Atheists & Agnostics

beam me up scottie

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51. You don't have to tell me.

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 04:10 PM

Apr 2015

Things went to hell after the 2000 "election". As a native Vermonter I will forever be grateful to our late great Senator Jim Jeffords who switched parties in 2001. A courageous and thoughtful man who did the right thing even though he knew he would become a pariah.

It was not an easy decision, his fellow Republicans had been his friends for decades and he tried to work within the party, tried to reason with them, but he finally decided that he couldn't be a part of it anymore. He called himself a moderate but for them he was far too liberal and there was no longer any room for dissent. The way they viciously attacked him after made me swear I would do everything in my power to help defeat them for the rest of my life.

I voted for Jeffords more than once, even though he was a Republican he was more pro-choice than our catholic Democratic Sen. Leahy.

You can read more about him here: How Jim Jeffords single-handedly bent the arc of politics and here: James M. Jeffords, Vermont Republican who became independent, dies at 80.

What happened in 2000 changed the course of this country and it inspired three men to create DU.

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Hide me. [View all] beam me up scottie Apr 2015 OP

Yup the usual cast of cloud-being worshipers... truebrit71 Apr 2015 #1

Some of GD's atheists make us look like kitty cats. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #3

Roar Solly Mack Apr 2015 #6

Speaking of cool kids! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #11

I'm a dweeb... Solly Mack Apr 2015 #13

It is GLORIOUS. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #44

Heck, I can't even get along skepticscott Apr 2015 #2

Well unless you're with the Kool Kids it's safer to stay where you're appreciated. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #4

Oh shut the front door. We love you Heddi Apr 2015 #8

Thank Sagan you're here. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #39

Just got my second hide... F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #5

Making veggie lasagne with my homemade marinara sauce! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #9

Eating curry and finding a tattoo place. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #19

I don't follow a recipe, just wing it. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #22

You should go to one of the SEVERAL chat-rooms we have floating around in the innertubes Heddi Apr 2015 #7

Argh. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #10

We've taken over DU already. onager Apr 2015 #35

SOL! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #36

Who's got an "off-site chat room"? What is this, 1996? mr blur Apr 2015 #38

Only for people with AOL. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #48

I see what you mean. Novara Apr 2015 #12

And FSM help you if you're one of the rare birds who can see both sides of the issue. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #14

I'm sensing a correlation Novara Apr 2015 #15

It's amazing what you notice when you're paying attention. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #16

General discussion can be scary sometimes LostOne4Ever Apr 2015 #17

Yes, indeed! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #18

Are you being a troll again? PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #20

Someone said I sound like a cop yesterday. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #23

Years ago someone called me "Karl Rove's butt monkey" PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #26

That's cuz you're a mean girl who couldn't make the debate team. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #29

I was the whiz!! Or maybe in the high school production of "The Whiz"? PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #31

So we are "pissing off the right people"? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #54

The latter, natch. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #62

And there are five of us who are "BFFs" ! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #63

PN - is this you with Jeb Bush? onager Apr 2015 #41

OMFG, I shouldn't have opened this in a meeting. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #42

GD has been a fucking mess for years. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #21

I remember when I was happy to be out there. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #24

I just stopped taking it as seriously. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #25

The worst thing is when someone attacks you out of left field for beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #30

I told you, there are LISTS. Oh, boy, are there lists. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #32

It's not even hunting season yet. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #34

Oh, you got that right... skepticscott Apr 2015 #37

I miss DU2's ability to see how many people have me on ignore. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #45

And they think we're tribal? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #49

Not acceptable, bmus. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #64

Thank you. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #65

For real. PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #28

What you said. trotsky Apr 2015 #43

You should be careful putting those words in a post. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #27

Talk about the motherlode of bad ideas. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #33

Really good thread here.. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #40

Our own Island of Misfit Toys!!! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #55

Your OP pisses me off. Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #46

Hell no, I'm too much of a coward to wade in there. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #50

Sometimes nil desperandum Apr 2015 #47

You don't have to tell me. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #51

Why don't you just admit..... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #52

Well where's the fun in that? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #53

HUCKLEBERRY? Stop triggering me!1! onager Apr 2015 #56

One of the few roles I actually liked him in. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #57

It's not supposed to be fun. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #58

I never was subjected to that. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #59

My confirmation service took place in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #60

LOL! I see! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #61