Angry Soccer Mom

[Klukie]

I hope I don't come across as completely ignorant, but I am a political virgin so to speak. I freely admit that I didn't pay any attention to government/politics until 9/11. I offer no excuses for my lack of civic responsibility, I will only say that I pay attention now and I am horrified by what I see. Any fear I may have from terrorism pales in comparison to the terror I feel from the policies of this administraion. These overly aggressive nutjobs scare the shit out of me. As a so called "Soccer Mom", I am so pissed off that the * Regime touts itself as the almighty protector of my children all the while doing everything they can to insure they put them in harms way. My biggest concern (aside from this NSA garbage) is that * stupidly announces to the world in the SOTU that it is Americas mission to spread freedom and democracy around the world and push for an end to tyranny. Hello? Does he not realize that huge tyrannical governments like China just might be paying attention. Who gave him the authority to redefine our countries mission in this world? I certainly didn't. Don't misunderstand me, I am all for freedom and democracy but I am of the belief that it is something that has to have roots to grow not something that can be inserted by our military forces. I like to compare it to the bully in the schoolyard. We all know what happens to him. I am truly fearful for my children if this country doesn't change course soon. All that being said, I have to say that if the Democratic party doesn't stand united we will all fall. It is time for the Dem leaders to call for a sit down. They all need to check political aspirations and egos at the door. For the sake of our safety, our freedoms and yes our patriotism, they need to fight fire with fire. This administration has been successful because it plays on fears. So I say we turn the tables. We have alot to fear from the policies of this administration. Lets spread the fear. It is crucial that Democrats formulate a simple strong message. It is as equally crucial that all of them echo it from every podium , spew it in front of every television, and dictate it to every newspaper in the nation. Democrats please unite, my childrens lives may depend on it.

[w8liftinglady]

1. Welcome to DU-you are in good company

many of us came here after Bush was elected the first time.I was a registered libertarian for the 20 years prior to 2000.Many of us are concerned for our kids and grandkids.that is the motivation behind our outrage.this is a great place to learn,with some of the most articulate people on the internet.

[jackster]

2. Welcome - and thanks

for the great post. You've hit the nail on the head!

[underpants]

3. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[MadHound]

4. WooHoo, a virgin!! Where's the sacrificial alter?

Kidding, just kidding, welcome, you are among friends. DU is great place to keep informed and to find inspiration to do more. Hope you enjoy it here, though the are some pretty bruising fights now and again. If you need a break, hit the Lounge, they're always good for a laugh and a break from the stress:hi:

[SmileMaker]

5. Welcome! I woke up after 911, found DU after '04 Bush election coup

I am worried sick about the future for my teenagers and step-grandaughter. I hope that you'll spread your concerns and sources of info out to your soccer-mom friends so we can get the future back from the maniacs who care nothing at all about our security.

They are turning America into a Banana Republic and our kids will be paying for it in many ways.

[Nimrod2005]

6. Welcome to DU, looks like you fit right in!!! nt

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. Together we are stronger... and louder.

to DU Klukie!

[Dhalgren]

8. Welcome to DU. Your post is dead on.

This is no longer a purely political exercise; we are fighting for our lives and for our children's children's lives...

[hwmnbn]

9. Excellent post, Klukie....

You captured the emotion and intensity of our message. Politics IS important. Thanks for joining and welcome to DU. :hi:

You will find many kindred spirits here.

[Klukie]

10. Thanks for the welcome everyone

I awoke with a sense of urgency this morning. I can't seem to shake it.

[annabanana]

14. the sense of urgency

Is the haunting feeling that we might be too late to turn the ship around. I don't think that's true. As more and more people recognize that they are not getting the information they need from the so-called "mainstream media" they are looking around to find out where the "News" went. Connections are made and work can be done.
I see from your profile that you're in Pa. Have you joined in at the Pennsylvania forum?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=175

There is so little political discourse in our day to day lives (except for grumbling in checkout lines etc) that it's hard to gage the political climate of our own neighborhoods) This feeling of isolation has been deliberately fostered by the mind numbing so called news of missing blonds and other "police blotter" news stories that have no implications beyond those involved.

