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Pictures of Emotionally Broken Republicans after the Loss (Original Post) MnAttorney Nov 2012 OP
All dressed up... dchill Nov 2012 #1
They should have had Meatloaf there to perform that song for them(All Dressed up with nowhere to go Bigleaf Nov 2012 #117
So sad and so white FightingIrish Nov 2012 #2
Maybe If They Looked At The Polls They Would Have Been More Prepared/nt DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #3
They DID. dchill Nov 2012 #121
LOL/nt DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #136
Ha ha! I LAUGHED OUT LOUD at their sorrow. Bastards! My favorite is the woman in the 3rd one. codjh9 Nov 2012 #4
Mine is the empty chairs in the 6th. Amonester Nov 2012 #124
I see white people flpoljunkie Nov 2012 #5
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #10
Ha Ha -- that's what my wife said last night!! n/t driver8 Nov 2012 #49
Yeah, Delphinus Nov 2012 #137
Me too.. cheezmaka Nov 2012 #150
Belated welcome! Delphinus Nov 2012 #155
Lots of sad white people. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #6
old white people Cush Nov 2012 #14
Love It!! Faygo Kid Nov 2012 #7
The "feel good site of the day"!!!! Scuba Nov 2012 #8
lol TeamPooka Nov 2012 #123
I feel bad for enjoying those pictures so much renate Nov 2012 #9
+1 ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #11
Decisions regarding my body will not be turned over to men. sob! Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #12
Cry me a fucking river. No. I mean it. Republican tears are so sweet. We need to bottle it ! 20895DEM Nov 2012 #29
Here ya go! Liberalagogo Nov 2012 #72
Yup. I'm stealing that! beac Nov 2012 #96
So refreshing! BarackTheVote Nov 2012 #114
Mmm-yummy! Tears of unfathomable sadness! backscatter712 Nov 2012 #144
Yes texshelters Nov 2012 #76
Shhh... Don't tell her... She will not believe you. Amonester Nov 2012 #125
thank you 2pooped2pop Nov 2012 #13
They hated Bill Clinton too. Blanks Nov 2012 #57
the thing about Bill. Meaniepants Nov 2012 #82
I've had African American co-workers tell me the same thing... Blanks Nov 2012 #132
I have ZERO sympathy for them, I'm sorry. Isoldeblue Nov 2012 #15
Agreed. nt avebury Nov 2012 #22
Bwahahahahahaha... Poor TeaHadists ! YOU FUCKING LOST ! NOW SUCK ON IT !! RBInMaine Nov 2012 #16
I have no problem laughing at them. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #17
AMEN to that. Me too. rivegauche Nov 2012 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author cheezmaka Nov 2012 #92
AND that it was 'close' enough to 'win'... Amonester Nov 2012 #126
Wow, what a bunch of suckers Hydra Nov 2012 #18
I would aplogizr to those people for the vote I cast.. and-justice-for-all Nov 2012 #19
I see lots of people who buy into the propaganda Tennessee Gal Nov 2012 #20
Yep, they are victims of their own party n/t arcane1 Nov 2012 #33
You said the right word... cheezmaka Nov 2012 #94
YES ailsagirl Nov 2012 #112
+1 Lucinda Nov 2012 #56
These pictures don't make me smile; they make me sad. BeHereNow Nov 2012 #21
Wonderful response - I agree. LoisB Nov 2012 #38
I just want to texshelters Nov 2012 #78
I agree 100%. It makes me sad too... cheezmaka Nov 2012 #81
This +1,000. mac56 Nov 2012 #134
And each and every one of them will benefit greatly from Obama's policies. tridim Nov 2012 #23
And there in lies the tragedy... BeHereNow Nov 2012 #27
They all look weirdly like "sista wives" nt rivegauche Nov 2012 #24
Like a car accident, I cannot turn away from this human "tragedy"" ksoze Nov 2012 #26
Those are the faces of deluded people who listen to Fox News. Hopefully they get pissed Pisces Nov 2012 #28
As you look at those pix... bongbong Nov 2012 #30
"What wine goes best with sweet Republican tears?" Patiod Nov 2012 #31
i don't want to know what this woman is saying Enrique Nov 2012 #32
Young female. Brigid Nov 2012 #51
You sure about that? GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #67
From the size of the rock on her left hand... Ineeda Nov 2012 #83
I noticed the boulder too. She's likely upset at the prospect of paying a little more in taxes. Awww KathieG Nov 2012 #116
Female I think... truebluegreen Nov 2012 #87
Actually not that young pink-o Nov 2012 #88
Reminds me of.... ready2go83 Nov 2012 #128
Young? ready2go83 Nov 2012 #127
at least she has the real housewives of New Jersey to go back to big_dog Nov 2012 #91
Nice outfit,...who shot the tablecloth? Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #95
Doritos and store cookies 1gobluedem Nov 2012 #158
I guess Romney was "too cheap"... cheezmaka Nov 2012 #159
Make sweet wine from their bitter tears n/t intaglio Nov 2012 #34
the biggest problem they faced last night? central scrutinizer Nov 2012 #35
Veterans for Romney~amazing. GallopingGhost Nov 2012 #36
No pity ... Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #37
Sooooo many women. I just don't get it. CrispyQ Nov 2012 #39
Diamonds are a girls best friend? They sure can't buy elections. n/t EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #40
been there... trailmonkee Nov 2012 #41
Looking at these poor POS's, it's a little easier to understand how a POS like Romney.. speedoo Nov 2012 #42
Doesn't Schadenfreude require actual misfortune? Scootaloo Nov 2012 #43
That's a lot of sad white people...schadenfreude! Liberalboy Nov 2012 #44
I actually feel kind of bad for them. drm604 Nov 2012 #45
"A 39.6% top marginal rate.. However will I go on?" Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #46
"Now, I won't get to pay Mitt Romney's taxes for him!" lindysalsagal Nov 2012 #47
Sorry, txdemsftw Nov 2012 #48
that's how I look when my football team lays a giant turd on the field smackd Nov 2012 #50
A beautiful sight! budkin Nov 2012 #52
