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madaboutharry

(41,539 posts) Sat Jan 11, 2025, 08:39 PM Jan 11

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I miss The Magistrate.

Imagine the things he would have to say now.

I want to add this: His memory is indeed a blessing.

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I miss The Magistrate. (Original Post) madaboutharry Jan 11 OP

I was thinking about him just the other day... hlthe2b Jan 11 #1

Same! nt pazzyanne Jan 12 #36

I think he lost his son last year. Maybe that broke his heart. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 11 #2

The Magistrate passed away last year. Nt leftieNanner Jan 11 #3

Right, 2024. His son died earlier that year. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 11 #9

Same here, madaboutharry.. Permanut Jan 11 #4

His memory is a blessing. TomSlick Jan 11 #5

Me too, sir. Silent Type Jan 11 #6

Yessir. Me too, Sir BunkieBandit Jan 11 #7

I was thinking about that Cha Jan 11 #8

Is/Was it a blessing speak easy Jan 11 #10

I think he would have handled Cha Jan 11 #13

I was thinking the same thing. WinstonSmith4740 Jan 11 #16

He was very special. A real intellect. Boomerproud Jan 11 #11

Co-signed Blue_Tires Jan 11 #12

So Do I, Sir. CaptainTruth Jan 11 #14

Loved The Magistrate mcar Jan 11 #15

Magistrate Clouds Passing Jan 11 #17

So much this, Sir. 💔 Hekate Jan 11 #18

Yes I miss him proud patriot Jan 11 #19

So do I, Sir LNM Jan 11 #20

Miss him too mvd Jan 11 #21

Had a couple memorable... 2naSalit Jan 11 #22

I miss him, too. calimary Jan 11 #23

I miss him, too. Nixie Jan 11 #24

He's very missed MustLoveBeagles Jan 12 #25

May he rest in peace LetMyPeopleVote Jan 12 #26

What a wonderful thread, I too so miss him. His intellect, his arthritisR_US Jan 12 #27

Somehow Jimmy Carter's funeral made me think about the Magistrate. summer_in_TX Jan 12 #28

He was indeed a force for the better angels of our nature. n/t rasputin1952 Jan 12 #29

The most polite DUer of all time. kentuck Jan 12 #30

Sir. defacto7 Jan 12 #31

Yeah, I would almost always read a post if it had his name KPN Jan 12 #32

I do too Polybius Jan 12 #33

Miss him a lot. MontanaMama Jan 12 #34

This post bears dreadful news. mahina Jan 12 #35

hlthe2b

(107,598 posts)

1. I was thinking about him just the other day...

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 08:40 PM

Jan 11

Yes. He is missed.

pazzyanne

(6,643 posts)

36. Same! nt

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 08:33 PM

Jan 12

OAITW r.2.0

(29,251 posts)

2. I think he lost his son last year. Maybe that broke his heart.

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 08:43 PM

Jan 11

I miss him a lot. He had a style of writing that made him unique and and worthy of his nom deplume.

leftieNanner

(15,818 posts)

3. The Magistrate passed away last year. Nt

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 08:43 PM

Jan 11

OAITW r.2.0

(29,251 posts)

9. Right, 2024. His son died earlier that year.

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 09:56 PM

Jan 11

Permanut

(6,793 posts)

4. Same here, madaboutharry..

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 08:55 PM

Jan 11

He was one of the pillars of this community.

TomSlick

(12,102 posts)

5. His memory is a blessing.

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 09:03 PM

Jan 11

Silent Type

(8,018 posts)

6. Me too, sir.

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 09:03 PM

Jan 11

BunkieBandit

(128 posts)

7. Yessir. Me too, Sir

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 09:07 PM

Jan 11

Cha

(306,740 posts)

8. I was thinking about that

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 09:16 PM

Jan 11

The other day.

Mahalo 🕯️🕊️💜😢

speak easy

(11,115 posts)

10. Is/Was it a blessing

Reply to Cha (Reply #8)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 10:16 PM

Jan 11

that he never got to see the 2024 election results?

