"I've Made A Huge Mistake"

[kpete]

Link to tweet

[Kimchijeon]

1. I've made a huge mistake

[Docreed2003]

5. Lmao...love that show

[progressoid]

29. +1 gazillion

[Docreed2003]

2. Awesome...

And for those not from the area, that's right across from the venue! I hope the motorcade passes him!!

[BannonsLiver]

3. He can begin the atonement process by burning the hat.

[Kimchijeon]

10. LOL true. Although it completes the look for holding the sign anyway.

Good for him.

[JudyM]

65. What a great idea. Have huge communal hat burnings.

[TNLib]

72. LOL I was thinking the same thing

Take off that stupid hat!

[lindysalsagal]

4. Wonder if it's true: Could be a hrc voter with a borrowed hat.....

[yallerdawg]

6. The camo pants would have to be borrowed, too.

[GulfCoast66]

18. Hey there now...

This Democrat wears camo on occasion😳

[nocalflea]

42. This one too.

[roscoeroscoe]

44. This Democrat wears camo on shift

With a squad of ten Soldiers.

Some pretty good Democrats on this squad - I'm glad I don't have the Trumpers in the unit to deal with every day. Very lucky.

[GulfCoast66]

46. Good man!(I assume by your name)

I am an overweight middle aged white guy and while often armed while wearing camo, only deer have to worry!

Stay safe and Godspeed.

[Hortensis]

75. Ahhh, thank you, Roscoeroscoe. Nice to hear also.

My liberal Jewish, NYC-Beverly Hills California-now rural Georgia husband wears camo because he'll wear anything that he finds on sale at Sam's Club. They've become his favorite pants.

[Honeycombe8]

67. Nah. Lot of trouble for ONE dude to take the time to do that...

and the energy to create the sign. If it's fake, there would be several of 'em. He's ticked about something. I don't know what, though. Maybe his Mom is losing her insurance?

[Skittles]

7. I am surprised anyone that honest EVER votes repuke

[Dustlawyer]

41. He wanted to believe that shite!

He has balls to stand by his convictions like that. I hope he learns something from this.

[mgardener]

8. No sympathy

Your stupidity has put my family at risk.
What shiny object from the Republicans will fool you the next time?

[Bleacher Creature]

12. Amen.

[zentrum]

17. Good point. nt

[SammyWinstonJack]

22. Exactly!

[hamsterjill]

73. I feel the same way.

I'm glad he's come to his senses, but your post hits the nail on the head. His stupidity and the stupidity of the others who fell for Trump's lies put all of our families at risk. That's not something I will take lightly.

[LaydeeBug]

9. THIS is the only sort of consiliatory thing I will accept from a Trump Chump

AFTER they admit they were wrong to have voted for him AND that it is wrong to accept lies as "alternative facts"

*****ONLY THEN*****

[MyOwnPeace]

37. You are right..........

what other choice do we have (yeah, we can, well, nothing else makes any difference!)..............

[Bleacher Creature]

11. Four months too late dude. nt

[Equinox Moon]

13. Yes you did MF.

You and 77,774 others.

That is exact could of votes that turned the win over to trump. That's all.

[George II]

21. Actually only 38,887 others.

[Equinox Moon]

25. For Michigan.

This number is for the three that decided the race. I heard and saw it reported twice on CBC. The number is etched in my brain.

Too close is the point.

[George II]

30. Right. But if half of that 77,000 plus 1 voted for Clinton she would have won.

[calimary]

36. Talk about "unlucky sevens."

Makes it easier to remember, though. But for 77,774 votes, we might not be in this nightmare.

[Equinox Moon]

40. Yep. It was that close.

"unlucky sevens" A motto for 2016.

[ffr]

14. That takes courage. Surprised such an individual would make the mistake in the first place.

[True Dough]

26. Yes

Good for him.

[JHB]

15. Then take off the goddamn red hat. Nail it to the sign.

[gratuitous]

16. I would shake his hand and offer to buy him a drink

Then I'd love to sit down and ask him about his journey, and if he has any friends who are pondering the ghosts of political decisions past.

[grantcart]

27. Me too and I don't drink

[BootinUp]

19. Dumbass eom.

[RedWedge]

20. Some would want to write him off, and that's fine. I'd love to talk to him, myself.

Curious about his journey -- and his willingness to talk to others who might think like him.

[groundloop]

39. Very noble.... People like this guy have potential to become enlightened Democrats

Granted, I'm pissed as hell at the people I know who voted for 45*, but those that at least put forth the thought process to understand that they made a mistake have the potential to develop insight and empathy and actually think of others (i.e. Medicaid expansion for starters, ultimately single payer).

[GulfCoast66]

49. Exactly

I was a 'r' until A few years ago. Not real political but still a 'r'. Liked Obama and when I heard his eulogy at the church in Charlestown in 2015 the scales fell from my eyes and I had a road to Demascus moment.

And like Paul I now have the veal of a convert. Perhaps the need to make up for 30 years of being on the wrong side.

Always remember that most people do not think as much about politics as we do here. They just go by old habits. There are plenty of other republicans ripe for the picking. I am working on a few of them now.

[oasis]

23. Intervention is a wonderful thing.

[Different Drummer]

24. Yuge. n/t

[Wounded Bear]

28. It's a start...

[progressoid]

31. Good for him.

[SeattleLakerFan]

32. We need to welcome these people . . .

. . . so they'll tell two friends and they'll tell two friends and so on and so on . . .