I didn't gloat too much PlanetBev Nov 2012 #53
Me too... cheezmaka Nov 2012 #101
Yes-- and it's a terrible road ailsagirl Nov 2012 #111
I was thinking the "same thing"... cheezmaka Nov 2012 #149
He's the best!! ailsagirl Nov 2012 #154
That's right... cheezmaka Nov 2012 #157
This photo is a great one as well: kath Nov 2012 #54
Tasty, tasty pug tears! Snarkoleptic Nov 2012 #55
What makes me sad is what Obama had to put up with by some of these very people lumpy Nov 2012 #58
Very true cheezmaka Nov 2012 #103
Oh My! nc4bo Nov 2012 #59
I agree... cheezmaka Nov 2012 #105
What a bunch of friggin sad sack cry babies. yellowcanine Nov 2012 #60
All so sad that they were saved from voting against their Cleita Nov 2012 #61
You're right... cheezmaka Nov 2012 #151
Lay's chips are the worst! ailsagirl Nov 2012 #160
LOL cheezmaka Nov 2012 #162
Except for one thing: here in Calif, they're nearly five bucks a bag! ailsagirl Nov 2012 #164
That's $2 higher than Michigan! cheezmaka Nov 2012 #165
Including some of the people! ailsagirl Nov 2012 #168
I've only been in Michigan for over a year... cheezmaka Nov 2012 #169
Along the coast it's very beautiful and temperate ailsagirl Nov 2012 #170
I definitely know the difference between dry heat cheezmaka Nov 2012 #171
"But I wanted to deny people their rights & watch them die from lack of insurance!" Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #62
Left at the station! Loge23 Nov 2012 #63
Unless they are Mormons, there is no excuse. The man is a liar. Who could support him? McCamy Taylor Nov 2012 #64
If they actually paid attention to legitimate media outlets and not Fox.. nini Nov 2012 #65
That was fun. graywarrior Nov 2012 #66
white white white white white one indian guy white white white DireStrike Nov 2012 #68
I drink their tears and want more. FUCK EM!!!! smorkingapple Nov 2012 #69
Holy--! I wasn't expecting to see so many women there Rob H. Nov 2012 #70
Lots of white people powergirl Nov 2012 #71
I have pity for the Romney followers Flatpicker Nov 2012 #73
Thank you, a voice of reason democrattotheend Nov 2012 #85
Fuck the rank and file. They created this monster on their own. smorkingapple Nov 2012 #99
I didn't know that texshelters Nov 2012 #74
The Limbaugh crowd Milliesmom Nov 2012 #75
That dude with the "R" on his face... quaker bill Nov 2012 #77
To all those emotionally broken republicans... ReRe Nov 2012 #79
You would cry too if happened to you. UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #80
This thread is obnoxious democrattotheend Nov 2012 #84
They are all white. Selfish. Pricks. I am an empathetic person, but not for them. adigal Nov 2012 #113
I agree with your post 100% and thank you for having the courage to post it. Flatulo Nov 2012 #119
Nah... ready2go83 Nov 2012 #130
If Any Of Those Cretins Were In Physical Danger I Would Help Em DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #139
I Am In The City Of The Angels DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #140
I Suspect You Could Have Found Similar Photos From A Failed George Wallace Victory Party In 1968 DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #138
Spare me the sentimental bullshit. Daniel537 Nov 2012 #142
Willard Romney Would Allow The Denial Of Visitation Rights DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #156
Yes it is... cheezmaka Nov 2012 #161
This message was self-deleted by its author Wednesdays Nov 2012 #86
Romney didn't even heartfelt thank them for their support in his final speech Sunlei Nov 2012 #89
schadenfreude all the way jjray7 Nov 2012 #90
ROFLMAO Megahurtz Nov 2012 #93
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #97
It makes me feel bad in that I KNOW how it feels to have our guy not win ailsagirl Nov 2012 #98
Very awful! cheezmaka Nov 2012 #107
Me too, cheezmaka!! ailsagirl Nov 2012 #110
There is still nothing to equal SantorumFamily.jpg Mayberry Machiavelli Nov 2012 #100
GOOD - I am glad to see their miserable sad misery underpants Nov 2012 #102
They look like Danascot Nov 2012 #104
That's really quite cruel; it's one of the things that's wrong with the internet n/t Onlooker Nov 2012 #106
Oh please. Daniel537 Nov 2012 #141
This message was self-deleted by its author cheezmaka Nov 2012 #108
These pictures remind me of... cheezmaka Nov 2012 #109
I haven't seen so many sad white people since Dale hit the wall Tom Ripley Nov 2012 #115
Thanks for posting this Timbuk3 Nov 2012 #118
My oh my, that's a pale and ashen lot. Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #120
no sympathy for the people who practically ruined BootinUp Nov 2012 #122
It's whatever that word is when you've had your intelligence Insulted Cha Nov 2012 #129
YES WE DID! cheezmaka Nov 2012 #152
cheezmaka! WE WON! Cha Nov 2012 #153
As deluded as I think they are ... gauguin57 Nov 2012 #131
Sympathize? Daniel537 Nov 2012 #143
I'm glad it was the Rethugs in tears this time Andy Stanton Nov 2012 #133
They're going to suffer mightily when the economy recovers and lunatica Nov 2012 #135
Is it wrong that I like the indian guy's socks? Norrin Radd Nov 2012 #145
Veterans for Romney!? Amazing! And the Repubs Blocked Obama's Veterans Jobs Bill..... eom amborin Nov 2012 #146
All white and all sad. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH... bamacrat Nov 2012 #147
More of this: Norrin Radd Nov 2012 #148
That's legitimately creepy. Dash87 Nov 2012 #166
These people deserve a ribbing, as crude, cruel, hateful and ignorant as they've been... johnnyrocket Nov 2012 #163
What's wrong with schadenfreude??? K-Matt Nov 2012 #167
I just showed these to my 75-year-old mother BigDemVoter Nov 2012 #172
And will they have a representative from the other side. still_one Nov 2012 #173
Mmm, yes, delicious *slurp* *smack* Arkana Nov 2012 #174
 

