Face it! Democrats have no ideas...

[ReverendDeuce]

(please read the post before you click the "alert" button... too many people are missing the point...)

<sarcasm>

Us modern Democrats... it's time we really sat down and had a heart-to-heart with ourselves. It's time we face the ugly truth about who has the ideas in this country.

We have no idea about how we should go about starting a ridiculous, fruitless without end.

No idea how to gleefully spend more money than we take in and double the national debt in six years.

We don't have any idea how to morally justify the elimination of every civil right, or how to rid ourselves of that pesky piece of paper, the U.S. Constitution.

We have no idea how we would go about running our schools and health care system into the ground.

We have no idea how to even begin destroying our economy by shipping jobs to countries with unfair and unjust labor laws.

The MSM and the paid GOP spinners are right. We really have no ideas!

[Cult]

1. Riiiiiiiiiiiight.

:popcorn:

[MichiganVote]

2. Speak for yourself. I'm full of ideas!

[Imagevision]

48. ReverendDeuce > A lot has changed in 6 years, relax, we'll show you the way...

The first thing we need to do is put Bush on a leash for openers...

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. And this post was your idea?

:rofl:

[Swamp Rat]

4. Bye bye!

:hi:

[stop the bleeding]

5. sarcasm?

:sarcasm:

[NOLADEM]

6. I think this was a sad attempt at sarcasm, ...Good Rev, be careful, the pirranahs are hungry!

[datasuspect]

7. anybody actually bothering to read the post?

[ghostsofgiants]

17. You even have to ask?

[Don Claybrook]

8. It looks like they missed your point

I got it, fwiw.

[datasuspect]

10. entirely

[Bluebear]

9. You guys have to read the post. And Rev., you gotta watch yourself!

Tensions are high here!

[ReverendDeuce]

11. Wait a second... this is a) sarcasm, b) correct...

So you are defending the GOP here??? You are saying us Democrats DO HAVE IDEAS on how to do these TERRIBLE things?

Wow.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

Did you forget a step?

Maybe like logging out then back in as another username?

[ReverendDeuce]

21. Nope, not at all. I meant to reply to those who didn't read my post.

n/t

[MissB]

12. This is the second thread you've started today that was really out there.

I don't give a shit if you think it is funny to post a "sarcastic post".

Your timing sucks. I hope plenty of people hit alert.

[Cooley Hurd]

13. Either you forgot the sarcasm tag...

...or you're pulling a "seventhson."

Either way, you post is utterly assinine...

[johnnie]

14. This is true..lol

I wonder if other people really read threads :shrug:

[MissB]

15. You should've seen their earlier post.

It was properly locked. Today is not the day for shit like this.

[datasuspect]

19. i guess it's easier to get self righteous and vicious

jeez.

[SeattleGirl]

16. I quite disagree with you. You are either using the right wing spin

on purpose, or you swallowed it without giving any thought to it. The Dems DO have ideas. One of the problems is that the media whores don't give them nearly as much time to air those ideas as they do the Republicans. Please, either engage your brain, or go troll somewhere else.

[noahmijo]

18. He's being sarcastic people c'mon

don't be looking to gnaw at one of our own now..

[MissB]

22. His earlier thread was sarcasm too.

And the mod's comment when locking it was that it really wasn't the day for that sort of post in any forum.

[ghostsofgiants]

27. If that was coming out of Stephen Colbert's mouth right now you'd all be praising him.

[MissB]

28. Yeah, but Colbert doesn't post on DU.

And not in the heat of election returns.

[ghostsofgiants]

30. And people wonder why some people can't stand GD...

[MissB]

31. I'm not giving this poster much leeway.

His last bullshit post was about martial law being declared in South Dakota today, complete with pictures. Gee, wonder why I have such a bad taste in my mouth?

[ReverendDeuce]

40. You're implying that this post is bullshit...

Which it is not.

The previous post, the one you are so upset about, if you had read it you would have discovered that I had meant to post it in the Lobby and not GD. I was crystal clear about that.

Just because it's not funny to YOU doesn't mean it removes the merit and spirit of the post.

[stop the bleeding]

41. be alot cooler if he did

just saying and all

[ghostsofgiants]

42. I totally read that as though you were Wooderson from Dazed and Confused.

[stop the bleeding]

46. you my friend when the

:smoke: of the night and for a grand prize

[Deja Q]

20. Well, we'll see what the Dems have to offer...

And if anything can be done to reverse the arterial bleeding that's occuring in the heart of America.

But the voters are tired of having their arteries slashed.

The voters want healing.

