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calimary

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97. GREAT thread, Happyhippychick! Thank you for posting this!
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 09:29 PM
Oct 2015

I feel the same way. Staunch Hillary supporter here. I haven't posted much here in almost two months because of the acrimony here. And it hurt. Because I've loved this place since early 2001. It helped get me through the abysmal bush/cheney years. There are many people I respect and for whom I feel a lot of personal affection. And I miss them. And we're ALL on the same team, with the same goal - of keeping the White House in Democratic hands.

I've said many times, too, that I will happily vote for Bernie Sanders if he gets the nomination, but I like Hillary better, and have personally resonated with her since I first heard of her in 1992.

This thread is like balm for a wound, like big jugs of fresh clean water to the parched. It's hard to articulate how much I appreciate all the posts here - and the people here who wrote them. THIS is the DU I first fell in love with. And if there was still any doubt about who our real enemy is, yesterday's Benghazi inquisition made that clear. WE are not the enemy of each other. It's the CONs who are our real enemy. And JOB ONE is to keep them OUT of the White House.

Love you guys. And thank you!



K&R JoePhilly Oct 2015 #1
Yup. Agschmid Oct 2015 #2
K&R mcar Oct 2015 #3
Much love to them as well. ronnykmarshall Oct 2015 #4
No problem. Blue_In_AK Oct 2015 #5
An especially vicious one. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #27
Yes, same here, thanks for mentioning it. dreamnightwind Oct 2015 #58
K&R BootinUp Oct 2015 #6
Ditto. Thank you,Sanders supporters. nt sufrommich Oct 2015 #7
One must give credit where credit is due! The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #8
And we'll vote for her too if Bernie doesn't win the nom NightWatcher Oct 2015 #9
Hey, I'm a Bernie guy but the Pukes just provided Hillary with an 11 hour campaign commercial. OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2015 #10
Ironically ZX86 Oct 2015 #11
k/r Dawson Leery Oct 2015 #12
Hear! Hear! Sanders supporters have been very gracious and supportive. BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #13
Agreed. Darb Oct 2015 #14
I never had a doubt she could handle them. HRC is a Democratic woman and strong one in the vein of LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #15
I was not here or able to watch MuseRider Oct 2015 #16
I'm a Bernie voter but Horizens Oct 2015 #17
Classy FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #18
I appreciated that too Rose Siding Oct 2015 #19
What happened today was a disgrace. She handled herself brilliantly. truebrit71 Oct 2015 #20
I did my best! retrowire Oct 2015 #21
This is what sets Dems a part from the GOP. kelliekat44 Oct 2015 #22
I didn't watch any of the hearing bigwillq Oct 2015 #23
I wish all of them were gracious.....some were wearing the tinfoil hat......... thelordofhell Oct 2015 #24
I hear you. I wish there was more reasoned discussion of issues nilram Oct 2015 #81
Indeed... 2naSalit Oct 2015 #25
Good going, Hillary. FuzzyRabbit Oct 2015 #26
Yes! Agreed! NurseJackie Oct 2015 #28
I think most of the unpleasant posts on *both* sides have been by a small but very active minority tblue37 Oct 2015 #29
You have a kindred spirit here. jen63 Oct 2015 #39
Me 3 Leith Oct 2015 #54
Yes, lately on DU it feels like we're in a republican primary forum, so mean-spirited. JudyM Oct 2015 #80
+1 FLPanhandle Oct 2015 #74
I agree eom noiretextatique Oct 2015 #88
I supported Hillary Bjornsdotter Oct 2015 #30
I just said to my hubs stopwastingmymoney Oct 2015 #31
I've already tried to make it clear I like them both but lean toward Sanders. Stinky The Clown Oct 2015 #32
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #33
It's so much better when Democrats are united. BlueCheese Oct 2015 #34
Thanks so much Bernie fans workinclasszero Oct 2015 #35