Cha

(306,740 posts)

13. I think he would have handled

Reply to speak easy (Reply #10)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 10:28 PM

Jan 11

And added encouragement to DU. Just one reason why I Miss The Magistrate.

🕯️🕊️💜

WinstonSmith4740

(3,217 posts)

16. I was thinking the same thing.

Reply to speak easy (Reply #10)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 10:33 PM

Jan 11

He is missed.

Boomerproud

(8,568 posts)

11. He was very special. A real intellect.

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 10:20 PM

Jan 11

Blue_Tires

(57,596 posts)

12. Co-signed

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 10:24 PM

Jan 11

Had some great conversations with him in the old days 🫡

CaptainTruth

(7,366 posts)

14. So Do I, Sir.

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 10:29 PM

Jan 11

mcar

(43,829 posts)

15. Loved The Magistrate

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 10:29 PM

Jan 11

Thank you for reminding to us of him.

Clouds Passing

(3,449 posts)

17. Magistrate

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 10:34 PM

Jan 11

Hekate

(95,948 posts)

18. So much this, Sir. 💔

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 10:38 PM

Jan 11

proud patriot

(101,398 posts)

19. Yes I miss him

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 10:46 PM

Jan 11

such a calming presence

LNM

(1,150 posts)

20. So do I, Sir

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:18 PM

Jan 11

mvd

(65,557 posts)

21. Miss him too

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:24 PM

Jan 11

Had known him for a long time at DU and it was always a good and interesting conversation with him. I too think he would try to encourage DU right now, while giving Trump a lot of deserved vitriol.

2naSalit

(94,849 posts)

22. Had a couple memorable...

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:29 PM

Jan 11

Interactions with him and I admired his writing style. But he always called me "Sir" even after I politely told him that I'm not a guy.

I miss him too.

calimary

(85,078 posts)

23. I miss him, too.

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:29 PM

Jan 11

Always enjoyed his input, and his wisdom.

Nixie

(17,514 posts)

24. I miss him, too.

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:32 PM

Jan 11

He knew the BS when he saw it. I really appreciated his knowledge and style. Very much missed.

MustLoveBeagles

(12,861 posts)

25. He's very missed

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 12:36 AM

Jan 12

LetMyPeopleVote

(157,324 posts)

26. May he rest in peace

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 12:48 AM

Jan 12

I also miss the Magistrate

arthritisR_US

(7,718 posts)

27. What a wonderful thread, I too so miss him. His intellect, his

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 12:52 AM

Jan 12

decency, kindness and wisdom and could on but my chocking up is screwing my eyes😪❤️

summer_in_TX

(3,411 posts)

28. Somehow Jimmy Carter's funeral made me think about the Magistrate.

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 12:56 AM

Jan 12

Both of them brilliant, principled, kind, wise.

Maybe that was it.

rasputin1952

(83,436 posts)

29. He was indeed a force for the better angels of our nature. n/t

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 07:54 AM

Jan 12

kentuck

(113,138 posts)

30. The most polite DUer of all time.

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 09:34 AM

Jan 12

Yes, Sir! You are missed.

defacto7

(13,765 posts)

31. Sir.

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 10:42 AM

Jan 12

KPN

(16,299 posts)

32. Yeah, I would almost always read a post if it had his name

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 01:20 PM

Jan 12

on it.

Polybius

(18,997 posts)

33. I do too

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 01:37 PM

Jan 12

Here's one of his last posts, dated August 23, 2024. His final post was on the 28th.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219376509#post1

MontanaMama

(24,238 posts)

34. Miss him a lot.

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 05:12 PM

Jan 12

He had a way about him in the way he wrote. It was rare.

mahina

(19,341 posts)

35. This post bears dreadful news.

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 07:06 PM

Jan 12

In it I learned that he passed. I now see EarlG's excellent OP.

Thank you for letting those of us know who didn't. That was a very wild week for me and I took my eyes off everything for a bit.

Aloha Magistrate, love lights your path home. Thank you for all your excellence and wisdom.

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