The Republican Party is FREAKING FUCKING OUT!!!

[bridgit]

:rofl:

[RebelOne]

1. Not yet. We have a long way to go before we beat them. n/t

[bridgit]

4. not my point, they are FREAKING FUCKING OUT at the prospect...

of loss to a party that will no longer suffer neocon obfuscation...and that is a much shorter trip imo my friend :patriot:

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[malaise]

14. It was not close. He lost by well over 10,000

votes and became one of very few Senate incumbents in American political history to lose a primary. Any win was a massive victory for change.
The rethugs know the writing is on the wall and so do the men and women in the hands of special interests.
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[malaise]

33. Lamont won a massive victory

and that is a completely separate issue from what is required for November.
Oh next time don't shout. Shouting is a vexation to my spirit.
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[bridgit]

15. your entitled to your opinion & welcome to du, harry t...

a 52/48 split in todays political environ of setup games, shaved points & votes is important no doubt; why it's almost like the good old days :patriot: :kick:

[BonnieJW]

17. You are assuming

that the 48% will vote Lieberman and not Lamont. I don't think that will happen.

[harry t]

27. bonnie

EVEV if only half the 48% vote for joe, if the repukes cross over due to their candidates scandals, NED LOSES !!!

[LSK]

31. half of 48 = 24 and the republican is polling 13%

Where do these mystery repukes come from?

[One_Life_To_Give]

44. 13% total means only 26% of R's support the nom.

If Joe pulls 75% of the Repub votes and only 25% of the dems. He will probably win.

[B Calm]

69. When the GOP fails to support their candidate and throws money

to Lieberman your prediction will come true. I really look for this to happen.. Hopefully the Dem's in Connecticut will know who Joe Lieberman really is before the election.

[CrushTheDLC]

55. RimJob's trailer court in Fresno?

Some Freeper criminal will print them a bunch of fake CT drivers licenses.

[WI_DEM]

32. Actually it's win-win, Harry

I think the people of CT will see Joe as a "loserman" and will help Lamont, but also if he does manage to win he has pledged to support the Democrats and caucus with them--especially if we win back the Senate as seems more likely given the woes of incumbent repukes in Montana, Pennsylvania, RI, Ohio and Missouri. You see, Joe is a politician he knows that the his former collegues have to support the winner of the DEM primary.

[Blue-Jay]

41. Well, since you've got it all figured out,

I say we just give up.

:eyes:

[Ms. Clio]

53. and whaddaya know, we had one of those repuke freak outs right here

Bwahahahahahahaha

[bridgit]

54. heehee, too true...

:rofl: :hi:

[Ms. Clio]

57. What's that smell?

Why, I think it's known as "flop sweat." :D

:hi:

[Guaranteed]

20. See, there's your problem. You think the D's will vote for Lieberman.

Not gonna happen, with the Repukes coming out on Lieberman's side like this. The Dems outnumber Repukes somewhere around 2 to 1 in CT, and Lamont is going to get almost all of them. Then the (R) and Loserman will split the rest.

Dems don't like traitors.

[skipos]

22. 1. Rasmussen 3 way poll had Ned 40%, Joe 40%, Alan 13%

2. If you think people who voted for Joe in the primary are going to all vote for Joe "I don't care about Democrats" Lieberman, you are very mistaken.
3. Ned has only just begun to get endorsements, exposure and money. Joe, the incumbent who managed to lose a primary with record high turnout, is going to have a much time getting that. Except from the Fox News crew, Rove, etc.
4. You remind me of all the people who claimed Joe would "definitely" win the primary.

[sendero]

67. I can't wait to see the polling..

... a couple weeks from now. A bunch of Ned Naysayers are going to have to eat crow again!

[LSK]

24. Lieberman just lost a bunch of funding and backing

He will be a nobody in a month.

[MysteryToMyself]

26. You could be right

but I have a feeling that there are as many normal republicans that are as sick of these arrogant republican and DINO idiots as we are. We would need more republicans to vote democrat and half of those who voted for Lieberman to come on over to Lamont. Keep pointing out who is the real Democrat.

Even if Joe wins, he and some of the other DINOs will realize that we know what they are doing. So we are no worse off than if Lieberman won last night. We have sent a message.

It would be sad for Joe to win as an independent, because he is showing disrespect for the Democrats and their votes. It is people like him that are hurting America. The strutting arrogant bunch think they know everything and they don't.



He who knows not and knows not that he knows not is a fool, shun him.

[WI_DEM]

28. Hi Harry, you've been a busy beaver today with this line

and Welcome to DU btw. But just because some democrats voted for Lieberman in the primary doesn't mean they will support him as a Independent. And since Lamont is the only anti-Bush, anti-war candidte running, Lieberman will split the pro-Bush, pro-war vote with his republican rival allowing Lamont to win.

[WilliamPitt]

29. LOL

A little light reading:

===

The road signs to Ned Lamont's victory were readable as early as 2000, when Lieberman insisted on running again for the Senate even after his nomination as vice president, which, had Gore won, would have guaranteed that conservative, corrupt Republican John Rowland would nominate Lieberman's successor. Connecticut Democrats rejected home-state presidential candidate Lieberman by a massive margin in the 2004 presidential primary, and by this year--with his support for Alberto Gonzales and Samuel Alito, by flirtatiously campaigning to succeed Donald Rumsfeld as the Bush Administration's Defense Secretary, with his mounting the barricades on behalf of expansive presential power--Lieberman's political capital in his home state was virtually exhausted. Politicians supported him this year out of duty, but even in old Lieberman strongholds--his home city of New Haven, and working-class Bridgeport--voters could muster little enthusiasm. Connecticut, divided between the richest suburbs and some of the poorest cities in the country, is showing signs of deep change in how it does political business: in a bellwether gubernatorial primary that could mean as much to the future of Connecticut as the Lieberman-Lamont contest, Democrats endorsed New Haven Mayor John DeStefano, the son of a police officer and a fighting progressive who combines unwavering passion for social justice with a cool competence at finding common ground between middle-class and poor, cities and suburbs.

Does Lieberman have the strength to win as an independent? Don't be deceived by the close final numbers in the Lieberman-Lamont primary. Lamont ran a consistent eight points or more ahead in most of the state, from affluent suburbs in Fairfield County to devastated mill towns in the state's northeast. Lieberman finally pulled within striking distance of Lamont only because a handful of municipal Democratic organizations in the old Naugatuck Valley industrial zone, the last remnants of old-line party hacks, pulled out the stops on primary day. Those ghosts of the old Bailey machine won't be available to Lieberman in the general election. Far from taking comfort in Connecticut's base of unaffiliated voters, Lieberman should shudder: 11,000 of them switched into the Democratic Party for the August primary, and the evidence would suggest they voted against him.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060814/shapiro

[Vincardog]

30. I hate to spoil your fun but a Democratic primary voter will vote

DEMOCRATIC in the general. Who can Holy Joe count on them? That guarantees LAMONT the seat.

[pa28]

36. Yep. Joe is about to have is ego busted.

He'll find only a small fraction of those 48% will abandon the Democratic party for an exercise in vanity.

[CrushTheDLC]

56. well, in fairness, MOST of them will.

Depending on the laws of the state. If you aren't required to register AS a member of any party, then crossing party lines to affect the "other guys" primary is a common enough practice. (for example, I voted for McCain in the 2000 primary out of pure contempt for the mere idea of anyone named "Bush" on the ballot).

So assuming that Republicans may have crossed over to vote for Joe yesterday, it's not likely those same Republicans would vote for Lamont in the general. Whether they would vote for "Indy Joe" over the weak Republican candidate is the REAL question.

[Lenore]

35. Welcome to DU....... eom

[Totallybushed]

38. Here's what's really scary:

Could 48% of Democratic voters support Bush in his war effort?

Were the Republicans crossing over to that extent?

Will Diebold be a factor?

[gratuitous]

40. I'll bet you a $10 donation to DU that Lamont wins in November

Talk being notoriously cheap, I'll put some money on it.

C'mon harry t, want a piece of this action?

