In Appreciation of Octafish and Hissyspit

[HCE SuiGeneris]

There are many, fantastic, intelligent posters on D U. I'm sorry that I cannot give all of them the credit they deserve.

Recently though, Hissyspit's dissemination of Wikileak's recent documents, and Octafish's unwavering efforts to expose the evil of the BFEE, stand as monumental tributes to the incredible talent to which we have access.

Thank you! And, don't ever stop doing what you do

:thumbsup:

[nashville_brook]

1. shit howdy! a big k and r to this!!

[leveymg]

2. KNR!

[w8liftinglady]

3. they have ALWAYS enlightened me on a variety of subjects...for a LONNNGGG time!

Love y'all!

:pals:

[villager]

4. Yup.

:thumbsup:

[gademocrat7]

5. Thank you, Hissyspit and Octafish!

K&R

[DFab420]

6. Speaking truth to power

is something not many people can do on a regular basis, it's nice to have engaged members of the community!

and it is wonderful to see a post here supporting other members!!

(not to sound ignorant but what does BFEE stand for?)

[HCE SuiGeneris]

9. Bush Family Evil Empire

There is a forum here at DU that lists all of the acronyms, but i can't readily locate it. Perhaps another kind poster will provide the link?

[DFab420]

16. Ah yes

Thank you!

I've found the glossary before, but for some reason my mind never remembers girls names or acronyms..it's a curse.

[DontTreadOnMe]

7. 100% in agreement

we need more people like this on DU

[horseshoecrab]

8. two of my absolute faves...

Hissyspit and Octafish. Each of them great!

In thanks to both,

horseshoecrab

:patriot:

[Greyhound]

10. K&R for truth.

[bobbolink]

11. DU at its best.... education and research rather than infighting.

Mahalo to both!

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Kick

[BeFree]

13. Indeed

They have both been a great source for facts and information.

Cheers!!

[laughingliberal]

14. Hear, Hear! eom

[siligut]

15. Always taking on the hard stuff.

Doing the right thing.

[robertpaulsen]

17. K & R! And Hell Yeah!

:kick:

[whathehell]

18. K & R for Octafish and Hissyspit!

[leftstreet]

19. K&R

[Chemical Bill]

20. K&R. n/t

[Binka]

21. Simply The Best DU Has To Offer

K & R!

[jotsy]

22. Voices of reason

in a turbulent time.

Happy to rec!

[HughBeaumont]

23. An Octafish thread a week keeps the fascists away!

SALUT TO HISSY AND OCTA!

[dixiegrrrrl]

24. Hear, hear, says I.

Long over due thanks, to both of you.

[lyonn]

25. True, true, thanks for posting. nt

[Uncle Joe]

26. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, HCE SuiGeneris.:thumbsup:

[Ignis]

27. Heartily K&R.

They rock. End of story. :thumbsup:

[boston bean]

28. Happy to give a k&r!

:thumbsup:

[Solly Mack]

29. K&R x2

[City Lights]

30. R&K!

:applause: :yourock: :toast: :fistbump:

[Starry Messenger]

31. Oh *hell* yeah!

:thumbsup:

[G_j]

32. love 'em both!! nt

[pacalo]

33. For sure! Love both!

[malaise]

34. K & R

for two great DUers :applause:

[bleever]

35. Much gratitude to both of them.

:yourock:

[Agony]

36. YES! and friends and family get to hear it too. Thanks muchly!

Cheers
Agony

[Overseas]

37. K&R! Excellent! //nt

[AsahinaKimi]

38. ganbatteyo!! Keep doing your best!

がんばってよ!ほんとでう!
Ganbatteyo hontodesu!
Really, do your best!!

[edogawa]

57. anata

Nihonjin ka?

[AsahinaKimi]

62. iie,

*Nikkei to Kankoujin no Ameikajin desu. Chichi ga Oosaka de umaremashita. Haha ga NYC de umaremashita.
Watashi wa Sanfuranshisuko de umaremashita.

