Time to go into full Denzel mode, get the swagger back, take charge, and explain this shit to America like they are a 4-year old
Rally to Restore Sanity/Keep Fear Alive
^^^Exactly. People let the drama overshadow what has been completed. By the time they realize that, Obama's term will be over.
Mobius wrote:
In my mind the election was more a referendum on democratic leadership than democratic policy.
Fully agree with this. From what I could tell, it wasn't so much people wanting Republicans in but people who are fed up and wanting to get rid of a lot of politicians they are pissed off with.
The Democrats need to take heed and clean house of a lot of the corruption and other ills that has infested their party. Earn the people's respect and trust back.
By the same token, the Republicans need to do exactly the very same thing otherwise, mark my words, that old political pendulum is in full swing and will hit just as hard back the other way in 2 years for the next election period.
Blaming 'the other guys' is nothing but a sheer cop-out. Too much stuff was done since then that many are not happy with, and it wasn't just by one politician alone. Many have done things to piss off those they supposedly represent. And that goes for both parties though, obviously, the Democrats took the bigger hit last night. Don't for a second think that the Republicans now have it smooth sailing for awhile because you would be wrong. We're watching and we're watching all of you!
People are pissed off at all of the unethical crap they are all doing which is all too often doing nothing but causing all kinds of harm and destruction in their political wake. Voting is one of the few ways that many people know of to try to do something about things and we're sick of settling for the 'lesser of two evils'. With a larger than usual number of write-in candidates winning, it only goes to prove that YES, a 3rd option CAN win. Doesn't necessarily mean that they are better but it does put the mainstream 2 party system on notice.
James wrote:
On a board where taking oneself way too seriously seems to be the norm, isn't a bit of silliness a good thing?
Or does walkonby have a monpoly on silliness?slappy wrote:James wrote:
So who won last night? Leibowitz (Stewart) or Colbert?
It's kinda silly to be obsessed with Jon's real last name isn't it 'James Ford'?
Silliness is good occasionally. Funny is better for extended periods.
walkonby is generally funny.
'Monpoly' sounds like a Swedish gay fetish club. Time Out Stockholm would call it 'Sexy and silly'.
Jaguar wrote:Mobius wrote:
In my mind the election was more a referendum on democratic leadership than democratic policy.
Fully agree with this. From what I could tell, it wasn't so much people wanting Republicans in but people who are fed up and wanting to get rid of a lot of politicians they are pissed off with.
While this is true, it's also a stupid attitude. "We're fed up with the current politicians, so we're going to vote in the other party that we just voted out two years ago because they f***ed things up to begin with." It's like we're a nation of short-sighted, petulant infants.
Certainly the voters have punished the Democrats, as they meant to (and as the Democrats deserved), but they've punished the country's future as a result. The Republicans have already made clear that their number one priority is extending the Bush tax cuts for the very wealthy, and Obama, who apparently still views himself as Abe Lincoln, has already indicated he is willing to compromise on this. He ought to channel the Abe Lincoln who sent General William Tecumseh Sherman to finish off the South.
Doctor wrote:
He ought to channel the Abe Lincoln who sent General William Tecumseh Sherman to finish off the South.
I like the way you think.
hmmm I didn't realize that Ozzy was at this event during the day. I thought it was a taped segment. He played Voodoo that night which by the way he rocked ;D Wish this rally to restore crap was this weekend.