I would like to nominate MadFloridian for the "Most Sane, Consistent, Clear Voice on DU" award.

[Stinky The Clown]

I have argued **extensively** with her over the years. I have so deeply disagreed with her that, at one time, she was one of the only two people I ever had on "ignore".

I'm glad she paid me little attention and kept on posting what she posts.

Of late, I find her posts to among the few long form posters I read with any regularity. And that is for one simple reason. She is true to her strongly held positions and she is very clear in what she writes.

Lastly, she's a true liberal. And that is in increasingly short supply of late.

Viva Mad Floridian!

Thank you ...... And never stop doing what you do.

[Motown_Johnny]

1. I second that nomination

[roguevalley]

49. ditto

[bonnieS]

70. I distribute her columns to everyone possible

She sees clearly, let alone writes clearly, and she never falls victim to love for politicians to cloud her mind when it comes to the issues.

[autorank]

2. You've got my vote. She keekps the flame burning. k*r n/t

[blm]

76. my compatriot, mf, will always get a salute from me, too....

.

[FarLeftRage]

3. Here, here...

To one of the good ones!

[varelse]

4. gets my vote

a true progressive who never gives up.

[Skink]

5. What no Skink.

:beer:

[Stinky The Clown]

9. Maybe next time.

[madrchsod]

6. ....the du`s defender of public education.....

thanks madfloridian!

[Catshrink]

13. agreed!

an important voice

[October]

67. Yet listens to Du'ers and who home school :)

[tnlefty]

7. I've never even thought about putting her on ignore.

We may disagree from time to time, but I respect her and her posts and admire her for keeping the faith.

Viva madfloridan and viva liberals. :hug:

[Stinky The Clown]

10. In the days of Primaries Past, she and I were on different teams

Neither of our guys made it out of the pack. But Madfloridian and I fought hard.

[demmiblue]

8. She is THE voice on DU concerning education (and then some)!

:yourock:

When I see her name on an OP, I know that the info is to be trusted!

[Ruby the Liberal]

11. Hear hear! K&R for the dedication and time spent educating us

backed by her extensive research.

:toast:

[boston bean]

12. I am going to give this a rec, i do respect mad's opinion, even if

last year she couldn't write about anything other than Howard Dean!

She loves her Howard!

(this is in good fun, please take no offense) ;-)

I do appreciate her insight!

[Stinky The Clown]

She had her Howie and I had My General

Oh how time mellows us all.

I never disliked Dean, ever. I just supported another guy back then.

[conscious evolution]

14. I gotta agree

Recommended.

[tomm2thumbs]

15. rec'd !!!!

always getting to the crux of the issue and details that folks need to know

[Starry Messenger]

16. Oh hells yes.

:thumbsup: a tireless worker and an excellent read!

[saracat]

17. I absolutely agree. Madflo speaks truth to power! We have violently disagreed only to come down on

the same side of all issues. Madflo is a real liberal and I applaud her for it!

[Luminous Animal]

18. I'll drink to that! Cheers MadFloridian!

[Lugnut]

19. Hear, hear!

:toast:

[mirrera]

20. Kick

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

21. Absolutamente. K&R

[Orwellian_Ghost]

22. K&R

[Dinger]

23. A Hearty K & R!

She is simply amazing, and I admire her completely!:patriot: :yourock: :headbang:

[MsLeopard]

24. Wholeheartedly agree

K&R

[Name removed]

25. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[tavalon]

28. You seem to have stumbled upon the wrong thread

This is the honoring thread. You need the shitting upon thread.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

118. Funny you mention shitting upon.

The subject of this thread shat upon 2 million Florida Democratic voters day after day, and never has apologized for it.

[madfloridian]

43. You want people to PM you to get dirt on me?? Just amazing.

You said you would never let me forget the FL primary, but I never expected you to do it secretly by having people send you private messages to get the dirt.

I say let's lay it out in public.

[Ignis]

89. Agreed, let's shine some sunshine!

All of these dire warnings of secret DU blacklists and PMs with incriminating information really goes against the spirit of the DU community.

Just say it out loud and let's hash it out. :toast:

And a hearty :patriot: to MadFloridan for saying the same thing, even when it's personal.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

117. Fine, I'll lay it out in public.

You have supported the de facto disenfranchisement of 2 million Florida Democrats, and you have never apologized for that stance.

That is truly contemptable.

[Cali_Democrat]

44. What a creepy thing to say

weird

[MrMickeysMom]

45. Wow-wee ...

Guess that means no one will be "PMing" you.

