"I'll Vote for the Democratic No Matter What !!! "

[SlingBlade]

Yes, We've all heard it, We've all suffered the wrath of those who will not see,
Those who will not hear.

Forgive them D.U.ers, For they know not what they say

Folks, Six months ago, That was me. Yes I admit it and I apologize.

When someone puts their entire soul into something as I did and obviously
as these people have, It's a damned hard road to walk all the way back to the beginning

All the way back to Reagan, Back to Bush Sr., Back to Clinton, Back to Bush, And now Obama.

It's frigg'in Deja-Vu all over again and it's breaking my heart, It's Broken my heart.

Forgive me butI don't know what else to say, I'm used up, I'm disgusted, And I'm just plain sick
of the games. I'm tired folks, More tired I think than I've ever been in my entire life


“So this is how democracy ends" :cry:
Padme Naberrie-Skywalker

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Everyone on DU needs to get on some meds.

[sandnsea]

2. They might try to do something about a $12 Trillion Deficit

Aaaarrgh!! RUN FOR THE HILLS!

Honest to christ.

[Drunken Irishman]

9. It really is something else.

You'd think someone seized our government and were storming each city neighborhood by neighborhood, forcing us into a true underground resistance.

These people would not last a day in American Revolutionary times. They'd crawl into the corner of a basement and suck their thumbs.

[cliffordu]

14. Yep - gunfire and the threat of public hanging would make

the tough typists hide.


Gunfire makes you want your mommy. It does that to everyone......

[Drunken Irishman]

20. Well thank God the men & women back then didn't cower.

Or we'd still be part of England.

Well I guess some here probably would like that.

[cliffordu]

27. yep.

Subjects instead of citizens.....

[SlingBlade]

3. Thanks, That Helps

I'm off to bed my friend, Perhaps tomorrow I'll wake up to the party I used to love
The one that fought for people like me and so many others. The one that relished putting
Re-Thugs, Birthers, Baggers and WingNuts in their rightful place.

Perhaps Tomorrow.....

[Skittles]

6. it's not us who needs meds

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Skittles, sadly, I think it is.

This woe is me shit is really getting tiresome. Bunch of depressed, overemotional, knee jerk posts are driving me up the fucking wall.

[Skittles]

15. I'm not overly impressed with what is happening with the Dem "leadership"

it is extremely disconcerting

[Drunken Irishman]

18. That's fine. Then kick their asses. Don't give up.

I'm tired of the defeatism here.

[defendandprotect]

25. Why don't you lead the way for us . . . tell us how to do this--!!

[Drunken Irishman]

26. Bunny bombs.

Strap bombs to bunnies.

IT WILL WORK!

[defendandprotect]

52. As far as I can see, many DU'ers are searching for a way to move government

to the left --

If you're serious, let's hear you ideas --

Voting for the "lesser of evils" for 40 years or so hasn't worked --

And people are seriously upset, frustrated -- and looking for a way to find

real solutions.

[Skittles]

53. MOI? GIVE UP?

NEVER! :hi:

[defendandprotect]

24. Are you saying this country isn't now in the embrace of fascism...???

[elocs]

30. Yet here you are continuing to read them. Go figure.

If it's so tiresome to you, why do you keep reading them? Have to set everyone straight I guess.

[Drunken Irishman]

34. If I ignored every "OMG WE'RE FUCKING DOOMED" post, there'd be no point in coming to DU.

This place would be an f'n ghost town. That's all you people ever do anymore. Complain about how big of a failure Pres. Obama is and how we're pretty much fucked no matter what. :eyes:

[elocs]

39. Wouldn't it be interesting if you could ignore based upon a phrase or even a word?

Like "OMG WE'RE FUCKING DOOMED" or just "doomed"? I bet there would be more left than you reckon on.

[defendandprotect]

23. The Democrats need to move to the LEFT and we all know it --!!

[WeDidIt]

32. DU cannot function if it is not complaining about the Federal Government

Now that the D part of DU is in absolute control of the Federal Government, hyperbolic bullshit about what the federal government is doing can be cause for tombstoning.

Thus, DU has entered into dysfunction.

Pretty obvious

[Ildem09]

4. Cheers mate!

I don't hold nothing against ya. :) hope your not sad for too long though, we've got work to do. it looks like were going to have to push this administration into doing the right thing

[emilyg]

11. How do we do it?

[Kaleva]

5. This happens when folks put politicians on a pedestal.

I may be wrong but I get the sense that many of those most upset with Obama here are those who had very high expectations.

