I'm on the floor in a fetal position today...

[PlanetBev]

I'm an Obama supporter, but it's apparent that whomever our nominee is, they have two opponents, the Media and the Republicans. I realize this isn't news to any astute watcher of politics, but with each four year cycle, I'm becoming more bitter and cynical. How the hell are we supposed to win in these circumstances?

Pretty bad when you have to take Xanax after a fucking debate. :-(

[H2O Man]

1. This is a tough fight.

The puppeteer behind the curtain wasn't going to give up the strings to the White House easily. It is going to become even tougher in the fall. But we will we will win. Count on it.

[Egnever]

10. Well said

all this hysteria on here today seems a little over the top tonight.

[Cha]

15. We knew that didn't we? I had something better

than "Xanex"..I didn't watch 'cause I knew what it would like and I'm just glad that Obama can handle that with all the grace he can muster.

Like the email from David Plouffe today..

"Did you see the debate last night?

If you did, you saw more gotcha politics and distractions than questions about the pressing issues affecting our country."

[Swamp Rat]

24. The DLC/PPI/PNACers have money, power, and media access, but we have the numbers.

Yeah, c'mon
Love my girl
She lookin' good
C'mon
One more

Five to one, baby
One in five
No one here gets out alive, now
You get yours, baby
I'll get mine
Gonna make it, baby
If we try

The old get old
And the young get stronger
May take a week
And it may take longer
They got the guns
But we got the numbers
Gonna win, yeah
We're takin' over
Come on!

Yeah!

Your ballroom days are over, baby
Night is drawing near
Shadows of the evening crawl across the years
Ya walk across the floor with a flower in your hand
Trying to tell me no one understands
Trade in your hours for a handful dimes
Gonna' make it, baby, in our prime

Come together one more time ..............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DfG1SNydnc

[H2O Man]

29. Oh, I like that.

Some people are upset about last night, but

[goclark]

30. Right you are ~ CHANGE means that we need to Work

to make MSM and dirty tricks not welcomed in American politics.

Now is the time!

[Avalux]

2. Get ahold of yourself, stand up and don't let it get to you.

Yes, the media and the Republicans are our opponents and we know it will be a battle. But WE need to be the ones who make a difference. If we all lay down on the floor ina fetal position, they win.

:hug:

[PlanetBev]

17. Struggling hard to get to feet

Not easy, but trying...

[SoonerPride]

3. Go take a carton of tea and flush it down the toilet

It'll get you feelin better, I promise.

[PlanetBev]

19. Going for the tea...

Probably Camomile would be best...caffeine probably not a good idea at the present moment.

[SoonerPride]

34. I meant to have your own Boston Tea Party as a protest

Flush the tea symbolically down the toilet as a big middle finger to the ruling class and media whores.

[EFerrari]

4. I don't think of them as separate entities any more.

We'll be fine if we get the votes counted, though. The corporate media has been losing power for a long time. They just don't know how much yet. :hi:

[Egnever]

5. sigh

really?

[Dr.Phool]

6. I couldn't bring myself to watch it.

So I sat down with Comedy Central, and my laptop next to me, tuned into DU.

I think I made the right choice.

[tridim]

7. I have hope that when Obama wins the Presidency..

We'll finally be in a position where we can begin exposing and dismantling the machine. Dean would have done the same, but he wasn't as strong as Obama.

[Bonobo]

11. Precisely.

[Bonobo]

8. Obama was made for this. He is the first "Post-24 hr. News" candidate.

He is the first candidate anyone has seen who grew up with the 24 hours news cycle.

He is uniquely poised to take them on, like a mountain goat is made for climbing up mountains.

Have confidence. He did not get this far, against these odds for nothing. He got here because of Darwinian nature of this process.

[Skidmore]

20. Yes, now is the time to stand and not to budge.

We aren't going anywhere. I trust Obama to stand in front of us. We will have his back.

[goclark]

28. Obama "gets it" and his staff is first class

He is the only person that can beat them back.

He also knows that his supporters are there for him and want to stop the dirty tricks.

He is our LEADER and he respects our abilities and our passion for CHANGE.

[Barack_America]

9. A laxative should help with that.

;)

Just kidding. Don't worry. Everything's going to be all right. We Pennsylvanians aren't idiots. We're going to get this done for you.

[Bonobo]

13. What about Pittsburgh. I lived there for a couple of years.

Odd place. I loved it and hated it.

[Barack_America]

Not sure about Pittsburgh.

I've never lived there, personally.

