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Showing Original Post only (View all)On this day in history (January 20, 2001) [View all]
Two dumb twenty-somethings with a chip on their shoulder and a large white banner with DEMOCRATICUNDERGROUND.COM written on it in black paint went down to Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC and joined the protests against George W. Bush's inauguration. After managing to get their banner directly in front of the MSNBC cameras for about five minutes, the pair returned to their small office, turned on their computers, and found tons of people -- including many conservative trolls -- going nuts on the message board which they had added to their site at the last minute on a whim.
And that's how it all started. Happy Birthday DU! 23 years young today.
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There were links at the bottom of the page to more pages of story. Not sure if you saw them.
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#22
I knew someone would try to contradict me, but I was among the earliest beta testers in 2000.
hlthe2b
Jan 2024
#123
I just had to bookmark this so I can come back and celebrate every now and then!
BComplex
Jan 2024
#5
Yay! Our Lives have Been Greatly Enriched due to those 2 dumb 20 somethings. Thanks.
marked50
Jan 2024
#9
At that time, I was thinking ''Why am I the only one that sees what is happening'' ...
aggiesal
Jan 2024
#13
Congratulations. Say, that theme would make for a good series of posts. NT
mahatmakanejeeves
Jan 2024
#41
Thank God for those two dumb twenty-somethings with a chip on their shoulder
bottomofthehill
Jan 2024
#42
Happy birthday, DU! And happy anniversary to you, EarlG, and to Elad and Skinner!
highplainsdem
Jan 2024
#43
I looked at other footage, too, and page after page of Google images of the protests, but
highplainsdem
Jan 2024
#65
...founding, by far, the best site for liberals on the internet. Congrats and Thanx!!!! n/t.
NNadir
Jan 2024
#76
Is there video available to view to see our DU creator hero's from 23 years ago?
Niagara
Jan 2024
#84