I'll face reality when we see it. Right now, we need faith. And we had been told "have faith" for 6 years. 14 if you consider the house & senate control, but especially the last 6. Faith ain't workin' no more, no more, babe. Not under the current status quo!

[datasuspect]

23. READ THE FUCKING CONTENT OF THE POST

youse are being way too harsh and exposing an embarassing lack of comprehension.

[Fleshdancer]

24. rofl! Funny stuff but PLEASE put on the sarcasm tag

;)

[Tommymac]

25. Is today really the time for this shit??????

[nini]

32. The OP is showing how THEIR ideas have fucked up all the issues

People don't seem to be READING it though.

[GirlinContempt]

34. Reading takes up precious angry time

[ghostsofgiants]

36. Words are just a Rovian plot to keep us from getting pissed off.

DIEBOLDBFEEMSMLIHOPMIHOP!!!!111

[Matariki]

39. LOL!

[adamuu]

52. hahah now that was funny. n/t

[johnnie]

62. .

:spray:

[Matariki]

26. well, i get it

and don't think you need the sarcasm tag for something so obvious.

sheesh you people - lighten up.

[progressivebydesign]

29. Folks.. READ the post!

Can't believe people are freaking out without understanding the post. What the poster means.. for those of you that need some help.. is that when it comes to BAD IDEAS, the Dems don't have them!!! Get it?

[GirlinContempt]

33. I've run this little reading comprehension experiment before myself

never goes very well.

[ghostsofgiants]

35. You're making the mistake of assuming these people actually read, though.

[GirlinContempt]

37. I hate hate hate it when

people just read the subject line of something posted and reply to that. People do that to me, and it's so obvious. Like, I answer their questions in the body of the post but they fly off the handle over 2 or 3 words in a subject header. Ridiculous.

[TK421]

38. I will just say FUCK OFF and go screw yourself

But...that will be too easy, so....GO FUCK YOURSELF! and tell Free Republic that I said that they can go fuck themselves, too!!

[New Earth]

43. you should read the post again

i think it had a little bit of :sarcasm: in it

[ghostsofgiants]

45. What do you mean, "again"?

[Goblinmonger]

73. I think that is the point.

If you had read the post as the OP asked you to, you wouldn't be pissed at him.

[ghostsofgiants]

77. I was pointing out that TK421 obviously hadn't read the OP in the first place.

[Goblinmonger]

82. I hate no avatars.

Sorry. Thought you were the same person as the original. Carry on....nothing to see here.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

47. Please tell me you're being sarcastic.

Because if not, you obviously didn't bother to read the text at all.

[ReverendDeuce]

44. My posts sure tend to polarize people... holy shit!

Every time I make a post, there are people that a) read it, get it, and laugh at the funny where applicable, or b) just plain don't like it at all and start calling me names.

It's really hysterical. It's almost like clockwork. The only post in recent days was a post about an hour ago about celebratory booze selections. I halfway expected to see a carnival of idiocy... "ONLY DINOS DRINK ALCOHOL!!!" or some other ludicrous pablum.

So please, before you comment -- read the post. Don't flip out over the subject line that was deliberately designed to get people to READ the post and then say "Hah! Yup! He's right! We don't have any BAD ideas! We're the good guys!"

Good grief.

[ghostsofgiants]

49. You really need to set up a DU journal and post this thread to it.

Because it is gold.

[stop the bleeding]

51. yep - I almost want to post a thread linking this thread

as a good thread to have a laugh at

total meltdown

:beer:

[ReverendDeuce]

54. I will do this! Just tell me how....

I'd love to find out so I can post my comedic and **GENUINE** rantings up there.

[ghostsofgiants]

63. Here you go...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/forums/journals.html

[ReverendDeuce]

74. Done! And the stupid replies ARE STILL COMING IN!

This is nuts! Even after so many replies telling people to "read the post!" and even with by BIG BOLD TYPE, the dummies are still replying telling me to fuck off! Hahahahaha. I am loving it. I honestly did NOT expect this sort of reaction!

[bhunt70]

53. Reading is fundamental

[lapfog_1]

55. sarcasm doesn't translate well over a computer screen.

Add the :sarcasm: tag! colon-sarcasm-colon

otherwise, a quick read of your post, especially by some very emotional people tonight (both happy and angry... happy that we are going to take the house, angry that we aren't getting 80 percent everywhere) can lead to some responses that you might not expect.

btw welcome to DU

[GirlinContempt]

59. With the amount of time necessary to get the

'sarcasm' tag, one could easily pick up on it on their own. IN fact, there is a large bold message at the beginning of the post. Which means, as per usual, people just DONT BOTHER TO LOOK. The sarcasm tag is ridiculous and defeats the point of sarcasm, and people that wont bother to read 2 lines before posting don't deserve the tag and would probably miss it.