[Ildem09]

8. i think alot were just hoping that they wouldn't have the game of low expectations anymore

after nearly 40 years without a decent president, a lot had thought the time had finally come, a decent president, that they would be able to put their guard down and not have to keep on the administration for every damn thing

[Hekate]

10. I think there was a monumental amount of psychological projection onto Obama...

That kind of thing can't be sustained in the face of reality. He never claimed to be the Second Coming, but a lot of people are as furious with him as if he'd actually done so. Just hope he doesn't get crucified by the mobs.

Hekate

[truedelphi]

21. If high expectations is in regards to voters expecting a simple return on

A candidate's pledges, then I don't think it is high expectations at all.

So far, Obama has given us a wishy washy, no strong comment or argument for the Health Care Reform, so it is ending up in the toilet, or if it passes, it will do little but once again see that people have expensive insurance mandates but no guaranteed quality of care.

He has given us another endless war - the Obama war in Afghanistan.

He has handed our economy over to the Big Bankster/Fraudsters.

And as of tonight, he is instituting a McCain campaign pledge - to turn back Federal Spending on the Federal Level. This is huge, and it will affect the middle class.

Oh, on the plus side, he has ended the ridiculous ban on stem cell research.

Don't ever forget, George the Elder made one campaign pledge he broke - "Read my lips - no new taxes" and when he failed slightly on that score, he was toast.

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[LoZoccolo]

13. :brofist: n/t

[murielm99]

16. I know the OP. He is okay.

I understand how he feels. I have decided to change how I work for Democrats, and how I support them. What I have been doing is not effective or at least it is making me feel that way. Sometimes it makes me feel like quitting.

Let's stop distrusting each other and decide what to do.

I do remember feeling this dispirited before. It was when Reagan was elected, and then reelected. I could not understand it. I saw seemingly sane Democrats vote for him.

I nearly gave up then. It is easy to lose hope.

Reagan did a lot of damage. I have to keep going, at least to try to stem the damage that could happen now. We all have to keep going.

[hfojvt]

17. well I do not know what he hopes to accomplish

with a bunch of "I apologize for ever voting Democratic" posts.

One thing I have decided not to do is
1. give up
2. hate the Democratic party
3. either help or not care if Republicans win in 2010

sadly, I often seem to be in a minority here. and whether I can trust the OP or not, but YOU I do remember, he seems to be trying to encourage all three, and I am sure the Republicans feel the same way about progressives.

[Electric Monk]

19. Conjugation skills for the winnerestiesty

ftw

[defendandprotect]

22. You have to be grateful you've figured out what's really going on ... !!!

NOW you can begin to fight with the rest of us to turn the country around!!

However in the hell we're going to do that!!

[cali]

28. sorry, I disagree. when it's sarah palin v barack obama

or john thune v barack obama or any other of the extremist wingnuts, I suspect you will too.

[HipChick]

31. Even my bible thumping republican-loving neighbor voted for Obama

rather than the Palin Twit as she calls her..she doesn't even recognize the republican party anymore

[blindpig]

33. How much worse could it be?

Honestly, what could they do that would be so much worse?

[cali]

36. significantly worse

think cutting taxes for businesses, slashing programs like Headstart, privatizing social security, cutting SCHIP, tort reform, etc, etc. these are real and likely approaches that will hit real struggling people harder than anything happening now.

[blindpig]

41. And how much of that ain't in the pipe?

Head Start is gonna take a significant hit when this austerity shit starts coming down. There is a strong indication that Social Security will be on the chopping block this year.

What differences there are are differences of style over substance. It's the Money Party that rules.

[cali]

44. actually, there's no indication that headstart will be cut

Social Security is not on the chopping block and as I pointed out there are significant differences. They aren't enough but yes, things can get much worse for the most vulnerable under repubs. and they will.

[blindpig]

46. I'll bookmark that.

This is too easy.

[riverdale]

38. I'm struggling to think of a reason that anything would be worse under McCain

Like someone said above, well, Obama did lift the ban on stem cell research. That's ONE thing.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

40. Who do you think McCain would have appointed to the Supreme Court?

[blindpig]

62. And so relatively insignificant

compared to the issues that the Administration is ass backwards on.