It was a great Day for DU no matter who you support! nt LostOne4Ever Oct 2015 #36
Yes shenmue Oct 2015 #37
I love this post and I agree. complain jane Oct 2015 #38
We're all in this together. MynameisBlarney Oct 2015 #40
Absolutely - - I hated the way they spoke to her -- so hostile and disrespectful.. whathehell Oct 2015 #62
You're welcome, Happyhippychick. She did a fine job putting those POSs in their place. nt ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2015 #41
Their attempt to bring her down blew the fug up in their faces. She handled herself well. GoneFishin Oct 2015 #42
She was stellar tonight Boomer Oct 2015 #43
K & R SunSeeker Oct 2015 #44
HRC is extraordinarily presidential. Such amazing grace! slumcamper Oct 2015 #45
Yes, thank you!!! beaglelover Oct 2015 #46
This avid Bernie supporter watched every second of it and rooted for her all the way, despite silvershadow Oct 2015 #47
K&r Politicub Oct 2015 #48
You Are Welcome cantbeserious Oct 2015 #49
As aBernie supporter, I second that notion stevebreeze Oct 2015 #50
I'm a Bernie supporter. stage left Oct 2015 #51
I think everyone knows the real purpose of this hearings. To take down HRC. YOHABLO Oct 2015 #52
You're welcome. Hillary kicked ass today . . . Triana Oct 2015 #53
Ditto. smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #57
we may feel passionately , but DonCoquixote Oct 2015 #55
She won allot of fans today... MrWendel Oct 2015 #56
We do understand that they will do the same to ANY Democrat eridani Oct 2015 #59
K and r. cwydro Oct 2015 #60
. mmonk Oct 2015 #61
Don't you know ohheckyeah Oct 2015 #63
Solidarity forever. joshcryer Oct 2015 #64
Feels like the DU I signed up for in 2001, thanks to ALL OF US HERE!!! winstars Oct 2015 #65
thanks...we share one thing. .. joeybee12 Oct 2015 #66
Thank you! I'm a Bernie fan, but I have a new-found respect for Hillary for the way she secondwind Oct 2015 #67
Good for Hillary but bad for the country. DrBulldog Oct 2015 #68
KnR!!! KansDem Oct 2015 #69
I certainly respect HRC but wish I felt she would work primarily for the 99%. rhett o rick Oct 2015 #70
She kicked GOP ass. blackspade Oct 2015 #71
K & R davidpdx Oct 2015 #72
Hillary is one of our own, and I can't stand to see her being treated this way. PotatoChip Oct 2015 #73
Yeah, as acrimonious as things have been... Jester Messiah Oct 2015 #75
Yes. aquart Oct 2015 #76
No prob, HHC..... N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2015 #77
And it's very gracious of you to say so. bvf Oct 2015 #78
And Thank You, for taking the time to thank us. MasonDreams Oct 2015 #79
We should try our darndest to hold that thought... dorkzilla Oct 2015 #82
All Democrat supporters are against this unfair percecution for political reasons. LiberalLovinLug Oct 2015 #83
K&R for Solidarity McCamy Taylor Oct 2015 #84
You're welcome. Hillary did a great job! Too bad she has to lose, haha;) grahamhgreen Oct 2015 #85
De nada. KamaAina Oct 2015 #86
Civility countryken Oct 2015 #87
If she's nominated I'll gladly vote for her lunatica Oct 2015 #89
Its bullshit what they're doing to her and our tax dollars d_legendary1 Oct 2015 #90
I'd thank them, but I'm still suffering from "Stockholm Syndrome" Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #91
Judging a group of people based on the actions of one person who simply claims to be in that group Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #94
Whole lot of DUers seemed to support that sentiment Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #99
I might be wild, DocMac Oct 2015 #92
It is a political witch hunt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #93
I would say something RoccoR5955 Oct 2015 #95
Giving this another kick. Because yesterday felt so good around here. ronnykmarshall Oct 2015 #96
GREAT thread, Happyhippychick! Thank you for posting this! calimary Oct 2015 #97
Wish I could reply to everyone, I love all of you and appreciate my home here. Happyhippychick Oct 2015 #98
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