Enough pessimism!

[Zynx]

I've had enough of the spineless cowards on this forum who contribute nothing but rampant defeatism. How do you help the Democratic Party or progressive causes by saying "Kerry doesn't stand a chance.", "We're DOOMED!", "Oh, if only 'X' had won the nomination", and so on? All you do is come on to this forum and criticize while presenting no real ideas of your own or making any efforts to actually win the election. You would rather sit down and pretend to be a political analyst and criticize all day long. Well let me tell you something: the lowest form of life is a critic.

The fact of the matter is that presidential campaigns go in cycles with some weeks being good and some being bad. No campaign ever has put together an unbroken series of good weeks. Hell, in 1992 Bush the elder pulled within one point of Clinton in mid-October in the polls and looked like he might pass Clinton. The fact of the matter is that these pessimists were saying one year ago that we shouldn't even try in 2004, that we stood no chance. They were proven wrong. In December 2003, after the capture of Saddam Hussein, they said that Bush would simply coast to victory and would barely have to campaign. They were proven wrong. As recently as the heat of the primary season, they were saying that we should just write off the year and gear up for 2008. They were proven wrong. The fact of the matter is that even after three very rough weeks, we are still tied after the Republicans played their very best card against Kerry.

I've finally had enough of those who do nothing but spout defeatist rants. From now on, every negative topic's author is going on my ignore list. I encourage those who are not satisfied to make positive suggestions rather than say "Kerry's a moron who's gonna lose!". Try saying "Hey, I thought of something that might help us.".

[BootinUp]

1. Yep, good message Zynx

We need to project confidence and strength.

[Zynx]

2. Indeed. We don't want to encourage the Freepers.

[NMDemDist2]

3. hear hear! and I'm leaving in an hour to knock on doors in

what was "rock solid for Bush Arizona"

Bush is fighting for his life here and I am just one who is unplugging the life support.

Kerry is in great shape and the election will be won on the ground.

Quit with the gnashing of teeth and the breast beating, get off your ass and hit the streets!

:kick:

[Zynx]

5. Every vote matters in AZ.

It will be tight.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. When things get gloomy, I go to this picture in my mind

It's early on election night, and I turn on the news. The states are mostly blue (Democrat), with only one or two red. The announcer is saying, "Not all the polls are closed in the west yet, but projections are that Kerry wins in a landslide...."

And I think it will happen.

[Zynx]

6. When I picture election night, I don't see Bush winning.

In 2000, I actually couldn't picture them declaring the election for Gore.

[buycitgo]

7. that would be me, lately

here's my suggestion:

get some surrogates out there who STOP TAKING/EATING the SHIT being shoveled at them

LEARN the BASIC talking points, like the oh so easily controvertible BULLshit about the 87 billion dollar vote

the pugs keep using that all the time, and dems almost NEVER, EVER use the killer comeback

why IS that?

can somebody please answer that for me?

when they do, I'll be happier than a republican in a Baghdad ass pile

[Guaranteed]

8. Yeah, I don't get these people.

Typically I'm in the "Kerry's fucking up" group, but I really think he's doing well with this. People are making something huge out of nothing.

[UrbScotty]

9. I couldn't have said it better myself.

Thank you for the post.

:-)

[Zynx]

12. I just needed to get it off my chest.

Those chickenshits bother me after a while. ;-)

[emulatorloo]

10. Gloom and Doom effort better spent writing a LTTE

It seems to me that time spent posting "Kerry is Doomed" threads would be better spent writing a LTTE setting Bush's record straight and promoting Kerry's plans for the country.

But that's just me.

[Zynx]

11. Hear hear!

:-)