You will find this place to be a wealth of information.. Dive right in, the water's roiling!

[Klukie]

32. No I haven't joined it yet

I didn't realize that this was here. Thanks for the info. I will definately join. I honestly don't pay much attention as to what goes on the state. I am so consumed with the federal government. I will definately join up because as I learned, lack of attention is what got us into this mess.

[converted_democrat]

11. Welcome Klukie...

:hi: Don't feel too bad about just becoming politically active, the important thing is that you are paying attention now.. Welcome.

[wryter2000]

12. Welcome to DU

:hi:

Lots of us thought things would be okay if we just voted for the right people. If we pull together, we can clean up this mess.

[annabanana]

13. Welcome! (and about China)

We don't have to worry about China, from an "invasion" perspective.. They are in the process of buying us outright. They and the Saudi's are picking up the note on the bulk of our debt. All they'll have to do to take over is call in the loan.

I think a lot of us got a big civic "kick in the butt" when we saw how this administration was misusing the emotion that poured over us right after 9/11. He's been misusing it ever since.

[Klukie]

16. funny you mention that

I had no clue what the national debt was about so I decided to educate myself on it. Rather confusing but I seemed to come to the same conclusion. When I tried to point this out to a few relatives who refuse to see the overall picture of the state of our union I was dismissed as crazy.

[lostnfound]

18. AARP magazine: Each American child has $144,000 in debt at birth

Commented that it's impossible to inherit that kind of debt from one's parents; grossly irresponsible to do the same at that national level. There may be better stats available but I happened to read that last night.


PS Welcome! My kid's too young for soccer but otherwise I'm with ya!

[Klukie]

21. thanks for the welcome

Actually my kids are too young as well, but I'm looking to their future. (Plus I thought it would be a nice little dig at * and his so called pull with the soccer moms)

[Surya Gayatri]

25. Welcome aboard the DU lifeboat, Klukie!

Keep speaking the truth, even to those Repub relatives who just won't see & who try to make you out as the 'crazy' one. One day, some way, you will get through to somebody. Each one teach one. SG

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. From one mom to another, welcome to DU :^)

[Tinksrival]

17. Hi Klukie!

From one soccer mom to another! I'm hangin in the repub west suburbs of Chicago, and *ush is freakin me out too!
Welcome to DU. If your like me you probably have been reading for a while. I really wish we Dems could all speak with one voice too but I've learned by reading this sight that it's just not who we are. We are all so diverse and so passionate on our causes. But one thing I know we all agree on is how bad *ush is for this country. That I think is what we need to focus on. We need to repeat what he has done and how different it would be if Dems were in power. For instance:

* WE wouldn't have spent the 200 Billion dollars
* WE wouldn't have allowed UBL to get away in Afghanistan
* WE would be obeying the laws that keep us free
* WE would've used diplomacy long ago in dealing with Iran-- years ago
* WE would make the Ayatollahs irrelevant
* WE would've made friends abroad, instead of enemies
* THEY have NOT made us safer-- they've made us more vulnerable!
* WE feel the responsibility to care for our returning vets, wounded, suffering mental trauma, or otherwise
* WE wouldn't take away benefits from the Veterans, but rather give more to them and by doing so - recognize and honor their service

Hang in there! :hi:

[Klukie]

20. I totally agree

Democrats by nature are not conformists. This is their greatest strength, but right now I think it may be to our detriment. The strategy of most enemies is to attack the opponents greatest strength hence the * adminstrations rhetoric that the democratic party is the party of no ideas. He has got to be joking right? This party has so many ideas that they are coming out of our ears. If we could only conform on the main ideas that we all obviously agree on and portray that to America we would beat them hands down.

