Top ten signs that election 06 is driving you crazy

[bklyncowgirl]

1. You have the only political lawn signs on your block--the neighbors are considering chipping in to buy your house and remove this blight on the community.

2. You planned to carve George Bush and Dick Cheney jack o lanterns but never got around to it because you wanted to catch a debate between two Senate candidates in some state thousands of miles from where you actually live.

3. You catch friends and family members frantically gesturing behind your back to someone who has innocently started a political discussion with you.

4. Your dining room table is full of more campaign literature than you could ever distribute--you assure your significant other that you will get it out of the house before Thanksgiving.

5. Anyone examining your in box would conclude that your very best friend in the whole wide world was named Howard Dean.

6. When your significant other comes in the door and asks you "what's happening" you have to restrain yourself from ranting about the latest news from the campaign trail.

7. You are unable to watch George Bush without screaming invective at the TV. You are afraid that some day you will blurt out something like "Lying Scumbag" in some right wing sports bar. You wonder if your medical insurance would cover the incident. You notice that your significant other is trying to keep you out of public places.

8. You agonize over whether or not you should purchase a bottle of champagne to celebrate on election night. You decide that it would be foolish to do so--after all deep down inside you know that that $12.00 bottle of Korbels you shelled out for after seeing the exit polls in 2004 started the chain of events that lead to Bush's dubious victory.

9. Your evening schedule goes something like this. 5:30 Start dinner--catch the end of the Situation Room. 6:00 Time for Lou Dobbs--Dammit why is he talking about illegal aliens again? 7:00 Tweety time, did he take his medication tonight? 8:00 Countdown can't miss Keith. 9:00 See if Scarborough has any good guests, if not hit the computer and see what they're talking about on DU. 10:00 Catch up on a little reading and try to stay up for the Daily Show. 11:00 Significant other turns off the TV, computer and makes a note to call his lawyer about those divorce papers.

10. You have become so partisan that you have a bumper sticker on your car for a candidate who you secretly think probably IS a crook like his opponent asserts, but you are supporting the guy anyway because his election will give George W. Bush a very bad day.

[terip64]

1. It helps to know that I am not alone! Thank God for DU!

Last election I went it alone and almost got into a bar room fight, seriously. DU has saved my sanity.

[liberal N proud]

2. I need to send that to a few friends

[blue cat]

3. Great list

Did you make it? Last night I was so crazy mad about the attack on Kerry that I need a glass of wine to cool down, and then felt much better after watching Keith's rant. I will only watch snippets of Wolfie, Lou, and Tweety, but I can only watch Joe is he has an interesting story like the Mccartney divorce.

[bklyncowgirl]

5. Yeah I made it up. A little therapy so to speak. nt

[sarge43]

13. Well, it's brilliant and so true.

:applause:

May be we need a 12 Step for political junkies.

[LaurenG]

4. Ahhh lol!

Busted, except for a couple of them. Does this mean we're all going to need rehab?:rofl:

[anniebelle]

6. Wow. My life in a few paragraphs.

Nice to know there are others paying attention to this mess we're in and working night and day to change it.

[NEOhiodemocrat]

7. not going to let my husband read this

I would be busted, like he doesn't suspect that I am crazy already!

[Pacifist Patriot]

8. LOL! I think I scored 90%

[Catchawave]

9. KnR.....Great List !

Now I know I'm not really going crazy :rofl:

[bklyncowgirl]

10. We;re all in this together. nt

[Mad_Dem_X]

11. #3 and #7 are me LOL

Great list!

[izzybeans]

12. Honorable mention: Your "ignore thread" list has ballooned dramatically and

you have to tell every single last op you are ignoring them. Irony lost on yourself, you spend more time doing this than canvasing your neighborhood for your candidate(s) of choice.

I think the majority of your list is relevant to me. Thanks for the giggles.

:)

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

14. LOL, yes, I can relate.

Here's my love letter to my long suffering husband...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=2156351#top

:pals: to the loved ones in our lives who must deal with our craziness. MKJ

[BoneDaddy]

15. You forgot

* on a daily basis you find yourself screaming at the top of your lungs at the radio.
* any ties with friends or family members who are republican are severely strained or totally broken

[bunny planet]

16. Yes to #2,3,,5, 6, 7, 8, parts of 9 (KO and DS)

Oh yes, I am officially driven moonbat crazy by this political season.
Thanks for not making me feel alone in my insanity.

