Are the Clinton Supporters here on DU complete HERMITS?

[Labors of Hercules]

Are you not paying attention to the way THE PEOPLE are responding to Barack Obama? If we MUST take back the White House in November, we need a completely magnetic personality with ROCK STAR QUALITY, and GUESS WHAT... WE'VE GOT ONE!!!!

[libertee]

1. and you will get McCain for a president

[Labors of Hercules]

3. And your expertise in a candidate's national appeal comes from where exactly?

:shrug:

[high density]

17. That guy wants Ron Paul to be in the Democratic party

I wouldn't take anything he or she says seriously.

[Yurovsky]

24. Please ... Hillary's negatives are so high ...

she wouldn't get elected dog catcher outside of NY. The GOP is fractured right now, with the money-grubbing capitalist bastards pissed off that Romney is out; the bible-thumping-snake-handlers are mad that Huckabee isn't going to win; and the assorted odd ball right wing fascists of the Rush Lamebrain/Sean Handjobbity strain heads are exploding because a guy they HATE (McCain) is about to be the GOP nominee.

The only person who can unite the GOP is Hillary. And they will come out in droves to defeat her.

But even if she did win, you'ld have DLC poster boy Bubba running the show, and Hillary Haliburton would still drag the Iraq war on for as long as her monied benefactors tell her to. So it really won't matter if Hillary beats McCain or if McCain wins. Innocent Iraqi children will continue to die, along with American soldiers. And I think the only way we prevent a war with Iran is to elect Obama.

I don't know about you, but I'm tired of the shoot first, ask questions later diplomacy of the past 28 years.

Vote Progressive. Vote Obama.

[BlueJazz]

34. Yep..I agree 100 percnt. You thought the "Willie" ads were bad? Ha!..wait...

...until the Republican Media Smear Machine get a hold of Obama.
They'll make him out to be every "Black Person sterotype" that ever existed.

Disgusting...I know...but that's what Repugs do best....

[LibDemAlways]

35. Anyone who thinks Obama would be tough to beat

in November is incredibly naive. First, the US is chock full of racists. Second, the repukes will be running an old white guy with a military background. DUers see McCain as a stale old warmonger. Joe and Jane Q politically uninvolved Citizen will see him as an experienced white guy who will keep them safe.

[newmajority]

36. You can have McCain for a President if you want

But I'm electing President Barack Obama. :)

[Skip Intro]

39. little doubt about that

[Carolina]

56. and Hillary is so different from Mc

[cbayer]

2. I am. Haven't left my boat for days

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[Labors of Hercules]

28. To whom exactly were you directing this diatribe? nt.

[cbayer]

31. I think it was me. Didn't mean to upset him.

[LowerManhattanite]

44. Really went off the rails there didn't he?

Screaming about Hitler and whatnot?

Totally wood-chippered Godwin's ol' Law didn't he?

Yeesh!

[cbayer]

54. Uh, yeah. I don't know what it is I said that ticked him off. Maybe he hates boats.

[fenriswolf]

48. yeah read up on your own candidate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4510777

[alittlelark]

50. MEDIC!!!! MEDIC!!!! Neutron is off his meds !!!!

We need help ASAP!

[frogcycle]

4. yeah, these people will win it, fer sher, rilly

[Labors of Hercules]

9. Hell yes, they will.

I'm 32 years old. I am a die hard Al Gore supporter (have been since I was a kid). The same quality I see now in Al Gore's newfound appeal, I see multiplied TENFOLD in Obama.

You can put your hands over your ears if you want to, but the guy has got IT.

[Yurovsky]

27. Agree 100%. The last time I saw it was 1968 ...

and his name was Bobby.

I was a die-hard Dennis Kucinich supporter, but I realize that being right 99.999999999% of the time won't get you elected President (Al Gore knows a thing about that as well).

You cannot underestimate CHARISMA. Obama is simply a LIKEABLE guy. Hillary isn't even well liked by her own staff, or that of Bill's White House.

[JVS]

10. must... resist... urge to... make... crude jokes

[frogcycle]

15. haha

point taken!

[Bluebear]

5. "We need a fucking ROCK STAR" - great campaign slogan.

Make a lot of buttons and see what demographic is willing to wear them.

[fenriswolf]

49. you know

I always said i wanted to like a president as much as I like bob marley. Hope I get that chance.

[incapsulated]

6. I thought this was a primary, not American Idol

Jesus tapdancing Christ.

[Labors of Hercules]

13. The man is appealing for a lot of reasons...

and to a lot of average citizens, this is 100% American Idol.

[Bluebear]

14. "You were a little pitchy but you made that caucus YOUR OWN!"

