Pour one for Bartcop tonight

[IADEMO2004]

Terrence R. Coppage September 12, 1953 - March 5, 2014

Keep Swinging the Big Hammer of Truth.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. ...

[madaboutharry]

2. He would have been in his element today.

He was a nice man, he wrote me a nice note and sent me a bunch of those oval Bartcop stickers.

[dae]

48. Bartcop was the absolute best, I came to DU because of his recommendation.

BTW, I have some of those oval stickers myself.

[PoiBoy]

68. Same here...

Through Bartcop I found Democratic Underground and Media Whores Online... never been the same since...!! Thanks Bart.. I'll have a shot of Anejo in your honor this evening...!! Much Respect and Aloha..!!

[NCTraveler]

3. +1 nt

[JHB]

4. Chinaco Anejo, if you can get it.

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[OMGWTF]

13. I Had a Shot in Bart's Honor and it was Delicious!

I sipped it for an hour.

[regnaD kciN]

31. I bought a couple of bottles upon his recommendation...

...back when you could still find them up here. Anyway, I had one bottle left unopened when I got news of his death, so I decided to open it as a memorial. When I pulled the cork, it crumbled away. Apparently, it had dried out and let air in. Still drinkable, but not as good as it could have been.



And, while I agree that he would have been in his element now, I'm just as glad he missed it. It's not unlike with my late mother — I'm relieved that she passed away knowing Obama was president and thinking that things were getting better.

[Cadfael]

5. In memory

[hlthe2b]

6. So sad not to have him around right now...

Though, perhaps he's the lucky one.

[elfin]

7. Still missing him and his site

Way ahead of the curve, leading it in so many ways.

[IcyPeas]

8. and listen to this

His gal Shirley Manson

[IADEMO2004]

11. +++ Shirley Manson

[mcar]

9. I've made his fried chicken several times

Although I take sips of wine, not tequila, between steps.

[SFnomad]

10. I miss him and his Tequila Treehouse n/t

[OMGWTF]

12. Thank You for That!

Would love to hear Bartcop's take on today's goings on. I still have a "Worst President Ever" t-shirt that I got from him. It has GWB's picture on it and obviously, it needs to be updated. RIP.

[IADEMO2004]

15. I was hooked as soon as I read a Monkey Mail reply

He started with "First of all blow me."

[winstars]

14. I would not be here on DU if not for him. RIP.

[shadowmayor]

21. How many?

How many of us came to DU through Bartcop? His site was one of the first.

[mikeargo]

22. I found DU through Bartcop

Koresh, I miss him

[flibbitygiblets]

33. Me as well.

RIP old friend.

[hfojvt]

28. FWIW

I found DU through Hated.com

visited a number of sites from there, cannot remember if Bartcop was one of them. Remember Media Whores Online, Liberal Oasis, DU and maybe a few more. I remember one that was black with red lettering, but cannot remember the name. Liberal Oasis had a bunch of links too, organized by topic. It was from there that I went to the Baghdad Burning blog.

[alfredo]

74. Have you heard anything about the Bagdad Burning blogger?

Last I heard, she was in Syria.

[hfojvt]

77. the last blog post I read said she was going to Syria

I did not see any more posts after that.

[alfredo]

78. I hope shes doing well.

[GP6971]

29. I did also. n/t

[IADEMO2004]

35. Bartcop sent me here.

[argyl]

53. Came to DU by way of Bartcop. Just loved the guy.

[beachbum bob]

16. perhaps the very first political website I bookmarked so very long ago

my toast to bartcop!

[bottomofthehill]

17. For Bart

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

18. K&R,

I have a hat of his somewhere. Read his page everyday after I found it. He introduced me to DU.

RIP Bart...

[kimbutgar]

19. Sorry to hear of Bartcops passing

He always had good insight. RIP Bartcop.

After 5 pm tonight I will take a drink in his honor.

[Stinky The Clown]

20. One for Bartcop!

[hfojvt]

23. this thread is useless

without a picture of Shirley Manson

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1276549/

[Gidney N Cloyd]

27. +1

[IADEMO2004]

37. Peas n Carrots

[Locrian]

24. man - I remember back iwhen he was one of the ONLY ones out there

Still remember 911 and his page

http://www.bartcop.com/0581.htm

[Nevernose]

25. He absolutely humiliated me once

And I couldn’t get mad at him, because not only was he correct, his response was both surgical in its wording and completely hilarious (plus he was kind enough to roast me anonymously)

I was a daily reader for years; he introduced me to Chinaco Anejo.

He made a more important introduction on his blog, in the Spring of 2001, with a link that said something to the effect of “There’s this new website trying to compete with Free Republic. It’s excellent and you should check it out.”

[goodboy]

26. Love And miss you! (Nt)

[The_Casual_Observer]

30. I can only imagine what he would be saying about trumpdy.

Between Him and Politix at Smirking Chimp the facts were all there.

[ornotna]

32. The best I can muster up is some vodka

Here's to Bartcop. He's where I found DU.

