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where's FrenchieCat? [View all] DesertFlower Jun 2013 OP
Laughing at us with Old Crusoe BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #1
I really miss Old Crusoe (who had changed his username before he left for good). CTyankee Jun 2013 #17
Yeah, Old Crusoe.. he changed it to something to do with Cha Jun 2013 #22
I wish I knew! To tell you the truth, I was worried he was sick. CTyankee Jun 2013 #25
Saltpoint. Great poster! LeftishBrit Jun 2013 #31
Me too BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #33
The reason I was worried about his health was because he never lost his cool over stuff CTyankee Jun 2013 #39
He was SO nice to me. MuseRider Jun 2013 #56
I liked that he was very pro-women, no sexist stuff with him! CTyankee Jun 2013 #57
SaltPoint Samantha Jun 2013 #109
Oh Yes! SaltPoint Cha Jun 2013 #110
Old Crusoe (Saltpoint), one of my best friends here. Blue_In_AK Jun 2013 #58
You don't know anything either? MuseRider Jun 2013 #81
No, he just sort of fell off the face of the earth. Blue_In_AK Jun 2013 #85
she doesn't post here much anymore JI7 Jun 2013 #2
She's around, posted last month. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #3
Hadn't seen that. But considering how often she used to post here, Number23 Jun 2013 #13
Do you remember when the BOG was so highly monitored that it didn't pay to post at all? NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #43
All names I miss JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #51
Yes, I do. Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #84
Having a crisis of faith. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #4
-100 Control-Z Jun 2013 #5
meh. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #7
Agreed. Par for the course DevonRex Jun 2013 #9
LOL, what schlock Skittles Jun 2013 #6
DAMN that was a great thread. SO eloquent, that OP. calimary Jun 2013 #63
well said. nt DesertFlower Jun 2013 #70
God didn't do it. Voters did. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #75
There's a difference between criticism and continual tearing-down Hekate Jun 2013 #76
How would one constructively criticize a president who collects the metadata on all your calls... lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #78
The difference is in the eye of the beholder. Marr Jun 2013 #79
You just had to be cheap about it DonCoquixote Jun 2013 #87
that post always cracked me up. napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #88
It's hard to be positive anymore Union Scribe Jun 2013 #97
Probably sick of DU's shit. emulatorloo Jun 2013 #8
+1 n/t jaysunb Jun 2013 #10
Yup. See up thread, for example...nt SidDithers Jun 2013 #11
Ayup alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #28
yep, same shit now as about last time there were midterms coming up. Whisp Jun 2013 #77
She certainly wouldn't be the only one. Pirate Smile Jun 2013 #103
Joined a long, LONG list of black DUers that are thoroughly disgusted with what this site Number23 Jun 2013 #12
sad. i enjoyed her posts. my sister NanceGreggs DesertFlower Jun 2013 #14
I don't think it has turned into a hate site but... kentuck Jun 2013 #15
Wow that was an exercise in not being objective treestar Jun 2013 #24
Are you a fan of the President? kentuck Jun 2013 #26
No. I am a supporter. treestar Jun 2013 #44
No you are being overly simplistic about other's positions emulatorloo Jun 2013 #46
It's typical of the nastiness that now passes for discourse here alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #29
Obviously... kentuck Jun 2013 #32
Only with people of good faith alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #36
Who agree with you? kentuck Jun 2013 #37
Please alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #38
you are one of the very few here datasuspect Jun 2013 #42
No kidding treestar Jun 2013 #45
Exactly. Nicely said. Number23 Jun 2013 #67
Both Nance and Frenchie are wise women, and DU is poorer for their departure. Hekate Jun 2013 #16
That's for sure. n/t pnwmom Jun 2013 #18
Another brilliant prolific poster who left in 2009 was Jackeens.. Cha Jun 2013 #23
Good to know. Thanks. n/t pnwmom Jun 2013 #49
Jackeens became disillusioned with DU early on. Beacool Jun 2013 #72
+1 Blasphemer Jun 2013 #133
I think that some people became emotionally invested with Obama. Beacool Jun 2013 #134
Indeed alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #30
Well said. Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #40
Both have a great deal of power with words and highly intelligent lunatica Jun 2013 #48
i agree. nt DesertFlower Jun 2013 #50
I really hate revisionism. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #54
I feel your pain Hekate Jun 2013 #62
Hear, hear. Beacool Jun 2013 #71
I must've been in some alternate universe, because I remember both Nancegreggs and Marr Jun 2013 #80
