their own private jet?

HOW MANY people do YOU know whose wives are dripping in Escada (VERY pricey European design stuff - upscale professional clothes)?

HOW MANY people do YOU know who are walking around in 500-plus-dollars-a-pair shoes?

Yeah, I know, these are all cheap shots. Guilty as charged.

Yeah, I know, this schtick promotes class warfare and resentment and all that other crap. Guilty as charged.

But I ALSO know that playing nice with these people, and refraining from sticking the knife in and twisting it, is the way we Dems seem to have wanted to do things. But times have changed. We no longer have gentlemen campaigners. Well, maybe we never really did. That's probably just a myth. They were slinging mud back in Thomas Jefferson's day, too. Hell, they slung mud at Jesus Christ, and how long ago was that???

And I ALSO know that we Dems HAVE TO WIN this time. If we're serious about saving our country, that is.

One thing I'll repeat here and anywhere else - I'm as Machiavellian as the next guy. And NOTHING is off the table when fighting the republi-CONS. NO blow is too low. NO attack too shitty or out-of-bounds. There is no out-of-bounds. NO ploy is too dirty. SO WHAT if they whine and snivel and cry foul! After what they've done to us? After what they've done to our country? After what they've done to some of their own (john mcsame versus george w. bush in South Carolina in 2000). Politics is a dirty business. Political campaigns are not for the faint-hearted. Especially if we want to win. And that's ALL that counts: WINNING.

And frankly, I rather LIKE the idea of dumping shit on republi-CONS. They wallow in it anyway. What difference will a few gallons more make?

[mamalone]

38. "Sometimes the world just spins on its axis in a way that brings you joy."

That is just a great line... kinda says it all doesn't it? I agree with you- this is a simply wonderful ticket.


As for the 1000th post, well I'm almost there myself, so I know the feeling! Congrats:)

[Peacetrain]

39. It is a wonderful ticket!

It just sneaks up on you mamalone, and there is the 1000. I will be looking for yours. I am sort of just enjoying the posts and answering everyone. It is a celebration day for me :hi:

[flpoljunkie]

42. And, what a great 1000th post it is!

[Peacetrain]

43. You only get that 1000th once

and I got a heck of a day to use it. :bounce:

[Peacetrain]

44. Time to take a break in my celebrations

but will bbl!!!

[flamingdem]

47. Here, here! nt

[Peacetrain]

51. Yep a good day to celebrate!!

[VolcanoJen]

48. Congrats on 1,000!!!!!!!

You are incredibly disciplined to have waited to make your 1,000th post all the more memorable!

:grouphug:

[Peacetrain]

50. It was so hard a couple of times

I just wanted to jump in on a couple of threads, but I just knew we were going to do it. :hi:

[progressiveforever]

49. :-) Congrats

[Peacetrain]

52. Thank you!!

It looks so happy on the boards today..so many positive posts about the party and our canidates. :)