Democrats Getting My Goat

[DemocratsForProgress]

Grumpy and Ms. Mouse: Democrats Getting My Goat

Grumpy: You know, Mouse, it is usually the Teapublicans that get my goat, but every now and then the Democrats get my grumpy old self going more than any Teapublican ever could. It seems to get worse just before the elections and this year is no different.

Mouse: I hear ya loud and clear, Grumpy. I haven’t been checking my e-mail as often as I should because of all the pleas for money. (BTW: sorry about not getting your e-mails for 3 days because of that… oops…)

Grumpy: The closer we get to this midterm (and very important) election, the more the Democrats seem to go a little bit insane. My e-mail inbox is getting flooded with fundraising pleas. The theme this year seems to be “The Sky is Falling!” We wonder why Democratic turnout is bad in these off-year elections but maybe the answer is in the mirror. Most of our mothers urged us that if we didn’t have anything nice to say then we should not say anything. Democrats should learn to put that rule into effect when talking about ourselves.

Here are a few examples of what I’m talking about from the doom and gloomers:

• “devastated… (re: Michelle)”
• “6 points down”
• “utterly crushed”
• “devastating defeat”
• “most crushing failure in history:”
• “everything is falling apart, Friends”
• DOOM FOR DEMOCRATS?!?!

More at: http://www.democratsforprogress.com/2014/10/21/democrats-getting-my-goat/

[Maedhros]

1. The believe that fear sells.

They can't inspire anyone to vote, so they scare them into voting.

[GeorgeGist]

2. Your concern is noted ...

and the anti-GOTV message of your link recorded.

[HERVEPA]

3. Pretty standard for that poster.

[Jeff Rosenzweig]

6. You obviously didn't read the article:

Here's another excerpt:

... I still know the Democrats have what’s best for America and Americans at heart.

Let me again remind each one of you to vote. You shouldn’t do it because I’ve asked you to (although that should be enough). Do it because you are an American and it’s the right thing to do.

"Anti-GOTV message" my ass.

[NYC_SKP]

7. Sarcasm impaired, I guess. The sketch captures the subject quite well.

I suppose that the meaning behind this piece escapes some of the membership.

It's a thin line between "so many emails" and "get off my lawn".

Sometimes I can hardly tell the difference.

[Jeff Rosenzweig]

9. I hear ya.

The meaning of a lot of things seems to escape some of the membership here these days, unfortunately.

[beerandjesus]

11. "Noted and recorded?"

Way to act out the right-wing meme about what "fascists" Democrats are!

[brooklynite]

4. Are you aware the the Republicans do exactly the same thing?

Both sides write these messages because they resonate. If you don't like them, find an alternative way to pay for campaigns.

[Jeff Rosenzweig]

8. Are you aware

that you're not speaking to the authors of the piece?

[Old Codger]

5. My mistake

I actually believed they would unsubscribe me when i asked ..no a chance... 5 or 6 or more requests and still get inundated every day... I gave and gave and cannot give more I have done what I can and asked to be left alone... piss on em, pissing people off that way won't work. If you want to piss people off piss them off at the Rethugs...

[bemildred]

10. I think it's a clever Republican strategy to alienate Democratic voters.

A new form of vote supression.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

12. Watch out, some here will think.....

You're willpitt.

Right on, bro!

[DemocratsForProgress]

13. Doubtful that the authors of the piece

would agree with the comparison, but you'd have to ask them.

[yurbud]

14. they screw core constituencies like teachers, then wonder why elections are close or even lost