Bigleaf

(2,050 posts)
117. They should have had Meatloaf there to perform that song for them(All Dressed up with nowhere to go
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 12:32 AM
Nov 2012

He could have followed it up with another stirring rendition of Americe the Beautiful.

Delphinus

(11,842 posts)
137. Yeah,
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:35 AM
Nov 2012

I was looking for anyone of color.

I have sympathy for them only because I know how I would feel if Barack Obama had *NOT* been re-elected. I disagree with their choice of who they support, but know the heart-crushing feeling of your candidate losing.

renate

(13,776 posts)
9. I feel bad for enjoying those pictures so much
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 04:52 PM
Nov 2012

That first one actually made me sad, though. It really does seem kind of poignant.

But the others were all sweet, sweet nectar.

 

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)
12. Decisions regarding my body will not be turned over to men. sob!
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 04:53 PM
Nov 2012


Decisions regarding my body will not be turned over to men. sob!

texshelters

(1,979 posts)
76. Yes
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:43 PM
Nov 2012

her sisters, daughters and female friends will let likely be forced to have a baby from a rape or incest, an unwanted ultrasound or other invassive proceedure and have their health care taken away. Boo hoo!

PTxS

Amonester

(11,541 posts)
125. Shhh... Don't tell her... She will not believe you.
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:35 AM
Nov 2012

She will think you're evil for lying to her like that and will Rush to her bookface to tell her little 'white world' how evil you and OBAMA are!

Can't fix stupid.

 

2pooped2pop

(5,420 posts)
13. thank you
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 04:54 PM
Nov 2012

That was great to see. It's really kind of sad that many of those think Obama and his presidency is exactly what we know Rmoney and his would have been. They think the country is in danger from Obama just like we know it would have been in trouble with Rmoney.

Too bad Fox and hate radio exist.

Of course, most if not all have some real racial hatred to begin with for Fox and hate radio to be able to preach it to them.

Blanks

(4,835 posts)
57. They hated Bill Clinton too.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 06:58 PM
Nov 2012

I'm not saying that there isn't any racism involved, but I don't think it's as big a factor as the hate for liberals.

