What BIG political stories were in the news when you first found DU?

[hang a left]

For me it was Bush reneging on American acceptance participation in the ICC and a couple of the other international treaties that were signed by Clinton towards the end of his last term.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

1. Katrina n/t

[Webster Green]

2. It was the chimp's first inauguration day in 2001....

I saw the DU banner unfurled at the inaugural parade.

[KitchenWitch]

3. Bush re-selected.

[movonne]

6. ditto..

[Arkansas Granny]

4. The Swift Boating of John Kerry, 2004. Came here by a link.

[HamdenRice]

5. I think it was CRS report that Bush could cancel elections ...

I could be wrong, but I think I started posting seriously when AAR was broadcasting stories about the Bush people thinking about cancelling the 2004 elections because of the "threat" of terrorism.

That's yet another important story that has disappeared down the memory hole.

[meganmonkey]

7. The presidential debates

Thread after thread about the debates. I racked up my post count pretty quick!

I think I coined the phrase "Furious George" after one of them, when he seemed really angry the whole time (the 2nd debate?).

[Jackpine Radical]

8. The captured spy plane the Chinese sent back in a box?

The US sub that surfaced & sank the Japanese boat while being run by some big GOPAC donor?

I don't even remember exactly. It was late spring 2001, anyway, iirc.

[Don Claybrook]

9. 9/11

I actually came looking for a non-jingoistic website. I had been posting at the yahoo boards and the like, and all I was seeing was calls to nuke this country or that one or the other, along with complete and utter support for Bush. So I think it was either late September or early November when I joined. And boy was I happy to find this place.

(attn fact-checkers: my previous screen name was disgustipatedinCA, under which I originally registered)

[SharonRB]

10. Bush was re-elected

I found DU on November 9, 2004.

[JNelson6563]

11. Lincoln's assassination

I've been here a really long time. ;-)

[Greybnk48]

12. The 2004 election

was my introduction to the internet for purposes other than shopping or work related issues. I found DU almost immediately and I remember that I was so pissed that I found "underground" very appealing. It sounded dangerous. I joined a few weeks later and have been here ever since.

[Ecumenist]

13. The stolen election of 2004......

And the subsequent failure of Kerry to follow through with investigation in vote suppression, mysterious growth in votes for bush and unexplanable surplus of pro bush voters in districts that superceded the total registered voters, democrat, republican, independents, green etc.

[Boone]

14. Vader shoots Whittington

Well... thought this was as good a place as any to make my first post.... so... today's big story, Vader shoots Whittington.


-> edit.. and as usual, a spelling error! Nothing like showing my weakness first thing... I know, I know.. the site has spell check!! :P

[newyawker99]

17. Hi Boone!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Kire]

19. HI Boone!

Welcome
:hi:

[mdmc]

15. Dean might oppose the war!

before Dean made up his mind!

[Earth_First]

16. 2004 Election Year

[tishaLA]

18. The California recall

It was about 5 months before the election and I had grown tired of all the RW radio in SoCal dictating the convo. DU rescued my sanity.

[JHB]

20. The (first) Neverending Vacation...

The Phase I tax givaways...
Nixing treaties willy-nilly...
Sealing Poppy's files...
The Cheney (secret) Energy Task Force...

Not to mention the ever-growing verification of orchestrated electoral dirty pool by Jeb and *'s campaign.