[uppityperson]

54. Do you seriously think that this is the worst it could be?

[blindpig]

73. Of course not

but how much better is it than the previous administration?

Imperialism?

Financial crisis?

Health Care?

and yes, I consider the health care sausage being ground out worse than nothing.

[SlingBlade]

51. You mean the old Good Cop Bad Cop Scenario ?

Not likely my friend, I am Sooooo beyond that imbecilic stage of my life

But please, feel free to carry on :)

[old mark]

29. I have been voting for Democrats for 40 years because none of the republicans

have been worth shit. Even a lousy Democrat - we have too many-is better than a "good" republican.

I am sure it will come down to a lesser of two evils choice in many cases this year, but that's what you have to choose from. Maybe you should get involved in working for good democratic candidates earlier in the process.

mark

[UTUSN]

35. I vote Democratic no matter what: Yip, that's me. That is all.

So this is your first time pouring your soul and feeling unfulfilled?!1

My memories go back to 1956, seeing my mother and elder sister cry over STEVENSON's second loss.

Some of my own, later unfulfillments had to do with circumstances (assassinations!1) cutting short JFK, MLK, RFK, but later, also, the revelations that they had their own misrepresentations.

And the brilliant domestic agenda of LBJ being offset by Vietnam.

And another good man, McGOVERN, getting in the way of letting some other candidate run who might have been able to beat NIXON.

And all the very good Dem candidates who would have improved the direction of the country but LOST.

And, oh, there's GORE and the coup of 2000.

And the fear and trembling of the Shrub regime.


And more. So I vote Democratic and always will. Yip, that's me. NOW that is all.

[SlingBlade]

50. That's really interesting my friend

I just had a conversation with a fire breathing piece of crap ReThug and guess what ?

He said the same exact thing :)

[uppityperson]

55. He said the exact same thing? Should we assume he said "repub" vs "dem" though? He said this...?

I vote Republican no matter what: Yip, that's me. That is all.

So this is your first time pouring your soul and feeling unfulfilled?!1

My memories go back to 1956, seeing my mother and elder sister cry over STEVENSON's second loss.

Some of my own, later unfulfillments had to do with circumstances (assassinations!1) cutting short JFK, MLK, RFK, but later, also, the revelations that they had their own misrepresentations.

And the brilliant domestic agenda of LBJ being offset by Vietnam.

And another good man, McGOVERN, getting in the way of letting some other candidate run who might have been able to beat NIXON.

And all the very good Dem candidates who would have improved the direction of the country but LOST.

And, oh, there's GORE and the coup of 2000.

And the fear and trembling of the Shrub regime.


And more. So I vote Republican and always will. Yip, that's me. NOW that is all.

[SlingBlade]

58. No, no, no, Nothing quite so elaborate Mr. uppity

Just blithering partisan nonsense.

You know what I mean ... (Obviously) :)

[uppityperson]

60. ms.

[SlingBlade]

64. How bout just uppity ?

[uppityperson]

65. Ah, that would work

[mmonk]

37. We're feeling the same thing. No worries.

Support the few progressives out there (by that, I mean real ones) and do what you can to help those in need in your area.

[SlingBlade]

42. "you have been a member since 2004".... Humm Huh.

Yes, Under this handle. I was originally ### ###, Joined 2001 but due to Freeper Stalkers from our local area I changed it OK ! Got any questions, Talk to Skinner, He knows all about it.

You might also want to consider that not all D.U. ers who call out Democrats who act like Republican are not fifth columnist Freeptards but rather true to the principles that brought us here.

Just so ya know, Your rants don't rattle me, Actually your not even very good at it.

By the way, I've never heard of YOU until today either, So suck on that Blue Dog !

[uppityperson]

56. Do you realize you are trashing yourself? Odd. You've never heard of YOU before today?

So, how many are you?

[SlingBlade]

57. "You've never heard of YOU before today?"

I don't speak Blue Dog, Your making absolutely no sense here (Imagine That)

So You'll have to speak English Mmmkay

[uppityperson]

59. " By the way, I've never heard of YOU until today either, So suck on that Blue Dog !"

you wrote that here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7571878&mesg_id=7573522

as a reply to your OP.

So, how many "you"s are you? mmmkay?

[SlingBlade]

61. Would SOMEBODY please interpet this .... Noise ?

I swear to god your gonna have to stop this infernal mumbling
It's getting quite irritating you know.