It's also possible that they hated Clinton because he wasn't racist, but unless liberal is code for black; there was a lot of hate toward liberals.

Meaniepants

(19 posts)
82. the thing about Bill.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:56 PM
Nov 2012

Bill Clinton was our first black president. Or so says Mark Thompson from Make It Plain.

Blanks

(4,835 posts)
132. I've had African American co-workers tell me the same thing...
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:46 AM
Nov 2012

That Clinton was our first black president.

Still, I don't believe that it is because of racism that the republicans don't like him. Unless hate radio's use of the word 'liberal' is code for 'black'.

I expect that the right-wing hatred for liberals is similar to the nazi hatred of Jews. It's ideological in nature; not race based. Based on brain washing instead of facts.

Again, obviously not in every case, but a lot of hatred toward liberals has been whipped up over the years.

Isoldeblue

(1,135 posts)
15. I have ZERO sympathy for them, I'm sorry.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 04:55 PM
Nov 2012

The ran such an arrogant and racist campaign! They are so cavalier about women's rights, minimizing them and us! And no one from the GOP came out for democracy, instead obstructing everyone's right to vote! I will never forgive them for that!!
Their loss of humanity cost them their honorable place in politics.

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
17. I have no problem laughing at them.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:02 PM
Nov 2012

Romney and his billionaires waged the ugliest and nastiest campaign of all. And his supporters were just as nasty. They were lame enough to believe that this election was about God or something.. it wasn't.

Response to progressivebydesign (Reply #17)

Amonester

(11,541 posts)
126. AND that it was 'close' enough to 'win'...
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:48 AM
Nov 2012

even that they were 'going to win it in a landslide' because FAUX pundits and beck told them repeatedly.

HAHA!

Hydra

(14,459 posts)
18. Wow, what a bunch of suckers
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:03 PM
Nov 2012

Especially the one with obvious health problems. She can probably afford to pay out of pocket, but the fact that she would WANT to?

and-justice-for-all

(14,765 posts)
19. I would aplogizr to those people for the vote I cast..
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:03 PM
Nov 2012

But I cant.
I voted for Obama again because I did not want to see Social Security turned into a voucher program
I voted for Obama again because I did not want to see us go into another war
I voted for Obama again because I did not want to see millions of people go without health care
I voted for Obama again because I did not want to marriage equality to linger anymore
I voted for Obama again because feudalism is not an acceptable alternative
I voted for Obama again because everyone who wants too should be able to attend college and not have a burdening debt.
I voted for Obama again because investing in America is better than investing in China

Tennessee Gal

(6,160 posts)
20. I see lots of people who buy into the propaganda
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:04 PM
Nov 2012

spewed by Fox News, which had them convinced Romney was going to win.

It is sad to think that Americans can be so ignorant.

They have chosen to follow politicians and pundits who are leading them down a path that will never benefit them.

I wish they would snap out of it!!!! Wake the hell up!!!

BeHereNow

(17,162 posts)
21. These pictures don't make me smile; they make me sad.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:04 PM
Nov 2012

They make me sad because they make it clear how many of my
fellow citizens have been manipulated and deceived by the Republican
extremists.
There is a special place in hell for Rove, the Koch brothers and the
Bush/Cheney machine.

I feel nothing but sadness for these victims of the Republican delusion.
They have no clue as to how to join the rest of us in taking back our country.
They actually believe that Rmoney was their "great white hope."
A man who lied to them, has betrayed them and doesn't give a crap about them.
It is also a very sad visual portrayal of the level of ignorance among some our
fellow humans.
We are all Americans, even the least among us.

BHN

cheezmaka

(737 posts)
81. I agree 100%. It makes me sad too...
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:55 PM
Nov 2012

Last edited Wed Nov 7, 2012, 09:00 PM - Edit history (3)

It's easy for Romney and the Bushes, and someone like Karl Rove to DECEIVE our fellow American Citizens.

tridim

(45,358 posts)
23. And each and every one of them will benefit greatly from Obama's policies.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:05 PM
Nov 2012

Especially the ACA.

I wonder if they'll ever understand that?

BeHereNow

(17,162 posts)
27. And there in lies the tragedy...
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:08 PM
Nov 2012

They are SO brainwashed, so clueless as to how close they came
to falling even farther into the abyss.
BHN

ksoze

(2,068 posts)
26. Like a car accident, I cannot turn away from this human "tragedy""
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:08 PM
Nov 2012

I feel there pain and shrug it off..

Pisces

(5,602 posts)
28. Those are the faces of deluded people who listen to Fox News. Hopefully they get pissed
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:08 PM
Nov 2012

and hold that channel responsible for their lies.

