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Armstead

(47,803 posts)
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:35 AM May 2016

Arrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh!...........Yuch. Not Again.............Yay!

For many people, those have been the three choices for the final contenders in the Presidential race. Personalities aside, also the potential course for America and the political template for the next several years.

Now it seems we're marching to a choice between Arrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh!.....and......Yuch.Not Again.

And what's sad is that the Yucchies seem intent on stamping out the positive spirit of Yay!

That's my deep political analysis.


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Arrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh!...........Yuch. Not Again.............Yay! (Original Post) Armstead May 2016 OP
I'm voting for YAY! nt MADem May 2016 #1
So you've seen the light and switched to Bernie? Armstead May 2016 #5
Actually, I've already voted in my primary. MADem May 2016 #8
Me too, not a poo we can do it May 2016 #10
Yuck and Yucker bigwillq May 2016 #2
Too many times I've had to hold my nose while voting. hobbit709 May 2016 #3
Sanders is horrible. Thank goodness he lost so badly. nt LexVegas May 2016 #4
Lost so badly? Armstead May 2016 #6
let's hope it doesn't come down to this: corkhead May 2016 #7
Congrats. You found the appropriate graphic first! Buns_of_Fire May 2016 #13
Who knew politics was so simple? nt geek tragedy May 2016 #9
Ultimately it often is Armstead May 2016 #15
fairy tales also boil down to such simplistic responses. geek tragedy May 2016 #16
Ask yourself why they are so admired by so many? ...... riversedge May 2016 #11
I don't put Obama in the "Yuch" catagory Armstead May 2016 #12
Agreed... coco77 May 2016 #14
I agree (nt) bigwillq May 2016 #17
Its called name recognition. basselope May 2016 #18
 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
5. So you've seen the light and switched to Bernie?
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:44 AM
May 2016

I know, I know....Yay is in the eye of the beholder.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
8. Actually, I've already voted in my primary.
Mon May 30, 2016, 09:02 AM
May 2016

I do believe HRC will be the presumptive nominee in slightly over a week, but I've always been in the "Don't be a poo, vote Blue!" mindset, from the start of this race.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
3. Too many times I've had to hold my nose while voting.
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:42 AM
May 2016

But it's difficult to hold your nose and also be carrying a barf bag while trying to push the buttons on the machine.
This is the first time I've been excited about the chance of voting for someone since 1968, so of course the establishment wants to take that excitement away.

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
6. Lost so badly?
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:46 AM
May 2016

I'd say going from almost 0 to around 40 percent in a race against a Rich Political Machine is not "losing badly."


Buns_of_Fire

(17,181 posts)
13. Congrats. You found the appropriate graphic first!
Mon May 30, 2016, 09:35 AM
May 2016
But Stan, you gotta understand. It's always a choice between a Giant Douche and a Turd Sandwich!

To which I can only add:

Vote or Die!
 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
15. Ultimately it often is
Mon May 30, 2016, 09:57 AM
May 2016

Yes there are a lot of interplay of forces involved, and complex dynamics, but it often boils down to collective visceral responses.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
16. fairy tales also boil down to such simplistic responses.
Mon May 30, 2016, 09:58 AM
May 2016

Santa Claus is a really popular guy. Maybe we should elect him president.

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
11. Ask yourself why they are so admired by so many? ......
Mon May 30, 2016, 09:25 AM
May 2016


Still4Hill Retweeted
Pat Fuller ?@bannerite 17h17 hours ago

Ask yourself why they are so admired by so many? They R the real deal. Not some phony con man [Trump] selling u snake oil!

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
12. I don't put Obama in the "Yuch" catagory
Mon May 30, 2016, 09:30 AM
May 2016

I disagree with him on some things, I wish he were no so tied into that crowd -- but I think he's got fundamental integrity and character, and that he actually believes what he says.

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