Election Night Thread

unlost dogs

Limo just pulled up, CNN says.

acutejam

SatansFuton wrote:

acutejam wrote:

Wow, I can feel us all coming together with all these wonderful comments about a losing presidential candidate. Stay classy AMT!

I don't know you, so I don't really want to get into it with you or anything, but your comments haven't exactly been in the spirit of "coming together". I know you don't want to hear this man, but it's sour grapes. You think if Romney won the Republicans would be holding hands with Democrats and singing Kumbaya? I live in a red state, all I hear most days are racist jokes about Obama.

I'm not really saying "they do it, so Obama supporters should do it to", but let's not act like only the Democrats would say such things. This was a pretty heated race, so it's to be expected I think. Neither candidate should be particularly proud of how they handled the election, and neither should the party members. But this is just an internet forum, for a band that is decidedly left wing, you knew what you were getting into when you logged in here tonight.

Oh no, I have no illusions that it'd be different if roles were reversed. Just an easy pot shot to take. Style over substance is where we are at obviously -- that's what we just voted on it would seem. I don't think there will be, nor should be, a coming together. In my blue state, I don't care about the jokes or snark or any of that, it's all policy and politics driving us into the ground.

Totally agree, our election seasons are a total embarrassment to us all.

bootlegger10

vant0037 wrote:

bootlegger10 wrote:

I hope Obama fixes the country, but he did not have a plan to reduce debt, fix Medicare, fix Social Security, fix the schools...THat is why I made my post. Things got worse under Obama and the scary thing is he has not put any new ideas on how to fix things in the last couple years.

And people could say the exact same thing about Romney...that he didn't lay out any concrete plans for changing things. In fact, that's probably a primary reason he didn't gain the traction he thought he would.

I'm not going to debate issues or policies or any of that. But I will say that to come on here and tell people "you deserve what you get" after an election where your guy lost is snarky and uncivil and uncivic. You might be upset, but go put on Vitalogy and get your angst out like the rest of us. Pretending you're hopeful for Obama's success while at the same time telling people that they deserve what they get is a poor attempt at patriotism, and a spot-on rendition of "Sour Grapes."

I think Obama is going to be horrible for this country. It is clear based on the last four years and his lack of an agenda. A lot of people voted for him despite of this. Hence, they deserve Obama and his policies.

Nothing snarky about my post. I would love Obama to decrease the debt, decrease the cost of health care, fix social security and get a balance budget. I don't care about Dem or Rep. Honestly.

unlost dogs

Here we go!!!!

Cliffy6745

Those girls have grown up in 4 years. She's as fucking tall as him

unlost dogs

NICE TIE

norm

unlost dogs wrote:

NICE TIE

is it cliffy approved?

unlost dogs

norm wrote:

unlost dogs wrote:

NICE TIE

is it cliffy approved?

Good color, neat knot. I'm gonna guess Cliffy gives it 2 thumbs up.

SatansFuton

acutejam wrote:

SatansFuton wrote:

acutejam wrote:

Wow, I can feel us all coming together with all these wonderful comments about a losing presidential candidate. Stay classy AMT!

I don't know you, so I don't really want to get into it with you or anything, but your comments haven't exactly been in the spirit of "coming together". I know you don't want to hear this man, but it's sour grapes. You think if Romney won the Republicans would be holding hands with Democrats and singing Kumbaya? I live in a red state, all I hear most days are racist jokes about Obama.

I'm not really saying "they do it, so Obama supporters should do it to", but let's not act like only the Democrats would say such things. This was a pretty heated race, so it's to be expected I think. Neither candidate should be particularly proud of how they handled the election, and neither should the party members. But this is just an internet forum, for a band that is decidedly left wing, you knew what you were getting into when you logged in here tonight.

Oh no, I have no illusions that it'd be different if roles were reversed. Just an easy pot shot to take. Style over substance is where we are at obviously -- that's what we just voted on it would seem. I don't think there will be, nor should be, a coming together. In my blue state, I don't care about the jokes or snark or any of that, it's all policy and politics driving us into the ground.

Totally agree, our election seasons are a total embarrassment to us all.

I can't really speak for why people voted for Obama, I think it's assumption to say it was style over substance. I actually tried to give Governor Romney a shot, you can ask some people around here that I've had some political conversations with, I'm far from being a Democrat or left wing. Romney didn't show me any substance. I still have no clue what his platform was, as it changed all the time. I don't always agree with what Obama says, but at least I know what he's about. I couldn't bring myself to vote for somebody that I couldn't get a reading on at all.

Cliffy6745

unlost dogs wrote:

norm wrote:

unlost dogs wrote:

NICE TIE

is it cliffy approved?

Good color, neat knot. I'm gonna guess Cliffy gives it 2 thumbs up.

Approved. Blue. Clean. Tight knot. No complaints at all.

Cliffy6745

A little FDRish perhaps?

unlost dogs

"For now, one dog's probably enough."

NOOOOOOOOOOO

Cliffy6745

"want's to make sure everyone has that same opportunity"

Literally all I want in this country. That's what we should be

vant0037

bootlegger10 wrote:

vant0037 wrote:

bootlegger10 wrote:

I hope Obama fixes the country, but he did not have a plan to reduce debt, fix Medicare, fix Social Security, fix the schools...THat is why I made my post. Things got worse under Obama and the scary thing is he has not put any new ideas on how to fix things in the last couple years.

And people could say the exact same thing about Romney...that he didn't lay out any concrete plans for changing things. In fact, that's probably a primary reason he didn't gain the traction he thought he would.

I'm not going to debate issues or policies or any of that. But I will say that to come on here and tell people "you deserve what you get" after an election where your guy lost is snarky and uncivil and uncivic. You might be upset, but go put on Vitalogy and get your angst out like the rest of us. Pretending you're hopeful for Obama's success while at the same time telling people that they deserve what they get is a poor attempt at patriotism, and a spot-on rendition of "Sour Grapes."

I think Obama is going to be horrible for this country. It is clear based on the last four years and his lack of an agenda. A lot of people voted for him despite of this. Hence, they deserve Obama and his policies.

Nothing snarky about my post. I would love Obama to decrease the debt, decrease the cost of health care, fix social security and get a balance budget. I don't care about Dem or Rep. Honestly.

You're entitled to your opinion. But saying "you deserve what you get" and pretending its patriotic is snarky. Sorry. You could've made your point much differently. Instead, it just sounds like sour grapes.

unlost dogs

"we will disagree, sometimes fiercely."

Hmmm has he been reading the boards?

:?

Cliffy6745

FDR in the beginning and Kennedy now. Come on man. We got you 8 years. Get shit done.

Cliffy6745

Now Ted Kennedy with Obamacare

unlost dogs

Worth the wait.

Cliffy6745

Personal responsibility over and over and over....

unlost dogs

Yes. YES!!!