 

bongbong

(5,436 posts)
30. As you look at those pix...
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:09 PM
Nov 2012

remember that every single one of those people makes, or has made, jokes about "lazy n-----s".

Now you understand why repigs are evil personified.

Patiod

(11,816 posts)
31. "What wine goes best with sweet Republican tears?"
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:09 PM
Nov 2012

My reply last night when my SO asked whether I wanted red or white wine.

Ineeda

(3,626 posts)
83. From the size of the rock on her left hand...
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:57 PM
Nov 2012

she's got a sugar-daddy husband who undoubtedly put a shitload of money into rMoney's coffers. Too bad, so sad that it was a decidedly crappy investment.

KathieG

(2,049 posts)
116. I noticed the boulder too. She's likely upset at the prospect of paying a little more in taxes. Awww
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 12:24 AM
Nov 2012

pink-o

(4,056 posts)
88. Actually not that young
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 08:17 PM
Nov 2012

Looks mid 40s to early 50s. I know by where I speak cuz many of my middle aged friends are in very good shape, dress young et al. But the face is a dead give away.

Anyway menopausal women shouldn't be throwing their younger counterparts under the RW bus! We lib hags would never do that

central scrutinizer

(11,662 posts)
35. the biggest problem they faced last night?
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:19 PM
Nov 2012

there were running out of room at Logan Airport for the private Gulfstream jets to land and park. Some of them may have had to walk a couple of hundred yards on the tarmac, unless their servants thought to bring sedan chairs.

GallopingGhost

(2,404 posts)
36. Veterans for Romney~amazing.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:20 PM
Nov 2012

President Obama has done so much for veterans. Romney protests for the Vietnam war, then dodges it.

I was listening to a C-SPAN caller the night before the election. She was calling from Florida, and said her entire family (60 people!) were voting Obama. Her reason was Romney's lack of military service.

She didn't elaborate, but given that President Obama isn't a veteran, I'm assuming their stance had something to do with Romney's war-mongering stance, his draft-dodging, or his apparent lack of planned support for our returning military.

speedoo

(11,229 posts)
42. Looking at these poor POS's, it's a little easier to understand how a POS like Romney..
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:37 PM
Nov 2012

got as close as he did, with all the bullshit he was throwing around.

They look like either a) really bigoted, stupid people or b) people who will buy anything as long as you promise to cut taxes and protect them against non-white people.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
43. Doesn't Schadenfreude require actual misfortune?
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:42 PM
Nov 2012

And not just laughing at a bunch of dumbfucks too stupid to realize how much they lucked out my losing?

drm604

(16,230 posts)
45. I actually feel kind of bad for them.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 06:01 PM
Nov 2012

They've been intentionally filled with unfounded fears and now they think that those fears will come true. These are people who've been emotionally abused by the right-wing propaganda machine.

Okay, some of them are probably racist idiots. Those I have no sympathy for.

txdemsftw

(461 posts)
48. Sorry,
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 06:13 PM
Nov 2012

but I loved every.damn.second.of seeing those pics.

After all the hate that has been spewed at us. Being called welfare queens, leeches, govt dependent, lazy, stupid, un-American, etc...this is just sweet, sweet justice.

Maybe I'm a bad person for feeling that way, but right now..I don't give a damn.

PlanetBev

(4,104 posts)
53. I didn't gloat too much
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 06:20 PM
Nov 2012

I was feeling so emotionally and physically drained after the last few weeks, I almost didn't have the strength. All I could think of when I looked at them was that it could have been me. I've been down that road too many times in the last four decades.

ailsagirl

(22,899 posts)
111. Yes-- and it's a terrible road
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 11:54 PM
Nov 2012

The President didn't gloat-- he never would. He's got too much class, style, and dignity to ever do something so tacky. The repukes would have gloated--boy, would they EVER!! That's their way of dealing with things-- boorish, immature, and tacky.

I just feel so grateful that we did it-- so happy!!

cheezmaka

(737 posts)
149. I was thinking the "same thing"...
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 07:09 PM
Nov 2012

You're right about the President-- that's the type of person he is. ALL I could think about is what Romney and his cohorts would have done if HE WON. They would have gloated BIG TIME which I thought would have been "unfair" when President Obama and 1st Lady have done all they could for the Country!

I am so grateful that Obama was vindicated of the disrespect, insults, and outright lies...

