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Props to John Kerry
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Ninja Scooter
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some guy in the audience screamed at him "WE STILL GOT YOUR BACK, JOHN!" and Kerry said back to him "And im gonna love yours, man!" WTF?!?!
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Ninja Scooter said:
:lol
This just in: Kerry embarks on new journey to personally repay each and every one of his voters with sausage.
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demon said:
Don't try to distract from the issue. John Kerry loves back. You put an itty bitty waist and a round thing in his face and he gets SPRUNG!
Outdoor Miner
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At one point he got choked up when talking about wishing he could hug everyone of us. I seriously thought he was gonna cry.
First time i've gotten emotional this election.
The closer we came to voting day, the more I realized I like this guy. I disagree with people who say the Dems needed someone with more personality. Like who? A WWE wrestler?
Say what you will about Kerry, but the man had a dignity and respect about him that's lost with most of today's politicians.
First time i've gotten emotional this election.
The closer we came to voting day, the more I realized I like this guy. I disagree with people who say the Dems needed someone with more personality. Like who? A WWE wrestler?
Say what you will about Kerry, but the man had a dignity and respect about him that's lost with most of today's politicians.
Doc Holliday
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God gave us a choice...
Kerry or Red Sox, simple as that.
Kerry or Red Sox, simple as that.
borghe said:
I believe the intent was that we as an entire nation are stupid for voting Bush into office rather than Kerry. There's this thing I learned in school, it's called reading comprehension. It's proven to be very beneficial to me, you should look into it (and by you I mean you specifically).
Yeah well he probably gets choked up because believe it or not, he may care for his country. Maybe he felt he could make a difference. I mean what it comes down to in the end is people let fear control them. People went to the polls yesterday not afraid of not having health care, not having a job, but afraid of terrorism. I just hope everyone has their morals and fear in check when the economy continues its sluggish performance. This election defies all logic, but then again so does defeating a group of people's civil liberties, based on an archaic religious "values". I guess i am just in the minority in this country and have to buckle my seat belt as my civil liberties continue to be eroded. I mean what is the point of mainting the right of owning a gun when all your other rights are gone? It's too late, the people have spoken. They want a man who knows what he thinks regardless if it's right or wrong.
shoplifter
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Dan said:
I certainly don't feel that's the case right now.
lol..max_cool said:
a) it was a joke
b) there is NOTHING in his post to imply that he meant the US. Even further, by saying we (as opposed to the US) he is implying himself in that statement as well (even if he did mean the US). So no matter WHAT his context, what he actually wrote included him in the statement as well. So he either meant all of the US, including those who voted for kerry, OR he meant only those who voted for kerry. either way his statement AS WRITTEN implies that people who voted for kerry are stupid.
wow, your right reading comprehension is fun. though I have to question how much you benefitted from it.
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iyox said:
Wow, this mirrors a lot of sentiments I've heard today. I live in an extremely 'red' state, and the reds were out today in the halls practically dancing with glee. Even my terrible evil boss is in a good mood, so it's not hard to firgure out her polictical affiliation. I could care less aboutthat stuff, but my biggest fear that with Bush having a both the house and senate, he can roll his true agenda (whatever that may be) with little opposition. The fat ctas will get even bolder, arrogant, and powerful while the common man just get's to go along for the ride. I'm not saying that Bush doesn't have our best interests at heart, but I'm sure there's some things he's been sying to do and now he's in a great position to do it. For the first time in a long time I feel weak and powerless. But the people have spoken and we get another 4 years of Bush. I can ONLY hope this is a good thing. Seriously, no sour grapes, but I just don't know if our president elect has the interest of everyday people in mind.
props still going to kerry..
but c'mon people, he's had his eye on the presidency for decades.. this is a close as he could ever have come without having it handed to him. After all that work.. that would be emotionally draining. Couple that with letting down millions of people who accepted you as their own representative above all others and well that equal a river of tears in my arithmatic book. Don't give me this more patriotic than thou stuff.
re: fear
the democrats have been the master of fear mongering.. remember, "old people, the republicans are going to take away your social security and medicare!!"
NY was stabbed in the heart with its own knife by terrorists and the republicans in power say, "this might happen again if we don't get out to the world and wipe these guys out.. and if Kerry takes the lead he'll drop the ball on this"
The threat is actually real in this case and there's no reason to believe that a Kerry led whit house will be motivated to the same degree to take preventative measures like the Bush white house has aside from his mimicking statements that "we will find the terrorists and kill them." what was the plan? there was none, just talk.
but c'mon people, he's had his eye on the presidency for decades.. this is a close as he could ever have come without having it handed to him. After all that work.. that would be emotionally draining. Couple that with letting down millions of people who accepted you as their own representative above all others and well that equal a river of tears in my arithmatic book. Don't give me this more patriotic than thou stuff.
re: fear
the democrats have been the master of fear mongering.. remember, "old people, the republicans are going to take away your social security and medicare!!"
