Uh, Guys, Just Wanted to Say ...

[NanceGreggs]

We are on the eve of something wonderful happening.

No, this event will not change things overnight. It will not automatically right all wrongs, nor undo the damage that’s been done. That will take time and effort. So let us be patient when it is necessary, and determined to make our own individual efforts count as part of the whole as we move forward.

I just wanted to say that being part of this community for the past few years has been an experience I will never forget – and I am particularly reminded of that tonight.

We have argued with each other, debated the issues – fought each other tooth-and-nail when we were riled, called each other names when we were pissed-off, questioned each other’s sanity and sincerity in the heat of passion that only politics can ignite.

But we came through it all, together in the end.

So here we stand, on the edge of history being made. And as much as this all means to me as an individual citizen – as it no doubt does to each of you – it wouldn’t be anywhere near as exciting, dramatic, awe-inspiring, uplifting and satisfying to the soul as it is about to be, if I were not experiencing it together with my DU family.

This seems a more than appropriate time to thank all of you for your companionship through the dark times, and your friendship throughout everything.

Thanks to those who opened my eyes when I was blinded by rage or spoke out of ignorance, to those who listened when I needed to vent, to those who patiently prodded me into understanding points of view that differed from my own, to those who gently reminded me that my opinion was not the only valid one to be profferred.

I love you all – but never as much as tonight.

Yes, we did.

Yes, we can.

Yes, we will – together.

[PBS Poll-435]

1. K&R

[BlooInBloo]

2. :))))))

[bridgit]

3. Yep, thanks & you're welcome ~

:)

[NYC_SKP]

4. Hey, Yeahhhh!

You have been missed! :hug:

K and arrrrrrrrgh!!:)

[Condem]

5. Love ya , Nance Greggs.

Always have. Always will. Enjoy, tomorrow. I'm doing it alone. I want to cry in happiness, by meself.

[Cha]

6. Here we all are..

I just got a dose of optimism listening to Canadian News..those guys are pumped! Lots of Inauguration parties throughout tomorrow..showing it on the big screens and in pubs with a brew being named Obama bushwacked Black Ale in honor of the new American President. It's really quite uplifting.

[midnight]

7. We are on the eve of change. And for lots of us it just can't get

here quick enough. I'm wishing for the rule of law to be restored-asap. But many of your posts have turned this waiting period into comedy,showing off this administration errors. Thanks for keeping many of us company through this dark time.

[Arugula Latte]

8. Lovefest!

:grouphug:

[ZombieHorde]

9. "I love you all – but never as much as tonight."

You just want to give us your icky girl germs!

[NanceGreggs]

13. YIKES!!!

Caught in the act!

:rofl:

[Batgirl]

10. Nicely stated and I've been feeling that way too.

Going through this ordeal would have been way harder without the people here, past and present.

[akbacchus_BC]

11. Nance, K&R. How poignant your words are! Thank you ... n/t

[saltpoint]

12. Yes and yes and yes.

[NanceGreggs]

23. And ...

... thank you, thank you, thank you - to someone who has so often been the strong and steady wind beneath my incredibly fragile wings.

[saltpoint]

24. Hey there Nance.

Nah, nah. I've been an appreciate reader of your incredibly talented writing.

Hope that relationship can continue on into 2009, the year Barack Obama takes over command of the ship.

Looking forward to your gifted writing and damn-right insights on whatever's around the next bend.

[NanceGreggs]

26. I'll be here ...

... but only if you promise to be here with me.

Your encouragement and support has meant more to me than I can express - but tonight's the night to express it.

Thank you SO much for being there for me, time and again. :hug:

Guess the little smiley will have to suffice - but it can't come close to expressing how I feel.

[saltpoint]

27. Here's a cyber-hug right back. It's a hug for how much

your writing means to me and a hell of a lot of others here gathered, and it's also a hug for Molly Ivins, who I'm sure is still reading your stuff from wherever she is.

:hug:

[Bonobo]

14. I love you and thanks for being here.

You add tremendously to the DU experience. I really mean it from the bottom of my heart.

[Peacetrain]

15. Beautifully written!!

And I will repeat your words

Yes, we did.

Yes, we can.

Yes, we will – together..

:thumbsup:

[Balderdash]

16. You even love us whiny LGBT people?

I can't believe that we will soon see the last of Bush as
CiC or POTUS or any of the other honoring names for the
President. This has been the longest 8 years of my life,
our lives. Hopefully the collective insanity that allowed
Bush to get an additional 4 years has passed, never to be
seen again. I am totally excited about tomorrow and can't
wait for it to get here.

[NanceGreggs]

28. I love you "whiny LGBT people" most of all ...

... and if I haven't said so often enough, I have been truly remiss.

I am with you - and I am not alone. Your fight is OUR fight.

And if we falter on the field of combat, please remind us to stand up and continue the battle - or kick our individual and/or collective asses from one end of the block to the other, as seems appropriate and necessary.