[CrispyQ]

19. Klukie, I too did not pay much attention to govt/politics

until after 9/11. The key point is you're here now & committed to educating others who are ignorant of what is going on in this country. You will find excellent sources of news & commentaries here & if you ever have a question, DUer's are some of the most knowledgeable about what is really going on.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[GuvWurld]

22. Don't hold your breath for the Dems, they are part of the problem

Organize locally. Only We The People can bring the change we seek, and only if we unite to collectively oppose the faux two-party system disguising fascism in America. Non-violent revolution is necessary, NOW! Read Blueprint For Peaceful Revolution.

[OnionPatch]

23. Hi and welcome

I didn't pay too much attention either until after 9/11 so I won't be the one to hold it against you. I'm now a political junkie. Oh and I guess you can call me a soccer mom too even though my child is more into gymnastics than soccer. :)

I think everyone agrees with you about the Dems having a unified message and getting it out there. The problem is that when the media is owned by the other side, the news coverage just isn't going to happen the way we'd like it to. They will always distort and warp our message or just refuse to cover it at all. They will always have 3 conservatives to one liberal and that one liberal is guaranteed to be the whiniest, nerdiest they can find. I've come to the conclusion that until some of the wealthy on the left put some massive effort into building a media infrastructure to support *our* message, it will always seem muddied and unclear at best, hypocritical and disingenuine at worst.

[Klukie]

26. I agree somewhat

I will say they when I watch the news I am appalled sometimes at the information or details that are left out, but I still think if the leaders pull together and repeatedly scream it from the rooftops we will be heard.

[Pacifist Patriot]

24. Welcome from another nervous mom.

[SammyWinstonJack]

27. I didn't pay much attention until Pinhead** announced he was running

for President. Having him as my Gov., I knew what a disaster he would be as President and he has managed to surpass even my worst fears. Welcome to DU.

[earth mom]

28. Welcome to DU!

I'm a mom and I have been motivated the past couple of years not only by fear but outrage at what this administration has done and continues to do in the name of "democracy" which is not democracy but actually pure greed! I ended up on DU over a year ago after the stolen election of 04 and now when I log on, I ask myself what the "outrage of the day" will be. One thing for sure, the newest outrage is always more despicable than the previous outrage. :grr:

After a couple of years exploring politics and seeing outrage after outrage pile up as so much trash, I have very little hope in our dem leadership. Far too many of them are DINOS-democrats in name only. They are corporately owned and controlled and do not serve the people they were elected to serve. Same thing with our media-it too is corporately owned and controlled. We, the people, have been dissed and screwed over big time.

At this point, I think the only way to bring about the change we want is to do it ourselves. We must be the media and tell the truth every chance we get. Your post gives me a glimmer of hope that it's already happening and that the good people of this country are getting clued into the outrages, the lies and the hypocrisy despite the heavy duty and underhanded "nutjob" (love that word!) spin by the bastards in Washington and in the Media. :bounce:

[femrap]

29. Send your post to Reid and Howard Dean....

Or give Reid a call at 1-800-828-0498.

I never thought I would be considering leaving this country....but I see our Democracy becoming a fascist dictatorship.

I am so glad you have seen the 'fear game' that * is playing on the American public.....Welcome to DU!

Fear and greed are mighty motivators, aren't they?

[Justpat]

30. Welcome, Klukie

We are happy to have you here.

[Nightjock]

31. Welcome to DU!

That was RIGHT ON!

Don't feel bad about "waking up" late. I was a registered Republican until 1998!!!
(I still shake my head at my ignorance before I started learning the facts and not listening to the "spin".)

I worry for my beautiful children too, but a small majority of America now sees bush for the liar he is. Educating and waking up the masses takes a long time but it is now getting closer to the impeachment of the boy king. His locked in goosestep minions are turning on him too!

For the first time in a VERY long time I am completely optimistic!!!!