YES WE DID DO IT!! I am so happy and thrilled!! All of you on here DU are THE BEST!!





lumpy

(13,704 posts)
58. What makes me sad is what Obama had to put up with by some of these very people
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:07 PM
Nov 2012

who tried to slur and degrade him.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
59. Oh My!
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:14 PM
Nov 2012

That was so wonderfully uplifting, left me feeling both warm and tingly all over

They should have jumped off when the rats did

cheezmaka

(737 posts)
105. I agree...
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 09:40 PM
Nov 2012

at least a percentage of the Republicans were smart enough to do so a while back... They formed the website REpublicans for Obama...

yellowcanine

(35,701 posts)
60. What a bunch of friggin sad sack cry babies.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:18 PM
Nov 2012

I mean I would not have been happy if Obama lost but I think I could have shown a little more of a stiff upper lip than those sad sacks.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
61. All so sad that they were saved from voting against their
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:19 PM
Nov 2012

own best interests. Looking at the clothes and other accessories those people are wearing, they are not part of the 1% who would have benefitted from a Republican victory. They are of the 99% who voted because of racism, homophobia, sexism and fear of their guns being taken away from them. I hope they thank the rest of us when they realize their sorry asses were saved yesterday.

ailsagirl

(22,899 posts)
160. Lay's chips are the worst!
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:33 PM
Nov 2012

Greasy, too salty, usually in fragments...
No offense to those of you who like them, but Ruffles Reduced Fat chips are GREAT!

Ooops! Off topic

ailsagirl

(22,899 posts)
164. Except for one thing: here in Calif, they're nearly five bucks a bag!
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:17 PM
Nov 2012

When I was a kid, potato chips were < a dollar!
Yikes!

ailsagirl

(22,899 posts)
168. Including some of the people!
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:31 AM
Nov 2012

But seriously-- wow, Michigan is a lot more affordable. At least, as far as Ruffles Potato Chips go.

I've never been to Michigan-- I've been to West Virginia, Virginia, Texas, Oregon, Washington state, DC, and I think that's it. Oh, and Nevada and Montana and Hawaii. We live in such a huge country!!

My parents came from Canada-- Alberta and Ontario-- my dad was so happy to be living in California.

cheezmaka

(737 posts)
169. I've only been in Michigan for over a year...
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:41 PM
Nov 2012

and almost "everything" is affordable except the "property taxes". A "shotgun" house in Detroit has the taxes of a 4000 square foot house in Tennessee. I have been to Texas, Virginia, Hawaii, and California. I absolutely LOVE the climate and beauty of California! It's such a cool and laidback place...

ailsagirl

(22,899 posts)
170. Along the coast it's very beautiful and temperate
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:41 PM
Nov 2012

but the farther inland you get, the warmer in summer. I lived near Sacramento and it could be 110+ degrees for two weeks straight! At least, my Dad (who was raised in Ontario and would know) always said it was a dry heat, therefore much more comfortable than humidity. I know he's right, but it's hard not getting ANY rainfall from June through October. This is my favorite time of year. BTW, what is a "shotgun" house? A quick sale?

cheezmaka

(737 posts)
171. I definitely know the difference between dry heat
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 11:55 AM
Nov 2012

and HUMIDITY. Especially being from Tennessee. I'll take "dry heat" anyday. A "shotgun" house is a very small house (less than 1000 square feet) and is long (small in the front and goes back. almost long like a "shotgun barrell" lol). They're mostly found in urban areas and poverty stricken neighborhoods.

nini

(16,672 posts)
65. If they actually paid attention to legitimate media outlets and not Fox..
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:27 PM
Nov 2012

They wouldn't be surprised at the outcome - therefore not devastated.

DireStrike

(6,452 posts)
68. white white white white white one indian guy white white white
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:29 PM
Nov 2012

Looking at pics of repubs is always shocking for that.

I wish somebody had collected those tears. They would sell for a mint. Delicious!

Rob H.

(5,352 posts)
70. Holy--! I wasn't expecting to see so many women there
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:34 PM
Nov 2012

That just makes me shake my head and wonder how on Earth they voted for two men who would've done everything in their power to make their lives and, after appointing anti-choice Supreme Court justices, the lives of their daughters/granddaughters/great-granddaughters miserable. (I strongly suspect the sheer number of white people there might give some clue to their thinking, though.)

It's also surprising to see so many seniors there, too.

Flatpicker

(894 posts)
73. I have pity for the Romney followers
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:39 PM
Nov 2012

Most of the rank and file were mislead by a candidate who was everything to everybody.

My contempt remains with the leaders who fed the lines to the people who are scared and looking to get ahead. They believed that Mitt was the agent for change they were looking for.

Obviously, I'm not thinking about the racists or the followers of Republican Jeesey who would spit in the eye of the needy, but the people who believed in the lies.

Guess it's easy to be magnanimous in victory.

democrattotheend

(11,607 posts)
85. Thank you, a voice of reason
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 08:07 PM
Nov 2012

I have been involved with too many losing campaigns to take pleasure in seeing rank and file supporters of any candidate be crushed when their candidate loses. I know too well what it feels like.