Looks like it's "plan B"

What a jackass.

[Raster]

26. Thank you, Stinky for her accolades. I could not agree more!

:kick:

[waiting for hope]

27. I concur!

K&R

[mmonk]

29. I have to concur. Consistency is her MO.

[MelissaB]

30. I look for her posts

and always read them carefully. She also doesn't leave it with the OP. She's happy to stick around and back up what she says.

[madfloridian]

31. Yes, we did "argue extensively" for ages. That makes this very special.

Thank you.

[Stinky The Clown]

34. You are **most** welcome

It was my honor to say it.

:hug:

[Capn Sunshine]

103. This place wouldn't be DU without her

she's hung in there through a lot of BS and god bless her for that!
:hi:

[Oilwellian]

32. I've been a fan of hers for years

K&R

[Peregrine Took]

83. Me, too. I'm an old "orange cap" Deaniac. Those were the best days ever.

[winyanstaz]

33. I have not known of Mad Floridian as long as most I am sure...

but the posts I have seen..I have liked and appreciated a lot.
You go! Mad Floridian and thank you.

[David Zephyr]

35. Well, I sure like her.

I'm a fan.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

36. Ummmmmm, Like, To Each Their Own And Stuff...

:crazy:

[MattBaggins]

115. OperationLegendIn HisOwnMindCrime as classy as always

How lovely

[voc]

37. yes. :) nt

[Lydia Leftcoast]

38. One of my favorites

:thumbsup:

[Individualist]

39. Here's to MF

:toast:

[glinda]

40. yea!

[dflprincess]

41. A great idea!

[sabrina 1]

42. K&R ~ absolutely agree ~

[MrMickeysMom]

46. I guess I started reading her later, cause I've seen a lot of clarity over my time...

... from the beginning.

Good on you for saying this.

K&R, too.

[earcandle]

47. Right on! Madfloridian is one of the journals I read. Thanks for your hard work!

[eppur_se_muova]

48. Isn't there some treacly old cliche that says something like ...

People who agree with us make us content, people who disagree with us make us grow?

Hard to remember in the heat of the primaries. :)

(No credit for mindless, misinformed, hatriot-style disagreement.) :(

[juno jones]

50. K&R! n/t

[barbtries]

51. motion is passed.

go madfloridian!

[natrat]

52. anyone who shouts down the corrupt dlc mob is ok by me

[ProfessorPlum]

53. A heartfelt K&R for MadFloridian, whom I consider a true ally

and a source of truly useful information.

[H2O Man]

54. A good friend.

Though we do not agree on every issue, I think we share common values, and enjoy a mutual respect. I consider her to be one of the very best here.

[cachukis]

55. agreed

[freddie mertz]

56. Agreed.

The conscience of DU.

[Kermitt Gribble]

57. K&R! She has my vote. n/t

[peekaloo]

58. Cheers!

:toast:
:patriot:

[Mira]

59. K&R and supported

[PassingFair]

60. Gotta say it....Madfloridian is one of DU's finest!

I saw her struggle with her religious
peers and upbringing back in the day---

I saw common sense WIN OUT within her.

I am a BIG fan!

:hi:

[peacetalksforall]

61. Too late to recommend, but not too late to endorse this tribute. Thanks to the op'er and MF. nt

[tekisui]

62. knr!~

[Diclotican]

63. Stinky The Clown

Stinky The Clown

I second that.

Diclotican

[PuraVidaDreamin]

64. A real gem!

Thanks for all you do

[pleah]

65. K&R

[valerief]

66. +1

[SlingBlade]

68. Me Too, One of my favorite people here at D.U

:toast: :bounce: :kick: :yourock:

[DFW]

69. One of the easier no-brainers to join in on

MF and I agree on most everything anyway, so this one required all the effort of breathing.

[urgk]

71. I'll go with "amongst the most sane," just in case I'd be sleighting somebody else. :)

And to that person (or persons), thank you too.

[Upfront]

72. Agreed

I am a big fan and have been for years.

[joeybee12]

73. Recommended by a non-sane person!

:crazy:

[voteearlyvoteoften]

74. Mad Flo Fan

Your journal is on my favorites list. Keep up the good work and lets keep Florida BLUE!

[Dr.Phool]

75. She does an awful lot of great work.

Keep it up!

[The Backlash Cometh]

77. I can't wait for her to prevail with her cause,

so she can start to help me with mine!

[nomaco-10]

78. MadFloridan and I have had a couple of....

"near" skirmishes, but we have always been on the same side. She is good people for sure, and an asset to this community.

[Techn0Girl]

79. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE THREADS LIKE THESE....

for being the worst sort of self-masturbatory, navel-gazing, "aren't we wonderful!", nonsense that I haven't seen since high school cliques.

It's crap like this that pulls potentially great sites like DU down into the dirt.

"Aren't we wonderful!"
"Aren't my friends great!"
"Don't you wish you were like us?"

No. No. No. and ignored for the future.

[nomaco-10]

80. And you've come to this profound opinion....

after 264 posts? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I'll bet your favorite panelist on The VIew is Sherri Shepard too. :rofl:

[Mithreal]

93. Potentially great sites? What you talkin about, Willis?

[MattBaggins]

113. Cornfalkes and urine are not a good match

:raspberry

[Jefferson23]

81. Madfloridian, TRUE LIBERAL IS RIGHT!! Great thread, bravo!

[FloriTexan]

82. She is awesome!

[roody]

84. Que viva la maestra!

[kenfrequed]

85. Agreed.

Always puts up intelligent and well reasoned posts. I get annoyed sometimes because the most I can usually do to add to it is recommend.

[WilliamPitt]

86. I'd vote for that

:toast:

[rudy23]

87. Big time K & R !

[AllyCat]

88. Happy to rec this. Love her entries.

[dana_b]

90. absolutely!

I appreciate her thoughtful posts.

[Fire1]

91. Great minds think alike. K&R.

[Jackpine Radical]

92. I don't go with the "sane/not sane" dichotomy.

The only real question is whether I can get the county to pay me to evaluate you for commitment.

So far I've gotten no offers on MF.

Stinky is another matter.

Actually, I have profound respect for both MF and Stinky. They're among the people who keep me coming back to this board.

A toast to both.

[ChiciB1]

109. Agreed AND TO YOU TOO Jackpine!!! n/t

[Jackpine Radical]

111. I'm touched.

(My wife insists that, in my case, it's spelled "tetched." I don't know what she means by that.)

[ChiciB1]

112. Down South IT Has Meaning! But You Ain't There... Still You Have Some

great posts & points of views. I don't always reply, but I read!

You're welcome!

[Jackpine Radical]

114. (I sorta dimly suspect what it means)

And thanks. Sometimes I feel like a trampoline around here.

[chasitynola]

94. Agreed!

And she is very diligent about responding to people...I much appreciate her direct feedback to me.

Onward, MadFloridian! From my birth state!

[fascisthunter]

95. I agree

[Nite Owl]

96. Wow, I missed this thread

yesterday but Madf is one of the best here. One of the few I still read. She does her research!

[Jax]

97. madfloridian is the BEST of DU. Period.

It is always the same old corporate sell out right wing moran 'posters' who stalk her threads every time.

And she cuts them off with class at their right wing corporate sell out padded knees.

mad, me and mine cheer your continuing education of the DU with facts.

You were spot on about abortion rights being sold down the river for power.

No one knows more about the corporate sell out of Public Education than you as well!

:yourock:

Alyce

[City Lights]

98. Madfloridian is one of DU's finest.

A :toast: to her for all she contributes to DU, and a :toast: to you for recognizing her here.

[rhett o rick]

99. I think sanity is highly overrated. But I agree with Stinky. k & R. nt

[truedelphi]

100. can I climb aboard the love fest. MF is totally

Deserving of all the strokes she gets today.

Consistent and informative.

[jonnyblitz]

101. especially lately. nt

[midnight]

102. To a liberal voice that is in short supply.....

[Orrex]

104. I saw MadFloridian kill and eat a man outside an abandonded warehouse in Duluth

"Sane" my eye.

[DonCoquixote]

105. Third, fourth and fifth the motion ad infinitum

Unlike many here, she can be consistently liberal without being snobbish, nasty and arrogant. She is also a reminder that my fair state can produce good minds.

[emmadoggy]

106. Adding my appreciation for MadFloridian also.

:toast: :applause: :patriot:

[KG]

107. +infinty

[ChiciB1]

108. Super-Duper One From FLORIDA, Kudos From Another Floridian!! n/t

[RagAss]

110. Three Cheers for my fellow Floridian !!!!!!

[ms liberty]

116. Count me in. K&R...n/t

[Agony]

119. Thanks for being here, MadFloridian! k&r