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MaggieD Day

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I'd like to announce that DP has officially marked July 9th as 'MaggieD Day' to remember MaggieD and the impact she had on so many. She unfortunately passed away after her brave fight against cancer on 12/19/2017. She impacted a lot of people of every political persuasion and we feel it is best to remember her on her join date.
 
Oh wow....I'm sorry to hear this. Maggie and I hardly ever agreed on anything...occasionally....but I always enjoyed her posts and appreciated her responses. She will be missed...absolutely.
 
OMG!

Having had a very close relationship with a cancer victim until the moment of their demise, I am amazed to see that Maggie was communicating and debating until the very end. I'm shocked, really. I never imagined her illness had progressed to such a point, because it was never seen in her posts. She never complained. Her strength and perseverance was remarkable, as can be seen by how she carried herself until the very end.

While I never met her in real life, the dignity she carried in her on-line life as she worked through her illness was both remarkable & inspirational. "Dignity" indeed, is the first word that comes to mind when describing Maggie. I only hope to comport myself in the example she displayed, when I am confronted with life's ardent adversity.

This memorial day to celebrate her life, is wholly appropriate. I can't think of anyone more deserved, and I fully support it.

May she rest in eternal peace, and may her friends and loved ones find acceptance.
 
I'd like to announce that DP has officially marked July 9th as 'MaggieD Day' to remember MaggieD and the impact she had on so many. She unfortunately passed away after her brave fight against cancer on 12/19/2017. She impacted a lot of people of every political persuasion and we feel it is best to remember her on her join date.

That's great! Thank you guys :)
 
Very classy move by DP. Maggie was an extraordinary individual. Her blog entries should be preserved as well.
 
You signature has always been a mantra to me to get through hard times, and so it shall continue to do so. I always remember the advice you gave me when I was losing my mind and had to be committed, it has also been a light at the end of a long tunnel. Rest in peace. We will meet someday.
 
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Thank you so much for this. So many of us loved Maggie dearly, and will never forget her sweet spirit and loving nature. I'm so grateful that DP is honoring her in this way.
 
She was definitely one of our more “iconic” members so this definitely seems appropriate.
 
Thank you so much for this. So many of us loved Maggie dearly, and will never forget her sweet spirit and loving nature. I'm so grateful that DP is honoring her in this way.

Di - I think Maggs knows about this, and she is a smiling.
The disease that took her is horrid, and we know the troubles she faced, and faced head on. Yet she kept on fighting, kept on dropping in and posting. Her passing took me and many others by complete surprise.
Thanks Red, this is a beautiful thing that DP has done.
 
Maggie was....

...poise and grace under pressures no one should have to go through, and which would have broken most the rest of us into bitter, angry, self-absorbed....

...but not Maggie. She was good and kind through it all. Under stress, someone's core shines through. That was hers.

Thank you, DP - this is a good decision. May she be an annual example to us to Be Better.


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I'd like to announce that DP has officially marked July 9th as 'MaggieD Day' to remember MaggieD and the impact she had on so many. She unfortunately passed away after her brave fight against cancer on 12/19/2017. She impacted a lot of people of every political persuasion and we feel it is best to remember her on her join date.

I love it, Red. What a great idea.
 
I remember Maggie from when I first showed up here, back when her avatar was the goth chick from NCIS. She was one of the voices of reason that made me appreciate the moderates, and one of the women that ibspired a thread someone made asking if the women of DP were overall better at debate. I've come quite a distance since then, grown as a person and a pundit, and Maggie's one of many people I have to thank for that.

I regret that I never told her what kind of impact she had on my life.
 
She was an awesome lady. I will miss her presence here at DP.
 
A terrific idea and a fitting tribute to a special lady who touched many of us with her honesty, her courage, and above all her personal warmth.
 
Oh damn. That's too bad. She was one of the good ones.

We didn't always agree, but there was always respect.
 
Thanks, much guys for putting aside a day for Maggie. She is going to be missed.
 
Maggie posted with noticeable candor. Within a few months of joining this forum, I recognized her as one of DP's Brightest Stars! She personified values I cherish... namely Amazing Grace, Honesty, Humor and Unabashed Love for Family and Friends! I could feel her influence, impact and Love for Life transcended the CyberWorld of our Forum to include plants and animals. For sure Maggie's Eclectic Menagerie misses her!

Maggie, like me, spent decades as a Real Estate Professional. She also, within the past year, visited family in West Palm, Florida. Some of you know I consider just about all of Florida home. Maggie and I never met... yet she knew me better than a lot of people who have met me.

I hope she can feel our collective sense of loss. She exemplified Dignity under Stress. My Smile and Teary Eyes make the memory of her so Bitter-Sweet! May her Best Times Lie Ahead!
 
I'd like to announce that DP has officially marked July 9th as 'MaggieD Day' to remember MaggieD and the impact she had on so many. She unfortunately passed away after her brave fight against cancer on 12/19/2017. She impacted a lot of people of every political persuasion and we feel it is best to remember her on her join date.

Excellent idea. She connected well with posters on both sides of the political spectrum. She private messaged me not long ago expressing that some of the harsher attitudes on DP have become less harsh. She saw debate politics in a very positive light.
 
I honest to god had no idea.

This hurts. It's easy to forget that there are people behind the usernames and avatars, that there exists a person with their own life, their own experiences, their own loved ones, and the only thing connecting you to them is some text on a computer screen.

MaggieD was one of a kind. I didn't always agree with her on everything, but she was a constant. She was always around, always posting, and even when I thought different then here, I never felt any real negativity or animosity between us.

Maggie was a part of DP. She impacted this forum in a way no one else ever has, nor likely ever will.

God, this sucks. I miss her.
 
Oh no...oh no. I want to say something eloquent here, but I'm at a loss. We disagreed on much, but we always seemed to be able to do so parting as friends...she was a classy lady, and one of the first people on my friends list here. You don't come onto a debate forum expecting to care about people, at least I didn't, but I really thought a lot of her, this is a kick in the guts.

Condolences to those of you who knew her longer / better, such a loss. I think the thing I loved best about her was that you could be battling hard with her on some partisan topic in one thread, while chatting pleasantly on some off topic thread...I never felt like disagreeing with her impacted our friendship negatively, and that she had a great capacity to care for people, which is something that has become all too rare in our world. I will always remember her, and miss her presence here. Truly sad news. My prayer is that she is now at peace.

Cheers, Maggie, you will be missed.
 
Oh my. I just read this, and like many of you, was taken aback by the news.

It's weird--I interacted with her several times in the forums. Sometimes cordially, sometimes not. None of that seems to matter now that she's gone. We're all human beings, after all, every last one of us. P.S., I don't think I've ever seen a DP'er give more Likes to people simply for making a good point against what she said, even if she probably disagreed with it. I respect that.

RIP. I just happened to be listening to this song when I opened this thread. I dedicate it to Maggie.

 
Sucks to say, but my last interaction with her wasn't pleasant. I am sorry for this. Good move on DP.
 
Awww Mags. You will be missed.
 
I haven't been here in a little while, and decided to stop by and specifically check on Maggie to see how she was doing. So sad to see she is no longer with us. Maggie and I agreed on little politically, but she was such a genuine person and one of the strongest people I know. May you find eternal peace Maggie!
 
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