[niyad]

46. welcome to DU--is there some reason you are spewing reichwing talking

points today?

[mac56]

47. Dude, you're cutting and pasting this same message into several threads.

I know you're new here. Welcome. But please understand that this is bad form and may affect your credibility.

[Exultant Democracy]

48. Where do you find the pro-war pro-bush votes he needs?

Ned will win the Dem's again, and in a state like CT where Bush's popularity is at a all time low (even among republicans) Joe might be able to get 60% of the republican vote but Lamont is sure to win the independent vote.

There is only one way Joe wins again, another 9-11.

[Virginia Dare]

2. They do seem a bit hysterical don't they?....n/t

[bridgit]

5. geawd yes, it's almost pitiful...

almost :rofl:

[long_green]

3. it's FUCKING FREAKING OUT

according to my seventh-grade grammar book (which I saved for just such an occasion as this).;)

[bridgit]

6. ah yes, the 'burger king theory'...

you can still have it you way :rofl:

[Dora]

7. My curse instinct says it's FREAKING THE FUCK OUT.

But my Intro to Cursing primer may be an older edition than yours.

What would EB White say? :shrug:

[bridgit]

10. yay! the 'burger king theory' is multi tasking...

[Jackpine Radical]

9. The Puggies are OUT FUCKING FREAKS you say?

Or did I forget the hyphen?
(OUT-FUCKING FREAKS?)

[bananarepublican]

59. I think you had it right the first time. They only "consumate" amongst...

... themselves. In pondering this a little further I have come to the conclusion that republicans could well be freaks! Wow! Talk about stumbling upon a universal truth.

[Guaranteed]

23. Yes, that's splitting an infinitive...or something.

:P

[Fleshdancer]

8. Freaking out I understand, but freaking fucking out? They wish.

:silly:

[bridgit]

12. bloop bloop...

:rofl:

[mmonk]

11. Is their debt

and killing spree in jeopardy?

[bridgit]

16. there it is, that's what i'm say'n...

:thumbsup:

[malaise]

42. Yes this must be true because

they are out in droves today.

[porphyrian]

13. Any sane people in their position would. Not to imply...

...that they are particularly sane, that is.

[bridgit]

18. pft, good point...

:spray: :thumbsup:

[Gidney N Cloyd]

19. "Fucking freaking out" or "Freaking the fuck out." Either is correct.

[bridgit]

21. so, now we have a freaking fucking 'fucking freaking out' nazi...

GREAT! welcome aboard :hi: :patriot:

[LittleClarkie]

34. How so? Could you be more specific?

What are you talking about.

[bridgit]

37. oh please, read the headlines, and not just the ones about Lamont...

Bush peeks his little dunder head out of his hidey hole in crawford, stumbles over a shit pile of words while explaining things he has not a clue regarding the likes of which he speaks (a national embarrassment that, brought to you BY the republican party), the war in iraq is lost by same-wise postures of false pride & ignorance; rice standing beside the wannabe boy king/caesar/tyrant, watching him struggle mightily for the words his mommy never thought to teach him cause rich people do not NEED to know them, appears among the grandest of fools history will ever know of for sure having attempted to 'verbalizes' things that are not to be mentioned in polite society; so they trot out Phony Snow to try to re-establish some sense of fucking decorum in a rigged game of strip poker gone awry...and and the their favorite dem lost...for openers, please

why? what would you have me 'talk' about :shrug:

[LittleClarkie]

39. If you're going to be cryptic, don't cop an attitude when someone

asks you to explain.

I thought perhaps something specific had happened.

And understanding you shouldn't depend on having read the entire board that day.

[bridgit]

43. everything imo is happening poorly for the republicans, my dear...

they are therefore freaking fucking out as alluded to above; just so you know = i reserve all rights to exercise my freedom, my liberty, and my glyph & cryptographic device

:-)
:hi:

[TexasLawyer]

45. Oh Yeah-- Check out the Drudge Report

Running lots of banner headline articles about Joe. The "Win for the wackadoo wing" article is very entertaining.