NY was stabbed in the heart with its own knife by terrorists and the republicans in power say, "this might happen again if we don't get out to the world and wipe these guys out.. and if Kerry takes the lead he'll drop the ball on this"
The threat is actually real in this case and there's no reason to believe that a Kerry led whit house will be motivated to the same degree to take preventative measures like the Bush white house has aside from his mimicking statements that "we will find the terrorists and kill them." what was the plan? there was none, just talk.
Yeah +1 Kerry.
If this were a corporation, Bush would've gotten fired for screwing up so bad. This election was seriously just stupid, but whatever. I'll have to get over it and hey, if anything goes wrong, they can't blame it on the dems, since the republicans pretty much control all three branches of government now (or soon).
If this were a corporation, Bush would've gotten fired for screwing up so bad. This election was seriously just stupid, but whatever. I'll have to get over it and hey, if anything goes wrong, they can't blame it on the dems, since the republicans pretty much control all three branches of government now (or soon).
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Iceman said:
Look at how the Republicans have demonized people like me. People who simply want equal rights.
Uh, if you read JK's website, you could see some of the ideas they were proposing.
Iceman said:
Bush is motivated to find and kill terrorists eh?
Osama Bin Laden... get back to me on that one.
BTW on his website it says the actual back and forth went:
Audience member: We still got your back!
Thank you, man. And I assure you you watch I'll still have yours.
Call it petty drama if you want, but if Gore won the election (like he SHOULD HAVE) in 2000, we would not be freting over this today. The country is going to be red for a long, long time. Guliani, McCain or Bush (Jeb) will be elected in 2008, you can count on that. 2012 will be the next big chance for democrats, if they miss that then it will be 2016. I really don't think I'll see a democratic president in the white house until I am at least 30-35, maybe 40 years old. This is a sad day for me and other young democratic voters. Sad for those of us that voted, but really sad for those that DIDN'T and somehow think they still should have the right to complain about Bush's previous, current and future failures in this country. If you hated Bush and you didn't vote for Kerry yesterday, you should be ashamed of yourself. It's too important of an election to not vote just because you don't 100% support Kerry (despite the fact that you hate Bush more.) Nader shouldn't have even been on your mind.
This is also a sad day for America overall. I'm still very happy that my state, Pennsylvania, gave the electoral votes to John Kerry and John Edwards. People can rub in the fact that Bush won all they want... but not here where I live. Thank god. I can't believe how many people are suckered into thinking that we're doing the RIGHT THING. We're burning bridges, making more enemies, wasting our money, and losing jobs. But apparently, one's MORALS are more important than all of these. Society is such a drag sometimes.
Kerry would have been a very good president, not the best, but certainly better than Bush. You realize the war in Iraq will continue for years to come, more soldiers and innocents will die in vain. Should a crisis occur somewhere else in the world, our army is stretched so thin that I cannot imagine how they could handle it alone. They won't get international support; if they do, I have a feeling it is not going to be very large. I simply don't buy the whole "there will never be a draft so long as I am President" statement, I don't buy it at ALL. The draft isn't necessary... just like invading Iraq wasn't necessary in I believe it was February 2002, y'know?
Bush cheated himself into his first term by voter fraud, and he cheated himself into this one by starting a war in Iraq giving him a better chance of staying President since he is the commander in chief. He also played with the values and emotions of extremely religious voters by adding fuel to the fire that is the controversy over gay marriage, stem cell research and abortion that simply did not need to happen. He started a war for his own personal reasons and political/financial motive, not for the good of this country, and people are dying over it. He should be ashamed of himself. If heaven and hell do exist, I hope he rots in hell for all eternity.
This is also a sad day for America overall. I'm still very happy that my state, Pennsylvania, gave the electoral votes to John Kerry and John Edwards. People can rub in the fact that Bush won all they want... but not here where I live. Thank god. I can't believe how many people are suckered into thinking that we're doing the RIGHT THING. We're burning bridges, making more enemies, wasting our money, and losing jobs. But apparently, one's MORALS are more important than all of these. Society is such a drag sometimes.
Kerry would have been a very good president, not the best, but certainly better than Bush. You realize the war in Iraq will continue for years to come, more soldiers and innocents will die in vain. Should a crisis occur somewhere else in the world, our army is stretched so thin that I cannot imagine how they could handle it alone. They won't get international support; if they do, I have a feeling it is not going to be very large. I simply don't buy the whole "there will never be a draft so long as I am President" statement, I don't buy it at ALL. The draft isn't necessary... just like invading Iraq wasn't necessary in I believe it was February 2002, y'know?