*I am of Japanese~Korean decent born in America. My father was born in Osaka, Japan. My mom was born in New York City (She is 1/2 Japanese and 1/2 Korean). I was born in San Francisco.

[edogawa]

64. omoshiroi

ore ga americajin desu.....

[AsahinaKimi]

66. kakkoii ne!!

Sugoi! Watashi mo.

[glitch]

39. R and K to the moon! :) nt

[WillyT]

40. HUGE K & R !!!

You :yourock: Both :yourock: Rock !!!

:applause::applause::applause:

:hi:

:kick:

[DeSwiss]

41. Yes, Yes, Yes!!! - K&R!!!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[xocet]

42. K&R n/t

[Ghost in the Machine]

43. K & R for Hissyspit and Octafish!

.. and to many others, including several who replied to this thread... I think some of Octafish's "Know your BFEE" threads could be used as history lessons.

:kick:

[David Zephyr]

44. K&R.

Count me in! :)

[sonias]

45. Hissyspit and Octafish - some of our best

:toast: :yourock:

[barbtries]

46. yes.

thank you both

[yellerpup]

47. Amen.

[Divine Discontent]

48. Big Kick & Rec for you Hissyspit, and good job Octafish!

:applause:

[rhett o rick]

49. k and big fucking r

[Jackpine Radical]

50. Count me in on this one.

K&R

[Jackpine Radical]

52. Well, K anyway. Too late for an R.

[scarletwoman]

61. NOT too late! Did you lose your reading glasses old man?

:hide:

[Jackpine Radical]

67. Duh.

Or, to be more precise,
Uff duh!

[scarletwoman]

72. Or as my grandma used to say, "Uff da mai!"

A loquacious Norwegian, she.

[Kurovski]

51. K&R

(Of course, for Christ's sake)

[avaistheone1]

53. DU love and respect to both of them

:loveya: :kick:

[bluesmail]

54. I've never had $hit to say about an appreciation thread. I do read

DU every day and I love DU with my heart and soul. I especially have a radar for Octafish and hissyspit's contributions. That it is Octafish (great sig pix on your profile) I can take the time to write that I have respect for both of your intellects. I realize how much I've learned from the two of you, DUers are so fortunate to have you posting here. He (Octafish)and hissyspit are two of our finest DU'ers. There are many many DUers who I could say that about. That would take forever to root out the ones I believe deserve recognition. Julie :thumbsup:

[Bluenorthwest]

55. Love their posts, love their usernames

!!

[Dr.Phool]

56. Well deserved and long overdue!

[Wednesdays]

58. Nearly everyone posts something I don't agree with, from time to time

But not so with Hissyspit--my agreement level with Hissyspit's OP's is 100%. So much so, my "recs" are almost reflexive...before even opening a thread, I'm thinking, "Oh, it's by Hissyspit...it's gotta be something I like!"

Kicked and recced for Octafish as well. Quite the fount of knowledge, and someone who pushes issues not many others dare to talk about. :toast:

[maryf]

59. Thanks!

:thumbsup:

[scarletwoman]

60. Most definitely! k&r!

[varelse]

63. K&R

they are two of the reasons I donate to this site and still log in :)

[defendandprotect]

65. They are both what makes DU important to read -- !!

Thank you both!!

:)

[Rex]

68. K&R!

They both are DU treasures and we are all lucky to have them stay around and educate us on the govt and the evil men/women behind the political agendas. History is on THEIR side.

[dflprincess]

69. Thank you both!

:toast:

[BrklynLiberal]

70. Absolutely..Two very under-sung heroes.

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[mzmolly]

71. K

and R. :kick:

[Berserker]

73. I agree and thanks to them

but I have been a fan of SoCalDem and roygbiv for years. They also deserve some appreciation.

[lonestarnot]

74. Yes!

:thumbsup: :applause: :thumbsup: :hornhonk: :toast:

[WilliamPitt]

75. My heroes

:hug:

[Mnemosyne]

76. My gratitude to these amazing posters! KnR! n/t

[tomm2thumbs]

77. big 'ol hip hip hooray to that!

all the videos etc - always great posts - thanks!