:hug:

You are NOT alone - not now, not ever.

[Balderdash]

32. Thank you.

:hug:

[NanceGreggs]

36. No ...

... thank YOU.

If we can't stand together as people bonded, one to the other, by love - it follows that we cannot stand at all. Nor do we deserve to.

[SeattleGirl]

17. Thank YOU, Nance!

I cannot tell you how many times something you've written has been exactly what I've been feeling.

I wish I could express things as well as you, but thank goodness you can!

:hug:

[HughMoran]

18. Thanks for all of the uplifting threads over the past 4 years

There were times when I felt like you were the only articulate voice of reason left on DU. Now get back to work before you can't fit your swollen head out the front door :D

[Gregorian]

19. Yes. And yes.

We spanned the millenium. We watched in horror as the hard earned fruits of our labors were looted. We came out of the darkness, with little more than word of mouth. And learned how to use a new tool called the internet. And then we grew. We learned. We shared.

And I am more thankful than you could possibly imagine. I owe you all. Thank you.

...and away we go!

[Waiting For Everyman]

20. "on the eve of something wonderful"

Yes we are, Nance, and back atcha! :)

With each passing moment tonight, there's a feeling that's more and more... well... magical. I know that's a stupid word to use but it's the only one that seems to come close. It's as if there's a cosmic low rumble beginning... a huge vibe growing "out there" which by tomorrow should be really quite something. It IS kinda special being online here tonight, to pick up on it.

Oh yes we did! And we will.

[NanceGreggs]

25. Somehow, the word "magical" ...

... seems appropriate, and the only word that captures the feelings in the air tonight!

God, it feels SOOOOOOOO good, doesn't it?

[lordsummerisle]

21. It's posts like this

that keep me on DU. You are truly inspiring...

[firedupdem]

22. K & R! We will together! n/t

[JeffR]

29. Why? What's happening tomorrow?

I've been sorta busy.

:shrug:

[NanceGreggs]

33. Uh, Jeffro ...

... meet me over to the bedroom later tonight. Apparently there's some "stuff" been goin' on that you need to be made aware of.

Don't worry - it's all good.

[JeffR]

35. K

:scared:

[NanceGreggs]

37. Don't worry ...

... I WILL be gentle.

It's just that there's this guy named Obama - I'll tell ya later. It's a long story. But you're gonna like the ending. Promise.

[stillcool]

30. everything you said...me too..

and thank you for saying it and reminding me of how much this place has meant to me.

[beac]

31. We did indeed. DU has been a font of information and oasis of sanity over these wretched 8 years,

like a family but BETTER--- because there are no Republicans! ;)

And you Nance are Clan DU's most beloved sister/auntie/cousin/daughter/wise woman. Looking forward to hearing what you have to say as we move forward together, yes I am. :toast:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

34. We are on the eve of many wonderful things happening...

Tomorrow the floodgates open. Over the next 8 years we are going to witness social changes the like of which have not been seen since FDR.

[Ichingcarpenter]

38. We are the ones we have been waiting for.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.

This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands.

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

[mzmolly]

39. "But we came through it all, together in the end."

:grouphug: :yourock: :patriot:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. Ah, my dear Nance...

Your words express what I'm feeling, and so damn eloquently too...

"Love doesn't make the world go round...love is what makes the ride worthwhile..."


Thank you, sweetie...

:hug:

K&R

:patriot:

[Jeanette in FL]

41. This gave me goosebumps

It is a brand new day.

Wonderful post, Nance.

Yes, we did.

Yes, we can.

Yes, we will - together.

Wonderful Mantra.

Thanks, Nance

[MadMaddie]

42. Amen!! Amen!! Amen!!

Nance without you and everyone on DU, some departed to a home with no pain, others who left DU out of frustration, the longtimeers, the newbies....

This journey over the last several years would not have been bearable!

Thank you for your fine writings and thank you for lighting our fire!!




K & R!!

Love to all!!:grouphug:

MadMaddie (BTW I am not mad anymore)!!

[bonito]

43. K&R n/t

[Grateful for Hope]

44. Yeah

You are saying what most of us are saying.

[mtnsnake]

45. Likewise to you, Nance!

Love you, too! :hug:

[Kurovski]

46. K&R&LOVE to U as well,

my sweet little Inaugural Night Necco Wafer.

[NanceGreggs]

47. You DO know how to pleasure a lady's ear, good sir ...

... on Inauguration Night, as well as every other.

[Flying Dream Blues]

48. Thanks, NanceGreggs for all the great posts.

This whole day has been beyond wonderful. Makes me want to break into a chorus of "We are the world..." :P
:party:

[NanceGreggs]

49. G'head, you start ...

... I'll be singing right along with you!!!

:party: :toast:

[Fire Walk With Me]

50. Kick and Recommend!