Call Skinner if ya have a problem, Perhaps he can help you cause I cant even understand
what the hell it is your trying to say here. MMMMMMMMMMKAY !

[uppityperson]

63. Oh. Kay. Must be the bees in your head

[SlingBlade]

66. More likely the Bs in my thread

[uppityperson]

67. Ah. In 42, you are replying to yourself in the OP.

I agree, bs

[SlingBlade]

68. OK, I was "quoting" one of your friends here

After reviewing the threads I can no longer find his quote or him for that matter.
Like most political hacks he probably went overboard and got himself and his stupid
message cut.

He claimed never to have heard of me. Seen any of my postings, Looked up my profile and
ASSumed I've only been here at D.U since 2004, Along with a rant about me being a freeper.
Sound familiar ?

I don't need to prove my Democratic credentials to anyone here.
Those here that know me (In Real Life) Know that I've manned the barricades, Knocked
on doors, made the calls and fought as hard as anyone here not only for a democratic majority
but for Obama as well.

What people need to realize is that this is not about democrats, Its about the country and
those of us that have done more than just pull a lever in a voting booth. That would be those
we call couch potato democrats, Internet democrats and more precisely, Lazy democrats.

Its about principles, Democratic Principles. YES, Some of us still believe in that stuff.

Anyhow, Hope I doubt very much you agree...
I didn't mean bs as in B.S, I meant B, As in plural of. Mmmmmmmmmkay :)

[uppityperson]

69. Huh, I'd never call you a freeper, or imply it either. Nope, not familiar

I don't read all the threads, don't recall your name either, though I go more by the icon (visually oriented) and when people change that it really throws me off. As I do not know you, you also probably know little about me so say back don't ASSume (as your wrote) too much about me either.

I agree with what you write here, was just noticing (starting this subthread) your reply to yourself where perhaps you meant it to another poster.

"What people need to realize is that this is not about democrats, Its about the country and
those of us that have done more than just pull a lever in a voting booth." Agreed. I am a cynic, and feel this country has not reached bottom yet. Not that I want it to, but that enough people are complacent enough to not seriously want or work for improving things. I hate being proved right.

[SlingBlade]

70. Thanks for not calling me a Freeptard Uppity ...

And for those who do, Your just justifying my position since the real
FreepNuts like to refer to me as a Flaming Liberal,
(Among other sweet nothings,
While I'm burning their sorry asses to the stake of truth.

So Uppity, Since this little episode seems to have been resolved
we can now continue to be friends ? :pals:

Until then my sweet, Have a nice day :)

[Robb]

43. This may help:

The End of Democracy as We Know It

[lame54]

47. it only takes once

[SlingBlade]

49. Naaa, No help

[asdjrocky]

45. Spending freeze and tax credits.

Where have I heard this song before?

[SlingBlade]

48. Sounds like something an old fashioned New England...

Republican would say.
Or as I call 'em, Lieberman Liberals

[Hell Hath No Fury]

71. Jimmy Carter was my first Presidential vote --

and it has been a painful experience just about every election since. :( I was a Clinton True Believer first go around, then much of the luster faded off for Round 2.

Now, I give to and back progresive/liberal candiates who have a track record of walking the talk and who aren't afraid to speak out or make some waves. And if that means they are not of a particular party I am aligned with, then so be it.

The Bush years quite literally exhausted me.

And the first O year is not the fresh, cool sip of water I had hoped it would be.

Soldier on, ny friend, and give yourself to those who deserve/earn it from here on in. :hi:

[SlingBlade]

74. Thanks, And Carter was my first vote as well :)

[Q3JR4]

72. Say "no matter what" and they won't have to catter to your wishes,

because your vote is a lock.

This is the mistake that a lot of movements have made, and may be one reason why nobody seems to care what the gays think (except when we withhold that donation check).

Maybe this fiasco will be the impetus this country needs to finally break the two party lock. That seems doubtful.

With the influx of corporate money to come....I have no illusions that things are going to get any better.

I'm sorry to have to say that.

:shrug: :cry:

Q3JR4.
Is currently looking to marry someone from a country with a real "liberal" party.

[SlingBlade]

75. Your exactly right my Friend. They have taken Lib's and

Progressive for granted far too long. And now Rahm Emanuel call's us "Fking Retards" ????

Wow. No more free vote's from me.
(Or any other Lib or Progressive worth their salt I hope, Screw 'em)