Yeah, I said it. I'm with the non-tag users. I'm not going to pander to people who're too lazy to read a post on a freaking message board.

[Goblinmonger]

70. What can you read in the body of the OP

and not think it is sarcasm. Seriously, did you just read the subject line and then hit response? Show me what in the body of the OP is not clearly a slam on the republicans.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

57. your wit is impeccable.

your penchant for satire is timely and controversial.

shame on those people that just don't get it. i say let's have 1000 more of these hilarious posts!

who's with me!?

let's hear it for sarcasm hooorayyyyy!

[FlaGranny]

50. I can hardly believe some

of the reaction to your post. I guess some folks can't read. Anyway, you are right. We don't have any idea how to do those things, I'm happy to say.

[Pacifist Patriot]

56. I'm sitting here astounded by the responses.

LOL! I thought it was funny sarcasm and then scratched my head as I scrolled down the responses. Huh?

[tuvor]

If any sarcastic post didn't need a "sarcastic" smilie, this would be it.

Or so I would have thought.

[ecstatic]

79. it is when there are so many "post count" bigots running around

:rofl:

Just kidding about the bigots thing.

[niallmac]

58. Sorry ReverendDeuce. Some are a little too keyed up now for subtlety. n/t

[ghostsofgiants]

61. That was about as subtle as a punch in the throat.

[Goblinmonger]

67. Or a swift kick in the junk. n/t

[ronnykmarshall]

60. If the internets were working better ...

I'd post my "Eat Me" picture.

[Goblinmonger]

66. You think the republicans

are doing a good job? Because the OP is clearly bashing them.

[aaronbees]

64. Do people here know how to read??

The sarcasm is obvious .... and right.

[Goblinmonger]

65. Jesus Christ on a trailer hitch, people are stupid.

How can you not get the point of the OP? It isn't even really subtle sarcasm. I mean look at one of his sentences:

"We don't have any idea how to morally justify the elimination of every civil right, or how to rid ourselves of that pesky piece of paper, the U.S. Constitution."

How can you NOT see that is a dig at GWB and Republicans? People are dumb.

[demwing]

68. They don't read past the subject line

thats it. Jerk the knee, send the post...

[Goblinmonger]

75. Wow. This is why Oprah Book Club

is so popular, because people only read the obvious that people tell them to.

[Pacifist Patriot]

69. I'm flumoxed....is that a word? ;-)

[ecstatic]

71. funny, like John Kerry's joke

:rofl:

[upi402]

72. here's and egg

you may continue sucking now

[Goblinmonger]

76. Read. The. Whole. Fucking. Post.

Not just the title, the whole thing. Go ahead, you can do it. Can you see now that it is CLEARLY an attack on republicans.

[Kerrytravelers]

78. I get the post. I would suggest the sarcasm icon for something like this.

And, it probably isn't the best night for a joke thread because of all the quick activity. We're reading quick and moving on. I actually read it three times to be sure I caught it all- and I teach reading! Now, that may just say something about me, but I'd suggest the icon in the future.

And, if you've already had a thread locked and told this isn't the night for something like this, maybe you should heed the mod's warning, otherwise, you might get tombstoned.

[AngryOldDem]

80. This whole thread is one of the funniest I've seen here in awhile...

...talk about knee-jerk reactions!

Good job! Got 'em talking, and making 'em think! That's what satire is SUPPOSED to do! Bulls-eye!

[ReverendDeuce]

83. Thank you. So many people just tell me to F-off...

I appreciate your appreciation! Thanks a bunch!

[Redstone]

81. Uh, you left out the word "war" in your second paragraph. Want to edit?

Redstone

[ReverendDeuce]

85. Editing period has expired... I caught that just a moment ago myself... :(

n/t

[Terri S]

84. shame on y'all

did you bother to read past the title? No offense intended, but if you need a 'sarcasm' warning, you're just not really reading the post.

Sorry for the wierd reaction, RD! It's an emotional night, I guess!

[Kerrytravelers]

86. You're right, maybe reading closer would be better. But, it's not a normal night.

We're reading quick and fast. many of us are logging on from Dem HQ and other poll watching parties. If one is being sarcastic, just use to icon. Period.

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

87. I'm going to lock this.

best,
wakemeupwhenitsover
DU Moderator