[shadowknows69]

17. Ok at least 8 out of 10

where do I pick up my craziness meds? :crazy:

[bklyncowgirl]

18. I can see myself wandering around after the election

Wandering around like one of those Japanese soldiers, you know, the guys on those deserted islands who didn't know the war was over until years later.

Of course there's always 2008.

[Hugin]

40. You need to add this one to the list!

LOL!

I'm already there!

:yoiks:

[radfringe]

19. How closely do you have to be to qualify?

my responses have been "emboldened" :evilgrin:

1. You have the only political lawn signs on your block--the neighbors are considering chipping in to buy your house and remove this blight on the community. ( If there were more traffic on the street, I would have a sign up - how many bumperstickers on a car would qualify in this item? I have 5)

2. You planned to carve George Bush and Dick Cheney jack o lanterns but never got around to it because you wanted to catch a debate between two Senate candidates in some state thousands of miles from where you actually live. (Actually, I had pumpkin designs for a mummy and a dragon, but no, didn't do them this year because I did want to catch a debate on the tube...)

3. You catch friends and family members frantically gesturing behind your back to someone who has innocently started a political discussion with you.
(all the time)

4. Your dining room table is full of more campaign literature than you could ever distribute--you assure your significant other that you will get it out of the house before Thanksgiving. (it's separated in piles - Dem literature is in file folders, repub literature is in the kindling box to use for starting up the wood stove)

5. Anyone examining your in box would conclude that your very best friend in the whole wide world was named Howard Dean. (among many other Dems)

6. When your significant other comes in the door and asks you "what's happening" you have to restrain yourself from ranting about the latest news from the campaign trail. (she no longer asks)

7. You are unable to watch George Bush without screaming invective at the TV. You are afraid that some day you will blurt out something like "Lying Scumbag" in some right wing sports bar. You wonder if your medical insurance would cover the incident. You notice that your significant other is trying to keep you out of public places. (don't go to bars, just not a bar person. but, I'm frequnetly kicked under the table at restaurants by my partner)

8. You agonize over whether or not you should purchase a bottle of champagne to celebrate on election night. You decide that it would be foolish to do so--after all deep down inside you know that that $12.00 bottle of Korbels you shelled out for after seeing the exit polls in 2004 started the chain of events that lead to Bush's dubious victory. (have already put in for Wed. 11/8 off, told my partner that I will be flipping channels through the night)

9. Your evening schedule goes something like this. 5:30 Start dinner--catch the end of the Situation Room. 6:00 Time for Lou Dobbs--Dammit why is he talking about illegal aliens again? 7:00 Tweety time, did he take his medication tonight? 8:00 Countdown can't miss Keith. 9:00 See if Scarborough has any good guests, if not hit the computer and see what they're talking about on DU. 10:00 Catch up on a little reading and try to stay up for the Daily Show. 11:00 Significant other turns off the TV, computer and makes a note to call his lawyer about those divorce papers. (actual schedule: 3pm arrive home, flip on CNN, turn up the volume so I can hear it while doing immediate chores, feeding pets. 3:30-4pm go on-line, check what I've missed since leaving work. 4pm fix/eat supper while channel surfing between c-span/cnn/msnbc and Charmed re-runs 6pm - check out Lou Dobbs, channel surf through news channels. 7pm - 8pm more channel surfing. 8pm - if my partner has nothing she HAS to watch, I check out KO. Usually fall asleep by then since I get up at 3:am)

10. You have become so partisan that you have a bumper sticker on your car for a candidate who you secretly think probably IS a crook like his opponent asserts, but you are supporting the guy anyway because his election will give George W. Bush a very bad day. (1/2 right - I'll support ALMOST anyone who will give bush an EXTREMELY BAD WEEK)

[bklyncowgirl]

28. I'll join you in rehab--after the election.

[radfringe]

29. I'm going to need it

I have my toons set up on SherpaComics through Monday 11/6 ( http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwc )

I'm not sure what to run for Tuesday 11/7.. and I'm in a quandry about how to handle Wednesday 11/8's toon

I have one ready, but I don't know if it will be relevant - depends on the election outcome. I'm working on an alternative, if the worst happens. I usually load the toons 1-2 days prior to publication.

but with the election - it's sort of floating in air.

[elehhhhna]

20. 8 out of 10, here

:rofl:

[kstewart33]

21. I love #9.

I do that too!

