Reply #58: Oh...finally. It all becomes clear.

[Mabus]

And yes, I am a teacup cryer AND I haven't gotten over it. Not only that I am proud of it.
See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1506207&mesg_id=1506323
and
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1505839&mesg_id=1506177

I protested the election in 2000 both in my own small town and in Kansas City. I protested with the people that I met while working on campaigns in Missouri in 2000. My fellow teacup cryers.

I cried so much that I decided to do something about it. I got together with friends and started registering voters. I held house parties for local and national candidates. I campaigned in my neighboring swing state, did door to door canvessing there and helped/hosted several MoveOn events (from the bake sale to showing "Going Upriver"). I also travelled to Iowa several times. Right before the election I helped coordinate volunteers at both the local level (for the Democratic party) and the national level (helped put people in contact with the local organizers heading towards swing states).

I kept crying even after 9/11 when a lot of other people stopped. I got verbally abused for wearing my homemade "President Moe Bush" t-shirt in my red state. I kept my "Don't blame me. I voted for Gore" bumpersticker on my car after 9/11 when other Dems folded and refused to criticize Bush or his policies.

I could go on. But the bottom line is, I'm a teacup cryer and I pretty damned proud of it. And I'll keep on crying and working against this regime every chance I get. I'll keep asking questions when it isn't a popular thing to do. I'm a member of the Democratic party and I will cry long and loud whenever I want to.

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