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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun Oct 7, 2012, 04:08 PM Oct 2012

WHEN THE POLITICAL PENDULUM SWINGS

By Loren Adams, October 7, 2012

Delusion is an incurable disease. Despite all facts to the contrary, my acquaintances from yesteryears still stubbornly believe Obama is a Muslim-socialist-commie-alien imposter that plans to destroy America and set up Sharia law. He’s their Machiavellian candidate. No one can persuade them otherwise. No use trying. Since they want to believe the worst, so what if the worst is baseless? If facts get in their way, they’re denied – dismissed as liberal mainstream propaganda. Their desire crushes the truth.

My son and I were looking at the most recent national poll map online this week when I asked, “Jeremy what does that red-state configuration say to you?”

He immediately replied, “Racism, religion, radicalism, and …. retardation.” (Jeremy meant no offense with the last depiction. What other word is there to describe such anti-intelligence, anti-science, intolerance, and anti-logic?)

Since 2000, America’s electoral map resembles the rise of the Old Confederacy – with the exception of the Mormon-dominated states out West which were sparsely-populated territories in 1861.

As of today, it looks like Obama and Democrats may experience a landslide November 6. What a catastrophic shock to the millions of bigots in this country. I can hear them crying now, demanding they reverse the results through “Second Amendment remedies.”

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WHEN THE POLITICAL PENDULUM SWINGS (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2012 OP
And when the President is re-elected with over 300 electoral votes bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #1
Just like the mandate he got in 2008? 365 EV? longship Oct 2012 #2
They seem to be professional fact deniers, so I doubt that. Th1onein Oct 2012 #3
unfortunately, we win by losing pretzel4gore Oct 2012 #4

bushisanidiot

(8,064 posts)
1. And when the President is re-elected with over 300 electoral votes
Sun Oct 7, 2012, 04:38 PM
Oct 2012

There will be NO WAY republicans will be able to deny that has a MANDATE.

longship

(40,416 posts)
2. Just like the mandate he got in 2008? 365 EV?
Sun Oct 7, 2012, 05:06 PM
Oct 2012

Didn't do him much good, did it?

He will likely not get 365 EVs this year. I am thinking 332 EVs, but he could get more.

There's going to have to be a political change for things to change, even if Obama wins with what many would call a mandate. Either that, or President Obama has to get tough on the Republicans.

One can only hope.

Th1onein

(8,514 posts)
3. They seem to be professional fact deniers, so I doubt that.
Sun Oct 7, 2012, 05:25 PM
Oct 2012

They believe what they believe, contrary to facts. That's just how they roll.

 

pretzel4gore

(8,146 posts)
4. unfortunately, we win by losing
Sun Oct 7, 2012, 05:40 PM
Oct 2012

obama is a rightwing reactionary....he's the choice of such traitors as chrismathews or those stooges on cnn (despite their racist mentality) and the rightwing wins BIG TIME whoeverget posted into WHouse. The rightwing LOSES by winning (see geebush) and WINS by losing (see clintoon!)... and we are the bill payers (notice a 'single payer' system is okay for funding military-industry complex crap; though not for medical health!)....our joy in mr obama's success is silly when one considers what the rightwing thug does. please don't vote for ANYONE mr pig tries to foist off on 'we the people'. romney would be a more honest rep. since he's a rightwing goon from top down (barack acts like he's open minded, but meanwhile the worst war criminal in US hushtory is retired to his 'farm' in Paraguay! ) and meanwhile Obama plays 3 card monty with us!
honestly, i doubt even 'God' gives a damn anymore....

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