[Land Shark]

22. Geez, why wait until 9 p.m. to check DU? This is soft-core, if you ask me....

haha : )

[tavalon]

36. Yup

I'm on it after work, before work, pretty much all the time since I don't have TV and get all my information from online. This has become my numero uno information clearinghouse. I can find everything I could find at Buzzflash and get to interact with many great DUniacs.

[shayes51]

23. When did we meet?

[ms liberty]

24. You've been spyng on me, haven't you?

Great list - it's comforting to know I'm not alone in my obsessions!

[zanne]

25. I bought sparkling grape juice instead of champagne.

There are times when I wish I still drank.

[NCarolinawoman]

26. Ha ! #9 is a good one. True. LOL n/t

[soup]

27. 11. Kicking and recommending topics you can relate to. LOL

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

30. 11. You see this list and suspect its author is a freeper because of item #10. -nt

[bklyncowgirl]

38. Au contraire mon ami

A few years ago I would have never put any general election candidate's bumper sticker on my car although it was always festooned with cause stickers. If I didn't have a candidate I could believe in I'd sometimes vote 3rd party.

In 2000 I considered voting for Nader but decided to pull the lever for Gore when I realized what we'd be getting with Bush--I'm glad I did.

In 2004, for the first time I volunteered to work on the Democratic campeign. I'd always liked John Kerry and though I thought Dean got a raw deal and was not thrilled with his vote for the war, it was more important to get Bush out of office before he damaged the country any further. I also did bumper stickers and lawn signs canvassing--the whole nine yards.

Now comes the midterms. I absolutely love my Congressman so volunteering on his campeign was easy but I'm not entirely enamored of our state's Senate candidate who has been struggling despite this being a very blue state--heappears to be pulling ahead now. Whatever his personal integrity, and if what they've brought up already is all they have on him, he's probably relatively clean, the guy comes from a political machine that has, shall we say, serious ethical problems. (I'm assuming you've guessed which state this is)

Despite my personal misgivings, I'm supporting the guy wholeheartedly and will be working for him on election day because I want November 8th to be so bad for George Bush that they'll have to show him a DVD of the election results like they did with Hurricane Katrina.

George Bush has turned me into a partisan.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

41. Well, I guess...

"the guy comes from a political machine that has, shall we say, serious ethical problems. (I'm assuming you've guessed which state this is)"

I have about one in fifty odds of figuring that out.

[NoBushSpokenHere]

31. 11. YOU see this list and say WHAT ARE THEY DOING

WATCHING TV when they could be phone banking or canvassing or getting volunteers to do exit polls!

12. YOU realize you were SCREAMING IN FONT about it!

Very nice post - I needed that..........now all of you, right now, call your Dem headquarters and get off your a$$ and volunteer! :)

[BeFree]

32. Why can't I find a girl like you?

'Twould be pure bliss. <=>

[bklyncowgirl]

35. Aw gee, Im taken

Of course if I don't get off this politics thing, that could change.

[BeFree]

46. Yeah

All the good ones are taken.

What's the saying, is it: Behind every great woman is a jealous man? LOL

[Marnieworld]

33. I thought it was just me!

Thanks for the laugh. I especially related to the frantic waving behind me part. :loveya:

[Vanje]

34. Hey! Thats MY life!

Whoa!

[Beelzebud]

37. ROFL... Thanks for the laugh. That is great. So true it hurts! :D

[OffWithTheirHeads]

39. Just sent this to my wife, she said "My God! There are

more people like you?"

[Beacho]

42. Holy Moly

That was scary, I think I hit about eight, probably nine, of those points

[lies and propaganda]

43. #3 is soooo me.

very accurate list!

[gully]

44. 11. You spend what you thought was 30 minutes after breakfast reading

DU, only to discover that it's now the next day.

Great list, thanks!

[Infinite Hope]

45. LOL....thanks. n/t

[Earth_First]

47. #4 + the hallway, the foyer, the bed of the pickup, both backseats... n/t

[frustrated_lefty]

48. BIG *grin*

SOOOOOOO on spot.

[NoBushSpokenHere]

49. LOL @ why can't i find a girl like you

Yes, imagine that...

Two political fanatics in one home...

News on 24/7...

Could take turns reading DU (maybe save time in that regard)...

Someone that would listen to us regarding the latest news or polls...

Forget gesturing behind our backs, they would lock us up...

LOL the poor people in the cells next door :)