[kpete]

78. yes

thank you!
peace, kpete

[EFerrari]

79. K&R

[Canuckistanian]

80. K&R

Keep truckin' guys.

[madmax]

81. 1 Million rec's for them. nt

[Nostradammit]

82. Love 'em!

Great American Patriots, both.

[Senator]

83. K&+R

[pinboy3niner]

84. Happy to K&R for Octafish and Hissyspit

Their posts are often unique and thought-provoking, and I cherish them for that.

I can't help thinking, seeing this OP, of a recent OP by Hissyspit that didn't get the attention it deserved. It was an excellent OP nevertheless (and he knows which one I mean). It's that kind of OP that these two members do that are especially valuable here.

:thumbsup: K&R

[dmr]

85. K&R

Most of my saved or bookmarked thread's belong to either Octafish and Hissyspit.

Thanks for your hard work & analysis!

:hi:

[denbot]

86. K&R

Kuddos Hissyspit and Octafish

[mdmc]

87. yes

[Phentex]

88. Much appreciation!

:toast: :grouphug: :yourock: :headbang: :applause:

[Michigan-Arizona]

89. Huge K&R to you both!

[TheUnspeakable]

90. k&r !!!

[H2O Man]

91. Definitely Recommended!

Two very powerful individuals, who make DU worth staying with.

[Octafish]

92. Hey! I'm definitely giving this a Big Kick & R!

Thank you, HCE SuiGeneris and ALL. Hissyspit and HCE SuiGeneris are TOPS! So are all good DUers!

Hissyspit's analyzed the situation, documented the crimes of the state and demanded justice for the People from when DU was new. HCE's carried a lot of water along the way, as well.

DU has been on to the War Party -- cough, Election Thieves -- since way back when. And as one great DUer said: "You don't steal elections to do good things in office." So, in order to restore good governance to our nation, DUers bring good information to light. Like the unforgettable visual narratives of TomTomorrow:



It wasn't the first time a Bush had lied America into war on Iraq -- disasters that profited the few at the expense of the many. For details, words:

In order to justify continued national security state spending and policies, Poppy’s CIA Made Saddam Into the Butcher of Baghdad.

And how. Bush Jr. made up WMD and tied 9-11 to Saddam and created every other excuse to invade Iraq.

Of course, going by the replies and information provided, you all knew that. Which is why so many DUers give a damn and go out of the way to lift rocks to expose the cockroaches to the light of day. It also means people who would never learn these things on ABCNNBCBSFauxNutNoiseworks get a chance to see, in addition to "What?", the reasons "Why?" and the "Who?"

It's a team thing, the Truth. And, Gawsh, seeing how many Friends I have on here makes me realize how telling the truth makes a difference for our future. Please know I am most grateful. And I'm putting everyone in as a Friend. Each of You mean the world to me.

[DinahMoeHum]

93. Hear hear. . .three cheers!

:toast::toast::toast:

[Duval]

94. Thank you Octafish and Hissyspit! n/t

[Oilwellian]

95. Octafish & Hissyspit are two DU'ers who...

tell it like it is. They're two of the main reasons why I continue to come here. :thumbsup:

[trusty elf]

96. a rec and a....

KICK! ! !

[indepat]

97. Hear, hear!

:)

[DFW]

98. It's a beautiful day here in suburban Zürich, mountains, clear air......

But for THIS thread, I can certainly take time out for one more K&R!

[AzDar]

99. K & R

:kick:

[Hissyspit]

100. Unrec

Octafish is a bastard. :evilgrin:

PHOTOS! --> http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9420996

[HCE SuiGeneris]

102. Colbert has invaded Hissyspit's body!

OMFG!


Thanks for the pics, btw. Hope you're enjoying yourself :)

[Hissyspit]

103. No...

He just stole my laptop.

[snot]

101. K&R'd!!!

Thanks so much to both!

And I hope no one minds if I mention a few other faves:

kpete
ozymandius
autorank
H2O Man
Joanne78
Demeter
madfloridian
Hannah Bell

(and there are, of course, many more).