Lieberman Loses Connecticut Primary Bid...
'Irresponsibile and inconsistent with my principles' to drop out...
*PAPER: Win for the wackadoo wing...
**PEYSER: Lieberman isn't listening...
***DICK MORRIS: JOE WILL RISE AGAIN...
McKinney Out...
*VIDEO: McKinney Sings...
**Alleges voter irregularities...
***Supporters, Media Scuffle...

AN 'INDEPENDENT' JOE

http://www.drudgereport.com/

[bridgit]

49. Lieberman seems intent on being the spoiler, how he cannot reckon...

his ego in lieu of what needs to be done for the democratic vision of america is beyond me; this "win for the wackadoo wing" so too so very predictable, too so very tiring, and too so very easy to step around after having seen this level of schoolyard vitriol now for, actually, some 20 years now and running...america...please do not fall the this same...old...fucking...dog & one trick pony show

thank you for your post here :patriot:

[stepnw1f]

50. They Should Be.... Enjoy the Show Yall

Because it's gonna get fun.

[bridgit]

51. nastier than they've ever been thus far but yeah, they're going down...

:patriot:

[stepnw1f]

52. Like Wise

:patriot:

[lonestarnot]

58. Wait until November! It should be fun to watch.

[bridgit]

62. that's what i'm waiting for too...

:-)

[AZBlue]

60. Now is not the time to laugh - or rest - or gloat.

They aren't freaked out - they are spinning everything to their way. We have just as big a fight on our hands as we ever have. Underestimating their abilities is how we got where we are now - we'd be fools to do it again.

[bridgit]

61. that point has been made a couple different way up & down here...

and elsewhere; it is a mainstay recommendation of mine that people be ready previous, now, and in the future for all manner of derision, devision, and obfuscation from a republican party that is not able to run on what their policies truly mean because within them are to bo found the vile forms of negativity toward american's themselves, and the world at large

it will be key going forward imo to be able disassemble all dissemblers ASAP!

my suggestion?

do not shoot blindly, wildly, as wanton & wastefully as republicans always & so predictably do. keep your powder dry. back neither should you be seen hesitating a single split instant when it is you see the blood-shot nature of their evil eye

[sendero]

63. As well they should be...

.. their time in the sun is just about over, and they know it.

Justice is slow sometimes, but it is always coming. The karma train is going to be making a lot of special stops in the next few years, some people are going to have their accountability moment.

[bridgit]

64. yup, oh sure they'll 'mobilize' their base with the same old tired...

lie & die gibberish, the same old tired gibberish eating base lap it up i might add like puppies & kittens, the polls will tightened here & there (as polls always do...maybe), but their time is over and i think that clear when they have to send the same ole new/old kid: Tony Snow, out there in HIS pressed suit cause virtually NO ONE else in that idiot riddled cheney admin is capable of answering a question with any sense of believability any longer

for all their yak-yak-yak about how they are the only ones on the landscape that have any answers to any questions; come to find they were all each & every one of them...wrong

it is all smoke & mirrors and imo friend, it is all falling ashes ashes all fall down :patriot:

[sendero]

65. Oh their gonna keep selling..

... its just that they are down to the 30% idiot-contingent for buyers.

I really believe the worm has turned. But, maybe that's the crazy optimism talking, we'll see in November!! :)

[bridgit]

66. that sounds right to me...

:-)

[salitine]

68. Republicians are killing american spirit. Fear is our new policy.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1870594&mesg_id=1870626

[bridgit]

71. sure they get a big kick out of sucking all the oxygen out of the room...

and then sending it to their multi-million dollar donor base, welcome to du: salitine :patriot: :kick:

[Donald Ian Rankin]

70. They think it's their birthdays and Christmas all come at once.

Lamont will clearly make a better senator than Lieberman, but we should be under no illusions that selecting him has handed a political drum to the Republicans. and they're going to beat it for all they're worth.

They're not scared, they're delighted.

[bridgit]

72. a group on a quest for all the cake from everybody else's b-day parties...

all across & round the world, should be legislated by law to allowed to be only so damn happy is my thought; and the republicans would have surpassed their threshold rather some time ago by now :-)