Like you said, victory is the time to be magnanimous.

smorkingapple

(827 posts)
99. Fuck the rank and file. They created this monster on their own.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 09:01 PM
Nov 2012

Many of those same clowns thought Sarah Palin was a credible candidate. They are a plague on society.

Fuck them

texshelters

(1,979 posts)
74. I didn't know that
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:40 PM
Nov 2012

Republicans could have feelings other than anger and hate. I guess they are human after all, even if their causes are often hateful toward others.

Peace,
Tex Shelters

 

Milliesmom

(493 posts)
75. The Limbaugh crowd
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:42 PM
Nov 2012

These women shot themselves in their ( ba jay jays ) over womens rights, how dumb can they be, no pity for women that do that, they don't respect themselves or other women!

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
79. To all those emotionally broken republicans...
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:46 PM
Nov 2012

.... I sing: "Cry me a river, cry me a river...I cried a river over you" !!!...
Nawww.. they can't be "emotionally" broken, as sociopaths have no emotions.
They're just "broken", because they blew all that money for nothing.

democrattotheend

(11,607 posts)
84. This thread is obnoxious
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 08:06 PM
Nov 2012

As much as I dislike the Republican Party, I am not going to start gloating at individual supporters who are disappointed. Almost all of us over the age of 25 have been those people at some point and it's a really crappy place to be in. Every time I drive past exit 89 on I-95 in Maryland, I still get a nauseous feeling remembering that that is where I was on November 3, 2004 when my mom called to tell me Kerry conceded. I don't wish that feeling on anyone, especially not rank and file voters and activists who put their heart and soul into a campaign they believe in.

It's one thing to laugh and crow at the right wing pundits who were predicting a Romney landslide on TV. But putting up pictures of disappointed people who probably supported Romney as passionately as we supported Obama so DUers can take pleasure in their disappointment serves no purpose, and it's just plain mean in my opinion.

Yesterday was a great day for our country, culminating in the re-election of a good president whom I still believe has the potential to be great. Yesterday was a great day because it means the Affordable Care Act will be implemented and the war in Afghanistan will end in 2014 and because we will have four more years of a leader who is a steady hand in a crisis. Yesterday was a great day because Obama's re-election and the election of some great Democratic senators is a mandate for a more equitable tax system and women's rights and progressive legislation on immigration. Yesterday was a great day because the Republican attempts to suppress the vote failed. Yesterday was a great day because we re-elected a president who cares about 100% of Americans, not just 53%. That is what we should be celebrating, not the fact that some Romney supporters were understandably disappointed.

 

adigal

(7,581 posts)
113. They are all white. Selfish. Pricks. I am an empathetic person, but not for them.
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 12:06 AM
Nov 2012

They would take away our rights and our safety nets to line their pockets. Screw them. Thank god they lost.

 

Flatulo

(5,005 posts)
119. I agree with your post 100% and thank you for having the courage to post it.
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:07 AM
Nov 2012

These people are our fellow citizens and coworkers and neighbors.

Sometime the hate here on DU is so thick I can smell it and taste it.

Progressives and liberals, my ass. You're like a bunch of mean kids.

Alert away on this post, I don't give a fuck anymore and don't want to be associated with such nasty people.

ready2go83

(80 posts)
130. Nah...
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 03:08 AM
Nov 2012

Nah, I really don't give a fuck about a bunch of people who practically wish to ruin this nation due to their bigotry. F U C K E M!

If it makes me a childish meanie, then so be it. Sick of having to turn the other cheek for these idiots. They don't care about you, why should you care about them?

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)
139. If Any Of Those Cretins Were In Physical Danger I Would Help Em
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:48 AM
Nov 2012

But I don't have to like em or empathize or sympathize with them...

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)
140. I Am In The City Of The Angels
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:52 AM
Nov 2012
These people are our fellow citizens and coworkers and neighbors.



I would literally have to hire a detective to find people who think like that. Even the Republicans here are ersatz libertarians.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)
138. I Suspect You Could Have Found Similar Photos From A Failed George Wallace Victory Party In 1968
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:41 AM
Nov 2012

If there was an internet back then would we have been required to refrain from reveling in their misery?

I suggest the people at that event are their progeny and in some instances the same people, just older...

 

Daniel537

(1,560 posts)
142. Spare me the sentimental bullshit.
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:03 AM
Nov 2012

These are people voting for a guy who wants to put our troops back into Iraq, opposes marriage equality, opposes a woman's right to choose, wants to leave the poor(like myself) out in the cold and shit out of luck. Sympathy? Fuck that. The rank and file is usually worse than the candidates. These jerks can kiss my ass.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)
156. Willard Romney Would Allow The Denial Of Visitation Rights
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 08:49 PM
Nov 2012

Willard Romney would allow the denial of visitation rights to gay people whose partners are in the hospital, maybe even dying, and I'm supposed to have empathy for his supporters.