[TexasTowelie]

47. I think that we need anyone

who realizes the mistake of the Trump administration. That includes people that did not vote, voted for third-parties, and even some that voted for Trump.

Welcome to DU!

[gopiscrap]

56. welcome to DU

[Warren DeMontague]

33. At least you got a hat out of the deal, dude.

[heaven05]

34. oh really

[riversedge]

35. Takes a good person to hold up that sign. Thank you.

[calimary]

38. True. And a brave person, too.

It's really hard to admit you were wrong. Harder still to admit you've been conned.

Takes guts and strength of character not to make excuses or remain in denial.

Too many people just aren't up to that. Too much pride.

[SCVDem]

43. This is a 12 step program

Admitting your mistake is good, standing with the sign even better.

I judge from his tweet that there are more actions coming to pay penance.

I can't broad brush all dump voters. Some are just really gullible.

Hey James Walker! Would you like to buy a bridge?

[nocalflea]

45. The more diverse the voices in opposition the better.

[ecstatic]

48. I struggle with how to respond to people like him

If the person is still kind of arrogant, I tend to lash out and blame. But if s/he is already in a horrible situation due to Trump, I try to show kindness and understanding.

Welcome to the resistance, James.

[volstork]

50. Props to a fellow Nashvillian.

Just sorry he voted the way he did. Glad he is willing to make amends, though.

[Susan Calvin]

51. kpete, you are a national treasure.

You're why I'm still on DU.

[kpete]

52. Oh my

thank you


DU is home
glad you are here too,
kp

[JI7]

53. THIS IS what we need to see

Instead of the "if you ask treated me better" "if hillary did/didn't. ......."

Someone who will admit they were wrong and not make excuses.

[Gothmog]

54. Yes you did screw up

[truebluegreen]

55. Well done.

Props to that guy.

[MFM008]

57. yes thanks

for foisting your dissatisfaction on the rest of us.
If your unhappy now, wait till the maggot in chief actually does something.

[Cha]

58. Bless his heart.. I do admire him for that..

even though.

[Pacifist Patriot]

61. I'm from Georgia, I can't help but read "bless his heart" as...

"pity he's such an idiot." And hear it in my head in my granny's voice.

[Cha]

62. That's cool about your granny.. I know.. it means that, too.. I've read on here about how they

use it the South.

But, I never knew that before and had more own version of "Bless their hearts".. as in a good way.

But, I guess this one could go either way.. smh, dude!

PP

[sellitman]

59. I hope he suffers for the next 4 years

Fuck him.

You can't take back murder. His vote will help murder those getting life saving healthcare now. Those that won't very shortly have no use for his Mia Copa.

[Honeycombe8]

68. Yeah, me, too. But admitting a mistake is hard & most people don't.

Most Trumpers will go to their graves never admitting their YUGE mistake, even if they think they made a yuge mistake.

[Ligyron]

63. People like him need to be encouraged and welcomed.

He wasn't afraid to share his name even tho' he knows he'll get push back from so's and friends .

I get disgusted too but we gotta remember, people in general aren't as political as we are and I feel that much of what GOPers do is from peer pressure.

People make mistakes, I know I did for awhile. We need all the people we can get to defeat this brainwashing of half the populous. The alternative is another 4 years of Pence come the next Presidential.

[HughBeaumont]

64. TRUMP:

The
Rotten
Unamerican
Moscow
President

[rivegauche]

66. I don't care. It's too late for him to finally locate his brain.

It isn't like they weren't told over and over what a piece of shit they were voting for. I don't know what his little protest is about, he only makes himself look even more stupid.

[lambchopp59]

69. I would appreciate more explanation

Was it Fox-Noise brainwashing? Was it just not paying attention to the divisive violence at Frump's campaign events? Was it realizing the false blame-the-other rhetoric had no factual basis? Was it peer pressure from the RWNJ's at work? Was it inability to recognize that the Donald was and is not a stable mentality? Did your half-witted, senile grandpa in the nursing home convince you to vote for chaos? I mean, WTF was it drew this fool to support a misogynistic, racist, flip-flopping, self-aggrandized, bombastic, ineloquent, megalomaniac, repulsive, ignorant, unprecedentedly unqualified, mean, egotistical, phony, imbecilic retarded buffoon of a bully as a good leader of the free world?
Can this one convince 77,774 more imbeciles that they also made a yuuuuuge mistake?

[Angry Dragon]

70. He is taking the first step to salvation

[Orsino]

71. "Mistake" is a little word for such extremely bad mojo.

How one gets so far down a toxic path and some unspecified distance back out again sounds like a hostory of bad judgment rather than a single mistake.

[WinkyDink]

74. I'd LIKE to congratulate. I'd LIKE to say, Amen, Brother. But all I CAN say is: TOO DAMN LATE.

Why yes, I HAVE reserved for Bitter, table for one.

[jeanmarc]

76. At least he admitted it

I thought the beginning of the Trump campaign was funny as he came off as a bad comic lounge act. Then at some point, I kind of knew he could win, back in July/August. That was scary. Now he's President. Fuark.

[47of74]

77. Well, Mr. Walker can kiss my ass.

This is a guy who stood up to be counted with the enemy of everything good and decent this country has ever stood for. An enemy that pisses and shits all over our Constitution every chance he gets then whines on Twitter like the ferret faced idiot he is when he gets called out on it. So I'm sorry, but I don't give a good goddamn what he thinks.