[hunter]

34. Bad ass.

.

[Hekate]

36. To absent friends

Hear, hear.

[fmdaddio]

38. One of my Fav's

Remember when I heard he was gone. Too soon.
Visited Bartcop daily along with Media Whores (Horse) everyday years back.
Could us that kind of humor more often.

Hey Rude Pundit, Stay healthy.

[Still Sensible]

39. To Bart!

Salute!

[countryjake]

40. ...

[DinahMoeHum]

41. Read a previous issue of his. . .

"It had everything"

[GoCubsGo]

42. I miss him more than ever.

He was a big fan of Hillary. He is probably spinning in his grave right now.

[Yavin4]

43. I found DU because of him.

He had a great site.

[ismnotwasm]

44. Yeah.

Him and his love of a good ear of corn. Welcoming us to the Information Age of liberal politics

[Atticus]

45. I found Bartcop due to a mention on TheDemocratsWon and, in turn,

found DU due to Bart's recommendation. His intelligence, matter-of-fact courage, empathy and wit formed a muscular brand of "liberal" that kept a lot of us sort of sane.

RIP.

[ismnotwasm]

47. I found Bartcop through Mediawhoresonline

And DU from Bartcop. He was great.

[dae]

50. Same route I took.

[Pluvious]

46. He'd be setting the outrage bar at 11

He was one of our bright spots in the night time,
A leader in the gory trenches.

[IADEMO2004]

49. Raise one for the Great Molly Ivins too. Good signature quote.

[Pluvious]

55. Amen friend !!

Truly we are cursed to live in excessively interesting times

heh

[lame54]

51. Shot of Chinaco

[MustLoveBeagles]

52. I miss him so much

Bartcop was one of the first political blogs I read. He had such sharp wit and a wicked sense of humor. He's sorely missed.

[samplegirl]

54. I absolutely

Loved Bartcop. Read there daily.

[UpInArms]

56. Oh, how I miss him

One of a kind truly awesome person

[Upthevibe]

57. He is missed....

......

[StarzGuy]

58. I hate to say it, but me too!

I miss him and his wit. I also have a few of those BartCop stickers around here too. We would email each other from time to time. It was a shock to learn of his death. The Earth is a lesser place without him.

[byronius]

59. That was a huge loss for me.

Loved that guy.

[tiptonic]

60. Always

Will always be indebted to Bartcop. He kept me from going insane, when I lived in Texas. Sleep well my friend.

[generalbetrayus]

61. I miss Bartcop so much.

I think he was the first political humor/comment site I signed onto on the internet, recommended by a friend. I don't remember for sure, but I suspect I also found DU at Bartcop. (Don't let the small number of posts fool you - I've been at DU since the EarlG Top Ten Conservative Idiots days. I mostly lurk for the stories and wicked comments.)

[SergeStorms]

62. Ol' Bartcop.

I had the pleasure of speaking with him a few times, and he certainly was committed. Sometimes I thought he should be committed, but you always knew that he cared, passionately, about Progressive causes. He was a good ol' boy, a sweet corn aficionado, and a great guy to rap with. He certainly is missed.

[Marty Marzipan]

63. Miss him...

so much! His was always the first website I'd check in the morning, for laughs and outrage!

[Midnight Writer]

64. Will do.

[scarletlib]

65. He was the best.

Left us way too soon.

Bartcop and Media Whores on Line got me through the darkest days of the Bush regime. Wish they were both still here with us.

[oasis]

66. Bartcop and then, DU got me through it. Remembering with gratitude.

[tekriter]

67. After Bartcops passing...

...I found out that he and I had gone to the same high school. I’m a bit younger but we were there for a couple of years together. It is a small enough school that we would have run into each other every day.

All those years of reading his site and I had no idea we had lived just a few blocks apart.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

69. Bartcop was my daily dose of sanity.

Every now and then I click on his link one the front page just to remind me what we're missing.

[IADEMO2004]

75. Reading BartCop last week prompted me to mark the calendar and share with DU

[Galileo126]

70. A Modem - A Smart Mouth - and the Truth

Amen, brother Terry...

RIP.

[MarvinGardens]

71. Here's to you, Bartcop.

I first encountered his page in my early 20s. He had a big impact on my political views and outlook.

[rrrru4ril28]

72. Former Avid Reader of Bartcop

Sad to say, but he would be raging at his best in today's climate with humor and shots of Chinaco Anejo. The Monkey Mail was great too. I guess there isn't anyone quite like Bartcop anymore.

[Girard442]

73. I thought I was losing my mind after the 2000 (S)election and 9/11.

Bart showed me I wasn't alone -- and I wasn't crazy neither.

[LyndaG]

76. Takes me back

Loved that site. Remember the photo of the ballerinas with the heads of certain politicians who he thought were weak. And the Tim Russert pic with his mouth running. Loved the humor.

[AnnieBW]

79. I miss Bartcop

Gods, has it been four years already?