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DemocratsForProgress

(545 posts)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:02 AM Nov 2012

Nance Greggs: Losers/Weepers



After Obama’s re-election was declared, something both the SO and I never had any doubt would happen, we settled in front of the TV for what we’d long looked forward to as the most rewarding part of the evening: watching the GOP spokes-mouths and their RW pundit buddies cry and bemoan the outcome. Truth be told, we pumped up the volume way past acceptable, neighbor-friendly levels in the wee hours of the morning, so as not to miss the sound of teeth being gnashed and garments being rent.

Apparently, they were shocked to learn that their silver-spoon-fed candidate, who had flaunted his wealth and privileged status in front of the citizenry throughout his campaign, was not swept into power by the hard-working middle class whose jobs being outsourced served as a profit generator that increased his wealth as it destroyed lives.

They were dismayed to find out that a man who had evaded the draft during the Viet Nam years – instead choosing to fight in the hellhole that is Paris, France – was not embraced by the veterans who had served and sacrificed, nor the troops on the ground that he didn’t think were significant enough to even mention in his campaign speeches.

They were chagrined to discover that a man who dismissed 47% of the nation as lazy parasites did not capture the hearts-and-minds of those he’d labelled as irresponsible leeches looking for yet another government hand-out...


More at: http://www.democratsforprogress.com/2012/11/08/losersweepers/
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Nance Greggs: Losers/Weepers (Original Post) DemocratsForProgress Nov 2012 OP
Obama's re-election sent a clear, unmistakeable message to these people, Glamrock Nov 2012 #1
Beautiful, Nance! nt protect our future Nov 2012 #2
You left us, but I still love you, you bitch. nt DCKit Nov 2012 #3
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #4

Glamrock

(11,801 posts)
1. Obama's re-election sent a clear, unmistakeable message to these people,
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:12 AM
Nov 2012

I.e., Go Fuck Yourselves! What a great line!

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