But the Democratic might really is in the SE.

[screembloodymurder]

12. You're right and we've got to do something about it.

Even if it means no more Disney World. Boycott ABC and Disney.

[emilyg]

14. Do you need a blanket?

[PlanetBev]

22. A blanky sounds good right now

Dragging one off the bed...

[quantass]

16. LOL! I can understand your frustration but remember this...

there comes a point when the American people will fight back and stand up to their growing bitterness and frustrations that they see daily when they wake up @ the pump, or their decaying homes, and more....there's always a point when the people realize that no matter how much spin the media and the repubs can say before even a toddler can even tell that it is BS and will fight back.

I've been watching your country for some time and i tend to notice that when the American people get complacent about the happenings in their lives they always resort to going republican...from my pov i notice that Americans prefer to be "ruled" by a republican but when the repubs make a mess of things (which they always end up doing) then the American people start crying to mommy and go in large numbers to a democrat to fix that problem...and once that problem is fixed they will dump the party and go back to republicans...

It's veyr similar to women and their preference for the Bad boy, but will always end up getting hurt by the bad boy and will cry to the Good boy to make her feel better and then when the tears stop will always jump back to the Bad Boy....sure the repubs aren't good for the mind and body but the bad boy drama is always exciting.

[butterfly77]

18. No giving up!

Its time to fight this is only the beginning, so be ready for two kitchen sinks to be thrown once the republicons start. I am listening to Obama on CNN right now and someone asked him how will he fight in the general and he basically said that he is giving Hillary a little respect because she is a Democrat but it will be different when going against a republiCON.


Some of these RepubliCONS are insane I have been watching them for years and they will do anything to win we have many people who are working to help Obama I will never give up remember it is about WE THE PEOPLE.

[tridim]

23. Oh man, that answer makes me feel all tingly.

Great answer Barack!

Fuck the Repukes.

[PlanetBev]

26. That perked me up too...

Heart rate going up, eyes no longer dull and glazed.

[barack the house]

21. As soon as something upsets you turn it off. Our friends are Olberman...

... headonradionetwork.com and novamradio.com stick with them and life will be far sweeter.

[Lucinda]

25. Exactly. Well not JUST the media and McCain...

We'll have to deal with all the sleazy 527's, etc too.
This primary is going to look like it was a picnic on a bright shiny day before the GE is over.

[MarjorieG]

27. We are against the GOP party and media. Support not blame our nominee

So much parroting of RW talking points in dissing Kerry, and we cannot do that again. Let's not get mad, but get smarter, and more effective.

[crankychatter]

31. Today is like waking up with someone and wishing you hadn't

needing a shower

another date? um, no?

[MattBaggins]

32. See watch you're supposed to do

is support Clinton. See if you are old enough to be bitter about that, then you need to embrace it. See you need to get past the distaste and start seeing last night as the point where politics get fun. Mud slinging and stupid questions is what politics about.

[knixphan]

33. Hey Bev

No worries, luv.

McCain will also have two adversaries.

Obama and US.

We will out-fund the hell out of McBush, and we control internet news and the youth vote.

Get all your young friends suited up. We go to war very shortly.

And I'll make martinis for everyone.

Force a smile. The love boat is getting fitted with cannons as we speak.

[PlanetBev]

40. Mmmmm, martinis...

I'll definately take you up on that Knix...

[rasputin1952]

35. It's part of the cycle, and the thought that the RW has bought

up a lot of the media adds to the perspective. The conservative operatives have been working for years on taking over the media, (it was never all that liberal anyway), and they have gone out of their way to ensure they own whatever the see as a "threat"...the only losers in this are the members of the public. THe majority of people still believe they are being told the truth on many matters, and since they rarely, if ever investigate anything, the public is it's own worst enemy.

We could be invaded tomorrow, but the majority of "news" outlets would tell us more about Brittney Spears...it is disgusting.

[Terran]

36. I think Obama

has so far demonstrated an extraordinary ability to effectively counter the crap being thrown at him. If he couldn't handle it, he wouldn't be where he is now. Have faith.

[tokenlib]

37. Just watched Barack's town meeting--good therapy

Watching him respond helped me feel better.. I'll watch his rally tonight too.

[Adelante]

38. Cynical was last night

Today we have HOPE again :pals:

[uponit7771]

39. I agree, I think that's the reason I'm so pissed right now.

[knixphan]

41. and sign up some first-time donors.

I got a friend of mine to donate 25 bucks and it made me feel better!