I'm sure there were just as many sad faces after George Wallace's failed presidential bids.

cheezmaka

(737 posts)
161. Yes it is...
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:46 PM
Nov 2012

I don't like the Republican Party either but the pictures I rather see are that of Rove, Limbaugh, Palin, Bachmann, McConnell and the other pundits who wanted to see Obama fail. I remember the Clinton Impeachment, Al Gore, and Kerry's concession. I was satisfied to see Romney's Face Tuesday night. He's an out of touch multi-millionaire that can go back home and live his rich comfortable life. I believe these people in the pictures are fellow Americans who want the best for this Country but have been disillusioned by the pundit's right wing radical ideology.

Response to MnAttorney (Original post)

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
89. Romney didn't even heartfelt thank them for their support in his final speech
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 08:23 PM
Nov 2012

They look like puppies who fell off the car.

The President has the White house website all set-up for them, they should take a look.

Megahurtz

(7,046 posts)
93. ROFLMAO
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 08:38 PM
Nov 2012

All these people care about is expanding and preserving their own personal financial portfolios at the demise of others, nothing more.
I say fuck em'.

ailsagirl

(22,899 posts)
98. It makes me feel bad in that I KNOW how it feels to have our guy not win
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 08:48 PM
Nov 2012

and it was pretty awful.

On the other hand, those people should get down on their knees and thank the Lord that Nitt didn't win. Had he won, and exercised the scary agenda he had for us, they'd have FAR, FAR, SADDER faces than shown here when it finally sunk in how awful his intentions were.

I wish they'd just get a grip on reality.

SO HAPPY WE WON!!!!!!!!!!


cheezmaka

(737 posts)
107. Very awful!
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 09:53 PM
Nov 2012

I remember President Bill Clinton's impeachment, Al Gore's concession in 2000, and Kerry's loss in 2004. I hope they get a grip on reality too. They should have joined some of their friends a while back who formed "Republicans for Obama"...

I am so thankful that's not US in those pictures!!!

ailsagirl

(22,899 posts)
110. Me too, cheezmaka!!
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 11:51 PM
Nov 2012

I just couldn't be sure until around the time California came in (my state), then everything started popping everywhere!! I yelled so loud my cats wooshed out of the room at 90 mph!! I'm so happy!!!

 

Daniel537

(1,560 posts)
141. Oh please.
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:00 AM
Nov 2012

These were the same people that voted for a guy(W) who got thousands killed in Iraq for nothing. No sympathy from me. Ever.

Response to MnAttorney (Original post)

cheezmaka

(737 posts)
109. These pictures remind me of...
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 10:03 PM
Nov 2012

the Confederate soldiers in the aftermath of the Civil War. Even though they lost and the Union "won" the Nation was STILL DIVIDED.

 

Jack Sprat

(2,500 posts)
120. My oh my, that's a pale and ashen lot.
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:40 AM
Nov 2012

Those pics need some background music. Something like a funeral dierge.

Cha

(297,774 posts)
129. It's whatever that word is when you've had your intelligence Insulted
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 03:04 AM
Nov 2012

for months on end by plutocrats and in the mean time worked your ass off to beat them and We Finally DID IT! Patriots Come to Mind!

gauguin57

(8,138 posts)
131. As deluded as I think they are ...
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 03:19 AM
Nov 2012

... I have to sympathize. Because, as a Democrat of a certain age, I've been in their shoes so many times ... crying on election night (or out getting plastered and crying) because some jackass Republican got handed the keys to the kingdom.

Humphrey. McGovern. Mo Udall. Carter. Mondale. Dukakis. Gore. Kerry. Cry, cry, cry.

Don't wanna be a killjoy, but I'm not gonna laugh at their sadness tonight. I know what it's like to feel as if the world is over and Satan won.

 

Daniel537

(1,560 posts)
143. Sympathize?
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:05 AM
Nov 2012

These people are voting for a candidate who wants to control people's personal lives and choices, wants to re-invade Iraq and wants to smash the safety net. I refuse to sympathize with that. The rank and file is usually more racist and abhorrent than even the candidates themselves.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
135. They're going to suffer mightily when the economy recovers and
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:21 AM
Nov 2012

when they benefit from Obamacare. You gotta feel sorry for them.

bamacrat

(3,867 posts)
147. All white and all sad. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH...
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:16 PM
Nov 2012

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Sorry but HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAH

Dash87

(3,220 posts)
166. That's legitimately creepy.
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:18 AM
Nov 2012

The candidate that they liked lost an election, but they're acting like the world is ending at that moment.

johnnyrocket

(1,773 posts)
163. These people deserve a ribbing, as crude, cruel, hateful and ignorant as they've been...
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:56 PM
Nov 2012

.....kick 'em while they're down, maybe they'll learn.

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