You are among many friends and fellow patriots who want our country back!

[blue neen]

33. Excellent post.

Welcome to DU! :toast: You will find a wealth of information here. I was always interested in politics, but finding this forum made me much more well-educated.

My child is no longer young, but he is of draft age. One of my fears is that these lunatics will reinstate the draft. They will need more soldiers to fight their illegal wars.

[Gelliebeans]

34. Welcome to DU

It is very frightening to feel helpless in the current situation we find ourselves in. Take heart that many of us feel the same. We will never surrender. :hug:

The ball is rolling even when we (DEMS) have some bad days here (ALITO). The truth is coming out and will continue to.

We are organized albeit not as organized as the crime bosses running the country nonetheless you have the ability to organize starting with your local levels and participating with DU and contacting your representatives. Sometimes that gives you a peace of mind that your participation will make a difference. I have been there myself.

We are doing it for the future generations and all our children. I will disagree with the "fear factor" as it is joke and the public is just waking up to it so I wouldn't want to participate in an action that created false fears for Americans. Americans are slow to get it but they can't keep dragging out that same ol excuse without most of us laughing our asses off.

Good luck and look forward to hearing from you at DU :)

[Klukie]

36. Thanks for the welcome

Please don't misunderstand. I am definately not advocating spreading false fears. * has that covered. I say spread all of the things we should be truly fearful of.

[FreedomAngel82]

35. Good post

One time late last year I saw on CNN this special about Saudi Arabia and other governments like them. It was mostly focused on Saudi Arabia. The CNNI reporter followed around two people: a guy in his late twenties or early/mid thirties and a woman in her fourties I'd say. Of course for all I know I could be wrong. Basically they talked about problems they disagreed with on the government but the whole summary of the program was to show how each country is different and different things work for different people. Each country has to figure out what works for them just like we did. You can't go in and force people to go in your direction. And welcome to DU!

[Miss Chybil]

37. Welcome! Must have been lurking awhile to know all the acronyms.

Glad you spoke out!

:hi:

[Klukie]

39. You got me

I have been educating myself for about a month now. I'm having a great time trying to figure them all out. It took me forever to get rofl. Even with the cute little smiley guy mocking me. Thanks for the welcome. I am glad to be here.

[crispini]

38. Welcome! Please get involved locally.

Your local party needs you. Try googling your county name and then "democratic party" and call them up and see how you can get involved! It's an election year!

[Lugnut]

40. Welcome to DU Klukie!

:hi: I'm very thankful for the day when I discovered DU. I think you will be too.

[Mythsaje]

41. You're in the right place!

Welcome to DU. You will find it entertaining, aggravating, infuriating, and occasionally confusing.

[calimary]

42. Welcome to DU from an angry karate mom.

Glad you're here! You're among many friends and sympathizers, especially judging by the length of this thread! One more drop of water. Soon enough, you get an ocean.

Help us...

VISUALIZE IMPEACHMENT!!!
And then go DO something about it.

[flyarm]

43. welcome Klukie we need all the feet on the ground for nov election

please if i can beg here..get involved in your community..we need everyone's help..you will be working for your kids future..there is nothing more important!!
if you haven't done so yet..please if i can encourage you..call your local dnc and put your name on the volunteer list..or move on volunteer list..or dfa list..join your dec..but do something..it will be the greatest gift you can give your children and your family!!

we are all looking for an extra pair of hands and feet..sign up and be a poll watcher..or poll worker..

we need all hands on board long before nov!!

and a hearty WELCOME TO DU!! you are home at last!!

fly

[wtmusic]

44. Great post Klukie

You're in the right place. :thumbsup:

[FrenchieCat]

45. Welcome...and know

that you found a great place for your rant.


I feel as you do, but it the 2000 election that did it for me.

Hopefully, it won't get worse before it gets better!

Again, Welcome! :hi:

[Stockholm]

46. Welcome Klukie

Good post! :hi: