People want leadership, Mr. President

[jgraz]

and in the absence of genuine leadership, they'll listen to anyone who steps up to the microphone. They want leadership. They're so thirsty for it they'll crawl through the desert toward a mirage, and when they discover there's no water, they'll drink the sand.
-- Lewis Rothschild, The American President


What we saw tonight was Massachusetts voters drinking sand.

[VMI Dem]

1. Kissing Joe Lieberman's ass is a form of leadership.

I guess.

[ProSense]

2. "What we saw tonight was Massachusetts voters drinking sand." What utter BS.

:rofl:

[jgraz]

3. And tonight's sand will be provided courtesy of ProSense.

:rofl:

[ProSense]

4. The real consequence of this election:

echo chamber meets new hyperbolic talking points.

[LeftyAndProud60]

5. I'm beginning to thing this country in ungovernable. People have no patience.

Only Republicans can seem to do anything with regards to the senate. ANd that's becuz there are Democrats who are basically republicans. THere are no republicans who are liberal. Our country is basically too conservative to change. Maybe it's time to accept it. I don't really see an upside to what happened today anymore.

[amborin]

10. banksters got everything they wanted immediately; the people see that n/t

[salguine]

34. On the contrary—I think people have too much goddamn patience. It's a fine line

between patient and complacent...I wish people would finally lose this excess patience and start burning shit down and feeding worthless lawmakers and CEOs into the guillotines.

[Lord Helmet]

6. Coakley was on the block, not Obama. She ran a lousy campaign and did not fight.

[amborin]

7. nope; people are angry, not getting what they voted for; not just in Mass, but Colorado, and all

over:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7515106&mesg_id=7515339

[Lord Helmet]

11. you seem very anxious to spread that line of horseshit but the Mass election was local.

Coakley pissed away a 30 pt lead because she was lazy and aloof, and that offended even democrats.

[amborin]

16. you dismiss voters' views as "horseshit"?

sounds straight out of DLC

[lapfog_1]

8. This one too...

"He is interested in two things and two things only: making you afraid of it and telling you who's to blame for it. That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you win elections. You gather a group of middle-aged, middle-class, middle-income voters who remember with longing an easier time, and you talk to them about family and American values and character. And wave an old photo of the President's girlfriend and you scream about patriotism and you tell them, she's to blame for their lot in life, and you go on television and you call her a whore."

Cut the "president's girlfriend" and paste "the President as an African witch doctor" and it fits right in with the Teabaggers. Like this:

"They are interested in two things and two things only: making you afraid of it and telling you who's to blame for it. That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you win elections. You gather a group of middle-aged, middle-class, middle-income voters who remember with longing an easier time, and you talk to them about family and American values and character. And wave a photoshop of the President as an African witch doctor and you scream about patriotism and you tell them, he's to blame for their lot in life, and you go on television and you call him a Nazi."

[DrToast]

9. Gah! Perfectly put.

[lapfog_1]

12. Of course, there is these as well...

President Andrew Shepherd: Lewis, we've had presidents who were beloved, who couldn't find a coherent sentence with two hands and a flashlight. People don't drink the sand because they're thirsty. They drink the sand because they don't know the difference.


Sydney Ellen Wade: How do you have patience for people who claim they love America, but clearly can't stand Americans?

[Mimosa]

13. Wrong. Dems will lose as long as fellow americans are caricatured and hated.

When Democrats truly stand up for the working class and are honest (no backroom deals) we will win.

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[scheming daemons]

15. Stop with your silly race-baiting

Obama got more of the "caucasian" vote than any Democrat since LBJ.

[jgraz]

17. Pathetic. Simply pathetic.

I really hope you aren't long for this site. :puke:

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[spoony]

27. Race-bait fail. nt

[JVS]

31. Calls for leadership are not some kind of covert request for a minstrel show.

[PBS Poll-435]

33. I'd like it if you just went away.

I'll give $10 to the American Red Cross if you cancel your DU account and leave forever.

[treestar]

18. how pathetic

he was describing sheep

[jgraz]

20. Wow, you really need to try out for the Olympic Not Getting It team.

:eyes:

[kayla9170]

21. I GET it and many others in my community are getting it also....

We will see how many of us Get It in the 2010 and 2012 elections when we stay home...........

[jgraz]

22. By all means, stay home.

Any way we can convince you to stay off the internet as well?

[ibegurpard]

29. lol

:thumbsup:

[VMI Dem]

23. Your community being white people attempting to inflame racial tensions here?

You should stay home.

[jgraz]

24. I think we know where her community is

No matter how hard freepers try, they just can't hide the stupid.

[spoony]

28. Ahhh, the best line of the day.

LOL

[lapfog_1]

25. Video always helps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UAWGN1Wmxc

[jgraz]

30. And not a Rick-Roll

Thanks!

[Grand Taurean]

26. I agree.

Obama needs to shift left.
They will have force REAL filibusters if the GOP wants to obstruct. Let the public see that.

[PBS Poll-435]

32. LOLz! +25

Because that movie is totally accurate regarding the processes and procedures of our Federal Government.



Good line though, :shrug: