I've been a member of DailKos for a while now. I've been a regular contributor and avid reader for several years. My earliest recollection of this blog was shortly after the infamous pie wars that were caused by an advertisment for the Gilligan's Island reality show. I lurked for a while and then eventually joined when I couldn't keep my trap shut anymore. The lies that the Bushies used to justify the invasion of Iraq were too much for me to bear.
But I digress..
For whatever reason I joined DKos, I am not always someone who joins the pack. I once wrote a diary admitting my admiration for Lincoln Chaffee. I discussed how he was a Republican opposing the Iraq war and supporting pro-environmental policies, difficult positions in the GOP. He was facing a strong primary challenge from a right-wing crackpot, and I got troll rated for writing the diary. I got lectured by know-it-all assholes about how the mission of this blog was to elect Democrats.
And in the 2008 primary, I supported Edwards... then Clinton... then Obama reluctantly. For whatever reason, it took me a while to warm up to the next president. I once wrote that Obama takes a special pill that makes his shit taste like cookie dough. LOL, I meant to say "smell" instead of "taste".
Oops...
Needless to say, I got troll rated.
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