:silly:

[Evergreen Emerald]

7. I am not a hermit. I am just not fooled by glitz. I want more from a president

than pretty words and empty suits. And I am not one to follow the crowd just because it is a crowd.

[Labors of Hercules]

19. I agree with you.

But Obama has proven he is no empty suit, and people connect with him. Do NOT continue to think that having an inate ability to communicate his goals and arouse feeling in people isn't important, because in truth, it is INFINITELY more important than any other quality a candidate can possess.

[emilyg]

29. Obama has proven nothing to me.

[okasha]

42. Uhm--

remember Ronald Reagan?

[RaleighNCDUer]

66. I do. Do you?

He had a way of appealing to middle america that made his outrageous, far-right Nazi-loving, race-baiting, hateful policies seem acceptable to a good majority of the population.

Wouldn't you like to see a president who could similary make rational, progressive, populist, idealistic policies acceptable to a vast majority of the population?

The "anti-Reagan", you might say. Something Bill ran as, but abandoned to advocate for such republican touchstones as free trade, welfare reform, and corporate deregulation. I have a little problem with a return to the 90s, and getting THAT again.

[progressive_realist]

71. Yep

As I recall, he won that election in a landslide.

Winning at all costs can be a bad thing, but winning big in a fair contest usually turns out to be somewhat useful.

:dem:

[rodeodance]

45. yeah--when the glitter fades away--there is that MT suit!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

8. adults don't vote for rock stars..... personally - I don't follow the "crowd."

n/t

[RestoreGore]

11. And you can keep him n/t

[smalll]

12. "Labors of Hercules" -- Yes, I understand they do a lot of Greek Mythology in 8th grade.

"...we need a fucking ROCK STAR, and GUESS WHAT... WE'VE GOT ONE!!!!" :eyes:

[frogcycle]

21. was it hercules who shoveled all that shit out of the stables?

[Labors of Hercules]

26. Why yes, it was...

It is precisely the Augean stables the Bush* administration has left us with, and I believe Barack Obama is the one most capable of cleaning them.

Touché!

[fenriswolf]

51. ROFL nice one.

[rug]

16. I wouldn't vote for Leif Garrett either.

We know how well that turned out.

[amborin]

18. the people have been ready for change before Obama

they're ready with or without him.....this electorate has been fed up with rethug policies for a long time now...the last midterm elections were just one small sign of that...the wish for change predated Obama

but guess what???? the US wants REAL CHANGE

they don't just want to hear the words "change," or "hope"

they want the REAL thing.....

Obama has not yet articulated WHY he wants to be president....let's hear him explain

the problem with Obama is he has a very thin record even to get re-elected to the Senate, let alone the presidency

if he had a strong track record, i'd be more confident, but he doesn't

i fear anyone who displays any messiah tendencies, and so far i'm seeing some

[Yossariant]

20. One more crazed fanatic.

:crazy:

[Labors of Hercules]

30. Actually, I'm an Edwards supporter...

So much for assumptions.

[Yossariant]

33. Obviously, that doesn't give you immunity.

:crazy:

[Tennessee Gal]

23. I am not voting for a rock star.

I am voting for the occupier of the highest office in this nation. I take it damn seriously.

Some people here are either extremely immature or way too easily influenced.

And then some are quite willing to forget or suspend their core principles.

[Sapphocrat]

25. You know, if y'all really want to tamp down the "cult meme"...

...you'll stop posting this "rock star" fluff. It makes you look... well, like a crazed teenybopper who doesn't know why he's voting for Obama, except that he's like, so kewl.

OTOH, if that's really all you've got... :shrug:

[Proud2BAmurkin]

32. I live in a hatch and have to keep resetting a countdown clock

what else is there to do but post here

[RaleighNCDUer]

68. What does that mean? nt

[usrbs]

37. I want the most competent president, not the most charismatic

And the GOP won't win this election. Talk to your Republican friends - they're totally dispirited. It's our year, and the country is fucked beyond belief, so let's get the best person in there to clean up the mess.

[Qanisqineq]

38. yes

and I find Obama sounds too much like a preacher and there isn't enough substance. Besides, with all this talk about "rock star" and "inspiration" and the crying and swooning of supporters, it gives me the creeps. Kind of like my born-again-Christian sister and her feelings for GW Bush.

[jannyk]

40. OMG! How can I have been so obtuse? A Fucking Rock Star!!!???

This ain't American Idol - are you aware of that? Should Sanjeet run as VP - I mean, everyone talks about his hair?
Do you have a brain cell working? Of all the pap and sewage I have read in the past few weeks - I think this one takes the prize as the most inane!

My greatest fear, is that the majority of Obama supporters think (or don't think enough) as you do - heaven help us all. I don't think it's a cult - I think it's a fucking fashion statement!

I want a President with Bull Dog determination and a clear plan to get us out of this mess - not a fucking pretty Icon.



edited for spelling only

[okasha]

47. "I don't think it's a cult - I think it's a fucking fashion statement!"

Damn, Skippy!

What a shame they don't give Pulitzers for posts on message boards.

[krabigirl]

41. I don't want a "rock star" for president. I don't follow the crowd, either. sorry.

guess I'm a "hermit" then...

[Straight Shooter]

43. We're supposed to be impressed by a manufactured candidate?

There is minimum attraction to a candidate like Obama who attracts so many people with such a fancy for glitter and a predilection for hurling insults.

[GarbagemanLB]

46. lol I thought you meant Hillary

clap clap point point

[NMMNG]

52. If Rock Star Quality is criterion for the presidency these days,

Let's just elect a rock star and be done with it. I guess this has become American Idol.

[Jim Sagle]

53. No, but some Obama supporters are complete jagoffs - just like their candidate.

[MonkeyFunk]

55. Howard Dean had fanatical supporters, too

just sayin'

[nonconformist]

57. No, not a hermit... I just live in the real world.

Where people have real problems and need real solutions to them.

You can keep your rock star. I'm not naive enough to believe that Obama can change the world. I just want some good policy enacted for a change. I don't need a savior. I need fucking health care.

[For PaisAn]

58. I'm not inspired

Not one bit. He comes across as condescending, arrogant and full of himself. Bloviating doesn't do it for me. I'm not looking for a "Rock Star" to lead this country. But you may be correct, since so many voters are. Well, looks like we'll have another 4 or 8 years of Republican tyranny.

[newmajority]

59. Yes, the Hillary supporters are Hermits!

I'm Hillary the eighth I am
Hillary the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the Clinton next door
He's been married seven times before
And every one was a Hillary (Hillary)
He wouldn't put his Slick Willy in a Sam (no Sam)
I'm his eighth old lady, I'm Hillary
Hillary the eighth I am

[nonconformist]

65. Revolting. nt

[newmajority]

67. How so? No humor in Hillbot-ville tonight?

Or are you just unfamiliar with 60's British pop music?

[sykalla]

60. *Cult of Personality! Cult of Personality! Cult of Personality*

As a former supporter of John Edwards and troller of these boards who never bothered to register until now, I find it increasingly distressing that Obama supporters focus on personality instead of cause (John Edwards). You narrow in on a regurgitated vague message of change and hope (and some even chant it freakishly) -- without regard for details or whether or not his message actually does represent change.

The fact is that Obama doesn't represent change. He's a political pragamatist by any sense of the word. He's 10 votes away from Hillary in the Senate for God's sake! And I'm sorry he's not the messiah either.

You guys disturb me!

[newmajority]

61. Wow, a new poster and the first word out of them is CULT.

How much is Mr. From paying these days? :eyes:

BTW, "Cult of Personality" is a damn good song. But I'll bet when it came out, you were all upset about those uppity black musicians knocking Bon Jovi off the charts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTjKWq9Gges

[sykalla]

62. And another thing???

Why must you immediately play the race card?????

Beyond disturbing!

[ClericJohnPreston]

63. Yeah

Who needs someone to bog down conversation with little issues like details and specifics. Who cares if he is associated with people of questionable character? Who cares that he is to the RIGHT of center? I mean, all that matters is a Democrat wins, no matter what he does once in office, even if he is best friends with Big Business, right?

RIGHT,RIGHT,RIGHT?????

[susanr516]

64. You are trying to convince me to vote for Obama

because he has a completely magnetic personality and rock star quality? Who needs issues? He's a star!!

No, thanks.

[goodgd_yall]

69. You're parodying Obama supporters, aren't you?

I think you should have put the ROFL figure in your message so we'd be sure you were joking.

[Carrieyazel]

70. He isn't a rock star to most Repukes and many non-liberal independents

Remember, these are DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES AND PRIMARIES. The electorates are only voting for Democrats and consist of overwhelming percentages of Democrats. The general election electorate is vastly different. Black voters in Georgia, Alabama, Missisippi, Louisiana and South Carolina will be on the losing end in November as vast numbers of whites vote Repuke. States like Utah, Idaho, Nebraska, Kansas will not vote for ANY Dem, whether its Barack or Hillary. Small Democratic caucuses will be a memory.

And after a general campaign of being inundated by Repuke attacks, and having his entire adult life nitpicked and invaded, Barack won't be the same candidate he is now.