Bush cheated himself into his first term by voter fraud, and he cheated himself into this one by starting a war in Iraq giving him a better chance of staying President since he is the commander in chief. He also played with the values and emotions of extremely religious voters by adding fuel to the fire that is the controversy over gay marriage, stem cell research and abortion that simply did not need to happen. He started a war for his own personal reasons and political/financial motive, not for the good of this country, and people are dying over it. He should be ashamed of himself. If heaven and hell do exist, I hope he rots in hell for all eternity.
Iceman said:
Which admin's White House instituted the color-coded, dumbed-down, how-scared-you-should-be index? Which party campaigned in the south on the merits of 'John Kerry will ban the bible'? Which party seems to worry that what same-sex couples do will affect everybody else's bedrooms somehow? Which party's campaign manager tanked one of their own member's campaign on the basis that what if he fathered a black child out of wedlock?
The Democrats by no means have a monopoly on fear-mongering. I wish they did sometimes, but then they go and do classy things like John Kerry, and remind me why I support most of them.
The most talking I hear nowadays is from the cat that knocked down the buildings in NY. The one our most motivated president has caught and killed.......
Indeed. I can't imagine what is msut be like spending so long trying desperately to get something and come so very, very close only to fail in the final hours. Don't forget that all the polls by the late afternoon/early evening yesterday showed that Kerry was rocking out too. His hopes were literally crushed in the final hours. It's not like somebody like a Bob Dole or a Michael Dukakis or someone like that where it was pretty clear going in that they probably weren't going to pull this off. This is like the way the Red Sox kept losing for 86 years...just in that very last second when they were on the very cusp of victory. Somebody on one of the channels last night said that Kerry had snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, and I don't think there's any other way to put it.Iceman said:
I know if I were Kerry, I would be depressed as hell and probably wouldn't even get out of my pajamas for the next several days.
I have also been thinking... this election sets a terrible example for presidents of the future. This changes the playing field. Bush has the largest popular vote in the history of the United States of America. More than three million people favored Bush over Kerry. This shows that people will expect the same kind of qualities from a president (that are ruining this country) for years to come. Years from now this election will be remembered as a defnining moment of our history. This is a major highlight when people look back on previous decades. MAJOR. It makes me kind of sick.
Escape Goat
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At least he came in second place.
Yes, this turned out to be a major epoch defining election And it's not simply the way Bush carried a sizeable majority. It's also the way the Republicans have gained nothing short of dominance in the House and Senate. It's the way they not only gained greater majorities but also eliminatred the opposing party's leader. The Republicans didn't beat the Democrats this election, even though most of the votes were very very close; the end result is that the Republicans DESTROYED the Democrats. The historical implications could well be too numerous to count.Diablos said:
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This election has proven to be a stunning anti-climax. All the talk in the media, newspapers, and on the internet was about how this year would be so unpredictable and different than the last 12 years or so.
But what happened? Almost to the letter all the "Red states" in 2000 were red in '04 and the "Blue states" were just as blue now as 4 years ago.
Kerry gave it his best, especially in the last month and a half or so. He may not have been the "home run" canidate the Democrats needed but I felt proud castng my vote for change this year. I was glad to see a majority of those in New Jersey agreed with my decision.
Bush has 4 years to redeem himself in my eyes, or at least not to make the kinds of mistakes he's made in the past 2 years or so. I guess I just don't see why so many of my fellow Americans thought he deserved another 4 years, I hope history proves that my worries about the man and his administration don't come to pass.
But what happened? Almost to the letter all the "Red states" in 2000 were red in '04 and the "Blue states" were just as blue now as 4 years ago.
Kerry gave it his best, especially in the last month and a half or so. He may not have been the "home run" canidate the Democrats needed but I felt proud castng my vote for change this year. I was glad to see a majority of those in New Jersey agreed with my decision.
Bush has 4 years to redeem himself in my eyes, or at least not to make the kinds of mistakes he's made in the past 2 years or so. I guess I just don't see why so many of my fellow Americans thought he deserved another 4 years, I hope history proves that my worries about the man and his administration don't come to pass.
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MetatronM said:
For those not keeping score:
Senate
55 Republicans
44 Democrats
1 Independent
House
230 Republicans
201 Democrats
*flushes checks and balances down the toilet*
Really this subject is derailing the discussion and deserves it's own thread.
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Excellent post.KilledByBill said:
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