Less so with Nance, but I think it's a kind of projection. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #83
I must have had more run-ins with Nance hfojvt Jun 2013 #116
In alot of ways, it has Number23 Jun 2013 #19
Yeah, Nance went for far greener pastures, same with Frenchie. :) Cha Jun 2013 #21
I stick around for the show Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #47
I hear ya, Floyd.. Cha Jun 2013 #64
She's right. nt Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #27
which is one of the reasons no one takes nancegreggs' writing seriously. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #61
lol Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #91
no idea when *she* 'left', but her writing & her persona has been around fairly recently. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #93
Sure. Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #94
it's sure that i find her writing boring, yes indeed. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #96
Who cares? Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #98
probably about as many as care that she's 'gone'. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #101
I'm pretty sure her Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #104
insiders accounts usually are. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #111
To be fair her writing is sometimes posted. nt Union Scribe Jun 2013 #100
it's posted on a fairly regular basis, about once a month. plus random conversations noting HiPointDem Jun 2013 #102
that's kinda funny hfojvt Jun 2013 #114
Is there an Obama Underground? tblue Jun 2013 #52
Google could help you with that better than I could. Number23 Jun 2013 #65
This black man is still here. Apophis Jun 2013 #66
Hello. Number23 Jun 2013 #68
Do you specifically know anything about SaltPoint? Samantha Jun 2013 #112
No, I'm sorry but I don't. I don't even recognize the name. Number23 Jun 2013 #115
Wait until campaign season comes back around. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #20
I am glad to see I am not the only one to asjr Jun 2013 #34
"SO I SAY HELL NO TO THE DLC MENTALITY!" The Link Jun 2013 #35
Where is SwampRat? malaise Jun 2013 #41
Very much missed. Blue_In_AK Jun 2013 #59
Yeah, I miss Swampy too. Skidmore Jun 2013 #125
Lot of the old timers gone, glad you're still here my friend DainBramaged Jun 2013 #69
Glad you're still here malaise Jun 2013 #73
all the names mentioned in this thread hfojvt Jun 2013 #117
I saw a post from McCamy Taylor recently malaise Jun 2013 #118
This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #53
don't know, but just want to say, that to me, DU is better than ever. quinnox Jun 2013 #55
And, come to think of it, where is Walt Starr? pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #60
Ou sont les Neigedens d'anton? - nt HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #74
I kind of liked old Walt Starr Blue_In_AK Jun 2013 #86
Walt's flameout is famous for Skinner's brilliantly elegant reply pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #119
If you really want to know where he is you better Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2013 #124
Only if you promise me beer, travel money and many experiences pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #127
. Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2013 #128
Run off. Texasgal Jun 2013 #82
+1 Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #92
I agree with you Marrah_G Jun 2013 #131
I see that many of the people DonCoquixote Jun 2013 #89
That comment was taken out of context. Beacool Jun 2013 #106
Honestly DonCoquixote Jun 2013 #121
She's only human. They all make mistakes. Beacool Jun 2013 #123
Or simply not to make a joke out of someone dying DonCoquixote Jun 2013 #129
Do you have to be sarcastic about everything? Beacool Jun 2013 #132
No, but DonCoquixote Jun 2013 #136
beer and travel money grasswire Jun 2013 #90
hahaaahahah... perfect timing. Ellipsis Jun 2013 #95
word has it that poster is still here under different management. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #99
I hope so. nt grasswire Jun 2013 #105
Hmmm... progressoid Jun 2013 #108
See, this is why we need PRISM. rug Jun 2013 #107
FrenchieCat was a Huge supporter of Wes Clark JI7 Jun 2013 #113
FrenchieCat & Jackeen were respectful posters in the RKBA group. I miss them. Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #120
Hey fC DonCoquixote Jun 2013 #122
Probably sitting around wondering why we're still here on DU. I wonder myself... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #126
Guessing, till she tells us, but for myself, mahina Jun 2013 #130
probsbly compiling picture threads on Obama Diaries.com with Jackeens! boilerbabe Jun 2013 #135
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